Place of occurrence at Chatla.Photo Basabdatta Sarkar Kolkata: One person was crushed by a heavy tree branch and another died when a chunk of concrete from a dilapidated building crashed on him while three others were seriously injured by uprooted trees in Friday afternoon’s storm, in which over 65 trees toppled and around 50 others…
Squall in Kolkata According to the weather office’s forecast, a sudden severe thunderstorm wreak havoc in Kolkata and adjoining districts this afternoon. The sky became dark as night by midday, covered with black clouds.Torrential rain, accompanied by a severe storm, is lashing the entire city………..Subhojyoti Kanjilal Squall in Kolkata According to the weather office’s forecast,…
Kolkata: Amin Ahmed alias Cheena Gabbar, a history-sheeter known for dropping names of some junior cops to carry out extortion, has been arrested after a home-invasion incident on Wednesday. According to cops, Ahmed routinely extorted money by falsely claiming to be an official police driver. Lalbazar has clarified he was never on the department’s payroll.Locals…
Kolkata: The season’s strongest squall disrupted flight operations at the city airport for nearly an hour on Friday, forcing five flight diversions and delaying around 20 services. The squall recorded at the airport was 74 kmph.Flight movements were suspended between 2.21 pm and 3.20 pm after weather conditions deteriorated rapidly, airport officials said. Officials said…
Passengers at a bus depot Kolkata: A mix of an extended Eid weekend, school summer vacation and a growing appetite for quick getaways has sent travel demand soaring in Kolkata, with bus fares to north Bengal becoming comparable to air tickets.Fares for luxury buses operating between Kolkata and Siliguri, which usually hover between Rs 2,000…
Kolkata: In a ‘Swachh Bharat’ push, the state municipal affairs department on Saturday will launch the Swachh App, a dedicated, geo-tagged mobile application for cleanliness.The app will be launched in the presence of Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar and CM Suvendu Adhikari. “We are open to all kinds of ideas. Please come up with new…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari will flag off the HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccination programme for teenaged girls from Bidhannagar Subdivisional Hospital on Saturday.While most states in India started the pan-India vaccination drive in Feb, the implementation in Bengal got delayed owing to the assembly elections.“We are finally rolling out the vaccination campaign in the…
Kolkata: If all went well, at least two of the seven feature films made by Anik Dutta would shortly be screened at Nandan 1, actor and BJP MLA Rudranil Ghosh told TOI on Friday.Only one among the feature films, made by Dutta, has been screened at the state-run Nandan complex, in Auditorium 2. None could…
Kolkata: Speculation intensified on Friday about a potential expansion of the Bengal cabinet, likely on Monday, after the state’s home secretary met governor RN Ravi at Lok Bhavan. While the purpose of the meeting was not officially disclosed, sources in the state administration said the discussions revolved around preparations for swearing-in ceremonies of new ministers.The…
Kolkata: Bengal govt on Friday started disbursing pending dearness allowance (DA) dues to retired state govt employees, sources in the finance department said. The payments currently cover arrears accumulated between April 2008 and Dec 2015.Serving govt employees, however, have not yet started receiving the dues. Officials said the payments are presently being credited only to…
