New Delhi: The skill development ministry is believed to have dropped a proposal by the production team of film 'Chhapaak' to encourage acid attack survivors to do better in life, days after the lead character of the movie Deepika Padukone visited the JNU campus to express solidarity with students who were attacked. Get all the latest news and updates on Kolkata Acid Attack only on News18.com. The Mumbai Metro has also thanked the state government for the permission and mentioned about initiating ‘safety inspections and trial runs’. Other cities - Noida, Gurgaon ... 5 injured in acid attack between 2 families in Kalyan cities Updated: Nov 06, 2020, 00:39 IST. This is the story of a 25-year-old survivor from Kolkata, who, with her strength and spirit fought against all odds and got her attacker behind the bars. A TOI reality check on Friday and Saturday found proof of the worst-kept secret in Kolkata -it's child's play to get into the Metro with guns or explosives. But on Sunday, a local actor and animal welfare volunteer named Subrata Ganguly found the dog crying in pain near Dum Dum bus stand. Police said locals who witnessed the incident beat up the attacker, Dilip Karmakar (50). Explore latest updates, news, information from NewsBytes. The attack on Paromita Bera took place on Friday night while she was sleeping in her house. TWO MINOR boys and their mother sustained injuries in an acid attack near Birati railway station in North-24 Parganas district on Friday. The metro will also increase the frequency of its weekday services on the North-South Line from 228 to 240, the official said. The latest Acid Attacks news, blogs and videos on Metro. 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With the second incident of acid attack in Bengal in the last one week, the menace of acid attacks in the State has come back into focus. The numbers of acid attacks have been rising in India and there have been 68 reported acid attacks in the state of Karnataka since 1999. Vials of Covishield, which arrived in the city from Pune's Serum Institute on Tuesday, have been ferried to cold chain facilities at the five medical colleges in Kolkata as well as other hospitals in the districts, an official said. March 29, 2018. by Bhawana Bisht. “The Bengal government has plans to start a rehabilitation programme for the victims. The government has also proposed amendments in the Criminal Procedure Code to ensure speedy investigation and trial. 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