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Mamata Banerjee calls BJP’s elected representatives ‘seasonal birds’
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday described the elected public representatives of the BJP in West Bengal as 'seasonal birds' who 'vanish' after getting elected. Speaking at the administrative review meeting in…
‘Extortion-mafia-corruption’ is the other name of Trinamool Congress : J.P. Nadda
Kolkata : BJP national President J.P. Nadda, at his twin rallies in West Bengal on Sunday, launched a scathing attack against Trinamool Congress claiming that "extortion-mafia-corruption" is the other name of the ruling party in the state.…
Central dues to Bengal under MGNREGA still at Rs 7,000 crore : Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the total central dues to the state government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) currently stands at Rs 7,000 crore.
"I…
Mamata Banerjee conferred D. Litt by St Xavier’s University
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was on Monday conferred an honorary Doctor of Literature (D. Litt) degree by Kolkata's prestigious St Xavier's University.
This the second university in West Bengal to confer the…
Bengal govt failed to spend funds allotted by her ministry : Smriti Irani
Kolkata : The West Bengal government failed to utilize and spend a massive amount of Rs 270 crore granted by her department, Union Women and Child Development minister Smriti Irani said here on Saturday.
She was in Kolkata as a part of…
Share market crash almost led to the fall of Union govt : Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that on the day of the Union Budget on Wednesday, the Union government virtually was on the verge of collapse because of the share market crash.
"The government was…
2 held with fake notes of Rs 10 lakh face value in Kolkata
Kolkata : The sleuths of Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police, on Tuesday morning, arrested two persons with counterfeit notes having face value of Rs 10 lakh.
Police sources said that on the basis of specific information, the…
Without taking name, Mamata Banerjee describes Suvendu as beneficiary of teacher’s scam
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday indirectly described leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari as a beneficiary of teacher's recruitment scam in West Bengal when the latter was with Trinamool Congress and also a…
Kolkata Book Fair will also be held in Delhi from next year : Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : An edition of the iconic Kolkata Book Fair will also be held in the national capital from next year onwards, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday while inaugurating the 46th edition of the fair here.
"I…
On Netaji’s birth anniversary, Mamata Banerjee attacks Centre for abolishing Planning…
Kolkata : Launching a scathing attack against the Centre at a function to celebrate the 126th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the current Union government has…