Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) Describing the theft of Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel Prize medallion as a shame, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said given a chance, she could endeavour to retrieve the stolen prize.
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) Even as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been targeting the saffron brigade on a range of issues, BJP national President Amit Shah on Wednesday refrained from taking on the Trinamool supremo here.
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday urged people to refrain from parking their hard-earned money in chit funds and said the government had no responsibility to compensate them if they lost financially in their endeavour.
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday issued strict instructions to police to take stern steps against promoters and all others filling up water bodies in the state, and said no one should not be spared even if they took her name.
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee government on Tuesday proposed to rename West Bengal as "Bengal", dropping "West" from its name, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee said.
Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed the state's gross domestic product has more than doubled since 2010.
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) Activist-writer Mahasweta Devi, who crusaded for the rights of tribals and the marginalised for decades, was on Friday cremated with full state honours as commoners and eminent personalities led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid their last respects.
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) While West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee may claim her Trinamool Congress to be the party of the poor, more than half of the members of her 42-strong ministry are 'crorepatis' (multimillionaires) with Rs 3.3 crore being the average assets.
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Accusing the Centre of destroying federalism and pushing the states towards destruction, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday ridiculed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking credit for development carried out by her government.
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) A West Bengal court on Monday remanded Abdul Baki Mandal, arrested for possessing cannabis, to police custody for 10 days.
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) It's that time of the year when thousands of devout Hindus pull the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balaram and their sister Subhadra. And Wednesday was no exception as devotees across West Bengal did their bit to be part of this age-old annual festival of Ratha Yatra.
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) A West Bengal court on Wednesday remanded Mohammad Masiuddin, arrested on suspicion of having links with the Islamic State (IS), in 14-day police custody.
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) A tribal woman in West Bengal's Burdwan district was found living with the decomposed body of her father, police said on Sunday.
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon on Thursday called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and discussed wide-ranging issues including investment in the state.
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) A day after CPI-M censured one of its legislators for participating in a Congress rally over price rise, the party-led Left Front on Monday staged a joint walkout with Congress from the West Bengal assembly after being denied a discussion on price rise.