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I had kept his trophies safely wrapped in half-torn saree: CWG weightlifting gold medalist Achinta Sheuli's mother

KOLKATA: Achinta Sheuli's mother has kept his trophies and medals wrapped in a half-torn saree under the only bed in their two-room residence in Howrah district's Deulpur, around 20 km from here.

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TV actor tries to kill self in Kolkata

KOLKATA: An actor, known for his role in a Bengali serial, Prothoma Kadambini, reportedly attempted suicide by injuring himself with a sharp object at his Kasba residence on Monday night.

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Kolkata school organises first soccer meet after pandemic

KOLKATA: Asian International School held its first post pandemic sports event on July 22 and 23 during school hours on the sprawling ground of the school. Pradip Choudhury, who formed the central defensive pair with Subroto Bhattacharya and the former Indian National Team manager for 2011 AFC Asian Cup and…

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UNESCO team to visit Kolkata before Durga Puja

KOLKATA: Senior Unesco officials are coming down to Kolkata to participate in the proposed pre-Durga Puja rally on September 1.

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Kolkata: Defence ministry, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited in 'talks' over Rs 30 crore 'demand' for Maidan zone stations

KOLKATA: The underground section of the Joka-Esplanade Metro corridor is caught in a fresh stalemate.

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Kolkata: Student found hanging in hostel room

KOLKATA: A Class-XII student was found hanging at a Haridevpur hostel on Tuesday. Cops suspect that the victim (20), a student of a missionary school at Bishnupur, might have died by suicide.

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19-year-old falls ill at gym, dies in Kolkata

KOLKATA: A 19-year-old girl, a final-year student of Netaji Nagar College for Women, died after she fell ill while working out in a gym at Sonali Park in Bansdroni near her residence.

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Bihar cops face-off with Kolkata Police over arrest

KOLKATA: A team of Kolkata Police, who raided a village in Bihar's east Champaran district, allegedly faced unexpected resistance from local cops while trying to re-arrest the accused of a robbery. The accused, Neeraj, had earlier fled from the custody of the city police.

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Kolkata: Scanner on garden at Arpita Mukherjee's Tolly flat

KOLKATA: The fire department wanted to demolish an "illegal construction" in the Diamond City South Complex, Tollygunge that Arpita Mukherjee used as a garden. Residents have complained that the construction is an impediment to fire fighting.

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Kolkata: AC snag fixed on moving Metro train

KOLKATA: A running Metro rake was repaired on Tuesday morning as the air conditioning system in four coaches developed a snag.

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Central Kolkata cops issuing e-challans, motorists can pay fines on spot now

KOLKATA: Motorists challaned by sergeants in central Kolkata can henceforth pay the fine on the spot with cash or debit/credit cards. Sergeants of four traffic guards - Howrah Bridge, Headquarter, South and Jorabagan - have been given e-challan machines where cards can be swiped to make the payments.

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No more civilian 'sowars', Mounted Police trains Kolkata cops as riders

KOLKATA: Kolkata Mounted Police, the country's oldest mounted police unit, seems to be discontinuing with its pre-Independence practice of recruiting sowars, civilian horse riders.

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Kolkata: Cave-in zone residents move to flats from hotels

KOLKATA: Contractor ITD ITD-Cem has now started shifting Bowbazar residents displaced in the May 11 subsidence, out of their hotels. Their new addresses will be the various flats rented by ITD until the fate of their damaged homes are decided.

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Kolkata: Presidency University forms panel to probe off-campus row

KOLKATA: Presidency University has formed a high-powered committee with seven members to inquire into the incidents that occurred last week. Arun Maiti, the dean of students, is the nodal officer to liaison with the committee.

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Kolkata: Religious harmony with water & sherbat

KOLKATA: A group of Hindu men and women, mostly middle-aged professionals from central Kolkata, observed Muharram by offering water and sherbat to those took part in the procession. They offered glasses of sherbat to the mourners as they walked through the city roads in the hot and humid weather.

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Fake call centre busted in West Bengal, 16 held

KOLKATA: The Bidhannagar Electronic Complex and cyber crime police busted an illegal call centre in Sector V on Monday. Sixteen people, including the owner of the call centre, were arrested.

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West Bengal: 11 of 30 Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation dengue cases from Salt Lake

KOLKATA: Of the 30 dengue cases reported in the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) area so far, 11 are from nine houses in Ward 31, which comprises seven blocks of Salt Lake-AE, BE, BF, CE, CF, DE and DF. After the cases were reported, civic teams sprayed larvicide around the houses…

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Denying teacher job over disability regressive: Calcutta HC

KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court has ordered the governing body of a Kolkata college to reconsider its decision refusing appointment to an applicant to a professor's post on the grounds that he was an amputee. The court said the decision was "regressive" and went against principles of "empowering" persons with disabilities.

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West Bengal: Birbhum’s TMC leader Anubrata Mondal mails CBI, says can’t appear for quiz

KOLKATA: Birbhum’s Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal on Sunday sent an email to CBI explaining his inability to appear for interrogation on Monday. The leader had been asked to appear before the central agency in connection with the illegal cattle trade case.

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Birla Corporation quarter 1 net dips 56%

KOLKATA: MP Birla group flagship Birla Corporation has witnessed a 56.2% fall in net profit in the first quarter of this fiscal. It has posted a net profit of Rs 61.9 crore from Rs 141.5 crore during the year-ago period.

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Kolkata: ‘Uncomfortable’ Arpita Mukherjee seeks ward transfer in Alipore prison

KOLKATA: Arpita Mukherjee, who was lodged in ward 4 at Alipore Correctional Home following a court order, might be shifted to a different ward after she told prison authorities that she was feeling uncomfortable there and requested a transfer.

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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal to hear Peerless case on September 21

KOLKATA: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) will hear the Peerless case between the Roy Family and Parasmal Lodha on September 21. Last week, NCLAT stayed the July 18 order of NCLT till further hearing which had inter alia directed cancellation of 30,000 shares allotted by Peerless General Finance…

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UCO plans to tap ARC to handle its exposure in Srei

KOLKATA: UCO Bank is toying with the possibility to tap an asset reconstruction company (ARC), including the government-backed bad loan aggregator National Asset Reconstruction Company, to handle its exposure in ailing Srei group entities, which are going through a resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

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Red Road Independence Day parade to showcase West Bengal govt schemes

KOLKATA: Lakshmir Bhandar is now set to debut in the Red Road Independence Day parade.

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West Bengal: 'Salt Lake trees falling due to weak soil'

KOLKATA: Thick branches of tall trees are falling and large trees are getting uprooted in many places across Salt Lake.

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