Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on the birth anniversary of Roy Saheb Thakur Panchanan Barma, wrote in her X handle in Bengali that the government is responsible for the development of Rajbanshi culture and to make the memory of Thakur Panchanan Barma eternal.
She met the Trinamul Congress chairperson and chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the state Legislative Assembly on Thursday and submitted her resignation letter. The resignation has not yet been accepted, it’s learnt.
Firhad Hakim, mayor, ministers Aroop Biswas and Indranil Sen and Debashis Kumar, member, mayor-in-council parks and squares will be present at meeting
West Bengal minister of state for finance (independent charge) Chandrima Bhattacharya is all set to table the state budget for the financial year 2023-24 in the assembly on February 15.
International Matua Parishad, the global association of Matua community, has given an ultimatum and deadline to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to apologise for her recent mispronunciation of the names of the two spiritual leaders of the community.
“I am very much worried about the lives of the Indian students held up in Ukraine. Life is very precious. Why is it taking so much time to bring them back? Why was not things done earlier?” “I urge the central government that adequate number of flights be arranged immediately and all the students brought back as soon as possible,”
She said the attack on her showed the BJP is losing ground in Uttar Pradesh. During the protest yesterday by members of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, Miss Banerjee had responded by raising ‘Jai UP, Jai Hind’ and ‘Har Har Mahadev’ slogans.
A variety of reasons have soured Bengal’s relations with Bangladesh, and the euphoric chant of “Joy Bangla” cannot obfuscate reality. Chief among these factors has been the influx, almost relentless, from across the border, indeed a walkover, so to speak, from across the fence, one that was described by this newspaper in 1979 as the “Quiet Influx”.
The CM further said that the Milan Mela ground where the book fair earlier used to be held will be ready after renovation works by next year. Mela Grounds in Central Park, Salt Lake, will be renamed as ‘Boi Mela Prangan’. International Kolkata Film Festival to be held soon.
In a letter to Mr Modi, Miss Banerjee said that the country stands united with regard to the evacuation of the stranded Indians in Ukraine and especially in giving a "quick hand to our students there in distress"
