Kolkata: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has formally accepted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's proposal to become the state's brand ambassador. This was disclosed by Banerjee at the state secretariat Writers' Buildings Monday. Sources said Shah Rukh's acceptance came in the form of a letter to the chief minister. Banerjee had put the request to the movie icon during a tete-a-tete after the inauguration of the 17th Kolkata film...
11:14 AM, Feb 14, 2012
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...
11:24 PM, Feb 12, 2012
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,"...
12:07 AM, Feb 12, 2012
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...
02:27 AM, Feb 11, 2012
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...
10:54 PM, Feb 10, 2012
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...
10:01 AM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: The running battle between Congress and Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government intensified on Wednesday with the AICC declaring that the Centre has released Rs 23,695 crore to the state, dismissing as a "complete error" state Finance Minister Amit Mitra's statement that not a paisa has been received. Besides, Rs 6754 crore worth of proposals from West Bengal stand approved by the Empowered Committee in the Planning Commission, party...
08:51 PM, Feb 08, 2012
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. ...
11:34 AM, Feb 08, 2012
New Delhi: Taking cognizance of deaths of new-born babies in various hospitals of West Bengal, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Tuesday said it has asked the state government to spell out, in detail, the steps taken to tackle the situation. "We have sought the details from the state government on the measures initiated to tackle the situation," said panel member Vinod Kumar Tikoo. Several infant...
07:59 PM, Feb 07, 2012
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...
07:30 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Kolkata: The Rs 1.5 crore-prize money Premier League Soccer (PLS), that has already grossed over Rs 100 crore, is tentatively slated to begin March 24, with the final scheduled for May 6, the organisers said on Monday, while announcing Argentine 2006 World Cup skipper-Juan Pablo Sorin as the icon player of the Haldia franchisee. The franchisee, bought by the Grey Mind Communications, will be coached by former England star John...
11:58 PM, Feb 06, 2012
Kolkata: The much-anticipated Premier League Soccer (PLS) will kick off in West Bengal on March 24, with the final scheduled to be held on May 6, paving the way for a collision with the Indian Premier League. The likes of Fabio Cannavaro and Hernan Crespo, along with some of the world's renowned coaches, will arrive in the city early next month as the pre-season training will begin on March 3....
10:51 PM, Feb 06, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Monday said the cash-strapped government has not received Rs 8,000 crore, as claimed by the Centre. Disputing Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi's claim that the state has been extended this amount, Mitra said at a press conference, "The claim is absolutely incorrect. So far not a single paise has been received as part of a central relief package. Perhaps he is ill-informed"....
06:24 PM, Feb 06, 2012
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has put the compensation for the families of the hooch tragedy victims on hold for eight weeks. This came after a PIL was filed challenging the compensation announced by the state government for the victims. The PIL challenged the rationale behind the payment of the compensation. The West Bengal government had announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the victims' families. More than 170...
05:10 PM, Feb 06, 2012
Murshidabad: Enraged by the continuous bawling of his infant daughter, a man allegedly flung the two-month-old baby down a drain resulting in her death in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, police said on Monday. "Mujibur Sheikh, a mason, was at his home and got irritated by the continuous crying of his baby. He asked the mother to calm the baby, but she failed. Enraged, he threw the baby into a drain...
04:53 PM, Feb 06, 2012
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