[ad_1] Kolkata: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre for misusing central agencies to “harass leaders and public representatives of opposition parties”, who pose a threat to the saffron camp. Yadav, who is in the city to chair his party’s two-day national executive, is scheduled to meet West Bengal … Read more
[ad_1] Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav are likely to meet in Kolkata on Friday to discuss opposition unity for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress sources said. According to the sources, the two leaders, at the meeting at Banerjee’s residence at Kalighat in south Kolkata, are … Read more
[ad_1] Kolkata: The West Bengal government has written to the Centre seeking permission for poppy cultivation in the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday told the state Assembly during the special and extended Budget Session. She also sought the support of the legislators from the opposition BJP on this count. “The Union government does … Read more
[ad_1] Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said in the Assembly that her government will not be able to provide additional dearness allowance (DA) to the state government employees “even if she is beheaded”. Her comments come at a time when the joint forum of the state government employees have already announced … Read more
[ad_1] Kolkata: Calcutta High Court counsel and Congress leader Koustav Bagchi, who was arrested by Kolkata Police on Saturday morning for allegedly making derogatory remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was granted bail by a lower court on the same day. Senior advocate of Calcutta High Court and CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member Bikas … Read more
[ad_1] West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Central government over the Income Tax ‘survey’ at the office of BBC in Mumbai and Delhi, terming the Centre as more autocratic than Adolf Hitler or Nicolae Ceausescu. After Minister of State for … Read more
[ad_1] Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her reply on the discussion on the Union Budget in Lok Sabha on Friday, slammed the Congress and also took on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee while imitating her “chhi-chhi” jibe. Responding to the Opposition’s charge that allocation for minorities’ welfare … Read more
[ad_1] Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the total central dues to the state government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) currently stands at Rs 7,000 crore. “I feel sad that the Union government is depriving us on this count. Had they given at least something, … Read more
[ad_1] Howrah: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the Bantala leather complex in Kolkata will get an additional investment of Rs 10,000 crore. In the last one year, 92 new tanneries have been given land lease for setting up units in the complex, she said. “At Bantala, Rs 30,000 crore have been … Read more
[ad_1] Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that on the day of the Union Budget on Wednesday, the Union government virtually was on the verge of collapse because of the share market crash. “The government was on the verge of collapse. Desperate calls were made to some parties to provide funds … Read more