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Kolkata: Pockets in Kolkata and the fringes saw brazen violation of norms as crackers were burst on the eve of Kali Puja and Diwali. This occurred even as cops and WBPCB intensified their vigil, prompting a spike in arrests and seizures. Activists are worried this could turn into worse rule-flouting on Kali Puja night.Though the day started on a quiet note, as the evening progressed, residents in several parts of south Kolkata -- Gariahat, Golpark, Kasba, Behala, Sarsuna, Santoshpur, Bansdroni, ...Read More >
Kolkata: The gigantic cloud mass that flooded Kolkata on Tuesday with the sixth-ever single-day rain recorded in the city was the most potent non-cyclonic weather system to strike the region in five decades. It moved in from the northeast Bay of Bengal and remained static vertically above the city for about seven to eight hours, bringing in relentless and heavy downpour. The deluge on Sept 28, 1978, still holds the highest rainfall record for Kolkata, but Tuesday's phenomenon was more potent tha ...Read More >
Kolkata School Holiday on Sept 24, 25 Due to Rain: West Bengal state Education Minister Bratya Basu announced that all government-run educational institutions in West Bengal will remain closed on September 24 and 25, following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal to keep students off waterlogged roads and prevent electrocution-related accidents. Teachers and non-teaching staff have been directed to work from home to complete pending tasks during this period, before the holidays for Durga Puja ...Read More >
Guwahati: Tension ran high in Chapar recenue circle of Dhubri District on Tuesday when alleged encroachers tried to attack police personnel during an eviction drive.The mob damaged excavators by pelting stones at them and hitting them with bamboo sticks, prompting security forces to resort to a baton charge to disperse them.Chapar circle officer Shashee Bhusan Raj Konwar said the people suddenly charged at the eviction team with bamboo sticks and pelted stones at them during the drive at Chiraku ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Tensions flared during an eviction drive in Assam's Dhubri district on Tuesday when encroachers attacked excavators and allegedly attempted to target police personnel. A group of encroachers, including women, carried out the attack with bricks and bamboo poles, damaging two excavators. The eviction drive was carried out in three Muslim villages -- Charuwa Bakra, Chirakuta and Santoshpur -- falling under the Chapar revenue circle. Circle Officer Sashee Bhushan Raj Konwar downplayed th ...Read More >
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