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Traffickers trap Kolkata girl on social media

KOLKATA: Cops rescued a 16-year-old girl of Tangra - who was taken to Faizabad in UP and about to be sold to a brothel in Delhi by her trafficker, Rohan Singh (19) - with the help of the leads obtained from a social media platform on Wednesday.

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Kolkata: Cops bar parking on five roads for seven hours to tackle school traffic

KOLKATA: Traffic cops have brought more road stretches in the heart of south-central Kolkata under 7am-to-2pm no-parking zones. These no-parking zones covered the AJC Bose Road-Loudon Street-Rawdon Street-Park Street areas. The move comes in the wake of a reassessment of vehicular movement during school hours.

The Times of India

Kolkata: Ratha Yatra with a difference brings communities closer

KOLKATA: Sex workers, tran-sgenders, street kids, and other marginalised sections, joined representatives of religious communities for a Ratha Yatra from Sonagachhi to Nandan to raise awareness on religious harmony, social responsibility, brotherhood.

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Kolkata one of most affordable cities, shows EMI-income ratio

KOLKATA: Home buyers in Kolkata need to spend 27% of the family income on home loan, making it one of the most affordable cities in the country. Only Ahmedabad, Chennai and Pune are more affordable. While home buyers spend 22% of the income on EMIs in Ahmedabad, it is a…

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West Bengal: Fresh Covid cases rise to 1,739, positivity 14.7%

KOLKATA: The spike in Covid-19 cases that began from second week of June continues unabated. The positivity rate surged to 14.7% on Friday from 12.9% the previous day while the fresh case count went up to 1,739 from 1,524. Health officials said the next two to three weeks will be…

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In 'low loss-ratio' Kolkata, medical insurance set to get cheaper

KOLKATA: Kolkata residents may soon have to pay a lower health insurance premium than those staying in other metros like Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

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Family of five, pet dog catch thief in Kalighat

KOLKATA: A daring theft attempt at Jadu Bhattacharya Lane, close to Kalighat Fire Station, in the wee hours on Friday was foiled by a family of five. Leading from the front were three women of the household and their pet dog who nabbed the main accused after a 15-minute-long fight.…

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When Sundays in Kolkata meant road trips, wood fires, and a cook who fed both the body and soul

When Sundays meant seasonal produce, wood fires, and a caretaker-cum-gardener-cum-cook who enjoyed feeding both the body and the soul

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East Bengal, Emami Group close to reaching an agreement

KOLKATA: East Bengal club and its investor Emami Group are now on a glide path to formally joining hands together and building a “strong team” for the upcoming season.

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Pollution Control Board lens on 191 units to break supply chain of single-use plastic

Kolkata: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) — which asked the 191 plastic carry bag manufacturers to stop producing single-use plastic (SUP) bags or anything below the thickness of 75-micron — also started monitoring the units to stop the supply chain of SUP. The WBPCB has identified 1,194 plastic…

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Kolkata: Pre-paid taxis vanish from airport, commuters suffer

KOLKATA: Pre-paid taxi count at Kolkata airport has come down significantly over the last few months, with cabbies avoiding the pre-paid channel and plying on predetermined rates. As a result, passengers either have to haggle over fares with app cab drivers, who also refuse to drive at the fare shown…

The Times of India

Muslims in Kolkata slam Udaipur beheading, call it un-Islamic

KOLKATA: Members of the Muslim community in Kolkata condemned the video of the beheading of a tailor in Udaipur, with the senior-most cleric in the state and a senior government official terming it un-Islamic and urging law-keepers to bring them to book. Several community members said any individual who harbours…

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Rain hits Bagdogra flight operations, tourists suffer

KOLKATA: Flight movement between Kolkata and Bagdogra suffered for the second day in a row as heavy rain and poor visibility in north Bengal prevented flights to land and take off from Bagdogra before 1pm, forcing seven cancellations and 22 delayed departures and arrivals.

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Kolkata: 'Seasonal viruses' strike with Covid-like fever, cough, runny nose

KOLKATA: Not all cough, fever and runny nose are symptoms of Covid-19. Doctors across the city have been receiving a steady stream of patients with various viral infections, along with Covid. Upper respiratory tract infections have made a comeback with the rains starting to set in and doctors blame parainfluenza,…

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West Bengal: New Covid cases cross 1,000 mark since February

KOLKATA: The Covid graph in Bengal continues to rise unabated with daily positive cases reaching the four-digit figure on Wednesday after almost five months. The positivity rate, too, spiked above 10% for the first time in more than five months. On Wednesday, the state logged 1,424 new Covid cases and…

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Electrocution death in Kolkata: Expert panel finds gross negligence

KOLKATA: After finding gross negligence in the electrocution death in Haridevpur, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Wednesday asked senior officials of several essential services departments to work in coordination to avert such tragic incidents in future.

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Kolkata: Crowd a concern as Raths set to roll out of pandemic shadow after three years

KOLKATA/SERAMPORE: Organizers of the three major raths or chariots in the state - Iskcon in Kolkata, Iskcon in Mayapur and Mahesh in Serampore - expect a record turnout at this year's festival with no restrictions like the past Covid years. Keeping in mind the stampede-like situation near a temple in…

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Kolkata: Summer special to Digha till September 30

KOLKATA: To accommodate the extra rush of passengers, South-Eastern Railway has decided to continue running summer special trains between Howrah and Digha every Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, till September 30.

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Omicron's BA.5 variant driving case spike in Bengal, shows test on samples

KOLKATA: The Omicron sub-variant BA.5 has been found predominantly in samples sequenced in Bengal. Health officials say this sub-lineage of Omicron is gradually replacing the BA.2 variant that caused the massive third wave surge in the beginning of the year. Experts believe the current spike in cases in the state…

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East Bengal and Emami sort out differences, tie-up on the right track

KOLKATA: Ending a month-long impasse, East Bengal and Emami Group are "jointly" preparing a final agreement and both parties said on Wednesday that their tie-up was on the right track.

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The deal with East Bengal in right direction, says investor

KOLKATA: The air of uncertainty over the tie-up between East Bengal club and its new investor Emami Group is likely to be cleared soon. According to the investor, both parties are "in the right direction" to finalize the deal and get down to business of working together for a long-term…

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Rare green sea turtle rescued in Sunderbans

KOLKATA: A green sea turtle was rescued from the Sunderbans on Sunday. Considered endangered on IUCN Red list, its sighting here is reportedly very rare as they are mainly found in Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

The Times of India

Mental health debate moves to Kolkata cafes as adda sessions offer a safe space

KOLKATA: For people struggling with depression and anxiety, informal public spaces, like cafes, that facilitate adda sessions, are increasingly being viewed as a respite from mental health woes.

The Times of India

31 City Montessori School students clear CLAT 2022 in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: As many as 31 students of City Montessori School have qualified the Common Law Aptitute Test (CLAT 2022). These students will now be eligible to take admission in Under-Graduate Law Courses in 23 National Law Universities across the country including Bengaluru, Kolkata, New Delhi, Lucknow, Jodhpur and Patiala and…

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Man falls from 7th floor of hospital in Kolkata, seriously injured

KOLKATA: A male patient, who had escaped from his bed at a private hospital at Mullickbazar in central part of the city and sat on the edge of a cornice on the seventh floor for over two hours, fell off and critically injured himself on Saturday, a police official said.

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