Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today urged the occupants of dilapidated buildings to sit with local leaders to develop their properties and cautioned businessmen against keeping highly combustible plastic at their godowns.
She visited Burrabazar to inaugurate the Jagadhatri Puja, organised by Posta Bazar Merchants' Association. She said, "Burrabazar is mini-India. People from different religions, caste, and creed have stayed here for generations peacefully. We never intervene into someone's food habits or religious beliefs. Our long cherished belief is on communal faith and harmony," she said.
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Veer Bal Diwas Observed in Bagdogra
BJP leaders and RSS activists commemorated Veer Bal Diwas in the region today, paying tribute to the Sahibzadas, the young sons of Guru Gobind Singh, whose sacrifice and courage stand as a testament to India's struggle for justice and faith.
City filmmaker documents farmers' movements in US, India
2024 witnessed farmers' movements across the world. In India too, the farmers organised their march to Delhi with MSP as their primary demand, early this month.
Local TMC Leader Found Dead Under Mysterious Circumstances
BJP's West Bengal president and Union minister of state Sukanta Majumdar vehemently denied the TMC allegations blaming the BJP and claimed that the infighting in Trinamul Congress in Nandigram might have led to the death
SER Celebrates Railway Week
South Eastern Railway celebrated the 69th Railway Week Vishisht Rail Seva Puraskar, 2024 at Kolkata on Thursday.
Efforts still on to catch straying tigress
Rahamdah village has been surrounded from different sides like a fortress to prevent the three-and-a-half-year-old tigress Zeenat from entering at night to kill cattle.
3 in cop net for extortion using Abhishek Banerjee's name
According to police, a complaint was filed against Kaushik Sarkar, alleging that he collected crores of rupees using a fake letterhead in the name of Abhishek Banerjee.
Govt to allow construction of more shopping malls in city, districts
Mamata Banerjee to visit Sandeshkhali on 30 December, Gangasagar on 5 January
Police Deny Permission for Extension of Protest by Doctors
Kolkata Police have denied permission to a doctors' association seeking an extension of their protest in the R G Kar rape and murder case.
Micro insurance premium in life segment tops ₹10k cr in FY24
The new business premium (NBP) in life insurance's micro-insurance segment in 2023-24 surpassed Rs 10,000 crore for the first time, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) said.
Housing sales to fall by 4 pc in seven major cities: Report
A recent report by housing brokerage firm, Anarock, said the housing sales are estimated to fall 4 per cent this year in seven major cities to nearly 4.6 lakh units on lower launches.
