Bengal to follow Thames model on Hooghly
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the cash-strapped state government would seek public-private-partnership (PPP) for the beautification of the riverfront.
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Mamata gets 'best among great Bengalis' award
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was on Wednesday presented the Serar Sera Bengali (the best among the great Bengalis) award.
Banerjee was selected for the award for her unwavering long str
Cabinet rank eludes defiant Mukul Roy
Trinamool Congress MP Mukul Roy, party chief Mamata Banerjee's Man Friday who had defied Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, was not only denied a cabinet rank on Tuesday but also shunted out as minister o
Dropping names: Intellectuals divided on renaming West Bengal
Will it be 'Bongo' or 'Bangla' or 'Bongodesh'? West Bengal is getting the blues over a proposed re-naming of the state as new Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee pushes for 'poriborton' or change in every
Mamata plans Tagore songs at traffic signals
Kolkata is all set to get a makeover, thanks to the Mamata Banerjee government. As part of giving the city a 'London type look', the West Bengal government has announced plans to play Rabindranath Tag
Railway ministry will remain with TC, says Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the Railway ministry would remain with her party and the projects announced by her for West Bengal in th
WB govt withdraws cess on LPG
To provide relief to the common people reeling under hiked fuel price, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced her government's decision to withdraw cess on LPG and thus save Rs 1
Tata to challenge Bill scrapping Singur deal
The Bill scrapping the previous Left Front government's deal with Tata Motors to return land to ‘unwilling’ farmers in Singur will be challenged by the company in court.
"We will move court tomorrow
Mamata to canvass for Jamshedpur bypoll
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee would visit this steel city to campaign for her party candidate contesting the July 1 Jamshedpur parliamentary by-elections.
Mamata to address industrialists June 18
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will address a gathering of captains of industry and chambers of commerce here on Saturday to outline her blueprint for the state’s industrialisation.