Senior lawyer and All India Trinamool Congress leader in Goa Antonio Clovis D Costa on Saturday expressed his confidence in West Bengal Chief Minister and said that TMC chief Mamata Banerjee is the “only leader who can give a tough fight to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit […]
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West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee, two others to take oath as MLAs today
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will administer the oath of office to three newly elected MLAs including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the State Assembly on Thursday. Besides Banerjee, Amirul Islam and Jakir Hossain will also take oath as MLAs today. In the recently concluded by-polls, Mamata Banerjee won from […]
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Mamata Banerjee won Bhabanipur bypolls with help of fake votes: BJP MP
After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s victory in Bhabanipur bypolls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Arjun Singh on Sunday said she won the seat with the help of fake votes. Singh said, “This was the first time that opponents were not allowed to campaign in the area of the chief minister. The opponents were […]
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Mamata Banerjee bound to win Bhabanipur by-polls with huge margin: HD Kumaraswamy
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is bound to win the by-poll from Bhavanipur assembly seat by a “huge margin”. In a series of tweets, Kumaraswamy also slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for contesting by-polls from the Bhavanipur assembly […]
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Mamata Banerjee files nomination for Bhabanipur by-poll
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee filed her nomination for the by-polls to the Bhabanipur seat on Friday. BJP announced Priyanka Tibriwal’s candidature from Bhabanipur earlier in the day through a notification undersigned by the party’s general secretary Arun Singh. The party is also fielding Milan Ghosh […]
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee highlights Covid-19 vaccine shortage, says state needs 14 crore more doses
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday took a potshot at the Centre by highlighting the shortage of COVID-19 vaccines and said that the state requires 10 crore more vaccine doses as it has administered 4 crore doses till yesterday with zero wastage. She stated that in accordance with the number of vaccine doses received […]
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Mamata Banerjee’s advocate Sanjay Basu to challenge Rs 5 lakh…
Following the imposition of Rs 5 lakhs fine on Wednesday, West Bengal Cheif Minister Mamata Banerjee’s advocate Sanjay Basu said they would challenge the imposition of cost. “We will take steps to challenge that and I am sure we will be successful,” said Basu. The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday imposed a fine […]
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Calcutta HC imposes fine of Rs 5 lakhs on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakhs on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for putting the judiciary in a bad light. The Calcutta High Court’s single bench led by Justice Kausik Chanda passed the order while hearing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s election petition challenging BJP leader […]
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Farmers suffering due to Centre’s indifference, alleges Mamata Banerjee
On the anniversary of the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill 2011, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee targeted the Centre over the new farm laws passed last year, stating that on one hand her government fights for the rights of farmers and addressed their grievances and on the other, an ‘indifferent’ Centre is letting them suffer. Terming farmers as the […]
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Rakesh Tikait to meet Mamata Banerjee on June 9 to discuss strategy for farmers’ protest
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait is scheduled to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 9 in Kolkata, confirmed sources. According to sources, Tikait will discuss the strategy to further intensify the ongoing farmers’ protest against the new central farm laws. “Rakesh Tikait will meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 9. He will congratulate […]
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Mamata Banerjee assures culprits of Cooch Behar killings will be punished
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met the family members of those killed in the firing by central forces during the fourth phase of state assembly elections on April 10 and said the culprits will be punished no matter who they are. Addressing a gathering in Mathabhanga, Banerjee said, “The culprits […]
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Mamata Banerjee unlikely to attend meeting called by PM Modi over Covid-19 situation
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is unlikely to attend the meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today over the COVID-19 situation, sources said on Thursday. According to sources, West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay will attend the meeting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Chief Ministers of various states on the COVID-19 […]
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Mamata Banerjee: Journey of Bengal’s daughter to nation’s Didi
Striving to prove that “Bangla nijer meyekei chaye” (Bengal wants its own daughter), she continues her stride in the political spectrum of the nation that began in 1975 making the headlines by dancing on the car of the most influential leaders of that time Jayaprakash Narayan as a mark of […]
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West Bengal Assembly Polls: Mamata Banerjee files nomination from Nandigram
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination from Nandigram seat for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state. The TMC on March 5 released its list of candidates with Banerjee announcing that she will contest from Nandigram. Banerjee had been contesting polls from Bhawanipore constituency so far. On March […]
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Mamata Banerjee visits hospital to meet injured minister Jakir Hossain
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday visited the hospital to meet state minister Jakir Hossain who got injured after unidentified people hurled a bomb at him in Murshidabad. Labour Minister of the state Jakir Hossain has suffered injuries after the bomb attack on him while he was walking towards Nimtita Railway Station to board the […]