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Cable operators asked to remove all overhead wires

The Chief Minister wants to make the city and its fringes free from visual pollution.

27 Feb 2017 6:25 AM IST

Food inspectors to tighten vigil on wheat mills

Food inspectors to tighten vigil on wheat mills

The inspectors will function in a similar pattern as state excise inspectors who keep an eye on the production and...

27 Feb 2017 6:42 AM IST

A CESC spokesperson later in the day said that the 750 MW Budge Budge power station, which tripped on Thursday morning at 9.53 am, has returned fast to normalcy.

Major powercut in peak hours

Chief minister held an emergency meeting at the state secretariat in Nabanna to take stock of the situation.

24 Feb 2017 6:41 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

To protect Bengal turf, Mamata takes on Modi

Through 2017, uneasiness and uncertainty, with the possibility of chaos hovering in the background, has stalked West...

26 Dec 2017 1:37 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Bengal in 2017: Soured by agitation, riots, scams; sweetened by...

Ms Banerjee tweeted about the good news saying her state had been granted a GI or Geographical Indication status for the...

25 Dec 2017 12:07 AM IST

An elated Manas Bhunia dedicated the victory to TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (photo: PTI)

West Bengal: TMC wrests seat from Congress in Sabang polls

While TMC candidate Gita Rani Bhunia secured 1,06,179 votes, her closest rival, Rita Mandal of the CPI(M), bagged 41,987...

24 Dec 2017 5:00 PM IST

WB govts Kanyashree scheme was awarded the highest public service award by UN, which CM Mamata Banerjee accepted in Hague. (Photo: PTI)

West Bengal in 2017: Soured by riots, agitations; sweetened by...

Adding to issues like Gorkhaland agitation, communal flare-up or scams, CM Mamata Banerjee also took up cudgels against...

24 Dec 2017 1:53 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked if the BJP wants to listen to peoples secrets. (Photo: ANI)

Rejected tableau now part of state parade: Mamata Banerjee

She said her government was committed in showing respect and supporting the singers of the state who had made Bengal...

24 Dec 2017 12:23 AM IST

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee at a meeting with the officials of the SC Council at Nabanna in Kolkata. (Photo: Asian Age)

After SC panel, Bengal govt set to formulate OBC advisory council

Out of the total 295 assembly seats in Bengal there are 66 reserved for scheduled caste candidates.

22 Dec 2017 3:13 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata's bid is premature

Before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, five Assembly polls, including to three BJP-ruled states, are due in the coming...

22 Dec 2017 12:43 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata throws her hat in the ring for 2019 polls

West Bengal has 42 Lok Sabha seats, of which Trinamul Congress won 34 in 2014 despite the Modi wave.

21 Dec 2017 2:09 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (Photo: PTI)

Maoists inciting Bhangar villagers, warns Mamata Banerjee

She flayed a section of real estate developers for duping innocent villagers in Bhangar into selling off their land at a...

13 Jun 2017 3:02 AM IST