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Appellate tribunals or a black hole? Where the Bengal SIR goes to bury a ‘second chance’

The Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation, which houses all 19 appellate tribunals set up by the Election Commission in West Bengal, is completely restricted. CAPF and West Bengal Police guard the gates, and no one is allowed in unless the judges have formally summoned them.

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Joka-Taratala metro services to double from May 1

KOLKATA: Good News for the Metro commuters! Now more Metro services are going to run on Joka-Taratala route( Purple Line).

The Times of India

Kolkata: Defence ministry, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited in 'talks' over Rs 30 crore 'demand' for Maidan zone stations

KOLKATA: The underground section of the Joka-Esplanade Metro corridor is caught in a fresh stalemate.

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Partha Chatterjee gets slipper treatment in Kolkata hospital

KOLKATA: A woman in her late thirties, Subhra Ghorui, a resident of Amtala in South 24 Parganas, who had come to the OPD of ESI Hospital at Joka for the treatment of a relative, threw her slippers at Partha Chatterjee while he was being taken back to the CGO Complex…

The Times of India

Kolkata: Partha Chatterjee's 'slipper treatment' in Hospital

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West Bengal school jobs scam | Victim of a conspiracy, says Partha Chatterjee

‘Time will tell,’ said the former Trinamool Congress heavyweight when asked if the decision to remove him from all party positions was correct.

The Hindu

Kolkata Metro to add 61km tracks by 2026, East-West full run by January: General manager

KOLKATA: In the next four years, Kolkata will boast of a 100km of Metro network, Metro Railway general manager Arun Arora said on Thursday. These include Phase 1 of the Joka-Esplanade and New Garia-Airport corridors, with expected runs in September and October, respectively. Also, East-West Metro's Sealdah extension will start…

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Calcutta HC clears Maidan metro tunnel after Army nod

KOLKATA: The much-awaited green light has come for the Joka-Esplanade Metro corridor with the Army on Friday informing a Calcutta High Court division bench that it has no objection to tracks being laid below Maidan and underground tunnelling through its land.

The Times of India

After Budget, two key Metro corridors in Kolkata go for a rejig

KOLKATA: For the new fiscal, there’s a major change in Phase-1 launching schemes of New Garia-Airport Metro and Joka-Esplanade corridors. The original commissioning target for a short 5-km Kavi Subhas-Ruby run in 2022 now makes way for an extended 14.2-km operations till Sector V in 2024. The truncated 8-km launch…

The Times of India

After budget, two key metro corridors in Kolkata go for a rejig

KOLKATA: For the new fiscal, there's a major change in Phase-1 launching schemes of New Garia-Airport Metro and Joka-Esplanade corridors. The original commissioning target for a short 5-km Kavi Subhas-Ruby run in 2022 now makes way for an extended 14.2-km operations till Sector V in 2024.

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