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Kolkata pushes back against strike but travel a problem

KOLKATA: There was hardly any disruption to normal life in large parts of Kolkata on the first day of the two-day nationwide strike called by trade unions that began on Monday.

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Kolkata: Petrol, diesel prices rise six times in seven days

KOLKATA: In the last seven days, petrol and diesel prices have risen six times. Petrol became dearer by Rs 4.18 per litre and diesel by Rs 4.12 a litre in Kolkata, causing distress to household budgets. In fact, compared to earlier waves of rises, this time the jump is higher.…

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Techie rapes woman at Delhi hotel, held

KOLKATA: In a joint raid at Thakurpukur on Saturday night, the Delhi Police and the Kolkata Police arrested an IT professional for allegedly raping a woman after drugging her at a Paharganj hotel and then extorting money from her for the past few months.

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West Bengal: Life returns to canteens, common rooms as campuses ease Covid curbs

KOLKATA: Colleges and universities have started easing some restrictions on campus that were put in place in compliance of Covid safety guidelines by the state government when the education sector reopened in February.

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Kolkata: In a first, flyer count up past 54,000 after ‘O’ wave

KOLKATA: The city airport clocked over 50,000 domestic passengers footfall for the first time in three months on Sunday, as summer schedule of domestic flights began. On Sunday, 51,465 passengers travelled through the airport by 358 flights. Add to that there were over 3,500 passengers in the 24 international flights.

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Stomach bug strikes, lays Kolkata low

KOLKATA: Thousands across the city have been laid low by stomach bugs that have been triggering diarrhoea-like symptoms which are turning severe in some cases. Even as the mercury has often been shooting past the 35 degree Celsius-mark since last week, many have been suffering from nausea with loose motion…

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The ripped jeans divide in Kolkata: Some students wear ‘torn clothes’, sidestep college ban

KOLKATA: Many students at Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College turned up on the campus in distressed jeans on Monday, despite the principal barring people from wearing “artificially torn clothes” on the premises. While the rule has led to myriad reactions from within and outside the student community, some teachers at…

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Kolkata: Wetlands start getting boundary pillars to resolve territory tussle

KOLKATA: Two decades after East Kolkata Wetlands was declared a Ramsar site, the East Kolkata Wetlands Management Authority (EKWMA) has finally started demarcating the wetlands to remove jurisdictional ambiguity, especially in peripheral areas where encroachment is rampant.

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West Bengal: TMC & BJP MLAs fight over Bogtui in assembly

KOLKATA: BJP and Trinamool MLAs traded blows in the state assembly on Monday over the Bogtui killings, following which a Trinamool MLA had to be rushed to hospital with a bleeding nose, prompting the speaker to suspend five BJP MLAs.

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I-League: NEROCA, Aizawl secure contrasting wins

KOLKATA: Manipur outfit NEROCA FC snatched a lucky 1-0 win against Indian Arrows to move to the top four in the I-League on Monday.

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After missing Asian Games cut, heartbroken Deepika and Atanu vow to return with their best versions

KOLKATA: Three-time Olympian Deepika Kumari is clueless about her future plan after a shock elimination from the trials for the archery event at Asian Games and three World Cups.

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Pakistani film on bereaved mom’s fight for justice to kick off festival in Kolkata

KOLKATA: A Pakistani documentary about a Karachi-based bereaved mother’s fight for justice will be the inaugural film of the festival organized by People’s Film Collective in Kolkata. The film was completed during the pandemic.

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Atanu Das, Deepika Kumari finish on podium in National Archery Championship

KOLKATA: Olympian couple Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari finished on the podium in the just-concluded 41st Senior National Archery Championship at MA Stadium in Jammu. While the former ended up with a silver, his wife claimed a bronze in the men’s and women’s recurve individual categories respectively.

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Kolkata Metro: East-West Sealdah link gets CRS nod, Poila Baishakh start likely

KOLKATA: East-West Metro's Sealdah section is likely to be operational from Poila Baishakh - April 15 - after Metro Railway general manager Arun Arora said on Fri-day that the stretch has received the green signal from the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS).

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Heat on, AC off: Cabby, passenger come to blows in Kolkata

KOLKATA: A cab driver’s refusal to switch on the AC ended in fisticuffs with an infuriated passenger allegedly raining blows on him. Police said the passenger claimed the driver had retaliated. The issue of AC refusal in cabs has been brewing for several days now, with passengers getting increasingly agitated…

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IPL 2022: McCullum happy with KKR’s new faces

KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders are known to invest in young talent and they have done so this time too. Their head coach Brendon McCullum foresees a bright future for most of these lesser-known players, provided they are able to grab their chances.

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Adani highest bidder for West Bengal's Tajpur deep-sea port

KOLKATA: India's largest private port operator Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ) Ltd has emerged as the highest bidder for the West Bengal government's greenfield deep-sea port project at Tajpur in a neck-to-neck fight with JSW Group, a source said on Friday.

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Kolkata Metro to add 61km tracks by 2026, East-West full run by January: General manager

KOLKATA: In the next four years, Kolkata will boast of a 100km of Metro network, Metro Railway general manager Arun Arora said on Thursday. These include Phase 1 of the Joka-Esplanade and New Garia-Airport corridors, with expected runs in September and October, respectively. Also, East-West Metro's Sealdah extension will start…

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Illegal East Kolkata Wetlands building razed but road construction on

KOLKATA: Although the two-storey building on East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) was being demolished on Wednesday, construction of a metalled road from Bantala lock gate to the site continued unabated. On Thursday, too, construction continued in full swing.

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Tolly’s Abhishek Chatterjee falls ill on set, passes away

KOLKATA: Fifty-seven-year-old actor Abhishek Chatterjee died at his home early on Thursday following a massive heart attack, hours after he took ill during the shooting of a reality show on Wednesday.

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West Bengal: Calcutta high court reserves order on Birbhum killings

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Thursday reserved order in a suo motu petition, along with a bunch of PILs seeking a probe by CBI or NIA, in the death of eight people in West Bengal's Birbhum district.

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Chennai Super Kings meets Kolkata Knight Riders as expanded IPL returns home

MUMBAI: Champions Chennai Super Kings will kick off the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League against former winners Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday as the Twenty20 tournament returns home with an expanded version following the addition of two new teams.

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IPL 2022: Support staff must manage players' workload to minimize injuries, says David Hussey

KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders seemed to have ticked all the right boxes ahead of the 15th Indian Premier League season, but will that be enough for them to grab the cup under Shreyas Iyer? Team mentor David Hussey feels they do have the combination right, and now it is over…

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Birbhum killings: Calcutta HC asks Delhi CFSL to collect samples from site of incident, orders govt to file report

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Wednesday directed CFSL Delhi to immediately collect necessary materials for forensic examination at Bogtui village in Bengal's Birbhum district, where at least eight people were charred to death in the suspected fallout of a TMC panchayat official's murder. The court asked the state government…

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Indian football team camp for Asian Cup qualifiers to begin on April 24, to play three international friendlies

MANAMA: The Indian football team will have a six-week national camp from April 24 before the final round of Asian Cup qualifiers, to be held in Kolkata from June 8.

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