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  Vivekananda Chetna Utsav in Bengal from Jan 5 to 12

  India | November 23, 2013 16:37 IST

  Kolkata: To mark the closing of the year-long celebrations commemorating 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, West Bengal government will observe “Vivek Chetna Utsav” over a week-long programme from January 5 to 12 next year

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  British Prime Minister to visit Kolkata on Nov 14

  India | November 12, 2013 21:15 IST

  Kolkata: British Prime Minister David Cameron will pay a short visit to the metropolis on November 14 amidst speculation whether he would meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.Cameron will attend a question-answer session with

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  Kamal Haasan calls Mamta Banerjee his sister

  Bollywood | November 11, 2013 10:44 IST

  Kolkata: Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, enthused by the start of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), Sunday likened West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to a "sister" and said he was "surprised" by her dynamism."This is

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  Mediclaim for Tollywood's artists and technicians

  India | November 11, 2013 7:28 IST

  Kolkata : West Bengal government yesterday said artists and technicians of the Bengali film industry would be covered under medical insurance facilities.Launching it after inaugurating the Kolkata International Film Festival here, Mamata Banerjee said mediclaim

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  Bengal CM to meet industrialists on Oct 28

  October 23, 2013 22:32 IST

  Kolkata: Continuing with the tradition set four years ago, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would meet industrialists of the state and members of chambers of commerce on October 28, state's Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee

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  Telangana is a political and an election decision: Mamata

  National | October 05, 2013 11:11 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee last night dubbed the Union Cabinet's approval for the creation of Telangana, as a "political" and an "election decision"."Five years ago, at the time of last general election,

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  Say no to religious bias: Mamata

  National | September 12, 2013 6:55 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday cautioned people against indulging in religious discrimination."I request you to not indulge in Hindu-Muslim differentiation," Banerjee said in Diamond Harbour of South 24-Parganas district.Obviously referring to the

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  Politics keeps doors open for re-alliance with Mamata: Manmohan Singh

  National | September 08, 2013 11:09 IST

  On board Air India One: With no permanent friends or foes in politics, a re-alliance with Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) is always open, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday."In politics there are no permanent

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  UPA is dead, says Mamata after fuel price hike

  National | September 01, 2013 7:32 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday pronounced the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) as "dead" following yet another hike in fuel prices."Yet again hike in petrol and diesel prices !!! Economy on Red

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  Bengal assembly passes bill for time-bound services

  India | August 27, 2013 7:09 IST

  Kolkata: The West Bengal assembly Monday passed a legislation making it mandatory for the state to deliver services to the citizens within a stipulated period, in an effort to stop harassment of the public.The West

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  Present India-Bangladesh land exchange pact not acceptable: Mamata

  National | August 25, 2013 6:39 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday night virtually ruled out accepting the proposed Land Boundary agreement with Bangladesh in the present form under which 161 adversely held enclaves are to be exchanged between

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  Mamata pulls up 'non-performing' ministers, bureaucrats

  National | August 21, 2013 7:48 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday reviewed the performance of all departments and pulled up "non-performing" ministers and bureaucrats.She also said she would resume her district tours from Sep 10."We discussed the functioning

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  Varun Gandhi reminds Mamata of BJP's help

  National | August 13, 2013 6:37 IST

  Kolkata: Reminding Mamata Banerjee of the political support she had received from the BJP with which she had allied in 1999, party national secretary Varun Gandhi on Monday asked West Bengal Chief Minister Banerjee to

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  'Amra Bangali' demands arrest of Gurung and ban on GJM

  India | August 02, 2013 7:35 IST

  Kolkata, Aug 2:  'Amra Bangali' yesterday strongly criticised the renewed agitation for Gorkhaland state by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) in Darjeeling on the lines of Telangana, while demanding immediate arrest of GJM Chief Bimal

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  Mamata keeps all political options open

  National | August 02, 2013 7:35 IST

  Mumbai, August 2: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee Thursday gave clear indications that she is open to all kinds of political combinations ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year."I love the federal front.

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  No division of West Bengal: Mamata

  India | July 31, 2013 18:09 IST

  Kolkata, July 31: With GJM renewing the demand for Gorkhaland in Darjeeling following UPA unanimously endorsing creation of a separate Telangana state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today ruled out division of West Bengal and blamed

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  Strong response to hills shutdown, GJM cautions Mamata

  National | July 30, 2013 7:16 IST

  Darjeeling, July 30: A Gorkha Janmukti Morcha-sponsored 72-hour shutdown to press for a Gorkhaland state Monday evoked strong response in West Bengal's Darjeeling hills with markets and educational institutions remaining shut and minimal vehicular movement.Police

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  Trinamool sweeps Bengal panchayat polls, LF out of reckoning

  National | July 30, 2013 6:43 IST

  Kolkata, July 30:  West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress marched towards a massive victory in the rural polls, regarded as a curtain raiser to the next general elections and the biggest test of Chief Minister Mamata

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  Know interesting facts about Mamata Banerjee

  National | November 22, 2013 6:44 IST

  New Delhi: The current fiery chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee is constantly in the news for her forthright and controversial remarks. The founder of All India Trinamool Congress is often referred as ``Didi''

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  No apprehension of Bengal getting divided: Mamata

  National | July 24, 2013 7:45 IST

  Kolkata, July 24: At a time when the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) has declared it will renew its demand for a separate Gorkhaland, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said there was no apprehension