One Year Of Mamata Banerjee Government

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today turned up the volume for a sharp takedown of the Narendra Modi government, saying it has "ruined the country, the economy, foreign policy and the institutions, generated hate between people, fake social network, fake news... Everything is a lie. " She said she was being targetted by the Centre as she was...

A section of a bridge on an arterial road in Kolkata next to the upmarket New Alipore area crashed down this evening just a little before 5 pm, killing at least one person and raising fears of others being trapped under the rubble. Police, army medics and locals, who rushed to the spot, have managed to rescue 24 people. The collapse sent shock wave...

In a protest in West Bengal that is being compared to the massive Singur agitation a few years ago, hundreds of angry locals have this morning blocked major roads in Bhangar, 40 km from the state capital Kolkata, demanding an assurance from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that their land will not be forcibly acquired by the government for a power su...

In addition to Rabindranath Tagore songs, pedestrians and motorists in the city are now being treated to a song glorifying the theme "Ma Mati Manush" at traffic intersections to commemorate the completion of the first year of the Mamata Banerjee government.

Marking the anniversary of the end of 34-year-old Marxist rule in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, flanked by her supporters, took out a march on Sunday and claimed that her government had fulfilled most of the poll promises.

Mamata Banerjeee has given a 15 day deadline to the Centre on her demand for a 3 year moratorium on paying interest on huge loans taken during the tenure of the previous Left governments in the state. "It will have to be done. We are unable to pay. I have waited for one year and I will wait for another 15 days and then....," the chief minister tol...

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today turned up the volume for a sharp takedown of the Narendra Modi government, saying it has "ruined the country, the economy, foreign policy and the institutions, generated hate between people, fake social network, fake news... Everything is a lie. " She said she was being targetted by the Centre as she was...

A section of a bridge on an arterial road in Kolkata next to the upmarket New Alipore area crashed down this evening just a little before 5 pm, killing at least one person and raising fears of others being trapped under the rubble. Police, army medics and locals, who rushed to the spot, have managed to rescue 24 people. The collapse sent shock wave...

In a protest in West Bengal that is being compared to the massive Singur agitation a few years ago, hundreds of angry locals have this morning blocked major roads in Bhangar, 40 km from the state capital Kolkata, demanding an assurance from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that their land will not be forcibly acquired by the government for a power su...

In addition to Rabindranath Tagore songs, pedestrians and motorists in the city are now being treated to a song glorifying the theme "Ma Mati Manush" at traffic intersections to commemorate the completion of the first year of the Mamata Banerjee government.

Marking the anniversary of the end of 34-year-old Marxist rule in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, flanked by her supporters, took out a march on Sunday and claimed that her government had fulfilled most of the poll promises.

Mamata Banerjeee has given a 15 day deadline to the Centre on her demand for a 3 year moratorium on paying interest on huge loans taken during the tenure of the previous Left governments in the state. "It will have to be done. We are unable to pay. I have waited for one year and I will wait for another 15 days and then....," the chief minister tol...