Monideepa Banerjie

Retired Bengal Officer, Now Adviser To Mamata Banerjee, Gets New Warning From Centre

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday June 21, 2021

Alapan Bandyopadhyay, West Bengal's former chief secretary and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's adviser, has received another central government letter warning him of "major penalty proceedings"

"Irresponsible Gameplan": Trinamool On BJP Claims Of Fresh Statehood Call

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday June 21, 2021

BJP MP demands separate state out of West Bengal's Junglemahal region, other districts

In Twist In Malda Murders Case, Bengal Cops To Check Arms Smuggling Angle

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Sunday June 20, 2021

The case of a man in West Bengal's Malda who killed four members of his family has taken a twist after the police arrested two of his friends and found five handguns and bullets from their houses.

BJP Wants Holiday On 'Bangla Diwas', Trinamool Says Distortion Of History

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Sunday June 20, 2021

The BJP in West Bengal celebrated Paschim Bangla Diwas or the foundation day of the state on Sunday. Leaders of the party, led by Suvendu Adhikari, shared tweets on the occasion and organised a meeting outside the gates of the state Assembly.

Bengal Teen Arrested Months After Allegedly Killing Parents, Grandmother, Sister

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday June 19, 2021

A 19-year-old man was arrested in Bengal's Malda district today for allegedly murdering his parents, grandmother and younger sister in February.

Why Mamata Banerjee Wants Judge Changed In Case Against Suvendu Adhikari

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday June 18, 2021

Mamata Banerjee has written to the Calcutta High Court to ask that her petition challenging the election of the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram - which was heard briefly today before being adjourned to June 24 - be assigned to another court

West Bengal Announces Class 10, 12 Evaluation Criteria

Education | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Mridusmita Deka | Friday June 18, 2021

The students of Class 10 and Class 12 West Bengal boards will be evaluated on the basis of internal assessment marks scored during the academic year and annual exam marks obtained in the previous class.

Mamata Banerjee Relaunches Scheme To Double Farmers' Aid To Rs 10,000

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday June 17, 2021

The West Bengal Cabinet today passed a revised scheme for farmers that will double their benefits from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 per acre per year.

Mamata Banerjee vs BJP's Suvendu Adhikari Case Moved To Thursday

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday June 18, 2021

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has filed a petition in Caucutta High Court, challenging the election of the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram.

Mamata Banerjee Gains Unexpected Ally In War Against Bengal Governor

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday June 17, 2021

As Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar holds a series of meetings in Delhi amid clashes with the Mamata Banerjee government, his controversial role and comments have landed the Left on the same side as rival Trinamool Congress.

Mithun Chakraborty Questioned By Kolkata Police Over Election Speech

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday June 16, 2021

Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty was questioned by the police in Bengal today in a controversy over one of his speeches during the Bengal election campaign.

Day After Letter Row, Bengal Governor In Delhi, May Meet Amit Shah, PM

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday June 16, 2021

Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is in Delhi today and is likely to meet Home Minister Amit Shah, and possibly even Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a day after he wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over post-poll violence in the state.

Bengal Rape Survivors In Supreme Court As Part Of Post-Poll Violence Plea

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday June 14, 2021

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the plea of two gang rape survivors from West Bengal who want a Special Investigation Team or CBI to probe their cases.

Tribal Woman Paraded Naked In West Bengal Over "Extra-Marital Affair"

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday June 14, 2021

A tribal woman, who had returned to her husband after leaving him for six months allegedly for an extra-marital affair, was disrobed and paraded naked by some villagers in Alipurduar. She ran away to her parental home in Assam.

Bengal Covid Curbs For 2 More Weeks; Restaurants, Factories Can Reopen

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Monday June 14, 2021

The West Bengal government today extended the lockdown in the state by two weeks, till July 1, but announced several relaxations to the curbs that were imposed to control the spike in Covid cases after the eight-phase Assembly elections.