Mamata Banerjee

Sovan Chatterjee Resigns As Minister. Mamata Banerjee Asks Him To Quit As Kolkata Mayor Too

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday November 20, 2018

Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee today resigned as minister in the West Bengal government. Following the sudden move, chief minister Mamata Banerjee also asked him to quit as mayor. For now, urban affairs minister Firhad Hakim will head the Kolkata municipal corporation.

As Chandrababu Naidu Meets Mamata Banerjee, BJP Says "Futile Attempt"

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 20, 2018

The BJP said Monday that TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu is making futile attempts to build an alliance of opposition parties as many of them are resisting his efforts to grab a central role for himself and to project Congress president Rahul Gandhi as the leader of such a grouping.

On Face Of Mahagathbandhan, Mamata Banerjee's Evasive Response

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday November 19, 2018

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi may not be the face of the grand alliance against the BJP that's slowly emerging from the hugely factionalised opposition. That was the message that emerged after a meeting between Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and his Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee today.

"They've Much To Hide": Arun Jaitley On Andhra, Bengal Revoking CBI Pass

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday November 17, 2018

When Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal withdrew the "general consent" provided to the CBI for conducting raids and probes on Friday, a stinging response from the BJP-led central government only seemed par for the course. It came today, from none other than Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Bengal Government To Disburse Rs. 7,000 Crore Loan At 2% Interest In 2019

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 16, 2018

To woo the farmers in West Bengal ahead of Lok Sabha elections in 2019, the Mamata Banerjee government has decided to disburse farm loans worth around Rs. 7,000 crore at a low interest rate of 2 per cent, state minister Arup Roy said today. The interest rate has been reduced from the existing 4 per cent. The loans would be disbursed through coopera...

Trinamool's "Purification" Drive After BJP's Rath Yatra: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 16, 2018

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday ridiculed BJP's scheduled 'rath yatra' of as 'ravan yatra' and called for cleansing of areas through which BJP's chariots would pass.

After Chandrababu Naidu, Now Mamata Banerjee Withdraws Free Pass To CBI

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anuj Pant | Friday November 16, 2018

Hours after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu declared that the CBI cannot conducts raids or investigations in his state without permission, his counterpart in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, too has withdrawn the free pass or "general consent" to the country's premier investigation agency.

Centre Destroying Key Institutions Like CBI, RBI, Alleges Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 16, 2018

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the NDA government of destroying key Indian institutions such as the CBI and the RBI and claimed that after the Lok Sabha elections, BJP has made 'building statues' its poll agenda will itself be reduced to a statue. Giving a call for "BJP hatao, desh bachao", she said the BJP should be ouste...

Mamata Banerjee Largesse For Matuas, Key Scheduled Caste Community In Bengal, Ahead Of 2019

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday November 15, 2018

A new university is to come up at Chandipara, about 85 km north of Kolkata, and it will be called the Harichand Guruchand Thakur University. This was announced by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Thakurnagar in North 24 Parganas.

Bengal RSS Hopes To Deal Trinamool A "Karate Blow" In Upcoming Polls

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday November 15, 2018

The late communist leader Mao Zedong once said that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. But the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student's wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has chosen karate as its weapon of choice to take on West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government in the upcoming elections.

Kolkata Film Fest Finds Many Critics Over Mamata Banerjee's Poster Frenzy

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday November 15, 2018

The 24th Kolkata International Film Festival got off to a starry start on Wednesday with movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Waheeda Rehman sharing the stage with the host, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

Stripping People Of Citizenship Could Lead To Bloodbath: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 15, 2018

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that "dirty politics" is going on in the name of publication of the final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam as names of genuine voters have been struck off the list. The Trinamool Congress supremo asserted that she was not against the Assam government, but she does n...

"My Government Tolerant To All Religions": Mamata Banerjee On World Philosophy Day

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 15, 2018

Mamata Banerjee today tweeted that her government respects all religions and schools of thought. The chief minister, on the occasion of World Philosophy Day, wrote in a Twitter post that tolerance is instrumental in the progress of civilisation.

Mamata Banerjee Slams Centre Over Pending Proposal To Rename West Bengal

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 14, 2018

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the centre on Wednesday for allegedly dragging its feet in clearing a proposal to rename West Bengal to 'Bangla', which was unanimously passed by the state assembly in July.

BJP On Renaming Spree, But Ignores 'Bangla' Demand, Says Mamata Banerjee

India News | Edited by Jayanth Jacob | Wednesday November 14, 2018

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has hit out at the ruling BJP for giving short shrift to the "genuine" demand of renaming the state as Bangla when a party-led government has been renaming cities to further its "political vested interest."