Trinamul supremo Mamata Banerjee had promised she would solve the vexed Darjeeling Hills dispute within three months of coming to power. She appears to have done it in just three weeks.

Chief minister designate Mamata Banerjee sent her deputy Partha Chatterjee to personally invite former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to her swearing-in at the Raj Bhavan premises on Friday. By inviting her bête noire to her swearing-in, Ms Banerjee has tried to establish an image as a courteous and gracious leader trying to let go of past animosities. She already met former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee to invite him to the ceremony.

Accusing CPI(M) MP from Bolpur Ramchandra Dom of giving cash to villagers to vote for party candidate in Sainthia Assembly seat, Dhiren Bagdi, the Trinamul Congress on Friday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission. It has demanded a thorough investigation and even arrest of Mr Dom. The Trinamul Congress chief Mamata