Kolkata: Consumer brand Onida, once known for its tagline ‘neighbour’s envy, owner’s pride’, has set a target of 5x growth as it plans to make a comeback. The company has decided to continue dancing with the iconic horned devil and will come out with a clear strategy in four to eight weeks as to how…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced that the Bengal govt will directly buy land required for power projects, assuring landowners of attractive compensation to facilitate infrastructure development.“The state govt will directly buy land for any power project. Landowners will receive an attractive rate for their land in accordance with the 2013 Act. Many…
Kolkata: A man and his son were allegedly hacked to death at a Rajarhat construction site after a property dispute escalated into violence. The man’s daughter-in-law was critically injured when she tried to intervene. The deceased were identified as Mozaffar Mistri (55), and his son Bapi (26). Bapi’s wife Hasnuara Bibi has been admitted to…
Kolkata: The state awarded RITES Ltd the techno-feasibility study for two proposed metro corridors of Durgapur-Asansol and Jalpaiguri-Siliguri, announced chief secretary Manoj Agarwal on Tuesday, adding the studies would assess the technical and financial viability of the two corridors before detailed project reports were prepared.Agarwal said the proposed metro projects would follow the prevailing funding…
Kolkata: The health department has officially renamed two medical facilities to honour two nationalist leaders. While Bidhannagar Sub-Divisional Hospital in Salt Lake has been renamed Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy Multi Specialty Hospital, Ahmedpur Rural Hospital in Hooghly’s Balagarh block has been renamed Dr Syamaprasad Mookerjee Rural Hospital. Source link
Second airport in Kalyani Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said the state govt identified 2,000 acres in Kalyani, Nadia, for a greenfield project to develop Kolkata’s second airport.An official said land, identified for the second airport, stretched from the rear side of AIIMS Kalyani to Narapati Para in Simurali under the Chakdaha Assembly…
Aadhaar proof of occupancy, says HC Kolkata: Even if Aadhaar is not “conclusive” proof of residence, it is “prima facie” proof of occupation of a property, Calcutta High Court on Tuesday held while restraining the Calcutta Port Trust from demolishing alleged dilapidated buildings in the Garden Reach area.A total of 52 residents of quarters, dwelling…
Kolkata: The state has unveiled a roadmap to transform Kolkata’s public transport system by phasing out diesel buses and replacing them with electric and CNG vehicles, marking a shift towards cleaner and sustainable urban mobility. Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday made this announcement after he flagged off 50 new buses, seven of them electric…
Man kidnapped in Kol, rescued in Haringhata Kolkata: A 39-year-old man was allegedly abducted from the parking lot of RDB mall in Salt Lake sector V on Tuesday evening but thanks to prompt reaction by mall security personnel who dialled 100 and informed cops about the abduction and gave the registration number of the car,…
Kolkata: The NKDA has revived plans to set up two more smart bus passenger shelters in New Town.The locations—on two sides of Street No. 372 near National Insurance Co Ltd office—were decided long ago and there would be o change, said an official. NKDA has started the tendering process to engage agencies for the plan,…
