Mamata Banerjee

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NRC required in West Bengal : Dilip Ghosh

8:17 pm December 26, 2019

Kolkata: West Bengal state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said on Thursday that NRC is required in the state because infiltrators have become the vote banks of the ruling Trinamool Congress. He criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s opposition to NPR and said that it has become her habit to resist whatever is good for […]

PM should talk to experts, pol parties to tide over economic crisis: Mamata

8:58 pm November 21, 2019

Murshidabad (WB): Opposing the Centre’s decision to hive off and disinvest shares in several PSUs, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should talk to experts and all political parties to tide over the economic crisis. She asserted that shoring up funds by selling off government stake in central […]

Expect Mamata to brief me about losses due to ‘Bulbul’: Guv

7:47 pm November 18, 2019

Siliguri (WB): Expressing anguish over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee not informing him on the losses incurred by the state due to cyclone ‘Bulbul’, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said he expects the CM to brief him about it within a few days. Dhankhar said as per the Constitution, it is the duty of […]

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Dhankhar questions TMC fuss over his Singur visit

6:30 pm November 14, 2019

Kolkata: The acrimony between the West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and the state government deepend on Thursday with him questioning the hullabaloo created by the ruling TMC over his unscheduled visit to Singur and wondered what was being sought to be concealed there. Dhankhar said that he in his capacity as the governor would like […]

Mamata pegs loss due to cyclone ‘Bulbul’ at Rs 50,000 crore

11:01 pm November 13, 2019

Basirhat (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, after conducting an aerial survey of cyclone ‘Bulbul’-hit areas in North 24 Parganas, said on Wednesday that the loss incurred by the state due to the natural calamity might go up to Rs 50,000 crore. Banerjee handed over a cheque of Rs 2.4 lakh each to the […]