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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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On a bicycle mission to protect soil

16-year-old Sahil Jha started his journey from Kolkata on May 1

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Mamata Banerjee on four-day visit to Delhi as agencies step up heat

The visit comes at a time when central investigation agencies have stepped up probe in connection with different scams in West Bengal.

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Two killed in gas leak at factory near Kolkata

It is suspected that carbon monoxide gas leaked at the unit, leading to the death of two persons

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Kolkata: Two killed in gas leak at factory in Khardaha

The incident happened during maintenance work at the plant of Electrosteel Castings Ltd (ECL) at B T Road in North 24 Parganas district. Full story on Dynamite News:

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West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee rejigs ministry, Babul Supriyo among five new faces in cabinet

KOLKATA: The Mamata Banerjee government effected on Wednesday its second cabinet reshuffle since being voted to office in 2021 for its third successive term, adding five cabinet ministers and three ministers of state to give Bengal a 44-strong council of ministers, reports Debashis Konar. North Bengal strongman Udayan Guha, former…

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West Bengal cabinet reshuffle: Raj Bhavan ready for swearing-in ceremony

KOLKATA: Raj Bhavan in the city is gearing up for the 4pm show of swearing-in ceremony of the new ministers, as West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is going to reshuffle her cabinet. For the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan, governor La Ganesan who is holding dual charge of Bengal and…

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Kolkata: Fraud cuffs on mother & daughter

KOLKATA: A joint team of CID and the state directorate of economic offences raided a condominium in Jaipur and arrested the daughter and wife of a Ballygunge-based businessman, Shantilal Surana. They have been arrested on charges of misappropriating funds running into several crores. The mother-daughter duo was named in 13…

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West Bengal: 22-year-old ends life with child at home

KOLKATA: A 22-year-old woman set herself on fire along with her three-year-old daughter at Mondalpara in Maheshtala on Tuesday morning. The woman and the child later succumbed to burn injuries at a hospital. Cops have detained her husband for questioning.

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West Bengal govt starts to shift offices out of New Secretariat

KOLKATA: The state government has started shifting the offices of various departments, such as PWD, housing, sports and youth affairs, law, tourism, police and labour, from the New Secretariat building to house several courts, including fast track courts and tribunals, there.

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West Bengal: Microcredit route for macro empowerment of the poorest

KOLKATA: In 2001, Chandra Shekhar Ghosh started Bandhan-Konnagar with the objective of empowering the underprivileged and creating new employment opportunities. He concerned himself with figuring out ways to provide support to people to increase their per capita income. The answer was microcredit. While the venture was a success, Ghosh realised…

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Kolkata: Arms dealer held with 4 guns, 40 cartridges

KOLKATA: The Special Task Force of Kolkata Police has caught an arms dealer, who was carrying illegal single-shot firearms and 40 rounds of ammunition. Accused Samir Kumar Pattanaik (54) from Danton in West Midnapore was arrested from near Howrah Bridge around 1.20pm on Tuesday.

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Kolkata: Posta flyover likely to be razed by August-end

KOLKATA: The dismantling of Vivekananda Road flyover, which had collapsed during construction, is expected to be completed by the end of the month. Pointing out that the razing of the last 200m from the Malapara junction towards Posta market remained, a KMDA official said two deck slabs and four girders…

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Kolkata: Cracks appear on VIP Road arm of Ultadanga flyover

KOLKATA: Motorists and locals have raised safety concerns over cracks on a section of the VIP Road-bound arm of the Ultadanga flyover that has been plagued with problems since it was commissioned 11 years ago. A girder in the EM Bypass-bound arm had collapsed in 2013. A crack had developed…

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Kolkata: School to launch nano satellite in 2023

KOLKATA: Indian Technology Congress Association (ITCA) and South Point High School on Tuesday inked an MoU to launch a nano-satellite in early 2023 and build a space laboratory in the school to monitor the satellite and harvest its data over a three-year period.

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Free OPD, child vaccination, pregnancy check-up at New Town Kolkata Development Authority health centres

KOLKATA: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has opened urban health and wellness centres in five different locations across New Town. All the centres have OPD facilities as well as non-communicable disease screening, routine child immunization, health check-up for pregnant women and wellness activities, like nutrition counselling and guidance…

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Craters turn roads risky as sharp showers flood north, central Kolkata

KOLKATA: The short but sharp spells of rain this monsoon have opened up craters on several city roads and made driving a challenge for motorists and a hazard for two-wheeler riders. KMC roads department officials said urgent repairs will be carried out soon.

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Kolkata: Good times back at Kumartuli with rise in Ganesh Puja count

KOLKATA: The god of luck and prosperity is scripting an economic turnaround for Kumartuli idol makers. After two years of pandemic, Ganesh idol orders in Kumartuli surged by at least 25% this time. The idol makers are expecting more business as the festival is due to be celebrated on August…

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United States sets September date for tourist visas

KOLKATA: The United States is finally set to open visas for tourists in September, ending the anxiety of thousands of families who have been waiting endlessly to visit relatives and friends residing there.

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Kolkata to get 1,180 e-buses in country's biggest drive

KOLKATA: In the biggest allotment of e-buses in India, the process of handing over of 1,180 e-buses will kick off in Kolkata on Wednesday with the Bengal transport department signing a memorandum of understanding with Tata Motors Ltd for the operation and maintenance of these buses under the Opex model.…

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