She also said the state government was planning to formulate a policy for taking over control of some other closed tea estates
In last 5 years, state govt took loans amounting to Rs 1,13,000 crore, out of which, Rs 94,000 crore was spent to repay debt
Sushma Swaraj had earlier said no talks on the Teesta issue could be held with the West Bengal Government for the last few months
West Bengal Chief Minister had ordered a probe by Kolkata police into the Narada sting operation
The West Bengal CM wants to have a bigger play in national politics and today's GST meeting is a clear indication of that
Centre has slashed monthly allocation of kerosene oil to the state by 4,000 kilo litres
Centre had reduced state's kerosene allocation by 4,000 kl to 74,608 kl a month from this April
She also said there is no point talking and it is time to deliver now
The populist measures Mamata Banerjee took in the last five years helped her win the elections; some fear that this could set the tone of her government for the next five years
She said expenses were increasing for the people by means of service tax and cess
She also said that she believes in electoral reforms so that the democratic process is strengthened and remains clean
She had invited several pvt airlines as well as Air India to start service. While pvt airlines said the route wasn't commercially viable, Air India kept on delaying the matter
Protem Speaker Jotu Lahiri administered the oath to the chief minister
The state units of major parties like BJP, Congress and the CPI(M) stayed away from the event in protest against poll-violence in the state
Mamata Banerjee's, who took the oath of office for a second consecutive term, will head a 42-member Cabinet
Allegations of corruption dented image of her party and opposition made it a prime issue during elections
Dignitaries including Nitish Kumar, Arvind Kejriwal, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Farooq Abdullah to attend the ceremony
Pope Francis had announced in March that Mother Teresa will be canonised on September 4
The West Bengal CM said that there was an attempt to create fear among people but they overcame and voted fearlessly