Mamata skips Red Road, goes to Netaji home

Birth anniversary ‘Shocked’ Forward Bloc slams CM for ignoring ‘tradition’

AMID confusion about the official ceremony to pay homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 116th birth anniversary, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday skipped the function at the Red Road  where till date government used to hold celebrations  and reached Netaji Bhawan on Elgin Road, the freedom fighter’s ancestral home, “without prior intimation”.

“I’m sorry to arrive at Netaji Bhawan without prior intimation. But from next year, the government along with the officials of Netaji Bhawan will jointly organise the programme to celebrate birthday of Netaji in a much organised manner,” she told the audience after entering the venue with 117 students dressed as Netaji.

The All India Forward Bloc, the party formed by Netaji, slammed the CM’s action saying there was no need to change the venue of the official function. “Why did they do it? Whom did you insult?” Bloc leader H A Sairani asked, and questioned the chief minister why she did not attend the programme at the traditional venue where party state secretary Ashok Ghosh was present.

“The chief minister did not bother to discuss with us. I am shocked. By shifting the venue of Netaji birthday programme, she has created a precedence,” he said.

He alleged that no intimation was given to the committee by the state government that the venue had been shifted to Netaji Bhavan.

At Netaji Bhawan, where Governor M K Narayanan was present along with Netaji’s daughter Anita Pfaff, Mamata announced to set up a monument at Netaji’s ancestral village in Subhasgram in South 24-Parganas.

“On Monday, I visited Canning. On my way home, I went to Subhasgram and there I saw a plot around 4-5 cottahs. We will set up a museum on the plot within a year as a mark of tribute to the great leader,” she said. The heritage building of Netaji at Kodalia, where a library is still in operation, will also be revamped, she added.

Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mamata-skips-red-road-goes-to-netaji-home/1064115/0

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Two fires break out in Kolkata city, 100 shanties destroyed
Posted: January 24, 2013 in Metro cities news   
Tags: Kolkata city fire, Kolkata news, Kolkata shanties destroyed, shanties destroyed, Tangra area shanties, Tollygunge area fire   
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A devastating fire today destroyed over 100 shanties in Tangra area while another fire broke out in a two-storied building in Tollygunge area of the metropolis but there was no loss of life in both the incidents.

Ten fire tenders battled the blaze at Tangra area for an hour and brought it under control, police and fire brigade sources said.

Firemen evacuated people from the area as a precautionary measure, the sources said.

Local people helped firemen to fetch water from ponds with hose pipes laid over railway tracks, leading to suspension of Budge Budge-Naihati and Canning-Bongaon train services.

Fire Services minister Javed Khan said that there was no casualty in the fire, which gutted over 100 shanties.

The second fire broke out in two storied residential cum-commercial building at Russa Road in Tollygunge area at around 8.15 pm.

A sound recording studio is located in the building.

Seeing smoke emanating from the building, the local people informed the fire brigade, which rushed to the spot and rescued the maid servant of the house.

Four fire tenders rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control at around 10.30 pm, the fire brigade sources added.

source: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/two-fires-break-out-in-kolkata-city-100-shanties-destroyed/1064187/