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Kolkata: The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (WBSEDCL) has completed the construction of underground power distribution networks in Rajarhat, Baruipur, Kharagpur and Chandannagar under a World Bank-funded project aimed at strengthening and modernising the state’s electricity infrastructure.Work to convert overhead electricity lines into underground networks is still underway in Siliguri and Asansol, and…

Kolkata: Following chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s announcement of “maach-bhaat” for Rs 5 at Maa canteens twice a week, people have started enquiring about when the new menu will be introduced. Those running the heavily subsidised canteens across the city stated that the rice and fish meal is likely to be started from Monday, even though…

Kolkata: The Centre has set a target of installing rooftop solar systems for 2.7 lakh domestic consumers under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana over the next two years. Additionally, the Centre has also directed the state govt to install two crore smart meters in Bengal over the next 3-4 years.“We have asked the…

Kolkata: A resident of Kolkata is among the 17 sailors being held aboard an oil tanker hijacked by pirates off the Somali coast more than a month ago. Tanviruzzaman (36), who works as a chef on the oil tanker Honour 25, has been in captivity since the vessel was seized by armed pirates near the…

Kolkata: A West Bengal CID team arrived at Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s residence on Saturday, serving him a notice to appear at the state CID headquarters in Bhawani Bhawan on Monday afternoon. This relates to an ongoing ‘fake signature’ row, where it has been alleged that the signatures of several TMC…

Kolkata: Vehicular traffic on Vidyasagar Setu will remain suspended on Sunday from 6 am to 2 pm to facilitate the replacement of stay cables and bearings, police said.A notification issued by the Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand said the temporary closure was necessary to carry out maintenance work on the country’s longest cable-stayed bridge.The Hooghly…

Kolkata: Tobacco use was one of the principal triggers of cardiac diseases that now affect more people under 40 than ever before, said cardiologists on the eve of World No Tobacco Day on Sunday. One in every four heart attacks in Kolkata is suffered by people below 40, they said.This year’s theme for the day…

Former chief minister Mamata Banerjee arrived at Apollo Hospital, where TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee is currently undergoing treatment KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited a hospital in Kolkata where her nephew and party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is undergoing treatment following an attack in…

KOLKATA: After TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was allegedly beaten and pelted with stones and eggs during his visit to West Bengal’s Sonarpur to meet families of post-poll violence victims, he said the entire incident had been captured on camera and vowed to move court over the attack.“They wanted to kill me. The whole…

HOOGHLY: Abhijit Majumdar, who resigned as Assam Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief, has alleged that the party has “lost its vision” and has “become a sectarian outfit, chasing Muslim vote banks instead of standing for all communities.”Majumdar, who submitted his resignation to TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday, said he had been associated with the party…