On the occasion of International Women's Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that every woman owns the strength and power to shape her world, as she is not weaker than anyone or inferior.
West Bengal Governor C.V Ananda Bose, on Friday, assured the vice-chancellors of state-run universities to speak to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the issues of increasing incidents of campus violence in the state.
Today, the first committee meeting of the ruling Trinamul Congress was held to discuss findings from the door-to-door scrutiny of the voters’ lists across the state at the Trinamul Bhavan.
As the world gears up to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, a pertinent question looms ~ how far have we truly come in achieving gender equality? In India, women have risen to positions of power, yet they continue to battle the deeply entrenched patriarchal mindset that seeks to diminish their contributions and limit their aspirations.
Darjeeling, the queen of hills, is grappling with a persistent and worsening traffic crisis, especially during the peak tourist season.
Iterating that it is the BJP which is behind the trouble in Sandeshkhali, chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Sunday that there is an effort on to destabilise this peaceful state.
Miss Banerjee had recently announced that the deprived job card holders would be paid from the state government coffers from 1 March.
The state government has set up camps to resolve the grievances of local residences at Sandeshkali, which was organised today with the help of revenue and land revenue officers to investigate allegations related to land and settlements.
She was 79-years of age and was suffering from age-related problems for some time.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday put the blame squarely on the BJP for fomenting trouble in Sandeshkhali, while asserting that all necessary steps have been taken to restore peace in the area.
