Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) The clearances granted by the previous Trinamool Congress-controlled board in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation for multi-storey structures in and around the state capital since 2021 have now come under scrutiny of the KMC’s special audit committee.Amid the recent collapse of an under-construction three-storey warehouse at Taratala in the southern outskirts of Kolkata, which took the lives of 16 people, KMC decided to conduct a special audit of all under-construction mult…
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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…
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) To ensure that customers receive secure services through online platforms, gig, and delivery workers, Maharashtra Labour Minister Akash Phundkar on Tuesday directed the formulation of a comprehensive framework. The emphasis will be on worker verification to ensure services are flawless, safe, and within the legal framework. These instructions were issued during a joint meeting of the Labour and Home Departments.Various delivery and service-providing companies appoint deliv…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, on Monday visited the Bhalswa landfill site to review the progress of ongoing bioremediation efforts and assess measures being taken to manage legacy waste as well as fresh garbage inflow at the site.During the visit, the Lt Governor noted that while considerable progress has been achieved over the past year in the remediation of solid waste at the Bhalswa landfill, Ghazipur and Okhla sites, sustained and accelerated ef…
Jabalpur, Jan 26 (IANS) A tragic accident claimed the life of a labourer from West Bengal while two others sustained severe injuries at an under-construction ring road project in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur.According to reports, as many as 22 labourers were at work when the incident occurred on Sunday night.According to police officials, the incident occurred when the scaffolding supporting shuttering work suddenly collapsed at a height of approximately 60 feet.A flyover bridge is under constructi…