Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was conducting a raid and search operation on Monday at the residence of a Bihar-based businessman at the industrial-cum-steel township of Durgapur in West Burdwan district of West Bengal.The person at whose residence the operation is being conducted has been identified as Ghulam Raza. A six-member NIA team is reported to be conducting the operation at Raza’s residence.One of the members of the NIA team is a woman. A huge police c…
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Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) West Bengal Municipal Affairs and Urban Development Minister Agnimitra Paul on Wednesday inspected the cultural and academic hub — College Street in Kolkata — as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government’s decision to give the street a makeover on the model of London’s ‘Oxford Street’. The Minister visited the entire College Street area with Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Commissioner Smita Pandey and other officials. She reached College Street in the…
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) West Bengal Minister In-charge of Municipal Affairs and Urban Development, Agnimitra Paul, on Wednesday claimed that the state is ready for an industrial rejuvenation and thus reclaim its place as one of India’s leading investment destinations.”Under the leadership of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and a BJP government committed to transparent governance, policy stability and industry-friendly reforms, the state is poised to usher in a new era of growth, jobs and opportu…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Union Minister for Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, on Sunday commenced his three-day visit to West Bengal with an extensive review of the IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) at Burnpur and inaugurated the new RCC water reservoir to meet the requirement of further expanding the capacity of the plant in the future, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Steel. The visit covered a comprehensive assessment of the plant’s ongoing expansion projects, production facilities, infrastru…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced a comprehensive relief package for the families affected by the Taratala warehouse roof collapse, including financial assistance, employment support, free medical treatment and educational aid for children of the victims.At a programme held at Nabanna Sabhaghar in the state secretariat, the Chief Minister handed over cheques of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the 16 workers who lost their lives in the June…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl at Baruipur in South 24 Paragans district of West Bengal earlier this week, has come across some crucial digital evidence that indicates the pre-planned nature of the crime.An insider from the Baruipur District Police said that the tower locations of the mobile phones of the three arrested in the case were the same between 4.30 p.m. and 11 p.m. on July 4, which coincides with the date …
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) The BJP government is set to give an international-standard makeover to Kolkata’s famous College Street, state Municipal Affairs Minister Agnimitra Paul said on Monday.The area will be developed as a completely pollution-free and no-vehicle zone on the lines of London’s famed Oxford Street. As a result, there will be no traffic congestion or honking in College Street. The bookstores, too, will be redesigned around a new theme.The state’s Municipal Affairs and Urban Develo…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) The death toll in the under-construction warehouse roof collapse incident in Kolkata’s Taratala area on Wednesday has risen to five, with several people still trapped under the collapsed structure.Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited the injured workers at SSKM Hospital in the evening and enquired about their condition.Speaking to media persons outside the state-run hospital, Adhikari said: “About 25 people were rescued from the warehouse. Five have died. The 20 injure…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that three people were killed, about 18 trapped alive and 21 workers were recovered from the under-construction warehouse in the Taratala area of south Kolkata, where the roof collapsed earlier in the day, trapping over 40 workers. Adhikari, along with several ministers and government officials, visited the accident site to supervise the rescue operation. After his visit, he addressed the media persons at the state secreta…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Workers who were present at the site after the roof of an under-construction warehouse collapsed at Taratala in Kolkata, said that they can still hear the trapped labourers screaming for help.At least 50 to 60 workers were feared trapped following the incident.Speaking to IANS, Soni Devi, who also worked at the warehouse, said: “We received a call at 11 a.m. that the entire company has collapsed, please come to save us.””I came from far away, didn’t even drop my child at …