Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of doctors and medicos took out a candle light procession in the city last evening, condemning the recent incident of rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The procession was taken out jointly under the aegis of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Mysuru branch,…
Kolkata: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, veteran Left leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister, died at his south Kolkata residence yesterday morning. He was 80. He is survived by his wife Meera and son Suchetan. Bhattacharjee breathed his last at his flat at Palm Avenue from where he once ran the State. His organs will be donated…
Kolkata: The death toll in a collision between a passenger train and a goods train in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district this morning, has risen to 15. Also, over 60 passengers who sustained injuries were shifted to nearby Hospitals, even as rescue operations have continued. The collision took place between Kanchanjunga Express and a goods train…
Kolkata: Music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan, who was undergoing treatment at a Kolkata-based hospital for prostate cancer, died at the hospital yesterday afternoon, officials said. The Hindustani classical singer was 55. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. “We tried our best but failed. He passed away at around 3.45 pm,”…
Kolkata: Former India footballer and renowned coach Subhas Bhowmick, passed away here today. He was 72. Bhowmick was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kolkata for the past few days. He was suffering from kidney-related complications and chest pain. A diabetic, Bhowmick underwent coronary bypass surgery 23 years ago. Bhowmick played for both East…
Kolkata: Indian hockey great Keshav Chandra Datt, who was part of the country’s golden era of the sport post-Independence, passed away yesterday. He was 95. Datt was a formidable halfback and part of independent India’s historic feat at the 1948 Olympics where they beat Great Britain 4-0 in the final at the Wembley Stadium in…
Kolkata: Swami Shivamayanandaji, Vice-President of Ramakrishna Mutt and Mission, passed away on Friday at a private hospital here following brief illness. He was 86. The senior monk was admitted to the RKM Seva Pratisthan on May 22 with mild respiratory distress and was put on ventilator. He breathed his last at 9.05 pm on Friday,…
Kolkata: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has been admitted to Woodlands hospital here after complaining of chest pain today. He was rushed to hospital after experiencing chest pain while working out in the gym at his residence, sources said.
Hundreds of beds are to be set up in the 80,000 capacity stadium for Cops Kolkata: Kolkata’s legendary Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium is to be used as a quarantine centre for Indian Police who have the Coronavirus, officials said Saturday last. With the city’s hospitals under growing pressure, hundreds of beds are to be set…
Iconic Eden Gardens is set to make history on Nov.22 by hosting the first-ever day-night pink ball Test match to be played on Indian soil. India is the only major Test-playing nation to have not played a D/N Test and for their opponents, Bangladesh, it will also mark their debut with the pink ball on…
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