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Mamata Banerjee writes to Centre seeking permission for poppy cultivation in Bengal
Kolkata : The West Bengal government has written to the Centre seeking permission for poppy cultivation in the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday told the state Assembly during the special and extended Budget Session.
She…
Can’t give additional DA even if beheaded : Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said in the Assembly that her government will not be able to provide additional dearness allowance (DA) to the state government employees "even if she is beheaded".
Her…
BJP knocks our doors daily with ED, CBI : Mamata Banerjee
Shillong : West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that BJP and Congress can never be the friends of the people of Meghalaya, where they could not even build roads despite ruling the…
Mamata Banerjee launches portal for non-resident Bengalis to communicate in emergency
Kolkata : On the occasion of the International Mother Language Day, the West Bengal government on Tuesday launched a special portal through which non-resident Bengalis residing in other Indian states and even in other countries will be able…
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…
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…
Tripura is my home, says Mamata Banerjee as she kickstarts poll campaign
Agartala : West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee began her two-day visit to poll-bound Tripura on Monday and will hold a road-show and and address an election rally on Tuesday.
Banerjee said that…
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…
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…
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…