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 rally led by Sovan Chatterjee and Baisakhi Bandopadhyay yesterday could be termed as the first political campaign by Chatterjee who disappeared from politics in 2018 after resigning from the portfolios, he was holding in the Mamata Banerjee government.
The first consignment of around 70-80 lakh vials of Covid vaccines is likely to reach the city on Tuesday, a senior official of the state health department said. The first phase of vaccination drive among health workers.
Despite the state government lifting the 50 per cent occupancy norms and relaxing the rules, screening venues like Nandan I, II, III, Rabindra Sadan and Sisir Mancha, were less crowded as compared to pre-Covid times.
The festival will screen eight films of Soumitra Chatterjee in a special tribute section.
Meanwhile, a Kolkata airport official said, the airport is clocking high footfall with several international flights.
