The BJP termed the chaos at the Lionel Messi event in Kolkata as “shameful for West Bengal” and demanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee take responsibility. The unrest forced police action and led to Messi leaving early, prompting a judicial probe.
Aniket Mahato, a participant in the hunger strike from R.G. Kar, was admitted to the hospital after midnight on Thursday due to a significant deterioration in his medical condition. He is now in the intensive care unit at R.G. Kar, under the care of a five-member medical board.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Trinamool Congress leader SK Supiyan, who was the election agent of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram. The Court allowed his plea seeking anticipatory bail with various conditions. The apex court was hearing the appeal filed by Supiyan, challenging an order of the Calcutta […]
Kolkata: The Union Budget provided nothing to the common people who have been “crushed” by unemployment and inflation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday, terming it a “Pegasus spin budget”. Banerjee said the Centre was lost in “big words” signifying nothing. BUDGET HAS ZERO FOR COMMON PEOPLE, WHO ARE GETTING CRUSHED BY […]
CM earlier in the day had written to PM Narendra Modi requesting him to withdraw the Centre's order recalling the Chief Secretary, and asserted her government "cannot release, and is not releasing" the top bureaucrat
Mamata Banerjee also said the decision to extend the benefits of the scheme to eligible farmers in Bengal was a result of her government's "continuous fight".
While three ministers Amit Mitra, Bratya Basu and Rathin Ghosh took their oath virtually. The rest -- 40 ministers were divided into three groups -- Cabinet, MOS (Independent Charge) and MoS and they took their oath together
Out of the seven deceased, four were firefighters, one assistant sub-inspector posted at the Hare Street police station and one RPF personnel, Fire and Emergency Services Minister Sujit Basu said
"The great soil of West Bengal has nurtured extraordinary individuals who have contributed towards national progress," the Prime Minister said in a series of tweets.
