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Mamata writes to Modi, says will not release Bengal chief secretary

Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay was to report to Delhi at 10 am.

Mamata requests PM to rescind order recalling CS, says will not release him

Mamata Banerjee wrote to Narendra Modi, requesting him to withdraw the Centre's order recalling Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, and said her government "is not releasing" the top bureaucrat

'Don't humiliate me': Mamata's top quotes on skipping meeting with PM Modi

Banerjee held a press conference in Kolkata on Saturday to allege that her government is being harassed as it worked to control the coronavirus pandemic.

Mamata's Rs 20,000-cr demand for cyclone relief unrealistic: Dilip Ghosh

West Bengal CM had sought Rs 10,000 crore each for rebuilding the seaside tourist town of Digha and the ravaged parts of the Sunderbans region post Cyclone Yaas

BJP-led govt pursuing vendetta politics: Mamata on row over meeting with PM

'If Prime Minister asks me to touch his feet for welfare of Bengal people, I am ready to do that; but I should not be insulted,' says West Bengal CM

WB CM, chief secy insulted PM by not attending cyclone review meet: Suvendu

Leader of the opposition in West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the chief secretary have insulted Prime Minister Narendra Modi by not attending a meeting chaired by him to discuss the ravages caused by Cyclone Yaas.

Mamata Banerjee conducts aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in Parganas

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee conducted an aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in North and South 24 Parganas districts, and directed officials to ensure people affected get relief materials

BJP's Nadda accuses Mamata Banerjee of 'murder' of constitutional ethos

Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for skipping a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the state on Cyclone Yaas, BJP president J P Nadda on Friday accused her of "murder of constitutional ethos and the culture of cooperative federalism". Nadda said Modi holds the principle of cooperative federalism "very sacred" and has been actively working with all chief ministers irrespective of their party affiliation to give relief to people but unsurprisingly, he added, Banerjee's tactics and petty politics have once again come to haunt the people of Bengal. "When PM Narendra Modi stands strong with the citizens of West Bengal in wake of Cyclone Yaas, Mamata ji should also set aside her ego for the welfare of people. Her absence from the PM's meeting is murder of constitutional ethos & the culture of cooperative federalism," he tweeted. Modi visited Odisha and West Bengal and held review meetings in both the states on the post-cyclone situation. While Odisha ..

Left Cyclone Yaas review meet after taking PM's permission: Mamata

'As far as our estimation, damage of Rs 20,000 crore was caused (by the cyclone). So, we asked Rs 10,000 crore package each for the development of Digha and Sundarban,' says West Bengal CM

CM Mamata conducts aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in West Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday conducted an aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in North 24 Parganas district, officials said

PM Modi to assess impact of Cyclone Yaas, hold meetings in West Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday hold a review meeting to assess the impact of Cyclone Yass in West Bengal along with state Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Will hold review meeting on cyclone devastation with PM Modi, says Mamata

Modi is slated to visit Bengal on Friday

Cyclone Yaas: 300k houses damaged, over 10 mn people affected, says WB CM

Cautioning people that high tide in seas, caused by the storm surge, would persist, Mamata Banerjee claimed that Bengal happens to be the 'most-affected state'

Accused, their liberty should not suffer due to 'dharna' by CM, Law Min: SC

Observing that while it did not approve 'dharna' by the CM and the Law Minister, the Supreme Court said the accused and their personal liberty should not suffer either on account of such protests

All precautionary steps taken in Bengal for Cyclone Yaas: WB Govt

The West Bengal government has taken all precautionary measures to deal with Cyclone Yaas, likely to hit the state on May 26, and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will stay at a control room set up for the purpose to monitor the situation, officials said on Saturday, Banerjee, who held a high-level meeting at the state secretariat during the day, said that relief materials were dispatched to vulnerable areas, while officials were directed for early evacuation of people from coastal and riverine areas. "I have extensively reviewed the Disaster Management preparedness with regards to the impending Yaas cyclone today afternoon with all senior officers of relevant Central & State agencies along with DMs & SPs," Banerjee tweeted. "All officials have been advised integrated command, advance planning & early evacuation from coastal & riverine areas to rescue shelters including cyclone & flood shelters, and to conduct relief and rehabilitation operations at the

'Can't live without Didi': Turncoat Trinamool leader writes to Mamata

Sonali Guha left Trinamool Congress and joined the BJP after she was denied a ticket to contest the polls

Eye on 2024

Can Modi's third bid for power be made more challenging? If so, who will do it? And how? Especially if Gandhis and Congress fail to rise to that challenge

Mamata likely to contest from Bhabanipur, sitting MLA to vacate seat

Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay is all set to vacate the Bhabanipur assembly seat

Best of BS Opinion: DHFL resolution, the collapse of Indian cinema & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

PM's Covid meeting with CMs turned out to be super flop, insulting: Mamata

'Only CMs of BJP-ruled states were allowed to speak and others were reduced to puppets,' says West Bengal CM