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29 Jun

Woman passenger sexually harassed, assaulted inside train by paramilitary jawan near Durgapur

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In a horrific incident reported from West Bengal, a paramilitary jawan allegedly molested and assaulted a female passenger inside a train near Durgapur. The woman called the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the accused jawan was arrested on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as 36-year-old Dhirendra Kumar Mishra, who was employed with Shastra Seema Ball (SSSB) in Barasa. He is currently in judicial custody.According to a Times of India document, the horrific incident took place between the AC 3 Tier Educator of Kalka Mail while the lesson was near Durgapur station.The woman has mentioned in her complaint that the…

29 Jun

Multiple flight cancellations from Kolkata to Bagdogra due to heavy rainfall

editor0 CommentsWest Bengalkolkata

Flights to Kolkata were disrupted, aided by terrible weather at Bagdogra, necessitating multiple cancellations due to shortages. Two flights that had already taken off from Kolkata to Bagdogra have almost turned around after they failed to land safely. Three flights of IndiGo and SpiceJet and one flight each of Go First, AirAsia India and Alliance Air were canceled. Four flights were additionally canceled, including two flights operated by IndiGo and one flight each supported by SpiceJet and GoFirst. Most of the canceled flights were to the city from Bagdogra, although an Alliance Air flight from Lakhimpur and an IndiGo flight…

22 Jun

Bangladesh to West Bengal, 600kg of sweet ‘mango diplomacy’

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West Bengalbangladesh, mamata banerjee, PM modi

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has despatched a present of the flavour of the season - mangoes from Rajshahi, 600 kilos of it - to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, hitting the perfect 'sweet spot' in overseas diplomacy. Representatives of Bangladesh Deputy High Commission on Monday went over to Banerjee's Kalighat home on Monday to hand over the gift, delicately wrapped and packed in cartons to maintain freshness. Separate groups also went over to the New Delhi residences of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with similar cartons. The fruit was additionally despatched to those who…

21 Jun

West Bengal University of Health Sciences Bill passed, replaces governor with West Bengal CM as chancellor

editor0 CommentsPolitical, Education, West BengalMAMATA BANARJEE

The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which replaces the governor with the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee as the chancellor was surpassed in the state Assembly on Tuesday. The Bill will come into effect immediately. The Bill was cleared by way of 134 votes for it and fifty one against. BJP was also not in favour of it. The Bill was established by the nation Minister of State for Health, Chandrima Bhattacharya and was first surpassed by voice votes. Participating in the discussion on the bill, BJP chief whip in the Assembly, Manoj Tigga and…

21 Jun

China-made Dalian rake which arrived in Kolkata 3 years ago to undergo trials soon

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The Chinese-made Dalian rakes - which arrived in Kolkata more than three years ago - are set to undergo essential speed and balance tests before thirteen more such rakes are imported and inducted into the Metro Railway's current fleet. The Chinese rake will be declared fit for industrial operations only after it passes the oscillations which check the lateral movement of the train as it turns at 80kmph. The eight-coach prototype of the Dalian rake, manufactured by CNR Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co, has undergone a series of tests at the Noapara depot since its arrival on March 3,…

20 Jun

Vi records the highest Upload speed in West Bengal

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, West BengalTelecom, Vi

According to the latest data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India- TRAI, Vi has emerged at the top position in delivering the highest average data download speed of 24.3 Megabit per second among 4G providers in West Bengal for the six-month period between December 2021 to May 2022. Vi also recorded the highest Upload speed of 8.5 Megabit per second in West Bengal for the same period. The download speed helps consumers to access content from the internet, while the upload speed helps them send data or share pictures or videos with their contacts. The average speed is…

18 Jun

Heavy rain alert for north Bengal, Sikkim over weekend; warns IMD

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The India Meteorological Department issued a clean warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in north Bengal over the weekend elevating fears of landslides and rising water stage in rivers, even as authorities in Sikkim advised tourists not to go to some of the popular destinations in the northern components of the Himalayan state. “All tourists who had been stranded in locations like Lachen and Lachung have been added back to safer places like Gangtok. However, the street conditions in the top reaches of the kingdom are very bad as primary landslides have occurred at locations in Dzongo, Chungthang, Lachen,…

16 Jun

Monsoon to arrive in southern parts of West Bengal in few days

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The onset of monsoon has been delayed in the southern districts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, and is now expected to arrive in the next two to three days, though the monsoon has arrived earlier in parts of North Bengal. Department of Meteorology Addressing the media on Wednesday, Regional Meteorological Center Kolkata director GK Das said, "Preconditions are now favorable for the arrival of monsoon in South Bengal in the next few days." Usually, the monsoon comes on June 11, but this time it has been delayed by a few days, he added. However, on the contrary, monsoon has arrived…

14 Jun

Protest by Students Seeking Pass Marks in Class 12 Exam Disrupts Traffic Flow in West Bengal’s Siliguri

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Candidates who failed the Class 12 West Bengal Board examination on Monday took to the streets of Siliguri in the northern division of the state, demanding that they be passed with their marks. Some protesters shouted slogans and blocked roads in Phulbari and Champasari areas for about an hour, disrupting the movement of visitors to the site, a police official said, adding that the blockade was lifted once police officers were used, he said. Among the protestors were students of Phulbari High School, Sri Guru Vidyamandir, Deshbandhu Hindi High School, Terai Tarapad Adarsh Vidyalaya and Hakimpara Girls High School. An…

14 Jun

CM Mamata Banerjee to become Chancellor of state-run universities, Bengal assembly passes bill

editor0 CommentsPolitical, Education, West BengalJagdeep Dhankar, MAMATA BANARJEE

The West Bengal assembly passed a bill on thirteenth June that makes the Chief Minister - and not the Governor - Chancellor of all nation universities in Bengal. BJP legislators protested however simply 40 votes had been polled in opposition to the bill and 183 have been in favour. The cross had formerly been cleared via the kingdom Cabinet in the backdrop of Governor Jadgeep Dhankhar's clash with the kingdom government over appointments of vice-chancellors across universities.The Bill will now want the Governor's clearance, but he is constitutionally bound to act on the advice of the Cabinet. However, there have…