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Calcutta Weather

	Temperature Min : 28.3°C (+2) Max : 36.9°C (+1)
Relative Humidity:
Max : 82% Min : 50%
Sunrise : 5:04 AM
Sunset : 6:02 PM
Today
Generally cloudy sky. Possibility of light rain in some parts. Maximum temperature likely to be around 37 degrees Celsius.

Quote of The Day

‘The best is to wait for the virus to become weak and then take a dose of paracetamol’
Medicine expert

Blame the bug for that high fever

Seven years ago, doctors called it Calcutta fever. They now prefer the term acute viral fever. Call it by any name, but the sore throat-high fever syndrome has only gone from bad to worse... | Read..

Halt, trouble-makers on two-wheelers

Motorcyclists in and around the city are experiencing more than the usual hurdles in their path ... | Read..

Fake gold fetches five bank loans, man jailed

Gold assessor Nishikanta Mondal of a cooperative bank in Uluberia was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for certifying fake... | Read..

Grave dug up to retrieve father’s remains

These were the simple words on one of the gravestones at the Jewish cemetery ... | Read..

Relay sprint duo with Olympic flame aloft

They’re young, they’re talented and they have what it takes to be the torchbearers. Literally. For, this June, the two Calcut ... | Read..

SONS AND FAVOURS: “Mother’s Day makes no sense if she is taken out for a treat just once a year and confined to the kitchen on all other days. Mothers ... | Read

Hello It's Thursday,
May 6, 2004

	Road to avoid
	Soccer meet
	Screening
	Conference


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Beauty is truth, truth beauty...
As part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of Go... \| Read..

CINEMA

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You share your birthday with...

George ClooneyVenus gifts you a pleasant personality; charming, interesting and lively. Pe ...Read..

Letters

Specialisation bane, in time, dime and deed

Fast but frugal

Slow and sorry

Civic rule shift ahead for rainwater strategy
A major change is imminent in the civic building rules to make rainwater ha... \| Read..
Maternity leave for adoptive mothers
“My daughter Anwesha was extremely ill when we brought her from the adop... \| Read..
Polls score over pollution
They are full of promises for a better future, but are doing nothing for a ... \| Read..
Simple crafts once in everyday use
Plastic has entered our lives in such a big way that it would not be an exa... \| Read..
Smoke ban rings in bar redo
The smoker versus non-smoker split is now wide open and hospitality ... \| Read..
Flop: a death wish over fish
Policemen manning the central gate of Writers’ Buildings didn’t take a seco... \| Read..
Pollsters pull rented cars
If you are planning to hire a car now, banish the thought. Political partie... \| Read..


Neat buys, dirt cheap
For every college kid on a tight budget, for every young professional tryin... \| Read..
India shines in designer shimmer
It all started over an innocent lunch at the Taipan in Delhi. I was lunchin... \| Read..
Summer succour for brides-to-be
He is yet to get a membership from FDCI (Fashion Design Council of India),... \| Read..

The City Diary

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Kabaddi player traced to Punjab, 2 held

Man hurt in highrise repair

Calcuttan of the Week

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Courtyard of cure and care

his mother’s prolonged eye-related illness and subsequent demise only stren ... | Read..