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Heat on, AC off: Cabby, passenger come to blows in Kolkata

KOLKATA: A cab driver’s refusal to switch on the AC ended in fisticuffs with an infuriated passenger allegedly raining blows on him. Police said the passenger claimed the driver had retaliated. The issue of AC refusal in cabs has been brewing for several days now, with passengers getting increasingly agitated…

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IPL 2022: McCullum happy with KKR’s new faces

KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders are known to invest in young talent and they have done so this time too. Their head coach Brendon McCullum foresees a bright future for most of these lesser-known players, provided they are able to grab their chances.

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Adani highest bidder for West Bengal's Tajpur deep-sea port

KOLKATA: India's largest private port operator Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ) Ltd has emerged as the highest bidder for the West Bengal government's greenfield deep-sea port project at Tajpur in a neck-to-neck fight with JSW Group, a source said on Friday.

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Kolkata Metro to add 61km tracks by 2026, East-West full run by January: General manager

KOLKATA: In the next four years, Kolkata will boast of a 100km of Metro network, Metro Railway general manager Arun Arora said on Thursday. These include Phase 1 of the Joka-Esplanade and New Garia-Airport corridors, with expected runs in September and October, respectively. Also, East-West Metro's Sealdah extension will start…

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Illegal East Kolkata Wetlands building razed but road construction on

KOLKATA: Although the two-storey building on East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) was being demolished on Wednesday, construction of a metalled road from Bantala lock gate to the site continued unabated. On Thursday, too, construction continued in full swing.

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Tolly’s Abhishek Chatterjee falls ill on set, passes away

KOLKATA: Fifty-seven-year-old actor Abhishek Chatterjee died at his home early on Thursday following a massive heart attack, hours after he took ill during the shooting of a reality show on Wednesday.

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West Bengal: Calcutta high court reserves order on Birbhum killings

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Thursday reserved order in a suo motu petition, along with a bunch of PILs seeking a probe by CBI or NIA, in the death of eight people in West Bengal's Birbhum district.

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Chennai Super Kings meets Kolkata Knight Riders as expanded IPL returns home

MUMBAI: Champions Chennai Super Kings will kick off the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League against former winners Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday as the Twenty20 tournament returns home with an expanded version following the addition of two new teams.

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IPL 2022: Support staff must manage players' workload to minimize injuries, says David Hussey

KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders seemed to have ticked all the right boxes ahead of the 15th Indian Premier League season, but will that be enough for them to grab the cup under Shreyas Iyer? Team mentor David Hussey feels they do have the combination right, and now it is over…

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Birbhum killings: Calcutta HC asks Delhi CFSL to collect samples from site of incident, orders govt to file report

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Wednesday directed CFSL Delhi to immediately collect necessary materials for forensic examination at Bogtui village in Bengal's Birbhum district, where at least eight people were charred to death in the suspected fallout of a TMC panchayat official's murder. The court asked the state government…

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Indian football team camp for Asian Cup qualifiers to begin on April 24, to play three international friendlies

MANAMA: The Indian football team will have a six-week national camp from April 24 before the final round of Asian Cup qualifiers, to be held in Kolkata from June 8.

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After two years with COVID-19, Kolkata reflects on losses and lessons

Pandemic has made residents of city look at life anew

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Kolkata: Presi students break locks, occupy Salt Lake girls’ hostel

KOLKATA: Less than a week after students broke open the locks of Eden Hindu Hostel and took over the premises, girl students entered the girls’ hostel in Salt Lake and occupied the rooms.

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Medical admission racket: 1 held in Guwahati

KOLKATA: Cops from Golf Green police station arrested Bhaskar Mukherjee, a former BJP Kisan Morcha leader, from Guwahati for allegedly running a fake medical college admission racket in Kolkata and duping a medical aspirant and her father of Rs 52.5 lakh.

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Want to help crash victims? Learn a few tips from this Chennai man

KOLKATA: A 33-year-old, who became a paraplegic due to well-meaning but wrong handling by passers-by and untrained paramedics after he met with a bike accident, is driving across the country in a special car to spread awareness on the importance of accident victims’ proper handling by first responders.

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Demand soars with summer, beer supply woes hit Kolkata

KOLKATA: Several leading brands of beer have been in short supply across Kolkata’s bars, restaurants and off-shops as its demand peaks with the onset of summer. Supply of some popular brands like Tuborg, Carlsberg and Kingfisher has come down to a trickle due to ‘logistical bottlenecks’ triggered by a shift…

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Airlines bullish on Kolkata, international flights get ready for take-off

KOLKATA: Air India is reintroducing its flights to Kathmandu, launching flights to Hong Kong and increasing frequency to Dhaka. AirAsia India is set to connect Bagdogra with Bangkok. In addition, it has plans to introduce flights to Kathmandu, Dhaka and Abu Dhabi from other airports in the region.

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Officials hope for better footfall at KMC clinics

KOLKATA: Close to 1 lakh children, aged between 12 and 14 years, took their first dose of Covid vaccine—Corbevax—at 700 vaccination centres across Bengal on Monday, the first day the inoculation drive for the age group was launched. Health officials hoped the programme would gain momentum in the next couple…

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ED and CBI BJP’s poll allies: Abhishek Banerjee after 8.5 hour grilling

KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate grilled Abhishek Banerjee for eight-and-a-half hours at its New Delhi office on Monday in connection with its ongoing probe into the alleged cattle-smuggling and coal scams, prompting the Trinamool national general secretary to call the ED and the CBI “the BJP’s biggest allies” in the…

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Covid-like symptoms? It could even be ‘Florona’, warn Kolkata doctors

KOLKATA: Covid attacks have left thousands with a weakened immune system, making them vulnerable to ‘Florona’ or a double infection of infleunza and Covid that may have severe symptoms like breathing distress, high fever and chest pain, experts have warned.

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Burst of colour and joy as Kolkata celebrates a Covid-free Holi

KOLKATA: After a gap of two years owing to the pandemic, Holi parties and get-togethers made a comeback with a bang this year. The excitement among children who had been deprived of the Holi fun for the last two years was palpable. Even their guardians joined the revelry like they…

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New Covid variant may be weak, say experts in Kolkata

KOLKATA: The Covid surge sweeping across Europe and east Asia could reach India by end-May but with a lower mortality rate than Omicron despite high virulence, felt experts in Kolkata.

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1 in 28 vehicles in Kolkata polluting, finds remote ‘profile-map’ study

KOLKATA: One in 28 vehicles plying on the city’s roads is polluting, a first-of-its kind study by the transport department — a “profile-mapping” of 5 lakh vehicles in Kolkata and Howrah in 2019 — has revealed.

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I-League: Aizawl looking to hit winning momentum

Aizawl FC will look to make it two wins in two matches as they take on Indian Arrows in their I-League encounter at the Naihati Stadium near Kolkata on Sunday afternoon.

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The death of Anish Khan and its political ripples

The death of a young student activist, who was critical of the Mamata Banerjee government, has sparked off massive protests in a State that is accustomed to political violence. Shiv Sahay Singh reports on the incident and its aftermath, which has rattled the Trinamool Congress government

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