New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar will lead a mega event in Kolkata on July 14 to honour sanitation workers and commemorate the 3rd National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Day, an official said on Saturday. The main event, along with the Divya Kala Mela, will be held at Rabindra Sadan in Kolkata, West Bengal, while parallel programmes will take place across Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) nationwide, said the official in a stat…
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Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) After years of negotiation, the process of relocating the Bankra Mosque from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport area to extend the runway began, government officials said on Saturday. Entry passes for the mosque via the airport have been closed as of today. Prayers inside the mosque have been stopped from today. Dum Dum Uttar MLA Sourav Sikdar was present in the area this morning and spoke to the locals about the issue. Later, the MLA said that m…
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) A trial court in Kolkata on Saturday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe allegations by the parents of the R.G. Kar rape and murder victim about tampering with viscera specimens of the victim, thus manipulating her final viscera report. The additional judicial magistrate of the lower court at Sealdah in South Kolkata directed the CBI to initiate the investigation in the matter immediately and also submit a preliminary report to the same court by Ju…
Shillong, July 11 (IANS) Wailadmiki Shylla, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of Meghalaya, welcomed the Trophy Tour of the 135th Durand Cup to Shillong on Saturday, as the football-loving state received the tournament’s three iconic trophies following their ceremonial flag-off by Hon’ble President of India Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in New Delhi earlier this month.The ceremony was also attended by Lieutenant General Mohit Wadhwa SM, General Officer C…
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 10 (IANS) Metro Railway on Friday completed tunnelling on a stretch of the underground section of its Purple Line between Kidderpore and Victoria after the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), Durga, achieved a breakthrough at the proposed Victoria Metro station.It took exactly one year to complete the tunnelling work between Kidderpore and Victoria. The work commenced at Kidderpore on July 10, 2025. The TBM will now proceed beneath the Kolkata Maidan towards Park Street. The Blue Line alr…
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Operational preparedness and ongoing infrastructure development came in for discussion at the District/Station Commanders’ and Works Conference at the Coast Guard Region (North East) headquarters in Kolkata on Thursday and Friday, officials said. The conference was chaired by Iqbal Singh Chauhan, Inspector General and Commander of Coast Guard Region (North East).It was attended by district/station commanders, senior officers from the headquarters, works officers and repre…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has written a letter to the CM of Telangana, Revanth Reddy requesting for a high-level investigation into the incident at the shooting of ‘Fauji’ set at Ramoji Film City, which impacted the health of actor Rajesh Sharma. The body has asked to conduct an investigation to ascertain workplace safety, hygiene and emergency medical protocols and to identify any negligence on the part of the producer.They wrote, “Actor Rajesh …
Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) A man has been arrested by the police following allegations of defrauding people on the pretext of providing flats and land in New Town and Salt Lake, police said on Thursday. He has been accused of cheating people of around Rs 70 lakh.He was arrested from Amherst Street in north Kolkata on Wednesday night by personnel of Bidhannagar North Police Station. Police have launched an investigation into the matter.The arrested man has been identified as Robin Dutta. He is accuse…
Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Thursday came in defence of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after a video of her slapping a party worker surfaced online, saying that the alleged slap was “affectionate” and that all workers of the party faction led by the former Chief Minister are “like her own children”.A controversy erupted after a video showed Mamata Banerjee slapping a worker of the Trinamool Congress faction-led by her, amid chaos during the part…