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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.

The Times of India

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…

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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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.

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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…

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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.…

The Times of India

West Bengal: Cancer drug rates under Swasthya Sathi capped

KOLKATA: The Bengal government, which from mid-July started settling Swasthya Sathi claims directly instead of re-routing it through insurance companies, has now decided to cap package rates for cancer, orthopaedic, neurosurgery and pain-management procedures. It has also fixed rates for 129 cancer drugs while weeding out several expensive ones from…

The Times of India

West Bengal: TMC scoffs at Arpita Mukherjee cash denial

KOLKATA: Expelled Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee's "close associate" Arpita Mukherjee claimed on Tuesday that the money found in her flats was kept in her absence and she had no knowledge about the same.

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Kolkata: Partha Chatterjee's 'slipper treatment' in Hospital

KOLKATA: A woman in her late thirties, Subhra Ghorui, a resident of Amtala in South 24 Parganas, who had come to the OPD of ESI Hospital at Joka for the treatment of a relative, threw her slippers at Partha Chatterjee while he was being taken back to the CGO Complex…

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Kolkata: ED raids flats, nail salons to nail Arpita Mukherjee and Partha Chatterjee

KOLKATA: ED officers on Tuesday raided seven premises related to Arpita Mukherjee - three nail salons and four flats - the most in a day since her arrest last Saturday, taking the total number of properties raided in her connection to 15 in the last 10 days.

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Documentry recording torment of ‘love jihad’ to be screened at South Asian fest

KOLKATA: Assamese actor-turned-director Aimee Baruah’s documentary on love jihad in Assam is in competition at the ongoing 5th South Asian Short Film Festival. The director has interviewed multiple women, who spoke on camera about their brutal victimization. ‘Screaming Butterflies’, which won the Silver Conch award for Best Documentary Film at…

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West Bengal: Colleges, universities ‘satisfied’ with reserved seat applications

KOLKATA: With three days to go before undergraduate applications stop on August 5, colleges and universities have received a “satisfactory number” of forms for reserved-category seats. The applications had been good in humanities and commerce but not too high for science, a professor said.

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School job scam: Woman throws shoes at former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee

KOLKATA: A woman on Tuesday took off her pair of shoes and made an attempt to throw her footwear at suspended Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee when the latter was being escorted out of a hospital in Kolkata by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials . It, however, missed its mark.

The Hindu

Money in possession of Jharkhand MLAs had source in Kolkata, trio part of bigger game plan: CID officer

The CID officer, however, did not divulge much about the game plan that he was referring to but revealed that the money was just a “fraction of the amount that was involved in the larger scheme of things”.

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Business: Prices of commercial LPG cylinders cut by Rs 36

According to a notification from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), a 19-kg cylinder will now cost Rs 1,976.50 in New Delhi, Rs 2,095.50 in Kolkata, Rs 1,936.50 in Mumbai and Rs 2,141.00 in Chennai. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Not all the skin infections are Eczema: Everything you need to know

Eczema is a type of skin condition that mostly affects infants and children but is also common in adults. Doctors often refer to it as atopic dermatitis which happens to be the most common form of eczema. In this disease, the symptoms of flaky, itchy and dry skin are usually…

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Renowned singer Nirmala Mishra passes away in Kolkata

Singer Nirmala Mishra, 81, who lent her voice to songs in several Bengali and Odia films, had been battling age-related ailments for some time. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

High-scoring students look at cities outside Bengal for higher studies

The arrest of Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, accused of taking bribes for recruitment of school teachers, has shaken the faith of parents

The Times of India

Post Covid, recurring fever is the new viral in Kolkata

KOLKATA: Even as the Covid surge wanes, thousands across the city are being struck by successive bouts of fever and cold within a week sending them scurrying to doctors with renewed fear. Most are testing negative for Covid during the first bout of fever with the symptoms receding in three-four…

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