PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased, Rs 50,000 for injured JALPAIGURI/SILIGURI: At least 20 of the 27 people trapped in a collapsed tunnel of an under-construction hydro-electric project in Sikkim’s Namchi district have died. Two workers have exited the tunnel and search is on for the rest.Of the 20 bodies…
Kolkata: At least three Covid patients—a child and two elderly persons—were currently receiving treatment at two private hospitals in Kolkata, a health department official said. The condition of all three was stable, the official said.Allaying fears, health officials pointed out there was no reason for alarm as SARS-CoV-2 had transitioned into an endemic state, similar…
Their bodies were not found Erosion of Ganga river near Botanical garden. Pix:- Biplab Bhattacharjee Kolkata: Two 18-year-old college students were allegedly pushed into the Hooghly by two ‘friends’ following an argument at Nawabganj Ghat in Ichhapur, North 24-Parganas, on Tuesday afternoon.Police have detained the two accused, Ashutosh Saha, a resident of Hindmotor, and Kushal…
Kolkata: Traffic on VIP Road crawled for the second day on Tuesday as prolonged rain and widespread waterlogging exposed deep craters and potholes across multiple stretches of the arterial road leading to Kolkata airport, triggering massive congestion and forcing police to divert traffic.While floodwaters receded from the main carriageway, service roads remained submerged, aggravating commuting…
A cloudy sky over Baghbazar Ghat on Tuesday evening …photo by Sayantan Chakraborty Kolkata: Cloudy sky with a couple of light spells kept the city temperature below normal on Tuesday. The Met office said the city will continue to encounter spells of light to moderate rain in the next couple of days as the monsoon…
Kolkata: The state govt on Tuesday announced a series of initiatives to improve school infrastructure, strengthen nutrition support and promote higher education for girls, including the implementation of the Centre’s PM SHRI scheme and enhanced funding for the PM POSHAN programme.Presenting the school education department’s budget in the assembly , school education minister Dipak Burman…
. Mamata and Abhishek Banerjee along with other TMC leaders at 21st July rally site last night after reports of vandalism —— TOI Kolkata: If incidents like this take place, the court’s image will be tarnished, the Calcutta High Court remarked on Tuesday while hearing an urgent plea by the Trinamool Congress, which alleged that…
The Ashoknagar field is spread over nearly 99 sq km in North 24 Parganas Kolkata: In a significant step towards emerging as a hydrocarbon-producing state, the Bengal govt has recently granted petroleum exploration and mining leases to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 Parganas and East Burdwan districts.Presenting the…
Ex-CM Mamata Banerjee at the rally West Bengal’s former chief minister and All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) party chairperson Mamata Banerjee addresses supporters during a public rally marking Martyrs’ Day in Kolkata. TMC Martyrs’ Day is an annual political rally observed on July 21 at Cathedral road in Kolkata by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to…
Bandhan Bank founder Chandra Shekhar Ghosh Kolkata: Bandhan Bank has reported 35% year-on-year growth in net profit at Rs 501.6 crore for the first quarter this fiscal. This was largely due to around 40% reduction in provisions during the period, the bank said. However, it witnessed an 18.6% year-on-year fall in operating profit to Rs…
