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Court cases exhausting the state exchequer of Bengal : Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : At a time when the West Bengal government is saddled with too many court cases filed against it, both in Calcutta High Court and Supreme Court, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed that the state exchequer is being exhausted…
Ensure name in voters’ list to avoid detention under NRC : Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday cautioned the people of West Bengal, especially those having their original roots in erstwhile East Bengal presently Bangladesh, to get their names checked in the electoral rolls to…
Will I have to touch feet of PM to get MGNREGA funds : Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday questioned whether she will have to touch the feet of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get the dues of the state government on account of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural…
Use your brains to differentiate between genuine and fake news : Mamata Banerjee tells students
Kolkata : On the occasion of Children's Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday advised school students to use their brains in differentiating between genuine and fake news.She made the remarks at a function here to…
CAA attempt to mislead Matuas who are already Indian citizens : Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, flayed the Centre and BJP on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) issue, and termed it a "ploy" to mislead the Matua community in West Bengal who are already Indian…
Mamata Banerjee writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeks excise relief on Bengal rice variety
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking exemption on the 20 per cent excise duty levied on the special rice variety 'Gobindobhog'.According to the letter, "without…
Not me, but CPI-M drove Tata Motors out of Singur : Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : On a sunny afternoon just two days before Durga Puja in 2008, then Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata had announced to pull out the ambitious Nano small car project from Singur in West Bengal's Hooghly district, holding Trinamool…
Jalpaiguri flash flood : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announces financial aid to kin…
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of those killed in the Mal river flash flood in Jalpaiguri during idol immersion of Goddess Durga.
A sum of Rs…
Centre stalling three new airports in Bengal : Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : The setting up of three new airports in West Bengal is being delayed for an indefinite period as the Centre is not giving permission, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Thursday."Three new airports are proposed to be set up…
Tata Group to invest Rs 600 cr in Bengal : Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday afternoon claimed that Tata Group will invest Rs 600 crore in Jalpaiguri district shortly.Although she made this claim at an event to hand over appointment letters to various…