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.
Mr Mitra during the Press Conference said," in the name of Act of God huge debts are being thrust upon the states". He sees this as a well planned strategy of the Centre to ruin federalism and move towards Centralism.
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The senior BJP leader asked Miss Banerjee not to politicise the exam issue and said 90 per cent of the students have downloaded forms for the upcoming exams.
Meanwhile, private bus operators under JCBS are gearing up to go on hunger strike from the second week of September demanding fare hike, reduction in fuel prices, extension of insurance certificate, interest-free moratorium period and special financial package for the transport operators of the state.
