Bengal Assembly Session

A two-day special session of the West Bengal assembly was convened by the government on September 2 to table and pass a Bill which would provide for capital punishment to convicted rapists, Parliamentary Affairs minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said.

Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was on Tuesday suspended for the entire winter session of the West Bengal Assembly for making "objectionable remarks" against Speaker Biman Banerjee.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday attended the G20 meeting in Kolkata, where delegates from member countries have assembled for a three-day session, and said her government believes in giving development a humane face.

The possibility of a resolution to a deadlock due to suspension of the Leader of Opposition and four BJP MLAs from West Bengal assembly was heard on Thursday.

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar today took a dig at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying she has applauded disorder in the House on the inaugural day of the budget session when he had to cut short his inaugural speech and table it instead.

BJP lawmakers Sudip Mukhopadhyay and Mihir Goswami were on Wednesday suspended from attending the West Bengal assembly for the rest of the budget session for creating disturbances in the House during Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's inaugural speech.

The West Bengal assembly saw unruly scenes on the first day of the Budget session as BJP members protested in the well of the house over alleged post-poll violence in the recently held local body elections.

High drama was witnessed on the first day of the budget session of the West Bengal assembly on Monday as Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was forced to table his inaugural address with BJP MLAs staging a protest in the House.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Sunday that he has invited Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee to Raj Bhavan later in the day for a discussion on ensuring "sanctity" of House proceedings, while pointing out that "live coverage" of his addre

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday summoned West Bengal's legislature for a session at the highly unusual time of 2 AM on March 7, acting on a typographical mistake in the state cabinet's proposal note.

The West Bengal assembly's winter session is scheduled to begin from November 1 and will continue till November 18, Speaker Biman Banerjee said on Wednesday.

Chaos erupted in the Bengal Assembly on Friday afternoon as governor Jagdeep Dhankhar began his speech - the opening address of the new Assembly session

The budget session of the West Bengal Assembly will begin from July 2 with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's address, Speaker Biman Banerjee said on Tuesday.

Amid the rising heat of the West Bengal Assembly poll campaign, The Central Burau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have issued a bunch of notifications to state officials allegedly related to various scams. They have been asked to appear for questioning next week. The ruling Trinamool Congress has called the summoning aut...

The Trinamool Congress on Monday sought an adjournment of the Parliament session citing assembly elections in five states of the country.

A two-day special session of the West Bengal assembly was convened by the government on September 2 to table and pass a Bill which would provide for capital punishment to convicted rapists, Parliamentary Affairs minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said.

Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was on Tuesday suspended for the entire winter session of the West Bengal Assembly for making "objectionable remarks" against Speaker Biman Banerjee.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday attended the G20 meeting in Kolkata, where delegates from member countries have assembled for a three-day session, and said her government believes in giving development a humane face.

The possibility of a resolution to a deadlock due to suspension of the Leader of Opposition and four BJP MLAs from West Bengal assembly was heard on Thursday.

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar today took a dig at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying she has applauded disorder in the House on the inaugural day of the budget session when he had to cut short his inaugural speech and table it instead.

BJP lawmakers Sudip Mukhopadhyay and Mihir Goswami were on Wednesday suspended from attending the West Bengal assembly for the rest of the budget session for creating disturbances in the House during Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's inaugural speech.

The West Bengal assembly saw unruly scenes on the first day of the Budget session as BJP members protested in the well of the house over alleged post-poll violence in the recently held local body elections.

High drama was witnessed on the first day of the budget session of the West Bengal assembly on Monday as Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was forced to table his inaugural address with BJP MLAs staging a protest in the House.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Sunday that he has invited Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee to Raj Bhavan later in the day for a discussion on ensuring "sanctity" of House proceedings, while pointing out that "live coverage" of his addre

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday summoned West Bengal's legislature for a session at the highly unusual time of 2 AM on March 7, acting on a typographical mistake in the state cabinet's proposal note.

The West Bengal assembly's winter session is scheduled to begin from November 1 and will continue till November 18, Speaker Biman Banerjee said on Wednesday.

Chaos erupted in the Bengal Assembly on Friday afternoon as governor Jagdeep Dhankhar began his speech - the opening address of the new Assembly session

The budget session of the West Bengal Assembly will begin from July 2 with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's address, Speaker Biman Banerjee said on Tuesday.

Amid the rising heat of the West Bengal Assembly poll campaign, The Central Burau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have issued a bunch of notifications to state officials allegedly related to various scams. They have been asked to appear for questioning next week. The ruling Trinamool Congress has called the summoning aut...

The Trinamool Congress on Monday sought an adjournment of the Parliament session citing assembly elections in five states of the country.