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State staff raise strike banner
State government employees have threatened to go on strike if their financial demands are not met. Pran Bandhu Nag, spokesperson for the Joint Struggle Forum, said 19 per cent dearness allowance was due to the employees, along with other arrear payments. The forum submitted a deputation to finance minister Asim Dasgupta, listing the demands. The organisation threatened it would strike work if the demands were not met within two weeks.
Woman dies as auto overturns
One woman was killed after an autorickshaw, carrying five passengers, overturned on DC Dey Road, in Entallys Kapalibagan bustee area, on Sunday. The unidentified victim, about 60 years old, was pronounced dead at NRS Medical College and Hospital. Other passengers sustained minor injuries.
Metro alarm
Panic gripped Metro Railway passengers on Sunday afternoon when a small fire broke out in a compartment of a Dum Dum-bound train, which left Tollygunge at 3.15 pm. Metro Railway sources said passengers noticed sparks from a ceiling fan when the train entered Maidan station at 3.26 pm. The motorman rushed to the compartment when commuters pulled the alarm chain. A fire-extinguisher was used to put out the sparks.
Power supply
Power supply to parts of Howrah will be affected on Monday for two hours from 10 am, as the CESC will carry out work on the switchgear at the Belvedere distribution station. Areas likely to be affected include Sankrail, Rajgunge, Basudevpur, Satyen Bose Road, Hatgachha, Manikpur, Saranga, Nalpur, Purbapara and Kamdevpur.
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