West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that no post-poll political violence was taking place in the state now but said that police will continue operations in seizing illegal arms.

Noted RTI activists Arvind Kejariwal here on Saturday said that there was no difference of opinion between India Against Corruption led by Anna Hazare and Bharat Swabhiman led by Swami Ramdev.

New state finance minister Amit Mitra fell ill after midnight and was admitted to a private nursing home in early hours of Saturday with acute abdominal pain.
“His condition is stable now and there is no cause for concern,” said Pradip Tondon, chief executive officer of the Belle Vue Clinic where Mr Mitra has been undergoing treatment at the intensive therapy unit.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who had already announced that she would not travel in an official bullet proof car, on Saturday again proved that she was a “common person” by insisting on following traffic rules like other citizens. She has asked the police department not to bring the entire traffic to a halt from wherever his car passes.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that a leader should lead by example. “I am not blaming the employees or the officers (of the Writers’ Buildings). The leader should himself has to set an example. It is not enough for a government to just pass an order; it should also know how to implement it,” she said in an apparent dig at her predecessor Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.

Pariborton has certainly come to the Writers’ Buildings. During the Left Front rule, the state secretariat used to remain deserted on Saturdays but with Ms Mamata Banerjee taking charge as the new chief minister, a flurry of activities was witnessed there.

West Bengal's new Trinamool Congress government will give due respect to the Opposition and welcome constructive suggestions, industry and commerce minister Partha Chatterjee said here on Saturday.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday donated1crore from her earning from auction of her paintings to various relief funds run by the state government.

Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee made history on Friday afternoon, taking the oath of office as the first woman chief minister of West Bengal. It was exactly a week after she had dethroned the CPI(M)-led Left Front, which ruled the state for the past 34 years. Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who succeeded the iconic Jyoti Basu as

Social activist Anna Hazare here on Friday advocated inclusion of the Chief Election Commission of India and judiciary under the purview of the proposed Jan Lokpal Bill.
Addressing a huge and spontaneous anti-corruption rally, Mr Hazare said, “We want value-based politics and a corruption-free India. We won’t rest till we succeed in our mission.”