Mamata Banerjee

31 Dec

Amid high drama, West Bengal welcomes first Vande Bharat Express

Anshu RayPolitical, West BengalMamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi

High drama prevailed at Howrah Station on Friday during the inauguration of the Vande Bharat Express to NJP. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee denied to get up on the stage as people belonging to BJP political party started chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' as CM arrived. PM Modi, who was scheduled to reach Howrah for the ceremony, virtually inaugurated the express train after the demise of his mother Heeraben. Workers started pulling out the parts of the dais after PM Modi called off his arrival. Banerjee chose to sit on a chair along with the audience during the ceremony. Railway Minister…

23 Dec

West Bengal will not impose any new Covid curbs during the upcoming Christmas celebrations: Mamata Banerjee

Priyanka BhowmickCovid19, West Bengalindia, Mamata Banerjee

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said West Bengal will not impose any new Covid restrictions, especially during the upcoming Christmas celebrations and the Gangesagar Mela.The West Bengal Chief Minister said that the epidemic, which has paralyzed normal life for a long time since it hit the country in March 2020, will be dealt with as per need if there is any resurrection in the state. She said, "We are monitoring these things. We have also made a committee look after everything." Banerjee said the annual Gangasagar Mela (Mela), which attracts lakhs of pilgrims from different parts of India, will…

30 Nov

The West Bengal government has extended the ‘Duare Sarkar’ program till December 5

Priyanka BhowmickPolitics, Scheme, West BengalMamata Banerjee, West Bengal

The West Bengal government on Wednesday announced the extension of 'Duare Sarkar', its social outreach camp on various schemes till December 5. As per the earlier notification issued in September, the Duare Sarkar Camp was held from November 1 to November 30. Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi said in a release on Wednesday "The state government is pleased to announce that the schedule of the outreach camp has now been extended and will continue till December 5, 2022." The state had notified on September 26 that Duare Sarkar and camps would be held at the "residential level" (in local areas) from…

24 Nov

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to attend PM Modi’s G20 meet on Dec 5

Anshu RayPoliticalMamata Banerjee, PM Modi, West Bengal

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to meet PM Modi’s G20 meeting on December 5 in the Delhi. A meeting has been convened by Narendra Modi with CM's of all states to discuss the preparatory process for the country hosting the G20 Summit in 2023. Four events of the G20 are scheduled to held in the state of West Bengal. After the meeting, the Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan. On December 5, PM Modi has called for a meeting with presidents of all political parties in the national capital in order to discuss and…

08 Sep

“As If I’m Their Servant”: CM Mamata Banerjee To Skip Netaji Statue Event

editorWest BengalDelhi, Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee these days said that she will now not attend the inauguration of Netaji's statue in Delhi which was held today as the invitation was "not proper". The Chief Minister said she obtained a letter the day prior to this from a bureaucrat informing her about the cutting-edge events. “I received a letter yesterday, written probably by an undersecretary the previous day pronouncing the PM will inaugurate the Netaji statue at 7 pm and you should be there at 6 pm. As if I am their servant or bonded labor. How can an undersecretary write…

02 Sep

‘Durga Puja is Celebrated by All’: CM Mamata Thanks UNESCO for Recognising Festival at Kolkata Rally

editorWest BengalKolkata, Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee took out a rally on Thursday to show gratitude to UNESCO for placing Kolkata’s Durga Puja on the intangible cultural heritage consultant list. Secretary of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Tim Curtis and UNESCO consultant for the New Delhi office Eric Falt were in the metropolis to attend the event. Not simply Kolkata, every district of West Bengal organized a grand rally to thank UNESCO. From ladies drummers of South 24 Parganas to religious and cultural businesses (Bauls) of Birbhum, all were existing for the duration of the event showcasing the tradition of West Bengal. Both…

09 Aug

Rain alert for West Bengal: Mamata cuts short Delhi trip by a day

editorWest BengalMamata Banerjee, Rainfall

Cutting quick her remain in New Delhi by way of a day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee again from the national capital on Sunday night to take stock of the scenario in the state in the wake of horrific climate prediction via the Meteorological Department. A "deep depression" due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal is likely to succeed West Bengal this week which may even intensify into a cyclone-like situation, the climate department said. Sources in the Jati Secretariat said the chief minister decided to return to the state after hearing about the possibility of "depression"…

05 Aug

Convince us there is no ‘setting’ between you and CM Mamata: Former Meghalaya Guv to PM Modi

editorPoliticalMamata Banerjee, PM Modi

Ahead of the Modi-Mamata rally in Delhi, former Meghalaya Governor and former BJP state president Tathagata Roy took to Twitter to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convince mankind that there is no 'setting' between him and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. “Kolkata is agog with the apprehension of a ‘setting’. Which skill a secret appreciation between Modiji and Mamata, whereby the thieves of Trinamool and/or the murderers of BJP workers would go scot-free. Please persuade us that there wud be no such ‘setting’ @narendramodi @PMOIndia,” Roy tweeted. Mamata Banerjee used her meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to…

02 Aug

CM announces 7 new district in West Bengal for better development

editorWest BengalMamata Banerjee

The West Bengal cabinet has approved the creation of 7 new districts in the state, CM Mamata Banerjee stated on Monday (August 1). This will take the quantity of districts in West Bengal to 30 from the current 23. The Chief Minister informed a press conference that a new Sundarban district will be carved out of South 24-Parganas district; two new districts will be created out of North 24-Parganas district — Ichhamati in Bongaon subdivision and a yet unnamed district in Basirhat; Ranaghat, a metropolis and municipality in Nadia district, will become the fourth new district; a new district of…

24 Jul

Shift Partha Chatterjee to AIIMS in Bhubaneswar, orders court in setback to Mamata Banerjee’s minister

editorPolitical, West BengalMamata Banerjee

The Calcutta High Court directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to shift West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee to AIIMS Bhubaneswar early on Monday, saying the ruling party's political leaders had successfully evaded ED interrogation by taking refuge earlier. SSKM Hospital. The courtroom was listening to the Enforcement Directorate’s plea towards the switch of the arrested West Bengal minister to state-run SSKM Hospital. The court docket said that the accused would be taken to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata by using an ambulance from the SSKM Hospital and would be accompanied through his suggest and an SSKM doctor.…