Seemingly upbeat about the coming assembly elections, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said West Bengal will see a “new sunshine”. “Bengal will see a new sunshine after the polls. People of Bengal want a change from the misrule of Left Front,” the Trinamool Congress chief told reporters after returning to Kolkata from New Delhi. Banerjee [...] Continue reading Mamata promises ‘new sunshine’ in Bengal
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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee began presenting the rail budget for 2011-12 in the Lok Sabha Friday with the promise of not only moving ahead faster to build a strong railroad infrastructure but also to address the needs of the average person. “We have taken a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, building sustainable, efficient, rapidly-growing [...] Continue reading Mamata Banerjee starts presenting her fifth rail budget
Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday lost her cool with a woman journalist who posed an uncomfortable question, sternly telling her not to be a “mouthpiece” of the West Bengal’s ruling Marxists. The journalist asked Banerjee to comment on the Left parties’ allegation that the railways was splurging money in advertisements. An [...] Continue reading Mamata loses cool, shouts at journalist
In an irony of sorts, Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Thursday announced shifting of a proposed railway coach factory from Sankrail in Howrah district following vehement anti-land acquisition protests. Announcing shifting of the project at a function in Borai of Hooghly district, Banerjee said: “I will not forcibly set up the coach [...] Continue reading Mamata buckles under anti-land acquisition stir, cancels Sankrail project
A girl child born on a moving train has been named Mamata Banerjee! That’s right, after the railway minister. The girl was delivered on board the Barauni Express train between Kurukshetra and Karnal stations Saturday, with a handful of women travelling on coach S-9 volunteering to help in the delivery of the child in the [...] Continue reading Born on train, girl is named Mamata Banerjee