A high-level meeting of the Aerodrome Environment Management Committee (AEMC) was held today at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport to address environmental risks affecting flight safety, especially incidents of bird strike.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is to undertake a week-long drive in which citizens would be able to send pictures to the civic body and report about dumped garbage which would be cleared by the solid waste management (SWM) teams.
A low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal around 27 May and is expected to intensify over the following days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.
The “Conquer HPV & Cancer Conclave 2025” was launched in Kolkata on Friday as part of a nationwide public health initiative led by the Serum Institute of India (SII).
Dhantala police in Nadia apprehended a Bangladeshi national last night in connection with cross-border illegal activities. The arrest was made in the Manasahati area of Duttapulia gram panchayat under Dhantala PS jurisdiction.
An awareness programme, aimed at promoting the safety of sanitation workers engaged in hazardous duties such as sewer and safety tank cleaning was recently held under the initiative of the Bidhannagar Municipality mayor, Krishna Chakraborty.
On his final working day at the Supreme Court, Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka delivered a powerful parting message, affirming that a judge’s duty lies not in garnering popularity but in fearlessly upholding liberty and the constitutional values, even if it means offending others.
After boycotting the General Council meetings of NITI Aayog for the past three years, citing the Modi government’s alleged discrimination against Tamil Nadu in financial allocations, Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin arrived in the national capital on Friday to attend the upcoming meeting on Saturday and assert the state’s legitimate rights.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Central government on a public interest plea (PIL) seeking stringent regulation – or outright prohibition – of online and offline betting and gambling apps.
As many as 121 Bangladeshi immigrants residing unlawfully in India were detained by the Delhi Police in a major crackdown on illegal immigration, it said on Friday.
