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Property tax back in Salt Lake
Bidhannagar Municipality on Monday decided to collect property tax from residents from fiscal 2008-09. Collection of property tax in the township had stopped after an apex court verdict in May 2007, criticising the process of the tax calculation. “It is not possible for us to run a township without property tax, as it is one of the main sources of revenue for any municipality. So, a decision was taken to resume the collection. We will collect the tax on an ad hoc basis and the amount will be adjusted later,” said Biswajiban Majumdar, the chairman of Bidhannagar Municipality.
omnath Mukherjee, the financial officer of the civic body, said legal advice would be sought on matters like calculation procedure and how the residents would be sent the bill.
Two flights in rerun
Air India is set to re-introduce flights to Jaipur via Ahmedabad from Calcutta four days a week and to Ahmedabad via Jaipur thrice a week with an Airbus A319 from Tuesday. The Calcutta-Ahmedabad-Jaipur flight will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. It will take off from Calcutta at 3.45pm, to reach Ahmedabad at 5.55pm and Jaipur at 7.30pm. The return flight from Jaipur will reach Calcutta at 10.30am the next day. The Calcutta-Jaipur-Ahmedabad flight will leave Calcutta on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 3.45pm, reach Jaipur at 6.10pm and Ahmedabad at 7.45pm.
Summer specials
Eastern Railway will run 106 summer specials this year from May 1 to June 17. Among them, 26 trains will run between Howrah and Delhi, 14 between Howrah and Dehra Dun, 26 between Sealdah and New Jalpaiguri, and 14 between Howrah and Gorakhpur. Twenty-six fully air-conditioned super fast trains will run between Howrah and New Jalpaiguri.
Knocked down
A 35-year-old unidentified woman was knocked down by a school bus near Salt Lake’s Netaji Park around 11am on Monday. She was rushed to Bidhannagar sub-divisional hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries. The body will be sent for post-mortem.
CU admit cards
Calcutta University has decided to introduce a new format for admit cards for undergraduate examinations from this year. The new BA, B.Sc and B.Com admit cards will carry the time and date of the exams in the subjects in which the students will appear.
Trader ire
A group of traders of Dakshindari on Monday demonstrated at Lake Town police station after a series of thefts in their shops on Sunday night.
Thumbs Up
TO CALCUTTA ALIPORE LADIES CIRCLE3 for taking 22 street children shopping for clothes in a mall and giving them lunch
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