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04 Jul

Famous Bengali film director Tarun Majumdar passes away in Kolkata

editor0 CommentsWest Bengal, Entertainmentkolkata

Famous Bengali movie director Tarun Majumdar died at a state-run clinic in Kolkata on Monday morning. He died at the age of 91. The nonagenarian director was critically suffering from kidney ailments for a long time and was admitted to the medical on June 14. His situation deteriorated late on Saturday night time and he had to be put on ventilator support. He died around 11.15am today. The director was conferred with the Padma Shri in 1990. He has received 4 National Awards and five Filmfare Awards, such as a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021. His household members donated his…

03 Jul

Man enters CM Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kolkata, nabbed

editor0 CommentsWest Bengalkolkata, mamata banerjee

A big protection breach happened at the residence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata’s Kalighat on Saturday night time after a man entered its premises with the aid of crossing over a wall. He remained on the premises during the night and was once nabbed through police personnel who spotted him in the morning, officers said. The man was detained by means of the chief minister’s safety staff. An investigation is underway into the matter, officers said. Soon after studying about the safety breach, senior officers of the Kolkata police, together with commissioner Vineet Goyal, rushed to…

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…