Several people demonstrated on the railway tracks, halting train services for a while. The railway police eventually brought the situation under control, and train services resumed later in the day.
According to the city Metro office, at stations like Shyambazar, Sovabazar-Sutanuti, Chandni Chowk, Park Street, Rabindra Sadan, Netaji Bhavan and Rabindra Sarobar, 50 per cent gates are remaining open for these experimental services in order to make entry and exit of passengers fast and easy.
World Music Day was observed in the city with great enthusiasm.
Consequently, in April 2023, the CBI conducted a special raid at Tapas' residence in Tehatta. Twelve officials of the central investigative agency searched Tapas' house, his assistant's house, and even the pond area adjacent to the house. However, despite finding some documents from Tapas' house after the nearly 15-hour raid, the CBI did not arrest him. Later, Tapas claimed that the CBI told him he was a 'victim of political conspiracy.'
Looking at it from a historical perspective, clearly the British went for one of the most prime locations to set up a press during a time when unprecedented churnings were taking place, politically, economically, culturally, socially.
The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), scheduled to be held in November, has been deferred to January next year due to the Covid19 pandemic, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday.
The pink vegetable was being sold at exorbitant prices of Rupees 80 or 85 depending upon the quality in the retail markets of the city.
The ECWCS will help the soldiers beat the extreme sub-zero temperature in coming months. The government owned Kolkata-based defence manufacturer, the OFB, has completed modifications on the ECWCS samples as suggested by the Army and is now awaiting field trials.
Airport officials today announced that a flight from Dhaka operated by US Bangla airlines landed at the NSCBI airport at 11:10 pm with 37 passengers. The flight departed from Kolkata with 30 passengers. The officials highlighted that all safety measures were taken while more flights between Kolkata and Dhaka is expected to operate soon.
“We may move the court against the state government for its reluctance to arrest Bimal Gurung who has been charged with several cases under UAPA and killings of police personnel. It’s a game plan of Trinamul Congress just to gain political mileage ahead of assembly polls. We are verifying all papers related to the charges made against him by the administration,” Mr Bikash Bhattacharya, CPI-M MP
