Kolkata: Hypertension is a silent killer affecting one in every three adults, and often has no symptoms, warned doctors on World Hypertension Day on Sunday. There was a significant increase in the number of patients aged between 30 and 40 years suffering from hypertension, and a sizeable section of them is having cardiac issues, including…
Kolkata: RVNL completed the Orange Line’s Phase I bridging work at Chingrighata at 5am on Monday. The Ultadanga bound flank was opened to traffic at 5.30am, well before the scheduled 8am.Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), the implementing agency of the Orange Line project, was finally allowed traffic block to close the Ultadanga-bound flank of the…
Kolkata: The Association of Hospitals of Eastern India is set to convene an internal meeting and firm up a proposal for a gradual integration of Swasthya Sathi with Ayushman Bharat. A ‘happy integration’ of the two schemes would be ideal, said Rupak Barua, president of the association and CEO of Woodlands Hospital. “A partial integration…
Kolkata: Attacks on cops during protests — especially stone-pelting of the kind witnessed in Kashmir earlier — will not be tolerated in Bengal, CM Suvendu Adhikari said in Park Circus on Monday. The comment came a day after six cops and two CAPF men were injured in violence at Park Circus during a protest against…
Kolkata: Muslim religious figures and community intellectuals on Monday appealed to people to stay away from street protests and avoid confrontation with govt after violence and injuries during a Park Circus gathering on Sunday.The appeals came after clashes broke out during an unauthorised protest linked to partial demolition of two buildings in Tiljala that authorities…
Kolkata: Thousands of commuters using Howrah and Sealdah stations experienced obstacles and hassle-free movement inside and outside the stations during peak hours on Monday, about 48 hours after anti-encroachment drives that saw removal of about 500 hawkers encroaching on public space with their wares for a long time.The drives were initiated on Friday night and…
KOLKATA: Police have arrested the son of “absconding” TMC MLA Dilip Mondal, along with five others, for allegedly possessing firearms in West Bengal’s Bakkhali-Fraserganj area, a senior officer said on Monday.A joint team of the West Bengal Police and Diamond Harbour district police apprehended them late on Sunday, the officer said.“Arghya Mondal and the others…
Kolkata: Evicted families of G J Khan Road in Tiljala feel that clashing with or pelting stones at cops to drive away bulldozers to stop demolition is not the way-out, rather they want the administration to help them with a shelter.Two days ago, a protest by locals had forced the pushback of a bulldozer used…
Kalyan Banerjee, Kunal Ghosh, Rajeev Kumar KOLKATA: The Kolkata Police has withdrawn or downgraded security cover for two former DGPs, Trinamool Congress MPs, former ministers and other VIPs, officials said on Monday. Ten VIPs have their names on the security-downgrade list.In an email issued by joint commissioner of police (headquarters) Sudeep Sarkar, senior officers were…
KOLKATA: Newly elected BJP MLA Rekha Patra has triggered a political controversy after she was seen intercepting a vehicle carrying cattle in Hingalganj and allegedly suggesting that those transporting cows should produce a “birth certificate”.On the alleged illegal transportation of cattle, Patra said, “Our government has issued a guideline stating that cattle below 14 years…
