Man kills wife, ends own life on tracks A 35-year-old man murdered his 29-year-old wife in the Khardah police station area on Thursday and later committed suicide. Avijit Choudhury, a cancer patient, throttled his wife Rina after a quarrel. He then left home and committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a passing train, police said. Investigations revealed that Choudhury was finding it difficult to make ends meet. Row over HS withdrawal Trouble erupted at Behala College after the authorities informed applicants that admission to Higher Secondary courses will be stalled following instructions issued by the state education department, banning Higher Secondary classes in colleges. Guardians and students protested the decision, arguing that admission was already underway. Mayor Subrata Mukherjee spoke to state education minister Kanti Biswas after union members of Behala College met him. Auto accident A traffic constable was knocked down by an auto-rickshaw at the Beleghata Main Road and Canal West Road crossing around 12 pm on Thursday. The auto operator was held for rash driving and the constable was taken to hospital for treatment. Bills for Assembly At least 15 Bills, along with several other private project proposals, will be tabled in the ensuing Assembly session, starting on Friday. Speaker Hasim Abdul Halim said despite the bandh call, the Assembly session will start on time. Man run over Chandan Goswami,46, was run over by a speeding bus at Amdanga, near Barrackpore, early on Thursday. Police said Goswami, an employee of a factory in Dankuni, was hit while trying to cross the road. The driver managed to flee with the vehicle. New aerobridges Two aerobridges will be opened at Netaji Subhas International Airport on June 20. The cost of the two new aerobridges will be Rs 4.2 crore. While this will be the first aerobridge at the international terminal, airport sources said with the commissioning of another aerobridge in the domestic terminal, the number there will rise to three. Madarsa toppers The state government has decided to sponsor the higher education of the two toppers at this year's madarsa examination. Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee announced that the two students, Rafiul Islam and Rabiya Khatoon, will be enrolled at the Al-Amin Mission in Howrah to pursue further studies. Film nomination The Bengali feature film Abaidha -The Demolition Man has been selected for screening at the Cairo International Film Festival. The film, starring Debasree Roy, Chiranjeet and Rajit Kapur, is directed by Gul Bahar Singh. Abaidha has already been selected for the Commonwealth Film Festival and Papua New Guinea International Film Festival.