KOLKATA,DEC 24 : Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin accused the West Bengal government of stifling the voice of artistes and writers, claiming that the play ‘Lajja’ (Shame), adapted from her novel, was forced to be cancelled at two theatre festivals in the state. Nasrin alleged that the police intervened at the Gobardanga Natyoutsav in North […]Continue Reading
West Bengal , Sept 3 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday described the anti-rape bill tabled in the state assembly as “historic.” The bill proposes death penalty for those convicted of rape if their actions lead to the victim’s death or a vegetative state. In addition, it stipulates a life sentence without […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, AUG 15: The CPI(M) led Left Front of West Bengal on Thursday demanded the resignation of CM Mamata Banerjee as the Health and Home minister over the vandalism at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Chief Minister Banerjee holds the Health and Home portfolios. Around midnight, as the country celebrated its 78th […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, AUG 12: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government will hand over the RG Kar hospital doctor murder probe to the CBI if the police are unable to solve the case by Sunday. Banerjee also said she wants the case to be tried in a fast-track court. “I want the […]Continue Reading
ଓଡ଼ିଶା, ୧୧/୮ : ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ମୋହନ ଚରଣ ମାଝୀ ଆଜି ଟେଲିଫୋନ୍ ଯୋଗେ ପଶ୍ଚିମବଙ୍ଗ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ମମତା ବାନାର୍ଜୀଙ୍କ ସହିତ କଥା ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି। ଆଳୁ ଯୋଗାଣ ସମସ୍ୟା ସ୍ୱଭାବିକ କରିବାକୁ ମମତାଙ୍କୁ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ଏ ଦିଗରେ ଉପଯୁକ୍ତ ପଦକ୍ଷେପ ନେବେ ବୋଲି ମମତା ପ୍ରତିଶ୍ରୁତି ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି।ପଶ୍ଚିମବଙ୍ଗ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ସହିତ କଥା ହେବା ପରେ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ମୋହନ ଚରଣ ମାଝୀ କହିଛନ୍ତି, ଦିଲ୍ଲୀରେ ଆଲୋଚନା ହେବା ପରେ ଓଡ଼ିଶାକୁ Continue Reading
WEST BENGAL, AUG 10 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday reacted to the uproar over the death of a 31-year-old post-graduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and said that the accused would be hanged if required. She said she had directed the case to be fast-tracked. The […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JULY 27 : An irate West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walked out of the Niti Aayog meeting that was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, claiming that her mic was muted, and she was not allowed to speak beyond five minutes. Banerjee, who was the only Chief Minister from an […]Continue Reading
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ବର, ୨୭/୭: ଓଡ଼ିଶା-ପଶ୍ଚିମବଙ୍ଗ ସୀମାରୁ ଆଳୁ ଟ୍ରକ୍ଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଫେରିଯିବା ପରେ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ଦର ବୃଦ୍ଧି ହୋଇଛି। ବ୍ୟବସାୟୀମାନେ ମନମୁତାବକ ଆଳୁ ବିକ୍ରି କରୁଛନ୍ତି।ରାଜ୍ୟ ଯୋଗାଣମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ କିଲୋ ପିଛା ୩୨ଟଙ୍କାରେ ବିକ୍ରି କରିବାକୁ କହୁବାକୁ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଦେଇଥିବା ବେଳେ ଗ୍ରାହକମାନେ ଆଳୁ କିଲୋ ୮୦ ଟଙ୍କା ପର୍ୟ୍ୟନ୍ତ କିଣୁଛନ୍ତି।ରୋଷେଇଶାଳ ଅନ୍ୟତମ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ପରିବା ଆଳୁ ଦର ବୃଦ୍ଧି ନେଇ ରାଜ୍ୟବାସୀ ଚିନ୍ତାରେ ଥିବା ବେଳେ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ମୋହନ ଚରଣ Continue Reading
କୋଲକାତା,୨୯/୫: ପଶ୍ଚିମବଙ୍ଗର ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ମମତା ବାନାର୍ଜୀ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ମୋଦୀଙ୍କୁ ଭଗବାନ ବୋଲି କହିଥିବା ବିଜେପି ନେତାଙ୍କୁ କଡ଼ା ସମାଲୋଚନା କରିଛନ୍ତି। ମମତା ବାନାର୍ଜୀ କହିଛନ୍ତି ଯେ ଯଦି ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ମୋଦୀ ଭଗବାନ ତେବେ ସେ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ମନ୍ଦିର ନିର୍ମାଣ କରିବେ। କେବଳ ଏତିକି ନୁହେଁ, ମମତା ବାନାର୍ଜୀ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏପରି ବିବୃତ୍ତି ଦେଉଥିବା ନେତାଙ୍କୁ ଟାର୍ଗେଟ୍ କରିଛନ୍ତି।ମମତା ବାନାର୍ଜୀ କହିଛନ୍ତି, ‘କେହି କେହି କୁହନ୍ତି ଯେ Continue Reading
KOLKATA, MAR 15: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s health condition is “stable”, a senior official of the state administration said on Friday. The 69-year-old Banerjee, who suffered a major injury on her forehead and nose during a fall inside her Kalighat residence in South Kolkata on Thursday evening, also “slept well”, he said. Continue Reading