Kolkata: Hours after her government faced a big setback in the teachers’ recruitment case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she does not accept the Supreme Court judgment personally, but her government will implement it and repeat the selection process. She also questioned if Opposition BJP and CPM wanted Bengal’s education system to collapse. … Read more
In a massive loss of face to the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, the Supreme Court has upheld the Calcutta High Court order, cancelling the appointment of more than 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff under the West Bengal School Service Commission. The Supreme Court said the entire selection process is “vitiated by manipulation and … Read more
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, submitted that Ram Navami should be celebrated along with the state’s most popular festival, Durga Puja, during autumn while asserting that Lord Ram worshipped Goddess Durga to seek her blessings to defeat 10-headed demon king Ravana. Her remarks came amid preparations underway in the state by … Read more
London: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while addressing the Kellogg College, Oxford University in London, on Thursday, was interrupted suddenly by a group of protesting students, who tried to disrupt her speech and embarrass the Chief Minister by raising the issue of post-poll violence and the RG Kar College and hospital financial scandal. However, … Read more
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday conveyed the message of “harmony, peace and unity” from Furfura Sharif, while slamming opposition voices that questioned her intentions behind visiting the prominent shrine. Mamata Banerjee visited Furfura Sharif, a village in Hooghly district – which houses the sacred shrine of Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique, a … Read more
Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the BJP went head-to-head in the Assembly Wednesday, trading allegations of communalism and making inflammatory statements. The fierce row included Ms Banerjee thundering “I’m a Hindu… don’t need certification from BJP”, and ripping into the saffron party’s “imported Hindu dharma”. The opposition party then responded with accusations of … Read more
New Delhi: West Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has dismissed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s allegations of electoral manipulation, saying that the voter roll update process follows established legal protocols. The remarks came after Ms Banerjee accused the BJP of adding fake voters to influence elections in the state. The West Bengal CEO issued a statement … Read more
Kolkata: Setting the stage for next year’s 2026 assembly elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday set an ambitious target of winning over 215 of the 294 assembly seats to secure a fourth consecutive term in power, while vowing to cut down the BJP’s tally significantly. The TMC supremo slightly revised the 2021 … Read more
Kolkata: Will Abhishek Banerjee – the nephew of Trinamool boss and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and her right-hand man – join the BJP months before the 2026 Assembly election? Not even if one were to “slit my neck”, the Lok Sabha MP declared Thursday. “People are spreading rumours that Abhishek Banerjee will go to … Read more
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and actor Mithun Chakraborty has strongly responded to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remarks regarding the Maha Kumbh and said that her statements are inaccurate as 70 crore people attended and took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam that proves the immense influence of Sanatana Dharma. “What … Read more