Bengal

Periodic Unrest Hit Darjeeling's Development Plans: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said periodic unrest in Darjeeling has disturbed her plans to build the picturesque hill station as one of the best tourist destinations in the country.

"Will Liberate West Bengal Again": Former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Six days after he quit West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress and joined the BJP, Sovan Chatterjee called for a second liberation of the state.

West Bengal Governor Has Hour-Long Meet With PM Modi: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2019

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and held an hour-long meeting with him, a source at Raj Bhavan said.

Saradha Scam: High Court Extends Rajeev Kumar's Protection From Arrest

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2019

The Calcutta High Court today extended the protection from arrest to West Bengal CID Additional Director General Rajeev Kumar in connection with the Saradha chit-fund scam.

Trinamool's 'Didi Ke Bolo' Campaign Gives Party Leaders A "Tough Time"

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 'Didi Ke Bolo' (Tell Didi) campaign is helping the Trinamool Congress reach out to people in distress, but at the same time forcing party leaders to handle uncomfortable questions about cut money, arrogance of local leaders and syndicates.

Sovan Chatterjee's Induction May Hamper Anti-Corruption Drive: Bengal BJP

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2019

A section of the BJP in West Bengal is apprehensive that the party's anti-corruption crusade might take a beating ahead of the next assembly election in the state following TMC leader and Narada scam accused, Sovan Chatterjee, joining it.

Injured Leopard Attacks Man Clicking Photos Of It In West Bengal

India News | ANI | Monday August 19, 2019

An injured female leopard attacked a man who was clicking her pictures in the Falakata area of Alipurduar district of West Bengal on Monday.

Rice-And-Salt Meal For Bengal Schoolgirls Triggers Trinamool-BJP Row

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday August 19, 2019

Rice and salt. That's all that was served as mid-day meal to hundreds of girls at a state run school in West Bengal on Monday.

"2 Toilets For 400?": Mamata Banerjee Blasts Minister During Slum Visit

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday August 19, 2019

It could be the Prashant Kishor effect, an extension of his makeover plan as part of her "Didi Ke Bolo", or a deliberate change in style. But on Monday, Mamata Banerjee did something she had not in the last few years. She dropped by a slum in Howrah, walked into dingy homes and chatted with residents about the problems they faced.

Prashant Kishor Accused Of Interfering In Bengal Government's Functioning

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 19, 2019

The BJP's West Bengal unit on Monday charged poll strategist Prashant Kishor and his team members with interfering in the functioning of the state government officers and looking into the confidential files of the various departments.

After Letter To PM Modi, 9 Activists Now Write To Mamata Banerjee On Violence

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Prominent members of Kolkata's civil society, many of whom were among the 49 people who recently wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against cow-related mob killings, have now written to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to condemn police action on teachers and the assault on a theatre actor in recent weeks.

West Bengal Public Service Commission Releases Civil Services Main Exam Answer Key

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Monday August 19, 2019

West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) has released the answer key for the Civil Services main examination 2019.

Ex-Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, Who Joined BJP, Seeks Police Protection

India News | ANI | Sunday August 18, 2019

Former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, who recently joined the BJP, wrote to Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma on Sunday requesting him to deploy security personnel to "avert any untoward attempt" on his life.

"People Have Right To Know About Netaji's Disappearance": Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 18, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday asserted that people have the right to know what happened to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, while remembering the "son of the soil" on the day he reportedly went missing 74 years ago.

PKL 7: Bengaluru Bulls Humble Tamil Thalaivas, Bengal Warriors Play Out Draw Against Dabang Delhi

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday August 17, 2019

With this win, Bengaluru Bulls moved to the second spot in the points table with 27 points from 8 matches.