Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Amid the growing rift in the Trinamool Congress, party MP Saugata Roy on Friday said that some of his fellow lawmakers are claiming they did not sign any document, yet their names are still being used, even as termed whatever is happening is immoral and unethical, as these lawmakers were elected on the party’s symbol and received full support from it, with campaigning led by party President Mamata Banerjee. Speaking to IANS, Saugata Roy said: “Some people are claiming tha…
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Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Newly appointed state Public Education and Library Minister Gouri Shankar Ghosh on Thursday said that frivolous books written by former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will no longer be kept in government libraries. Such libraries used to have various books by Mamata Banerjee, which, according to the minister, were not serious and contained meaningless poems. After the change of power in the state, the layout of libraries is changing. Instead, there will be books about the…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Saumitra Khan said on Thursday that the rebel Trinamool Congress leaders are free to form a separate platform and will not be allowed to join the BJP.His reaction comes amid a growing rift within the Trinamool Congress, leading to the resignation of several party leaders and MPs.Previously, Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar and West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya had made similar statements that no leader from the Mamata Ban…
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) The possibility of a civil enclave at Air Force Station Kalaikunda in West Midnapore district of West Bengal has been revived following the change of government in the state.For over a decade, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) have been pursuing the matter with the West Bengal government. However, little progress was made regarding land acquisition and the creation of necessary infrastructure, including road connectivity to the neares…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) NDA leaders, on Saturday, hailed India’s stronger‑than‑expected 7.7 per cent expansion in fiscal 2026, calling it a “remarkable achievement” for the country even as economies around the globe are reeling from the impact of the West Asia conflict, given the worldwide surge in crude oil prices.West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya said, “When the whole world is living in a state of instability, India’s growth is giving a new hope to the entire world. Under the…
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the BJP is planning an initiative to secure Geographical Indication (GI) tags for several traditional Bengali sweets that currently lack formal recognition, the party said on Saturday.The party’s goal is to establish several popular Bengali sweets, which are still without Geographical Indication (GI) recognition, at the national and international levels.According to the party, it will apply through the state government for the traditional sweets tha…
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) The full Cabinet of the BJP government in West Bengal is set to be formed on Monday. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced how many ministers will take oath at Lok Bhavan during the Cabinet expansion exercise.On Sunday, the Chief Minister posted on social media: “Tomorrow, the full Cabinet of the nationalist government elected by the people of West Bengal is going to be formed. Thirty-five ministers of the West Bengal government will take oath at Lok Bhavan at 11 a…
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) After six people were arrested in connection with the attack and harassment of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur, the party on Sunday claimed that the police action was merely a formality and alleged that the actual perpetrators were linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party also raised concerns over the security arrangements available to Banerjee, questioning whether the central security cover provided to a sitting Member of Parliament would …
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) The leaders of all the political parties in West Bengal on Saturday condemned the heckling and physical assault of Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, at Sonarpur in South 24 Paragans district earlier in the day. However, while describing the incident as unfortunate, the leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the CPI-M reminded of the arrogant and provocative public speeches by Abhishek Banerjee at a number of …
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) West Bengal BJP president and Rajya Sabha member Samik Bhattacharya on Saturday claimed in a social media post that the Tata Group would return to the state with fresh investment proposals.Referring to the exit of the Tata Motors’ Nano project from Singur in Hooghly district in October 2008, Bhattacharya said the group had been forced to leave amid the anti-land acquisition movement led by the Trinamool Congress under then Opposition leader Mamata Banerjee, who later bec…