West Bengal’s Delhi wall may disappear: What schemes could BJP rule in Kolkata unlock?West Bengal's long-standing political clashes with the central government over welfare schemes are set to change. With the BJP now in power...
09 May, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee’s Swasthya Sathi Scheme faces uncertainty as Kolkata Hospitals restrict admissionsPatients on West Bengal's Swasthya Sathi health scheme face admission hurdles at Kolkata's private hospitals. Uncertainty surrounds the sch...
08 May, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
West Bengal elections 2026: Mamata Banerjee's 'Shree' formula runs the political math in the stateWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has built her governance model around targeted welfare schemes since 2011, using them as a core ...
25 Apr, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
West Bengal elections: PM Modi makes 33% quota pitch to women voters, says benefit from 2029 LS pollsPrime Minister Narendra Modi stated the 33 percent women's reservation law will benefit women from the 2029 Lok Sabha elections. He address...
05 Apr, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee woos women voters, teagarden workers and Rajbonshis in her first election rally in North BengalTrinamool Supremo Mamata Banerjee launched her election campaign in North Bengal. She accused the ECI-BJP of deliberately removing women vo...
25 Mar, 2026, 01.47 PM IST
'Why is West Bengal CM so scared?': BJP's Dilip Ghosh targets Mamata Banerjee ahead of Assembly pollsSpeaking to the reporters in Kharagpur, Ghosh said, "Why is West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee so scared? She is scared because all...
24 Mar, 2026, 09.50 AM IST
Pahalgam terror attack: Mamata Banerjee announces Rs 10 lakh compensation, jobs for families of Bengal victimsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a compensation package of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of three state resident...
26 Apr, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
Centre has not kept its promise on Ujwala, says Chief Minister Mamata BanerjeeKeeping up her attacks on Modi and home minister Shah, Mamata said they are concerned only about big industrial groups and are silent on th...
25 Mar, 2021, 12.18 AM IST
Outsiders will have to return after Bengal assembly polls: Abhishek BanerjeeBanerjee was speaking at a TMC rally at Pailan in South 24 Parganas district where Union Home Minister Amit Shah was on a visit during the ...
18 Feb, 2021, 08.26 PM IST
Health infrastructure improved considerably in West Bengal: Mamata"Bengal is number one in health sector in the country. The government has also developed related infrastructure required. West Bengal has a...
15 Feb, 2021, 12.46 PM IST
BJP pursuing destructive politics, plotting ways to tarnish Bengali culture: MinisterChatterjee, who is also the state education minister, said the saffron party had been trying to create impediments for the state government...
08 Jan, 2021, 07.54 PM IST
Mamata stands in queue to collect health scheme cardThe TMC chief, accompanied by urban development minister Firhad Hakim and other government officials, arrived at Joy Hind Bhavan, close to ...
05 Jan, 2021, 01.38 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee announces 'Swasthya Sathi' health scheme for people in West Bengal26 Nov, 2020, 06.56 PM IST
Centre writes to Bengal after it pulls out of Ayushman BharatThe Centre is accusing West Bengal of violating stipulations by not giving the Narendra Modi government any branding in the health insuranc...
18 Jan, 2019, 02.10 PM IST
PM Modi's Ayushman Bharat merged with Mamata Banerjee's Swasthya Sathi scheme in West BengalWest Bengal had 47 lakh beneficiaries under the Swasthya Sathi scheme and around 1.50 crore families from the state had applied for Ayushma...
15 Oct, 2018, 07.37 AM IST
Bengal in talks with Bajaj Allianz for ‘Ayushman Bharat’West Bengal was initially reluctant to join ‘Ayushman Bharat’ as it runs its own health insurance scheme called ‘Swasthya Sathi’, launched ...
27 Jul, 2018, 09.34 AM IST
West Bengal to launch Ayushman Bharat under joint bannerUnder the agreement, the state government is expected to expand the number of beneficiaries under its existing health scheme to provide mor...
20 Jul, 2018, 09.08 PM IST