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'Chief Minister herself is provoking violence in the state and employing party workers and police for it,' Supriyo said. (Photo: ANI)

Mamata is provoking violence in WB; employing party workers, police for it: Supriyo

He also said that it was shocking that Rohingyas were involved in murder of BJP workers of Sandeshkali.

12 Jun 2019 10:16 AM

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee

Counter plot to defame state, urges Mamata Banerjee

Politically you can say it is a bad state. But if you say from your points of view of economic, development and peace.

12 Jun 2019 2:16 AM

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (Photo: PTI)

Mamata Banerjee slams governor over report on state violence

She, however, asserted that she has respect for the post but not for his reported “inflation of the death toll.”

12 Jun 2019 1:58 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was speaking at the ceremonial program arranged for the re-installing the bust of Ishar Chandra Vidyasagar at Hare School ground at College Street. (Photo: ANI)

'Bengal is being defamed': Mamata on WB Guv Tripathi meeting PM Modi

'A plan is being hatched to turn Bengal into Gujarat. Bengal is not Gujarat,' West Bengal CM said at an event earlier on Wednesday.

11 Jun 2019 3:11 PM

BJP's Howrah rural president Anupam Mullick claimed that Doloi was a party supporter and was killed by Trinamool Congress workers for chanting 'Jai Shri Ram'. (Representational Image)

BJP claims its party worker killed in Howrah for chanting 'Jai Shri Ram'

Denying the charge, Trinamool Congress MLA Samir Panja said the truth will come out in an impartial probe.

11 Jun 2019 10:48 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee unveils Vidyasagar's statue. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Mamata unveils Vidyasagar's statue in West Bengal

Banerjee, however, publically denied the proposal by asserting that her state has got enough money to make the structure.

11 Jun 2019 9:37 AM

Mamata plays down violent incidents in Sandeshkhali

Two separate FIRs on murder and several other charges have been initiated by the police in the violent clash at Sandeshkhali.

11 Jun 2019 3:28 AM

Is West Bengal heading for President’s Rule?

The BJP has got wind in its sails after winning 18 of the state’s 42 parliamentary seats, demoralising the state’s ruling Trinamul Congress.

11 Jun 2019 1:33 AM

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: Asian Age)

Wounded tiger deadlier than dead one: Mamata Banerjee

Says BJP trying to topple Bengal govt, spending crores to spark riots.

11 Jun 2019 1:15 AM

During the press meet, she announced the launch of a toll-free number for registration of public grievances.

'Centre fuming communal tension using social media' says Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee thanked her Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar for stating that he will not be forming an alliance with NDA outside Bihar

10 Jun 2019 7:27 PM

'Two days back, in Gangarampur, they had hit police officials. BJP leaders sitting in Delhi and are not understanding the situation of the state,' Chatterjee said. (Photo: ANI)

BJP using MHA for 'political conspiracy': TMC's Partha Chatterjee

He maintained, 'BJP does not believe in democracy. We do not have to learn from BJP, We will tackle this.'

10 Jun 2019 9:40 AM

The TMC can engage as many poll strategists as it wants, but that hardly matters as people have already made up their mind to oust the Banerjee government, Vijayvargiya said. (Photo: File)

Shah is the principal of college where Kishor is still a student: Vijayvargiya

BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said the people of Bengal have lost confidence in Banerjee.

09 Jun 2019 4:16 PM

'The Singur movement by Mamata Banerjee was a mistake and completely wrong. It neither served the purpose of industry nor agriculture,' the former Trinamool leader said. (Photo: File)

A mistake: Mukul Roy on protest in WB that led to shift of Nano manufacturing plant

Mukul said, it neither helped the industry in the state nor did any good to the farming community.

09 Jun 2019 1:36 PM

BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya

Shah bigger strategist than Kishor: Kailash Vijayvargiya

Buoyed by its performance, BJP leaders are now claiming that their next target is to overthrow the TMC from power in the 2021 Bengal polls.

09 Jun 2019 6:15 AM

Giriraj likens West Bengal CM to North Korea’s dictator Kim

Singh was talking to reporters at the party’s state headquarters upon his first visit to Bihar after being sworn in as a Union cabinet minister.

09 Jun 2019 3:10 AM

On Thursday, election strategist Kishor, who is credited with successfully strategising Modi's Prime Ministerial campaign in 2014 and some others later, met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and is believed to have agreed to work with her in the state. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

'JDU nothing to do with Prashant Kishor's work,' says Nitish Kumar

It is said that Kishor, who last year joined JDU, was feeling sidelined due to the internal power struggle within the party.

08 Jun 2019 7:27 PM

NITI Aayog Chairman Rajiv Kumar. (Photo: ANI)

Hoping for Mamata to attend NITI Aayog event, gives idea to improve: Rajiv Kumar

Invitations to the various heads of the state have been sent out by the CEO of NITI Aayog in the regard.

08 Jun 2019 1:31 PM

'BJP will make it an electoral issue and tell the people of West Bengal how Mamata has actually compromised with developmental interest and prospects of the state,' Rao said. (Photo: ANI)

Will make Mamata's refusal to attend NITI Aayog meet an electoral issue: BJP

GVL Narasimha Rao said Mamata can 'compromise' with the developmental prospects of her state for 'political benefits'.

08 Jun 2019 8:55 AM

Mamata Banerjee, Kerala CM to skip June 15 Niti meeting

Mamata writes to PM Modi, calls meet ‘fruitless’.

08 Jun 2019 12:25 AM

'Given that the NITI Aaayog has no financial powers and the power to support state plans it is fruitless for me to attend the meeting,' Mamata said. (Photo: File)

'Fruitless for me to attend NITI Aayog meeting': Mamata to PM Modi

Banerjee described it as an unproductive exercise for her since the government’s think-tank does not really have any financial powers.

07 Jun 2019 12:35 PM

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