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Asian Cup qualifiers: Sahal's strike seals India's win over Afghanistan

KOLKATA: The only way to describe this is a drama at its craziest best. Until 85 minutes, Igor Stimac’s India huffed and puffed on Saturday; they were all possession but little penetration. Against Afghanistan’s strong physical challenge, India’s ambitions looked to be hitting cul-desacs on one occasion too many.

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West Bengal: Minority colleges can opt out of centralised process

KOLKATA: Autonomous and private colleges, as well as minority institutions have been exempt from the centralised counselling to be introduced from this season, sources in the education department said.

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Kolkata police plan strict evaluation of field officers’ mental state before assigning weapons

KOLKATA: The Kolkata Police is planning to carry out more stringent evaluation of field officers before allowing them to carry weapons. “The incident on Friday where 28-year-old Kolkata Armed Police constable Chodup Lepcha on his first day of duty outside the Bangladesh deputy high commission near Park Circus opened indiscriminate…

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to 22 opposition seniors, calls meet on president poll on June 15

KOLKATA: CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to 22 senior opposition leaders, including eight other CMs and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, ahead of the presidential elections, urging “all progressive forces to align and resist the divisive forces plaguing us today”.

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Survivor-leaders to press for passage of Trafficking of Persons Bill

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Asian Cup qualifiers: India eye full points against Afghanistan

KOLKATA: A year ago, India completed the first part of their Mission Asian Cup, managing a 1-1 draw with Afghanistan in Doha, thus ending their World Cup qualifying campaign with a third-place finish in the group. But, more importantly, they moved directly into the third round of qualifiers for the…

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West Bengal: HS high scores may push up cut-offs for college admissions

KOLKATA: Among 6,34,142 students, who cleared the Higher Secondary Examinations, 28,162 scored over 90% with a record 272 candidates finishing in the top 10. Sixty-nine students ranked 10th with 97.8%. Board president Chiranjib Bhattyacharya attributed the high scores to students taking the exams from the comfort of their own schools…

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Covid cases touch three digits in West Bengal, no death reported

KOLKATA: The Covid-19 case load in Bengal rose further for the fourth consecutive day to reach the three-digit figure on Friday with 107 fresh cases cropping up in the past 24 hours. The last time the state logged fresh cases in three digits was on March 11 when 106 cases…

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KMC set to raze 10 vulnerable Bowbazar buildings

KOLKATA: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation buildings department will issue notice to the owners of 10 residential buildings on Durga Pithuri Lane, asking them to vacate their houses as it has been found in a survey, conducted by experts, that these buildings cannot be repaired.

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Kolkata: Presidency University may opt out of centralised admission system

KOLKATA: Presidency University has decided to take some more time to finalize the modalities for this year’s UG and PG admissions. However, the students said the university authorities have informed them that no entrance tests will be conducted for UG and PG admissions this year but the institution will retain…

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3 maskless flyers fined Rs 100 each at Kolkata airport

KOLKATA: Three passengers were fined Rs 100 each for not wearing masks inside the airport terminal on Thursday night and Wednesday morning as the airport operator cracked down on those not adhering to the Covid rules. The imposition of fines follows aviation regulator DGCA’s warnings and fresh guidelines in view…

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Bhowanipore murders: Key accused, accomplice met in jail

KOLKATA: The relative of the murdered Gujarati couple, Ashok and Rashmita Shah — who is the prime accused in the crime — had met Subodh Singh, one of the three arrested in the case on Thursday, in jail.

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Another thundershower hits Kolkata, monsoon unlikely till next week

KOLKATA: After a nor’wester on Thursday, the city and surroundings received another round of thundershowers on Friday night. The Met office expects more such spells over the next couple of days though, they said, the southwest monsoon was unlikely to arrive in at least the next four days.

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Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka resumes after two years

The cross-border bus from Agartala to Kolkata via Dhaka started its journey after a hiatus of over two years

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Bengal put one foot in Ranji Trophy semis

KOLKATA: Bengal put one foot firmly in the semifinals by securing a huge 475-run first-innings lead against Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final clash at the Just Cricket Academy ground in Bengaluru on Thursday.

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Why Bengali vlogger Roddur Roy’s arrest for ‘abusing’ Mamata has kicked up a storm

Controversial Bengali vlogger Roddur Roy was arrested on Tuesday for making “derogatory” remarks about West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, a Lok Sabha MP and all-India general secretary of the Trinamool Congress.

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Three arrested for Gujarati couple’s murder in Kolkata

Businessman Ashok Shah and his wife Rashmita Shah were murdered at their flat in Kolkata on Monday afternoon

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Bengal speaker junks Suvendu plea, says Mukul Roy a BJP MLA

KOLKATA: Turning down leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari's petition seeking Mukul Roy's disqualification, Bengal assembly speaker Biman Banerjee on Wednesday ruled that the latter continued to be a BJP MLA.

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Kolkata twin murders: Ashok Shah's mobile found in manhole near office

KOLKATA: At least one of the three suspects that police have narrowed down to in the Harish Mukherjee Road double murder case had visited Ashok and Rashmita Shah's residence on Friday, three days prior to the killings. The investigators also recovered Ashok's missing mobile on Tuesday night, a find that…

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Sunil Chhetri brace sinks Cambodia as Indian team begins Asian Cup qualifiers campaign with a win

KOLKATA: Talismanic Sunil Chhetri was once again the man of the moment as he struck a brace to inspire India to a 2-0 win over Cambodia in their opening match of the Asian Cup qualifying final round match at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Wednesday.

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Madhya Pradesh police foil bid for 'supari' killing of Kolkata lawyer

BHOPAL/KOLKATA: Madhya Pradesh police on Wednesday foiled a plan that was hatched to kill a high-profile lawyer in Kolkata.

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Ranji Trophy 2022: Record-breaking Bengal take control against Jharkhand

KOLKATA: Just two months after Jharkhand piled up 880 runs against Nagaland at the Eden Gardens, Bengal paid them back in the same coin putting up a huge 773 for seven declared in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final match at the Just Cricket Academy ground in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

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Trinamool Congress has no principles, party only has syndicates: BJP national president Nadda

J.P. Nadda, who is in West Bengal on a two-day visit, calls Trinamool Congress “Phishi-Bhaipho party“; says all regional parties have turned into family parties

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With Asian Cup spot up for grabs, 'favourites' India face their moment of truth

KOLKATA: Since taking charge of the Indian national team three summers ago, the Blue Tigers under Igor Stimac have blown hot and cold, setting a high standard with some spectacular defensive shows against Asian powerhouses but also embracing inconsistency failing to get it over the line against relatively easier opponents.

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Everyone wants to be at World Cup, Asian Cup first step towards dream: Sandesh Jhingan

KOLKATA: With an eye on the next three matches to secure a spot at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Indian National team defender Sandesh Jhingan believes India needs to be a regular in Asia's showpiece football tournament, to achieve the 'ultimate dream' of playing in the FIFA World Cup.

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