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A special court on Thursday set aside a magistrate court's order issuing summons to West Bengal CM mamata banerjee on a complaint filed by the city secretary of the BJP alleging that she disrespected the national anthem.

CM mamata banerjee on Tuesday waded into the collegium debate, apprehending that the Centre would "ultimately... directly interfere in the judiciary".

Chief minister mamata banerjee, in one of her strongest anti-corruption messages till date to Trinamool leaders and workers, said that "one vermin" could destroy "an entire (granary of) rice" and so it was necessary to remove that vermin "in the first instance".

The state tourism department is planning to create an app called "Home Away from Home" to boost tourism in the state. Currently, there are 1963 homestays registered with the department. The number of registered homestays is likely to cross 2500 soon. Minister Babul Supriyo has already held a series of meetings to discuss the app. Tourism Secretary Saumitra Mohan highlighted the need for homestays in the hills, where new hotels require several environmental clearances.

The Republic Day parade in Kolkata this year will feature a women's power showcase, with the Bengal Police and Kolkata Police's Women's Unit marching together for the first time. The first full dress rehearsal on Sunday saw the units march down the parade route shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts. Both units have earlier made their presence felt in the iday programme, but the Republic Day programme is expected to enhance their importance. Winners will have an additional responsibility - they will close out the Kolkata Police contingent at the parade.

Bengal CM mamata banerjee took aim at the Centre while on a visit to Sagardighi on Monday.

Questioning the Centre's rationale of sending "A Team, B Team, A-Z Team" but starving the state of its dues, CM mamata banerjee on Thursday said it was Bengal which had removed 17 lakh beneficiaries from the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana list.

The Railway Protection Force and Bihar cops on Thursday identified four minors and arrested three of them from Bihar's Kishanganj for pelting stones at the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express on Tuesday, prompting Bengal CM mamata banerjee to decry the systematic "defamation campaign" against her state and the spread of fake news.

A professor at a university in Kolkata was arrested in April 2012 and charged with sharing a cartoon that was critical of then-Prime Minister of India, mamata banerjee, and Trinamool National General Secretary, Mukul Roy. In September 2021, the professor's plea to be discharged was rejected and he filed an appeal. In 2019, the professor's friend, Subrata Sengupta, died while in police custody. The professor was finally discharged from the criminal case in September 2021.

Without naming PM Narendra Modi, Banerjee said: "A person's photo is being hung everywhere. People hang photographs of those whom they love and respect."

The complaint was lodged after CM mamata banerjee on Monday publicly accused Delhi and Gujarat cops of entering Banga Bhavan - the primary accommodation for state seniors and guests visiting Delhi - and taking away CCTV footage on Saturday.

Kicking off Trinamool Congress’ election campaign in Meghalaya, Bengal chief minister mamata banerjee on Wednesday asked “Why should a de-facto prime minister from Guwahati run all the northeastern regions?” She also questioned why the Assam-Meghalaya land dispute has not been resolved by the “proxy” Conrad Sangma-led alliance in Meghalaya.

With the poll schedule out on Wednesday, West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) president mamata banerjee launched her campaign in Meghalaya and ripped BJP apart, projecting her party as the only option for good governance.

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supremo and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao succeeded on Wednesday in getting top politicians from three regional parties, including three chief ministers, to share a stage with him at a public meeting in Khammam.

"United India" isn't a matter of government or opposition but a "reality", CM mamata banerjee said on Monday, stressing that the Constitution clearly says the country is secular. Banerjee said refusal to release central funds despite constitutional mandates also undermines cooperative federalism.

Arijit Singh seems to be slowly shifting base to his birthplace Jiaganj, a small town in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. The singer-composer has opted for a quiet life in his hometown away from Mumbai and actively participating in a number of philanthropic works. We already know he is planning to start a free English coaching centre in Jiaganj.

A special court that set aside a magistrate court’s order issuing summons to West Bengal chief minister mamata banerjee, said that the lower court deviated from the mandatory legal provisions.

The Chief Minister of Kolkata, mamata banerjee, spoke on Monday about the need for junior doctors to go on rotations to rural areas so that patients in remote areas have better access to medical care. She also mentioned that the police hospital in Bhowanipore, which is under the jurisdiction of IPGmersskm, is underutilized and that annexing it with IPGmersskm hospital will allow for better utilization of resources. Banerjee also praised the role of junior doctors and said that they provide excellent service even at night. However, she also said that there are doctors who take advantage of patients and that there are also some who keep dead bodies in ICUs for three days. She also said that many nurses are not returning to Kolkata and that this is causing problems for the parents of junior doctors who have to take care of their children for 20-25 years. Her niece, who lives in Chicago, is unwilling to return to Kolkata because she does not want to take care of her elderly parents. Banerjee said that one can live well and have a good life in Kolkata, even if their income is less.