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West Bengal declares Rakhi holiday on August 11

KOLKATA: The state government has declared a holiday on August 11 - Thursday - on account of the Rakhi Bandhan festival in Bengal. All state government offices and educational institutes will remain closed.

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Kolkata: Meet over Jadavpur University campus safety

KOLKATA: Jadavpur University held a meeting with all stakeholders on Friday to discuss security on campus after teachers and scholars complained against drinking, scuffles and harassment of women with outsiders entering the premises in the evening.

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Step up preventive measures: West Bengal chief secretary HK Dwivedi

KOLKATA: With dengue cases on the rise, the state on Friday convened a meeting at Nabanna to step up vector control measures. The state chief secretary, HK Dwivedi, told all stakeholders to take up active measures to control the mosquito menace.

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3 weeks after flyover helpline launch, Kolkata Traffic Police get a dozen breakdown calls a day

KOLKATA: Kolkata Traffic Police has started receiving over a dozen breakdown calls daily on the 1073 helpline number advertised for cars encountering trouble on Maa or AJC Bose Road flyovers. Three weeks after the facility was launched, cops claim that on a daily basis, three to four calls pertain to…

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Kolkata: Impaled on bamboo, mason saved after 7-hour operation at Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital

KOLKATA: A 27-year-old mason who fell from a height of 30ft and was impaled on a bamboo pole, which pierced through his pancreas, stomach and a kidney, underwent a marathon repair and reconstruction surgery at the state-run IPGMER. Doctors at the hospital's Trauma Care Centre said the patient, Sushanta Das,…

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Covid takes back seat; dengue, other virals return in Kolkata

KOLKATA: With Covid waning and life getting back to the 'old normal', doctors warn of a spurt in dengue cases this season. Lifting of restrictions and relaxation of health norms that had been strictly followed during the pandemic over the last two years make return of dengue a strong possibility,…

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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.

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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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