Kolkata: The state govt is trying to do away with the middlemen in the farm-to-table segment of agricultural produce by increasing the reach of the state-owned agri-marketing platform Sufal Bangla, state agriculture marketing minister Dilip Ghosh said. While the vegetables are being purchased from farmers’ markets and collection centres in Singur and Bhangar, the state…
Martyrs’ Day July 21 rally Kolkata: Three rallies marking the July 21 Shahid Diwas—one led by the Mamata Banerjee faction of Trinamool Congress, one by the Ritabrata faction and the third by the Congress—are set to hit the city on Tuesday, putting Kolkata’s traffic management to test.While the Mamata Banerjee faction of Trinamool will hold…
Banerjee, in a 28-minute address on Facebook, accused BJP of engineering desertions and defections through pressure and intimidation and dared the deserters to join BJP directly if they had the guts. KOLKATA: Former CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday formally took over the presidentship of the beleaguered party after one-time confidante Chandrima Bhattacharya, whom she appointed…
Chandrima with son Sourav at the assembly on Saturday Kolkata: Former Bengal finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, among Mamata Banerjee’s closest aides, shot off a letter to Didi on Saturday resigning from all party posts, including state president and authorised signatory, and immediately went to the Bengal assembly and met rebel MLAs. She also called on…
Both TMC factions put up their banners outside the building Rebel TMC faction at TMC Bhawan on Friday Kolkata: A day after meeting Election Commission to stake claim to the party’s name and symbol, rebel Trinamool MLAs led by Ritabrata Banerjee, Firhad Hakim, Jawed Khan and Golam Rabbani on Friday evening “took control” of the…
Guwahati: Veteran tea planter and former Tea Board of India vice-chairman Bidyananda Barkakoty was conferred the ASSOCHAM Legacy & Heritage Excellence Award 2026 on Wednesday in recognition of his contribution to preserving and advancing one of Assam’s oldest tea-planting legacies.The award was presented by West Bengal finance minister Swapan Dasgupta at the first edition of…
Mamata Banerjee (File photo) KOLKATA: The rebel Trinamool bloc led by leader of opposition in the state assembly Ritabrata Banerjee on Monday removed Mamata Banerjee from the post of party’s chairperson and replaced her with former minister and four-time Howrah MLA Arup Roy.The meeting that decided the Trinamool founder’s removal lasted a little more than…
Mala Roy Mala Roy Press meet at KMC Head office in kolkata —— Suparna Goswami Kolkata: One of Mamata Banerjee’s oldest confidantes and south Kolkata MP, Mala Roy, severed her ties with Trinamool Congress after resigning as the president of the Trinamool Mahila Congress on June 8, citing “personal reasons”.Following this, the Trinamool appointed Kaliganj…
Trinamool councillor Shankar Das was severely beaten and stripped by a mob at his Kolkata home, allegedly over land-grabbing accusations. KOLKATA: A mob on Friday stormed the house of North Dum Dum Trinamool Congress councillor Shankar Das and severely assaulted him, leaving him seriously injured. A video that quickly went viral purportedly shows a ‘kangaroo…
