Ex- minister Arup Biswas gets summoned
Mr Biswas has been asked to appear before investigating officers at Bidhannagar South police station on 4 June.
Mr Biswas has been asked to appear before investigating officers at Bidhannagar South police station on 4 June.
Aroop Biswas, Trinamul Congress candidate from Tollygunge seat is leaving no stone unturned to increase his margin in the forthcoming Assembly election.
Soon after the conclusion of the Gangasagar Mela, the South 24-Parganas district administration on Friday launched an extensive cleanliness drive across all beaches in the mela zone.
Around 45 lakh pilgrims have arrived at Gangasagar in South 24-Parganas since 1 January to take the holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal and offer prayers at the Kapil Muni Ashram, state minister for power and housing Aroop Biswas said on Monday.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accepted the resignation of state Sports Minister Aroop Biswas, who took moral responsibility for the lapses in management in the event featuring Argentine football star Lionel Messi at the Salt Lake Stadium here.
Following Biswas's resignation, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will hold the additional charge of the Sports Department.
The Trinamul Congress posted on its official X-handle: “We’re happy to welcome former BJP MP and ex-Union Minister Shri John Barla to the Trinamul Congress family.
On Makar Sankranti, lakhs of devotees took a holy dip at Gangasagar. State minister Aroop Biswas mentioned that the auspicious bath began on Tuesday at 6.58 a.m. and will continue until Wednesday at 6.58 a.m. So far, 85 lakh pilgrims have bathed, Mr Biswas said.
The blaze caused significant losses, with 22 shops damaged, including six that were completely destroyed.
With every passing year the number of Durga Pujas in the state is increasing and so is the demand for more power, said power minister Aroop Biswas today, while announcing the measures the government is taking ahead of the pujas.
