Doctors at JGMC&H said a number of victims were shifted to the Intensive Care Unit owing to the severity of their injuries. Medical teams are closely monitoring the condition of the critically injured passengers.
The decision to rename the major arterial road conneting the Park Circus 7-Point Crossing to the Don Bosco Circle, was taken on Saturday on the occassion of Paschimbanga Divas.
As many as 150 TMC members from different villages in Bidbihar Gram Panchayat in the Kanksa block of Paschim Bardhaman sided with the Congress in the presence of party's district president Debesh Chakraborty on Sunday.
TMC MP Mahua Moitra claimed that the 20 parliamentarians switched sides in lieu of payouts worth Rs 40 crore, payable in Rs 4 crore up front and Rs 1 crore a month over a span of 36 months.
Currently, a 800 metre bamboo or wooden structure connecting Burnpur with the Biharinath Hill of Bankura, which remains inaccessible during the monsoon season.
On the occasion of World Yoga Day, 50 students and specially-abled children and adolescents did asanas with the Prime Minister under the initiative of the ministry of culture.
In a unique initiative aimed at fostering a sense of patriotism, brotherhood, and communal harmony, Zirat Colony High School has introduced the daily singing of the national song Vande Mataram by students and staff.
The National Board of Examination in Rehabilitation (NBER), an adjunct body of the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) under the department of empowerment of persons with disabilities (DIVYANGJAN), ministry of social justice and empowerment, has commenced the NBER-RCI theory examination from 20 June.
A political row has erupted in West Bengal over the state-run Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) allegedly spending Rs 42 cr to distribute traditional sweets ahead of the annual Rath Yatra festival.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) celebrated the occasion at its regional headquarters for the Eastern Region in Kolkata with a programme attended by senior officials and staff.
