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Ganesh Puja to go virtual in Kolkata

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“Darshan” and “Aarti” on your laptop or smartphone screens over Facebook live, “Pranami” over e-wallets and getting “Prasad” delivered at your doorsteps by app-based agents — welcome to the digitized Ganesh Puja. The city is likely to witness this due to the pandemic. from https://ift.tt/3k3khCS via IFTTT

WB: Discharge cert may say no test needed

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The state health department is likely to introduce a column in Covid patients’ hospital discharge certificates, mentioning test was not mandatory while being released, under government guidelines. from https://ift.tt/3ghHsY8 via IFTTT

Students upload slices of history from Presi

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A durwan at Presidency College gave up his life defending the college during the April riots of 1926. The students, staff and public installed a plaque in his memory. from https://ift.tt/2D7Xd5v via IFTTT

40-min op rescues 15 dogs from bldg in Kolkata

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Septuagenarian Jayeeta Mitra, a resident of an insecure building on MG Road and her domestic help Santosh Malakar were waiting impatiently for 15 dogs, all of whom were on Thursday sent to three different NGOs after they, along with Mitra, were rescued by a team of fire services department, following collapse of a staircase of a building that connects to their floor. They were rescued in a 40-minute operation on Thursday afternoon. from https://ift.tt/31bwlte via IFTTT

Pupils crowdfund to help College St booksellers

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A group of six friends — all in their late teens — organised a social media crowdfunding to support Amphan-hit book sellers on College Street and bought books worth Rs 50,000 from multiple sellers. They will now distribute the books among needy kids and gift back to those who had generously donated the amount to them. from https://ift.tt/30i8Ak4 via IFTTT

Tollygunge shoots stalled over lockdown wage

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Shooting for serials of two Bengali channels were stopped on Friday due to non-payment of a percentage of “wages” to technicians during the lockdown period and in absence of the Covid-19 health insurance for all crew members of Bengali serials. While shooting of megaserials, including ‘Rani Rashmoni’, ‘Jamuma Dhaki’, ‘Krishnakoli’ and ‘Kadambini’ for Zee Bangla resumed late evening, serials telecast of Sun Bangla could not be shot on Friday. from https://ift.tt/318gD23 via IFTTT

Buzz over US politico’s Bengali tweets

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Two tweets in Bengali by Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the US Representative for New York’s 14th congressional district, urging people to participate in the American census exercise have gone viral, leaving hundreds of Bengali-speaking Twitterati intrigued about her choice of language and its political significance. from https://ift.tt/2Pdv5An via IFTTT

Lalbazar: Relaxed bicycle policy till August 31

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Lalbazar on Friday has announced an extension of the relaxed bicycle policy till August 31. from https://ift.tt/3k321JV via IFTTT

Staggered schedule for Eid prayers at Kol mosques

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Several mosques across the city have decided to hold Bakri Eid prayers on Saturday in multiple shifts to maintain social distancing and prevent the shrines from getting crowded. from https://ift.tt/2Eydjpi via IFTTT

PPE gang tries to rob MCH patient in Kolkata

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A gang of contractual employees at Medical College and Hospital that hatched a plan to hide behind PPE and rob patients was busted by the Bowbazar police. from https://ift.tt/2DbcxOC via IFTTT

Gyms add sanitization charges to membership fee

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Battered and bruised by the pandemic, several gym-owners are staring at high monthly expenses for sanitization activities when they reopen next week. Some have already revised membership fees, adding a new head — sanitization charge. from https://ift.tt/318iB2A via IFTTT

বাংলায় ৩৫৬ ধারা প্রয়োগ হবে কিনা? নেতৃত্বের মতপার্থক্যের জেরে দ্বিধাবিভক্ত বিজেপি শিবির

রাজ্য নেতৃত্বের একাংশ আবার মনে করছে ৩৫৬ ধারা প্রয়োগ করলে তা মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের অনুকূলেই যাবে। সবদিক দেখে তথ্যপ্রমাণ জোগাড়ে জোর দিয়েছে কেন্দ্রীয় নেতৃত্ব। from https://ift.tt/3hU2ign via IFTTT

ঘুম ছুটেছে নির্মলের! মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর স্বপ্নপূরণে দিনে ১৬ ঘণ্টা মেডিকেলে চরকি পাক কাটছেন

"সব নজরে রাখছি। দেখছি সব ঠিকঠাক আছে কিনা। কোনও অভিযোগ যেন না ওঠে।" from https://ift.tt/2Xgpspw via IFTTT

১২ ঘণ্টার মধ্যেই কলকাতা মেডিকেলে করোনা রোগীর চুরি যাওয়া হার-আংটি উদ্ধার

এরপর থেকে হাসপাতালের নিজস্ব কর্মীদের দিয়েই সুপার স্পেশালিটি বিল্ডিং ও গ্রিন বিল্ডিংয়ের করোনা পরিষেবার তদারকি ও সমস্ত কাজ করানোর সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়া হয়েছে বলে জানিয়েছেন নির্মল মাজি। from https://ift.tt/2CWJQ8h via IFTTT

“স্বাস্থ্য ভবন বা কোনও হেল্প লাইনে ফোন না পেলে কল করুন আমায়”: নির্মল মাজি

মেডিকেল কলেজে দালাল চক্র ভাঙতে তিনি নিজেই রোজ সারপ্রাইজ ভিজিট করছেন। ডঃ মাজির আবেদন, কোন‌ও রকম অসুবিধা হলেই ফোন করুন আমার মোবাইলে from https://ift.tt/3fhWETu via IFTTT

OHPC pays Rs 30 cr-interim dividend to Odisha

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তৃণমূলের সমন্বয় কমিটির প্রথম বৈঠকেই গরহাজির শুভেন্দু, জোর জল্পনা রাজ্য রাজনীতিতে

রাজ্য সমন্বয় কমিটির প্রথম বৈঠকে সিদ্ধান্ত হয়েছে জেলায় সব নেতা-কর্মী সমান। সভপতি কিংবা কো-অর্ডিনেটর কেউ-ই জেলায় একক ক্ষমতাবান নয়। from https://ift.tt/3hRQlYH via IFTTT

Kolkata: Another senior doctor dies of Covid

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A senior doctor died of Covid-19 in Kolkata on Friday, health department sources said. Dr Tarun Kumar Banerjee was undergoing treatment at a private hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, they said. from https://ift.tt/2XequCx via IFTTT

Odisha's Covid-19 tally crosses 31,000-mark

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The Covid-19 caseload in Odisha crossed the 31,000-mark on Friday with 1,499 fresh cases, while eight more deaths were reported, pushing the toll to 177, a health department official said. from https://ift.tt/3hYhQzF via IFTTT

Filigree artisans sell biscuits to make ends meet

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At 60, Rabindra Kumar Behera, a filigree artisan, had least expected to cycle around Cuttack selling a bagful of bread and biscuits for a living. from https://ift.tt/30dTLik via IFTTT

কলকাতায় শুরু হল র‍্যানডম অ্যান্টিজেন টেস্ট, রিপোর্ট ৩০ মিনিটের মধ্যেই

ফুলবাগান থানার পুলিস বেলা ১২টায় একটি ভ্যানে এদের স্বাস্থকেন্দ্রে নিয়ে আসে। সকলেই ফুলবাগান বাজারের ব্যবসায়ী। from https://ift.tt/3fhZoAi via IFTTT

রিপোর্ট পজিটিভ, করোনা আক্রান্ত শ্যামল চক্রবর্তী

ফুসফুসের সংক্রমণ নিয়ে বৃহস্পতিবার তাঁকে হাসপাতালে ভর্তি করা হয়।  from https://ift.tt/39Jvvb2 via IFTTT

'ছোড়দা' প্রয়াত, পরবর্তী প্রদেশ কংগ্রেস সভাপতি কে? উত্তর খুঁজতে নাজেহাল হাইকমান্ড

প্রদেশ কংগ্রেস সভাপতি পদের দাবিদার হিসেবে প্রদীপ ভট্টাচার্য, আবদুল মান্নান, অমিতাভ চক্রবর্তী, সবার নাম নিয়েই আলোচনা চলছে। from https://ift.tt/2Pe4ZwZ via IFTTT

Police may extend cycling concessions on roads

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Lalbazar is likely to extend the concessions that were given to cyclists to use certain city roads last month. No changes, however, will be made to the order and it might be sanctioned with its previous rules. from https://ift.tt/33biTYZ via IFTTT

Allow us to work as Covid warriors: Med students

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A number of medical students, mostly in second year, have written to their institutes as well as to the director of medical education (DME) to enable them to volunteer as Covid warriors. from https://ift.tt/30ZKauO via IFTTT

No entrance test at JU Arts, Xavier’s College

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The Arts faculties at Jadavpur University and St Xavier’s College (autonomous) Kolkata have called off entrance examinations for undergraduate courses in the 2020-21 academic session. It’s uncertain whether Presidency University will conduct entrance exams or not but West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board, which holds the tests, will convey its decision by next week. from https://ift.tt/2PbUwCm via IFTTT

Ward coordinators, cops to track deaths at home

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The civic body on Thursday stepped in to solve a problem plaguing families that have lost relatives at home. Due to the Covid scare, they are allegedly being denied death certificates by registered medical practitioners, which is leading to delays in cremation. From Friday, the KMC borough and ward coordinators will have to keep track of every death — both Covid and non-Covid — which may occur at homes within their jurisdictions. from https://ift.tt/3fn96Sk via IFTTT

ফের কলকাতায় করোনা আক্রান্ত এক চিকিত্সকের মৃত্যু

শুক্রবার সকাল ১০:২০ নাগাদ ঢাকুরিয়ার বেসরকারি হাসপাতালে মেডিসিন বিশেষজ্ঞ হিসেবে প্রতিষ্ঠিত চিকিৎসক তরুনকুমার বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের মৃত্যু হয়। বয়স হয়েছিল ৭৮। from https://ift.tt/39IJzS5 via IFTTT

ফের কলকাতায় করোনা আক্রান্ত এক চিকিত্সকের মৃত্যু

শুক্রবার সকাল ১০:২০ নাগাদ ঢাকুরিয়ার বেসরকারি হাসপাতালে মেডিসিন বিশেষজ্ঞ হিসেবে প্রতিষ্ঠিত চিকিৎসক তরুনকুমার বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের মৃত্যু হয়। বয়স হয়েছিল ৭৮। from https://ift.tt/2BLxrDn via IFTTT

'Hospital deposit demands add to Covid pain'

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Last week, a private hospital off the EM Bypass allegedly asked the family of a 67-year-old Covid suspect to deposit Rs 4 lakh within two hours of admission. The patient’s son told TOI that he was forced to leave the hospital to arrange for the sum. When he returned, he was told his father’s condition had deteriorated, and he needed ventilation. Since no ICU bed was available, he was asked to shift him to another hospital. The patient died the morning after. from https://ift.tt/313zStx via IFTTT

KMC sets down SOP to ease cremation woes

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The civic body on Thursday stepped in to solve a problem plaguing families that have lost relatives at home. Due to the Covid scare, they are allegedly being denied death certificates by registered medical practitioners, which is leading to delays in cremation. From Friday, the KMC borough and ward coordinators will have to keep track of every death — both Covid and non-Covid — which may occur at homes within their jurisdictions. from https://ift.tt/33cqnec via IFTTT

6-city flight ban to continue in Kol till Aug 15

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The Bengal government has extended till August 15 the embargo on direct flights to Kolkata from six Indian cities. The ban on flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Nagpur and Ahmedabad came into force on July 6 and was initially in place till July 19 before being extended till July 31. from https://ift.tt/3hRlEmn via IFTTT

Pvt docs to join govt teams for Covid hosps visit

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Teams comprising government and private doctors have been asked to visit Covid hospitals, satellite health facilities and safe homes on a regular basis to coordinate the management of patients with the health department. This is the first time that the state has roped in private doctors to assist and advise as part of the government’s Covid coordinating team. from https://ift.tt/30eW1Gj via IFTTT

Somen Mitra, West Bengal Congress chief, dies

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West Bengal Pradesh Congress president Somen Mitra, popularly called “Chhorda”, died at a private city hospital late on Wednesday. He was 78. Mitra had been suffering from heart ailments for quite a few years and was hospitalised two weeks ago with kidney-related complications. from https://ift.tt/30bzV7w via IFTTT

Curb on mobile phone use by Odisha jail staff

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The state prisons directorate has prohibited the use of cell phones by their personnel in jails. Until now, only inmates were barred from carrying cell phones in jails. from https://ift.tt/3jXcjLC via IFTTT

পিপিই পরে ওয়ার্ডে করোনা রোগীর সোনার হার-আংটি ছিনতাই, তুমুল চাঞ্চল্য কলকাতা মেডিকেলে

বার বার এভাবে চুরির ঘটনায় কার্যত অসহায় হাসপাতালের এক আধিকারিক বলেন, "কিভাবে আটকাব তা বুঝতে পারছি না।" from https://ift.tt/3jVkTuA via IFTTT

'বিশ লাখে একটা'! ভিন্ন শরীর অভিন্ন হৃদয় নিয়ে 'একে অপরকে জড়িয়ে ধরে' NRS-এ জন্ম নিল যমজ

যমজ দুই শিশুর মস্তিষ্ক, হাত, পা, চোখ, নাক, মুখ সব আলাদা। শুধু "অভিন্ন হৃদয়"। দুই শিশুরই বুক জোড়া লেগে আছে ওই হৃদযন্ত্র নিয়ে। জোড়া লেগে থাকা হৃদযন্ত্র থেকেই দুটি শরীরে রক্ত প্রবাহিত হচ্ছে।  from https://ift.tt/3jX7MJl via IFTTT

কেন্দ্রের নয়া শিক্ষানীতি প্রমাণ করল ফ্যাসিবাদী কায়দায় সরকার চলছে, বোমা বিমানের

রাজ্যগুলোর সঙ্গে কোনও আলোচনা করল না। রাজ্যগুলোর মতামত নেওয়া হয়নি।  from https://ift.tt/2EA6mnP via IFTTT

Covid-19: Kin of two scribes to get Rs 15 lakh

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday sanctioned an ex-gratia of Rs 15 lakh each for the families of two journalists who died of COVID-19, official sources said. from https://ift.tt/30cRdRG via IFTTT

Social worker's death: Odisha cops start probe

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The state Crime Branch on Thursday took over the investigation from the government railway police (GRP) into the recent death of noted social worker Aditya Dash, whose body was found along the railway track at Lingaraj passenger halt here on July 7. from https://ift.tt/3hRgEOA via IFTTT

অনুজ সোমেন নেই, স্নেহভাজন শিখাকে চিঠি লিখে স্মৃতিচারণায় ডুবলেন মনমোহন সিং

প্রিয় 'সোমেনদা'র প্রয়াণে গভীর শোকপ্রকাশ করেছেন রাজ্যসভার বিরোধী দলনেতা গুলাম নবি আজাদও। from https://ift.tt/3jW3W36 via IFTTT

Hilsa still out of reach in Kolkata

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Kolkata: Night restrictions at Nimtolla ghat

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KMC fights dengue in multiple Covid zones

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This Bakrid is about sacrifice of a different kind

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Kolkata stays indoors on lockdown day

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১৮ ঘণ্টা ধরে বাড়িতেই পড়ে রয়েছে করোনা আক্রান্ত বৃদ্ধার দেহ

এদিকে রাতেই বৃদ্ধার পরিবার-পরিজনরা মৃতদেহ শ্মশানে নিয়ে যাওয়ার চেষ্টা করলে এলাকার বাসিন্দারা বাধা দেন। from https://ift.tt/30bPDzu via IFTTT

Kol: Rs 64L compensation to gas victim’s father

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West Bengal to add 7,000 Covid beds by Aug 15

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Kolkata couple ties knot amid total lockdown

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Kolkata: Gyms to resume operations from August 5

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Kol: 25 ID health workers test Covid-19 positive

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উপসর্গহীন ওমৃদু উপসর্গ আক্রান্তদের জন্য সেফ হোম তৈরি করবে রাজ্য

নৈহাটি স্টেডিয়ামেও হবে। এ ধরণের আরো স্টেডিয়াম খোঁজ করা হচ্ছে। from https://ift.tt/3jMqSl8 via IFTTT

শেষলড়াই! বিধানভবন, বিধানসভায় শ্রদ্ধার পর বাসভবন, দুপুরেই পঞ্চভূতে বিলীন হয়ে যাবেন সোমেন মিত্র

এরপর সাড়ে ১১টা থেকে সাড়ে বারোটা পর্যন্ত বিধানভবনে রাখা হবে দেহ। সেখান থেকে দেহ নিয়ে যাওয়া হবে বিধানসভায়। সেখানে দেড়টা পর্যন্ত তাঁর দেহ রাখা হবে। তাঁকে শেষ শ্রদ্ধা জানাবেন বিধায়করা। from https://ift.tt/3jTnvJi via IFTTT

হস্টেলের ঘরে গ্যাস লিক করে মৃত্যু প্রেসিডেন্সির ছাত্রীর, ৬৪ লাখ টাকা ক্ষতিপূরণের নির্দেশ

সুমন্তিকার সঙ্গেই ঘরের ভিতর অজ্ঞান অবস্থায় উদ্ধার করা হয় আরেক ছাত্রীকে। from https://ift.tt/336qSGU via IFTTT

বিদ্যাসাগরের প্রয়াণ দিবসে অমিতের শ্রদ্ধা, 'অতীত' মনে করিয়ে ঠুকলেন অভিষেক, খোঁচা পার্থর

বিদ্যাসাগরের প্রতি অমিত শাহের এই শ্রদ্ধাকে 'নোংরা দেখনদারি' বলে কড়া সমালোচনা করেন তিনি। from https://ift.tt/2X6Zwwh via IFTTT

All coaches under ECR fitted with bio-toilets

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The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has completed 100 per cent installation of bio-toilets in trains. All 3,247 coaches of trains under this railway zone are now fitted with bio-toilets. from https://ift.tt/2EvQLFN via IFTTT

Remove settlements below bridges: Experts

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The bridge advisory committee appointed by the government has recommended that all settlements below various bridges and flyovers across the city should be relocated. Bridge experts said these are detrimental to the structural healths of the bridges like Bijon setu, Sealdah flyover and Aurobindo setu. from https://ift.tt/30Rdl3a via IFTTT

WB: EB raids on markets to keep prices in check

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The enforcement branch of Kolkata Police on Tuesday visited several markets in north and central Kolkata a day before the lockdown following allegations that people were being asked to buy vegetables at higher prices. from https://ift.tt/3337jiu via IFTTT

Traders in Burrabazar to down shutters for a week

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A sharp spike in novel coronavirus cases in the central Kolkata business hub has led 14,000 traders in eastern India’s biggest textile hub to keep their establishments shut for one week starting Wednesday. from https://ift.tt/3jMfq9c via IFTTT

Schools may open from Sept 5: Mamata Banerjee

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Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said if the Covid situation in Bengal improved in August, the education department might consider Teacher’s Day on September 5 to reopen educational institutions that have been shut since March. from https://ift.tt/308vcn7 via IFTTT

Pond-like craters turn Belgharia E-way into trap

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Massive potholes on a nearly 600m stretch of the Dunlop underpass on the Dakshineswar-bound flank of Belgharia Expressway have virtually turned the subway into a death trap for motorists and bikers, with multiple accidents being reported from there. from https://ift.tt/2X7NFye via IFTTT

WB wears deserted look on 3rd day of lockdown

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Residents of West Bengal woke up to empty roads and deserted public places on Wednesday as a complete lockdown was enforced across the state to break the chain of surging coronavirus cases. from https://ift.tt/2PhIojr via IFTTT

WB to implement poor quota in edu institutes

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The Bengal government is set to introduce up to 10% reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) in state colleges and universities from the current academic session. The move is a follow-up of a state cabinet decision in this regard on July 2, 2019 that could not be implemented last year due to procedural delays. from https://ift.tt/2P2Q20C via IFTTT

Lockdown calendar a relief for flyers, airlines

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Flyers, airlines officials and travel agents on Tuesday welcomed the announcement of all lockdown dates in August that eliminated the possibility of uncertainty plaguing the sector since last week when the twice-a-week complete lockdown was introduced. There is, however, uncertainty over the fate of flights from six cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, to Kolkata that are currently banned. A question mark also hangs over international flights that are not allowed to land in Kolkata. from https://ift.tt/3jQMjSg via IFTTT

Corona claims sixth Kolkata policeman

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Kolkata Police lost its sixth cop to Covid on Tuesday. The deceased — constable Devendranath Tirkey (59) — was posted at Charu Market police station. He has become the third policeman from the south division to die of Covid. The three others were from the traffic police. from https://ift.tt/2DcH0M0 via IFTTT

Docs flooded with anxious queries in flu season

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City doctors are being flooded with calls from anxious flu patients who fear they could be suffering from Covid-19. from https://ift.tt/3jQKRPO via IFTTT

Big B’s praise grants star status to harmonica whiz

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Almost a year ago, this teenager from Howrah’s Uluberia had posted a video of him playing a snatch of an Indian classical tune on his modest YouTube channel. On Tuesday, Shubhranill Sarkar suddenly found himself the toast of Twitter. His humble video had been seen more than 3.6 lakh times, liked by nearly 23,000 people and shared nearly 3,000 times. from https://ift.tt/2DegtOw via IFTTT

মাত্র ৪০ মিনিটেই করোনার রিপোর্ট, বৃহস্পতিবার থেকে Rapid antigen test শুরু কলকাতায়

ইতিমধ্যেই নতুন কিট পাঠিয়েছে ICMR। আর তা দিয়েই পরশু থেকে শুরু হবে এই করোনার নমুনা পরীক্ষা। পৌরসভার তরফে জানানো হয়েছে, প্রত্যেক দিন বরোগুলিতে ৫০টা করে rapid test হবে।  from https://ift.tt/2P2ZSQf via IFTTT

Kolkata foodies reached out to sex-workers

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No one understands the value of food like them. They are from divergent professions, united by their passion for food. Calcutta Food Club (CFC) was born out of their common passion. from https://ift.tt/2EnlG6Z via IFTTT