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Kolkata, Feb 3: Ailing former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday attended a Left Front rally at Brigade Parade Ground, making a public appearance after a gap of almost three years.

KOLKATA, 3 FEBRUARY 2019: In an ongoing battle of words between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, today said today Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh should worry about winning their own Lok Sabha seats before dreaming of a victory in West Bengal. Ms Banerjee added that…

Thakurnagar (WB), Feb 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of orchestrating violence against BJP workers, claiming she had become jittery due to people’s love for his party.

Durgapur, Feb 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal of killing the aspirations of the middle-class people in the state.

Kolkata, 1 February 2019: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will visit Durgapur in West Bengal on February 2, 2019.

SSC discharged from contempt proceedings by High Court in connection with the publication of a merit list of candidates to recruit teachers for 12,905 vacancies

Birbhum (WB), Jan 30 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to prove that she took money selling her paintings.

Kolkata, Jan 28 (PTI) The CBI has alleged that the probe into the multi-crore Saradha ponzi scam has been badly hit by a “hostile” government machinery in West Bengal, which is delaying filing of the final charge sheet.

Kolkata, Jan 19 (PTI) Issuing a war cry ‘Delhi mein sarkar badal do’ (change the government at the Centre), Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Saturday asserted that the “expiry date” of the Modi government is over and a united opposition will win the coming general elections.

Kolkata, Jan 17 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said the mega opposition rally being hosted by her Trinamool Congress here on January 19 would sound the “death knell” for the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls and regional parties would be the deciding factor.

Jalpaiguri (WB), Nov 28: A man was allegedly lynched by a mob on Wednesday near a tea garden in Malbazar on suspicion that police had released him and one other in connection with the killing of a youth, a police officer said.

Kolkata, Nov 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend four rallies during BJP’s December “rath yatra” in West Bengal to give a thrust to the party’s campaign in the state ahead of the 2019 general elections, the party’s state unit said Monday.

Kolkata, Nov 22: Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sovan Chatterjee resigned from the post of Kolkata mayor on Thursday as directed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Chatterjee sent his resignation letter through a messenger to Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) chairperson Mala Roy.
Roy, accepting the resignation letter, held a high-level meeting at her office Thursday.

Kolkata, Nov 22: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the rate of unemployment had come down by 40 per cent in the state, due to various developmental schemes.
Speaking in the Assembly House, Banerjee said there are 300 ITIs and polytechnics, and the state government has undertaken the ‘Utkarsh Bangla’ project, which aims to skill six lakh people every year.

Kolkata, Nov 20: West Bengal Minister for Housing and Fire Services Sovan Chatterjee resigned from the cabinet on Tuesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here.
Chatterjee has also been asked to quit the post of the Kolkata mayor, she said.
“He had earlier expressed his will to resign four-five times… We thought that he will realise (his mistakes). He resigned today and we have accepted it. He has also been asked to quit the post of city mayor,” Banerjee told reporters at the state secretariat.