Change of #Governors in poll bound #WestBengal and #Tamilnadu & Article 155

There is no specific article in the Indian Constitution that mandates the President to consult the Chief Minister (CM) when appointing a Governor under Article 155.

Sarkaria Commission recommended this consultation as a convention to ensure cooperative federalism, a practice the Union government has acknowledged may be followed.

The Union government did informed the Rajya Sabha on a written reply to a question by CPI(M) leader John Brittas that the practice of appointing Governors in consultation with State Chief Minister may be followed as a matter of convention.

How Hindutva forces are fanning communal flames in #WestBengal

Hindutva forces are fanning communal flames in #WestBengal pic.twitter.com/B7OrlokIV8

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) March 28, 2018

Sp. International Tour packages for Bengali travelers from Thomas Cook for Durga Puja

Sp. International Tour packages for Bengali travelers from Thomas Cook for Durga Puja pic.twitter.com/JsBngzhyPf

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) July 5, 2016

Thomas Cook India has introduced special packages to some of the top favourite international destinations like Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Egypt, China, Dubai, Hong Kong, Macau, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, U.K, etc. starting from INR 35,500/- onwards (per person on twin share basis) for Bengali travelers,  to celebrate an auspicious occasion of Durga Puja in a foreign locale.

#BJP4WestBengal TMC could get 45%, Left-Congress 44%, BJP 5%: ABP Ananda and Nielsen survey

ভোট শতাংশে হাড্ডাহাড্ডি https://t.co/8kQ7cvt5uT pic.twitter.com/2o4rdBb3bJ

— ABP Ananda (@abpanandatv) March 30, 2016

In terms of percentage of vote in the upcoming WB assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress and Congress-Left alliance are running neck and neck. According to a joint survey by ABP Ananda and Nielsen, the TMC could get 45 percent of the vote. Left-Congress alliance could get 44 percent of the vote. The study indicates that BJP's vote percentage could go down to 5 percent or less.

#WomensDay Girl escape from gang rape by jumping from 2nd floor

A young girl jumped from the balcony of the second floor to escape from gang rape at Liluah in Howrah district of West Bengal.

#WomensDay Girl escape from gang rape by jumping from 2nd floor pic.twitter.com/xnEyXX15H2

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) March 7, 2016

The girl said that last night a male friend of her invited her for dinner at his friend's house. Two other friends of the boy were also present there. They allegedly spiked her drink and tried to rape her.The girl jumped in panic from the ceiling but survived because she was fallen on a pile of sand.
Liluah police has voluntarily filed an FIR and the three accused would be produced in court tomorrow.

Trinamool @AITCofficial declares candidate list for 2016 WB Assembly polls

Trinamool Chairperson Mamata Banerjee today announced the names of the Trinamool candidates who will contents in the upcoming Assembly Election 2016 during a press conference at the Kalighat.

Trinamool @AITCofficial declares candidate list for 2016 WB Assembly polls pic.twitter.com/q9tCGJia6d

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) March 4, 2016

She said that the number of women candidates contesting for Trinamool Congress in 2011 was 31 while in 2016 the number has increased to 45. She also said that the number of Muslim minority candidates in 2011 had been 38 which have increased to 57 in 2016.

The Trinamool Chairperson said that apart from the political faces, actor Sohom, former footballers Bhaichung Bhutia and Syed Rahim Nabi, former cricketer Laxmiratan Shukla and social worker Vaishali Dalmiya will contest for the party in different constituencies.

Mamata Banerjee also announced that the Manifesto of the Trinamool Congress for the 2016 Assembly Election will be published on March 11, 2016.

#Bengali language day celebrated across Bengal today #EkusheyFebruary

HPM #SheikhHasina pays homage to language martyrs on the 1st hour of 21 Feb, Int'l Mother Language Day pic.twitter.com/gxePnp4t0b

— Awami League (@albd1971) February 21, 2016

#Chinese bus manufacturer to invest in #WB

Chinese bus manufacturer and supplier Zhongtong is planning to invest in developing a bus making facility at Andal, Aerotroplis, near Durgapur in West Bengal. Zhongtong Bus has signed an investment deal with WBIDC at the ongoing Bengal Global Business Summit in Kolkata.

Zhongtong Bus signs first anchor investment deal with WBIDC. 11% stake each in the JV. #BengalMeansBusiness

— AITC (@AITCofficial) January 9, 2016

Druk Air will start flights from Andal soon. Zhongtong Bus of China will start manufacturing in #Bengal. #BengalMeansBusiness

— AITC (@AITCofficial) January 9, 2016

Each partner will have 11% stake each in the JV.Zhongtong Bus Holding Co Ltd is a China-based bus manufacturer and supplier of diverse types of buses and coaches.

Foundation stone laid for 2.4Mt #JSW cement plant at Salboni #West Bengal

Happy to announce the foundation stone laying of 2.4Mt cement plant for JSW Cement at Salboni. pic.twitter.com/aNwd2Q8jwW

— Sajjan Jindal (@sajjanjindal59) January 6, 2016

JSW Group plans to set up a 2.4 MT cement grinding unit followed by a 300 MW captive power plant at Salboni, involving a total investment of Rs 2,700 crore.Former Left Front chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee had laid the foundation stone in 2008 for a 10 mt integrated steel and a 1,600 mw power plant at a cost of R40,000 crore. But  the project didn’t take off dueto alleged Maoist threats and later the global financial meltdown.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister thanked the Jindals for their initiative. “Development cannot take place by force, it needs to be done with love,” she said. “We will set up a 300 bedded multi super hospital in Salboni in addition to an ITI & polytechnic college. This area will shine in days to come,” she added.
 

Heritage sites of #Bengal are not in Centre's list @MamataOfficial

Heritage sites of #Bengal are not in Centre's list @MamataOfficial pic.twitter.com/DOUfAr86mC

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) December 8, 2015

West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee  met with the Prime Minister to India today and reiterated the demands of the State.WB CM also highlighted how Bengal has been ignored in the list of heritage tourism sites by Centre. “Centre has drawn up a list of heritage tourism sites but places like Belur, Dakkhineshwar, Tarapith etc do not feature in it. Bengal is the land of Netaji. Bengal is where Tagore was born, where Ramakrishna spread spirituality. Bengal should not be neglected,” she said.

#WB CM @MamataOfficial saddened by Popular #Bengali TV actor's death

Popular Bengali TV actor Piyush Ganguly (50) died on saturday at a nursing home in Kolkata.He died due to multi-organ failure according to hospital sources. Actor Piyush Ganguly was injured in a road accident near Howrah Samtaragachi Bridge recently and was admitted in nursing home in Kolkata.

#WB CM @MamataOfficial saddened by Popular #Bengali TV actor's death pic.twitter.com/1CzqaVDhJX

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) October 25, 2015

Shocked and saddened that actor Pijush Ganguly died. He was close to us and very talented. My condolences to his family. RIP

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) October 25, 2015

Born in Dhaka Narayanganj, Piyush Ganguly came to Kolkata and acted regularly in theater, Tv serials and on big screen as well. He got Best Actor award in 2005. WB CM has expressed her sadness over the untimely death of actor Piyush Ganguly.

Shubho Mahalaya! In Bengal, Mahalaya marks the beginning of #DurgaPuja festivities

Read 64 declassified#NetajiFiles at #Kolkata Police Museum

Today is a historic day. Our govt has made all #NetajiFiles public. People have a right to know about the brave son of India

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 18, 2015

"Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has done a great thing and now the Centre has no other option but to declassify the files it has," Netaji's grandnephew and family spokesperson Chandra Kumar Bose told the media here after the release.

WB CM @MamataOfficial going through the declassified #NetajiFiles at #Kolkata Police Museum pic.twitter.com/PEr8g48r9K

— AITC (@AITCofficial) September 18, 2015

The files declassified on Friday consists 12,744 pages and are available to researchers and scholars.

There are so many files and artefacts dating to period even before independence at Kolkata Police Museum: WB CM #NetajiFiles

— AITC (@AITCofficial) September 18, 2015

We have made the beginning. People must know about the final days of Netaji. He must get his due recognition: WB CM #NetajiFiles

— AITC (@AITCofficial) September 18, 2015

WB Govt gives Rs 5 crore financial assistance to #Ramakrishna Mission

West Bengal government on Friday offered financial assistance of Rs 5 crore to Ramakrishna Mission to promote value education.

WB Govt gives Rs 5 crore financial assistance to #Ramakrishna Mission pic.twitter.com/OxgsgF3Qsb

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) September 12, 2015

Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee handed over a cheque to Swami Suhitanandaji on Friday and said it would be used for constructing the replica of the building at Chicago which had hosted the World Parliament on Religion where Swami Vivekananda delivered his historic address over a hundred years ago on this day.

She said her government was trying to promote the works of Swami Vivekananda and other great men as their teachings were immortal.

“It is a duty to support such organisation working on Ramakrishna and Vivekananda,” she said.

WB CM had handed over the building where Sister Nivedita had died at Darjeeling and helped in its restoration. She had also offered Rs.1.5 crore for publication of Vedas.

The state government had offered 5 acres at Rajarhat township in the fringes of the city for the institute.

WB Govt to declassify 64 files related to #Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's death

West Bengal government headed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will declassify 64 files related to the death of legendary freedom fighter, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, next Friday.
 The files will be on display for the public at Kolkata Police Archives from September 18, 2015 (next Friday). “The files available with the State Government would be available for the public in a systematic manner,” WB CM said.

WB Govt to declassify 64 files related to #Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's death pic.twitter.com/r3OiNwPNMl

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) September 11, 2015

While addressing a press conference at Nabanna, the Chief Minister said that she believed in transparency and accountability. “People must know about Netaji. He was a national icon,” she said.
Stating that Netaji lived in Kolkata and that his roots belong to Bengal, WB CM maintained it is only appropriate that the people get to know all the facts about him.
“We know Netaji’s date of birth. We have no idea about his death. People deserve to know about his last days”, she said.“We will slowly undertake the process of digitisation of all files from 1937-1947,” the Chief Minister added.

CM #Mamata PM Modi building 'Team India';#'Congress unhappy

WB CM Ms Mamata Banerjee today called for greater cooperation between the Central and State governments for progress of the nation. She was speaking on the occasion of commissioning of the new IISCO plant at Burnpur.

India will not change without a 'Team India.' The PM and CMs are one Team that will take India ahead. Nation is bigger than any Party: PM

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) May 10, 2015

PM & CM's are a team that will take India ahead, India cannot progress without as 'Team India': PM @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/3etmhSqdwv

— BJP West Bengal (@bjpbengal) May 10, 2015

The Chief Minister expressed pride in the fact that the second largest steel plant was coming up at Durgapur. She urged the Centre to speed up the process of expansion of SAIL at Durgapur.

মোদী ও মমতার ষড়যন্ত্রের বিরুধ্যে প্রতিবাদ জানায় কংগ্রেস। pic.twitter.com/f5i3gb4Zo9

— West Bengal Congress (@wb_pcc) May 10, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today described the Union Government and 29 State Governments as 30 pillars of "TEAM INDIA" which would take India forward. Addressing a large public meeting at Burnpur after dedicating to the nation the 2.5 MT modernized and expanded IISCO steel plant at Burnpur, the Prime Minister mentioned various instances of cooperative federalism of recent months, including the setting up of the NITI Aayog, and the devolution of Acceptance of additional revenues to the States through the RECOMMENDATIONS of the 14th Finance Commission. "Koi" Iisco "Kahe, KOI Usko Kahe, lekin aaj Avşar KA Hai Toh Hum sabko GARV Dene Vaala," the Prime Minister said. The Prime Minister said that the decades old Land Boundary Issue between India and Bangladesh had been resolved successfully through the same SPIRIT of Team India, as all State Governments and Political Parties had come together to support the Resolution of the Issue. The Prime Minister said it was for India to Time address the issue of "geographical imbalance" too along with economic and social imbalance. He said that as fast as Western India Eastern India Too shouldnt DEVELOP IS developing, and for that, Bengal Development of IS essential. The Prime Minister said "District Mineral Foundations" BE SET would help to speed up progress and welfare of the poor in up the mineral-rich districts. He said that within a year, the atmosphere of gloom has lifted, and all global rating agencies now agree that India is among the world's fastest growing economies.

Left Front calls for 12 hr General Strike in West Bengal on April 30th

Left Front in West Bengal has called for 12hour long General Strike in the state of West Bengal on 30th April protesting against violence, rigging and booth capturing in the recently concluded corporation elections in West Bengal. Informing this, to the media persons Left Front chairman Biman Basu said that murderous assault on democracy in the state has taken place on 18th April during the Kolkata Corporation elections and on 25th April during polls to the 91 municipalities of the state. Leaders of all the constituents of the Left Front  including Left Front Chairman Biman Basu , RSP leader Manoj Bhattacharya , CPI leader Manjukumar Majumdar, Forward Block leader Hafiz Alam Sairani  present at the press conference.

Jadavpur University's VC Abhijit Chakraborty resigns after WB CM @MamataOfficial Banerjee's intervention

Jadavpur University's VC Abhijit Chakraborty resigns after WB CM @MamataOfficial Banerjee's intervention pic.twitter.com/t57trIIFVr
— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) January 12, 2015

Jadavpur University's VC Abhijit Chakraborty has resigned after WB CM Mamata Banerjee's intervention.Students had been fasting in front of the administrative office of the varsity since January 5, demanding the resignation of the V-C.

Jadavpur University Vice-Chancellor Abhijit Chakrabarti will resign: Mamata Banerjee.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 12, 2015

Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee meets Jadavpur University students pic.twitter.com/PhOeTmIcxv
— ANI (@ANI_news) January 12, 2015

#West Bengal receives Rs 83,000 crore investment in 3 years says FM Amit Mitra

According to Dr. Amit Mitra, WB State Finance, Commerce and Industry Minister West Bengal is on the growth path. The state has attracted Rs 83,212 crore investment between April 2011 and December 2014.
Tata group company TCS is building 40-acre campus to house 20,000 IT professionals
Tata Metaliks also plans to expand capacity, while Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Co plans investment in R&D and up gradation work.
State-run NTPC is setting up the largest power plant having 1,300 MW capacity with an investment of Rs 10,000 crore.
Matix Fertilisers and Chemicals’ plant near Panagarh in West Bengal will use coal-bed-methane (CBM) as feedstock for its Rs 5,500 crore fertiliser unit.
L&T is deeply engaged in state building highways, while the Shapoorji Pallonji Group received the permission to set up 20,000 apartments for LIG and MIG group.
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group is investing Rs 600 crore for its cement plant on 100 acres of land.
Orissa Cement and Emami Group are also investing Rs 600 crore each for setting up cement facilities in the state.
West Bengal is hosting  the Global Business Summit on 7- 8 January, 2015.Earlier Mitra informed the state Assembly that this investment would result into an employment generation of 1.55 lakh people.

Roadshow to promote West Bengal Biz summit in Bengaluru

West Bengal government organised its second road show in Bengaluru yesterday (after Mumbai) for its forthcoming business summit--Bengal Leads 2015.
Satish Chandra Tewari, IAS,Addl. Chief Secretary, Dept of IT, Public Enterprise & Industrial Reconstruction, Govt. of WB made a presentation on West Bengal and Sanjay Budhia, MD, Patton International & Chairman, CII National Committee on Exports attended a road show in Bengaluru yesterday  at ITC Windsor  Hotel to promote the upcoming business summit

Roadshow to promote #WestBengal Biz summit in #Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/9sbJkonzbc
— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) November 4, 2014

The remaining two Road Shows will be held in Hyderabad (on November 6) and Chennai (on November 10).The first one was held at Mumbai last week.
The Global Bengal Business Summit-Bengal Leads 2015, will be on January 7-8 at Prakriti Tirtha Eco Tourism Park at Rajarhat, New Town.
The identified Focus Sectors for the Summit include: Urban Infrastructure and Housing, IT Software & Hardware, Food Processing, Horticulture & Floriculture, MSME & Textiles, Health Care, Education & Skills, Manufacturing, Energy & Infrastructure, Hospitality & Tourism and Business of Entertainment, Financial Services.