Mamata Banerjee

Rally Will See Participation From Kashmir To Kanyakumari: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 16, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that her party Trinamool Congress'' proposed opposition rally on January 19 will see participation of non-BJP parties from "Kashmir to Kanyakumari".

"Nothing New": Mamata Banerjee Accuses BJP Of Playing "Game" In Karnataka

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 16, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Tuesday that in Karnataka, the BJP was playing its old game of poaching legislators of other parties.

Mamata Banerjee Welcomes Order On BJP Rath Yatra, No Setback Says BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 16, 2019

The BJP Tuesday said it did not consider a setback the Supreme Court verdict, putting on hold the party's proposed "rath yatra" programme in West Bengal, even as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed the order.

Mamata Banerjee Planning Twin Strategy To Solve Problem Of Dearth Of School Teacher

Education | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 15, 2019

The government is also formulating a proposal to recruit graduates as interns for two years in institutes facing dearth of teachers at both primary and secondary levels, she told a press conference in presence of Education Minister Partha Chatterjee.

Right-Wing Activists Heckle Bengali Poet At Assam Event, Videos Go Viral

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Videos of noted Bengali poet Srijato Bandopadhya being heckled by suspected right-wing activists at an event in southern Assam's Silchar have gone viral on social messaging platform WhatsApp. A group of people is seen questioning Mr Bandopadhya angrily in the videos taken on Saturday evening.

Mamata Banerjee Welcomes Akhilesh Yadav-Mayawati Alliance In UP

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 12, 2019

When bitter rivals-turned-friends Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati announced a partnership in Uttar Pradesh to take on the BJP in the 2019 general elections this morning, they received support from another regional powerhouse - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Is Centre Trying To Stop Durga Puja By Taxing Organisers, Asks Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 11, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today asked the Durga Puja organisers to not furnish information sought by the Income Tax department, as it was a move to "harass" them.

Mamata Banerjee Calls Chief Alok Verma's Sacking "Political Vendetta"

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday January 11, 2019

Breaking her silence on the sacking of Alok Verma as the chief of the CBI, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today called it "an unfortunate moment for the country" and "political vendetta against a man the government doesn't like."

Mamata Banerjee Reviews "The Accidental Prime Minister", And Attacks PM

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday January 11, 2019

Inaugurating a theatre festival, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee thought up a dramatic "film" for the upcoming national election -- "The Disastrous Prime Minister". Her comments originated from her review of 'The Accidental Prime Minister'.

Mamata Banerjee Calls 10 Per Cent Quota For Economically Weak "Detrimental"

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 10, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed her doubt over the Centre's intention in approving 10 per cent quota in government jobs for economically weak upper castes, alleging that the NDA was misleading people with polls in mind.

"PM Uses Teleprompters" Says Mamata Banerjee, Pulls Out Of Modicare

Kolkata News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday January 10, 2019

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has not said much on the non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front being floated by K Chandrasekhar Rao. But taking a leaf out of her Telengana counterpart's book, the Bengal chief minister today said her state will pull out of the Central health scheme Ayushman Bharat.

Mamata Banerjee Unhappy Over Centre's "Poor Maintenance" Of NH-34

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 9, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed dismay over the alleged poor maintenance of a national highway by the Centre, asserting that her government has always undertaken necessary steps to ensure proper upkeep of state roads.

Trinamool Loses 2 Lawmakers In A Day; 1 Joins BJP, Other Likely To Soon

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday January 9, 2019

Early in the first innings of 2019, the Trinamool Congress today lost two wickets - two sitting lawmakers - one expelled after he joined the BJP, the other before he could jump ship.

BJP Launches Bengal Offensive By Luring Trinamool Lawmaker Saumitra Khan

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday January 9, 2019

The BJP was supposed to kick off its Bengal offensive with rath yatras in December but instead launched it by snatching away a sitting Lok Sabha lawmaker of the Trinamool Congress today.

"Concerned About Centre Controlling The Internet": Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 8, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed concern over the Narendra Modi government's move to change laws to control the Internet and urged leaders of all political parties to strongly oppose it.