Sikkim currently lacks railway connectivity, which has raised concerns for residents and businesses. (Rangpo: Proposed station building) India’s railway network connects thousands of stations across the country, from busy metropolitan centres to remote towns and villages.Yet, Sikkim, nestled in the eastern Himalayas, remains the only Indian state without operational railway connectivity. While road and air…

Kolkata: Jadavpur University vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee has written to the higher education department seeking permission to hold an executive council meeting to decide on the university’s convocation, including the chief guest and conferring the honoris causa. JU holds its annual convocation on Dec 24. This is the second time Bhattacharjee has written to the department…