The Statesman Kolkata - June 05, 2023

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June 05, 2023

Railways recommends CBI probe into Balasore mishap

The very fact that a CBI probe is being ordered points at a suspected criminal angle

1 min

'Kavach would not have helped prevent tragedy'

The Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express, which met with the disastrous accident at Bahanaga Bazar station near Balasore on 2 June, was authorised to move at a speed of 130 kmph on the main line, but was moving on the loop line instead.

1 min

T'gana tops in overall environmental performance

On the eve of World Environment day, which falls on Monday, the Centre for Science and Environment CSE and Down to Earth have released The State of India’s Environment 2023 report.

1 min

Death toll from Bengal stands at 62, may increase

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a press conference over the Odisha train tragedy on Sunday and accused the central government of covering up the death toll.

1 min

Eyeing defence ties, Lloyd Austin lands in Delhi

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin arrived in India from Singapore on Sunday to further strengthen the defence partnership between the two nations.

1 min

Three-member Commission of Inquiry to probe incidents of violence in Manipur

The Centre on Sunday constituted a three-member Commission of Inquiry headed by former Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, Justice Ajai Lamba, to probe the recent incidents of violence in Manipur.

1 min

Green activists call for action from local bodies

On the eve of World Environment Day, Himalayan Nature and Adventure Foundation (HNAF) today organised a seminar on 'Critical Situations of Environment in North Bengal & Its Solution.' Environment activists from north Bengal districts highlighted the problems during the programme in Siliguri

2 mins

CM Golay marks Saga Dawa at Soreng monastery

On the occasion of the Saga Dawa festival, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay), along with his wife Sarda Tamang, visited the Palyul Dechen Gawaling Monastery at Sribadam in Soreng district.

2 mins

SFI to use popular cartoons to reach out to school students

Popular comics cartoon characters like Tintin and Superman and those from popular child literature like Detective Pradosh Mitra a.k.a. Feluda and Professor Shanku is now the medium for CPI(M)'s student wing Students' Federation of India (SFI) to reach out to the schoolchildren in the state on various burning issues.

1 min

Mamata sets date with Darjeeling

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to embark on a four-day visit to the Hills of Darjeeling, beginning 5 June.

1 min

Karateka feted for his world record

Chhetri has set the record of the most number of Enfield motorcycles passing through his bare body in 36 seconds.

1 min

If rural Bengalis developed, state will prosper: Abhishek

The mass campaign drive, known as Jono Sanjog Yatra enters the 39th day today, which started on 25 April

1 min

No development in railways has taken place: CM Mamata

She was angry over claims being circulated on the number of deaths during her time as Rly minister

2 mins

Changing climate affecting quality, quantity of tea

The Tea Association of India (TAI) representing tea producers in Assam and West Bengal have expressed concern over the climate change coupled with subdued international and domestic markets.

1 min

By poaching lone Congress MLA, TMC queers pitch for Patna Opp unity meet

The recent incident of the lone Congress legislator in Bengal Bayron Biswas joining the Trinamul Congress has once again raised several questions about the seriousness of the Bengal’s ruling party of being a part of an anti-BJP alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

1 min

In a first, state hospital gets MCh course in head and neck surgery

The existing number of seats in the course across the state is 20

1 min

Naidu-Shah meeting sparks buzz in Andhra politics

Last night Naidu and Shah held a meeting in the presence of BJP president JP Nadda

2 mins

Rs 10L ex-gratia for families of train accident victims from Andhra

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday directed the officials to pay ex-gratia to the families of passengers from the state who died or were injured in the Odisha train accident.

1 min

Three killed as truck rams into temple in Andhra

Three persons were killed when a truck rammed into a temple in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada district on Sunday, police said.

1 min

Shahbad Dairy murder: 'Girl's skull broken into pieces': Autopsy report

According to sources, there were 16 deep wounds in Sakshi's body, with excessive bleeding leading to her death.

1 min

Of five state heading to polls, BJP most confident about Rajasthan

However, both the pan-India parties have to resolve the factionalism existing within their parties.

4 mins

National interest bigger than politics: Jaishankar

Amid Rahul Gandhi's constant criticism of PM Modi during his ongoing US trip, S Jaishankar has said that when one steps out of the country there are sometimes things bigger than politics

1 min

Brij Bhushan to hold rally in Colonelganj in Gonda on 11 June

Preparations are underway to hold a big rally in Cornelganj in his Kaiserganj Lok Sabha constituency in Gonda district on 11 June.

1 min

Odisha train tragedy: Cong seeks 'accountability from top to bottom'

The Congress also highlighted several reports of lapses on the part of railways

2 mins

Less than 1 in 3 startups that attract seed funding manage to raise follow-on funding

Out of the over 2,500 startups that had raised seed funding between 2015 and 2022, only 29 per cent (i.e., 734 companies) managed to raise a Series A round (typically the first round of institutional Venture Capital funding), the study titled 'Series A Landscape Report' found.

1 min

Market momentum signal possibility of new highs this week

BSE SENSEX was sort of flattish for the week gaining 45.42 pts to close at 62,547.11 pts while NIFTY gained 34.75 pts to close at 18,534.10 points

3 mins

Odisha train disaster: Disabled passengers/legal heirs/nominees can claim Rs 10 lakh insurance, insurers silent

Similarly, no announcements like that of LIC seem to have come from private life insurers and the sectoral regulator.

2 mins

Marketing tech firm ZoomInfo to lay off 3 pc of workforce

US-based marketing technology company ZoomInfo has said that it plans to lay off about 3 per cent of its workforce globally, joining several other technology companies that have cut jobs recently.

1 min

Government engaging with Vedanta to facilitate its residual stake sale in BALCO

Government plans to sell a part of its 49 per cent stake in Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), for which it is learnt to have asked its main promoter Vedanta, to take back an ongoing arbitration case.

1 min

Detention without trial: Gadhafi's son goes on hunger strike

A son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi, who has been held in Lebanon for more than seven years, began a hunger strike Saturday to protest his detention without trial, his lawyer said.

1 min

Imran Khan's trial likely in military court

He also confirmed that no case had been registered against Imran so far in connection with the May 9 attacks, the media outlet reported.

1 min

China tightens access to Tiananmen Square on anniv of 1989 protests

China tightened already strict access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of 1989 pro-democracy protests.

1 min

China defends buzzing American warship in Taiwan Strait

Defence minister accuses US & others of meddling in China's internal affairs by providing Taiwan with defense support

3 mins

Despite Russian victory claim, Ukraine keeps up the pressure

Russian forces declared victory in the eastern city in May after the longest battle of the invasion

2 mins

Ukrainian president says at least 500 children killed by war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russia’s war, now in its 16th month, has killed at least 500 Ukrainian children.

1 min

Turkey to send SF unit to quell Kosovo unrest

The Turkish defense ministry announced Saturday it will be sending a commando battalion to northern Kosovo in response to a NATO request for troops to help quell violent unrest.

1 min

Karim Benzema to leave Real Madrid after 14 years

Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid after 14 years at the end of the season, the Spanish club confirmed on Sunday.

1 min

Rachit Singhal wins Karting Super Series finale in Hyderabad

Karting Super Series concluded at the renowned Chicane Circuit in Hyderabad on Sunday.

2 mins

'Nothing to worry about': Stokes plays down injury concerns ahead of Ashes

The 31-year-old on Saturday hobbled after taking the catch of Curtis Campher at short fine leg but he continued to be on the field on day three of off-one Test against Ireland, a game England won by 10 wickets with over a day to spare.

2 mins

WTC Final: India begin practice at The Oval

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav are the reserve players

1 min

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