Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission, alleging that the Centre had appointed "BJP men" in the commission to manipulate the voters' list in a bid to win elections.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, speaking to the media in Kolkata yesterday, clarified that only 15 per cent of tea plantation land will be used for tea tourism and local employment.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation officially adopted the name change of Lansdowne Place to Pratul Mukherjee Sarani today.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has extended appreciation for the Chief Conservator of Forests for his role in capturing Zeenat, an escapee tigress of Similipal Tiger Reserve of Odhisa.
Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee will meet party leaders at a meeting at Netaji Indoor Stadium on 27 February.
The Joint Forum, a coalition of over 30 trade unions representing tea plantation workers of north Bengal, has announced an agitation programme to address critical issues in the tea industry.
Banerjee had criticized the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government and termed the Maha Kumbh 2025 “Mrityu Kumbh”, apparently referring to the deaths in a stamped incident at the venue last week.
Expressing their outrage, the 'sants' have unanimously demanded that Ms Banerjee retract her words and issue a public apology.
West Bengal CM Banerjee has criticised the Uttar Pradesh government for lack of planning at the Maha Kumbh, saying the spiritual gathering in Prayagraj has turned into “Mrityu Kumbh”.
The state secretariat Nabanna on Tuesday brought back ‘Bangali’ by removing ‘Bangla’ in the state anthem Banglar Mati Banglar Jol by Rabindranath Tagore, bringing to an end to the controversy since 2023 when the Mamata Banerjee government passed a Bill in the state Legislative Assembly making the poem as a state song.
