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Violence mar KMC polls as 36.78% voter turnout recorded till 1 p.m.

Sporadic incidents of violence marred the Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections as few people were injured after crude bombs were hurled outside polling centres

Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata greet people of Goa on its Liberation Day

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee wished people of the poll-bound Goa on the occasion of the state's Liberation Day on Sunday. Goa was liberated from 450-year Portuguese rule on December 19, 1961. On this historic 61st Liberation Day, my best wishes to the people of Goa. Salute to all the people who made heroic sacrifices to liberate Goa from colonial tyranny. It's time to liberate Goa from corrupt politics, tweeted Kejriwal, who heads the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has decided to contest the state polls due early next year. West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress (TMC) president Mamata Banerjee, whose party has jumped into the poll fray in Goa, also wished people of the coastal state on Sunday. "Greetings to my Goan brothers and sisters on the 60th #GoaLiberationDay. I salute the supreme sacrifice of all our freedom fighters. On this momentous occasion, come let us pledge to usher in a New Dawn for our beautiful state and honour .

Bengal Guv seeks financial details of 'Maa Canteen', Mamata's pet project

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar got embroiled in a fresh controversy after he sought details of the financial involvement in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's pet project -- 'Maa Canteen'

Kolkata Durga puja bags UNESCO heritage tag; PM, CM hail move

The UNESCO on Wednesday accorded heritage status to Kolkata's Durga puja festival, bringing glory to the country, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lauding the move. "Durga puja in Kolkata has just been inscribed on the intangible heritage list. Congratulations India," the organisation said in a tweet attaching a photo of the goddess with hashtag living heritage'. Modi has hailed UNESCO's decision as a "matter of great pride and joy for every Indian". "Durga Puja highlights the best of our traditions and ethos. And, Kolkata's Durga Puja is an experience everyone must have," he said. The chief minister underlined that Durga puja was not just a festival, but an emotion. "Proud moment for Bengal! To every #Bengali across the world, Durga Puja is much more than a festival, it is an emotion that unites everyone. And now, #DurgaPuja has been added to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. We are all beaming with joy!" she

Will defeat BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, says Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee said her sole aim after returning to power for the third consecutive term in Bengal is to bring industry and generate jobs.

PM remembers Ganga river during polls; he can do anything for votes: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembers the Ganga river, which is regarded as the "mai" (mother) by lakhs, only during elections to get votes

BJP takes dip in Ganga before elections: Mamata Banerjee in Goa

Banerjee's remarks came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath Dham corridor in Varanasi on Monday

Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to victims of 2001 Parliament attacks

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday paid tributes to security personnel who lost their lives while fighting terrorists during the Parliament attack in 2001. Banerjee said that the nation will always remain grateful to them because of their service. "Lest we forget. Homage to all our brave security personnel who laid down their lives on this day in 2001 to protect our Parliament. The entire nation salutes your supreme sacrifice. We will always remain grateful to you for your selfless service," she tweeted. West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar also paid tributes to the security personnel. "Tributes to our brave security personnel martyred in the line of duty during #ParliamentAttack in 2001. Their service and supreme sacrifice inspires every citizen TO KEEP NATION FIRST. National Security is paramount and calls for non compromising stance," he tweeted. Twenty years ago on December 13, terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) attacked

On talent hunt: Trinamool eyeing states where Congress has weakened

Is there a strategy behind all these moves? Is the Trinamool Congress the new Congress? And what will this do to broader Opposition unity?

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee arrives in poll-bound Goa for two-day visit

This is her second visit to the coastal state in less than two months

Chidambaram mocks TMC's cash transfer promise; party says it's doable

The TMC has announced that it would contest all the 40 seats in the state Assembly elections due early next year

Adhikari accuses CM Mamata of driving a wedge between BSF, police

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari Thursday accused West Bengal Chief Minister of driving a wedge between BSF, whose jurisdiction was recently increased by the Centre, and the state police

Mamata again asks police not to allow BSF to breach jurisdiction limits

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday directed the police in Nadia district having border with Bangladesh not to allow the BSF to enter areas that are outside its jurisdiction

Knowledge of local language must for Bengal govt jobs, says CM Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that priority must be given to locals and those knowing the local language during recruitment in state government jobs. Banerjee said that this practice would ease administrative affairs. "I am telling this to all the states. In West Bengal, if a person is from the state, he/she must get priority during recruitment to state government jobs even if his/her mother tongue is not Bengali. I have no objection to that. "But that person must know Bengali and should be a resident of the state. If he/she knows more languages, it's good. But knowledge of the local language is a must," Banerjee said during an administrative review meeting here. To further her argument, she cited the examples of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, where she said that residents of the state take up the matter with their respective governments if locals are not recruited in state government jobs. "In every state, we must ensure that locals get jobs," she ...

Nagaland firing: Mamata asks police to keep tab on BSF activities in Bengal

Banerjee asked police in districts that share borders with neighbouring countries to keep a watch on activities of the BSF, in the wake of the killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland by security forces

Goa elections: MGP announces pre-poll alliance with Mamata's TMC

The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) on Monday announced that it would contest the forthcoming Goa Assembly elections in alliance with the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress.

Mamata Banerjee's challenge needs no Congress reaction, for now

She has adopted a 'scorched earth' strategy for building the TMC into a national party. Can an anti-Congress stance, fueled purely by personal ambition, appeal to the public imagination?

This is why Congress matters

Even in its second successive annihilation by the BJP, the Congress retained a solid block of 20 per cent votes. That's why all of BJP's victims want the Congress at the core of their challenge

Congress in 'deep freezer', oppn forces want Mamata to lead: TMC mouthpiece

The ruling camp in West Bengal on Friday launched a fresh attack on the grand old party, stating that it has gone into a "deep freezer"

Mamata desperate to keep her party relevant nationally: BJP's Saumitra Khan

BJP Lok Sabha MP Saumitra Khan slammed Mamata Banerjee's recent remarks during her Mumbai visit and said that she is doing political gimmicks so that the TMC remains a national party.