AITC begins work for 2023 Panchayat polls

AITC begins work for 2023 Panchayat polls

The Trinamool Congress leadership is making major preparations for the 2023 panchayat polls with Mamata Banerjee travelling to many districts and establishing contact with booth workers and the people. The party aims to minimise violence that marred the 2018 panchayat polls. “Mamata Banerjee has started establishing direct contact with booth-level workers in view of the … Read more

Bengal scene better than UP’s, will show path to nation: Mamata Banerjee

Bengal scene better than UP’s, will show path to nation: Mamata Banerjee

Claiming that Bengal will show the path to India in the coming days, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised the BJP-ruled Central government for its ‘divide-and-rule’ policy. Banerjee attacked Amit Shah for his comments about Bengal’s law & order situation recently, saying Bengal is better than other states. “In Uttar Pradesh, the … Read more

TMC’s street fighter chief Mamata Banerjee to be game-changer in 2024 polls: Shatrughan Sinha

TMC’s street fighter chief Mamata Banerjee to be game-changer in 2024 polls: Shatrughan Sinha

A day after winning the Asansol parliamentary seat for the TMC by over three lakh votes, Shatrughan Sinha said the party’s “street fighter” supremo Mamata Banerjee will prove to be a “game-changer” in the 2024 General Election. In an interview with PTI, he credited Banerjee, the West Bengal chief minister, with the victory from Asansol, … Read more

Bengal killings: TMC Rampurhat-1 block president Anarul Hossain arrested

Bengal killings: TMC Rampurhat-1 block president Anarul Hossain arrested

Trinamool Congress Rampurhat-1 block president Anarul Hossain was arrested on Thursday in connection with the killings in Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, police said. He was arrested from Tarapith in the district within hours of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee directing the police to nab him for not paying attention to local people’s apprehension … Read more

Mamata Banerjee speaks to Sharad Pawar, expresses support after arrest of Nawab Malik

Mamata Banerjee speaks to Sharad Pawar, expresses support after arrest of Nawab Malik

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spoke to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar and expressed support after the arrest of Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik in connection with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim money laundering case. Earlier in the day, the Enforcement Directorate arrested NCP leader Malik in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to … Read more

West Bengal govt begins disbursal of compensation to consenting landowners in Deocha Pachami

West Bengal govt begins disbursal of compensation to consenting landowners in Deocha Pachami

The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government handed over cheques and appointment letters to 200 tribal landowners of Deucha Panchami coal mine in Birbhum district on Wednesday, following a new package announcement on Monday. Around 150 landowners were handed over compensation cheques, land rights documents and appointment letters for jobs by district administration today while Chief … Read more

Abhishek Banerjee reappointed as TMC national general secretary

Abhishek Banerjee reappointed as TMC national general secretary

TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday formed a new officer bearers’ committee, reappointing her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as the party’s national general secretary and veteran leader Yashwant Sinha as its vice-president. Senior TMC leaders Subrata Bakshi and Chandrima Bhattacharya, too, have also been given the post of national vice-presidents. Among others, TMC minister Aroop Biswas … Read more

DMK’s Stalin hints at meeting of opposition CMs in New Delhi

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In the latest attempt to put up a third front against the ruling BJP ahead of the 2024 general elections, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Sunday tweeted of a possible convention of chief ministers in New Delhi soon. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee supremo had reportedly called the DMK chief on Sunday to … Read more

Anti-BJP moves: KCR to go to Mumbai to meet Uddhav Thackeray; Mamata Banerjee to come to Hyderabad

Anti-BJP moves: KCR to go to Mumbai to meet Uddhav Thackeray; Mamata Banerjee to come to Hyderabad

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday said he will soon have meetings with his Maharashtra and West Bengal counterparts Uddhav Thackeray and Mamata Banerjee, as part of the efforts to unite various political parties against the BJP and the NDA Government. He said he may go to Mumbai anytime soon to meet Thackeray … Read more

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar prorogues Bengal Assembly

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West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday prorogued the Assembly from Saturday. Prorogation is discontinuing a session of Parliament or a legislative assembly without dissolving it. Dhankhar, who is tussling with the Mamata Banerjee-government since he assumed the chair of the governor, in a tweet said that he has prorogued the Assembly from February 12. … Read more