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Teesta Barrage Project To Be Commissioned As Per Schedule
India | Sep 08, 2011, 10:59 PM ISTKolkata, Sep 8: Blaming the erstwhile Left Front for “delay” in executing the ambitious Teesta Barrage Project, the Mamata Banerjee government today said it is committed to the “long-standing” venture's completion as per schedule. “Chief
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Mamata's Decision Has Tarnished Country's Image: CPI-M
National | Sep 06, 2011, 10:11 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 6: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's “sudden” decision to pull out of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's delegation to Bangladesh has “tarnished” the country's image internationally, the CPI-M today said. “Her sudden
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Indo-Bangla Teesta Pact Runs Into Trouble
World | Sep 05, 2011, 06:04 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 5: The Teesta river water sharing pact is unlikely to be signed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Bangladesh tomorrow from which West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has opted out,
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CPI (M) Greenhorn To Contest Against Mamata In Bypoll
National | Sep 01, 2011, 09:03 PM ISTKolkata, Sep 1: The Left Front today nominated CPI(M) candidate Nandini Mukherjee, a political greenhorn, to contest against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the by-election from the Bhowanipore Assembly constituency here on September
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GJM Raises '24 Points' With Mamata Over Gorkhaland Bill
National | Sep 01, 2011, 08:45 PM ISTKolkata, Sep 1: Ahead of tabling of a bill seeking more autonomy for Gorkhaland, members of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha met Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with their list of proposed changes to the proposed law claiming
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Trinamool Taking Political Revenge, Says Buddhadeb
National | Aug 12, 2011, 07:14 PM ISTKolkata, Aug 12: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today termed the arrest of CPI(M) leader and former minister Sushanta Ghosh in a murder case as “political revenge” by Trinamool Congress after coming to
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Mamata Criticises CPI-M, Regional Parties For Opposing Accord
National | Jul 19, 2011, 05:19 PM ISTSiliguri (WB) Jul 19: A day after the historic Darjeeling accord was signed, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today lashed out at the CPI-M and regional parties based in north Bengal for opposing the
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Gorkhaland Accord Does Not Mean Division Of Bengal, Says Mamata
India | Jul 18, 2011, 07:38 PM ISTSukna (West Bengal) July 18: The Darjeeling tripartite accord would not lead to any division of the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Monday, accusing the Left Front and other opposition parties of
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Mamata Giving Writers' Building A New Look
India | Jul 15, 2011, 03:52 PM ISTKolkata, Jul 15: Writers Building, the seat of power in West Bengal, is undergoing a complete makeover with its occupant Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee personally looking into the changes to be made.Work has first started
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Mamata Declares Tribals In Junglemahal As BPL
National | Jul 13, 2011, 06:31 PM ISTSarenga (Bankura), Jul 13: After giving a call to Maoists to lay down arms, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today turned her attention to the poorest of the poor in ‘junglemahal' by announcing that
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Why Is Mamata Silent On Corruption, Asks Gadkari
National | Jun 16, 2011, 09:23 AM ISTKolkata, June 16 : BJP president Nitin Gadkari has questioned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's silence on corruption issue and the crackdown on Baba Ramdev's protest.'Why is Mamataji quiet on the various issues of
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Mamata Makes Surprise Visit To State-Run Hospital In District
India | Jun 01, 2011, 10:03 PM ISTKolkata, Jun 1: With a pre-election pledge to restore the failing health of state-run hospitals, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today visited one in the adjoining South 24 Parganas district and expressed exasperation at
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Shatrughan Hopes Mamata Will Bring Change In Bengal
National | May 30, 2011, 07:45 PM ISTKolkata, May 30: Cinestar turned politician Shatrughan Sinha today said he hoped that the 'ma, mati, manush' slogan given by new Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would bring positive change for the people of West Bengal."Mamataji
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Mamata Orders Probe Into Phone Tapping During LF Regime
India | May 26, 2011, 07:40 PM ISTKolkata, May 26: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who frequently alleged during the Left Front regime that her phone was being tapped, today said an inquiry has been ordered into the eavesdrop on political
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Mamata Breaks An 18-Year Vow
India | May 20, 2011, 10:34 PM ISTKolkata, May 20: Eighteen years ago, Mamata Banerjee had vowed she would never to set foot again in Writers' Building from where she was forcefully evicted while on dharna with a rape victim before the
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Thousands Gather As Mamata Walked From Raj Bhavan To Secretariat
India | May 20, 2011, 07:09 PM ISTKolkata, May 20: It was a sea of humanity on both sides of the street which Mamata Banerjee took to walk from the Raj Bhavan, where she was sworn in as the chief minister, to
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I Will Work Day And Night For Next 7 Days, Promises Mamata
India | May 20, 2011, 05:51 PM ISTKolkata, May 20: West Bengal's new Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today promised to work day and night for seven days without break to learn the state of affairs of the administration.Stating that she would not
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Call Me A Commoner, Says Mamata After Swearing-In
India | May 20, 2011, 05:49 PM ISTKolkata, May 20: Shortly after her swearing-in as West Bengal's first woman chief minister today, Mamata Banerjee said she would prefer to be called a commoner.Asked how she was feeling now that she has become
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Mamata: A Profile In Courage
India | May 20, 2011, 05:47 PM ISTKolkata, May 20: Making Singur and Nandigram the signposts of the march towards Writers' Buildings, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has made the Left Front, which sought to set up industry on farmland in West
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Mamata To Take Oath At 1:05 PM Because Of Amrit Yog
India | May 20, 2011, 12:05 PM ISTKolkata, May 19: Final touches are being given to the preparations for the swearing-in of West Bengal's first woman chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the Raj Bhavan here tomorrow.The swearing-in at a ceremony in the