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Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw KOLKATA: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed the impact of heavy rainfall on railway operations in Odisha’s East Coast region and directed officials to step up monitoring of vulnerable stretches to ensure safe and uninterrupted train movement.Vaishnaw instructed the General Manager of South Eastern Railway (SER) to maintain close surveillance of sections…

In West Bengal, the alarming rise in road fatalities is disproportionately affecting pedestrians, outpacing the deaths of two-wheeler riders for the first time KOLKATA: Pedestrian Safety Day has brought renewed attention to Kolkata’s most vulnerable road user, with an IIT Kharagpur analysis warning that West Bengal’s road deaths are increasingly concentrated among people on foot.The…

A massive fire erupted at Hotel Bideshinii in Tarapith early Monday morning TARAPITH: At least seven guests were killed and several others critically injured after a massive fire broke out at a private hotel in Tarapith in West Bengal’s Birbhum district early Monday morning.The fire broke out around 4.30am on the ground floor of Hotel…

The CJP team will visit West Bengal to seek justice for the father of a volunteer who allegedly died after being assaulted in Bankura district. CJP’s Ashutosh Ranka alleges BJP planning violence during his Bengal visit The CJP team will visit West Bengal to seek justice for the father of a volunteer who allegedly died…

The last 31-m concrete slab of the Orange Line construction at Chingrighata was set in place on Sunday Kolkata: After more than six years, the city’s Orange Line has finally cleared the Chingrighata bottleneck — the last 31-m concrete deck slab was placed on Sunday to bridge the 366-m gap, paving the way for passenger…

Tolly Club has woman representatives in its committee DI is the first premier club in Kolkata to have 45% women representation in the managing committee Calcutta Club has elected a woman president twice in succession Bengal Club has woman members in the managing committee Saturday Club had elected Harjyoti Bindra as the president three years…

Kolkata: State urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul on Sunday signalled a hard reset for Park Street, Kolkata’s best-known food, nightlife and entertainment corridor, announcing a zero-tolerance drive against hawkers occupying its pavements. The plan aims at restoring walking space and giving the city’s showcase boulevard a cleaner, better-lit look without the clutter…

Kolkata received a few spells of light rain on Sunday.. photo by Sayantan Chakraborty Kolkata: Brace for more rain as a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is set to trigger heavy in Kolkata and many other southern districts between Sunday and Monday. The city had already started getting few spells of light…

A dog lover who was feeding and taking care of the street dogs for more than two decades was assaulted in her locality for feeding dogs… Sukhomoy Sen Kolkata: A long-standing conflict over feeding stray dogs in north Kolkata’s Shyampukur neighborhood escalated into alleged violent altercations, death threats, and cross-complaints, prompting local authorities to register…

LPG customers in queue in front of an LPG dealer at Thakurpukur on Sunday afternoon. Photo Basabdatta Sarkar Kolkata: The deadline for completing e-KYC for domestic LPG connections may have been extended by a week, from Aug 16 to Aug 23, but there has been little respite for consumers struggling to complete the mandatory process.Persistent…