Guru Das

NEW DELHI: The Left-affiliated trade unions are for the first time going to campaign in the state assembly elections in a big way to register their opposition to the BJP-led government's economic policies.

One more victim of the Puttingal fire tragedy in Kollam, whose body was kept in the Medical College mortuary, was identified through DNA test.

Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority has drawn up a Rs 200-crore plan to improve the traffic situation around Chitpore railway terminus.

NEW DELHI: Accidents are not rare in the film industry. At least two accidents in a month, often serious, occur. They involve ordinary workers, mainly extras.

In 2015, Deshapriya Park brought Kolkata to a standstill during the Pujas as lakhs thronged to see the 88-feet Durga idol, said to be the tallest Durga in the world. This year, the organizers will be worshipping a 10-feet idol. The pandemic has prompted Durga Puja organizers go for smaller idols in their effort to scale down the celebrations.

Among the impacts that guru das Agarwal warns about are changes in the water spread, velocities of flow, soil moisture, and ground water tables.