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Kolkata: Now you can enjoy food inside Tram |
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Kolkata (West Bengal) | January 26, 2022 10:50:21 PM IST |
| Tram had been an important mode of transportation in the 19th century in Calcutta (now Kolkata). As people of Kolkata started opting for fast-moving modes of transport, the tram had begun to lose its relevance with fewer passengers boarding it. ... read.. |
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Picnic politics of rebel leaders keeping Bengal BJP on tenterhooks |
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Kolkata | Tuesday, 2022 7:45:09 PM IST |
| On Sunday, when Joy Prakash Majumdar and Ritesh Tiwari were handed over the show cause letter for anti-party activities, the two rebel BJP leaders were in a picnic with Union Minister of state for Shipping Santanu Thakur at Gobardanga in North 24 Parganas ... read.. |
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West Bengal takes market loan for third time this month |
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Kolkata | Tuesday, 2022 3:15:08 AM IST |
| The precarious financial condition of West Bengal again came to the fore when the state took a loan for the third time in this month, making it evident that it is struggling hard to negotiate the expenses caused by the social schemes launched by Chief Min ... read.. |
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Intelligence alert for a possible Maoist attack in Bengal |
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Kolkata | Monday, 2022 6:15:09 PM IST |
| The state intelligence department has sent an alert to all the districts, particularly to the Railways of a possible Maoist attack in several railway stations across the state on the Republic Day. The alert also says that there can be an attack on the rul ... read.. |
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Trinamool, BJP trade blame for scuffle at Netaji statue garlanding |
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Kolkata | Monday, 2022 4:45:08 AM IST |
| The scuffle between West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress and BJP over garlanding the statue of Netaji SubhashChandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary on Sunday at Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas snowballed into a political controversy with both partie ... read.. |
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West Bengal govt disburses Covid relief in record time |
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Kolkata | Sunday, 2022 2:45:09 PM IST |
| Few days before the Supreme Court pulled up several states for discrepancies in Covid death record and low disbursement of compensation, West Bengal recorded more than 80 per cent disbursement of compensation of the 91 per cent claims received by the stat ... read.. |
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Mumbai couple arrested in Kolkata for raping, blackmailing woman |
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Kolkata | Sunday, 2022 5:15:07 AM IST |
| Mumbai Police with the help their Kolkata counterparts arrested a couple --Syed Yousuf Jamal and his wife Naaz Syed -- from a hotel in New Market area of Kolkata for allegedly raping a woman for six years and blacking her with the videos of the incidents. ... read.. |
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World Bank approves loan of $125mn to Bengal govt |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2022 11:15:08 PM IST |
| In a significant recognition to the social welfare schemes launched by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the World Bank has approved a loan of $125 million (nearly Rs 1,000 crore) for inclusive social protection. ... read.. |
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Trinamool to go for organisational polls in next 2 months |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2022 6:15:08 PM IST |
| At a time when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is going for her overzealous plan to reach beyond the boundaries of the state, Trinamool Congress for the first time since its inception in 1998 has decided to go for an organisational election - a ... read.. |
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AKLF 2022 off to a flying start |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2022 4:45:08 AM IST |
| The much-awaited 13th Edition of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival has started off on January 21, and is to go on till January 23. ... read.. |
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Drunk man kills two brothers in West Bengal's Hooghly district |
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Kolkata | Friday, 2022 10:15:08 PM IST |
| A 45-year-old man allegedly in an inebriated condition stabbed to death two brothers who were his neighbours at Singur in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Friday morning. Police arrested the man and are investigating the matter. ... read.. |
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Bandhan Bank Q3 net profit rises 35.7 per cent to Rs 859 crore |
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Kolkata (West Bengal) | January 21, 2022 7:21:46 PM IST |
| Private sector lender Bandhan Bank on Friday said its net profit surged by 35.7 per cent to Rs 859 crore for the third quarter of the current financial year as compared with Rs 632.6 crore profit recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2020-21. ... read.. |
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ECI to supply EVMs to Bengal SEC for municipal polls |
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Kolkata | Friday, 2022 3:15:08 AM IST |
| Considering the shortage of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) for the upcoming Municipal polls in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to supply EVMs to the State Election Commission (SEC). ... read.. |
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13th Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival goes virtual, starts Jan 21 |
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Kolkata | Friday, 2022 1:45:08 AM IST |
| The three-day 13th Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF2022), which will held in a virtual mode on January 21-23, will celebrate the written word with a splendid line-up of authors, journalists, influencers, thinkers, poets, international best-selling ... read.. |
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W.Bengal to use Netaji tableau in state Republic Day parade |
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Kolkata | Tuesday, 2022 11:45:08 PM IST |
| After the Centre rejected its tableau for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, the West Bengal government has decided to showcase the same tableau commemorating the contributions of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and his INA on his 125th birth anniversary in ... read.. |
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Bengali cartoonist, writer and illustrator Narayan Debnath no more |
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Kolkata | Tuesday, 2022 6:15:08 PM IST |
| Famous Bengali cartoonist Narayan Debnath passed away at a South Kolkata nursing home on Tuesday morning. He was admitted to hospital several times last year and was suffering from age related ailments including kidney and heart problems. The state govern ... read.. |
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Online trial of inmates at Kolkata correctional home |
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Kolkata | Tuesday, 2022 1:15:08 AM IST |
| In an effort to keep the trials of the prisoners moving without getting them infected by the Covid virus, the state correctional home administration has decided to start online trial of inmates experimentally at Presidency Correctional Home in Kolkata. Th ... read.. |
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West Bengal sees fall in Covid cases |
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Kolkata | Monday, 2022 6:45:08 PM IST |
| With strict restrictions in place, the number of Covid-19 infections has reduced significantly in West Bengal, as per the state health department. ... read.. |
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Theatre personality Shaoli Mitra passes away |
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Kolkata | Monday, 2022 7:45:07 AM IST |
| Shaoli Mitra, famous theatre personality and daughter of 'legendary' Sambhu Mitra and Tripti Mitra, passed away at her Kolkata residence on Sunday evening. She was 74 and was suffering from age related ailments for long. ... read.. |
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Bengal: Polling in four civic bodies deferred till Feb 12 |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2022 10:15:08 PM IST |
| Accepting the recommendation of the Calcutta High Court to defer the election due to the rising Covid cases in West Bengal, the state election commission (SEC) has cancelled the earlier dates, and announced that the election will be held on February 12, a ... read.. |
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Election for 4 Bengal Municipal Corporations likely to be deferred |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2022 6:45:07 PM IST |
| A Day after the Calcutta High Court asked the West Bengal Election Commission (SEC) to consider postponing of elections in four Municipal Corporations scheduled on January 22, the state government has written to the state poll body that they don't have an ... read.. |
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IPL 2022: Kolkata Knight Riders appoint Bharat Arun as bowling coach |
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Kolkata | Friday, 2022 11:15:08 PM IST |
| Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun has been appointed to take up the same role for two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders, said the franchise on Friday ahead of the 2022 season. Arun, who played two Tests and four ODIs for India, takes over the ... read.. |
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IPL 2022: KKR appoint Bharat Arun as bowling coach |
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Kolkata (West Bengal) | January 14, 2022 4:20:48 PM IST |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday announced that Bharat Arun would be joining the franchise as their bowling coach ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. ... read.. |
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Death toll in Bengal train mishap rises to six (2nd Ld) |
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Kolkata | Friday, 2022 5:15:08 AM IST |
| At least six people are feared dead while around 67 persons have been injured after 12 coaches of Guwahati-Bikaner Express derailed in Domohani area in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Thursday afternoon. ... read.. |
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Four killed in major train accident in north Bengal (Lead) |
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Kolkata | Friday, 2022 2:45:08 AM IST |
| At least four persons died and more than 40 passengers were injured when 12 coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express (15633) derailed in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district. Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was in a meeting with the chief ministers of the st ... read.. |
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Three killed, many injured in Bengal train accident |
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Kolkata | Friday, 2022 1:45:08 AM IST |
| Three people were killed and several injured after four bogies of the Bikaner Express derailed in North Bengal on Thursday evening. The railway authorities have announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the families of those killed and Rs 1 lakh for the se ... read.. |
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Bengal govt reeling under Covid wave |
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Kolkata | Wednesday, 2022 6:15:08 PM IST |
| With more than one-fifth of the government employees testing positive in the last seven days, the state general administration is reeling under extreme pressure to discharge the regular duties even amidst the third Covid wave in the state. ... read.. |
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Dhankhar again summons CS, DGP to Raj Bhawan on Wednesday (Ld) |
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Kolkata | Wednesday, 2022 4:15:07 AM IST |
| Expressing his displeasure over Chief Secretary Hari Krishna Dwivedi and DGP Manoj Malviya 'skipping' a meeting scheduled with him at 5 pm on Monday, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday asked the two top state government officials to be prese ... read.. |
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Kolkata Police launches whatsApp number for complaint registration |
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Kolkata | Sunday, 2022 6:45:07 PM IST |
| With the sudden steep rise in the Covid cases in Kolkata and adjacent areas affecting not only the common people but a section of the police force too, the Kolkata Police have introduced WhatsApp numbers for all the police stations so that the people can ... read.. |
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Dhankhar summons CS, DGP over incident involving Suvendu Adhikari |
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Kolkata | Sunday, 2022 1:45:08 AM IST |
| West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday summoned Chief Secretary Hari Krishna Dwivedi and Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Malaviya to brief him on an incident involving BJP Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, in which he was allegedly ... read.. |
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Bengal may impose total lockdown amid Covid surge |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2022 8:15:10 PM IST |
| With more than 73,000 new Covid-19 registered in the last seven days, speculations are rife that West Bengal, which has already announced formation of micro-containment zones, might impose a full lockdown curb the unprecedented spike. ... read.. |
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Virtual inauguration of Kolkata cancer institute turns controversial |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2022 1:45:08 AM IST |
| The virtual inauguration ceremony of the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) campus in Kolkata's Rajarhat area through video conferencing where both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee were present turned controversi ... read.. |
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Calcutta HC allows Gangasagar Mela with Covid restrictions |
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Kolkata | Friday, 2022 11:15:08 PM IST |
| After much deliberation, the Calcutta High Court on Friday allowed the state government to organise the Gangasagar Mela amid the fresh surge in Covid-19 cases. However, the court has imposed certain restrictions and asked the state government to act upon ... read.. |
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Calcutta High Court gives nod to hold Gangasagar Mela |
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Kolkata (West Bengal) | January 7, 2022 5:50:57 PM IST |
| The Calcutta High Court has given go-ahead to Gangasagar Mela on Friday with certain conditions after the State Government decided to go ahead with the Ganga Sagar Mela after taking necessary measures to contain COVID-19. ... read.. |
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Bengal CM rebukes her brother for not abiding by Covid rules |
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Kolkata | Friday, 2022 1:45:08 AM IST |
| Rebuking her brother for moving around outside with Covid patients at home, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the government might impose stricter rules if the number of Covid cases in the state don't come down. ... read.. |
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