Junior Doctors Accuse Mamata Govt Of Non-Cooperation And Intimidation

27 Sep 2024

Five days after partially resuming their duties at Government-run hospitals in West Bengal, junior doctors today alleged non-cooperation from the Trinamool Congress Government. The West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front has alleged that the State Government has revoked its permission for a convention scheduled on September 27, intended to discuss the...

Governor Seeks Explanation from CM Mamata on Sealing Bengal-Jharkhand Border Amid Flood Crisis

21 Sep 2024

Governor CV Ananda Bose of West Bengal has requested an explanation from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding the state's decision to seal the border with Jharkhand. According to sources from Raj Bhavan, the Governor invoked Article 167 of the Constitution, asking the Chief Minister to clarify whether the reports about...

Mic Turned Off At NITI Aayog? Mamata Banerjee Vs. Nirmala Sitharaman

28 Jul 2024

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ignited a significant political controversy on Saturday by alleging that her microphone was muted during her speech at the NITI Aayog's meeting. Banerjee claimed that chief ministers from BJP-ruled states were given more time to speak, while she was cut off after just five...

Opposition Criticizes Government Over Andhra Pradesh, Bihar Bonanza

23 Jul 2024

Minutes after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the Modi administration's 3.0 Budget 2024, the opposition slammed the BJP-led NDA government for appeasing allies N. Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar. Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader, accused the Modi administration of using the budget to "appease allies" for the "kursi bachao" scheme....

West Bengal: Woman Changes Stance, Claims Video Filmed Without Consent

02 Jul 2024

In a recent twist, a woman from Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal, who was seen in a viral video being beaten publicly along with a man, has claimed the footage was recorded without her permission. The woman, now recovering in a government hospital, has lodged a complaint with the...

Amit Shah Invokes Ray Classic To Take Epic Dig At Mamata

16 May 2024

Union Home Minister Amit Shah compared the brutal tyrant from auteur Satyajit Ray's beloved film "Hirak Rajar Deshe" to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Speaking at a public gathering in the Hooghly district on Wednesday, ahead of the fifth phase of voting in Bengal on May 20, Shah stated that if...

Howrah Used to Be Industrial Hub But Now Factories Have Been Shut Down: PM Modi

12 May 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress of operating a rampant "scam industry," lamenting the decline of Howrah from its erstwhile status as an industrial centre to a landscape of shuttered factories. Addressing a public gathering in Howrah, PM Modi highlighted TMC's purported specialization in corruption, contrasting it...

Amit Shah asks for detailed report on Sandeshkhali ‘sting’

07 May 2024

Home Minister Amit Shah, who spent the day in West Bengal on the campaign trail, is learnt to have asked for a “detailed report on the Sandeshkhali sting”. BJP sources said that the Union Home Minister held an organisation meeting late last night and asked the BJP State leadership to...

On 27th Foundation Day, Trinamool leaders try to paper over differences

02 Jan 2024

Rancour and finger-pointing by leaders marred the 27th foundation day of the Trinamool Congress on the first day of the new year even as party supremo Mamata Banerjee and second-in-command Abhishek Banerjee met in the evening to paper over the cracks. Leaders like party spokesperson Kunal Ghosh who are allied with...

Bengal minister likens Mamata with Sri Chaitanya, Opp mocks him

28 Dec 2023

West Bengal minister Bratya Basu courted controversy by likening Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with the state’s spiritual icon Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya. His comments have drawn ridicule from the opposition parties. Basu while speaking at a programme at Purbasthali in Purba Bardhaman district on Tuesday described the Trinamool Congress supremo as...