JournaBulletin - Local - Week 3

 THE CITY THIS WEEK 

The top 5 local stories of this week in a glimpse.

ISA director-general, Ajay Mathur suggests solar power as a solution to save on electricity bills in Kolkata 

Ajay Mathur (image via: SaurEnergy)

On June 16, Ajay Mathur, director-general, International Solar Alliance (ISA) at environment and energy conclave of Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industries talked to Times of India, about the adaptation of solar power as a solution to decrease electricity bills in Kolkata. 

He said, "Electricity bills in Kolkata can drastically drop if we adopt solar power that is the cheapest at Rs. 1.99 per unit while thermal power generation costs to up to 3.05 units. This can save money and electricity and is a very important measure.” 

City artistes pay a tribute to Atul Prasad Sen on the poet's 150th birth anniversary year 

Atul Prasad Sen

On the occasion of revered Bengali Poet Atul Prasad Sen's 150th birthday anniversary year, Singer Riddhi Bandopadhyay and members of her music academy hosted a digital event, Ek Nirbak Jugosandhi, recently. 

Riddhi, along with inter-disciplinary artist Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee performed at the show, among others. They performed on the song which the Poet has written 'Ami Bandhinu Tomartire Tarani Amar’ composed by the poet. 

Salary row at Air India engineering unit 

Air India. Image via: Agence France-Presse(AFP)

Trouble is brewing at the aircraft engineering unit of Air India following the management's decision to slash 20 percent of the gross salaries in addition to the 40 percent cut in an allowance last year. Neither AI nor any of its subsidiaries other than Air India Engineering Services Ltd (AIESL) have been asked to go in for the second Pay cut. 

Cops quell fears after WhatsApp audio clip goes viral 

Photo by Anton from Pexels

The number of forgery cases is going beyond acceptance, it's a matter of concern these days. There should be a reliable source, which will deter the circulation of fake news. 

One such case was found in Kolkata where there were fake audio clips of the police near Mukundapur, Ajoy-Nagar, Sonarpur, Rajpur areas. Later, police have issued an advisory assuring that no resident needs to panic about their security after the audio clip goes viral. 

Kolkata Metro resumes its operations on June 16, Covid curbs to continue till July 30 

Dakhinshewar Metro. (Image via: Twitter/NarendraModi)

As per Kolkata Metro officials, 192 trains resumed running on its North-South route between Kavi Subhash and Dakshineshwar, and 48 services started operating on the East-West corridor from July 16, for the public. 

The Mamata Banerjee led government amongst following laws and norms allowed the Metro to serve for 5 days in a week, with 50 percent capacity since July 16. 

Author: 

 Ruchika Dubey