Udayan Guha had earlier served as the Minister for North Bengal Development in the previous Mamata Banerjee-led state government. Furthermore, he was also invloved in managing the Trinamool Congress Party'S (TMC) organizational responsibilities in Cooch Behar.
The five-storey building is owned by Manotosh Saha, also known as Montu Saha, whose company, Modern Decorators, was earlier in charge of building makeshift stages for various TMC party events.
A woman Maoist leader linked to fugitive commander Mishir Besra surrendered before Kolkata Police with an SLR rifle and ammunition. Police said she had operated for years in the Saranda forest region.
The event was part of the 'Swachhata Se Swagat’ drive, a cleanliness campaign, being organised by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the city.
Tension prevailed in South 24-Parganas' Falta on Tuesday after police and Central forces dispersed a protest staged by supporters of arrested local strongman Jahangir Khan, who was recently apprehended near the India-Nepal border and is currently in police custody.
Commercial services in the Yellow and Orange Lines of the Kolkata Metro kicked off today with a lot of enthusiasm among the commuters. The two stretches were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 August.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has issued an advisory for Durga Puja Committees outlining the preventive measures for mosquito breeding during the ongoing monsoon season.
A nationalised coal major, besides producing coal, will also start producing packaged drinking water within a year for markets in Bengal and Jharkhand.
Coming down heavily on the BJP, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary said the saffron party is actually selling India and the Indian Constitution to get more votes.
Ahead of Durga Puja, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah are likely to visit West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sources said on Sunday.
