Kolkata: After the change in govt in the state, Bengal Gas Co Ltd (BGCL) has obtained necessary approvals from the administration to lay pipelines in Chandannagar and along a one-kilometre stretch near Kolkata airport, which had remained pending for several months. The company, a joint venture between GAIL and the state-owned Greater Calcutta Gas Supply…
KOLKATA: TMC State Minority Cell Secretary Ajmal Siddiqui has resigned from his post on Saturday and launched a sharp attack on the party’s leadership, citing dissatisfaction with its functioning.Ajmal told ANI after his resignation that he had recently returned from the Hajj pilgrimage and decided to quit the party upon his return.“I returned from the…
KOLKATA: Firhad Hakim took up charge as mayor in 2018 amid a severe water crisis in several parts of the city, particularly in the Tollygunge-Jadavpur belt and parts of Behala and neighbourhoods off EM Bypass.The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) in 2018 had set a target of reducing dependence on groundwater for the residents of Tollygunge-Jadavpur…
Kolkata: KMC councillor Susanta Ghosh, named in an extortion case, was spotted on the Bengal-Odisha border on Friday but he, along with his family, reportedly fled, leaving his car behind, before police could reach him. His driver was, however, arrested from the Belda-Odisha border area.Ghosh, Ward 108 Trinamool councillor, has reportedly remained untraceable amid allegations…
Kolkata: North-South Metro (Blue Line) services were disrupted for 20 minutes on Friday because of a technical issue in the signals at the Shahid Khudiram station. Officials said the heavy rain in the morning may have been the reason behind the snag at the elevated station.Shahid Khudiram at Briji or Garia Bazar has been serving…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday granted bail to two of the three accused in a cryptocurrency case involving transactions worth more than Rs 50 crore and links with China.Justice Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) granted bail to Sourav Kar and Dhiman Bhattacharjee on the grounds of remote possibility of conclusion of trial. They were in custody…
Kolkata: Calcutta University has issued guidelines for the re-entry of students in the undergraduate degree programme after they exited at the end of the second, fourth or sixth semester. Under the four-year programme, students, who exited, are allowed to continue with the same UG course and subjects, provided they completed all the previous semesters and…
After a split in its state legislative wing, Trinamool’s parliamentary party is also headed for a split, with several MPs already in New Delhi or expected to reach there by next week. KOLKATA: After a split in its state legislative wing, Trinamool’s parliamentary party is also headed for a split, with several MPs already in…
Kolkata: Visva-Bharati will hold guided heritage walks six days a week from Monday, keeping pace with the overwhelming demand from tourists.The university had introduced guided walking tours in five slots of the core heritage zone — the asrama area of Santiniketan — for tourists around Aug, only on Sundays. Later, they increased the number of…
Kolkata: Vidyasagar Setu will be closed for 16 hours from 5 am to 9 pm on Sunday to facilitate the repair and rehabilitation work of the bridge, including replacement of stay and holding cables and bearings.Work is being undertaken by the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC). During work, movement of all types of vehicles will…
