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The tree was planted by freedom fighter Parul Mukherjee about 70 years ago. Photo: Debalina Majumder A signature campaign is going on to save a massive tamarind tree in a south Kolkata neighbourhood, something that residents and activists fear might be brought down if the administration does not specifically mark it as protected. The tree…
Kolkata: The parents of the woman doctor raped and killed at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital last year, are not keen on the death penalty for the man held guilty, their lawyer has told the Calcutta High Court. They, however, refused to confirm it to reporters. The woman’s parents, however, demanded the resignation of Chief Minister…
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This is a tribute by a fanboy who would memorise and recite many poems of Pritish Nandy (Da) since the 1970s. Dada, travel well on your ‘Lonesong Street’. “When you’ve crossed the bustling mainstreets of everever landYou reach a lonesome sandstrip called the nevernever strandThen you take the turning leftAnd you take the turning rightAnd…
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The popularity of yellow taxis has been down for quite a few years now Over 64 per cent of the iconic yellow taxis in Kolkata will be off the roads by March 2025 due to the 15-year service limit imposed by the state transport department. As per records of the state transport department currently there…
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Police said the accused confessed to killing the woman. Kolkata: The woman, whose severed head was found at a garbage dump in south Kolkata’s Tollygunge area, was allegedly killed by her brother-in-law as she had snubbed his advances, police said on Saturday. Cracking the case within 24 hours, Kolkata Police arrested the brother-in-law, identified as…
Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, currently in India for his So Happy It Hurts Tour 2024, performed in front of a sold-out crowd at Kolkata’s Aquatica water park complex on Sunday (Dec 7). From Everything I Do (I Do It For You) to Please Forgive Me to the ever-popular Summer of ’69’, the singer pulled all…
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Efforts were being made to arrest the accused, police said. (Representational) Kolkata: The seven-month-old daughter of a homeless couple was allegedly raped in Kolkata, police said on Wednesday. The incident came to light after a person called the Burtolla police station on November 30 to report that a girl was sitting alone on the footpath…
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Agartala-based ILS Hospital closed itshelp desk at Akhaura check post. Agartala: A day after a Kolkata hospital decided not to treat patients from Bangladesh over alleged atrocities against minority Hindus, a multi-specialty healthcare facility in Agartala followed suit on Saturday. Agartala-based ILS Hospital, which has been a popular destination for patients from the neighbouring country…
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The Governor’s statue was sculpted by a sculptor, Partha Saha. Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Ananda Bose, facing a backlash over reports that he unveiled his own statue in Kolkata last week, has put out a denial. In a clarification on X, the Governor said that the statue was only “presented to him” at the event….
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The fire reportedly broke out in a ward of ESI Hospital, Kolkata. New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a government hospital in central Kolkata this morning. At least 10 fire engines were rushed to the Sealdah area to put off the fire at the ESI hospital, officials said. A patient died in the…
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