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Security bolstered in city after terror alert

“There would be a three-tier security arrangement in and around the city during the Durga Puja festival this year. In three divisions in south and southwest part of the city, we will have at least 18 patrolling teams, and the remaining groups will be in north and central Kolkata. At least 13 quick response teams have also been deployed,”

Bengal’s tourism industry eyes revival this Durga Puja

Shaukat, a travel agent from Srinagar who recently attended a travel trade fair here, said that though the numbers are yet to reach the pre-Covid era, things are fast getting back to normal with tourists flocking back to the destinations in Kashmir.

Switch to demand stimulation: Amit Mitra urges Sitharaman

"I now return to the misplaced euphoria among your government’s spokespersons on the GDP/GVA (gross value added) growth in Quarter-1 of this financial year. I would like to point out that the growth of GVA in Quarter-1 of this year represents a shortfall to the tune of 7.79 per cent compared to Quarter 1 of 2019-20. Therefore, I would request you to restrain your spin doctors so that the reality is stated with utter objectivity,”