According to Ghosh, the Gandhi Sankalp Yatra rallies will cover 6,500 km across the state in 10 days and the administration will be informed about the yatra and its course in advance.

The Tallah Bridge has been shut for vehicles weighing above three tonnes by Kolkata traffic police and Transport Department has worked out alternative routes.

The “Didi Ke Bolo” digital campaign was launched by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on July 29 to reach out to the masses and strengthen her party’s grassroots connection.

BJP backs Dhankhar, says Mamata govt has no respect for constitutional posts; TMC calls Governor’s remark ‘unfortunate’, ‘unbecoming’ of Head of the State

A huge contingent of police has been deployed in the area. According to police, raids are being conducted to identify the miscreants.

On Monday night, six bike-borne miscreants shot dead Kurban Ali Shahar, Trinamool Congress’s Panchayat Samiti vice-president of Pashkura area, from a point-blank range at his block office.

The Watch Section (WS) of the Kolkata Police also took 16 persons, including two women into preventive detention from different Metro stations and Puja complexes in the cities and 12 stolen mobile phones have been recovered, police added.

Meanwhile, the Trinamool Congress Chattra Parishad, the students’ wing of the Trinamool Congress, demanded exemplary punishment to the culprits.

More than 80 Puja committees from across the state will take part in the carnival, said sources.

The agency has summoned two government officials on October 14 and 15, while a Trinamool Congress MLA Paras Dutta has been summoned on October 16 in connection with the case, said ED sources.

Over 65 models have been erected to depict the air strike. A life-size model of IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be the main attraction for visitors.

The CM pointed out that when the country was celebrating its Independence on August 15, 1947, Gandhiji was in Kolkata to protest against communal riots and had appealed for peace and harmony.

“Durga puja is the biggest festival in the world. It is not only for Hindus but also for Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and Jains. We have to take everyone along with us,” she said.

The PWD engineers said Indian Railways should carry out the repair work on the portion.

The state BJP leadership confirmed that Shah will inaugurate the BJ Block Durga Puja during his two-day trip to Kolkata, even as secretary of the committee, Anindya Sinha Roy, on Sunday told reporters that they have no idea about the Union minister being invited.

In his memorial lecture, ‘Gravity and the Cosmos’, the Padma Shri-recipient scientist spoke about the role of gravity in shaping the Universe.

Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Murlidhar Sharma said the anti-rowdy squad of the Detective Department conducted simultaneous raids on poker clubs in some posh areas of Kolkata ahead of the commencement of the Puja season.

The iconic pandal, first set-up in 1969, had been shifted to a nearby fire station after the retaining wall of a British-era reservoir in the park collapsed. Lakhs of devotees visit the pandal every year.

“Nearly 50 bus routes will be affected. Hopefully, there won’t be much difficulties as other modes of tranport will be available for people. They can take Metro, trains etc,” said Deputy Commissioner (Traffic) Santosh Pandey.

Trinamool says BJP trying to create tension in state.

Transport Secretary B P Gopalika said that after examining the health of the bridge, the experts have advised that only vehicles weighing not more than three tonnes should be allowed cross it.

The villagers torched the victims’ car and attacked the police officers when they rushed to the spot to rescue them

The retail price of onion has shot up to Rs 70 per kilogram or more in several places across the country, including Bengal, because of a reduced supply of the crop owing to incessant rain and floods.

He urged his party workers in Bengal to question the Trinamool Congress leaders’ opposition to scrapping of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370.