Kolkata: The relentless implosion of Trinamool Congress continued on Monday with four-time MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar writing a letter “with 19 other MPs’ signatures” to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, saying they would like to be considered as a separate bloc of MPs that would support the NDA.The letter was submitted a little before 1…
Kolkata: In a shift in political messaging by the one-month-old BJP govt in Bengal, municipal affairs and urban development minister Agnimitra Paul has called for the participation of Muslim boys and girls in the state’s development journey.Bengal’s progress requires the involvement of all communities, Paul said on Sunday during a tour to north Bengal to…
Top view of the Purple Line’s terminal Joka Metro station and the surrounding area Kolkata: Now the Purple Line, too, has gathered steam. The railway ministry has issued land acquisition notices for the Purple Line’s extension to Diamond Park, via IIM-Calcutta.A gazette notification to acquire land for Phase 1 of Kolkata Metro’s Joka-Diamond Park corridor…
Kolkata: Encroachments outside Tala Park were removed with payloaders on Saturday. The operation was carried out in the presence of local Cossipore-Belgachhia MLA Ritesh Tiwari. On Monday, a high-level delegation visited Kashipur Ghat, and officials indicated that illegal occupation there would also be removed shortly.Tiwari said, “During the election campaign, I promised these areas would…
Kolkata: West Bengal’s state transport undertakings are scrambling to maximise the number of their buses on the roads following a significant surge in commuters after the state’s announcement of free bus rides for women.Transport officials are rapidly repairing and deploying grounded vehicles. “We are trying to maximise fleet utilization,” a senior transport department official said….
Kolkata: Jadavpur University accepted the resignation letter of officer on special duty (training and placement – contractual) Samita Bhattacharya and asked her to hand over the charge along with files and documents pertaining to placement to the newly appointed placement officer Subhendu Kundu.Bhattacharya tendered her resignation letter on May 18, citing “personal grounds.” The release…
KOLKATA: Rebel TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, a long-time confidante of Mamata Banerjee, on Monday said that concerns over “national interest” and governance issues had pushed her to support a breakaway position from the party amid growing internal divisions within the TMC, according to news agency ANI. This came after Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar…
Kolkata: CPM youth leader Dipsita Dhar approached Calcutta High Court on Monday, alleging doctored videos from a political rally speech are doing the rounds on social media.Dhar’s counsel, submitted before Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya that Dipsita might be ‘lynched’ anytime because of the doctored video, uploaded online to trigger violence. A police complaint has also been…
Kolkata: Now the Purple Line, too, has gathered steam. The railway ministry has issued land acquisition notices for the Purple Line’s extension to Diamond Park, via IIM-Calcutta.A gazette notification to acquire land for Phase 1 of Kolkata Metro’s Joka-Diamond Park corridor via IIM-Calcutta — as part of the Purple Line’s extension beyond Joka by another…
Darjeeling: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake that shook Darjeeling and large parts of North Bengal late Sunday night has once again brought into sharp focus the region’s growing seismic vulnerability, particularly after the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), under the revised Indian Standard 1893 seismic zonation map, placed almost the entire Himalayan and sub-Himalayan belt, including the…
