1. Trinamul Leader Body In Septic Tank
The body of a Trinamool leader in his mid-50s was found in a septic tank at his workplace, a factory in Madhyamgram, early on Sunday.
Police said after a preliminary investigation that Sudhir Das, president of the Trinamool committee of Ward 1 of Madhyamgram Municipality, was hit on his head from behind with a blunt object.
"The body was dumped in the septic tank, which is under construction," an officer said.
(Source: The Telegraph)
2. In Season’s First, City Techie Tests Positive For Swine Flu
The city’s first confirmed case of swine flu of 2018 was reported on Saturday after a software engineer tested positive for the H1N1 influenza virus. His minor child is being treated for suspected swine flu.
The man is admitted in Fortis Hospital and his child is in Apollo. Authorities at Fortis told TOI on Sunday, “We have come across the first swine flu case this year. Timely intervention has been done and the patient is doing well.” Though relatives said the child, too, had tested positive for the H1N1 virus late on Saturday — hours after she was admitted with high fever — Apollo Hospital authorities said they were awaiting final reports and the child was being treated for suspected swine flu.
(Source: The Times Of India)
3. Heart And Lungs Burned: Doctors
Electrical charge from a bolt of lightning entered Ajay Mullick's body through his neck and burned his heart and lungs before exiting through his right ankle, doctors who conducted a post-mortem on the youth's body said on Sunday.
The 27-year-old resident of Topsia was stuck by a bolt of lightning when he and his fiancée, 20-year-old Manisha Mullick, were strolling on the Maidan on Saturday evening.
The two were found lying at the base of The Glorious Dead, the memorial to the soldiers who had died in World War I. They were taken to SSKM Hospital, where Ajay was declared dead on arrival.
(Soure: The Telegraph)
4. Sweep Of Cool Air For Howrah
Eleven giant ceiling fans, each with blades more than 10 feet long, could soon join the boro ghori (big clock) as icons of Howrah station.
The high volume low speed (HVLS) fans with aluminium blades were installed at the station over the past month to keep its concourse cooler. The new fans have replaced more than 100 old ones that were attached to pillars in the concourse and failed to circulate air in all corners. The summer months would be especially uncomfortable with thousands of passengers jostling for space in the concourse.
(Source: The Telegraph)
5. Hawkers Veto Plot Choice
Hawkers in Sector V have refused to shift to the two plots, barely a kilometre from their existing hub, earmarked for them by the Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA).
The hawkers were shown the plots – one in AQ block near the Sector V post office and the other next to the CBI housing complex – but they have refused to relocate, arguing that they wouldn't get any customers there.
(Source: The Telegraph)
6. Fire Under Train Coach
A fire broke out under one of the coaches of a passenger train as it was about to enter Pandua station on Sunday morning.
The Howrah-Jaynagar passenger train was stranded at Pandua for nearly three hours but no one was injured, a railway official said. Jaynagar is in Madhubani, Bihar.
The train entered the third platform at Pandua station at 8:53am and the driver and a few men on the platform spotted flames under the first coach behind the engine.
The train was not too crowded as it was Sunday and the passengers were able to get off.
(Source: The Telegraph)
7. Rain Reopens Potholes On City Speed Corridors
It has not even been a week since repairs were carried out on the city’s speed corridors and flyovers, and the craters — as deep as two feet in places — have resurfaced. Commuting via these roads has become slow and bonerattling, and it might get worse.
Since last Monday, the various custodians of the city roads — Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority for EM Bypass and Public Works Department for Taratala and Mejerhat flyovers — had begun mending the gaping potholes and craters by filling them with modified bitumen fragments. However, the patchwork has been washed away after a spell of heavy rain, exposing the potholes again. Driving on these roads has become more dangerous now since the vehicles skid on the loose gravel.
(Source: The Times Of India)
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