Reports indicate that the ED has obtained information suggesting that substantial amounts of money were deposited into Biswas's account in exchange for extending favours to Sona Pappu and Joy Kamdar.
Visuals from the spot shared on Facebook Live have captured the Bengal cabinet Minister being briefed by a senior official about the ongoing resuce operation.
Police and disaster management teams have arrived at the scene; bulldozers and gas cutters have been brought in for rescue operations.
Police sources say that the Nadia-based Zilla Parishad member, along with her husband, has not returned home since Monday.
Going stern over littering and encroaching government spaces, Urban Development and Municipal Affairs minister Agnimitra Paul today instructed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to set up cold storage at the civic body run fish markets.
Their mission was to show appreciation to the unsung heroes of our city — the traffic police — by distributing ORS packets to help them stay hydrated and healthy.
A major fire broke out on Saturday afternoon at a commercial high-rise near Kolkata’s Minto Park, prompting a swift response from the fire department.
Immersed in Tricolour fervour, thousands thronged the streets of West Bengal on Saturday afternoon as the Trinamul Congress kicked off its two-day patriotic rallies across all blocks and urban wards of the state, from 3-5 p.m, to honour Indian soldiers following the Pahalgam attack and ensuing tensions.
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said that misleading content around India-Pakistan tensions is creating confusion and stressed the government's responsibility to present the facts before the world.
BJP’s West Bengal president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what he called a display of "democratic maturity," as the Centre prepares to send seven all-party delegations to key partner countries to underscore India’s zero-tolerance approach to terrorism.
