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Kolkata: Pipe leak hits Salt Lake Sector II water supply, normal flow expected on Friday

KOLKATA: Water supply across a large area of Salt Lake Sector II was majorly affected on Wednesday and is likely to remain disrupted on Thursday due to a leak detected in the pipelines beside the Tank 5 underground reservoir-cum-booster pumping station.

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Former national champion para swimmer dies in Delhi, father begs for money

KOLKATA: Five years after he was declared "ineligible" to compete in para-swimming events, Amartya Chakraborty, a three-time former national champion, finally lost his prolonged battle with life and the system, leaving his father neck-deep in debt.

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Williams hat-trick seals ATK Mohun Bagan's AFC Cup group-stage berth

KOLKATA: Australian star forward David Williams scored a brilliant hat-trick under pressure as ATK Mohun Bagan survived some anxious moments to down Abahani Limited Dhaka 3-1 and make the AFC Cup main round on Tuesday.

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Pankaj Advani to play in Bengal Premier League

KOLKATA: Ace cueist Pankaj Advani will make his maiden appearance in the Bengal Premier League (BPL) as the West Bengal Billiards Association organised event will return to Kolkata after a gap of two years.

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New-look India ready for World Cup challenge

KOLKATA: A new-look India will be seen in action as international outdoor archery season returns with the first of the four stages of the World Cup in Antalya, Turkey from Tuesday.

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Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine wants to finish his IPL career in 'KKR colours', plays record 150th game for the franchise

MUMBAI: Spinner Sunil Narine, who has completed ten years with the Kolkata Knight Riders and is playing his record 150th game for the franchise against Rajasthan Royals on Monday, said that he wants to finish his IPL career at KKR.

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ATK Mohun Bagan face stern Abahani test in AFC Cup playoff

KOLKATA: Local heavyweights ATK Mohun Bagan will have their task cut out when they face six-time Bangladesh Premier League champions Abahani Limited in the AFC Cup playoff on Tuesday.

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First time in two years, I-League set to allow crowds for Phase-2 matches

NEW DELHI: The I-League is set to feature crowds in selected stands and sections of the stadiums for the first time in two years when the second round matches of the 2021-22 season begins in Kolkata on April 22.

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Kolkata doctors keep eye on Covid case surge in other states

KOLKATA: Even though the number of daily new Covid cases in Bengal has been restricted to two digits, doctors in Kolkata are keeping an eye on a spike in Delhi, Delhi NCR and Mumbai. However, they say there is no need to panic and even if there is another wave,…

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Ex-Assam Cong chief Ripun Bora resigns from party, joins TMC

GUWAHATI: In yet another blow to the Congress party, former Assam PCC president Ripun Bora joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata, hours after sending his resignation letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.

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Prof abused for stopping duck feeding at Lake

Kolkata: The head of the zoology department of Diamond Harbour Fakir Chand College, who was on her morning walk in Rabindra Sarobar on Sunday, saw a woman feeding ducks chicken, rice and stale rotis. When the professor approached her, mentioning the signboards put up by KMDA that feeding ducks on…

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Experts stress ‘right kind of therapy’

KOLKATA: Psychiatrist J Ram stressed the importance of the right kind of therapy for kids addicted to gaming, adding it was very important to “substitute” online games with something they would be interested in.

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Kolkata: Only solution is to increase vegetation, says climate scientist

KOLKATA: The study on urban temperature rise and heat islands, conducted jointly by Calcutta University and Vidyasagar University, has an interesting find: the human health comfort map.

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Kolkata FB group felicitates ‘ghori man’ for turning the clock back at century-old shop

KOLKATA: On Sunday, a day before World Heritage Day, the city’s ‘ghori man’ — Md Masood Alam — was felicitated by Purono Kolkatar Golpo (PKG), a Facebook group with over 1.5 lakh members, with a memento, a certificate of honour, new clothes and Rs 5,000.

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Kolkata makes most of first no-curb wedding date in 2 years

KOLKATA: The wedding season kicked off in the city on Sunday without any pandemic restrictions — be it on the number of guests or timings — for the first time in two years. Brides and grooms who had been pushing their weddings back for months can finally get married in…

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Heat takes toll on strays: 1 dies, many dehydrated in Kolkata

KOLKATA: The rising temperature in the city is taking its toll on the strays. A stray dog reportedly died of heatstroke on Saturday and many others are reeling under the effects of the heat wave and suffering from dehydration, vets said.

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After 2 years, Kolkata celebrates Easter with rally, prayers

KOLKATA: Christians in the city celebrated Easter on Sunday with prayers and an Easter rally from St Paul’s Cathedral to St James’ School ground, after a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus. The event was organised by the United Christians of Kolkata and culminated with a joint service at St James’ School ground.

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West Bengal: Fire at home kills woman, 2 sons

KOLKATA: A mother and her two sons died after a fire broke out around midnight in the room they were sleeping in at Maheshtala on Saturday. Cops are probing the cause of fire and whether any foul play was involved in it.

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E-vigil: 300 more CCTV cameras in New Town

KOLKATA: Following recommendations by the Bidhannagar Traffic Police, the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) is further increasing its electronic surveillance across New Town. To add to the existing 535 CCTV cameras, the civic body will instal 300 more at key places across the township, including the community markets and…

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West Bengal: 22-year-old kills drunk dad after domestic abuse

KOLKATA: Unable to bear domestic violence perpetrated by his alcoholic father, a 22-year-old youth shot his 45-year-old father dead and later set him on fire before surrendering to police at Gobrapur in North 24 Parganas on Saturday night.

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BSF salutes Major’s role in Mukti Bahini formation and Bangla Liberation War

KOLKATA: Fifty years after the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971, the Border Security Force (BSF) has chronicled the valour shown by the Indian Armed Forces while securing the borders.

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Behala clash in Kolkata: Suspended TMC worker in cop net

KOLKATA: Suspended Trinamool Congress worker from Ward 121 in Behala – Somnath Banerjee alias Baban — was nabbed from rural Howrah’s Joypur (near Nischintapur) on Sunday morning by a joint team from the Anti Rowdy Section of detective department and Behala Police.

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Kolkata hotter by nearly 5°C as urban sprawl grew 33% in 30 years

KOLKATA: The combined effect of climate change and rapid urbanisation has triggered an urban “heat island effect” in Kolkata, with the city’s annual mean land surface temperature rising as much as 4.72°C in the last three decades, causing heat distress to both flora and fauna, claims a recent study by…

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‘Virtually like drugs’: Gaming addiction in kids after 2 yrs of increased screen time

KOLKATA: Increased online interactions and gadget-dependence have made more youngsters fall prey to ‘gaming addiction’ over the last two years of the pandemic, say experts, who believe it could have repercussions on their academic and professional careers.

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West Bengal: BJP’s Murshidabad MLA, 2 district leaders quit party posts

KOLKATA/BEHRAMPORE: The Bengal BJP faced a setback on Sunday after Murshidabad MLA and state secretary Gouri Shankar Ghosh quit the party post after a reshuffle in the district organisation. His resignation came a day after state vice-president Saumitra Khan trained guns on his partymen for the poll debacle in Asansol…

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