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  • Won’t allow NRC in Bengal: Mamata at Eid congregation in Kolkata

    Won’t allow NRC in Bengal: Mamata at Eid congregation in Kolkata

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    Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed some people are trying to divide the nation by pursuing politics of hate and said that she is ready to give her life but “will not allow a division of the country”.

    Banerjee, speaking at a congregation for Eid namaz at the city’s Red Road, also urged people to unite and ensure that the right-wing BJP party is defeated in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    “Some people are trying to divide the country and practise politics of hate … I am ready to give my life but will not allow any division of the country,” she said, without naming anyone.

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    Accusing the saffron camp of trying to change the constitution of the country, Banerjee said “she will not allow implementation of NRC in West Bengal.” It has been the TMC’s stand that the National Register of Citizens and the citizen’s amendment act which confers citizenship rights on minorities from neighbouring countries was not needed and existing citixenship records and acts were sufficient.

    “I am ready to fight the money power (of her political opponents), and (central) agencies (which her party alleges has been unleashed on TMC with a political motive), but I will not bow my head,” she said.

    “In one year’s time, elections will be held to decide who will come to power in our country. Let us promise that we will unite and fight against divisive forces. We must ensure that all of us together vote them out in the next polls. If we fail to protect democracy, then everything will be finished.”

    (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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  • IPL 2023 Match 22: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders

    IPL 2023 Match 22: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders

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  • Saudia Airlines makes emergency landing in Kolkata due to windshield cracks

    Saudia Airlines makes emergency landing in Kolkata due to windshield cracks

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    Saudia Airlines makes emergency landing in Kolkata due to windshield cracks

    Kolkata: A Saudia Airlines cargo flight on Saturday made an emergency landing at Kolkata Airport after its windshield cracked mid-air, airport officials told ANI.

    The aircraft landed safely at the Kolkata Airport at 12:02 pm.

    Before the landing, the airport had made all the necessary arrangements.

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    Full emergency was withdrawn after the flight landed, according to airport officials.

    Recently, an Abu Dhabi-bound Etihad Airways flight returned to the Bangalore International Airport shortly after take-off due to a technical issue.

    The airline said that the aircraft did a normal landing at Bangalore airport.

    The flight inspection was done and later took off to its destination where it landed this morning.

    Earlier on April 1, a full emergency was declared at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi after a Dubai-bound FedEx aircraft suffered a bird hit soon after take-off, according to airport officials.

    (Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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  • Video: Kolkata Metro creates history with successful underwater test run

    Video: Kolkata Metro creates history with successful underwater test run

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    Kolkata: Kolkata witnessed history on Wednesday as a rake of Kolkata Metro conducted a successful trial run through an underwater tunnel under Hooghly river in the route connecting Esplanade in central Kolkata with the iconic Howrah station.

    Only senior officials and select engineers of Kolkata Metro were on board during the trial run, the first in the history of the nation.

    Describing the event as a historic moment for the city, Kolkata Metro General Manager P. Uday Kumar Reddy said that this is just the beginning and regular underwater trial runs in this route will commence soon.

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    Reddy, who described the trip as “revolutionary”, was part of the first trial run as he travelled from the Mahakaran station to the Howrah Maidan station.

    According to Reddy, regular trial runs on this route will be conducted for the next seven months.

    “Soon after that, regular services for the general public will commence,” he said.

    The route stretching from Howrah to Esplanade is approximately 4.8 km long, of which 520 metres will be through the tunnel under Hooghly River. The tunnel is 32 metres under the water surface level.

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  • Watch Video: 5 Sixes In 5 Balls – Rinku Singh Wins Last-Over Thriller For Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans – Kashmir News

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    Watch Video: 5 Sixes In 5 Balls – Rinku Singh Wins Last-Over Thriller For Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans – Kashmir News

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  • IPL 2023 Match 9: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

    IPL 2023 Match 9: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

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  • Kolkata: Section 144 CrPC imposed after fresh unrest in Howrah

    Kolkata: Section 144 CrPC imposed after fresh unrest in Howrah

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    Howrah: After fresh unrest was reported in Howrah’s Kazipara area which witnessed violence over the Ram Navami procession on Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose over the issue.

    Bose and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also reviewed the situation on Friday, a Raj Bhavan statement said.

    The governor also said those who resort to violence under the illusion that they can hoodwink the people will soon realise they are in a fool’s paradise.

    “There will be effective and concerted action to book the culprits and bring them before the law. Setting fire to public property, that too on the sacred Ram Navami day, is a highly provocative act and will be viewed seriously,” he said.

    Raj Bhavan will keep its eyes and ears open to ensure protection to the life, property and dignity of the common man, Bose said.

    During the telephonic conversation with Bose, the union home minister sought to know the prevailing situation in the state, particularly in the violence-hit areas of Howrah.

    The governor is believed to have provided the home minister details about Thursday’s violence and the present situation, sources said in New Delhi.

    As unidentified people on police personnel on Friday afternoon, the police used batons to disperse a group of people who had gathered there.

    At least three policemen were injured in the brick batting.

    Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC were imposed in Kazipara area, a senior IPS officer told PTI.

    Altogether 45 people were arrested in connection with the violence since Thursday.

    “The situation was calm and peaceful until this afternoon. After that, police personnel were pelted with stones which sparked tension in the area. Some people were arrested as our officers reacted instantly,” he said.

    A huge team of Rapid Action Force (RAF) from Kolkata Police was brought into the area on Friday afternoon. The personnel started a route march following the stone-throwing incidents.

    Earlier in the day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP along with other right-wing organisations was responsible for Thursday’s violence in Howrah.

    She appealed to people to maintain peace in the area.

    “The Howrah incident is very unfortunate. Neither Hindus nor Muslims were behind the violence in Howrah. The BJP along with Bajrang Dal and other such organisations were involved in the violence with arms,” Banerjee told Bengali television news channel ABP Ananda.

    The state government will help all whose properties were vandalised in the clashes, she said.

    Violence broke out on Thursday evening between two groups when a Ram Navami procession was taken out in the twin city of Howrah. Several vehicles, including some belonging to the police, were torched and shops and auto-rickshaws ransacked during the violence.

    Claiming that there was laxity in a section of the administration, she said strict action would be taken against those involved in the clash.

    A large police contingent was deployed to restore peace in the locality.

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  • AAP launches poster campaign against Modi in Kolkata, wants to go it alone

    AAP launches poster campaign against Modi in Kolkata, wants to go it alone

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    Kolkata: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday launched a poster campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi “Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao” in West Bengal, party spokesperson in the state Arnab Maitra said.

    The AAP leader stressing his party planned to “go it alone” in national elections to be held next year, said that it would not join hands with any political party in organising the campaign.

    The poster campaign is being launched on Thursday across the country and has already been dismissed by the BJP which feels Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity will see him through any such campaign.

    “Going by the situation in the country, we must do something to remove Modi to save democracy. From today, we will start a poster campaigning on “Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao” all over the state. Slowly we will go to the districts and then the blocks and display the posters everywhere. We will continue this till Modi is removed from the chair,” Maitra told reporters here.

    “Today, the constitution of the country is being torn apart, and efforts are being made to suppress the voices of the opposition by framing false cases. This campaign will continue till next year’s general elections,” he added.

    AAP has a token presence in the state as of now. mostly localised in Kolkata city, say analysts. However, the party has been trying to enter the politica; space in Bengal for the last few years.

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  • Etihad to start direct flights between Kolkata and Abu Dhabi from Sunday

    Etihad to start direct flights between Kolkata and Abu Dhabi from Sunday

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    Kolkata: Etihad Airways will resume flight services between Kolkata and Abu Dhabi on Sunday, the airlines said.

    The flights, to be available every day, will be operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft, offering eight seats in business class and 150 in economy class, it said.

    With the recommencement of services to Kolkata, Etihad will now fly to 14 destinations across the region — India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives, it added.

    The aircraft will depart Abu Dhabi at 9.10 pm local time, and land in Kolkata at 3.30 am. It will take off from Kolkata at 4.35 am, and reach the UAE capital at 8.15 am local time.

    “Our return to Kolkata will come at the same time as we go double daily to New York, providing better access between India and the United States via Abu Dhabi, where our guests can take advantage of our US preclearance facility for a seamless arrival into the States,” said Martin Drew, the senior vice-president of global sales and cargo at Etihad.

    Last week, low-cost carrier Air Arabia launched its services between Kolkata and Abu Dhabi, flying three days a week. It is also operating an Airbus A320.

    Etihad had stopped its services between Kolkata and Abu Dhabi following the COVID-19 outbreak.

    Kolkata has direct flights to two other west Asian destinations, Dubai and Doha.

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  • ‘Silent’ meeting between Mamata, Kumaraswamy in Kolkata sparks political speculations

    ‘Silent’ meeting between Mamata, Kumaraswamy in Kolkata sparks political speculations

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    Kolkata: On the day Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha, a “silent” meeting between the Janata Dal-Secular leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the latter’s residence here on Friday sparked off speculations about fresh equations in the sphere of opposition politics at the national level.

    The meeting was as brief, lasting just 30 minutes, and neither Banerjee or Kumaraswamy made any comment on the proceedings.

    However, Trinamool Congress insiders aware of the proceedings of the meeting claimed that Kumaraswamy invited the West Bengal Chief Minister to come to Karnataka and campaign against the BJP for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the southern Indian state.

    “The two leaders have discussed how the regional parties can unite before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and build a formidable united opposition nationally throughout the country,” said a senior member of the West Bengal cabinet on strict condition of anonymity.

    Earlier in the day after arriving at Kolkata, Kumaraswamy decried the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as a member of the Lok Sabha and said that this development was reflection of the vindictive politics pursued by BJP.

    This the third regional party leader of national relevance that Banerjee had separate meetings with since last week. Last week, when the Samajwadi Party chief and Leader of Opposition in Uttar Pradesh assembly, Akhilesh Yadav came to Kolkata to attend the national council meeting of his party and called on Banerjee at her residence.

    On Thursday, Banerjee had a similar one-on-one meeting with the Biju Janata Dal chief and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the latter’s residence in Bhubaneswar.

    Political observers feel that these meetings are crucial in the sense that Banerjee is trying hard to have an united alliance against BJP before the Lok Sabha polls but keeping Congress out of that alliance plan. The Trinamool has officially made its stand clear of maintaining a distance with Congress on this count.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )