Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Eastern Railway (ER) has revealed details of the causes behind Alarm Chain Pulling (ACP) incidents that delayed 86 trains across its four divisions in May. As many as 58 people were arrested for pulling alarm chains without justifiable cause during the month.The Asansol and Howrah divisions were the worst affected, followed by Malda and Sealdah.Investigations by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) revealed that passengers pulled the emergency chain for highly trivial reaso…
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Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Several crucial border-related issues are set to be discussed at an administrative review meeting to be chaired by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari later on Friday concerning Malda, Murshidabad, North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur, with all four districts having international borders with neighbouring Bangladesh.According to insiders from the state secretariat of Nabanna, the main agenda of the meeting is to review the progress of land handover to the Border Sec…
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the BJP is planning an initiative to secure Geographical Indication (GI) tags for several traditional Bengali sweets that currently lack formal recognition, the party said on Saturday.The party’s goal is to establish several popular Bengali sweets, which are still without Geographical Indication (GI) recognition, at the national and international levels.According to the party, it will apply through the state government for the traditional sweets tha…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) is set to push for the relocation of all zero-line villages in West Bengal to facilitate more effective management of the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB).The BSF has been pursuing the issue for several years. However, according to senior officials, the process is expected to gather momentum following the change of government in the state.“The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been pursuing the matter for several years now. Adequate compensat…
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) The West Bengal administration had made elaborate arrangements for proper lodging, hygienic and nutritious food and proper treatment facilities at ‘holding centres’ set up in the state for providing temporary accommodation to illegal infiltrators before they are handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) at its nearest border outposts (BOPs), from where they will be sent back to their own countries.A senior official from the state secretariat Nabanna said that although…
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that a total of 142.79 acres of land has so far been handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) for the construction of outposts and barbed-wire fencing.In a post on X, Adhikari said: “Govt of WB has initiated intensified measures to strengthen border security by facilitating construction of BSF outposts and barbed-wire fencing, further enhancing security in the border areas. Additional land has now been h…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The decision of the West Bengal government under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to launch a massive crackdown on illegal migrants and infiltrators, is being seen as a necessary and welcome move by India’s national security planners. Though the security agencies welcome the crackdown on illegal immigrants, they also warn of a push to other states in times to come.The BJP government in West Bengal announced a strict, ‘detect, detain and deport’ protocol. The DGP and…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Pakistan’s ISI and its stooges have been making a massive push to flood the Indian markets with fake currency, the agencies have learnt.The key areas of concern remain the Tripura-Bangladesh border and Punjab.While couriers are being used to push fake currency into the Indian market along the Bangladesh border, in Punjab, the menace is rising due to the use of drones.It is a two-pronged strategy that the ISI has adopted when it comes to fake Indian currency. On one han…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) One of the key issues in West Bengal is illegal immigration. It has been a problem that has been ongoing for years and with a complicit administration, illegal immigrants flooded the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while hailing the BJP’s victory, made it clear that illegal immigrants must be prepared to leave the state.Union Home Minister Amit Shah, too, echoed the same sentiment. Officials say that one could expect a clean up and more importantly fresh illegal immi…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) After the first hour of counting of votes for the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal on Monday, the trend is showing a neck-and-neck battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with the BJP slightly ahead of Trinamool Congress.As of 9 a.m., the trend for 134 of 293 Assembly constituencies in the state was available.After the first hour of counting, the tally for the BJP’s initial lead was 73, followed by the Trina…