Eden Hindu Hostel established in 1886. Never in its 200-year history has Presidency seen such a dismal convocation - neither as a college nor as a university. "Eden Hindu Hostel was shifted to Rajarhat on July 2015 and remains so till date. Students wanted to stay back in the hostel and cooperate with the renovation work that could have taken place ward-wise. The authority assured them in “written” that hostel would be returned within 11 months (by July 2016). 13 months passed without Eden Hindu Hostel and authority’s silence forced students to come down to protest. In response to it, authority stated their failure to complete the work along with a plethora of bureaucratic problems in “written” form. They “verbally” assured that work would finish within a few more months and almost pleaded us to wait for it. The boarders having no other option than to wait decided to do the same which extended for the next 2 years. In January 2018, the protest again took a hype in response to which respected Vice Chancellor madam assured in “written” that the renovation work would be completed by the 15th of July and the boarders can officially reside in the Eden Hindu Hostel from the 1st of August 2018. Alike the past, authority maintained its efficiency in conveying false information and asserting false hopes upon the boarders. On being questioned rightfully, authority answered, “You will get back the hostel after the completion of the work.” Having no other options, we again began our protest maintaining peace and stability within the campus. Presently, authority demands 5 more months to complete just one out of 3 buildings (1 wing- Ward 1 and 2. Ward 3-6?) which appears baseless to us. We are tired and exhausted of false promises which the authority of Presidency University has been subjecting us to for the past 3 years. Residing within the campus premises for the past 41 days has become intolerable for the boarders with almost 16 of us suffering from severe malaria, viral fever." -- A student of Presidency #hinduhostel #presidency #chatropokkho #হিন্দুহোস্টেলফেরতচাই ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIlb7Ss7MDA

A bicycle rally was organised by Kolkata Cycle Samaj in support of cycle lanes in the bypass. EM bypass which connects south Kolkata to north Kolkata without any traffic hazards was proposed to have cycle lanes, but till date the area which was considered for cycle lanes remain the same, hawkers have built their business there and nobody has any problem with that. In addition Kolkata traffic police fined cyclist for riding cycle in the city. Kolkata already has became one of the most polluted and overloaded city in India, now its time to think about the future. A bicycle lane is not only for helping a cyclist but to secure the future. A speacial thnx to Kolkata Cycle Samaj. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTzC56lTt0c