November 07, 2021 3:42 am
According to sources, Chief Minister Mamata is keen on retaining Amit Mitra in the finance department as an advisor with the status of a full-time minister.
June 12, 2021 7:09 am
“Roy's contribution since the early days cannot be ignored in the BJP's emergence as the main opposition party in West Bengal,” said a leader involved with the party affairs in Kolkata.
April 13, 2021 5:21 am
Mocking the TMC's “Ma, Mati, Manush” slogan, Modi said, "Tormenting ‘Ma’, looting ‘Mati’ (motherland) and bloodshed of ‘Manush’ (people) is its (TMC’s) reality.”
January 25, 2021 3:58 am
While Trinamool leaders have alleged that BJP supporters raised the slogans to humiliate and heckle the Chief Minister, the BJP has accused Banerjee of trying to appease the minority population.
May 04, 2020 5:37 am
Taking a dig at Mamata Banerjee, Jagdeep Dhankhar said, “The Chief Minister should regret her statement that ‘political parties are vultures in wait for the dead bodies’ and that journalists ‘must behave’ and take everyone along.”
May 08, 2019 9:29 pm
The TMC boss also insisted that Modi never visited Bengal during crises. "You will get a big rosogolla (zero seats) in Bengal," she said. The chief minister alleged that Modi had lied when he said he was once a 'chaiwala' (tea seller).
November 16, 2018 5:34 am
Mamata made the announcement while attending a function to observe the birth centenary of Binapani Thakur, popularly known as Boro Ma, at Thakurnagar in North 24 Parganas — the traditional seat of the Matua community.
September 14, 2018 7:17 pm
The 50-years-old bridge connecting the city to South 24 Paraganas and southern suburban areas had collapsed on September 4, claiming three lives and injuring 27 persons.
February 23, 2016 12:34 am
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said: “While I don’t know the exact details of what transpired at Victoria Memorial, it is our culture to welcome all artists. We had invited Ghulam Ali as well. We will try to know what happened.”
December 02, 2014 5:05 pm
West Bengal faces a shortfall of 12 lakh metric tonnes of cold storage capacity, according to the study.