Mamata banerjee
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SC affirms HC’s quashing of Calcutta University VC re-appointment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the Calcutta High Court judgment quashing the re-appointment of Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee as Vice Chancellor of the Calcutta University. Banerjee was re-appointed by the…
- India
Govt should not give donations to Durga Puja committees: Assam CM
Guwahati: Without naming his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said no government should grant any donation to Durga Puja committees as it is a…
- India
Mamata asks mayor to rename Kolkata road, park after Pranab Mukherjee
Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday directed Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim to rename a road and a park in the city after former president Pranab Mukherjee. Speaking at the inauguration of…
- India
BJP committee seeks CBI, NHRC probes into ‘Nabanna Chalo’ rally violence
New Delhi: A BJP committee that looked into the clash between West Bengal police and party members during its ‘Nabanna Chalo’ rally has sought CBI and National Human Rights Commission probes into…
- Politics
Mamata govt involved neck deep in teacher recruitment scam: Dharmendra Pradhan
Kolkata: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday criticised the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for its alleged neck deep involvement in the school teachers recruitment scam and wondered when will it…
- India
Mamata’s decision to postpone north Bengal visit attracts opposition jibes
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Tuesday announced that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s scheduled two-day visit to north Bengal from September 21 stands postponed, attracting jibes from opposition parties, who have linked…
- India
Don’t believe PM is behind misuse of CBI, ED: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she doesn’t believe that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is behind the alleged excesses of central agencies in the state and blamed a…
- India
Centre stalling three new airports in Bengal, says Mamata
Kolkata: The setting up of three new airports in West Bengal is being delayed for an indefinite period as the Centre is not giving permission, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Thursday.…
- India
PIL filed in Calcutta HC after police clean chit to ‘talent scouts’ outside schools
Kolkata: A few days ago, women clad in trendy burqas, with fashionable sunglasses shielding their eyes, started appearing outside some reputed girls’ schools in Kolkata just when the students were leaving for…
- India
BJP brought armed goons in trains from outside for rally, claims Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the BJP brought in hoodlums armed with bombs in trains from outside the state to foment trouble during its march to…
- Business
Tata Group to invest Rs 600 cr in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday afternoon claimed that Tata Group will invest Rs 600 crore in Jalpaiguri district shortly. Although she made this claim at an event to…
- India
Abhishek threatens to gherao homes of BJP lawmakers over tea workers’ demands
Malbazar: Houses of all BJP MPs and MLAs in West Bengal will be gheraoed if provident fund and gratuity benefits are not provided to over 3 lakh tea garden workers in the…
- India
‘Khichdi government will hear voice of weaker section’: Owaisi takes jibe at BJP
Ahmedabad: Hitting out at BJP for surpassing the minorities and weaker section of the society, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday took a jibe at the Centre stating that it is better…
- India
Netaji statue unveiling: Mamata slams Centre’s ‘lack of decency’ in sending invite
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised the Centre’s “lack of decency” in sending an invite to her through an undersecretary for the unveiling ceremony of Netaji Subhas Chandra…
- India
Mamata pans Centre for not inviting her to be part of Bangladesh PM’s India visit
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the Centre for not inviting her to be a part of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ongoing visit to India. Banerjee also…
