Kolkata: Train cancellations following track subsidence near New Farakka have triggered a travel crisis during the Janmashtami weekend, sending both air and bus fares to and from North Bengal soaring. Services of two trains, Howrah-Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper Express and Howrah-Dibrugarh Kamrup Express, however, were restored on Friday.On Friday, one-way Kolkata-Bagdogra flight tickets for the…
Passengers wait at Esplanade bus terminus on Friday. photo by Sayantan Chakraborty Kolkata: The state transport department deployed at least 66 additional buses on Friday to maintain connectivity between Kolkata and north Bengal after railway services were disrupted by track subsidence near Farakka, transport minister Arjun Singh said on Friday.The emergency arrangements include special Kolkata–Siliguri…
Kolkata: The state govt has sealed 17 restaurants, food-processing and packaging units, prohibited sales at 16 eateries and cancelled the licences of five others after finding them in violation of food safety norms. Currently, the state is conducting an intense food safety drive across the state, which will continue for three more days.Health minister Sharadwat…
Kolkata: As part of a food safety drive, Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials carried out surprise visits to several Park Street restaurants on Friday. After inspecting kitchens of some of the popular eateries, the KMC food inspectors found stock of meat and fish in some restaurants not fit for consumption and decided to seize these items….
The entrance of the dilapidated Parsi fire temple on Ezra Street encroached upon by shops and stalls Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Kolkata Police to immediately remove encroachments around the city’s oldest Parsi fire temple to facilitate its repair and restoration.Justice Arindam Mukherjee issued the order after a…
A school official said the suspension order would stay until the managing committee took a final decision Kolkata: A teacher at an English-medium school was suspended and an FIR was registered against her for asking a student to wipe off a traditional sandalwood mark (chandan tilak), which the boy wore on his forehead, every day…
Kolkata: West Bengal Housing Board (WBHB) will construct four residential projects in Kolkata and Siliguri and hand over residential plots at Binnaguri in Jalpaiguri over the next few years. The move is expected to benefit around 3,500 families.Announcing this on Friday, state housing minister Dipak Barman said, “We have decided to develop a mega housing…
Kolkata: An IndiGo flight from Kolkata to Gorakhpur carrying 185 passengers was grounded at Kolkata airport after its crew member found a bomb threat letter in the aircraft lavatory moments before its take-off. After security checks of the aircraft and luggage, the letter turned out to be a hoax as no explosive device was detected.Airport…
Several lodges and shops in the Marquis Street area have been shut after the fire tragedy on Aug 19 Kolkata: Bangladeshis planning to travel to Kolkata for medical treatment or other purposes have been advised to secure hotel accommodation in advance, following the temporary closure of several residential hotels in the city after a fire…
Kolkata: A Metro train on the Blue Line or the North-South corridor suddenly came to a halt at Belgachhia station as passengers complained of having detected smoke in a coach on Friday afternoon.Eyewitnesses said the fire scare occurred around 4.35pm on a Dakshineswar-bound rake at Belgachhia metro station.“Black smoke was found emanating from a moving…
