Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Alipore in Kolkata on Sunday predicted that rain will continue across south Bengal districts, including Kolkata, for the next seven days. At the same time, the Met office issued a warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in north Bengal.A senior RMC official said the monsoon axis currently extends from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to Manipur. In addition, a cyclonic circulation is active over north Bangladesh and adjoining areas. It…
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Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) West Bengal Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department has constituted an 18-member committee to review the ongoing survey to identify illegally run unrecognised madrasas, often termed as ‘Khariji Madrasahs’, in 12 districts of the state.The review committee will start visiting the districts from July 15 and thereafter submit a detailed report to the state Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education department by July 21.Based on the review committee’s recommendation,…
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata’s Alipore area on Saturday predicted more rain in south Bengal districts and Kolkata over the next four to five days which will prolong the current spell of rain. Kolkata and south Bengal districts have been receiving moderate to heavy rain since last Sunday (July 5). With monsoon winds gaining momentum due to favourable conditions, the present low pressure will bring in more rain.Habibur Rahman Biswas, Eastern Regional …
Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Thursday conducted searches at multiple locations across West Bengal as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged chit fund-linked fraud involving cryptocurrency investments, stock market training schemes, and suspected money laundering.One of the raids was carried out at the residence of Dilip Mallick, a former employee of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), in Andal of West Burdwan district. Searches were also conducted at t…
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Alipore has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall across south Bengal districts, including Kolkata, till Monday, as a low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a depression. “A low pressure is present in the northwest Bay of Bengal. It will increase in strength and turn into a depression. Then this new system will move west and northwest. This will cause heavy to very heavy rain in south Be…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Districts in south Bengal are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next few days due to a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal, the Met Office said on Wednesday.According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata’s Alipore area, the low pressure will soon transform into a depression, which will bring heavy rain in South Bengal, including Kolkata, from Saturday onwards. Till then, scattered rain will continue in Kolkata and adjoining di…
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) A police complaint has been filed at Sankrail Police Station in Kolkata-adjacent Howrah district against Priya Paul, the Trinamool Congress MLA from Sankrail Assembly constituency, for concealing the assets and properties in the name of her husband in the affidavit for the recently concluded state elections.In the police complaint filed by a local Bharatiya Janata Party activist, Sanjit Jana, it has been alleged that since getting elected as an MLA from Sankrail in 2021 f…
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) The railway authorities have conducted a significant eviction operation at the Park Circus station area in Kolkata, clearing illegal shops from land owned by the Indian Railways.Earlier this month, the authorities issued notifications to the proprietors of these shops and local vendors, instructing them to vacate their shops from the station premises and the surrounding lands in the Sealdah South Section of Eastern Railway. However, due to their noncompliance, a bulldozer…
Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) Eastern Railway (ER) has lent support to the massive rescue operations underway at the site of the godown collapse in Kolkata, in which 15 people have been killed so far, while 18 are receiving treatment at the state-run SSKM Hospital. The Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Kolkata Police and other agencies are involved in the rescue operation.ER has now pitched in with men and equipment. Using cold cutters and other equip…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two accused after searches in West Bengal’s Amta area in connection with the 2022 bomb blast that killed one of the makers and left three injured, an official statement said on Wednesday. The arrests were made on Tuesday night following a search conducted at the suspected hideouts of the accused at three locations, according to the officials.The arrested individuals have been identified as Asfar Middya and Entajul Mid…