Sebaashray gets 10k footfall on Thursday
More than 10,000 people visited the Sebaashray camps at Metiabruz today.
More than 10,000 people visited the Sebaashray camps at Metiabruz today.
The Bengal Global Business Summit 2025 featured a dedicated session on the IT and ITeS sector, highlighting the transformative potential of IT and electronics in West Bengal.
A total of 68 cases of excess luggage were detected during an intensive checking drive at Sealdah regarding excess un-booked luggage.
The Bhoomi Puja was undertaken today, a day after the announcement of starting of the Deucha-Pachami coal mines project in Birbhum district by chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) yesterday.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has strongly opposed chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision to allow 30 per cent of tea garden land to be diverted for non-tea purposes, calling it a “dangerous and dictatorial” policy that could displace indigenous communities.
Three flats in a multistoried residential building were looted by a gang of three, close to Durgapur town after the midnight hours today.
At least 10 tea gardens in Darjeeling Hills have been completely shut down, with more closures likely if the ongoing agitation continues. Workers are demanding an additional 4 per cent bonus, despite the state government's advisory to pay a 16 per cent bonus.
Serampore MP Kalyan Banerjee on the occasion said, “Efforts were made to dampen the spirit of Durga Puja and carnival under the garb of protests and agitations but nothing worked. Even predictions of a heavy downpour proved wrong. There is no stopping the spontaneous flow of emotions and sentiments.”
A ruckus broke out after people from Droh Carnival at Dorina Crossing suddenly forced the state minister and senior Trinamul Congress leader Sujit Bose's car to halt this evening.
The outdoor services will remain suspended both in private and government hospitals, cold operations (planned surgeries) will also remain suspended for two days. However, emergency services will be on.
