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The City Diary

ESPN-STAR off Manthan beam

Sports-lovers, particularly football fans, were at the receiving end of another cable dispute as sports bouquet ESPN STAR Sports disappeared from the network of multi-system operator (MSO) Manthan. The MSO has nearly 400,000 households in and around the city. he sports bouquet is currently beaming crucial Champions League matches, involving heavyweights like Real Madrid, Manchester United, Liverpool and Juventus. According to ESPN STAR Sports, the MSO has run up dues of nearly Rs 1 crore over the past three months. ESPN STAR Sports ran an ?on-screen display? on Monday evening, informing Manthan viewers that the channels were liable for disconnection. ollowing the message, Manthan switched off the channels late on Monday. The outstanding ESPN is claiming is due to a revamp proposed by them, which we did not agree to,? said a Manthan official. ESPN STAR Sports, however, denied the allegation, saying Manthan is already paying according to the revamped rates. ?We have not switched off the channels and don?t want to deprive Calcuttans of sporting action, but Manthan has to pay up,? the sports bouquet added. Owing to soccer pressure, perhaps, reports of the channel being pirated were received from different parts of the city.

Select power cuts today

Power supply to Tiljala and parts of the Ballygunge, Bhowanipore, Southern Avenue and the Rashbehari Avenue areas is likely to be affected from 7 am to 10 am and from 3 pm to 5 pm on Wednesday because of work by CESC engineers to boost the distribution system. ?The high-tension network reorganisation job will be carried out at the Ritchie Road distribution station,? said a CESC official.

Mishap victims

Three students were killed in separate accidents in the city and its adjoining areas on Tuesday morning. Puja Singh, 12, was killed near the Taratala-Hyde Road crossing. She was going to school, riding pillion with friend Sunita Kumari Tiwari on a motorcycle driven by father Rajendra Singh. A lorry dashed the two-wheeler from behind. All three were taken to SSKM Hospital, where doctors declared Puja dead. Singh and Tiwari are being treated. The driver fled with his vehicle. n Barasat, Arjun Nahar and Saharin Khatun, both 16 years old, were run over by a lorry at 7 am. The truck was impounded, but the driver managed to escape. Later, local residents put up a roadblock, demanding the driver?s arrest. he blockade was lifted after senior police officers intervened and assured the protesters of taking immediate action to arrest the driver.

Road death

Surendra Lal, 45, died of injuries he sustained in the head after falling off a bus at the Netaji Subhas Road-Mahatma Gandhi Road crossing at 3 pm on Tuesday. Police said Lal was standing on the footboard and lost balance when the bus stopped abruptly. He was taken to Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, where he was declared dead.

Dacoits held

Three dacoits were arrested on Tuesday in connection with Saturday?s robbery on Synagogue Street. Rohit Ram, 20, Tinku Paswan, 24, and Saroj Singh, 32, ? all residents of Pilkhana, Howrah ? had criminal records at Burtola police station. They were arrested after a raid on a hideout. Firearms and choppers were seized from them.

Traffic disrupted

A Trinamul Congress procession, from Gandhi?s statue on Mayo Road to Ram Lila Park on CIT Road, disrupted traffic in central Calcutta on Tuesday afternoon. The march wound its way through Dorina Crossing, Lenin Sarani and Moulali. The situation returned to normal after 3.30 pm.

SUCI rally

The SUCI will organise a ?grand rally? on October 6 to protest the ?anti-people policies? of both the Centre and the state government.

Thumbs Up

To Chowringhee High School for organising a free check-up camp for cardio-vascular patients and blood tests to detect diabetes