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Kolkata: Jadavpur University computer science student bags 1.8cr job

KOLKATA: Bisakh Mondal, a fourth-year student of computer science and engineering at Jadavpur University, has bagged a Rs 1.8crore job, the highest pay package this year. Previously, nine JU students from various engineering departments had secured overseas jobs with pay packages exceeding Rs 1 crore.

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Kolkata: Panel for rehab of Bowbazar traders

KOLKATA: A committee has been set up to identify those who have suffered loss in business because of the subsidence caused by the East-West Metro construction at Bowbazar’s Durga Pithuri Lane on May 11 when several buildings were damaged and around 160 residents were displaced. The buildings that housed jewellery…

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Kolkata: Transport operators urge state to enforce mask rule on public vehicles after case surge

KOLKATA: The Joint Council of Bus Syndicate (JCBS) and City Suburban Bus Service (CSBS) have asked the state government to reintroduce masks in public transport and asked its staff to wear masks to stay safe from another Covid wave. While the JCBS has begun a campaign in this regard, CSBS…

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Kolkata: Rail Vikas Nigam Limited starts restoring water body in Patuli after Metro construction

KOLKATA: A sprawling water body, over which the viaduct of the New Garia-Airport Metro has come up, is being restored as per Calcutta High Court order. With the Phase 1 of the New Garia-Airport corridor nearing completion, the implementing agency, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), has started restoring a 7-acre…

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West Bengal government nod to reopen all schools from Monday

KOLKATA: All schools in the state will reopen from Monday. The state school education department issued notices to all district magistrates on Friday, urging them to take necessary measures to ensure the smooth reopening of schools following a long summer break.

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Kolkata: 45-min downpour floods New Town

KOLKATA: Large parts of New Town were waterlogged in a barely 45-minute sharp spell of rainfall on Friday, leaving residents fuming that the civic officials had learnt nothing from last year’s flooding.

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Kolkata: Ray of hope for Swapna

KOLKATA: Swapna Barman will keep her fingers crossed as her name is featured in the list of five added athletes for the Commonwealth Games which was announced on Friday during a hearing on a writ petition in the Delhi High Court by high jumper Tejaswin Shankar, a national record holder,…

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Rare civet rescued from garage, set free in North Bengal

KOLKATA: An awareness campaign among residents of a part of Cooch Behar town by members of an NGO has helped in the reunion of a female large Indian civet — whose sighting is considered very rare — with its cubs.

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Kolkata Police summons Nupur Sharma again

This is the second time the suspended BJP spokesperson was summoned for her comments on Prophet Mohammad

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Tea with benefits: Lessons from the Royal Family

Our politicians can learn from the British Royal Family how to gather public goodwill by giving themselves a cuddly makeover

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Enforcement Directorate files charge sheet in case linked to illegal online gaming apps

The prosecution complaint has been filed before a special PMLA court in Mapusa on June 3 against Kolkata residents and accused in the case.

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Kolkata: V Balsara centenary

Kolkata: Legendary music maestro V Balsara’s birth centenary will be celebrated with an awards ceremony and a gala musical programme on June 22 at Rabindra Sadan. Organised by the V Balsara Memorial Committee and Calcutta United Cultural Society, the progamme will be presided over by renowned instrumental player Pratap Roy.…

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Kolkata Cops recover 4,700 SIMs used for fraud

KOLKATA: Cops have recovered over 4,700 pre-activated SIM cards since February from various cyber crooks who have been arrested across the country. Interestingly, most of these SIM cards were activated in Kolkata and its adjoining areas.

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Fake call centre owner arrested in Kolkata

KOLKATA: The owner of a fake call centre in Lake Town was arrested on Monday night from his office as cops seized Rs 42 lakh in cash and several documents and gadgets. Police said Nasim Ahmed (52) was one of the two owners of the call centre at Dakshindari that…

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Kolkata: Racing bus kills biker, driver held

KOLKATA: A 58-year-old trader, riding a bike, was crushed under the wheels of a racing bus at Sodepur on Tuesday. Goutam Guha, a resident of Agarpara, was returning home when the accident occurred. The bus was trying to overtake another private bus and in the process, hit the bike. The…

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Kolkata: Mango gifts part of SAARC diplomacy

KOLKATA: Mango diplomacy has been a part of SAARC diplomacy for a long time. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru used to give mangoes to foreign delegates. In 1981, former president Zia Ul Haq sent a box of Anwar Rataul mangoes to former PM Indira Gandhi. Pakistan’s former PM, Nawaz Sharif, had also…

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Prophet remark row: Nupur Sharma skips appearance before police station in Kolkata

The sacked BJP spokesperson’s comments, made during a TV debate, had sparked violent agitations in several parts of the country

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India's Asian Cup qualification campaign star Ashique Kuruniyan joins ATKMB in five-year deal

KOLKATA: India midfielder Ashique Kuruniyan, one of the stars of the country's Asian Cup qualification campaign, on Monday joined Indian Super League side ATK Mohun Bagan on a five-year deal.

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No illegality in West Bengal govt's Duare Ration scheme, rules Calcutta high court

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court has held that there is no illegality in the West Bengal Duare Ration scheme, under which the Mamata Banerjee government delivers foodgrains through the public distribution system at the doorsteps of beneficiaries.

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Residents’ welfare associations, New Town Kolkata Development Authority to form panel to address civic complaints

KOLKATA: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) plans to form an apex committee comprising representatives of residents’ welfare associations (RWAs) and registered housing societies across New Town along with officials of NKDA to address civic issues.

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Man held for duping senior at ATM, stealing 16,000 in Kolkata

KOLKATA: A man was arrested for duping people at ATM kiosks and stealing money.

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Drive against water theft in Kolkata

KOLKATA: KMC will conduct a drive against water theft in large parts of the Jadavpur-Santoshpur belt. Speaking at the KMC monthly meeting on Saturday, Nandita Roy, a CPM councillor representing Santoshpur area, complained against a section of residents of multi-storey buildings who are drawing potable water from the main source…

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Kolkata: Amherst Street booster station land identified

KOLKATA: KMC has identified a parcel of land in Shraddhananda Park for the construction of a capsule booster pumping station. The formal construction of the booster pumping station with a capacity to produce 0.5 million gallons of potable water every day will begin after a nod from the state government.

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Kolkata: Mayor to write to state govt on death certificate norms

KOLKATA: City mayor Firhad Hakim will write to the state health department to simplify the procedure to obtain copies of death certificates.

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Kolkata: Cop list of repeat offenders to rein in speed demons

KOLKATA: Police have decided to flip through the records of habitual speedsters to identify those who are potentially a risk to road safety. Cops are determined to keep speed demons on a tight leash to avoid the kind of accident that left a woman in a stationary car dead when…

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