At a high-level meeting in Asansol it has been decided that a fresh plan for rehabilitation and resettlement of Raniganj Coalfields subsidence and underground fire zone will be prepared and sent to the state government for final approval.
Madhupur station, a vital location in the Asansol division of Eastern Railway, is undergoing significant redevelopment with a focus on creating modern infrastructure for improved train operations and passenger services.
The Asansol division of Eastern Railway has taken a significant step towards bolstering railway safety by prohibiting the use of mobile phones by operational staff, including station masters and pointsmen, while on duty.
Within a fortnight, the degree of air pollution in the industrial cities of Durgapur and Asansol have further crossed the pollution levels of the country's highest polluted cities in recent times.
The agitators chanted slogans and also held placards, including both men and women in Asansol town.
The BJP MLA of Asansol South assembly segment Agnimitra Paul has urged the chief minister to resign by midnight today or else face the massive movement of Nabanna Abhijan tomorrow.
The forest department raided a saw mill in Kuya More in Jamuria today and seized machines. Huge quantities of wood and timber have also been seized.
The vice-chancellor of Kazi Nazrul University (KNU) in Asansol, Professor Debashis Banerjee has resigned from his post and has sent his resignation letter by mail to the chancellor of the university, Governor of West Bengal C V Ananda Bose, last night.
The top cops from Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) have visited the Asansol District and Superspecialty hospital and reviewed the security system on campus.
The main reason for failing to frame the charges today, in connection with the coal loot case by CBI, was due to absence of one of the accused Shamsher Hussein.
