West Bengal

Legendary Rabindra Sangeet Singer Sumitra Sen passes away in Kolkata
03 Jan

Legendary Rabindra Sangeet Singer Sumitra Sen passes away in Kolkata

Business CorrespondentEntertainment
The popular singer was battling from broncho-pneumonia and was admitted on 21st of December but got discharged three days later, and was taken to her south Kolkata home by her two daughters. "Mom left us this early morning," her daughter Srabani Sen wrote in a Facebook post. Both her daughters -- Srabani and Indrani -- are eminent Rabindra Sangeet singers. Her family claimed that the singer was suffering from cold in mid of December and her condition turned severe due to her increasing age. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee expressed grievances to the death of the eminent singer. The singer…
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Stones pelted at Howrah-bound Vande Bharat Express
03 Jan

Stones pelted at Howrah-bound Vande Bharat Express

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, West Bengal, ,
Window panes of the Howrah-bound Vande Bharat Express were broken on Monday after some anti-social elements pelted stones at the recently launched train near Malda's Kumarganj station in West Bengal. The incident comes four days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India's 7th Vande Bharat Express on its way from Howrah to New Jalpaiguri Junction. The express train connects South Bengal to North Bengal. It was launched on December 30, 2022 from Howrah in the presence of Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. About this incident, Eastern Railway said, "On 02.01.23 at about 17.50 hrs, information was received from the duty…
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Gajoldoba Bridge has been completely closed, tourists are in trouble
19 Dec

Gajoldoba Bridge has been completely closed, tourists are in trouble

Priyanka BhowmickIndia, North Bengal, West Bengal, ,
The Paromunda Karotoa Bridge in Ambari connecting Gajoldoba and Siliguri A part of the bridge collapsed on Sunday afternoon. As soon as it was noticed, the noise started in the area. After that, the administration stopped traffic through that bridge. From Siliguri on one side and Fulbari on the other, one has to cross this flyover and pass Paromunda Karotoa to Gajoldoba. Ambari police and officials of the works department reached the spot after getting the information about the crack in the bridge. After inspecting the bridge, the chief architect of the works department, Ajit Saha, said, "The bridge is…
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Calcutta High Court Grants Relief To BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari
08 Dec

Calcutta High Court Grants Relief To BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari

Business CorrespondentPolitical
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday stayed proceedings against Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari in criminal cases registered against him at various police stations in the state.Saying that the FIRs were registered on silly charges to oppress him, Adhikari moved the high court seeking repeal of the cases against him. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha stayed proceedings in all the criminal cases against the Leader of Opposition till the disposal of his petition before the court. The BJP leader's lawyer said that though there was an prior order of the high court that no forceful measures can be…
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A man with 150-year-old trident stuck around his neck walks 65 km for surgery
07 Dec

A man with 150-year-old trident stuck around his neck walks 65 km for surgery

Priyanka BhowmickWest Bengal,
An amazing video of a man walking with a Trishul around his neck in West Bengal has gone viral on social media. The man, identified as Bhaskar Ram, walked 65 km from Kalyani in Kolkata to NRS Medical College with a 150-year-old trident around his neck. After Ram reached the emergency department, doctors were shocked to find a trident about 30 cm long around his neck. Doctors said he felt no pain, was able to speak normally and was calm before the surgery. According to a CNBC report, an expert team of doctors led by Associate Professor Dr. Pranavash Banerjee,…
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The West Bengal government has extended the ‘Duare Sarkar’ program till December 5
30 Nov

The West Bengal government has extended the ‘Duare Sarkar’ program till December 5

Priyanka BhowmickPolitics, Scheme, West Bengal,
The West Bengal government on Wednesday announced the extension of 'Duare Sarkar', its social outreach camp on various schemes till December 5. As per the earlier notification issued in September, the Duare Sarkar Camp was held from November 1 to November 30. Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi said in a release on Wednesday "The state government is pleased to announce that the schedule of the outreach camp has now been extended and will continue till December 5, 2022." The state had notified on September 26 that Duare Sarkar and camps would be held at the "residential level" (in local areas) from…
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to attend PM Modi’s G20 meet on Dec 5
24 Nov

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to attend PM Modi’s G20 meet on Dec 5

Business CorrespondentPolitical, ,
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to meet PM Modi’s G20 meeting on December 5 in the Delhi. A meeting has been convened by Narendra Modi with CM's of all states to discuss the preparatory process for the country hosting the G20 Summit in 2023. Four events of the G20 are scheduled to held in the state of West Bengal. After the meeting, the Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan. On December 5, PM Modi has called for a meeting with presidents of all political parties in the national capital in order to discuss and…
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Vande Bharat Express departureing from West Bengal soon
18 Nov

Vande Bharat Express departureing from West Bengal soon

editorIndia, West Bengal, , , ,
For so long, the high-speed 'Vande Bharat' train has either been in Varanasi, the capital of the Prime Minister, or in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. In the next phase, the Ministry of Railways claims that there is a plan to run at least 5 Vande Bharat trains in East India including West Bengal. Government has announced to run 75 Vande Bharat trains on different routes of the country by August 15. Although the speed limit of this train, which started its first journey between Prime Minister's Lok Sabha seat Varanasi and Delhi about three-and-a-half years ago, is now capped…
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Siliguri civic body to set up dengue cells in all wards
17 Nov

Siliguri civic body to set up dengue cells in all wards

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, Siliguri, ,
The Trinamool-run Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to set up monitoring cells in all its 47 wards to keep a tab on vector-borne diseases and take necessary steps to prevent the spread of such diseases. Mayor Gautam Dev said: “It has been decided to form a separate monitoring cell in all wards of SMC. It will monitor preventive measures taken by civic bodies to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases.” Each cell, SMC sources said, will comprise representatives of the respective ward committees, solid waste management committees, NGOs, local clubs and social welfare organizations. Over the past few months,…
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Five people from West Bengal died in Mizoram mine collapse
16 Nov

Five people from West Bengal died in Mizoram mine collapse

Priyanka Bhowmickaccident, India, West Bengal,
Five people from Bengal were among those killed in a stone quarry collapse in South Mizoram's Hanthial on Monday. 12 people are expected to die in this incident. BSF has recovered eight bodies so far. One victim is a resident of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas, while the others are from Tehatta in Nadia. The Tehatta victims - Madan Das (26)of Pipragachi in Chapra, Mintu Mondal (22), Rakesh Biswas (21) and Buddhadev Mondal (25) of Kalitlapara in Tehatta - had gone to work as laborers in Mizoram through a private agency about eight days ago. The name of the fifth…
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