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Grandpa and grandma happy at the decision to return kids

Grandparents of the two children of an NRI couple Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya, on Wednesday expressed happiness that the kids, taken away by the Norwegian Childcare Services on grounds of 'emotio

RPF detects explosives from train coach

On the eve of Republic Day, RPF personnel detected explosive materials from a train compartment at Barharwa station of Eastern Railway's Malda division on Wednesday, railway sources said.

Acting on

Farmer suicides: MK takes on CM

In what caused acute embarrassment to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, governor M.K. Narayanan on Monday termed incidents of farmer suicides unfortunate. “Farmer suicides are unfortunately taking place and we need to find the ways and means so that it does not happen. I suppose they were deeply in debt,” Mr Narayanan said.

AMRI directors should be given bail: CII member

After FICCI, a senior official of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has now come out in support of directors of the AMRI hospital, where a fire tragedy killed 94 people, contending they shoul

Australian tri-series is crucial for me: Irfan Pathan

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When Irfan Pathan made his debut in 2003-04, he impressed against a near-unbeatable Australian side in both forms of the game Down Under.

Eight years later, Australia no longer have that aura of invi

Kolkata fire guts 100 shanties, no casualty

Hundreds of poor people were rendered homeless on a chilly winter evening after a devastating fire reduced their shanties into ashes at Kalikapur off EM Bypass in Kolkata on Sunday.

Crib death toll rises to 23 in Malda hospital

Five more babies have died since Sunday, taking the crib death toll on Monday to 23 in the state-run Malda Sadar Hospital in the past one week.

Hospital sources said the five babies died between 8 pm

AMRI hospital fire: Two more arrests

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Two management staff of the AMRI hospital where 90 persons, mostly patients, choked to death from a fire in the basement on December nine, were arrested on Monday.

AMRI, vice-president, administrati

Dandified romps home to victory

Vijay Singh-trained Dandified was superbly ridden by C. Alford to win The Indian Champion Cup, the main event of the races held here on Monday.

Results

1. The Star Contender Handicap 2000 m: Adiyna

Four more babies die in Malda hospital

Crib deaths continued to haunt Malda District Medical College and Hospital where four more babies died between Friday evening and Saturday morning.

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