Trinamool activists shot at in West BengalAugust 1st, 2009 KOLKATA - Two Trinamool Congress activists received bullet injuries when they were attacked by a group of unknown assailants Saturday in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district, police said. The incident sparked tension in the area as irate Trinamool Congress workers staged a road blockade before the local police station demanding the immediate arrest of the offenders.
Two Trinamool activists killed in West BengalJuly 29th, 2009 KOLKATA - At least two Trinamool Congress activists were killed and four others critically injured in West Bengal's Burdwan district Wednesday, police said. "No one has been arrested so far in connection with the incident.
Trinamool workers cheer Mamatas railway budgetJuly 3rd, 2009 KOLKATA - "Its a budget for maa, mati, manush (mother, motherland and people)," is how a jubliant Trinamool Congress worker described party chief and Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee's rail budget presented Friday. Trinamool workers in West Bengal cheered the budget and said it will lead the party to victory in the next assembly polls.
Fresh violence rocks Khejuri in West BengalJune 11th, 2009 KOLKATA - Fresh violence erupted in West Bengal's East Midnapore district Thursday as a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) office and two communist leaders' homes were ransacked, allegedly by Trinamool Congress supporters, police said. "We've got reports that a party office and the houses of two CPI-M leaders were ransacked by a group of villagers at Kamarda area near Khejuri.
Mamata's men get infrastructure development portfoliosMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Trinamool Congress, the second largest party in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), has got six ministers of state in the new government. Most have been given infrastructure ministry portfolios while party chief Mamata Banerjee is the railways minister.
Trinamool Congress supporters celebrate party's good showingMay 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Jubilant Trinamool Congress supporters waved the victory sign and celebrated in the West Bengal capital Saturday after the party along with its ally the Congress established a clear lead in the Left-ruled state as voting trends indicated. The Trinamool was leading in 13 constituencies while alliance partner Congress was ahead in five out of the 32 seats for which trends were available.
Peaceful polling in West Bengal, says Left FrontMay 7th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal's ruling Left Front Thursday said the second-phase polling was by and large peaceful, except a few sporadic incidents of violence in the state. 'Overall, today's (Thursday) election was more or less conducted in a peaceful manner, except a few incidents of violence triggered by the opposition Trinamool Congress in different parliamentary constituencies,' state Left Front chairman Biman Bose told the media.
Congress will not upset Mamata: MoilyMay 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress spokesperson Veerappa Moily Wednesday said his party will not form any alliance that will upset its poll partner Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. 'We won't do anything which will upset the Trinamool,' Moily told reporters here.
Trinamool threatening voters in Nandigram, claims CPI-MMay 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday alleged that activists of the opposition Trinamool Congress were threatening villagers in Tamluk constituency, within which Nandigram comes, ahead of the polls Thursday. 'Trinamool Congress activists are constantly terrorising villagers so that they won't vote for the Left Front-nominated candidate in tomorrow's polls.
Police arrest 20 for Coimbatore army convoy attackMay 3rd, 2009 COIMBATORE - At least 20 pro-LTTE activists were arrested on Sunday morning for attacking an army convoy near Coimbatore on Saturday. Tamil Nadu Police said cases have been registered against 200 pro-LTTE activists.
Congress, Trinamool exhort workers to keep aside differencesMarch 24th, 2009 KOLKATA - After days of rumblings among the grassroot workers of the Congress and Trinamool Congress about the alliance between the two parties, leaders of both outfits Tuesday called for a united effort to defeat the state's Communist-led Left Front in the Lok Sabha polls. 'I know there is discontent among Congress workers who feel our party has got fewer number of seats than it deserves.
Prayers for success of Congress-Trinamool in West BengalMarch 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - Activists of Trinamool Congress and Congress party organised a yagna here for the success of the alliance of these two parties in the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha. This was consequent to the finalisation of the tie-up and sharing of seats between the two parties in West Bengal.
700 Trinamool Congress workers join CPI-M in West BengalMarch 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal Transport Minister and senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Subhas Chakraborty has said that 700-odd Trinamool Congress workers have joined the CPI-M in Howrah district's Uluberia Lok Sabha constituency. 'Around 700 Trinamool Congress activists have joined our party (CPI-M) before the Lok Sabha polls, as they were dissatisfied with the Trinamool's ideology,' Chakraborty claimed Saturday while addressing a political gathering.
Mamata's acts are childish: Biman BoseJanuary 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - Terming Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's acts as 'childish', West Bengal's ruling Left Front chairman Biman Bose Wednesday said that state's main opposition party lacked any political ideology, after Banerjee led an agitation against the alleged anhandling of a taxi driver by a policeman here. 'Mamata Banerjee often acts childishly which is not desirable in Indian politics.
Nandigram by-poll was held under Trinamool threat: Biman BoseJanuary 5th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal's ruling Left Front chairman Biman Bose Tuesday said the by-election in troubled Nandigram constituency was marred by opposition Trinamool Congress threats to voters. 'Apparently everything was very peaceful in Nandigram during the assembly by-poll Monday.
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