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Mamata Banerjee our Santa Claus: Bengal minister
Minister Firhad Hakim equated Bengal CM with Santa Claus who gifts people development initiatives throughout the year.
Published on Dec 25, 2023 07:50 AM IST
PTI |
21 hurt in LPG cylinder blast in Kolkata port area
While two persons were admitted to a private hospital in the Alipore area, 19 were taken to the state-run SSKM Hospital at Bhawanipore
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 10:16 PM IST
Amit Shah to launch 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign in West Bengal today
According to party leaders, Amit Shah will arrive at Andal airport in West Burdwan district at 12.30pm.
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 09:28 AM IST
Sikkim, West Bengal sign agreement to ease travel for tourists, boost tourism
The agreement will allow West Bengal-registered commercial vehicles to drop tourists at their hotels in different travel destinations of Sikkim.
Updated on Jul 07, 2022 09:40 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Siliguri
Indo-Nepal bus service begins from Siliguri after two years of Covid-19
The Siliguri-Kakkarvitta-Kathmandu bus will run on a regular basis from Tenzing Norgay bus terminus at 2 pm, will cover 615km and reach Kathmandu the next morning at around 7 am. The ticket is priced at Rs1500 per person.
Updated on Jul 07, 2022 08:56 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Siliguri (west Bengal) [india]
Leaves of all Kolkata corporation staff to be cancelled amid cyclone Asani alert
Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim said that the city administration is using lessons learnt from the effects of cyclone Amphan in May 2020 to take measures in wake of cyclone Asani, including keeping electric saws, earthmovers, cranes on standby to clear blockades caused by uprooted trees and other debris.
Published on May 08, 2022 04:21 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, New Delhi
Appointment of VCs in 24 Bengal universities illegal: Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
State transport minister and mayor of Kolkata Firhad Hakim attacked Dhankhar, saying he was acting beyond his jurisdiction.
Published on Dec 30, 2021 11:56 PM IST
TMC’s Firhad Hakim is Kolkata mayor again, Mamata says will hold regular reviews
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday declared state transport and housing minister and senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Firhad Hakim as mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
Updated on Dec 24, 2021 04:38 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Kolkata
Bengal minister Firhad Hakim is new Kolkata mayor
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) won 134 out of 144 wards in the recently held Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls.
Published on Dec 23, 2021 03:04 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
Private buses refuse to ply, WB minister to meet syndicates over fare revision
West Bengal transport minister Firhad Hakim acknowledged the trouble that commuters are facing and said that the government will have to strict measures if the private buses keep refusing to resume operations.
Published on Jul 04, 2021 01:06 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose
Believe in judiciary, will get clean chit in Narada scam probe: Firhad Hakim
"I believe in the judiciary and I am sure we will get a clean chit. It is good that it is going to the court now and I will say my words and the judiciary will do justice," said Firhad Hakim
Published on May 10, 2021 02:11 PM IST
ANI | , Kolkata
Covaxin trial: West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim takes second dose of Covid-19 vaccine
The minister was administered the first dose on December 2 when the trial kick-started in Kolkata. He was the first volunteer in Kolkata.
Updated on Dec 31, 2020 12:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
Trinamool leader refuses to meet minister, seeks meeting with Mamata Banerjee
The development has triggered speculations that Tiwari, who is the TMC’s Asansol district unit president, may leave the party in the run-up to the crucial assembly polls due in about five months.
Updated on Dec 16, 2020 11:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
Firhad Hakim becomes second minister to administer ‘Covaxin’ trial shot
Hakim said that he will be very happy if his contribution helps in the quest for the vaccine against the coronavirus disease.
Updated on Dec 02, 2020 09:11 PM IST
Kolkata | Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
TMC vs TMC: Bengal minister slams Kolkata civic body over post-cyclone mess
Minister Sadhan Pandey’s attack on the Kolkata municipal corporation came at a time when the Mamata Banerjee government has been under attack by the opposition over its response to the devastation caused by cyclone Amphan.
Published on May 26, 2020 11:09 PM IST
Hindustan times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
BJP jabs TMC for India map sans PoK, Aksai Chin, mayor alleges hacking
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation authorities later removed the photo and the mayor’s message after criticism from the Bengal BJP.
Updated on Jan 27, 2020 01:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim is emerging as Mamata Banerjee’s man Friday | Analysis
In November 2018, Mamata Banerjee nominated Hakim to contest for the mayor’s chair. Hakim went on to become the first Muslim mayor of Kolkata since Independence.
Updated on Aug 25, 2019 01:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | Avijit Ghosal
TMC MLA threatens to sue party leader over ‘cut money’ accusation
Tafzil Ahmed, who was the councillor of Howrah Municipal Corporation ward 58, purportedly made the comment in an internal meeting of the party on Sunday in the presence of urban development minister Firhad Hakim.
Updated on Jul 02, 2019 08:18 AM IST
Kolkata | HT Correspondent
Mamata wants to return to ballot papers for Bengal civic polls next year
Elections are due next year in as many as 82 civic bodies including the crucial Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Respective State Election Commissions are responsible for holding civic polls in each state.
Updated on Jun 18, 2019 07:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
Mamata Banerjee’s medical student nephew stands with protesting colleagues
Abesh Banerjee, whose Facebook bio describes him as the President of KPC Medical College and Hospital, was seen at a rally holding a placard that read: “You say we are Gods!! Why Treat us like Dogs?”
Updated on Jun 14, 2019 03:43 PM IST
Kolkata | Indo Asian News Service
‘Deeply ashamed at Mamata Banerjee’s inaction’, says Kolkata mayor’s doctor daughter
In a Facebook post, Shabba Hakim asked people to question why “goons were still surrounding hospitals and beating up doctors”.
Updated on Jun 14, 2019 08:37 AM IST
Kolkata | Indo Asian News Service
Trinamool Congress reaches out to ‘disgruntled’ leaders ahead of state polls
TMC district presidents also called up disgruntled leaders and urged them to forget the ‘misunderstanding’ and return to the party.
Updated on May 28, 2019 09:48 AM IST
Kolkata | Press Trust of India
TMC on spree of bypoll victories with over 50% votes; Kolkata mayor gets 77% in KMC by-election
The ruling party won the bypolls at Lok Sabha, Assembly and Kolkata Municipal Corporation with more than 50% votes, which means the candidate could have won against a combined opposition.
Updated on Jan 09, 2019 07:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | Avijit Ghosal and Sumanta Ray Chaudhuri
Trinamool Congress to contest Assam panchayat polls highlighting NRC issue
Firhad Hakim, the party’s observer for Assam, announced the decision in Guwahati on November 12.
Published on Nov 13, 2018 12:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Kolkata
Kolkata flyover collapse: PWD issued tenders for painting while bridge’s condition deteriorated
Hindustan Times has reviewed 106 tenders the PWD’s Alipore Division, under whose jurisdiction the bridge comes, floated between June 6, 2014 and August 31, 2018. Only eight of them were floated for the two flyovers in the division’s jurisdiction.
Updated on Sep 06, 2018 11:56 AM IST
Tanmay Chatterjee and Avijit Ghosal, Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
India needs a leader like Mamata Banerjee, say TMC leaders
TMC MP Abhishek Bandopadhyay said Banerjee had set a target for the party to defeat the saffron party in 2019 Lok Sabha election.
Published on Jul 28, 2018 10:22 PM IST
Midnapore | Press Trust of India