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As Kolkata goes dry, drunk-driving cases dip

KOLKATA: The ban on sale of liquor in large parts of the city from Saturday — due to the Ballygunge bypolls scheduled on Tuesday — has led to a drop in drunk-driving cases across Kolkata. Cops said that while Friday witnessed 74 cases of drunk driving, the figure rose to…

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West Bengal: Ex-cricketer beats cancer to start a new innings

KOLKATA: For 33-year-old Jayashree Sarkar, winning over oral cancer was no different from turning the tables on her opponents in a game of cricket through sheer grit and determination — qualities that often helped her fight back as a member of the Bengal Under-19 team.

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No word from Rly Board yet, doubts over Poila Baisakh opening of E-W Metro Sealdah station

KOLKATA: East-West Metro’s Sealdah run might not be flagged off on Poila Baishakh, officials said on Monday. No communique to this effect so far was a pointer towards an opening date that’s not as immediate as April 15, they said.

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Kolkata: Pay-cut protest at Salt Lake school, parents hit the streets

KOLKATA: Teachers and guardians of a play school in Salt Lake’s BD Block demonstrated outside the school gates on Monday demanding immediate resumption of physical classes after it had closed last week just a day after reopening.

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Bagdogra closure prompts rush for north Bengal trains, buses

KOLKATA/SILIGURI: With the Bagdogra airport being shut for runway repairs from Monday, demand for trains and buses to north Bengal soared ahead of the Good Friday-Poila Baisakh long weekend.

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Cops acted in Hanskhali murder-rape case without political bias, says Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: Cops did not see any “(political) colour” while acting in the Hanskhali murder-rape and arresting the accused, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee asserted on Monday, questioning why the Trinamool Congress as a party was being blamed for a crime committed by one party worker’s son.

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Kolkata: Howzzat! Amid books, addas and poetry, Boipara gets a new ‘infusion’

KOLKATA: An iconic stretch in the heart of the city, famous for all things heritage, has got a dose of new-age swank.

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SSC probe report: West Bengal panel, its appointments illegal

KOLKATA: A committee appointed by the Calcutta High Court to probe irregularities in school recruitment has found the five-member panel set up by the education department to oversee the appointments “not valid under the law” and has blamed the panel members for the illegal appointments in Group D posts.

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Calcutta HC sets aside speaker’s ruling on Mukul plea

KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court on Monday set aside Bengal assembly speaker Biman Banerjee’s ruling that Krishnanagar Uttar representative and Public Accounts Committee chairman Mukul Roy was a BJP MLA. The court set a four-week time frame for the speaker to decide on Mukul’s disqualification as member/chairman of PAC.

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Illegal online gambling | Enforcement Directorate arrests two residents of Kolkata

Illegal gaming activities and siphoning of huge sums of money via clandestine networks alleged

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Kolkata: Devotees celebrate Ram Navami with Jeen Mataji's puja at Behala Chandi temple

KOLKATA: Ram Navami was celebrated across the country on Sunday and in some places, rallies were also held. In Kolkata's Behala Chandi temple, the festival was celebrated with huge fervour along with the puja of Jeen Mataji.

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Delhi Capitals bounces back with a dominant performance

Kuldeep, Khaleel derail Knight Riders’ chase after half-centuries from Shaw, Warner power the side to season’s highest total; Shreyas lone warrior for Kolkata

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IPL 2022: We were a bit clueless, says KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer

KOLKATA: Chasing down a target like 215 was always going to be tough and Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Shreyas Iyer accepted that Delhi Capitals set the tone with their brilliant opening stand of 93 runs.

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IPL 2022: Ajinkya Rahane gets three-time lucky against Delhi Capitals

KOLKATA: It was a hat-trick of error on the part of on-field umpire Jayaraman Madanagopal during the Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals' IPL match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

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I-League: Rajasthan United hold Real Kashmir with late fightback

KOLKATA: Rajasthan United FC secured a thrilling 2-2 draw against Real Kashmir FC, while Churchill Brothers bounced back from behind to hand Kenkre FC their eighth loss of the season in the I-League on Sunday.

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Bengaluru joins global network of silk cities

Hope for Murshidabad to join the elite club, says French textile artist

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West Bengal yet to receive Rs 2,786 crore MGNREGA dues from Centre: TMC

KOLKATA: Wondering whether the Centre spends more time "sleeping or spewing venom", Trinamool Congress on Sunday claimed that West Bengal was yet to receive MGNREGA dues amounting to Rs 2,786 crore from the BJP-led Union government.

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IPL 2022, KKR vs DC: Time for Kuldeep Yadav to settle score against KKR

KOLKATA: Changing the colour of the jersey is nothing new in franchise cricket, but some separations often carry a scar with them. Indication of some bitterness surfaced when the Kolkata Knight Riders released Kuldeep Yadav ahead of IPL auction 2022.

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Jadavpur University ranks 5th in India on global list

KOLKATA: Jadavpur University has ranked fifth in the arts and humanities stream — among the best Indian institutions (within a range of top 500 institutions worldwide) — in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022. Jadavpur University and IIT Delhi are ranked within the range of 401-450 worldwide along…

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Travelling film fest to reach NUJS campus tomorrow

KOLKATA: Prasanna Vithanage’s ‘With You, Without You’ from Sri Lanka and Saim Sadiq’s ‘Darling’ from Pakistan are among the 19 short films, documentaries and features on gender that are part of a film festival titled SamaBhav (Equanimity) that will be held at NUJS from April 10.

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Price rise: EB raids on Kolkata markets

KOLKATA: The Enforcement Branch raided several markets of Kolkata — including in Hatibagan, Maniktala and Gariahat — on Friday to ascertain whether perishables and other food items were being sold at higher rates.

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Golf Green tea-stall owner’s green effort sets an example

KOLKATA: Those who often find excuses to chop trees that create some sort of trouble for them should take a lesson from this small-time trader in the Golf Green area. Raju Shome, the tea stall owner, has been keeping a strict vigil over the well-being of two trees he had…

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300km in 15 days: Target to clean up cable clutter in Kolkata

KOLKATA: Cable operators and internet service providers have kicked off the biggest drive till date to remove the overhead cable clutter across 250km-300km of city roads. In the first phase, the mesh of cables was dressed and redundant cables were removed from 75km-80km of roads while in the second phase,…

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Kolkata: Free parking zone assigned but VIP cars still clog airport gates

KOLKATA: With the rise in the number of flights and passengers at the airport owing to the resumption of international operations and the introduction of summer schedule, violations involving VIP vehicles — an old problem at the airport — is back again. The authorities have designated a free parking zone…

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Man beaten to death for ‘theft’, three arrested in Kolkata

KOLKATA: A 32-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by three men who dumped his body near a local canal before fleeing the spot.

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