The Latest Breaking News from Mamata Banerjee

Bengal panchayat poll nomination process peaceful, asserts Mamata

The Governor had said he has already discussed the situation with Ms. Banerjee.

The Hindu · Jun 16, 2023

Two killed on final day of nomination filing for panchayat polls in West Bengal

There was no respite from violence on the final day of filing of nominations for the West Bengal panchayat elections on June 15, with a supporter of the Indian Secular Front (ISF) and activist of Trinamool Congress (TMC) being killed in two separate incidents at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district.

The Hindu · Jun 15, 2023

Mamata blames opposition for violence in panchayat poll nomination

“The CPI(M) is behind today’s violence in the Chopra area.”

The Hindu · Jun 15, 2023

Kumbh Mela at Tribeni: inventing tradition in West Bengal

Kumbh Mela at Tribeni: inventing tradition in West Bengal; The transformation of a local custom of a ritualistic bath into a Kumbh Mela is part of an ongoing political project

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023

ED issues summons to Abhishek after grilling his wife

TMC Leader Abhishek Banerjee’s wife questioned by ED in coal pilferage case

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023

Mamata sends Bengal’s top varieties of mangoes to President, PM Modi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 7 sent top varieties of the State’s mangoes to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023

Bengal CM distributes ex gratia, appointment letters to kin of Odisha train accident victims

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday distributed ex gratia to the kin of Odisha train accident victims. During the event held at the Kolkata Netaji Indoor Stadium, Ms. Banerjee accused the Union government of suppressing facts.

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023

Opposition meeting to be held in Patna on June 23

The Opposition meeting was initially scheduled for June 12 but had to be postponed after Mr. Kharge and Mr. Gandhi expressed their inability to attend because of prior commitments.

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023

How Odisha train accident got politicised

NEW DELHI: The three-train accident at Balasore in Odisha on June 2, besides being one of the worst in the country in the recent years, is also the most politicised railway mishap with the opposition launching a no-holds-barred attack on the Narendra Modi government while the ruling BJP leaders resorting…

The Times of India · Jun 7, 2023

Mamata visiting Odisha to meet injured in train crash to get political dividend: BJP

The BJP alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s visit to Odisha to meet injured people of the Balasore triple train crash was to “get political dividend”.

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023