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.
The central government has approved the establishment of a new government medical college and hospital within the ESI Hospital premises in Asansol, West Bengal.
Moloy Ghatak, minister for law, judiciary, labour, and MLA of Asansol North, has been removed from the position of chairperson of the legal cell of the Trinamul Congress.
The Mihijam police station, located in the state of Jharkhand, has confiscated the house of Rahul Yadav, a resident of Jamuria under the Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate, in connection with a case involving the illegal transportation of explosives.
On World Family Day, the authorities of Centre for Research on Energy & Clean Air brought out a report on the gradually declining air quality at the twin cities of Asansol-Durgapur that prompted a citizen's committee to appeal for immediate remedy.
Manilal Hembram (24) of Samdih village under Salanpur Block of West Burdwan district has died due to silicosis at Asansol District Hospital.
