Despite regular visits by the task force to local markets, following instructions from chief minister Mamata Banerjee, a section of traders continues to sell vegetables, especially potatoes, onions, and garlic, at inflated prices once officials leave the premises.
Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee will preside over the meeting of the national working committee of the party tomorrow. The meeting will be held at her Kalighat residence.
Ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP has repeatedly accused the state government of antiHindu bias, citing incidents in Murshidabad's Beldanga and neighboring Bangladesh.
While in Birbhum district, police have conducted raids throughout the night and vehicle full of cattle, coal and stone have been seized from the highways and drivers arrested.
Senior BJP leader and Member of Parliament Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato, a member of the Parliamentary Committee for home affairs, has written today to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to increase the monthly assistance under the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme to Rs 2,000.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee in a tweet today wrote: “I am deeply touched by everyone's well wishes for my health.
If there is one similarity between the Prime Minister of India and the Chief Minister of West Bengal, it is that they take their politics seriously.
If a helicopter makes an emergency landing because of bad weather or whatever other reason, it is not that unlikely…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the promises made by them during last Lok Sabha elections.
Miss Banerjee’s helicopter suddenly ran into bad weather due to heavy rain as it was flying to Bagdogra Airport after the chief minister addressed an election rally at Chekunda Bandari in Jalpaiguri this afternoon.
