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IN PICTURES: Kolkata gears up for Durga Pujo

For the devotees of Maa Durga across the globe, the wait is almost over. But in Her 'home state' West Bengal, preparations for the most awaited 10 days of the year are progressing on a war footing.......

Kolkata: Angry parents ransack school after girl's death

Guardians of students on Thursday ransacked the office premises of Christ Church Girls High School in Dum Dum after the death of a Class V girl in Kolkata. The guardians entered the school premises......

35 children die in Kolkata's BC Roy Hospital in 5 days

Altogether 35 children have died at Kolkata's state-run B C Roy Children's Hospital in the last five days. The largest referral children's hospital in the eastern region of the country had been in......

Indian Mujahideen modules: Darbhanga out, Kolkata in

Darbhanga was for long the operations command centre for Indian Mujahideen. But now, details have emerged about how Kolkata has been a preferred destination for the terror outfit. Yasin......

'Box bomb' blast in Kolkata creates panic; no casualty

A 'box bomb' on Friday exploded in the busy Chandni Chowk area in Central Kolkata creating panic in the locality during peak office hours. Police, however, said there was no casualty. They said......

Anti-retail-FDI Mamata cool with foreign brands

Mamata Banerjee, who had pulled out of UPA-II over FDI in retail, among other issues, would dedicate mall to people of Kolkata. Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata......

Businessworld on the block

Kolkata-based media group Anandabazar Patrika has put its Businessworld business magazine on the block. The management hopes to clinch a deal by year-end, failing which even a shut down of the......

Govt to offer 100% stake in 6 airports to private operators

The government is open to giving 100 per cent stake to private parties in six select airports, including Kolkata and Chennai, official sources said. The Civil Aviation Ministry will issue a Request......

Silent protest march by IIT faculty-alumni in Kolkata

As part of their nationwide programme, nearly 75 faculty members and a large number of alumni of IIT Kharagpur on Saturday took part in a silent protest march in the city demanding immediate......

Legal hurdles loom over Poddar's MCF, Kalindee buy

Kolkata-based Adventz group chairman Saroj Poddar’s plans to acquire a sizable chunk of shares in both Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilisers and Kalindee Rail Nirmaan Engineers can hit legal......

Ranbir Kapoor takes Besharam to Kolkata

Ranbir Kapoor has been going all out to promote his new film Besharam. The star was recently spotted at the Hyatt hotel in Kolkata, promoting the film. Besharam has been directed by......

'I am THRILLED that I won DID Super Moms'

Mithu Choudhary from Kolkata, 34 years old, could never have imagined that her training in Bharatnatyam in her youth would have stood her in such good stead many years later. On Sunday,......

Raima Sen, Prosenjit pay homage to Rituparno Ghosh

The Directorate of Film Festival along with Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Kolkata has organised a four-day festival to pay homage to filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh......

Spotted: Dance India Dance judge Terrence Lewis in Kolkata

Reader Aniket Dharmadhikari bumped into Dance India Dance judge Terrence Lewis at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata.If you encounter/meet/see film or television......

Money siphoned off from Manna Dey's Kolkata bank account

Altogether Rs 30 lakh has been siphoned off from a joint bank account here of singer Manna Dey, his daughter, Sumita, has alleged in a complaint to the police. Last week, the Girish......

Kolkata's Eden Gardens may get the nod for Tendulkar's 200th Test

The Indian team's year-end tour of South Africa remains in limbo as BCCI members didn't have any discussion on the series during its annual general meeting in Chennai on Sunday while Eden Gardens......

East Bengal hold Padand, enter AFC Cup semis

Kolkata’s East Bengal scripted history of sorts when they secured a maiden berth in the AFC Cup semi-finals after holding Indonesia’s Semen Padang 1-1, at the Agus Salim stadium in......

Md Sporting create history, win Durand after 73 years

Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting created history by winning the prestigious Durand Cup Football tournament after a gap of 73 years, defeating ONGC 2-1 in the final. A half-fit Australian striker......

Md Sporting make Durand Cup semis

A new-look Mohammedan Sporting have begun their season in style as they beat another Kolkata outfit Kalighat Milaan Sangha 3-1 to reach the semi-final of the 126th Durand Cup Football tournament in......

Ideal for Sachin to play farewell Test against Pakistan in Kolkata: Akram

Pakistan bowling great Wasim Akram said he hoped Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar would play his final Test farewell against Pakistan in Kolkata, AFP reported on Thursday. Tendulkar, 40, is......

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Q. how many of u r known about a place called shyambazar in kolkata?????
Bandopadhyay: A. more

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Q. which City you do not like ?
Deshpande: A. I never visited Kolkata so never listen bout dis more

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Q. rasogulla !! kahan ki tasty hoti hei!! kolkata ki ya mumbai ki!!
Sanjay Karmakar: A. KOLKATA and DARBHANGA more

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Q. which cities in india need a make over
Kamini Joshi: A. kolkatta.....a sweet bengal dish,sir more

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We are ready for our next game Rangdajied Utd's Skipper Eugeneson

Rangdajied United FC might not have had the brightest start to their maiden I-League journey, having suffered two defeats at Kolkata and Bangalore.... ...

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Govt joins wetland fight, finally

In a first-ever attempt to restore a wetland that had been filled up by promoters, the government has deployed heavy-duty earth-moving vehicles to... ...

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Electronic toll system from November

From mid-November, you won't have to queue up to pay the toll on Vidyasagar Setu.An electronic collection system is all set to replace the age-old... ...

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Points of origin to turn into bus terminus

The new arrangement will save the government from undertaking any modification in the permit condition since there will be no change in route... ...

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Auto driver shot dead in Bandel

An auto driver, who recently protested against alleged illegal construction in Hooghly's Bandel, was shot dead by suspected associates of a... ...

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