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Calcutta Weather

	Temperature Min : 24.80°C (+5) Max : 35.50°C (+2)
Rainfall : 0.00 mm
Relative Humidity:
Max : 90.00% Min : 39.00%
Sunrise : 5:55 AM
Sunset : 5:38 PM
Today
Partly cloudy sky. Maximum temperaturelikely to be around 36°C.

Textbook approach to crises

There’s a new teacher in town: Calcutta police. More than 40 schools, seven colleges and two universities in the city have received copies of a 72-page book from Lalbazar, explaining how to handle crises ranging from a terror attack to a natural disaster. ... | Read..

Pesticide peril in vegetables

A variety of vegetables available in city markets can pose serious health hazards as they have been found to be high in toxic... | Read..

Blast ‘expert’ on hire drive

Abu Taher, the alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) explosives expert arrested on Friday, was in the city on a recruitment drive, po... | Read..

Market corners in revamp mode

The civic body has decided to reconstruct the decrepit fish and vegetable corners of New Market on its own after attempts at ... | Read..

Organs dissected to revive cancer patient

A 48-year-old cancer patient has undergone a “rare” surgery in which six organs and “structures” were dissected to give him a... | Read..

Holi colours high in toxic chemicals

Beware of Holi colours — they are far from friendly.... | Read..

If it’s the dance floor, it better be Jai Ho

City’s party crowd hooked to Slumdog anthem after string of awards abroad

Slumdog anthem Jai Ho may be the Congress’ prized poll property — and CPM candidate Md Salim’s chosen words for wall g ... | Read..

There was a time when New Market was the chosen destination of the discerning shopper. Now, it can’t draw even the most die-hard shopper. Just why was ... | Read

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Daily Horoscope

You share your birthday with...

Zakir Hussain, Shashi Tharoor & Darsheel Safary
You make the most of every opportunity. Though ...Read..

Film buffs turn to rental services

The downturn may have curtailed entertainment budgets but city cinema buffs need not fret. Movie ... | Read..

Speed guns gather dust as toll mounts
The speed gun has ceased firing though casualties on city streets continue.... \| Read..
State caught in school DA knot
The recent pay hike has put the state in a fix over the dearness allowance ... \| Read..
Jewels in delicate shapes
With her strikingly made-up face Anita Gopal stands out on Calcutta’s staid... \| Read..
The mark of dirty politics
Political parties of all hues have laid siege to private walls violating... \| Read..
United against green grab
A flurry of emails to the Metro inbox has greeted the transport m... \| Read..
Downturn toll on eateries
Pritam Banerjee’s (name changed) workweek would not be complete without at ... \| Read..
City links of extortion trio
The three criminals arrested in the city on Saturday for allegedly extortin... \| Read..
Employees of clinic arrested
Three employees of a homoeopathy clinic-cum-shop in Bhowanipore were arrest... \| Read..

The City Diary

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2 dead, 40 injured in road mishap