Tag: Babul Supriyo

DMs tasked with heritage tourism plan in districts: Babul Supriyo

The minister said work was on to upgrade the heritage tourism website to make it more user and navigation friendly for easy information.

March 10, 2023

QR code for Persian scripts on archaeological stones

With the new system, visitors would be able to get information about the archeological piece or place by scanning the QR code on their mobile phones, informed the minister. Notably, in what comes as an achievement for the state in the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) tourism sector, the G20 secretariat has praised the first round of the three-day meetings held in the city.

January 20, 2023

We will make West Bengal an IT hub: Minister Babul Supriyo

Young minds should not have to move to cities in other states for work, says IT and Electronics and Tourism Department Minister Babul Supriyo

September 11, 2022

Babul Supriyo revs up with his new musical catchy duet…Saudebazian

The new minister in the West Bengal cabinet has no qualms about admitting he too has made compromises in life and with songs. “I had to sing downright bad compositions with a smiling face, at times to make others happy,” he said. 

August 10, 2022

‘I deserved more from the BJP’

Ballygunge MLA from the Trinamul Congress Babul Supriyo is happy that the uncertainty over his swearing-in is behind him and now wants to focus wholeheartedly on work in his constituency. He spoke to Ashok Chatterjee about politics and life in general. 

June 4, 2022

Babul Supriyo takes oath as political debates continue

CPM central committee member Dr Sujan Chakraborty said that unnecessary stubbornness from both ends led to such developments.

May 12, 2022

BIA chief warns would contest Ballygunge bypoll if TMC does not withdraw Supriyo

“We still remember the shocking incident of riots in Asansol in 2018 when a 16-year-old son of a local imam was killed. Babul Supriyo was the then BJP MP from Asansol and no secular political party could field him as a candidate in any elections and we strongly protest against Mamata Banerjee’s decision,”

March 14, 2022

TMC fields Sinha, Babul for upcoming bypolls

The selection of “Shotgun Sinha’ to contest in TMC ticket has been that a whopping 52 per cent of voters of Asansol are non Bengalis and in the 2014 polls, the party annoyed them by calling Mehman or guests.

March 14, 2022

Union Minister Amit Shah to address series of meetings in UP

The saffron party plans to put Shah on the forefront of organisational strategy even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes on a spree to lay foundation stones

December 23, 2021

Babul Supriyo may be TMC’s Mayor candidate in KMC polls

Though there has been no official confirmation on this yet, according to party insiders, Supriyo is the 'most favourite' among the candidates for the post because he is preferred by Trinamul's all-India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who is the main decision-maker in the party at present.

November 17, 2021

Babul resigns as BJP MP from LS

Babul Supriyo resigned in August as minister of state for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, following the Union Cabinet reshuffle.

October 20, 2021

Babul lashes out at PM, says will resign as Asansol MP

“Since 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has neither appointed any MP from West Bengal as a Cabinet minister nor any Union minister of state, independent charge. Forget about me, even a very senior MP like Surender Singh Ahluwalia has been denied the post of a Cabinet minister,”

September 30, 2021

Babul meets Mamata in Nabanna, says touched by her warmth, affection

Later, Supriya told the reporters that from now on he can sing to his heart’s content. The party supremo and national general secretary will decide what will be his next assignment.

September 21, 2021

Mamata among top contenders for PM in 2024: Babul

“I’m a player and would change my jersey if I’m not allowed to play in the forefront. I got the opportunity to fulfill my innings and not to retire hurt... "

September 20, 2021

CPM criticises defection of BJP MP Babul Supriyo to Trinamul

Party sources said that the ‘Aaya Ram Gaya Ram’ trend of rampant defection continues between the TMC and the BJP even after the 2021 state polls are over and this shows how both parties don't care about ideology and instead have developed a policy of mutual transactions between themselves.

September 19, 2021

Former BJP MP Babul Supriyo joins Trinamul Congress

"I shall definitely resign as the MP from the Parliament and that you will come to know within two or three days.  I shall go by the rulebook. I have some ethics that I have followed all through my life," Supriyo told the media a few minutes after joining Trinamool Congress at Abhishek Banerjee's office in Camac Street in South Kolkata on Saturday afternoon.

September 18, 2021

Sulking Supriyo joins TMC weeks after “quitting politics” remark

"I am grateful to Abhishek Banerjee and Mamata Banerjee for giving me a big opportunity to work for the state and serve the people," he said.

September 18, 2021