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Time of India
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Hwh-Dhakuria bus ops hit after protest over workers' suspension
Kolkata: Around 48 buses plying on routes 37 (Dhakuria-Howrah) and 37A (Sulekha-Howrah) stopped plying on Tuesday 'as a mark of protest after their union alleged that 40 of its workers were suspended by the union chief, local ward 93 (Dhakuria) Trinamool Congress councillor Mousumi Das. Sources claimed that a part of the services resumed by the evening. The union claimed that around five of its buses were requisitioned by Das for the Martyrs' Day Rally, but another 27 were requisitioned by other party units. A few tried to operate on the normal routes. The suspended workers said this led to Das reacting angrily and dismissing the staffers. Das, however, denied all claims. "A couple of people in the union had issues. I went and resolved them. The buses are running again. This is an internal matter," she said. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Ranjit Sarkar from the bus owners' association said, "Buses have almost stopped running. No buses were on the route after 8.30 am. I spoke to the councillor as soon as she arrived. Then we resumed the bus service. Services will be completely normal from Wednesday." Tapan Banerjee of the Joint Council of Bus Syndicate claimed that such "draconian action was unexpected and uncalled for". "We supply buses to all political parties. But such an action is stopping us from offering services to the citizens," he added.
Time of India
25-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
KMC row over Bikramgarh Jheel work
Kolkata: Even as Trinamool Congress councillor Mousumi Das expressed concern over a sudden halt in the work to revival of Bikramgarh Jheel at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation House on Wednesday, the mayor-in-council member overseeing the KMC environment department, Swapan Samaddar, assured her that the work was on. He stated that the civic body would spend the entire amount (Rs 2.27 crore) on dredging and beautification of the jheel. According to Samaddar, the jheel will be dredged, beautified and protected from all sides. "We have taken up the revival of the lake. The work is on track, although the pace of the work was slowed down for some obvious reasons," the MMiC said. Residents near Jadavpur's Bikramgarh have urgently requested the state govt and the KMC bosses to protect Bikramgarh Jheel, south Kolkata's second-largest water body after Rabindra Sarobar, before its condition deteriorates further. The jheel is almost entirely obscured by water hyacinth, with only a tiny section visible at the south-western edge. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata
