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Calcutta Weather
WeatherTemperature
Min : 27.40°C (+1)
Max : 33.10°C (+1)
Rainfall : 4.50 mm
Relative Humidity:
Max : 93.00% Min : 69.00%
Sunrise : 5:21 AM
Sunset : 5:54 PM
Today
Generally cloudy sky. Rain or thundershower may occur in some areas.
 
CIMA Gallary
Rajdhani ticket, local train
Croissant, cheese omelette and steaming tea for breakfast followed by shock and apathy served cold summed up Monday morning for passengers on the Howrah-bound Rajdhani Express that jumped rails 27km before its destination....  | Read.. 
 
Time-table thrown off track
Train schedules to and from Howrah went haywire for several hours on Monday following the derailment of the Rajdhani Express ...  | Read.. 
 
BJP pads up for street politics
To be seen, block a thoroughfare. To be heard, hurl some bricks and smash some glass. To be felt, threaten to return for more...  | Read.. 
 
Budget hike for zoo meals
Rising prices of food items have affected not only household expenses across the city but also the food budget of Alipore zo...  | Read.. 
 
Protests paralyse hospitals and college
Around 700 junior doctors are on strike in two state-run hospitals, paralysing medical services in several departments. ...  | Read.. 
 
‘Mother was both merciful and stern’
One fine day, Mother Teresa called me up and asked me to sing for the nuns. It was not for any special occasion but to be cal...  | Read.. 
 
He limps to class but soars in his dreams
Budding painter battles polio and poverty

Wake up at 7am. Do household chores. Practise typing. Go for accounts and math tuition. Limp 20 minutes to Park Street to tea ...  | Read.. 
 
A stranded Rajdhani Express passenger struggles to get off the train on the tracks at Baruipara, 27km before Howrah, on Monday morning. A key braking device of the train got unhinged, leading to the derailment of the engine. Picture by Sanat Kr Sinha
Hello It's Tuesday , August 31 , 2010
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Today's Tips
 
 You share your birthday with...
Clive Lloyd & Richard GereYou are ambitious, hardworking and patient. Your strong reso ...Read.. 
Letters
  Mother, the model patient
  Memories of Mother
  Citizen first, VIP later
 
Classes few, exams many
Students of Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College agitated throughout Monday to ...  | Read.. 

Traffic trauma in flyover delay
The traffic nightmare around the Nagerbazar crossing on Jessore Road is lik...  | Read.. 

1000-strong fake note network
About 1,000 Calcuttans have been engaged by fake currency gangs to spread c...  | Read.. 

Helpline for elders rings louder
Pronam, the 24-hour helpline for senior citizens who stay alone, is now rea...  | Read.. 

 
The City Diary More.. 
Demonstrations disrupt traffic
Burglars arrested
Shot dead
Setu protest
Suicide
Accident death