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.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee ripped into the BJP on Tuesday over the Calcutta High Court’s judgment on Monday that cancelled the appointment of 25,753 teaching and non-teaching staff in the state’s schools in 2016
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today termed the order by the Division Bench of Calcutta High Court led by Justice Debangsu Basak “illegal”.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that Narendra Modi was doing whatever he wanted to do as the Prime Minister of a caretaker government despite the notification of Lok Sabha elections by the Election Commission.
Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a 'great liar', Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that the violence at Rezinagar in Murshidabad on Wednesday was preplanned by the BJP.
Shatrughan Sinha, candidate from Asansol, MPs Shatabdi Roy and Deepak Adhikari (Deb), who are contesting from Bolpur and Ghatal LS Sabha seats will campaign for party nominees in the third phase.
