Amphan wrecks havoc in Bengal, batters parts of city, trees fall like toys

KOLKATA 20 MAY: Cyclone Amphan wrecked havoc in  Bengal with its landfall at 2.30 pm on Wednesday between Digha in West Bengal and Hatiya in Bangladesh. Till late in... Read more »

Mamata displease over FRBM limit, BJP accuses her of doing politics

KOLKATA 18 MAY: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed her displeasure over the increased borrowing limit for the states including the conditions laid down by the Centre which... Read more »

Mamata govt to bear all expenditure of bringing migrants home

KOLKATA, May14: In the wake of series of accidents killing migrant workers at various places in the country including those from West Bengal, the state government has decided  to bear... Read more »

Mamata criticises Nirmala’s economic package claiming it to be an eye-wash

KOLKATA 13 MAY : The economic package offered by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not go down well with chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who lashed out at the Center... Read more »

Communal tension breaks out in Hooghly, Mamata urges BJP to badmouth her later

KOLKATA 12 MAY: Corona crisis led to a communal tension at Telinapara in Bhadreswar , Hooghly on Tuesday with chief minister Mamata Banerjee accusing the saffron party of doing... Read more »

West Bengal’s cup of Centre woes almost full as Union Home Minister sends missive to CM over migrant labourers’ issue

KOLKATA 9 MAY:  The state’s cup of woes delivered by the Centre is filled to the brim. In the wake of series of letters from Union government officials criticising  the state government... Read more »

Mamata’s ‘unthoughtful’ act of playing self composed Covid song & Rabindrasangeet in her own voice receives widespread criticism

KOLKATA 8 MAY: The West Bengal government’s circular to all police officers in the state to play chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s awareness song on COVID-19 which was written by... Read more »

Mamata takes back-seat on COVID19 response , propels bureaucrats to the forefront

KOLKATA 6 MAY: As the infection of COVID-19 positive cases keeps changing from, breaking the chain of transmission to geometric progression of infectious disease, chief minister Mamata Banerjee has... Read more »

State’s woes with PDS scam continues with BJP leaders writing to PM alleging PDS irregularities in Bengal during COVID19 crisis

KOLKATA 5 MAY: As West Bengal is faced with the twin troubles of  Coronavirus scourge and the resultant economic crisis, another severe problem that has erupted across the state... Read more »

West Bengal admits to lapses in presenting accurate death figures, Governor asks CM to forget past difference and work for people together

KOLKATA 4 MAY: Pressurised by the Union government and facing criticism from both the Opposition  and Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, the state government on Monday gave clarification on COVID-19 positive... Read more »