On Monday the maximum temperature surged to 33.2°C, shooting past the normal mark after six days Kolkata: Northern parts of the city recorded heavy downpours ranging between 90 mm and 150 mm, with Belgachhia (150 mm) and Dum Dum (135 mm) bearing the brunt of the rain. In sharp contrast, southern pockets received significantly lighter…
Kolkata: Disoriented by laser beams, the pilot of a Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to reposition his craft and delay the landing barely 15 km away from Kolkata airport on Saturday night. The plane, with 159 passengers and seven crew members on board, had to gain elevation and circled for some time before making a…
Kolkata: Gold, silver and diamond ornaments worth over Rs 1.5 crore, allegedly smuggled into Kolkata, were seized by Airport police, who arrested a Rajasthan man while he was allegedly attempting to take the consignment out of the airport premises.Police said they recovered around 1.7 kg of gold and silver jewellery, valued at about Rs 1.2…
An app cab stuck at the waterlogged Haldiram crossing Waterlogging in front of the airport terminal An app cab stuck at the waterlogged Haldiram crossing Waterlogging in front of the airport terminal An app cab stuck at the waterlogged Haldiram crossing Kolkata: Heavy afternoon rain and extensive waterlogging brought air traffic to a crawl and…
High tension prevailed around Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Friday after authorities cracked down on a planned mass gathering to offer Friday Namaz at the Gauripur Jama Masjid located inside the airport premises. With prohibitory orders imposed and a massive security deployment in place, the proposed protest over the mosque’s relocation was…
The closed gate on Jessore Road that leads to the airport mosque Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari and Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya have backed the removal of a mosque located within the operational area of the Kolkata airport, which the airport authorities have already declared out of bounds to the public indefinitely.“National security and…
The 136-year-old Bankra mosque, Gouripur Jame Masjid, is located within the operational area of Kolkata airport Kolkata: Entry to the 136-year-old Bankra mosque, located within the operational area of Kolkata airport, has been stopped indefinitely, airport authorities said on Sunday, citing security concerns over allowing access solely on the basis of Aadhaar cards. On Saturday,…
Kolkata: Kolkata airport has posted marked gains in passenger satisfaction, recording improved scores in 26 of the 31 parameters assessed in the latest quarterly survey. Passengers reported significantly better experiences in the availability and cleanliness of toilets, shorter waits at immigration counters, and smoother flight connections.While the airport’s overall worldwide rating remained unchanged at 72…
Kolkata: VietJet Thailand is set to fly into the city again on July 1, some 11 weeks after it had withdrawn the Kolkata-Bangkok flight citing rising fuel costs in the wake of the war in Iran.The airline will resume its four days-a-week operations. The incoming flight from Bangkok will land just before midnight on Sundays,…
Kolkata: Three men and two women, all Trinamool Congress workers including a former councillor, were arrested in connection with the violent clash between supporters of the TMC and BJP outside Kolkata airport on Friday night that triggered panic among passengers and led to massive traffic disruptions in the area.The clash had snowballed into a larger…
