The 30th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will begin on December 4 and will run till December 11. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made the announcement.
The sudden collapse of the temporary gate built to welcome visitors created a chaotic situation. The alert security personnel controlled the situation and took the injured to the hospital.
Mamata Banerjee had offered to provide shelter to refugees fleeing the violent protests in Bangladesh that left over 150 dead. The protesters were demanding an end to a quota system that reserves up to 30 per cent of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in the 1971 war.
The strike started on Sunday by the Progressive Potato Traders' Association (PPTA), which alleges that the authorities are "illegally" detaining trucks carrying the tuber going to neighbouring states.
The traders alleged that the Mamata government and local authorities were harassing the traders and resisting exports of potatoes to neighbouring states.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her solidarity with the people who have remained at the receiving end of the ongoing violence in the neighbouring country.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her residence in Kalighat in the southern part of Kolkata.
All State Chief Ministers, Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories, and several Union Ministers will attend the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting on Saturday in the national capital.
The committee will be headed by Justice (retired) Ashim Kumar Roy and includes state Law Minister Malay Ghatak and Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya.
The defamation suit has been filed over some comments made by the Chief Minister recently while expressing displeasure over the confusion regarding the oath-taking ceremony of the two new MLAs.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed doubts about the stability of the NDA government, suggesting it may not remain in power. This statement came after she met with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai.
The state government argues that the Governor's move is affecting the welfare of West Bengal residents.
An old video clip showing a girl being assaulted by a group of people in North 24 Parganas district emerged as the latest flashpoint between the ruling TMC and the opposition BJP.
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to submit a report detailing on actions taken after a public flogging incident in Uttar Dinajpur.
The CBI is already investigating the case of the attack on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Sandeshkhali and has registered three FIRs related to incidents on January 5.
Governor C.V. Ananda Bose writes to President Droupadi Murmu, condemning Speaker Biman Banerjee's decision to administer the oath to two TMC MLAs as a breach of constitutional protocol.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee commends officials involved in safely diffusing an undetonated World War II bomb found in Jhargram district.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a public flogging incident involving a couple in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district, allegedly carried out by a local TMC leader.
West Bengal Police arrested local TMC leader Tajemul, aka JCB, for the brutal assault of a couple allegedly involved in an illicit relationship, following viral video evidence.
Amid rising tensions, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has ordered the state government to issue a white paper on its financial situation, claiming a fiscal breakdown. This follows a day after the Governor filed a defamation suit against CM Mamata Banerjee over her comments.
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