Antiques burgled from city household

The rooms have a height of 18 to 20 feet. A senior police officer said,the burglars sneaked into the room after carving out a square hole in the roof.

“The roof was made of tiles and cemented with a mixture of lime and brick powder. The burglars cleverly dismantled the tiles and carved the hole to enter the room. The burglars used rope to climb on the rooftop. We have recovered an iron-rod from the spot,” said Damayanti Sen,DC,Detective Department.

The theft took place despite the presence of six trained dogs,including German Shepherd and Doberman,in the Laha household. A complaint has been lodged with the Jorasanko police station by Lakshmi Laha (70),the owner of the house. A senior official of the police station said that around 15 oil paintings of seventeenth century were removed from the frames and found rolled on the floor.

Pool car operators demand subsidy to abide by guidelines
There seems to be no end to the transport crisis plaguing the city. After bus and auto drivers,now the pool car operators are likely to oppose the state transport department’s order on permits.

The pool car operators across the city are demanding subsides to abide by the new guidelines,which the government has set for them recently.

Recently,State Transport Minister Ranjit Kundu had announced that pool cars,which do not have proper route permit,would not be allowed to drive around with students. They would have to convert their private vehicles into commercial ones. They will also have to replace pre-2000 vehicles,the order said.

According to the pool car operators,converting private vehicles into commercial cars and getting the necessary route permits along with fitness and valid registration certificates would incur an investment of Rs 20,000 for each vehicle. “We want the state government to give a 60 per cent subsidy,” said Abir Roy,secretary,Pool Car Owners Welfare Association (PCOWA).