A major fire broke out in a naphthalene factory in Muchpara near Durgapur under New Township police station yesterday evening and one labourer suffered severe burn injury yesterday evening. An ITI college is near the factory site and there are few houses also.
The East Bengal Fan Club members today brought out a peace rally in Durgapur town to give a message to the caretaker government in Bangladesh to ensure protection of the minorities in the troubled neighbouring country where the weaker community members are allegedly attacked
Miscreants looted the house of a policeman in the heart of Durgapur's administrative corridor this morning that sparked off sensation.
About 147 contractual labourers of Durgapur Chemicals Limited (DCL) started agitation today outside the gate of the factory after being removed from service.
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur is going to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Power Grid Corporation of India for installation of a 1.07 MWp on grid rooftop solar system at a function here tomorrow.
There are 49 Chhath ghat committees, small, medium and big, spread over the 43 wards of Durgapur Municipal Corporation (DMC).
The low-lying areas of Durgapur have been inundated due to heavy rainfall, and the district magistrate of West Burdwan, S. Ponnambalam, has directed the civil administration to relocate marooned people to safer areas.
This year, the route has been changed and the carnival will start from Chitra Cinema More to Bhagat Singh More through the Burnpur Road.
A high-level coordination meeting was held at Durgapur Municipal Corporation to finalise the Durga Puja carnivals of West Burdwan district, which will be held at Asansol and Durgapur on 14 October.
Masters in artificial intelligence and Bachelors in mathematics are a pair of new initiatives the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur has incorporated in this academic session, claimed the authorities today.
