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Mamata Banerjee to attend G20 Summit dinner Despite strongly objecting to the use of “Bharat” in the invitation letter from Rashtrapati Bhawan for the G20 Summit dinner, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be attending the event on Saturday night. Sources from the state cabinet said Banerjee has taken the decision to attend the dinner meet after consulting the leader of some of the other constituents of INDIA alliance, who also confirmed their presence at the event. “Another reason why the Chief Mini...
Mamata Banerjee to attend G20 Summit dinner
Mamata Banerjee to attend G20 Summit dinner
Source: IANS
6/09/2023 12:10:30 PM
Trinamool to raise LIC, SBI and cooking gas price hike issues in Parliament Trinamool Congress is all set to corner the Centre in the upcoming Parliament session on several issues, including investments by SBI and LIC in private entities besides the recent hike in the cooking gas price. According to sources, the decision was taken at a closed-door meeting here on Wednesday evening. Chaired by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the meeting saw participation of party's national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee and the party leaders in the Lok Sabha ...
Trinamool to raise LIC, SBI and cooking gas price hike issues in Parliament
Trinamool to raise LIC, SBI and cooking gas price hike issues in Parliament
Source: IANS
9/03/2023 10:49:12 AM
Mamata Banerjee to address a rally in Meghalaya on January 18 Trinamool Congress chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would visit Meghalaya on January 18 to address an election rally in North Garo Hills district, party sources said on Sunday. A Trinamool Congress spokesman said that in her second visit to the hill state, Banerjee would address a public meeting at the Dilma Apal Playground, Mendipathar in North Garo Hills on January 18. Banerjee would be accompanied by the party's National General Secretary Abhishek Banerj...
Mamata Banerjee to address a rally in Meghalaya on January 18
Mamata Banerjee to address a rally in Meghalaya on January 18
Source: IANS
16/01/2023 11:24:20 AM
30-ft tall Christmas tree adds to year-end glitter of Park Street in Kolkata A 30-foot tall Christmas tree has added to the sparkle of Park Street, the year-end festival hub of Kolkata, which will be illuminated till January 3 next year. Next to the Christmas tree, which has a diameter of 18 feet, is a replica of baby Jesus Christ in his crib. There is also a eight-foot tall Santa Claus with glowing snow bears standing next to the dazzling Christmas tree, wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, with an eight-foot tall snowman watching from the other side. The entire ar...
30-ft tall Christmas tree adds to year-end glitter of Park Street in Kolkata
30-ft tall Christmas tree adds to year-end glitter of Park Street in Kolkata
Source: IANS
24/12/2022 10:52:29 AM
Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee holds meeting on sidelines of Eastern Zonal Council meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday held a brief one-on-one meeting here at state secretariat Nabanna on the sidelines of the Eastern Zonal Council meeting chaired by Shah. During the meeting that lasted around 20 minutes, issues such as the pending dues from the Centre to West Bengal government on account of different centrally-sponsored schemes and complications related to availability of land for several border outposts (BOPs) for Bor...
Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee holds meeting on sidelines of Eastern Zonal Council meet
Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee holds meeting on sidelines of Eastern Zonal Council meet
Source: IANS
18/12/2022 10:46:34 AM
For Rani Mukerji, Kolkata is about her childhood memories & love for cinema Actress Rani Mukerji, who is set to inaugurate 28th Kolkata International Film Festival, said that a visit to Kolkata is always special to her as it brings back childhood memories. Rani Mukerji will make a trip to Kolkata to inaugurate the Kolkata International Film Festival with the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee. In its 28th edition, the festival has invited Rani as a Distinguished Guest for her illustrious career over the last 25 years and her immeasurable contribution t...
For Rani Mukerji, Kolkata is about her childhood memories & love for cinema
For Rani Mukerji, Kolkata is about her childhood memories & love for cinema
Source: IANS
15/12/2022 4:17:51 PM
Home Ministers Amit Shah calls Chintan Shivir of all Home Ministers, invites CM Mamata Banerjee The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has called a Chintan Shivir of Home Ministers of all the states on October 27-28 at Surajkund, Haryana. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Rajasthan counterpart Ashok Gehlot have also been invited to join the meeting. Banerjee and Gehlot also hold the Home portfolio in their respective states. However, Banerjee's presence in the meeting has not been confirmed yet, sources said. The two-day brain storming session has been convened to...
Home Ministers Amit Shah calls Chintan Shivir of all Home Ministers, invites CM Mamata Banerjee
Home Ministers Amit Shah calls Chintan Shivir of all Home Ministers, invites CM Mamata Banerjee
Source: IANS
17/10/2022 10:20:40 AM
Government should not give donations to Durga Puja committees: Assam CM  Without naming his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said no government should grant any donation to Durga Puja committees as it is a religious function. Assam is celebrating Durga Puja with huge enthusiasm. Sarma has been visiting Puja pandals in different parts of the state since Saturday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Durga Puja celebration in Karimganj, Sarma said spending government money on organising ...
Government should not give donations to Durga Puja committees: Assam CM
Government should not give donations to Durga Puja committees: Assam CM
Source: IANS
3/10/2022 12:21:16 PM
Bengal government to give letter of intent on Tajpur port development to Adani Group The West Bengal government will soon handover a letter of intent (LoI) to Adani Port & SEZ Limited for setting up and developing a deep-sea port at Tajpur in East Midnapore district. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 25,000 crore. The state cabinet on Monday approved the proposal for issuing the LoI to Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone for development of the greenfield deep sea port. State municipal affairs & urban development minister and Kolkata Mayor, Firhad Hakim, ...
Bengal government to give letter of intent on Tajpur port development to Adani Group
Bengal government to give letter of intent on Tajpur port development to Adani Group
Source: IANS
20/09/2022 11:40:58 AM
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Narendra Modi, raises issue of GST dues West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who's on a four-day visit to the national capital, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latters's residence here on Friday. Sources said that during the meeting, many important issues were discussed between the two leaders, including the outstanding GST payment to the state, for which the Prime Minister also assured to find a solution. During her visit, Banerjee may also call on President Droupadi Murmu besides attending a meeting o...
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Narendra Modi, raises issue of GST dues
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Narendra Modi, raises issue of GST dues
Source: IANS
6/08/2022 10:37:34 AM
RBI report contradicts Mamata`s claim on development spending In political rallies or administrative review meetings, the common talking point of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is her claim of keeping social development projects, especially the ones related to women and farmers, alive. This is despite the huge unpaid dues by the Union government of the state's share in GST collections. The chief minister says that she is keeping these social development projects alive with the state's internal revenues. However, a recent Reserv...
RBI report contradicts Mamata`s claim on development spending
RBI report contradicts Mamata`s claim on development spending
Source: IANS
11/07/2022 3:09:24 PM
West Bengal has got investment proposals worth Rs 3.42L cr: CM Mamata Banerjee The Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS)-- 2022 has attracted investment proposals worth Rs 3.42 lakh crore, according to the state Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee. "The BGBS -- 2022 has attracted a total investment proposal worth Rs 3,42,375 crore, which is the highest among all the six editions of BGBS. In the past five editions of BGBS combined, our state received investment proposals worth Rs 12.5 lakh crore," Banerjee said on Thursday at the closing programme of the BGBS, an...
West Bengal has got investment proposals worth Rs 3.42L cr: CM Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal has got investment proposals worth Rs 3.42L cr: CM Mamata Banerjee
Source: IANS
21/04/2022 3:57:55 PM
Karan Adani meets Mamata Banerjee, discusses investments In a significant development, industrialist Karan Adani, the son of Adani Group chief Gautam Adani, met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state Secretariat on Thursday evening to discuss investment plans in the state. The meet comes soon after Gautam Adani had met Banerjee. Senior state government officers, including Chief Secretary H.K. Dwivedi were present at Thursday's meeting. The meeting, prior to the state government's annual global business meet, is sig...
Karan Adani meets Mamata Banerjee, discusses investments
Karan Adani meets Mamata Banerjee, discusses investments
Source: IANS
11/02/2022 9:09:11 AM
West Bengal takes market loan for third time this month The precarious financial condition of West Bengal again came to the fore when the state took a loan for the third time in this month, making it evident that it is struggling hard to negotiate the expenses caused by the social schemes launched by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. According to a statement issued by the Reserve Bank of India, the state borrowed Rs 3,000 crore from the open market on Monday - the third time in this month taking the total borrowing to Rs 6,500 crore this month - ...
West Bengal takes market loan for third time this month
West Bengal takes market loan for third time this month
Source: IANS
25/01/2022 9:48:48 AM