Tag: Bengal
Metro train services resumed in a graded manner across the country today, except in Maharashtra, after being closed for over five months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. In accordance with the Centre’s guidelines, the Metro train services resumed in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Noida, Lucknow and Noida on Monday with safety measures in place to check the spread of Covid-19.The Home Ministry had recently issued guidelines allowing Metro services in the country to resume operations in a graded manner -- over five months after services were ....
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Urges Defectors To Return To Congress In Bengal
Newly appointed West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday urged all the defectors, who have joined opposition camps, to return to the party. ....
Platform Tickets To Cost Rs 50 In Bengaluru
In view of a spike in COVID-19 cases coupled with the 'Unlock' phase that has been set in motion, the South Western Railway on Thursday increased the price of platform tickets by 400 per cent saying that the move will prevent crowding on railway platforms. The ticket price has been raised from Rs 10 to Rs 50 at select railway stations. ....
Mamata Banerjee Postpones North Bengal Visit As Heavy Rains Forecast
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday postponed her scheduled review meetings in north Bengal, following predictions of heavy rains in several parts of the state over the next few days. ....
Bengaluru Serial Blasts: Key Accused Held From Kerala After 12 Years Of Chase
In a major breakthrough in 2008 Bengaluru serial blasts case, the Anti Terrorist Cell (ATC) has arrested the key accused in connection with the case after chasing him for 12 years, police said on Tuesday. ....
Mamata Appoints Alapan Bandopadhyay As New West Bengal Chief Secretary
West Bengal Home Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary to the state government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Monday. ....
Minor Blast In Bengaluru Gas Power Plant, 15 Injured
A "minor" explosion was reported at a 370 MW gas power plant of the state-run Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd in Bengaluru early on Friday, leaving 15 persons injured, including two critically, an official said. ....
Miffed Over Turban Issue, Harbhajan Urges Mamata To Look Into It
Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh on Friday took to Twitter to express his dissatisfaction over an incident where the West Bengal Police were seen manhandling a Sikh man, disrespecting his turban and pulling him by his hair. ....
West Bengal Deputy Speaker Sukumar Hansda Dies Of Cancer
West Bengal Legislative Assembly deputy speaker and Trinamool Congress MLA from Jhargram constituency Sukumar Hansda died of cancer at a private city hospital on Thursday. He was 67. ....
West Bengal Governor Meets Amit Shah, Raises Concerns Over Law & Order In The State
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence in Delhi on Thursday. ....
