Demanding strict punishment for the culprits in the Baruipur-rape murder case, state urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra said a strict campaign will be launched against illegal liquor shops across the state. “The CM said he will issue strict orders — all hootch dens across Bengal will be demolished. No illegal liquor shop will…
Kolkata: The direct citizen-minister interaction platform, ‘Mukho Mukhi’, which state urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul had earlier announced, will be launched on Tuesday.Citizens can directly call up Paul on the toll free number, 1800 2035123, if they face civic problems with water supply, road maintenance and drainage.The first session, to be held…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at Mitra Institution on Monday to observe Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s birth anniversary 447 wordsKolkata: Assuring that the Bengal govt will seek capital punishment for all accused in the Baruipur rape-murder case, CM Suvendu Adhikari, who is likely to meet the bereaved family on Tuesday, said the mob violence had a communal angle…
Kolkata: The cleanup of the 8-acre Bikramgarh Jheel, which involved removing water hyacinth and piling saal logs along the banks, has enthused local residents who have long been demanding the restoration of the waterbody, often described as an oasis in the concrete jungle.Bikramgarh is south Kolkata’s second-largest water body after Rabindra Sarobar. The jheel, which…
Kolkata: Visitors to Rabindra Sarobar may have to pay entry fees. The urban development department is discussing the proposal of levying an entry fee to control access to the Lake. At present, there is an entry fee at Banabitan Biodiversity Park in Salt Lake and in the grounds of Victoria Memorial Hall.Sources said the proposal…
Heavy rainfall and waterlogging in Kolkata…….Subhojyoti Kanjilal Kolkata: The city and its adjoining areas witnessed heavy rainfall on Sunday in the latter half of the morning, causing waterlogging in many parts of the city and slowing down traffic at several parts of the city, including stretches of south and central Kolkata, the VIP Road and…
A badly leaned Cotton Tree (Shimul) at Rabindra Sarovar successfully replanted with bulldozer (payloader) and 15-ton hydraulic ladder Kolkata: Payloaders and cranes rolled into Rabindra Sarobar on Saturday morning, not to demolish illegal structures or remove encroachments, but to replant four large trees that had toppled during a thunderstorm about three weeks ago.The 88 kmph…
Steel-made stage on Red Road being restructured following SPG’s instruction on Friday. Pix:- Biplab Bhattacharjee Kolkata: The state govt is targeting a record turnout of 10 lakh participants across yoga events in Kolkata on Sunday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to lead the International Day of Yoga programme on Red Road, even as organisers…
Minister Agnimitra Paul at Alipore zoo Kolkata: Torrential rain for a couple of hours in the morning—this monsoon’s first heavy spell—flooded large areas of Kolkata as well as Salt Lake and New Town on Friday. Consequently, traffic on multiple stretches, especially in central Kolkata, slowed down in the morning peak hours.The intensity of the showers…
Howrah: State urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul on Thursday ordered a clean-up of drains, drainage channels, and canals across Howrah, warning strict action against officers and engineers if work is not done properly. She also directed stronger prevention and surveillance against dengue and other infectious diseases.In Howrah to oversee a cleanliness drive…
