Political, industry leaders welcome Metro surveys for Asansol and Durgapur
Finance minister Swapan Dasgupta yesterday announced surveys for proposed Metro rail projects in three cities of the state ~ Asansol, Durgapur and Siliguri.
Finance minister Swapan Dasgupta yesterday announced surveys for proposed Metro rail projects in three cities of the state ~ Asansol, Durgapur and Siliguri.
The whirring of heavy earthmoving machinery dismantling the old and making way for the new was at work, punctuating the silence hanging heavy over the vintage steel mill which had come up here as the first steel plant in the state in the midst of World War I in 1918.
According to the Ministry of Railways, the approved works include development and augmentation of coaching maintenance facilities in Rajasthan, doubling of a key section in Kerala, and construction of a bypass line in West Bengal.
A wave of coordinated bomb threats sent shockwaves across West Bengal’s judicial system on Tuesday, triggering large-scale evacuations and security sweeps in courts across multiple districts, including Kolkata, Asansol, Hooghly, Berhampore and Contai.
The ceremony was held in the presence of Sangrah Maurya, Divisional Railway Manager, Asansol, along with other senior railway officials and dignitaries.
About 40,000 forms of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have been distributed by booth level officers (BLOs) in West Burdwan district on the first day yesterday.
A district court in the industrial township of Asansol on Sunday remanded Tahsin Ahmed, son of Shakil Ahmed aka Master Shakil, co-president of the Trinamool Congress’s minority wing in West Burdwan district of West Bengal, to ten days of police custody.
The Asansol Division of Eastern Railway has undertaken comprehensive measures across key stations — including Asansol, Madhupur, and Jasidih Junctions — to manage the expected surge in passenger traffic during Kali Puja, Diwali, and Chhath Puja.
Police on Thursday further expanded the cordoned off area of the gang-rape crime scene in West Bengal's Durgapur as part of its investigation into the matter.
The Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama in Asansol successfully hosted its certificate distribution programme on 12 September as part of a significant SAIL ISP CSR initiative.
