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West Bengal: Operators meet minister for waiver as steep fines drive buses off road

KOLKATA: Transport operators on Monday met transport minister Firhad Hakim to seek a reconsideration of at least three of the enhanced traffic violation fines, which are threatening their survival.

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A fresh start in Kolkata: Kids get a taste of real school as Paray Sikshalay kicks off

KOLKATA: Several children across Kolkata went to their first offline classes on Monday, courtesy Paray Sikshalay programme.

The Times of India

Kolkata Municipal Corporation responds to citizens’ plea, reverts to pre-Covid park timings

KOLKATA: Most of the parks across the city reverted to pre-Covid hours on Monday. Citizens, particularly children and the elderly, welcomed the development and utilized the relaxed timings to take a stroll, exercise and generally relax in the lap of nature after being cooped up at home for prolonged periods.

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Kolkata: FASTag toll plan for Vidyasagar Setu

KOLKATA: Vidyasagar Setu could have a FASTag facility installed at its toll plaza by April, allowing vehicles to zoom through the gates without stopping to pay. HRBC, which maintains the bridge and the toll plaza, is holding talks with banks operating FASTag facility for the installation.

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‘Amphan casualty’ 21 months later: Tree damages property in Kolkata

KOLKATA: A full-grown tree that had been partially uprooted on the day Amphan hit Kolkata (May 25, 2020) and was dangerously leaning over a four-storeyed building and a couple of shops in Hindustan Park was axed and removed on Sunday. But the process left three shops and a residential building…

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West Bengal: ICSE students crack offline exams after online classes

KOLKATA: ICSE Semester I scores have slid down slightly, but the overall result has not changed significantly from that in other years, as apprehended.

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Kolkata: Classes break barriers, Muslim kids go to school in temple of learning

KOLKATA: Education smashed all barriers of religion in central Kolkata on Monday morning as 26 students — from pre-primary to Class IV, many from the Muslim community — walked into a Kali temple to attend classes while doting parents kept an eye on them.

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Fan club traces maestro’s unreleased song in Bengali

KOLKATA: In the middle of last year, a Bengali song of Lata Mangeshkar composed by RD Burman was traced by a fan club. The song, ‘Ki kore banchbo bolo’, was never used in any film.

The Times of India

Kolkata: College, university hostels set to reopen this week

KOLKATA: Several colleges and universities will reopen their hostels this week so that outstation students can move in and attend in-person classes on the campus.

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Private schools in Kolkata join Paray Shikshalay programme for open-air classes

KOLKATA: Along with government schools, several private schools in Kolkata will also join the Paray Shikhalay programme, giving students below Class VIII a chance to interact with their teachers in an open-air setting after a two-year pandemic-induced gap.

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Poor air quality behind more than half of lung cancer cases in Kolkata, say experts

KOLKATA: Pollution could be responsible for more than half of Kolkata’s lung cancer cases, warned experts at a symposium on the occasion of World Cancer Day on Friday. While cancer patients with squamous cell carcinoma — which is usually linked with smoking — were more common till recently.

The Times of India

‘Want to build 2nd airport for Kolkata, but no response from state govt’

KOLKATA: Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said that the Centre was looking at a 2 lakh square metre airport for Kolkata.

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Kolkata airport: Ready for pre-Covid flyer count, domestic terminal shops open during wave 3

KOLKATA: A number of retail and food outlets inside Kolkata airport, which were shut for several months owing to low footfall after the second wave of the Covid pandemic, haven’t gone the same route after the third wave, as they are hopeful of a pre-pandemic footfall, thanks to the slow…

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ICC Under-19 World Cup: When Ravi Kumar's 'Fauji' dad couldn't tell his son about his grenade injury in Kashmir

KOLKATA: Ravi Kumar's emergence as the new hero of the under-19 World Cup is not only the result of his own hard work but also due to the sacrifices of his CRPF father, who spent most of his life serving the country.

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Reaching 3 minutes late, Kolkata girl not allowed to board flight at Delhi's IGI

KOLKATA: A 21-year-old college student, who had booked a flight to travel from Delhi to Kolkata to meet her ailing grandfather, was left stranded and in tears at Delhi airport on Friday after a ground crew allegedly tore her boarding pass.

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South Kolkata, fringes set to get more fee parking lots

KOLKATA: Wards in south Kolkata and along the fringes are set to get a few more notified parking lots. The KMC last week granted approval for the first parking area, where 20 vehicles can be kept, near Taratala state garage-Parnasree lake. The Kolkata Traffic Police said it would now send…

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Kolkata: Post vax, teenagers live it up on Saraswati Puja

KOLKATA: After a year’s gap due to Covid restrictions, educational institutes opened their gates for Saraswati Puja darshan on Saturday. Now that the 15-17 age group has started getting vaccinated, youngsters were more confident, and, clad in festive attire, made the most of this festival.

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Kolkata: Unlocking will see minor spurt in Covid cases but also rapid fall, say experts

KOLKATA: As unlocking unfolds with Covid numbers sliding, experts say, each phase of reopening will lead to a minor spurt in transmission that will help extend the ‘tail of the third wave’.

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Calcutta HC clears Maidan metro tunnel after Army nod

KOLKATA: The much-awaited green light has come for the Joka-Esplanade Metro corridor with the Army on Friday informing a Calcutta High Court division bench that it has no objection to tracks being laid below Maidan and underground tunnelling through its land.

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February rain drenches Kolkata, temperature dip likely

KOLKATA: The city woke up to an unseasonal thunderstorm and an incessant drizzle, which occasionally got heavier and drenched the city for more than two hours on Friday morning. The gust of wind played havoc with flights at the city airport, leading to delays and diversions.

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Vaccine recipient numbers dip across private hospitals in Kolkata

KOLKATA: The number of vaccine recipients has come down to a trickle at most private hospitals in Kolkata, which are often not getting even 10 a day so as to open a vial. Since each Covishield and Covaxin vial contains 10 doses that have to be used within a day…

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West Bengal: With Saraswati Puja, kids take another step back to old routine

KOLKATA: Two years of pandemic, their entry to school being prohibited, and online classes from home: these are reasons enough for students to lose enthusiasm. But now that schools have started calling students back to campuses, the youngsters again have something to look forward to. And, there can’t be a…

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India vs West Indies: Meet five lesser-known players in the Windies ODI squad who could make a big impact

NEW DELHI: Riding high on confidence after a T20I series triumph against England in their backyard, the West Indies team now takes on an Indian challenge in the white-ball series starting February 6. The series will begin with three one-day Internationals followed by 3 T20 Internationals at two venues --…

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Saraswati Puja: Idol makers expect good sales this year after suffering losses due to COVID earlier

Ahead of Saraswati Puja, idol makers in northern Kolkata's Kumortuli are hoping for good business this year after suffering financial losses due to several waves of COVID-19.

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Durga Puja to go global on Saraswati Puja

KOLKATA: UK’s Bengali diaspora will launch a campaign to create a global tourism interest in Bengal’s Durga Puja at their Saraswati Puja in London. Durga Puja has already bagged Unesco’s heritage tag.

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