‘Situation in Hills not conducive for polls’
On the eve of the crucial visit of special observers of Election Commission (EC) to Darjeeling, state urban development minister Ashok Bhattacharya said that the current situation in the Hills was not
Mamata: Can arrange train for Left rally
Making a stunning offer to the CPI(M), railway minister Mamata Banerje on Friday said that she was ready to arrange special trains to bring the workers of the Left Front for their rally at the Brigade
Mamata warns against lobbying
Realising that there will be an unprecedented demand for party nominations for the coming Assembly election, Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday warned her party leaders against any l
Buddha uses Trinamul ‘Naxal link’ as weapon
Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee who had been on the defensive since the Netai killings has now decided to hit back.
Mamata turns poet on Netai
Stealing time from her busy schedule of preparing Railway Budget and attending party programmes, railway minister and Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has written another book of poems. The slim book simply titled Netai contains poems which are inspired by the killings of nine unarmed villagers, including four women
Bengal Cong wary of Mamata’s clout
The West Bengal Congress leaders on Thursday decided against doing or saying anything that might queer the pitch for the alliance with the Trinamul Congress. Realising Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s growing importance in the UPA, the state Congress leaders have decided to leave the decision on seat-
Shourie: Pranab best PM India is yet to have
Showering lavish praises on Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, senior BJP leader Arun Shourie on Saturday said that he was the best Prime Minister that India was yet to have.
Buddha replies, strongly
West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday sent a reply to Union home minister P. Chidambaram’s letter, which has sparked a political controversy in the state’s politics.
Buddha says PM honest, system wrong
At a time when in Delhi, the CPI(M) has upped its ante against the UPA government over the 2G Spectrum allocation scam, chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Friday gave Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a clean chit.
Mamata: Left has shown hypocrisy
Trinamul Congress chief and railway minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday slammed the Left parties and said that their stand on 2G spectrum scam betrayed their “double standards and hypocrisy”. Referring to the report published in this newspaper on November 29 about the state government’s links with corporate lobbyist