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  Mamata gives 72-hour ultimatum to Centre for rollback

  Politics | September 14, 2012 19:24 IST

  Kolkata, Sep 14: A furious Mamata Banerjee, angry over a series of big ticket economic decisions of the Centre, today indirectly gave a 72-hour ultimatum to the UPA government to either withdraw three important decisions

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  Mamata offers shelter to Assam refugees

  India | August 28, 2012 21:49 IST

  Kolkata, Aug 28: West Bengal would shelter those fleeing the riots in Assam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's attention has been drawn to the violence in the neighbouring state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on

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  Bring black money back for state funding of elections, says Mamata

  Politics | September 23, 2012 13:08 IST

  Kolkata,  Aug 14: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today suggested that black money stashed away abroad be brought back to the country for state funding of elections."This money should be brought back and can

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  Mamata offers to give shelter to Bengali Muslim refugees from Assam

  Politics | July 26, 2012 15:30 IST

  Kolkata, Jul 26: Terming the situation in violence-hit districts of Assam as “deplorable”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the state will provide shelter to Bengali Muslim  refugees fleeing trouble-torn areas.  “The situation

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  Rajesh Khanna was a symbol of romance, says Mamata

  Bollywood | July 18, 2012 18:25 IST

  Kolkata, Jul 18: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that Rajesh Khanna was a symbol of romance and in his death the film world has lost a “pole star”.“Rajesh Khanna was always a

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  PM thanks Mamata for extending support to Pranab

  Politics | July 18, 2012 13:53 IST

  Kolkata, Jul 17: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today thanked Trinamool Congress president and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee when she informed him of the party's decision to support UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee in the

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  Unwilling farmers will get back their land, assures Mamata

  Politics | June 22, 2012 17:24 IST

  Kolkata, Jun 22: In wake of the Calcutta High Court holding as unconstitutional the Singur Land Development Act, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government was with the farmers and committed to

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  Mamata's emissary meets Mulayam, says both are firm on Kalam

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:41 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 14: An emissary of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today met SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and said later that there was no change in their stand on the Presidential candidate and

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  Mamata roots for Kalam, says he's the best for Prez post

  Politics | June 21, 2012 18:58 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 14: Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee today strongly pitched for A P J Abdul Kalam for the post of President and indicated that in case no consensus emerges on his candidature there

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  Mamata, Mulayam propose Manmohan, Kalam, Somnath for President

  Politics | June 21, 2012 18:52 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 13: In a big setback to the ruling Congress party, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party supremo today outrightly rejected the names of Pranab Mukherjee and Hamid Ansari, put

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  Govt to talk to Mamata on pension bill, fuel price to come down, says Pranab

  June 09, 2012 7:46 IST

  Kolkata, Jun 8: After the pension sector reform bill was put on the backburner following opposition from key UPA partner Trinamool Congress, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tonight said the Centre would discuss the matter with

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  Mamata demands complete rollback of petrol price hike

  India | June 02, 2012 20:35 IST

  New Delhi, June 2: Expressing her unhappiness over the Rs. 2 per litre cut in petrol price, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday demanded a complete rollback. “I am not happy at the

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  Is it accident or incident, asks Mamata about Doon Express mishap

  India | May 31, 2012 19:42 IST

  Kolkata, May 31: West Bengal Chief Minister today demanded an inquiry into the derailment of five bogies of the Howrah-Dehradun Doon Express in Uttar Pradesh stating it should be probed whether it was an ‘accident

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  Mamata hits Kolkata streets to protest petrol price hike

  Politics | May 26, 2012 19:59 IST

  Kolkata, May 26 : After slamming the Centre for the steep hike in petrol price, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today hit the streets in metropolis leading a massive protest march to put pressure

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  CPI-M, Maoists plotting to kill me with foreign help, says Mamata

  Politics | May 23, 2012 18:20 IST

  Washington/Kolkata, May 23: Targeting her Marxist opponents again, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that CPI-M was plotting with Maoists to kill her with the help of Pakistan's ISI and financed by North Korea,

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  Mamata calls for reconsideration of ban on SRK

  Cricket | May 18, 2012 18:55 IST

  Kolkata, May 18:Coming out in support of Shah Rukh Khan, the brand Ambassador of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the ban on him from entering the Wankhede stadium was “undemocratic” and a

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  Mamata to present golden bat and ball to Sachin

  Cricket | May 11, 2012 9:28 IST

  Kolkata, May 11: India's top batsman Sachin Tendulkar will be presented a golden bat and ball by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a felicitation ceremony ahead of Mumbai Indians' IPL match against Kolkata

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  Mulayam, Mamata hold key to Presidential polls

  India | April 26, 2012 14:11 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 26: SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee appear to be holding the key to the election of the next President amid indications that Congress would initiate formal

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  Another Mamata cartoon, professor files complaint

  India | April 22, 2012 15:51 IST

  Midnapore (West Bengal), Apr 22: Hardly had the controversy over a Mamata Banerjee cartoon settled that an associate professor of Midnapore Medical College has filed a fresh complaint against two persons accusing them of circulating

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  Will Remain With UPA Unless Humiliated, Says Mamata

  India | March 19, 2012 20:44 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 19: Notwithstanding her pin-pricks to the government over various issues, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said she was committed to the UPA and would remain with it unless it is humiliated