Tag: Bengal
35 Acres Of Land Allotted For Burial Of Covid Victims In Bengaluru
The Karnataka government has set aside 35 acres of land to exclusively bury Covid victims from the city, following some people objecting to burials near their dwellings, an official said on Thursday.....
Landslide On NH-10 Cuts Off Bengal-Sikkim Road Link
A massive landslide on Tuesday resulted in the collapse of a National Highway which connects West Bengal with the Himalayan state of Sikkim, virtually snapping the road connectivity in the north-eastern region. ....
Ahead Of Bengaluru Lockdown, Hundreds Rush Back Home
Ahead of the complete city-wide lockdown in Bengaluru starting from Tuesday evening, hundreds of people rushed back to their hometowns, an official said on Monday.....
Bengaluru Private Hospital Forced To Return Money To Covid Patients
A city-based private hospital has been forced to return lakhs of rupees of advance money it had collected from Covid patients referred to it by the government for treatment, which should have been free as the cost is borne by the state, an official said on Tuesday.....
Kamal Pant Appointed New Bengaluru Police Chief
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kamal Pant has been appointed as the new Bengaluru Police Commissioner in place of Bhaskar Rao, who is transferred to the Internal Security Division as ADGP, an official said on Friday. ....
'It Took Police Firing To Control Bengaluru Riot'
It took firing by the city police, resulting in the deaths of three people, to bring the riot under control in Bengaluru, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.....
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. ....
