Topic: Mamata Banerjee
CM Mamata is a nice person but her govt is ‘outsourced’ to private agency: Governor Dhankhar
In an interview to ThePrint, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar says Covid-19 exposed West Bengal’s inefficient health infrastructure and Amphan crisis showed it is ill-equipped.
Death toll due to cyclone Amphan rises to 98 in West Bengal, says CM Mamata Banerjee
The CM also announced a fund of Rs 6,250 crore to assist the affected people to build houses, help farmers, provide assistance for betel leaf plantations.
West Bengal will allow shrines, govt offices to reopen with 70% staff by 8 June
Hinting that lockdown might continue, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a slew of relaxations Friday which faced criticism from the BJP and CPI(M).
Mamata seeks PM Modi’s intervention, urges Centre to not pursue politics in times of crisis
BJP can disturb me politically, but why are they causing harm to the state? West Bengal is facing such a major disaster, Banerjee added.
How villagers in Sundarbans are rebuilding lives after Amphan — the ‘scariest storm’ so far
In West Bengal's South 24 Parganas, which faced maximum brunt of Cyclone Amphan, electricity poles are uprooted. Sundarbans fishermen are affected. Those into farming have lost crops.
Political distancing and media apathy: How India developed Amphan-sized blindspot
As a battered Bengal and Odisha pick up the pieces, we must ask, did India just deliberately look away from Amphan and its aftermath in the East?
Detour for PM Modi amid aerial survey, and the common man’s questions on loans
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.
Amphan death toll rises to 85 in West Bengal with protests over electricity, water supply
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit Cyclone Amphan-hit South 24 Parganas district Saturday and take stock of the situation.
Mamata’s inspiring, Trump’s furious & NASA discovers an alternate universe — or maybe not
The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.
Indian politics scripts modern-day Raag Darbari in Covid
If you thought India's leaders would rise above personal and political gains and people's miseries during Covid will change their behaviour, then you were mistaken.
Why coronavirus treatments shouldn’t take back seat to vaccines
Everything would have to go right to get a vaccine this year, but several types of treatments may be able to help patients in a matter of months.
Can schools & students be trusted with Covid norms or should classes begin as curve flattens?
Over two lakh parents across India have opposed the Ministry of Home Affairs’ plan to reopen schools in July.
Defence
Chinese troops present in sizeable numbers at LAC, India has done what’s needed: Rajnath
Defence Minister says India and China perceive LAC differently, leading to regular jostling; Beijing ‘should seriously deliberate’ and resolve the issue amicably.
The Chinese are so predictable, Modi & Shah should’ve seen them coming on 5 August 2019
India should’ve anticipated the Chinese appearance in Ladakh, even the timing of it, when the status of Jammu & Kashmir was changed.