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Trams have been running in Kolkata for over 140 years. They are unique to the city and added to its culture and economic growth. But now, these trams face a great deal of uncertainty. Will trams, once an iconic landmark of Kolkata, die?

The Hindu

Schools reopen in Kolkata, yellow-card entry for kids with no dues

KOLKATA: Ashok Hall School, Mahadevi Birla Shishu Vihar and G D Birla Centre for Education reopened their gates on Monday to those students whose parents have cleared their pending fees, following a two-day shutdown. While these students were given special identity cards, the rest stayed away from the schools, ensuring…

The Times of India

Train hits bull, stuck for 30 mins

KOLKATA: Passengers on board the Down Bongaon-Majherhat local were stranded for over 30 minutes on Monday after the train hit a bull crossing the railway track between Habra and Sanhati railway stations.

The Times of India

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Call of the mountains: Climbers all set for Himalayan challenges

KOLKATA: The Himalayan climbing season is back and mountaineers from Bengal have already reached Nepal. The Nepal government has started handing over permits for the spring season and the climbers are looking forward to a good start this year.

The Times of India

Kolkata stands witness to ‘manusher michhil’ as exhibition portrays pangs of the pandemic

KOLKATA: Bhabatosh Sutar (49), celebrated for his Durga idols in the city and beyond, hosted his first solo exhibition ‘Celebration’ — primarily installations and busts — as a memorial to the pandemic. The exhibition that got over on Sunday was held at Chander Haat conceived by veteran painter Tarun De…

The Times of India

Bengal protests child rule changes

KOLKATA: The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) and four of its counter-parts from other states and unuion territories — Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan and Chandigarh — have written to the Centre demanding restoration of cognisability of seven serious offences that were made non-cognisable by the Juvenile Justice…

The Times of India

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee throws open new-look Milan Mela, outlines state’s BGBS goals

KOLKATA: Delegates from 14 countries will attend this year’s Bengal Global Business Summit BGBS) that will be held on April 20, 21, announced chief minister Mamata Banerjee while inaugurating the refurbished Milan Mela ground, christened ‘Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan’ on Monday.

The Times of India

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Doc conclaves back in physical mode

KOLKATA: After a pandemic-induced two-year lull, medical conferences and doctors' conclaves are back in the physical mode in Kolkata. The city has already hosted a few and around a dozen more are lined up over the next one month.

The Times of India

Met spies rain & thunderstorm in Kolkata by weekend

KOLKATA: The long, scorching spell in Kolkata may end this weekend with a thunderstorm, said the Met office on Monday. Even as maximum temperature touched 34.8°C on a warm and humid Monday, weathermen predicted a system will form over the Bengal-Jharkhand region between Thursday and Sunday. Once it forms, a…

The Times of India

As Kolkata goes dry, drunk-driving cases dip

KOLKATA: The ban on sale of liquor in large parts of the city from Saturday — due to the Ballygunge bypolls scheduled on Tuesday — has led to a drop in drunk-driving cases across Kolkata. Cops said that while Friday witnessed 74 cases of drunk driving, the figure rose to…

The Times of India

West Bengal: Ex-cricketer beats cancer to start a new innings

KOLKATA: For 33-year-old Jayashree Sarkar, winning over oral cancer was no different from turning the tables on her opponents in a game of cricket through sheer grit and determination — qualities that often helped her fight back as a member of the Bengal Under-19 team.

The Times of India

No word from Rly Board yet, doubts over Poila Baisakh opening of E-W Metro Sealdah station

KOLKATA: East-West Metro’s Sealdah run might not be flagged off on Poila Baishakh, officials said on Monday. No communique to this effect so far was a pointer towards an opening date that’s not as immediate as April 15, they said.

The Times of India

Kolkata: Pay-cut protest at Salt Lake school, parents hit the streets

KOLKATA: Teachers and guardians of a play school in Salt Lake’s BD Block demonstrated outside the school gates on Monday demanding immediate resumption of physical classes after it had closed last week just a day after reopening.

The Times of India

Bagdogra closure prompts rush for north Bengal trains, buses

KOLKATA/SILIGURI: With the Bagdogra airport being shut for runway repairs from Monday, demand for trains and buses to north Bengal soared ahead of the Good Friday-Poila Baisakh long weekend.

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Cops acted in Hanskhali murder-rape case without political bias, says Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: Cops did not see any “(political) colour” while acting in the Hanskhali murder-rape and arresting the accused, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee asserted on Monday, questioning why the Trinamool Congress as a party was being blamed for a crime committed by one party worker’s son.

The Times of India

Kolkata: Howzzat! Amid books, addas and poetry, Boipara gets a new ‘infusion’

KOLKATA: An iconic stretch in the heart of the city, famous for all things heritage, has got a dose of new-age swank.

The Times of India

SSC probe report: West Bengal panel, its appointments illegal

KOLKATA: A committee appointed by the Calcutta High Court to probe irregularities in school recruitment has found the five-member panel set up by the education department to oversee the appointments “not valid under the law” and has blamed the panel members for the illegal appointments in Group D posts.

The Times of India

Calcutta HC sets aside speaker’s ruling on Mukul plea

KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court on Monday set aside Bengal assembly speaker Biman Banerjee’s ruling that Krishnanagar Uttar representative and Public Accounts Committee chairman Mukul Roy was a BJP MLA. The court set a four-week time frame for the speaker to decide on Mukul’s disqualification as member/chairman of PAC.

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The Hindu

Illegal online gambling | Enforcement Directorate arrests two residents of Kolkata

Illegal gaming activities and siphoning of huge sums of money via clandestine networks alleged

The Times of India

Kolkata: Devotees celebrate Ram Navami with Jeen Mataji's puja at Behala Chandi temple

KOLKATA: Ram Navami was celebrated across the country on Sunday and in some places, rallies were also held. In Kolkata's Behala Chandi temple, the festival was celebrated with huge fervour along with the puja of Jeen Mataji.

The Hindu

Delhi Capitals bounces back with a dominant performance

Kuldeep, Khaleel derail Knight Riders’ chase after half-centuries from Shaw, Warner power the side to season’s highest total; Shreyas lone warrior for Kolkata

The Times of India

IPL 2022: We were a bit clueless, says KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer

KOLKATA: Chasing down a target like 215 was always going to be tough and Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Shreyas Iyer accepted that Delhi Capitals set the tone with their brilliant opening stand of 93 runs.

The Times of India

IPL 2022: Ajinkya Rahane gets three-time lucky against Delhi Capitals

KOLKATA: It was a hat-trick of error on the part of on-field umpire Jayaraman Madanagopal during the Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals' IPL match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

The Times of India

I-League: Rajasthan United hold Real Kashmir with late fightback

KOLKATA: Rajasthan United FC secured a thrilling 2-2 draw against Real Kashmir FC, while Churchill Brothers bounced back from behind to hand Kenkre FC their eighth loss of the season in the I-League on Sunday.

The Hindu

Bengaluru joins global network of silk cities

Hope for Murshidabad to join the elite club, says French textile artist

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