Mamata Banerjee

NEP Not Passed In Parliament, States Not Taken Into Confidence: Bengal Minister

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Saturday August 1, 2020

Hitting out at the Centre for the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, a senior minister of the Mamata Banerjee government has said it was formulated without being passed in Parliament and the states were not taken into confidence.

Jagdeep Dhankhar Compares Bengal Government To Satyajit Ray's Satire On Violence, Corruption

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 31, 2020

Alleging that violence and corruption have become a part of the governance in West Bengal, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's dispensation with a reference to Satyajit Ray's political satire "Hirak Rajar Deshe" as he completed a year in office.

"Eradicated Many Social Evils": Amit Shah On Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Wednesday July 29, 2020

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a social reformer, an educationist, a freedom fighter and the voice against women's oppression. His death anniversary is being observed today. Popularly referred to as Vidyasagar, he is best known for his 'Barna Parichay', which literally means 'introduction to alphabets'. His contribution towards propagating widow rem...

Lockdown In Bengal On 7 Different Days In August, Opposition Says "It's All Whimsy"

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjee | Wednesday July 29, 2020

Three times in six hours, the West Bengal government revised dates for a complete lockdown in the state to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, finally deciding to enforce it on seven different days in August -- 5, 8, 16, 17, 23, 24 and 31.

Bengal Allows Relatives To See Bodies Of Suspected Covid Patients

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 29, 2020

The West Bengal government has decided to allow family members to see the body of a suspected COVID-19 patient before it was disposed of without waiting for the test results to come, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday.

Bengal Extends Lockdown In Containment Zones, Gives Relaxation For Bakra Eid

India News | ANI | Wednesday July 29, 2020

The West Bengal Government on Tuesday announced the extension of lockdown in containment zones till August 31, which was earlier in place till the end of July.

Mamata Banerjee Thanks PM Modi For Cooperation In Tackling Covid Crisis

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 28, 2020

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his cooperation in tackling the COVID-19 crisis in West Bengal but alleged that "a few people holding constitutional posts' are disturbing the state government regularly.

Clear Bengal's Dues To Help Fight COVID-19: Mamata Banerjee To PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 27, 2020

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked the Centre to clear all financial dues of the state to help it fight the COVID-19 pandemic effectively.

Opinion: Bengal Will Be Run By People Of Bengal, Not Outsiders

Opinion | Derek O'Brien | Sunday July 26, 2020

July 21 is an emotional anniversary in the history of the Trinamool Congress. On this day in 1993, Mamata Banerjee, then the President of the Youth Congress in Bengal, led a protest march in the heart of Kolkata. The protestors were brutalised by the police. Innocent, idealistic young activists were shot dead and Mamata Banerjee herself was beaten ...

Eye On 2021 Bengal Polls, Mamata Banerjee Announces Reshuffle In Trinamool

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday July 24, 2020

Two days after the virtual rally of July 21, where she kicked off the campaign for West Bengal Assembly elections due next year, Mamata Banerjee on Thursday made a series of structural changes in her party's organisation to take on her main political rival, the BJP, that made significant inroads into the state in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections and co...

Urge Mamata Banerjee To Brief Me On "Declining Law And Order" In Bengal: Governor

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 24, 2020

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to brief him on the issue of the ''decline in law and order'' in the state.

Mamata Banerjee Announces Major Reshuffle In Trinamool Ahead Of 2021 Bengal Election: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 23, 2020

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today announced a major reshuffle in the party's organisation as she gave leadership roles to younger and new faces with an eye on next year's assembly elections in West Bengal, party sources said.

AAP Favouring Bangladeshis, Rohingyas While Issuing Ration Cards: BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 23, 2020

BJP MP Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is doing in Delhi what Mamata Banerjee did in West Bengal, and alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) favoured Bangladeshis and Rohingyas while issuing ration cards for vote-bank politics.

West Bengal Police Acting As "Workers Of Ruling Party", Says Governor

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 23, 2020

Expressing concern over the alleged deterioration of law and order in West Bengal, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said the state police were not functioning in accordance with the rules, and urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to find time and interact with him on the matter.

"We have Mamata Banerjee. What About You": Trinamool's Big Question To BJP

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday July 21, 2020

Mamata Banerjee today flagged off her bid for a third term as the Chief Minister of West Bengal with a virtual rally at a time when she is facing a most tangible political rival in the state, the BJP. Led by Amit Shah, the BJP has already stepped up a multi-pronged attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress. He held a virtual rally on Bengal on 14 Jun...