Mamata Banerjee

14 Jul

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee tries her hand at making momos in Darjeeling

editorWest BengalDarjeeling, Mamata Banerjee

On a visit to Darjeeling, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tried making momos. In a Facebook post from her legitimate account, Mamata Banerjee said: “Today I made momos during my morning walk in Darjeeling. Happy to share such a unique moment with my people. Darjeeling will always be in my heart and I salute our hard working hill people who make every visit memorable. However, this is not the first time that the Chief Minister has put his cooking skills to the test. Bandyopadhyay also tried to make momos during the rest of his trip to the hill. In…

03 Jul

Man enters CM Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kolkata, nabbed

editorWest BengalKolkata, Mamata Banerjee

A big protection breach happened at the residence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata’s Kalighat on Saturday night time after a man entered its premises with the aid of crossing over a wall. He remained on the premises during the night and was once nabbed through police personnel who spotted him in the morning, officers said. The man was detained by means of the chief minister’s safety staff. An investigation is underway into the matter, officers said. Soon after studying about the safety breach, senior officers of the Kolkata police, together with commissioner Vineet Goyal, rushed to…

22 Jun

Bangladesh to West Bengal, 600kg of sweet ‘mango diplomacy’

editorPolitical, West Bengalbangladesh, Mamata Banerjee, PM Modi

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has despatched a present of the flavour of the season - mangoes from Rajshahi, 600 kilos of it - to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, hitting the perfect 'sweet spot' in overseas diplomacy. Representatives of Bangladesh Deputy High Commission on Monday went over to Banerjee's Kalighat home on Monday to hand over the gift, delicately wrapped and packed in cartons to maintain freshness. Separate groups also went over to the New Delhi residences of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with similar cartons. The fruit was additionally despatched to those who…

14 Jun

CM Mamata Banerjee to become Chancellor of state-run universities, Bengal assembly passes bill

editorEducation, Political, West BengalJagdeep Dhankhar, Mamata Banerjee

The West Bengal assembly passed a bill on thirteenth June that makes the Chief Minister - and not the Governor - Chancellor of all nation universities in Bengal. BJP legislators protested however simply 40 votes had been polled in opposition to the bill and 183 have been in favour. The cross had formerly been cleared via the kingdom Cabinet in the backdrop of Governor Jadgeep Dhankhar's clash with the kingdom government over appointments of vice-chancellors across universities.The Bill will now want the Governor's clearance, but he is constitutionally bound to act on the advice of the Cabinet. However, there have…

06 Jun

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s three-day north trip begins from Monday

editorPoliticalMamata Banerjee, West Bengal

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will arrive in north Bengal on Monday for a three-day go to to attend occasions lined up in Alipurduar district. “On Tuesday, she will attend a public meeting of Trinamul people at Parade Ground in Alipurduar city and the subsequent day (Wednesday) be present at a mass marriage of tribal couples at a venue in Kalchini block of the district. She will get back to Calcutta on the same day,” stated a source. Alipurduar, the twentieth district of Bengal which was created back in 2014 by Mamata Banerjee government, has a predominance of SCs and…

03 Jun

With Bengal Panchayat Polls Next Year, Why CM Mamata Banerjee Has Hit The Ground Running in The Districts

editorPoliticalMamata Banerjee, West Bengal

Panchayat elections in West Bengal will be held next year, however a look at chief minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee’s tense agenda may additionally depart one thinking if they are subsequent month. The CM has been traveling more than a few districts in the state given that May, protecting meetings and assessing the ground situation ahead of the polls. She went to Medinipur and did administrative and political conferences there. She visited the Bankura and Purulia districts this week. On Friday, she will be in Singur to inaugurate a Ma Santoshi temple. The TMC chief is then scheduled…

13 May

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee bats for creation of more districts in state

editorPolitical, West BengalMamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday stated there is a want to create more districts in the state for expediting development work, but it has been constrained by using lack of manpower and infrastructure. Speaking at a assembly with West Bengal Civil Service officers at the renovated Town Hall here, she said the area of the present 23 districts in the state is vast, so there is a need to divide them and amplify the number. The nation wants more manpower and infrastructure for this purpose. "We need to divide the districts as these are very large. The…

28 Apr

Calcutta University tops higher education ranking list, Mamata Banerjee expresses pride

editorEducation, West BengalMamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter to express satisfaction at Calcutta University being ranked Number 1 among the central and state-aided public universities in India via the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022. "Glad to study that the Calcutta University has been ranked 1st in India among all Central and State aided public Universitites and Institues by using Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022," she wrote. Calcutta University has been awarded the 14th rank in the total work in the sub-category of 'Decent Work and Economic Growth'. "In sub-category 'Decent Work and Economic Growth', CU has been…

16 Apr

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee thanks voters of Asansol, Ballygunge as TMC inches closer to victory

editorPoliticalMamata Banerjee, West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee thanked the voters as the TMC came close to winning the by-elections held in Asansol and Ballygunge in Bengal. On Twitter, she said, “I sincerely thank the electors of the Asansol Parliamentary Constituency and the Ballygunge Assembly Constituency for giving a decisive mandate to AITC birthday celebration candidates. We consider this to be our people’s heat Shubho Nababarsho gift to our Ma- Mati- Manush organization. Salute to the voters for reposing faith in us, but again.” TMC's Shatrughan Sinha is leading in Asansol seat by 1,02,000 votes, Babul Supriyo is also ahead in the Ballygunge seat. Babul Supriya…

19 Mar

Mamata Banerjee likely to visit North Bengal on March 28

editorCovid19Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in all likelihood to visit North Bengal from March 28 to March 31. According to state secretariat Nabanna sources, Mamata is probable to go to the hills at some stage in her stay in North Bengal. At a time when the principal opposition celebration BJP is disturbing separate statehood of North Bengal, the Trinamool Congress is now not leaving any stone unturned to woo back North Bengal which used to be won via BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. It can be referred to that ultimate month Mamata also visited North Bengal after…