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.
Asansol Division of Eastern Railway has begun issuing QR code-based Identity Cards with an orange tag to all licensed catering vendors following the guidelines of the Railway Board.
Asansol South police station has arrested one Rahul Paswan, an estranged lover from Durgapur, for allegedly killing a Class 10 girl of Gopalmath, Durgapur.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has congratulated India’s teenage shooting sensation Abhinav Shaw of Asansol, on winning two gold medals and setting new world and Asian records at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship held in Kazakhstan.
Rajiv Banerjee, a recovery agent for a public sector bank in Asansol, was arrested by the Asansol South Police Phari (outpost) under the Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) for allegedly threatening a person while demanding money over a loan default.
The Calcutta High Court has directed that an FIR be lodged against Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) for allegedly demanding Rs 20 lakh as a penalty for an illegal construction in a factory in Jamuria.
