Tag: Asansol
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Doordarshan centre in Asansol to shut down, Babul slams Centre
The Asansol HPT was inaugurated by Indira Gandhi herself, a month before the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Later the LPT centres at Behrampore and Kurseong were set up. As a result, the viewers will now have to opt for local cable tv networks or DTH connections.
October 6, 2021 -
Three killed as Asansol records highest single-day rainfall in 43 yrs
About 1.86 lakh cusecs of water has been released from the Durgapur barrage and the release will further increase at night, sources said. This huge release of water will further worsen the flood scenario in the lower Damodar basin. The dams of DVC in Maithon and Panchet are full.
October 1, 2021 -
TMC could field Saayoni Ghosh in Asansol LS seat bypoll
Speculation is rife that Babul Supriyo will become a Rajya Sabha MP in the seat left by TMC’s Arpita Ghosh and Saayoni Ghosh will fight as the TMC candidate for the Asansol Lok Sabha seat. The presence of Babul Supriyo , who is a good speaker will further strengthen the TMC in the Rajya Sabha, political sources feel.
September 20, 2021 -
Ghosh faces protest for denying entry to old supporter during meet
Veteran party leader of Ninghya in Jamuria, Ganesh Chandra Sarnakar alleged that the party leadership had invited him in the meeting and later misbehaved with him.
June 8, 2021 -
Relief for office-goers: 400 more buses hit roads
Volvo buses owned by some big private operators in the city were also rolled out.
June 16, 2020 -
Bread feels the heat: Shortage of labourers in bakery industry
Plagued by the outbreak of the pandemic of corona virus, the bakery industry in the city is badly hit due to acute shortage of labourers.
April 2, 2020 -
Fourth airport in Bengal ready for commercial flights
Moloy Ghatak, state law, judiciary and labour minister, while speaking at a seminar on ‘Driving growth to the next level’ organised by the Merchants Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), said that the construction work of the airstrip of the Steel Authority of India Limited (Sail) is almost complete and he expects flight operations to commence very soon.
March 15, 2020 -
Innovation necessary to stop illegal mining
The illegal mining has caused many accidental deaths and also contributed to worsening of law and order in many pockets of the coal field but the genesis of the problem and its solution have seldom been thought of.
February 9, 2020 -
Asansol industrial units served notices for flouting eco-norms
All these thirteen industrial units had been given a thirty-day time frame to reply to the show-cause notice.
February 1, 2020 -
First dengue death in Asansol this year
A team of experts of the health department of Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) led by Dipak Ganguly visited the ward today and interacted with the locals.
December 11, 2019 -
Burdwan school set cleanliness goals before government thought of it
The name, Ushagram, as given by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore is steeped in symbolism.
October 3, 2019 -
Narendra Modi’s wife Jashodaben drops in at Asansol temple, offers puja
She came to Kalnyaneswari temple at about 12.30 PM today and spent around half an hour inside the temple.
September 17, 2019 -
150 electric buses for transport department
“We had sought approval for more than 300 electric buses for rolling out in our state. However, for now we have got a nod for 150 electric buses,” said Mr Adhikari.
August 29, 2019 -
West Bengal: Trinamool Congress leader shot dead
Trinamool Congress councillor of Ward 66 in Barakar area in Asansol municipality Muhammad Khalid Khan was shot dead when he went out for a stroll after dinner
August 25, 2019 -
Fire arms seized from Engg student, arrested
Since the past few days, some people have been allegedly collecting money showing fire arms from local people. Police started the investigation after getting the complaint.
August 22, 2019 -
CNG supply normalises after 23 days in Asansol
Meanwhile, the ADM(MV) and ADCP (central) of Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate also convened a tripartite meeting to resolve the crisis but failed.
July 20, 2019 -
Half-burnt body recovered
Though a few brick kilns are located near the site, due to monsoon all the kilns are closed and the area is deserted in evening and has become a safe haven for criminals, locals alleged.
July 15, 2019