Tag: Kolkata
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Fire at Kankurgachi
The incident took place at around 8.29 a.m. in a residential cum commercial building when smoke was noticed in a salon and cosmetology institute.
January 20, 2020 -
CM to open new SJC building
“On 20 January, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be inaugurating the new twostorey building of the SJC by means of a remote control. The event will take place during the evening tomorrow,” General Secretary of the Club, Angshuman Chakraborty said.
January 20, 2020 -
Pollution control: KMC to amend building rules
The KMC is working towards amending its Building Rules and introducing provisions to curb the immense amount of pollution that is caused during demolition of a building and thereafter, by the debris.
January 20, 2020 -
Vintage vehicles mesmerise the city
Like every year, The Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally 2020 unfailingly mesmerised the carlovers and the common people of the City of Joy alike.
January 20, 2020 -
ATM fraud: City restaurants under police scanner
Sources at Lalbazar said that a restaurant belonging to a famous food chain at Park Circus is already under the scanner.
January 19, 2020 -
Modi pursuing Jinnah’s dream, wants to deport Muslims to Pakistan or Bangladesh: Adhir Chowdhury
He was addressing a ‘No CAA, No NRC’ meeting organised by his party in front of Burdwan town’s iconic Curzon Gate.
January 19, 2020 -
NPR is nothing but NRC in disguise, says Chidambaram
Addressing a Press conference, at Bidhan Bhavan, the state Congress headquarters, Mr Chidambaram said that NPR is “nothing but NRC in disguise”.
January 19, 2020 -
Governor seeks minister’s apology for comment on his wife
“A senior minister made objectionable references to the First Lady. I appeal to the chief minister to look into the matter. Being a woman herself, Miss Banerjee should know the sensitive aspect of the minister’s statement,” he said after flagging off a motorcycle rally organised by Coast Guard at Raj Bhawan lawns this morning.
January 19, 2020 -
Black panthers spotted in Buxa forest
The two animals belonging to the endangered species of wildlife was found at Jayanti area the East Division of the Reserve, it is learnt.
January 18, 2020 -
Kolkata Book Fair: Russia to be theme country
This edition of the fair will familiarise Indian readers about the Russian Children and Classic books and it will also witness launch of many contemporary bestselling books, both for children and adults translated into Bengali.
January 18, 2020 -
Tallah bridge: Demolition to begin from first week of February
Soon after the demolition, work would be started for constructing the new bridge.
January 18, 2020 -
Bengal defies national trend, registers increase in green cover in tribal, hilly areas
FSI has done an analysis of forest cover mapping in a buffer of 5 kilometres on both sides of the main river and in buffer of 2 kilometres on both sides of the tributaries.
January 18, 2020 -
Pending Bills: Dhankhar urges Mamata to prioritise, spare time
Mr Dhankhar had called a meeting on 17 January at Raj Bhawan to discuss the pending Bills with Miss Banerjee and leaders of all legislative parties.
January 17, 2020 -
Treat awaits young movie buffs from 19 to 26 January
The weeklong festival promises plenty of surprises and tokens of pleasure for children and adults alike.
January 16, 2020 -
Makar Sankranti: 46 lakh devotees take holy dip
After Kumbh Mela, the Gangasagar Mela is said to be the second largest assembly of people flocking to the island from different parts of the country and abroad.
January 16, 2020 -
IMA seeks PM apology for bribe remark
On 2 January, Mr Modi met top officials of some giants in pharma sectors in Delhi where the controversy was sparked off prompting the association to react.
January 16, 2020 -
Parameters of violence gone down in N-E: Lt-Gen
Addressing the Press at Fort William, on the occasion of Army Day, Lt-Gen. Chauhan, said: “The security situation in the insurgency prone states are at present, stable. All parameters of violence have drastically gone down. Keeping the improved security situation in view, the Indian Army has decided to withdraw some troops from the active counter insurgency grids and moved them to the barracks.”
January 16, 2020