Kolkata
Mamata defends her remark
Unfazed by the admission of a plea against her in the high court, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday appeared to be defending her controversial statement about judiciary.
HC asks media houses to file affidavits on Mamata’s comment
Taking up a plea for contempt proceedings against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making derogatory remarks about judiciary, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed two newspapers and two channels to file affidavits on the authenticity of their reports on her speech.
Lawyers seek contempt proceedings against Mamata
A section of lawyers on Thursday moved the Calcutta High Court seeking suo motu contempt proceedings against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her comments against the judiciary on August 14.
Judiciary corrupt, alleges Mamata
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that there was corruption in a section of judiciary.
Return to the mainstream: Mamata to Maoists
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asked the Maoists to return to the mainstream and assured the rebels that the state government would make all arrangements for their rehabilitation.
Mamata hoists flag at I G Sarani in departure from custom
In a departure from tradition on Independence day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hoisted the tricolour at the Indira Gandhi Sarani instead of the usual venue near Writers Bui
Govt on offensive, farmer denied bail
Unfazed by the all-round flak it is facing for the arrest of a farmer, Shiladitya Chowdhury, who had dared to question the chief minister in a public rally at Belpahari in Jangalmahal, the Mamata Banerjee government on Monday strongly defended its action.
Another abducted, raped in Kolkata
Another woman was allegedly gangraped at a house following her abduction in a car at Chetla in south Kolkata. The victim, a mother of a girl, works as a domestic help and stays with her parents and daughter in Tollygunge.
Rights body pulls up Mamata govt
In a severe blow to the Mamata Banerjee government in the cartoon episode, the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) has held two police officers guilty for arresting chemistry professor of the Jadavpur University Ambikesh Mahapatra and his neighbour Subrata Sengupta.
Mamata suggests black money be brought back for state funding of elections
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday suggested that black money stashed away abroad be brought back to the country for state funding of elections.
