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Flyers at Kolkata airport fret over cash-only prepaid cab counters

KOLKATA: Passengers looking to book prepaid cabs at Kolkata airport are in for daily harassment as the kiosks operated by Bidhannagar Police are accepting only cash and refusing any mode of digital payments - UPI or card. With no ATM in the vicinity outside the airport, several passengers claim, they…

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With themed cafes, Kolkata neighbourhoods wake up to the smell of coffee beans

KOLKATA: Sleepy and quiet corners of the city have suddenly sprung to life with a curious burst of numerous cafes, each distinguished by its own theme and aesthetics, growing to prominence over the course of the pandemic.

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NGO helps perform last rites of Kolkata youth in Hyderabad

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Assistant professor hiring in West Bengal: Interview put on hold, may resume in July

KOLKATA: The College Service Commission issued a notice on Saturday putting on hold the interview of the assistant professor recruitment. It has been mentioned in the notice that the process will be resumed in July and the fresh schedule is likely to be issued by July 11.

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Kolkata's docu fraternity celebrates Shaunak Sen's Cannes Golden Eye win

KOLKATA: A year after Payal Kapadia's 'A Night of Knowing Nothing' won the L'Oeil d'or (Golden Eye) award for best documentary at last year's Cannes Film Festival, Shaunak Sen's 'All That Breathes' (ATB) has been given the same award at the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. This is…

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Stone tablet digs into rich past of Mahasthangarh

KOLKATA: A recent re-interpretation of a stone tablet measuring around 32 square inches discovered in 1931 at an archaeological site at Mahasthangarh in undivided Bengal, now in Bangladesh's Bogra district, has thrown fresh light on the presence of independent urban centres in the region during the Mauryan dynasty around 2,500…

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Kolkata: Sahapur Road stretch to be shut for a month

KOLKATA: Bankim Mukherjee Sarani – popularly known as Sahapur Road that connects Durgapur Bridge with Taratala — will be partially shut for a month due to sewerage work. It may be shut down completely if needed, civic officials and police said.

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Findings at EKW site will help trace history of Kolkata: CU professor

KOLKATA: Kaushik Gangoapdhyay, professor at the department of archaeology at CU, examined the pieces of pottery and building materials obtained from the site and found resemblance with artefacts excavated from Chandraketugarh, Tamluk and Bahiri.

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Maldives flyers from Kolkata file complaint against airline staff

KOLKATA: A family from Kolkata that had travelled to Maldives earlier this month via Mumbai has alleged misbehaviour and harassment by airline ground staff prior to their departure for Malé. The family lodged a complaint with Sahar police station in Mumbai on Friday.

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NGO performs last rites, kin on brink after breadwinner’s death

HYDERABAD: After a 23-year-old patient from Kolkata died at Osmania General Hospital on Saturday morning, volunteers found his inconsolable family seeking money for the last rites. Even as an NGO swung into action and conducted the funeral, the mother-daughter duo was found to be suicidal after losing the family’s sole…

The Times of India

West Bengal likely to change law to replace governor as 'visitor' of pvt varsities

KOLKATA: The West Bengal government is planning to amend the law to remove Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as 'visitor' of private universities in the state and appoint the education minister in his place, a senior official said on Saturday. A discussion in this regard was held during Thursday's state cabinet meeting…

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Fit-again Sunil Chhetri boosts India’s chances in Fifa international football friendly

The match is India’s last preparatory outing ahead of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers which kicks off in Kolkata from June 8

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Kolkata model Manjusha Neogi found dead after her friend's death

Kolkata-based model and social media influencer, Manjusha Neogi was found dead at her home. According to her mother, Neogi was depressed following her friend Bidisha's death. News reports suggest that her bod was found hanging to the ceiling.

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IPL 2022: Dinesh Karthik reprimanded for breaching Code of Conduct

AHMEDABAD: Royal Challengers Bangalore keeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has been reprimanded for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team's Eliminator match against Lucknow Super Giants in Kolkata.

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Eastern railway achieves 100 per cent electrification of 2,848 km network

KOLKATA: The eastern railway has achieved 100 per cent electrification of its 2,848 km network with the completion of work in the 41 km Hansdiha-Godda section, an official said on Friday.

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The Kolkata tram must die in order to live

The iconic transport system is bound for a destiny similar to bookshops and cinema halls that have become rubble

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It's official, Wriddhiman Saha 'not willing' to play for Bengal in Ranji knockouts

KOLKATA: Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha on Thursday made it official to the Cricket Association of Bengal that he is "not willing" to play for the state team in upcoming Ranji Trophy knockouts.

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IPL 2022 Qualifier 2 | On a roll, Royal Challengers Bangalore fancy their chances against Rajasthan Royals

The IPL caravan moves to Ahmedabad after a couple of high-scoring games in Kolkata.

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IPL 2022, LSG vs RCB: I don't shy away from bowling in slog overs, says Harshal Patel

KOLKATA: Royal Challengers Bangalore seamer Harshal Patel does feel the nerves while bowling in the death overs but says he wants to be in those extreme pressure situations game after game.

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IPL 2022, LSG vs RCB: KL Rahul becomes first player to score 600-plus runs in 4 IPL seasons

KOLKATA: Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul became the first-ever player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) to score 600-plus runs in four IPL seasons.

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IPL 2022: It wasn't in my control that I wasn't picked at the auction, says RCB's Rajat Patidar

KOLKATA: Rajat Patidar was ignored at this year's mega Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, only to be picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as an injury replacement, but the 28-year-old never cared about things which he couldn't really control.

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Rajat Patidar's hundred one of the best I've seen in IPL, says RCB skipper Faf du Plessis

KOLKATA: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Faf du Plessis couldn't stop gushing about young Rajat Patidar, whose 54-ball 112 not out laid the foundation of RCB's 14-run win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the IPL Eliminator here at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

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IPL 2022: Dropping easy catches never helps, Rajat Patidar made the difference for RCB, says LSG skipper KL Rahul

KOLKATA: A dejected Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper KL Rahul blamed sloppy fielding for his team's 14-run defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL Eliminator while acknowledging Rajat Patidar's brilliant hundred being the difference between the two teams.

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IPL 2022 Eliminator, RCB vs LSG: Patidar's brilliant ton keeps Royal Challengers Bangalore in the hunt, sends Lucknow Super Giants packing

KOLKATA: Lucknow Super Giants failed to replicate what another IPL debutant Gujarat Titans did a day earlier, going down to Royal Challengers Bangalore by 14 runs in the Eliminator at the Eden Gardens here on Wednesday.

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India will put up fantastic show in U-17 World Cup: Aditi Chauhan

The tournament is slated from October 17-30 in the five cities of Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Guwahati, Ahmedabad and Navi Mumbai

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