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West Bengal: Salt Lake markets to get a facelift with Rs 2.5 crore Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation funds

KOLKATA: Community market complexes across Salt Lake will soon get a facelift. The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has allocated Rs 2.5 crore funds this year to repair and renovate several markets, which have been in a bad shape.

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National Flags sewn by women of Kashmir to flutter in Kolkata homes

KOLKATA: National Flags made by women in Kashmir are set to flutter in homes of Kolkata soon. Organisations in Kolkata and Kashmir, along with the Army, are facilitating this move to generate funds to help the Kashmiri women earn a living and become self-dependent.

The Times of India

Kolkata: A business enterprise that empowers sex workers, transgenders & poor

KOLKATA: A handful of talented but marginalised women - underprivileged, sex workers, trafficking victims and transgenders - have been receiving support from an unusual quarter to rebuild their lives. Businessman Namit Bajoria has been the pillar of hope for these women, and some young children, for whom 'Kutchina Krritika' turned…

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Met department predicts heavy rain in coastal districts of West Bengal

KOLKATA: A low-pressure set to form over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal on August 7 is likely to trigger rain in the coastal districts of Bengal, including Kolkata between August 9 and 11.

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Kolkata: Assault claim by Presidency University students

KOLKATA: Students of Presidency University on Friday said they were unable to exit the campus after around 50 alleged Trinamool supporters blocked the three gates of the institute. Trinamool Chhatra Parishad, however, denied the claim. A PG student said 10 students were attacked while they were returning home on Friday.

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Ex-India football player Narendra Thapa passes away

KOLKATA: Indian football became poorer with the passing away of Narendra Thapa in the city on Friday. The star forward, who became one of the biggest names of Indian football in the 1980s, reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest in his sleep and passed away before he could be taken to…

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Partha Chatterjee, aide remanded in judicial custody till August 18

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West Bengal: Swasthya Bhavan keeps medical facilities ready for monkeypox cases

KOLKATA: With the number of confirmed monkeypox cases gradually on the rise in India, the state health department has intensified its preparedness for surveillance and medical care facility to isolate and treat the suspected or confirmed cases.

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West Bengal: Tantuja set to receive National Award

KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday congratulated Tantuja through a tweet for being set to receive a National Award. She posted on Twitter: "Happy to share that our state apex society for handlooms, Tantuja, will be receiving the National Award for Design Development for handloom products on National Handloom…

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No crack on main structure, Ultadanga flyover safe: West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim

KOLKATA: State urban development minister Firhad Hakim carried out an inspection of the VIP Road-bound arm of Ultadanga flyover following reports of twin cracks just before the exit point. After discussing the issue with KMDA engineers, Hakim assured that the crack between the approach embankment was superficial and did not…

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Kolkata: Flyers get clarity on app cab parking fee, fret over expense

KOLKATA: Confusion among passengers over the enhanced parking fees at Kolkata airport eased somewhat on Thursday after app cab aggregators updated the parking fee from Rs 60 to Rs 100 on the apps, thereby integrating it with the estimated fare displayed to riders. Passengers, though, continued to fret over having…

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Can't work from office, says Rabindra Bharati University VC Sabyasachi Basu Roy Choudhury

KOLKATA: Rabindra Bharati University vice-chancellor Sabyasachi Basu Roy Choudhury complained he was unable to operate out of his office following "forced shifting" of his staff without his permission.

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West Bengal forms six sub-committees to boost tourism

KOLKATA: The state has set up six tourism sub-committees to offer further boost to the sector, which has huge potential to generate employment.

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City to get 50,000 trees by October under Kolkata Municipal Corporation green mission

KOLKATA: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation parks department has set a target of planting 50,000 saplings across the city by the end of October.

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National body nod to 5 new medical colleges in West Bengal, admission likely to start this year

KOLKATA: NEET UG aspirants have a reason to cheer as Bengal is likely to start admission to six new medical colleges - Arambagh, Tamluk, Barasat, Uluberia, Jalpaiguri and Jhargram - from this year. If all goes according to plans, there will be an addition of 600 MBBS seats as each…

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Kolkata: Each UG seat gets 20-30 applicants

KOLKATA: A day before the deadline for undergraduate courses ends most colleges have already received forms in excess of more than 20,000, with some crossing even 30,000, which is 20 to 30 times the total intake capacity of the college.

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Kolkata: 2 labourers die in Bagbazar

KOLKATA: Two labourers - unemployed for some time - living in a rented accommodation in Bagbazar were found dead inside the room. Cops suspect they possibly drank pesticide.

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Decomposed body found in Kolkata

KOLKATA: The decomposed body of a 55-year-old man, living alone at a two-storeyed house in Behala was found on Wednesday night. The police said Sujay Chakraborty was unemployed and was suffering from depression following the deaths of multiple family members over a period of time. Cops said he was one…

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Kolkata: 2 snatchers held in New Town

KOLKATA: Bidhannagar Police on Wednesday arrested two - Rakibul Islam and Iyamin Molla - for snatching a chain from a woman and her daughter who were returning home from an evening walk in New Town on July 14. Both are residents of Haroa in North 24 Parganas and are history-sheeters.

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West Bengal: For four consecutive days, Covid cases stay below 1,000

KOLKATA: New Covid cases that have dipped below the 1,000-mark since August 1 seem to be on a downward slide with the number sliding to 775 on Thursday from 911 on Wednesday. The number might hover around the 700/800-mark for another two weeks before it plunges significantly and the current…

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Calcutta HC breather for 4 Rohingya women

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Thursday asked the Centre not to deport four women Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar till it heard their pleas on August 10. The four women, now detained at Dum Dum Correctional Home after completion of their sentence in 2019, had moved court back in…

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Kolkata: Tallah bridge before Pujas?

KOLKATA: The state government is trying to open the new Tallah bridge before the Pujas, newly appointed state PWD minister Pulak Roy said on Thursday.

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Reinstate Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology VC: Calcutta HC

KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday set aside a state notification replacing Saikat Maitra as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) vice-chancellor and appointing West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) chairman Malayendu Saha in his place.

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12-year-old dies of dengue in Kolkata, govt calls meet

KOLKATA: A 12-year old resident of Mahim Halder Lane in Kalighat died of dengue on Thursday morning. This is the first dengue death in the city this monsoon, according to Kolkata Municipal Corporation records. Kalighat is a dengue-prone area and has recorded hundreds of cases in the recent past.

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Accused Jharkhand MLAs can't choose probe agency: Calcutta HC

KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by the three arrested Jharkhand MLAs that sought a probe by the CBI or an "independent agency" in the alleged cash scam, saying an accused could not choose which agency should investigate an alleged offence.

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