'Worried and concerned': Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi after receiving NTA letter for JEE, NEET
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed her concern over the conduction of the JEE and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) amid Covid-19 pandemic, after receiving a direction from the National Testing Agency (NTA).
Mamata Banerjee appeals to Centre to postpone NEET, JEE examinations amid Covid-19
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to the central government to postpone the JEE and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) amid Covid-19 pandemic, at a time thousands of students across the country are protesting against the Centre's decision to go ahead with the twin examinations.
Visva-Bharati University files police complaint against TMC MLA for leading vandalism at campus
Shantiniketan/UNI/IBNS: The Visva-Bharati today lodged a police complaint against local Trinamool MLA Naresh Bouri and some others, a day after thousands of people allegedly using a bulldozer demolished an under construction boundary wall around the Pous Mela ground and vandalised its old entry gate, amid the admission process for new academic year.
Bolpur/IBNS: Objecting to the Visva Bharati University's decision to scrap 125-year-old iconic annual Poush Mela and erect boundary wall around the Mela ground, locals at a large number went into rampage at the university campus at Shantiniketan in Birbhum district of West Bengal on Monday.
COVID-19: Mamata Govt draws oppositions' ire after changing statewide lockdown date for fifth time
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal's opposition-leaders on Wednesday slammed the TMC government in the state for withdrawing statewide "corona-chain breaker" lockdown on August 28 (Friday) and making change in the lockdown calendar for the fifth time.
87.6% of Covid-19 fatalities are due to comorbidities: West Bengal government
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Thursday said 87.6% of Covid-19 fatalities in the state are due to comorbidities, at a time the eastern part of the country is witnessing a massive surge in Novel Coronavirus cases.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday posted a cryptic tweet highlighting the country's "unity in diversity", on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the "Bhoomi Pujan" ceremony of Ram Mandir in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.
West Bengal Govt further changes its bi-weekly lockdown calendar
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal government on Monday changed the dates of its bi-weekly lockdown for the third time to contain the spread of Covid-19, officials said.
West Bengal: A year after joining BJP, Biplab Mitra returns to TMC
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) South Dinajpur district president Biplab Mitra on Friday returned to West Bengal's ruling party, a year after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following the saffron outfit's unprecedented political surge in the 2019 General Elections.
West Bengal withdraws complete lockdown on Aug 2 and 9 for 'festivals and community occasions'
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Tuesday night withdrew earlier announced complete anti-Covid-19 lockdown in two of nine dates in August.
West Bengal extends lockdown till Aug 31
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced the ongoing lockdown due to COVID-19 will continue till Aug 31 in containment zones.
CM constitutionally mandated to brief me: Bengal Governor
Kolkata/UNI: Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar today reminded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that it was constitutionally mandated that she brief him about Bengal's law and order situation.
Eyes on 2021 Bengal polls, Mamata Banerjee brings major reshuffle in TMC
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday brought a major reshuffle in her party, in a bid to regain the lost political ground in West Bengal and return to power for the third term in 2021.
Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Nabanna's annex building Upanna in West Bengal
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated state headquarters Nabanna's annex building Upanna in the Howrah district on Wednesday.
'Not afraid of anyone, will defeat BJP in 2021': Mamata Banerjee at virtual Martyrs' Day rally
Kolkata/IBNS: Almost sounding the poll bugle, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said her party Trinamool Congress (TMC) will defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has gained huge political ground post-2019 General Elections, in the 2021 assembly polls.