Kolkata - The Purbottar

01 Jul

Shoot Chaos: Tollywood Technicians Refuse Work With Anirban Bhattacharya

Purbalee DuttaEntertainment, Kolkata, West Bengal

Anirban Bhattacharya, is a very well-known actor-director, but unfortunately enough and currently is involved in a developing disagreement with film technicians in Tollywood, which has resulted in recurrent delays to the filming of his music videos. The Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India has allegedly threatened "lifelong non-cooperation" against people, including Bhattacharya, who have sued the Federation in the Calcutta High Court. The growing tensions reached a peak on Monday, when Bhattacharya convened a news conference at Yogesh Mime Academy at midday. He highlighted the fact that shooting for his music video did get halted since he…

30 Jun

Kolkata Metro Trains Delayed Due To Severe Waterlogging From Rain

Purbalee DuttaIndia, Kolkata, weather, West Bengal

Metro services in Kolkata were affected on Monday due to heavy rain and waterlogging, creating significant discomfort for passengers. Services between Mahatma Gandhi Road and Park Street were interrupted, leaving numerous trains stranded and forcing passengers to find alternate transportation. The interruption was caused by a ruptured water pipe between Jatin Das Park and Netaji Bhavan stations, which occurred between 3:40 and 4:35 pm. Overcrowding was reported at many stations, and Maidan's escalators were closed owing to pressure. This comes just two days after a similar event on Saturday, when water overflowed the drainage canal between tracks, causing a brief…

10 Jan

Supreme Court Raises Concerns in Kolkata Rape-Murder Case

editorKolkata

The Supreme Court of India has expressed concern over missing documentation in the investigation of a rape and murder case involving a medical student at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud noted the absence of a crucial 'challan' document required for the postmortem and has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the matter. The Court also highlighted a 14-hour delay by Kolkata Police in registering the First Information Report (FIR) and has instructed the removal of the victim's photographs from social media to protect her dignity. Additionally, resident doctors…

14 Nov

Beginning today, Rapido will provide passenger taxi service at Kolkata Airport

editorKolkata

The cab aggregator plans to begin taxi services on Thursday in order to improve transportation at the Kolkata Airport. Along with airport officials, state transport minister Snehashish Chakraborty and transport secretary Saumitra Mohan have scheduled the inauguration ceremony for November 14. This action will address the passengers' lack of adequate transportation options. The passengers had repeatedly and vehemently brought up the matter. They claim that finding a taxi to their destination is difficult, particularly at night. There are currently a number of taxi services at the Kolkata Airport. At the airport, cab services are offered to passengers by Uber, Ola,…

04 Oct

Junior doctor hold a meeting to decide the their further actions

Banasree SarkarKolkata

Junior doctor of West Bengal hold a meeting to decide future course of action against the RG Kar incident. Some senior medics urged them to reconsider their 'complete cease work' in light of the sufferings of ordinary patients. The junior doctors renewed their 'cease work' on October 1 after an attack on medics by a patient's family at the state-run College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital in the last week of September. Dr. Aniket Mahato, one of the agitated doctors, told the reporters that a general body meeting would be held at R G Kar Hospital shortly. He also…

24 Aug

Sex workers protest for justice by refusing to provide soil for Durga idols

editorKolkata

A sex worker in Sonagachi, who refused to provide soil for idol making this year, is protesting the justice demanded for a victim of rape and murder at R. G. Kar Hospital. The secretary of the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, Bisakha Laskar, has refused to provide soil for idol making from the sex workers' courtyard this year as a protest against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at R. G. Kar Hospital. Durga Puja, the largest festival in West Bengal, involves idol makers using soil from sex workers' localities to create goddess idols. However, the sex workers…