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  Mamata Announces Rs 10 Lakh Award For Sushil Kumar

  India | September 13, 2010 21:01 IST

  New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday  announced an award of Rs 10 lakh to Sushil Kumar, Assistant Commercial Manager with the Northern Railway, for winning Gold Medal in World Wrestling Championship in Moscow.

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  Maoist Leader Kishenji Defends Mamata

  India | August 11, 2010 15:28 IST

  Kolkata: Top Maoist leader Kishenji on Wednesday defended Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for stating that the killing of the outfit's spokesman Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad was wrong and said talks could only be held

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  Mamata Asks Maoists To Hold Talks With Govt, Stop Killings

  Politics | August 09, 2010 16:11 IST

  Lalgarh (WB): Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday  urged Maoists to stop violence and hold talks with the government.  "Let the peace process start from today. Let Bengal show the way for entire India.

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  CPI(M) Ridicules Mamata's Allegation Of Plot To Kill Her

  Politics | August 03, 2010 0:01 IST

  Kolkata: Rubbishing Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's allegation that there was a conspiracy to eliminate her, the CPI(M) on Monday  described it as a diversionary tactic to target Left leaders.  "Levelling such charges against us

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  CPM Activists Putting Cockroaches In Railway Food, Says Mamata

  Politics | July 22, 2010 12:56 IST

  Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has suggested CPM's hand in the train accident in Sainthia and the Jnaneswari Express mishap and ruled out resigning on moral grounds.  "I am prepared to resign if the

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  TC, Cong Will Contest WB Assembly Polls Together: Mamata

  Politics | July 21, 2010 22:43 IST

  Kolkata-Notwithstanding the bickering between her party and the Congress over the recent civic elections in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the two parties would contest the next Assembly polls in

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  Mamata Spends Crores On Unnecessary Railway Ads

  India | July 21, 2010 12:32 IST

  Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee may be facing flak from both the media and political parties because of unsafe rail travel, but as far as releasing crores of rupees worth unnecessary ads in newspapers is concerned,

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  Mamata Expresses Suspicion About Cause

  India | July 19, 2010 17:08 IST

  Kolkata/Sainthia(WB): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee raised suspicions about the cause of the second major train accident in West Bengal in two months on Monday while one of her top officials did not rule out sabotage.

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  No Consensus On Women's Bill;Mamata Joins Chorus For Sub-Quota

  Politics | April 05, 2010 21:26 IST

  Government's efforts to ensure early passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday received a setback with its ally Trinamool Congress joining Samajwadi Party, RJD and JD(U) in opposing the proposed

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  Mamata Demands Judicial Or CBI Inquiry Into Fire Incident

  Politics | March 28, 2010 23:41 IST

  Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday  demanded either a judicial inquiry by a sitting Supreme Court judge or a CBI inquiry into the Stephen Court blaze to find out if there was any negligence

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  Sonia, Lalu, Mamata Parley In LS During Adjournments

  Politics | March 11, 2010 16:57 IST

  Unable to make their point over Women's Reservation Bill during the business hours, proponents and opponents of the legislation on Thursday used the adjournment periods in Lok Sabha to convince each other about their views.

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  Modi Slams Railway Budget Of Mamata

  India | February 25, 2010 9:00 IST

  Terming the railway budget as a barrier to the economic progress of the country, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday  alleged that UPA government has continued with its policy of injustice toward his state.

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  Mamata Has Insulted People By Not Attending Basu's Funeral:CPM

  Politics | January 21, 2010 16:48 IST

  Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has "insulted" the people of West Bengal by not attending the funeral of Marxist stalwart Jyoti Basu, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said on Thursday .  "By not attending (the funeral)

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  Mamata Slams Centre, But Says She Won't Walk Out Of UPA

  Politics | January 09, 2010 22:20 IST

  Firing a salvo at the UPA government of which her party is a major ally, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday  alleged that the Centre had "surrendered" to the CPI(M) and failed to do

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  Mamata Demands President's Rule In West Bengal

  Politics | November 12, 2009 16:47 IST

  Buoyed by the victory in the Assembly bye-elections in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday demanded imposition of President's rule in the Left-ruled state, alleging that there was no governance.  "There is

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  Mamata Removes Chairmen Of All Railway Recruitment Boards

  India | November 07, 2009 17:51 IST

  Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi on Saturday has ordered removal of chairmen of all Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) across the country, appointed during the tenure of RJD chief Lalu Prasad. A senior railway

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  President's Rule Not Required As People Will Vote Out CPI-M: Mamata

  Politics | November 03, 2009 21:31 IST

  Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on tuesday said that the imposition of President's rule in West Bengal was not required as the people would vote out the CPI(M)-led Left Front government. "We don't want to

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  Mamata's Demand Is A Case Of Juvenile Disorder, Says Bengal CM

  Politics | October 12, 2009 17:06 IST

   West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Monday described as "juvenile disorder" Mamata Banerjee reportedly demanding his arrest saying violence occurred in the state whenever he was away.  "I don't reply to such questions (on

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  Mamata Lauds Rahul Gandhi For Travelling In Chair Car

  Politics | September 18, 2009 6:12 IST

  Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on tuesday earned accolades from Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for practising austerity by travelling in a chair car of the Shatabdi Express from here to Ludhiana. "It is a good