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'Shameless PM' failed to handle Covid crisis, meet vaccine demands: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the Centre has failed to meet the vaccine requirements of the state

TMC MPs meet President Kovind, demand removal of Mehta as Solicitor General

A delegation of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Monday met President Ram Nath Kovind

WB govt's separate portal for Covid-19 vaccination is illegal: Adhikari

Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led state government launching a separate portal for Covid-19 vaccination 'Benvax' instead of 'Cowin' is illegal

Narada case: Calcutta HC Court allows affidavits of Mamata, Moloy Ghatak

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday allowed affidavits of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Law Minister Moloy Ghatak in connection with the Narada scam case.The High Court posted the matter for the next hearing on July 15.A five-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court was hearing the Narada case.Banerjee on Monday had filed a fresh affidavit in Calcutta High Court in the Narada case as directed by the apex court.Earlier, the top court had asked Banerjee, Ghatak and the State government to approach the Calcutta High Court with their application to take on record their affidavits over allegations about their role on the day of the arrest of Trinamool Congress leaders by the CBI in the Narada scam case.The Calcutta High Court on June 9 had refused to accept the reply-affidavits of Banerjee.On June 9, the court, while hearing CBI's application for transfer of the Narada sting tape case from the special CBI court to the High Court, had said it will decide later on considering

Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi for expediting WHO nod to Covaxin

The CM, in her letter, stated that her government has been "receiving both Covishield and Covaxin" from the very beginning.

Calcutta HC to hear today Mamata Banerjee plea challenging Nandigram result

The Calcutta High Court will hear today the plea filed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging Nandigram election results.A bench of Justice Kausik Chanda will hear the case at 11 am.The Election Commission had declared BJP's Suvendu Adhikari the winner in the fiercely contested election for the Nandigram constituency.After her defeat in Nandigram, Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Returning Officer of the Assembly seat had said that he was threatened against recounting of votes.Despite Banerjee losing the seat to Adhikari, who was once her close aide, the TMC registered a landslide victory in polls winning 213 seats in the 294-member West Bengal assembly. While the BJP lost the polls but emerged as the second-largest party with 77 seats.The Trinamool Congress (TMC) even wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal seeking "immediate re-counting of votes and postal ballots" in the Nandigram constituency, but recounting was refused for reasons unknown."Such refusal is ..

EC can hold Bengal by-polls as Covid-19 situation is under control: Mamata

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said bypolls, due in six assembly seats of the state, can be held within seven days since the COVID-19 situation is "under control".

Now, Rashtra Manch to invite leaders from the Congress to next meet

Samajwadi Party leader Ghanshyam Tiwari told Business Standard that a 'decision' not to invite the Congress party to the meeting was just a "rumour"

SC judge recuses from hearing pleas of CM Mamata, Law Min in Narada case

SC judge Aniruddha Bose recused himself from hearing appeals of WB CM Mamata and state law minister about their role on the day of arrest of four TMC leaders by the CBI in the Narada sting tape case

West Bengal Guv slams Mamata govt for 'breach of protocol' by officials

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar who is on a week-long visit to North Bengal, severely criticized Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led government and said that he was pained to see the "rusting of India's steel frame due to over politicisation", referring to 'breach of protocol by officials' in the state.He called upon the West Bengal Chief secretary to direct Darjeeling District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police to see him but they failed to turn up and the Governor has sought a response from them on breach of protocol.In a series of tweets, Dhankhar said that Indian Administrative Service Officers and Indian Police Service Officers should go by the rulebook alone."DMs & SPs-members @IASassociation @IPS_Association have consistently breached protocol on my visits to the State. Called upon Chief secretary of West Bengal government to direct Darjeeling DM and SP, who faulted, to see me today, which they did. Sought their response by tomorrow on protocol violation," ...

Mamata urges people to protect children amid Covid third wave threat

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged people to take all forms of measures to protect children amid warning by experts that the third wave of the pandemic may pose greater risk to them

Sharad Pawar calls opposition meeting on Tuesday, excludes Congress

While the move is not without its internal political contradictions, "much more than Narendra Modi, it is the Congress that needs to worry", said a former Congress chief minister

Mamata Banerjee moves SC on filing of affidavits in Narada sting case

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court's denial for filing of affidavits

Centre initiates disciplinary proceedings against Alapan Bandyopadhyay

The Centre has initiated major penalty proceedings against former West Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay for alleged misconduct and misbehavior, officials said on Monday. Bandyopadhyay, now an adviser to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been asked to reply to a "memorandum", within 30 days, sent to him by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) mentioning the charges, they said. The former chief secretary has been warned of major penalty proceedings that allows the central government to withhold pension or gratuity, or both, either in full or in part, the officials said.

Bengal to employ 32,000 teachers by next March: CM Mamata Banerjee

The West Bengal government will be appointing over 32,000 teachers for upper primary and primary levels by March next year, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.

Mamata govt denied Hindu's OBCs of their fair share of quota: BJP

The BJP alleged that WB CM Mamata Banerjee has denied Hindu's Other Backward Classes (OBCs) communities of their fair share of reservation and representation by over representing Muslims in it.

HC to hear Mamata's petition challenging Suvendu's election on June 24

The Calcutta High Court on Friday adjourned hearing to June 24 in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's petition challenging the election of Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram

Mamata files election petition against Suvendu in HC; hearing on Friday

Banerjee has filed an election petition before the Calcutta HC praying for declaring the election of Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram as null and void

Have written thrice to PM to withdraw Dhankhar as governor, says Mamata

The governor met Union ministers Prahlad Joshi and Prahlad Singh Patel on Wednesday.

Mamata Banerjee condemns Centre's efforts to 'control' Twitter

The Centre, having failed to influence the microblogging platform, is now trying to bulldoze it: Banerjee