The BJP swept the election for a cooperative body in Nandigram, a former Trinamool Congress bastion where the Bengal Chief Minister was defeated in 2021, dealing a crushing blow to Mamata Banerjee. The cooperative organisation Bhekutia Samabay Krishi Samity, which was formerly led by Mamata Continue Reading
Following his detention, West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee called Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee three times, but according to a record, none of his calls were returned. According to Partha Chatterjee’s “Arrest Memo,” the 70-year-old made a phone call to a “relative/friend whom the person held in custody intended to tell” and opted to Continue Reading
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s three-day visit to Darjeeling is in the news. First, the footage of panipuri being made and served was released. Now Mamata is trying momos. A video of making momos is making waves on social media. News agencies have released a video of momos being made at a shop in Darjeeling. […]Continue Reading
Known for creating films with gripping stories that highlight the lives of middle-class families, acclaimed director Tarun Majumdar passed away on Monday in a hospital in Kolkata after a protracted illness, according to hospital officials. He was 92. On June 14, Majumdar was given a medical admission at the government-run SSKM Hospital for kidney issues. “Around […]Continue Reading
Officials said on Saturday that there have now been 24 fatalities as a result of the major landslide at a territorial army camp in Manipur’s Noney district. Among the deceased are 18 jawans. Thirty-eight persons are still unaccounted for, according to officials, while five civilians and 13 members of the Territorial Army have so far […]Continue Reading
A Bengali writer and folk culture researcher returned an award from the Paschimbanga Bangla Academy on Tuesday in protest of the academy’s decision to give Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a special award for her contribution to the cause of literature. Ratna Rashid Banerjee has returned the Academy’s ‘Annada Shankar Smarak Samman,’ which she received Continue Reading
Mamata Banerjee, the party’s chief, told NDTV today that the Trinamool Congress will continue to work with political strategist Prashant Kishor. Ms Banerjee’s remark came days after Mr Kishor’s failed attempt to join the Congress party. Ms Banerjee was re-elected in Bengal with the help of Prashant Kishor’s IPAC. Last week, Prashant Kishor’s Continue Reading
Today, election strategist Prashant Kishor said a firm “no” to the Congress, indicating that the party was not ready for any major changes. Mr Kishor turned down a spot on the party’s “Empowered Action Group,” citing the Congress’s need for leadership and “collective will to fix deep rooted structural problems.” According to Continue Reading
On Thursday looking at the coronavirus situation, the West Bengal government took preventive measures and extended the COVID restrictions till June 15 in the state. Issuing an order, full lockdown in the state will not be imposed to save the economy of the state said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. On April 30 Chief Minister Mamata […]Continue Reading
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah later today. Though he has termed it as a normal ‘government to government’ meeting, many have called it as an attempt to save his close supporter who is under the scanner of the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with […]Continue Reading