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West Bengal: ‘Piped water to all households by 2023’

KOLKATA: Bengal government has decided to develop the water supply network across the urban areas of the state and also committed to cover 100% households with piped water supply by 2023.

The Times of India

Left for home during Covid, nurses start returning to Kolkata pvt hospitals

KOLKATA: Nurses who had quit private hospitals in Kolkata soon after the pandemic set in two years ago have started returning, much to the relief of hospitals. More than 800 nurses had left their jobs and returned to their states — mostly to the Northeast, Odisha, Kerala and Jharkhand —…

The Times of India

Dead trees to come alive as art at Victoria in Kolkata

KOLKATA: Victoria Memorial Hall has entered into a collaboration with Kala Bhavana at Visva-Bharati to infuse life into dead trees by transforming them into sculptures that are in sync with the environment.

The Times of India

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Poor supply doubles lemon prices

Kolkata: The prices of lemon have more than doubled in a matter of 10 days owing to poor supply from southern states, especially Tamil Nadu, where untimely rain damaged standing crops. With the temperature rising in Bengal, the demand for lemon has spiked, leading to a bigger demand-supply gap.

The Times of India

Kolkata: Govt officer files rape threat plaint

KOLKATA: An author, who is also a government officer, has complained to Kolkata Police and CID on Friday after receiving rape threats for lodging an official complaint against a person who had circulated a meme with her morphed picture and informed his employer about that incident.

The Times of India

Lok Adalat on bus to settle traffic disputes, fines today

KOLKATA: The State Legal Services Authority-West Bengal (SLSAWB) will on Saturday introduce mobile Lok Adalat service, which will help citizens settle traffic disputes and pay traffic fines.

The Times of India

‘Misogyny is everywhere’: Meenu Gaur on making feminist noir

The Indian-British director of Qatil Haseena Ke Naam on what it looks like when privilege is handed to women in film.

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East Bengal, BFC look to finish on a high

SC East Bengal will be looking to end its disappointing journey in the current season of the Indian Super League on a bright note when it meets former champion Bengaluru FC at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Saturday. Already consigned to the bottom of the standings with just one win…

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Loot & murder of Kolkata gold trader cracked, 3 held in Agra

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (UP ATS), with the help of Kolkata police, arrested three persons from Agra in connection with the loot and murder of a gold trader in Kolkata.

The Times of India

Posta killers held from Agra after Kolkata tip-off

KOLKATA: A joint team from the detective department of Kolkata Police, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (UPATS) and Agra Police arrested three persons from Agra in UP in connection with the robbery and murder of a 61-year-old jeweller who was found dead at his office on Shibtala Street at Posta.

The Times of India

Kolkata: Book fair returns with 1 lakh visitors on a weekday

KOLKATA: Around a lakh thronged the International Kolkata Book Fair on a weekday which saw a significant number of foreign participants despite a Covid-scarred year.

The Times of India

Lucky to catch last Ukraine flight only 4 hours before Russia invasion: Bengal students

KOLKATA: While hundreds of families in Kolkata and rest of Bengal are spending sleepless nights worrying about the safety of their relatives caught in war-torn Ukraine, there are a few who breathed a sigh of relief after their loved ones returned home on Thursday and Friday. They had flown out…

The Times of India

After 38 days on ECMO, Kolkata’s rescue man back on streets saving lives

KOLKATA: Covid-19 had pushed him to the wall. But 53-year-old Nitaidas Mukherjee refused to give up. Better known as Kolkata’s rescue man, Mukherjee is now back in action despite the post-Covid health issues that continue to bother him. His associates say he has helped rescue about 500 destitute people from…

The Times of India

KMC plans mobile courts to rein in city litterbugs

KOLKATA: In an effort to keep city streets free of garbage, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is planning to set up a mobile sanitation court that will be doing the rounds and imposing littering fines on the spot. The mobile court will consist of a senior civic official, inspectors and clerical…

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Two held for robbery bid with fake gun in Kolkata

KOLKATA: Two persons allegedly barged into a house on Rotu Sarkar Lane at Jorasanko in central Kolkata, held a young woman and her mother at “gun point” and attempted to rob jewellery and cash on Thursday evening. The accused, Sk Adil Hussain and Md Arman, were arrested from the Park…

The Times of India

Kolkata airport flight count set to soar 20% with 3 new ‘rapid exit taxiways’

KOLKATA: The city airport is ready to kick off a crucial project that will help increase flight operation capacity by 20% and allow seven to eight additional arrivals and departures per hour.

The Times of India

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Scared students from West Bengal make a dash for Polish border

KOLKATA: Young Kolkatans holed up in tube stations and makeshift bunkers across Ukraine are set to undertake a perilous, cross-country journey to safety, braving Russian bombs and missiles, to reach Poland.

The Hindu

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Sr State Handball meet: Nadia bags women’s title, Paschim Bardhaman clinches men's crown

KOLKATA: Nadia district beat Kolkata 5-2 in the women's team final match while Paschim Bardhaman defeated Kolkata 9-8 in the men's team category in the 41th State Handball championship organised by West Bengal State Handball Association.

The Times of India

Kolkata: Skydiving show in Maidan may delay incoming flights tomorrow afternoon

KOLKATA: Flights arriving at Kolkata airport during a 30-minute window on Saturday afternoon will be kept on hold and guided away from the Maidan to ensure that Indian Air Force paratroopers participating in a skydiving exercise don’t face any possible danger.

The Times of India

Kolkata: No more PPE at private hospital non-Covid wards

KOLKATA: With the number of Covid patients sliding drastically across Kolkata’s private hospitals, the latter have discontinued the compulsory use of full PPE and protective gear for their health workers in non-Covid wards that have seen a sharp rise in occupancy ever since the third wave ebbed in late-January. Several…

The Times of India

Kolkata flight count set to soar by 50% in a month as carriers plan more operations

KOLKATA: The flight count at Kolkata airport is set to soar by more than 50% in a month with daily flight operations set to increase by 140-150 movements (departures and arrivals) by March-end.

The Times of India

War declared, Kolkata students stuck in Ukraine on tenterhooks

KOLKATA: Parents of at least three Bengal medical students studying in Ukraine heaved a sigh of relief as they flew back home in evacuation flights on Thursday.

The Times of India

Kolkata: Colleges focus on infra upkeep as offline classes start in full swing

KOLKATA: After the resumption of offline classes, universities and colleges have shifted their focus on infrastructure, repairs and renovations that could not be carried out during the pandemic.

The Times of India

Kolkata: Youth found dead at Patuli home, dad absconding

KOLKATA: A 25-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside his ground floor residence at the N block of the Baishnabghata-Patuli Township on Thursday.

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