"I think he is very much correct and until and unless the impartial inquiry is over, the Sports Department will be looked after by me for the time being," the statement read, with a copy sent to Biswas too.
"Yesterday, this demand (of resignation) of the public was conveyed to the government, today I got the news that the Sports minister has resigned. As per the Constitution of India, resignation is to be approved by the Governor. I am waiting for the file," Bose told ANI here.
"Our Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is following her duties. During the CPM time, in 1980 in August, when 16 people were killed, then the CPM government did not do anything. CPM did so many wrong things, they didn't investigate anything, and on the other hand, or Chief Minister has ordere
Earlier today, the West Bengal government also informed that a Special Investigation Team comprising of IPS officers Piyush Pandey, Javed Shamim, Supratim Sarkar and Muralidhar has been constituted to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter.
During his 2-day visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Bamboo Orchids Terminal 2 at Guwahati Airport in Assam on December 20 and will lay the foundation stone of a new brownfield ammonia-urea complex at Namrup with an investment of Rs 12,000 crore on December 21.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 15: The 26th CABLE TV SHOW 2025 Kolkata - one of the largest trade shows on digital cable television, broadband and OTT in India and the Saarc region - is set to take off from 17th December till 19th December 2025 at the Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan (Mil
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Monday to discuss key issues related to the state's development and the welfare of its people.
Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal and Nandigram MLA Suvendu Adhikari on Monday questioned the arrest of spectators following the incident at Yuva Bharati Stadium, alleging police high-handedness and political shielding of ministers.
The remarks come ahead of Prime Minister Modi's two-day visit to Assam on December 20 and 21, during which he is scheduled to participate in multiple programmes across Guwahati and Upper Assam. A key highlight of the visit will be the laying of the foundation stone for a major ammonia-ure
Assam BJP spokesperson, Manoj Dhanowar, said that under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the BJP-led Government of Assam has, from the very beginning, played a decisive and proactive role in accelerating the state's journey of growth and development.
Following the chaos that erupted at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata during the GOAT India tour of Football Icon Lionel Messi, West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari demanded termination of Sports Minister Aroop Biswas and Fire Minister Sujit Bose, reimbursement of