Mamata Banerjee

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

Mamata to hold TMC meeting on Friday to assess poll readiness

11:28 pm December 3, 2020

Kolkata: Amidst rumblings of discontentment within the party, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called a virtual meeting of state and district level leaders of the ruling TMC on Friday to assess its preparedness for the approaching state poll, party sources said. The state is set to witness stiff fight between TMC and opposition BJP, which has made deep […]

Bengal BJP leaders not familiar with state’s culture, mouthing ‘Gabbar Singh-type’ dialogues: TMC

10:48 pm November 30, 2020

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Monday alleged that majority of the BJP leaders of West Bengal are not conversant with the cultural heritage of the state and are uttering dialogues akin to those of Gabbar Singh, the villain of 1975 Hindi film ‘Sholay’, to the chagrin of people. These leaders have no idea about the lyricists and singers […]

People pray to Sun god at dawn; Chhat puja celebration concludes

6:30 pm November 21, 2020

Kolkata: Beneath an overcast sky, devotees paid obeisance to the Sun god on early Saturday morning at large water containers at home, nearby ponds, rivers, and other water bodies, marking the culmination of the Chhat puja. As on Friday afternoon, they also performed the puja rituals at artificial pools prepared by civic authorities but did not play […]

PM pays tributes to Netaji on eve of birth anniversary

Mamata urges Modi to declare Jan 23 national holiday

7:10 pm November 18, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention for declaring Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birthday on January 23 as national holiday. She also urged Modi to personally see that the Centre takes appropriate steps to give a conclusive picture on the freedom fighter’s disappearance on […]

Durgapur barrage’s lock gate to be repaired soon: Official

11:33 pm November 1, 2020

Durgapur: The repair work of a damaged lock gate of the Durgapur barrage will commence once the river bed area around it is dried, which is expected by evening, a senior official said on Sunday. According to District Magistrate of Paschim Bardhaman, Purnendu Maji, engineers are doing the needful to divert the Damodar river water from the […]