Realising defeat was imminent in her month-long battle with the Congress over the presidential election, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday finally toed the Congress line and announced support for Pranab Mukherjee. With her back to the wall, Ms Banerjee candidly admitted she had “no other option” but to back Mr Mukherjee.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit Darjeeling hills in the first week of August to witness the formation of the first body of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA). It has been learnt that governor M.K. Narayanan may also visit Darjeeling at the same time. The GTA elections will be held on July 29 and the results will be declared on August 2.

Neither Pranab Mukherjee nor Mamata Banerjee was ready to blink first over the presidential election. Putting the ball in Ms Banerjee’s court, Mr Mukherjee said on Monday he wouldn’t meet her unless he got a positive signal.

The relation between the Mamata Banerjee government and the Opposition Left Front soured further after former MLAs and MPs of the Left Front were not allowed inside the Assembly premises to observe th

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday strongly defended the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011.

Some serious irregularities in the process of recruitment of 2,268 home guards by the state civil defence department might led to the scrapping of the entire recruitment process. Some employees as well as officers have decided to write to the governor as well as the accountants general (AG) of West Bengal about these gross irregularities.
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At a time when Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee is still opposing to extend her party’s support to UPA’s presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee, her party MLA Shikha Mitra, the wife of Trinamul Congress MP Somen Mitra, on Sunday claimed that Mr Mukherjee was the best candidate for the country’s next President.

Some serious irregularities in the process of recruitment of 2,268 home guards by the state civil defence department might led to the scrapping of the entire recruitment process. Some employees as well as officers have decided to write to the governor as well as the accountants general (AG) of West Bengal about these gross irregularities.

After coming to power, chief minister Mamata Banerjee has made extensive efforts for the overall development of Jangalmahal. In her bid to develop this Maoist-affected region, she has also constituted a monitoring committee, headed by the chief secretary to review the implementation of various schemes and projects.

The first elections to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) is likely to be held on July 29. A formal notification will be issued either on Monday or Tuesday.