CM Mamata Banerjee recites Chandipath at Nandigram, says 'do not dare to play Hindu card with me'
Mamata Banerjee said, "Singur movement took place months before the Nandigram movement. I had already completed 26 days of hunger strike against Singur land acquisition in December 2006. It was then that Nandigram happened in 2007. The Singur movement provided much-needed momentum to the Nandigram movement."
Mar 09, 2021, 21:20 PM IST
People of Nandigram will make BJP 'April fool' on April 1: CM Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal chief minister said, "Some people are saying that I am an outsider. I, being a Bengali, is an outsider and you people who are from Delhi are not outsiders?." "If you don’t want me to file the nomination, I will not, but if you consider me your daughter then I will move ahead with filing my nomination," she added.
Mar 09, 2021, 17:50 PM IST
LIVE: 'I will file my nomination only if you consider me your daughter,' says CM Mamata in Nandigram
Upset Over Seats, Actor Vijayakanth's DMDK quit the AIADMK-BJP alliance.
Mar 09, 2021, 08:35 AM IST
9 dead in massive Kolkata fire, PM Narendra Modi condoles loss of lives, announces compensation
At least 20 fire tenders and two hydraulic ladders were pressed into service to douse the blaze.
Mar 09, 2021, 07:37 AM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee holds padayatra to protest LPG price hike
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday (March 7) led a padayatra to protest in Siliguri against the hike in the price of LPG cylinders. The West Bengal CM was accompanied by thousands of supporters and took it to the street of Darjeeling to protest the steep hike in cost.
Mar 07, 2021, 17:14 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee to contest West Bengal Assembly election from Nandigram, releases list of 291 TMC candidates
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told reporters, "We have focussed on young people this time, and 27-28 seats will be given to youngsters," adding "Those above 80 years of age have been dropped in the wake of COVID-19 situation and in view Election Commission norms."
Mar 05, 2021, 15:12 PM IST
Prashant Kishor on upcoming West Bengal polls says, 'On May 2, hold me to my last tweet'
Just as the Election Commission of India announced the polling dates for four states and a Union Territory, political strategist Prashant Kishor from West Bengal on Saturday (February 27) said that one of the key battles for democracy will be fought in the state.
Feb 27, 2021, 16:23 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to visit Assam, West Bengal, unveil several projects today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation and inaugurate several railway projects in Hooghly, West Bengal, where the political atmosphere is surcharged after CBI on Sunday served a notice to the wife of TMC leader and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee.
Feb 22, 2021, 07:25 AM IST
CM Mamata Banerjee flays BJP for insulting Bengali icons, says 'had to face taunts, insult in presence of PM Modi'
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee branded the BJP as a group of "outsiders" and "Bharat Jalao Party". The West Bengal CM said it has been continuously insulting the icons of Bengal, Netaji being the "latest addition to the list".
Jan 25, 2021, 17:26 PM IST
Shah Rukh Khan says he misses hugging CM Mamata Banerjee, she invites him to Kolkata on Rakhi
"Mamata di, I miss you and miss hugging you. Inshallah when I come next time jo bohat hi jald hoga, do-chaar extra hugs le lunga aapse," Shah Rukh told the Bengal CM.
Jan 09, 2021, 16:12 PM IST
Ready to implement PM-Kisan Yojana for Bengal farmers, says CM Mamata Banerjee
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that she has asked the Centre to share details of all those who have registered themselves on the Union government's portal for the programme.
Jan 04, 2021, 22:40 PM IST
Land of Rabindranath Tagore would never allow hate politics to triumph over secularism: CM Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, "Rabindranath Tagore has created 'Sonar Bangla' several decades ago, all we need to do is to protect the place from the communal onslaught of the BJP."
Dec 29, 2020, 21:21 PM IST
BJP wants to torch Bengal through riots, trying to break universities, educational institutions: CM Mamata Banerjee
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, "Amartya Sen is our pride. He won the Nobel prize. Be it Abhijit Binayak Banerjee or Amartya Sen, they have a different place in society."
Dec 28, 2020, 20:24 PM IST
Suvendu Adhikari's resignation from TMC not accepted, says West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee
WB Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee told ANI, "I have examined the letter and found that the dates have not been specified. Some details not mentioned as per the rules of Constituency."
Dec 18, 2020, 16:23 PM IST
Attack on JP Nadda's convoy: West Bengal Chief Secy, DGP snub Union Home Secy's summons; TMC flays MHA move
The top bureaucrat informed the home ministry that the state government is already addressing the issue with “utmost seriousness”, and said that three cases have been filed for the attack and seven persons have been arrested.
Dec 11, 2020, 19:04 PM IST
J P Nadda Bengal Visit: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee synonymous with 'intolerance’, says BJP president J P Nadda
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J P Nadda accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being synonymous with "intolerance", and exuded confidence about forming the next government in the state with more than 200 seats.
Dec 09, 2020, 17:22 PM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee seeks PM Narendra Modi's urgent intervention on price rise of potatoes and onions
The exclusion of onion and potatoes are encouraging vendors to hoard and eventually is resulting in a price hike.
Nov 09, 2020, 18:19 PM IST
BJP aims to build a strong Bengal, but Mamata Banerjee's aim is to make her nephew next CM: Home Minister Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah asked the people of West Bengal to provide the BJP an opportunity to serve the state for five years to convert it into 'Sonar Bangla'.
Nov 06, 2020, 19:31 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee government muzzling opposition voice in West Bengal: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Ravi Shankar Prasad alleged that the West Bengal government was creating an atmosphere of fear and muzzling opposition voice. Prasad strongly condemned the "barbaric treatment by the West Bengal police" of the BJP workers during today`s "March to Nabanna".
Oct 08, 2020, 23:28 PM IST
Hathras gang-rape case: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to lead a protest march in Kolkata today
According to sources in the Trinamool Congress, the party supremo Mamata Banerjee and other senior leaders of the party will begin their march from Birla Planetarium and culminate at the Mahatma Gandhi statue.
Oct 03, 2020, 11:01 AM IST
