In pics: Survey Park inauguration, Kolkata-Cooch Behar flight and more news from Kolkata

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Chief minister Mamata Banerjee virtually inaugurated the newly constituted Survey Park Women’s Police Station under the office of deputy commissioner of police, East Division, as part of International Mother Language Day celebrations at Deshapriya Park on Tuesday in the presence of commissioner of police

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Flight operations between Cooch Behar in north Bengal and Kolkata began on February 21, 2023 as Indiaone Air’s flight took off from Cooch Behar at 3pm for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata. The services were flagged off by Union minister, Nisith Pramanik. According to CEO of IndiaOne Air, Arun Kumar Singh, the airline plans to initially operate around five flights a week and begin daily services in the next two months. The airline will press into service a nine-seater Cessna Grand Caravan 208 Ex aircraft in the sector. The airline plans a promotional fare of Rs 999 initially for 9-10 days, while the normal fare will be around Rs 3,750, Singh said. Singh said the flights to Cooch Behar and back will be operated under the Centre’s regional connectivity UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme. Since the flights will be operated under the scheme, there is a cap on the airfares, he said. He also said that the Gujarat-based airline has at present two aircraft, and another will be added to the fleet very soon. The airline currently operates flights between Bhubaneswar, Jeypore, Vizag and Jamshedpur and Kolkata. The Cooch Behar airport is spread across 174 acres of land. The length of the runway is 1,069 metres, while the width is 30 metres. The terminal building has a capacity to handle 100 passengers at a time. According to AAI officials in Kolkata, scheduled flight operations to Cooch Behar stopped several years ago. Vayudoot, a regional airline, used to operate flights to the region before. Later, in 2011, a non-schedule airline from the northeast had started operations between Kolkata and Cooch Behar, but the services were short lived

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A cleanliness drive was held by Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) frontline workers of the vector control team and solid waste management department across the city on Tuesday

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The sky remained gloomy throughout the day in Kolkata. However, the Met office predicted that winter will bid adieu to Kolkata by the third week of February. The maximum temperature on Tuesday was predicted to be around 32°C. Viral infections are on the rise due to the sudden change in weather