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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…

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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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Partha Chatterjee gets slipper treatment in Kolkata 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.

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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”.

The Hindu

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…

The Times of India

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:

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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 Hindu

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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West Bengal reports 7 Covid deaths, 1,113 fresh cases

KOLKATA: West Bengal's Covid-19 toll rose to 21,359 with seven more deaths reported in the state in the last 24 hours, the health department said on Saturday.

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Assam: IndiGo flight skids off runway in Jorhat, all 98 passengers safe

''IndiGo flight 6E-757 operating from Jorhat to Kolkata returned back to bay during departure. While taxiing out the pilot was advised that one of the main wheels had partially run over the grass adjacent to the taxiway,'' the airline said in a statement. Read more on Dynamite News:

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IndiGo flight cancelled after aircraft skids off runway at Assam airport

GUWAHATI: An IndiGo flight from Assam's Jorhat to Kolkata on Thursday was cancelled apparently after the aircraft skidded off the runway during take-off and a pair of its wheels got stuck in the muddy outfield.

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Chess Olympiad: Self-taught Bhutan players look to make new start

KOLKATA: It's going to be baptism by fire for the Bhutan side at the Chess Olympiad in Chennai from July 28 to August 10 as 10 members of this small mountain country will be playing their first-ever over the board Fide-rated tournament. Established in 2004, the Bhutan Chess Federation (BCF)…

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West Bengal SSC Scam: ED recovers Rs 20 cr more cash from Arpita Mukherjee's second house

Earlier, Rs 20 crore was recovered from her residence in South Kolkata. Full story on Dynamite News:

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West Bengal: Bank official and aide convicted for siphoning off Rs 3.21 crore of customer

KOLKATA: An employee of a private bank in Baguiati and one of his aide, who had siphoned off nearly Rs 3.2 crores from the account of a customer of the same bank in Chennai were convicted of the crime by a Barasat Court on Wednesday following a two year long…

Evening Standard

Chasing Hares at the Young Vic review: Compelling and timely, if a little on the nose

Sonali Bhattacharyya’s new play is not subtle but has much to say and paints a vivid picture of Kolkata life

The Times of India

Animal Equality urges Kolkata authorities to prosecute buffalo abusers

PUNE: Pune based NGO working for the rights of animals, Animal Equality, has urged Kolkata police authorities to prosecute buffalo abusers who were recently taped by the organization as part of its latest study on dairies.

The Times of India

CSA T20 League: Lance Klusener named coach of Durban franchise

KOLKATA: Former South African all-rounder Lance Klusener was on Monday named as the head coach of the Durban franchise for the first CSA T20 League.

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ED takes Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee to Bhubaneswar AIIMS for treatment after HC order

The minister who was arrested in connection with a teacher recruitment scam at government-sponsored and aided schools was accompanied by a doctor from SSKM Hospital and his advocate, as per Calcutta HC's order. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee’s ‘close aide’ remanded to one-day ED custody

Arpita Mukherjee was arrested by the ED on July 23 from her residence in south Kolkata, where crores of rupees in cash and other valuables were allegedly recovered

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