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02 Jul

Bengal post-poll violence: People were dying, govt in denial mode

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In a major embarrassment to the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court has instructed the police to register all the cases pertaining to post-poll violence in the state. The Calcutta HC, after reading the National Human Rights Commission report on post-poll violence, has directed the police to register cases in all matters which have either been reported to it or have been placed before NHRC or any other authority/Commission, get statements of victims recorded under Section 164 of CrPC. Acknowledging the violence, the HC also finds Mamta Banerjee Government on the wrong foot and in denial mode,…

01 Jul

West Bengal to set up two cancer hospitals in association with Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital

editor0 CommentsHealth, West BengalMamata Banerjee, west bengal

West Bengal state government will set up two cancer hospitals in the state, at SSKM Hospital and the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, in association with the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said. Around 25 per cent of the cancer patients from the state go to the Mumbai hospital for treatment, Mamata said. Such patients and their families have to struggle hard to get appointments and arrange their stay in Mumbai during the treatment. “Twenty-five per cent of our cancer patients go to the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai. They face a lot of difficulties…

08 Jun

CM Mamata Banerjee holds press conference: Cancels West Bengal Madhyamik and Uchha Madhyamik board exams

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CM Mamata Banerjee during a press conference on Tuesday, cancelled West Bengal Class 10 Madhyamik board exams and the Class 12 Uchha Madhyamik board exams. Earlier, CM Banerjee had said that the Class 12 board exams would be conducted in the last week of July and Madhyamik or Class 10 board exams would be held in the second week of August. The decision to cancel the exams came after the public had given a stand against the conduction of board exams amidst the pandemic. The CM said that 79% of the 24000 emails that were received from the public were…

04 Jun

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announces some relaxations to restrictions in West Bengal

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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, announced some relaxations to the current restrictions in the state, while addressing a meeting at Nabanna today. Retail stores can now be kept open from 12 noon-4 pm, informed the CM. Hotels and restaurants can be kept open with a 50% workforce from 5 pm to 8 pm only if the workers are vaccinated and all safety measures must be followed. She annoumced free vaccines for the workers of rice mills and flour mills like ration shop workers. The CM further said that partial exemptions are also being considered in the case of shopping malls. There…

20 May

“One Nation, All Humiliation”: Mamata Banerjee On Meeting With PM

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"This was not a one-way communication... it was one way humiliation... One nation, all humiliation," said Mamata Banerjee who was part of several meetings with the Prime Minister on Covid and even skipped a few. After the video conference of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chief Ministers of nine states, West Bengal Chief Minister claimed that the state heads were not allowed to speak during the conference and slammed the PM by calling ‘Shahenshah of New Delhi’. “The Prime Minister thinks that all the Chief Ministers are mere puppets or bonded laborers for which we were not allowed to speak…

19 May

West Bengal has a History of Clash Between State and Governor, But Battle has Crossed Boundaries this Time

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to President and Prime Minister demanding a change of Governor in the interest of "good governance " in the state . The letter comes immediately after the CBI arrested four Trinamool leaders, including two ministers, a former minister and a former Mayor in the Narada scam, on Monday.Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has been on an unusual offensive against the Mamata government after the ruling Trinamool Congress won a landslide in this summer's assembly polls.Banerjee's letters despatched on Tuesday alleges that Governor Dhankhar has been raking up an 'exaggerated version' of violence in West…

05 May

Mamata Banerjee sworn in as Bengal CM: Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar sends out a sharp message

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Soon after taking oath as the chief minister of West Bengal for the third consecutive term, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged all the political parties to ensure peace prevails in the state. Banerjee’s reaction came following the killing of at least 14 people in the post-poll violence in Bengal. Banerjee, who was sworn in at 10.45 this morning, said, “My first priority is to control covid. I am now going to Nabanna (state administration headquarter). There I will hold a meeting with my officers. and will take necessary measures to control covid immediately. I will address media again this evening.” “There is some sporadic…

26 Apr

There are 284 candidates in the fray in 34 seats for the 7 phase voting in the Bengali elections

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On Monday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Swadesh Bhabanipur and 34 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, more than 86 million voters will decide the political fate of 264 candidates, vote in the seventh phase in the second wave of COVID-19. Security measures have been taken the violence has escalated in the wake of earlier levels of violence, particularly in the wake of the April 10, 4th round of voting in cooch Behar, an Election Commission official said.

09 Apr

Mamata Banerjee gets EC notice for her ‘false’ remarks. If fails to explain herself, action would be taken against her: says EC

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Calling her statements against the Central Paramilitary Forces “completely false and provocative,” the Election Commission on Friday issued a notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and asked her to explain her stand on the same before 11 am Saturday. If Banerjee fails to explain herself, action would be taken against her for violating the Model Code of Conduct as well as sections 186, 189, 505 of the IPC, the notice said. In a strongly worded notice, the poll body deemed statements made by the TMC supremo on May 28 and April 7 as an attempt to “berate and vilify Central Paramilitary Forces…

08 Apr

Yogi Adityanath said that some leaders like Mamata and Rahul only became Hindus during the elections

editor0 CommentsNorth EastMamata Banerjee, Yogi Adityanath

Remembering on Swami Vivekananda, CM Adityanath said, "Being a Hindu does not mean that one person is narrow. Swami Vivekananda strongly represented Hinduism on the world stage. He was the one who said, 'Guru se kaho hum Hindu hai (say) with pride, we are Hindus). We should be Hindus, it should be a matter of pride for me, not something to be ashamed of. Those who have massacred innocents, those who have exploited people for their vote bank politics should be ashamed, "Adityanath said.The Uttar Pradesh chief minister on thursday slammed leaders who were trying to use the ‘Hindu’ card…