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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.

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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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School job scam: TMC seeks time-bound probe in ED case against Partha Chatterjee

KOLKATA: The TMC on Sunday demanded a time-bound investigation in the Enforcement Directorate case against arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, asserting the party will not interfere politically if any leader has done anything wrong.

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West Bengal: Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology brainstorms drop in ranking

KOLKATA: The steady decline in National Ranking Framework (NIRF), an annual ranking exercise carried out by the education ministry, has prompted IIEST, Shibpur, to hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss the reasons behind this and think of ways to improve. The institute has slipped to the 40th position in…

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Kolkata: Share market loss led youth to kill self

KOLKATA: The 17-year-old youth, who was found dead with a bullet injury near Hyde Road on July 20, has been identified as a resident of Karl Marx Sarani in Kidderpore. Student of an English-medium school, the teenager had recently started investing in shares but suffered losses. He borrowed money from…

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Kolkata: Deal inked to buy three more East-West Metro rakes

KOLKATA: Now that Sealdah has opened up and the entire East-West Metro corridor may be commissioned in mid-2023, Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) has inked a new deal to purchase more rakes from Bengaluru-based PSU Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML).

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Kolkata Municipal Corporation vaccination drive at high-rises

KOLKATA: Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) health department has decided to reach out to gated communities across the city to increase booster dose coverage.

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From Belgharia to posh Kolkata high-rises: Journey of actress Arpita Mukherjee who stashed Rs 22 crore

KOLKATA: From a model-actor and nail artist living in a humble house at Belgharia's Dewanpara to an actor and film producer owning multiple flats in posh high-rises in south Kolkata, Arpita Mukherjee has come a long way over the past few years.

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Will take action if charges proved in court: Trinamool Congress

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress on Saturday said it had full faith in the judiciary and would act only on the basis of judicial findings and not allegations made by the Enforcement Directorate, whose neutrality was questionable.

The Times of India

Kolkata: Uneasy calm in Naktala after day-long buzz

KOLKATA: In a sharp contrast to Friday night’s hectic activities in front of state industry minister Partha Chatterjee’s residence in Naktala, the neighbourhood on Saturday wore a deserted look. An uneasy calm descended on Naktala Road after Chatterjee was whisked away by ED officials around 10 am to ESI Joka…

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Kolkata: Curious condo residents stunned as truck rolls in, takes away 15 trunks loaded with cash, gold

KOLKATA: When a blue mini-truck rolled into a condo in Tollygunge on Saturday afternoon and stopped at Tower 2, residents were taken aback to see 20 steel trunks in the vehicle’s carrier. They were sent by RBI, on ED’s request, apparently to take away the cash seized from Flat 1A.

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Kolkata: Students tour museum, get a peek into history

KOLKATA: Over 70 students from disadvantaged backgrounds visited the Indian Museum (IM) as a part of an inclusive programme on Saturday. The students of St Stephen’s School left the museum with an unforgettable experience and sharper views on history, art, artefacts and knowledge.

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Kolkata mayor and state’s urban development minister Firhad Hakim backs biomining to get rid of garbage heaps

KOLKATA: The city and the rest of Bengal are all set to do away with the mountains of legacy waste in next two years with aggressive biomining and segregation of wastes at source, city’s mayor and state’s urban development minister Firhad Hakim said at an environmental workshop.

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Kolkata colleges set up helplines, mails to respond to admission queries

KOLKATA: Several Kolkata colleges have started helplines to address admission-related queries of students applying to under-graduate courses. Some have also created special mail ids where students can mail their admission-related questions.

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Kolkata: Four gold bars found under flight seat

KOLKATA: Four gold bars weighing above 400 gms and worth Rs 20.8 lakhs — wrapped in black adhesive tapes — were found hidden under a seat of an IndiGo flight that reached Kolkata from Bangkok on Saturday. Customs officials said the gold bars were taped under seat 29F of IndiGo…

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ED arrests Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee in job scam

Mr. Chatterjee sent to two-day custody; two aides held

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WB: CISF personnel shoots himself dead at Kolkata airport

The body of Pankaj Kumar, a sub-inspector, was found lying in a pool of blood around 7.45 pm on Friday at the basement toilet meant for airport staff. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Kolkata Police's number of active Covid cases falls to 25

KOLKATA: The number of cases in Kolkata Police in the latest wave stands at 47, up from 31 reported about 10 days ago. But there are just 25 active cases. Lalbazar Welfare Cell, which has been monitoring cases within the force for the past two years, said there has been…

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Airlines scrap boarding-pass fee

KOLKATA: All airlines have stopped charging an additional fee of Rs 200 to issue boarding passes to passengers who reach the airport without web check-in following a notification from the civil aviation ministry. On an average, around 10% of departing passengers — or 2,500-3,000 flyers — do not do prior…

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Firing inside Kolkata airport washroom, CISF sub inspector found dead

KOLKATA: A middle aged CISF sub inspector presumably killed himself with his service gun inside a Kolkata airport washroom on Friday evening.

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West Bengal: ED attaches properties worth Rs 13.63 crore in illegal coal mining

KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate has on Friday attached two properties of Vinay Mishra and Vikas Mishra at Gopinathpur, Purba Bardhaman in connection to illegal coal mining probe.

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West Bengal: NKDA starts waste water recycling scheme in New Town

KOLKATA: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has kicked off a pilot scheme to treat and recycle waste water for watering plants in parks, gardens, road dividers, and medians in New Town.

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20 teams, including ISL sides to play in this year's Durand Cup

GUWAHATI: Twenty teams from across the country, including 11 Indian Super League sides, will vie for top honours this year in Asia's oldest football tournament, the Durand Cup which begins at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on August 16.

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