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…
For the first time entire medical fraternity in India come together for a singular cause Mysore: Healthcare services across the country were hit this morning as doctors responded positively to the Indian Medical Association’s call for a nationwide doctors’ strike in solidarity with the protesting doctors in Kolkata. All non-essential services including Out Patient Department…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) today directed Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to appear before the CBI, in investigations related to the Saradha Chit Fund Scam. The Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, however, said that no coercive step should be taken against Rajeev Kumar. The SC has also issued…
Kolkata: Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy on Friday said India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s push for an “alien philosophy” of secularism didn’t succeed in the country and failed to secure amity between religions. “He had tried to bring in an alien philosophy of secularism which didn’t work, isn’t working… which we have seen over the…
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