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KOLKATA: Surya Sekhar Ganguly warmed up for the upcoming Chess Olympiad in style by claiming the Chess960 Rapid Open at 55th Biel Chess Festival in Switzerland on Monday. The Grandmaster enjoyed beginner's luck as he clinched the title playing this format for the first time.

The Times of India

Droupadi Murmu meets BJP lawmakers in West Bengal

BJP leaders claim many of Trinamool lawmakers might vote in favour of the NDA nominee

The Hindu

ATK Mohun Bagan coach Juan Ferrando eyeing clean sweep in upcoming season

KOLKATA: ATK Mohun Bagan, who narrowly missed the Indian Super League title last season, aspires to make a clean sweep of trophies -- AFC Cup, Durand Cup, Super Cup and ISL -- in the upcoming season, coach Juan Ferrando has said.

The Times of India

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IndiGo begins direct flight between Kolkata and Deoghar

KOLKATA: IndiGo began operation of direct flight between Kolkata and Deoghar on Tuesday.

The Times of India

7 injured as bus rams into vehicles in Kolkata

KOLKATA: Seven people, including four schoolchildren, were injured when a speeding bus hit three other vehicles and a pool car in the southern part of Kolkta on Tuesday morning, police said.

The Times of India

Stay away from those who practise short-cut politics: Modi

The PM was in Deoghar to inaugurate and launch development projects worth ₹16,835 crore, including the airport and the AIIMS

The Hindu

Amid controversy, Kolkata Metro says Mamata invited for station inauguration

Commercial services at the swanky Sealdah metro station, connecting the IT hub of Sector 5, will begin on July 15

The Hindu

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Kolkata: Oncologist, 5 others ride 3,800 km to spread awareness on cancer

KOLKATA: A group of six bikers from Kolkata, including an onco-surgeon, travelled all the way to Leh and Ladakh to spread the message of cancer prevention and awareness. They distributed leaflets among the people they met while riding through the mountains. The aim of the group — belonging to varied…

The Times of India

After plastic, West Bengal pollution control board lens now on thermocol

Kolkata: With a steady reduction in the use of SUP carry-bags across city retail markets, the state pollution control board (PCB) has now trained its lens on other banned items, like polystyrene, popularly known as thermocol — another non-biodegradable item — which takes around 500 years- 1 million years to…

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West Bengal: App cab driver killed in accident

KOLKATA: A 22-year-old app cab driver died when he lost control over his vehicle and rammed into a stationary bus of route 211 parked on Rajarhat Main Road at Langolpota, around 10 kms from Vedic Village on Sunday afternoon. He was returning to his Atghara home after observing Eid at…

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‘I used to teach here and get Rs 60 per month’, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had, in the past, recollected her association with Manmatha Nath Nandan Girls’ and Boys’ Primary School. “As a college student, I used to come here to teach in a school where I got Rs 60 per month as salary, which I gave to my mother…

The Times of India

SSKM Hospital Kolkata treats rare disease that Salman Khan once had

KOLKATA: SSKM Hospital has introduced treatment for trigeminal neuralgia — a facial nerve disorder which causes acute pain with burning sensation in the face and had once afflicted Bollywood star Salman Khan — through radio-frequency ablation procedure.

The Times of India

West Bengal: Slight dip in fresh Covid cases, positivity at 17%

KOLKATA: The state reported a dip in fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday. Even as the downslide was by a narrow margin - only six cases - this was the first time the Covid graph saw a drop in a week. The overall positivity rate for the state, however, went up…

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Work on new building starts after West Bengal govt acquires school where CM Mamata Banerjee once taught

KOLKATA: The Bengal government has commenced work on rebuilding a primary school for underprivileged children in Bhowanipore, where a young Mamata Banerjee had taught for a while after her father passed away. The state government, which acquired the plot, has also decided to turn the school into an English-medium Higher…

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West Bengal: Missing student found dead in Amarnath

KOLKATA: Barsha Muhuri, the university student from Baruipur who had gone missing in flash flood in Amarnath, was on Sunday found dead under a heap of rubble. The 22-year-old lost her life while trying to save her mother Nibedita and uncle Subrata Chowdhury. Arrangements are being made to bring back…

The Times of India

Kolkata: Jadavpur University panel to survey, conserve trees on campus

KOLKATA: Jadavpur University has formed a committee to survey the health of trees on campus, conserve them and save them from being uprooted. The move was taken after a few trees unexpectedly fell after a squall in May. A joint survey conducted by a JU team and KMC officials to…

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Kolkata: Private bus hits two Bangladeshi tourists

KOLKATA: Two Bangladeshi tourists — Shazmila Jishman (22) and her mother Shirin Chowdhury (55) — were injured after being hit by a private bus near Birla Planetarium on Cathedral Road on Sunday. The accident happened when the bus, plying on the route 212 had started moving towards Esplanade after dropping…

The Times of India

West Bengal: Civic body plans health audit for big trees in Bidhannagar area

KOLKATA: Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to take up a tree health audit to find out the condition of tall and large trees, after a tree got uprooted in Salt lake last Wednesday, leaving a motorist injured.

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Kolkata: fourth speedboat trial in 10 days by Lake rowing clubs

KOLKATA: With the national games slated to begin in two months, Kolkata rowing clubs are racing against time to arrange speedboats — the only requirement listed on the 11-point police SOP — before rowing activities at Rabindra Sarobar can resume after a gap of 50 days. On Sunday, Calcutta Rowing…

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Kolkata: Ramakrishna Mission, devotees celebrate Swami Atmasthananda’s 100th birth anniversary

KOLKATA: PM Narendra Modi and CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday celebrated the centenary of a monk who joined Ramakrishna Math and Mission when he was 22, and remained a part of it for 76 years to become RKM’s 15th president. Modi recalled the time he spent with Swami Atmasthananda, and…

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West Bengal: Eid al-Adha prayers seek peace, harmony for all

KOLKATA: Peace remained a constant theme in the Eid al-Adha prayers on Sunday. Thousands offered prayers in various parts of the state with one of the biggest congregations being held on Red Road in the morning.

The Times of India

Kolkata: Interfaith meet promotes unity

KOLKATA: On Sunday, representatives of various religious communities met to observe Eid al-Adha as a mark of inter-religious harmony and brotherhood.

The Times of India

East-West Metro gets ready to chug into central Kolkata

KOLKATA: With the Sealdah extension, East-West Metro timings are likely to have a complete overhaul from Thursday. Instead of the existing 8am-to-8pm operation hours, a revised schedule is being worked out, so that the first train from Sealdah can leave at 6.55am and that from Sector V at 7am. The…

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Kolkata: No new Sealdah auto route as of now, cops plan change in pedestrian entry-exit points

KOLKATA: There will be no immediate change in existing auto routes even after the East-West Metro starts operations from Sealdah on Thursday, police and local auto operators said.

The Times of India

ATK Mohun Bagan renew contracts of Abhishek Suryavanshi, Ravi Rana

KOLKATA: Indian Super League heavyweights ATK Mohun Bagan on Sunday extended contracts of the Under-21 duo of Abhishek Suryavanshi and Ravi Rana for three more years.

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