Mamata Banerjee

Mamata asks CPM to stop negative criticism

Kolkata: In an apparent reference to the CPI(M)'s accusation that her government lacked a clear policy in various sectors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday asked the party not to indulge in negative criticism and warned it against resorting to bandhs. "Those who are jealous take to negative criticism. I ask them to be positive. We are being accused of not having any vision. Those who themselves have...

Mamata Banerjee to write lyrics for a film?

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is also an acknowledged painter and poet, is now turning lyricist for a film on girl trafficking by cinestar-turned-MLA Chiranjit. The popular actor, who won the last Assembly election on a Trinamool Congress ticket, said 'Didi' had expressed readiness to pen the lyrics for one of the songs of the film. "Let's see how things progress," Chiranjit told PTI. Asked what made...

Trinamool pursuing undemocratic policies: CPM

Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Saturday accused the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal of pursuing "undemocratic and anti-people" policies after it decided to revoke subsidies to the transport corporations. "What kind of a policy is this? It is not necessary that all corporations will have to make profit... but now the government is saying that they will not give any subsidies to the corporations,"...

We don't support separatists, says Mamata

Siliguri: Ahead of her meeting with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) top leaders on Saturday on the Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she did not support separatists. "We do not want any division (between the hills and the plains). But we want unity among the hills and the plains. I do not support separatists," Banerjee said while inaugurating the week-long North Bengal Utsav. GJM...

We don't support separatists, says Mamata

Siliguri: Ahead of her meeting with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) top leaders on Saturday on the Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she did not support separatists. "We do not want any division (between the hills and the plains). But we want unity among the hills and the plains. I do not support separatists," Banerjee said while inaugurating the week-long North Bengal Utsav...

Mamata Banerjee out to paint Kolkata blue

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is planning to paint Kolkata blue. On roads, on flyovers and even on trees, after the red rule of the Left and the green wave of Poriborton, Mamata is out to paint the city blue. The chief minister has decreed that the city needs a neutral uniform colour code. If the government has its way even the iconic yellow taxis of Kolkata will...

Woman fakes as Mamata's assistant, arrested

Kolkata: A woman was on Wednesday arrested for impersonating as personal assistant to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The woman named Seema Malhotra was arrested for impersonating as the personal assistant of the chief minister and promising people contracts in the railways. Police arrested her on the basis of a complaint made by a person whom she had cheated recently. The woman has been arrested earlier as well. ...

Bengal debt burden can be more, hints Mamata

Krishnagar (WB): The debt burden bequeathed by the erstwhile Left Front government in West Bengal could be more than Rs 2.3 lakh crore, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday hinted. "The debt of Rs 2.3 lakh crore is to our knowledge only, but the amount can be more, which we do not know, as many papers are missing," Mamata said while launching some local trains here in Nadia district. Painting...

'Left responsible for poor healthcare in WB'

Thiruvananthapuram: Under attack for a spate of crib deaths in West Bengal, a Trinamool Congress minister at the Centre on Monday passed on the blame to the erstwhile Left Front rule for the "poor state of affairs" in state-run hospitals. "The 34 years of Left rule has completely destroyed the infrastructure in West Bengal and the present government is engaged in improving things," Union Minister of State for Health, Sudip...

WB: 2 more infants die at Malda Medical College

New Delhi: In West Bengal, two more deaths have taken place at the Malda Medical College. Over a 100 babies have died in the region this year itself. As always, doctors claimed that the infants were malnourished and critical when brought to the hospital. West Bengal has been witnessing an increasing number of infant deaths at government facilities. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has attributed the deaths to malnutrition...

WB: 10 infants dead in Bankura in 48 hours

Kolkata: Barely a week after 40 babies were reported dead in Malda, there have been more deaths. Ten infants have been reported dead in Bankura district over 48 hours. The West Bengal government has cited malnutrition and under-weight as the reasons for the deaths. Incidentally, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who also holds the health portfolio, has been dismissive, saying that child mortality in fact has dropped in the...

Kolkata: AMRI Hospital MD granted interim bail

Kolkata: A city court on Thursday granted interim bail to renowned Dr Mani Chettri, arrested in connection with the fire at AMRI hospital that claimed 93 lives. Chettri, the managing director in whose name the hospital had the licence, was arrested on January 27 along with another renowned doctor Pranab Dasgupta. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipore, C H Karim granted interim bail to Chettri till February 16 on a bond of...

Should Govt employees be prohibited to go on strike?

Mamata Banerjee has introduced a proposal to debar employees from forming trade unions. ...

Right to strike: Opposition vs Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata: The Writers' Building in Kolkata is in the eye of a brewing storm. State Government employees are on a protest after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's government proposed to debar them from forming unions or going on strike. The earlier Left Government had allowed government employees to strike. But the present dispensation says this is simply unacceptable. Labor Minister Purnendu Bose said, "We are of the view that government employees...

Mamata Banerjee dubs baby deaths 'rumour'

Sajnekhali (West Bengal): Blaming a section of the media for joining the opposition chorus over death of babies in state-run hospitals, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday dubbed it as 'rumour' since the child mortality rate has dropped in the state. "It is a rumour intended to mislead the people. It is not a fact that children are dying in state-run hospitals due to negligence," Banerjee said during...