Tag: West Bengal
CBI challenges Madan Mitra’s bail in High Court
The CBI on Tuesday filed a petition before the Calcutta High Court seeking cancellation of the bail granted to former West Bengal transport minister Madan...
Rains in Darjeeling, more to come
Kolkata: Most parts of West Bengal, besides Darjeeling hills, experienced little or no rainfall today as the weatherman forecast moderate to heavy rains in the sub-Himalayan...
Bengal urges DVC not to release more water
The West Bengal government on Tuesday urged the Damodar Valley Corporation not to release more water to prevent flooding of a number of south Bengal...
West Bengal delegation holds meeting with BMW in Munich
The West Bengal delegation that visited Munich had a "productive meeting" with the German auto major BMW, State Finance Minister Amit Mitra today said.
"It...
Please call us Bengal or Bangla now, says Mamata Banerjee
If the Centre accepts West Bengal’s proposal of changing the name then it will become “Bengal” in English, “Bangla” or “Bangal” in Bengali and...
Rs 99 lakh, gold biscuits found from dead passenger’s bag
The railway police of Kharagpur on Saturday found over Rs 99 lakh in cash and three gold biscuits from the belongings of a passenger who...
TMC mobilising DMs, SPs to woo Cong leaders: Adhir
West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury today alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress is mobilising district magistrates and SPs to woo his party leaders...
CPI backs Mamata on decision to rename West Bengal
The Communist Party of India, for a change, is on the same page as the Trinamool Congress government on the issue of renaming the...
Mamata criticises Centre for divisive politics
Lashing out at the NDA-led Centre for pursuing "divisive politics", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today urged the minority community not to fall...
Jyoti Basu as PM was “worth-trying”: Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India believes that making late CPI(M) stalwart Jyoti Basu the Prime Minister was an experiment "worth-trying" but is unsure if...