Tag: Kolkata

Modi bats for federal structure for India's progress

Observing that strained centre-state ties have long hindered India's progress, prime minister Narendra Modi today said only 'Team India' - the central government and states - can take the country on the path of development

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Kolkata students design 'smart trolley' that tracks LPG usage

After smartphones, gear up for the "smart trolley", a unique device designed by two Kolkata students that signals excessive liquid petroleum gas (LPG) usage and also helps track it's consumption

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Suchitra Sen continues to be critical

Kolkata: Ailing actress Suchita Sen continues to remain critical hardly showing any signs of improvement, doctors attending on her said today

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
Saradha scam: CBI summons Trinamool MP Mukul Roy

Kolkata: The CBI Monday summoned Trinamool Congress general secretary and former railway minister Mukul Roy for questioning in connection with the multi-crore-rupee Saradha chit fund scam.

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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Kolkata police bust gang behind rape of Japanese tourist

Kolkata: The city police Friday busted an inter-state racket operating in Kolkata and Bihar whose members had allegedly duped and raped a 22-year-old Japanese tourist in November, arresting five people. “We have arrested three people from Kolkata and two from Gaya in Bihar. This gang used to operate from Kolkata and used to dupe and […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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Passengers suffer as Bhubaneswar-bound AirAsia flight diverted to Kolkata

Bhubaneswar: Over a hundred passengers traveling in an AirAsia flight had a tough time after the scheduled landing of the plane at the city-based Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) today was aborted due to dense fog at the airport. According to sources, AirAsia FD 112 flight, carrying nearly 150 passengers from Bangkok to Bhubaneswar was […]

  • Friday, 18 June 2021
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A Tale of Two Cities

By Sandeep Sahu No two cities can have more in common. They have both been great cities in the past. They have both been great centres of learning, of intellectual pursuit and artistic/cultural excellence, of trade and commerce. Both of them have fallen on bad times. In fact, both of them have been on a […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Abhisek Mohapatra Set To Be Airlifted To Kolkata For ECMO Treatment

Critically ill Abhisek Mohapatra of Basudevpur of Bhadrak is all set to be shifted to Kolkata from Bhubaneswar through an air ambulance for advance ECMO treatment.

  • Wednesday, 09 June 2021
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Abhisek Mohapatra Set To Be Shifted To Kolkata For ECMO Treatment, Kin Seek Public Help

A young critically ill Covid-19 patient, Abhisek Mohapatra, who needs urgent ECMO treatment, is all set to be shifted to Kolkata from Bhubaneswar on road as fund crunch has posed hindrance for his airlifting to West Bengal.

  • Tuesday, 08 June 2021
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NLUO student dies during football match in Kolkata

Cuttack/ Bhubaneswar: In a tragic incident, a student of the National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack died while playing a football match in Kolkata on Saturday. The deceased student has been identified as Ritwik Das. Das, a fifth year integrated law student, reportedly collapsed and died while playing the match for NLUO in an inter-university […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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Telecom major Airtel's Next-Gen store count hits century

New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced the launch of its 100th Next-Gen Airtel store in the country with the opening of a store in Kolkata’s Park Street area. In a statement, Airtel said that it plans to roll out 10 Next-Gen stores across Kolkata and other major cities across West Bengal over […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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Huge cache of explosives seized in Kolkata, two Odisha youths held

Kolkata: The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata police seized huge quantity of explosive substances from a goods vehicle in Chitpur area in the city and arrested two youths of Odisha in connection with the incident in the wee hours of Saturday. The arrested persons have been identified as Indrajit Bhui of Melak village and […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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Seizure of 1000 kg explosives: Kolkata STF arrests dealer from Balasore

Balasore: A Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police today arrested one dealer Sukant Sahu from Basta area of Balasore district in Odisha in connection with the seizure of 1000 kg of explosive materials on March 10. Sources said both Kolkata and Odisha Police are conducting a coordinated investigation to find out the actual reason […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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Turtles Smuggling in Train: Railway police arrests 3 persons, seizes 45 live turtles

Balasore: Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel at the Rupsa railway station on Sunday arrested three persons while they were allegedly trying to smuggle 45 live turtles to Kolkata. The arrested persons, Anadi Sasamal, Uttam Mandal and Ashok Paria of Dantan area of West Bengal had reportedly collected the turtles from Sakhigopal area of Puri and […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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DRI seizes 16.34 kg gold in Kolkata, arrests six

Kolkata: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 16.34 kg of smuggled gold, valued at Rs 5.37 crore, in three separate operations and arrested six people, according to an official, here on Saturday. “In three separate operations by DRI sleuths, 16.34 kg of smuggled gold valued at Rs 5.37 crore was seized and six people […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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