| Trinamool not allowing development work in Purba Medinipur: CM | 23-NOV-09 |
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| West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today charged the Trinamool Congress with hampering development work in Purba Medinipur, saying the Opposition party is "not allowing" the setting up of a number of industries in the district. |
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| 'Don't go with Naxalites', Buddha to TMC | 17-NOV-09 |
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| West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today claimed that he had got specific information on Trinamool Congress’ link with the Naxalites and warned the party not to join hands with it to put the CPI(M) in trouble. |
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| Mamata faces singer MP's music, plays down issue | 17-NOV-09 |
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| Embarrassed by a surprise attack from her party MP, Kabir Suman, on the work culture in the Trinamool Congress (TC), party chief Mamata Banerjee tried to diffuse the situation by giving him a “guest” status in the party. |
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| Many Naxalites have joined us, says Mamata | 12-NOV-09 |
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| Welcoming the return of a section of Naxalites to main stream politics, Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee today said the role reversal would strengthen the democratic system in the country. |
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| Pranab Mukherjee says operations at Lalgarh to continue | 12-NOV-09 |
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| Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's reservations over anti-Naxalite operations in Paschim Medinipur district notwithstanding, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the drive to flush out Naxalites will continue till the situation was brought under control. |
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| Now, turf war moves to Nanur | 04-NOV-09 |
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| Widespread violence erupted today when armed supporters of the ruling CPI(M) and its main political adversary TMC got involved in fierce clash at Nanur in Birbhum district. |
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| Bungalow in Lutyen's Delhi may flare up Congress-TMC face off | 02-NOV-09 |
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| Real estate in Lutyen’s Delhi zone has the latest reason for rattle between the Congress and its biggest ally of the second UPA—the Trinamool Congress. According to top Trinamool sources, mercurial Mamata Banerjee is again angry with the Congress—even before the previous contentious issues could subside—over non-allocation of a preferred bunglow for her party office in the capital. Banerjee had zeroed in on bungalow number 14 on Bishamber Dass Marg as the ideal place to house her party office in Delhi. |
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| TMC stages dharna at Writers', chaos reigns | 17-OCT-09 |
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| Four Trinamool Congress MLAs were arrested today for staging a dharna at the state secretariat, a protest described by Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee as a “circus”, sparking another confrontation with the ruling Left Front in West Bengal. |
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| RSP drops support to Cong-led municipality | 14-OCT-09 |
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| Cracks appeared in West Bengal’s ruling Left Front as the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), one of its constituents, today withdrew its support to the Congress-led Siliguri Corporation. |
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| Alliance with Congress depends on trust: Mamata | 12-OCT-09 |
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| Piqued at her ally Congress forming board in the Siliguri Municipal Corporation with the support of the Left Front, Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee today said that the success of an alliance depended on trust. |
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| Bengal by-elections may see battle of nerves between Congress, TMC | 08-OCT-09 |
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| Though the Congress is keen on keeping its alliance with Trinamool Congress intact for next month's by-election to 10 assembly seats in West Bengal, a few constituencies like Goalpokhar and Kalchini in northern parts of the state may become irritants for the two parties. |
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| Siliguri mayor issue: TC continues to attack Cong | 03-OCT-09 |
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| Despite the Congress’ attempts to downplay differences with its ally Trinamool Congress on the Siliguri mayor election issue, the Mamata Banerjee-led party today accused the top Congress leadership of reaching an understanding with the Left Front. |
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| Mamata makes stand clear on land Bills | 24-SEP-09 |
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| The right of farmers to get back their land if they change their mind about selling it and complete transparency in private sector purchase of land — these are two changes the Congress-led UPA government has to agree to, if it wants railway minister and Trinamool Congress (TC) chief Mamata Banerjee’s support in passing the contentious Land Acquisition Act amendments in the coming Budget session. |
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| He came, he saw, he left | 23-SEP-09 |
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| What was slated to be a routine annual general meeting of the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce of Industry became sensational as the Union Minister of State for Shipping Mukul Roy,a Trinamool Congress leader, left in a hurry as soon as he found out that he would have to share the dais with West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister Nirupam Sen and Municipal Affairs and Urban Development Minister Ashok Bhattacharya. As he was leaving, Roy said, he got an urgent phone call and had to leave but later confirmed to television channels that he left after he saw the two Bengal ministers. The three ministers were invited, but one did not know that the other would be present. The two state ministers lost no time in calling the incident “unfortunate”. Sen said, “We always had cordial relations with the Centre, which seems to have changed. |
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