Amid political acrimony, Mamata Banerjee meets Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the increasing acrimony in the relationship between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday evening visited Raj Bhavan in Kolkata and held talks with the guv for nearly an hour.
West Bengal Minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla resigns
Kolkata/IBNS: In an apparent setback for the Trinamool Congress, West Bengal Minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla on Tuesday stepped down from his post.
Is Mamata’s celebration of Netaji in Bengal aimed at countering BJP brand of nationalism?
Kolkata/IBNS: After invoking the "Bangla-Bangali sentiment" last week, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday unveiled an elaborate plan to celebrate India's freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary, amid reports of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's likely visit to the poll-bound state.
'Sincere gratitude to Maa-Mati-Manush': Mamata Banerjee on Trinamool Congress' foundation day
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday extended her "gratitude" to the people of her state on the 23rd foundation day of her party.
Mamata invokes Tagore and all things Bengali to stonewall 'usurper' BJP in 2021 poll challenge
Kolkata/IBNS: Portrait of Rabindranath Tagore, the soft power of Bengali songs and reference to Visva Bharati- a montage of the recently concluded roadshow of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Bolpur manifested her bid to emerge as the crusader for Bengali culture, having been pitted against the rising force that is Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in next year's assembly polls.
Mamata Banerjee unveils Vikram Solar’s 10 MW Solar Plant for WBSEDCL
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday unveiled Vikram Solar's 10 MW Solar Plant for West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL).
Mamata banks on Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali culture in Bolpur roadshow to counter Amit Shah, BJP
Kolkata/IBNS: In contrast to the "Jai Shree Ram" sloganeering by the saffron party workers during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's Dec 20 Bolpur roadshow, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday relied on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and the Bengali culture to make her point in the raging insider-outsider debate by walking kms on the same land in Birbhum district.
As counter to Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee to hold mega roadshow in Bolpur today
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Tuesday hold a mega roadshow in Birbhum district's Bolpur where Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a rally 11 days ago.
Mamata Banerjee cancels Nandigram rally as main organiser Akhil Giri tests Covid-19 positive
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's rally, which was scheduled to be held on Jan 7 in Nandigram, has been cancelled as the ruling Trinamool Congress' chief organiser in the constituency, Akhil Giri, has tested Covid-19 positive.
Kolkata/IBNS: Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has thanked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for supporting him on the recent controversy surrounding his house at Visva Bharati premise in Santiniketan in Birbhum district of the state.
'We shall overcome,' Mamata Banerjee writes to Amartya Sen on illegal land controversy
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen conveying her support for him in a controversy over reports that he is on the Visva Bharati University's list of illegal plot holders.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the Centre is "indulging in malicious propaganda for political gains" with non-cooperation over PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, in a strong rebuttal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that the state government is depriving the farmers of benefits from the farmers' scheme.
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen features in list of 'illegal plot holders'
Kolkata/IBNS: In a letter to the West Bengal government, the Visva Bharati University (VBU) has said Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's name has featured in the list of "illegal plot holders", media reports said.
'Was not invited': Mamata Banerjee amid row over Visva Bharati's centenary celebration invitation
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she was not invited to the centenary celebrations of Visva Bharati University, refuting the claims made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
5 Trinamool Congress MPs meet farmers at Singhu border, Mamata speaks to protesters again
New Delhi/IBNS: Five Trinamool Congress MPs on Wednesday met farmers, who are on a relay hunger strike at Delhi-Haryana border protesting against the new farm laws enacted by the central government.