A Jadavpur University professor was found dead lying in a pool of blood in the bathroom of a hotel room in Uttarakhand on Saturday.The deceased, Mainak Pal, 44, was a professor in the philosophy department, and his colleagues expressed ...
11 November 2024 Indian ExpressWith the festive season over in Bengal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is back to touring the district, starting off from Darjeeling.Banerjee has a bunch of programs in this tour. The Chief Minister is scheduled to leave Kolkata ...
11 November 2024 Indian ExpressEarlier this year, the biggest school in Parulia identified a “menace” that “kept spreading” among its students. Determined to bring it under control, school authorities began a campaign and convened a series of meetings.The result of that campaign? Barbers ...
11 November 2024 Indian ExpressNearly four days after a local BJP leader went missing, the police recovered his body from inside the party office on Friday, in the ‘Dwip More’ area under Usti Police Station of South 24 Parganas. The police have arrested ...
11 November 2024 Indian ExpressTaking out a rally in Kolkata on Saturday seeking justice for the raped and murdered junior doctor, marking three months of the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital incident that sparked outrage across the country, junior doctors said ...
11 November 2024 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered an inquiry after some intended beneficiaries of the ‘Taruner Swapna’ scheme, an initiative of the TMC government, alleged that they did not receive Rs 10,000 meant for the purchase of tablets (mobile device ...
11 November 2024 Indian ExpressLive streaming, CCTVs, enforcement of bar codes on answer sheets are among the measures to be taken by the West Bengal University of Health Sciences during medical examinations to be conducted in the state. The move comes at a ...
10 November 2024 Indian ExpressA gang of conmen operating out of Central Kolkata, posing as CBI officers, has managed to swindle traders out of lakhs of rupees, the police said. In recent weeks, at least two incidents have been reported where individuals were ...
10 November 2024 Indian ExpressA day after the body of a 32-year-old doctor Dipra Bhattacharya working with the Jhargram Medical College and Hospital was recovered from his rented flat, the police said on Friday said that the initial investigations suggest it to be ...
10 November 2024 Indian ExpressThree coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Howrah station, about 40 km from Kolkata, on Saturday morning. No casualties or major injuries have been reported so far, South Eastern Railway said in a statement.The weekly special train ...
10 November 2024 Indian ExpressJunior doctors protesting the August 9 rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata will hold a series of programmes on Saturday.While the West Bengal Junior Doctors Front (WBJDF) will hold a civic ...
10 November 2024 Indian ExpressA day after TMC minister Firhad Hakim’s remarks on BJP leader and alleged sexual assault harassment victim from Sandeshkhali, Rekha Patra, sparked a controversy, the state BJP on Friday filed a complaint with the the CEO, West Bengal, against ...
9 November 2024 Indian ExpressAbhishek Banerjee — the number two of the Trinamool Congress — proposed to his aunt West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a major organisational reshuffle in the party, including replacing some district presidents. CM Banerjee will take the final ...
9 November 2024 Indian ExpressOpposition members who are part of the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill have decided to boycott the panel’s study tour starting Saturday.“We have decided that we will not take part in the upcoming tour,” Congress ...
9 November 2024 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim’s alleged remarks on BJP leader and alleged sexual assault harassment victim from Sandeshkhali, Rekha Patra, has sparked a controversy with the BJP demanding legal action against him.The National Commission for Women has also taken ...
9 November 2024 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the occasion of Chhath Puja greeted people in the state and also released a song written by her. Addressing devotees at a Chhat Puja ceremony at Takta Ghat in Kolkata on Thursday, she said ...
9 November 2024 Indian ExpressIn a letter to state Chief Secretary Manoj Pant, the protesting junior doctors on Wednesday said that the official minutes of their meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on October 21, is incomplete as it does not mention about ...
9 November 2024 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to take all necessary steps to ensure that peace is maintained in all localities during the festive season.The court said that it is the responsibility of the state ...
8 November 2024 Indian ExpressA woman was allegedly gang raped in Garia area of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal after she agreed to go for pandal hopping with a man she met on Facebook during Kali Puja.According to the complaint lodged ...
8 November 2024 Indian ExpressTwo FIRs have been filed against actor and senior BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty for his alleged provocative remarks during a BJP membership drive launch in Kolkata on October 27.“We initiated an investigation,” a senior police official told The Indian ...
8 November 2024 Indian ExpressTwo people associated with the YouTube channel “Madhyam News” have been arrested by police in West Bengal for allegedly spreading misinformation on social media.According to a senior police official, “A social media post circulated by Madhyam News, with deliberate ...
7 November 2024 Indian ExpressA civic volunteer has been accused of raping a married woman at her home on the night of Kali Puja (October 31) in Malda district. The woman also alleged that the police failed to take action against the accused ...
7 November 2024 Indian ExpressA teen student was allegedly assaulted by two miscreants at Dubrajpur in Birbhum. According to police sources, the minor was returning home from tuition around 6 pm on Monday on a bicycle when two local men waylaid her.“The miscreants ...
7 November 2024 Indian ExpressThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday, in their submission to the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of a Sealdah court, said that they have “telephonic evidence” that former R G Kar principal Sandip Ghosh and former Tala police ...
6 November 2024 Indian ExpressThe Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd laid the keels of two Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) for the Indian Navy on Tuesday.Chairman and Managing Director of GRSE, Cmde P R Hari, (Retd), said though the keels ...
6 November 2024 Indian ExpressIn a letter to West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose, BJP MP from Purulia Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato wrote that Hindus in West Bengal “(are facing) continuous and targetted violence… from “Durga Puja to Kali Puja, Hindu festivals are ...
6 November 2024 Indian ExpressThree months after the rape and murder of a young trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, over 80 organisations have come together to form ‘Abhaya Manch’ with an aim to keep “the flame of ...
6 November 2024 Indian ExpressWith three major football clubs of Kolkata — Mohun Bagan, East Bengal or Mohammedan Sporting Club — endorsing TMC candidate Sanat Dey in the upcoming bypoll at Naihati Assembly constituency, the Opposition BJP has asked the Union Sports Ministry ...
6 November 2024 Indian ExpressWeeks after a mystery fever gripped a village in Malda district, the health authorities have now confirmed it to be an outbreak of chikungunya. At least 24 people from Kalaibari village in Habibpur block of Malda district have tested ...
6 November 2024 Indian ExpressNearly three months after a 31-year-old junior doctor was raped and killed at state-run RG Kar hospital in Kolkata, a special CBI court in Sealdah on Monday framed charges against sole accused Sanjay Roy.Roy has been charged under Bharatiya ...
5 November 2024 Indian ExpressThe winter session of the West Bengal Assembly is expected to begin on November 25 and may last for about 10 days, sources said. The upcoming session is expected to be stormy, with several contentious issues, including the RG Kar ...
5 November 2024 Indian ExpressAccording to data shared by the ER, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway registered over 1,200 cases and arrested more than 1,400 male passengers for travelling in ladies’ compartments in October. Among the arrested, 262 were from ...
5 November 2024 Indian ExpressA Class 10 student was allegedly raped by her alleged stalker while on way to tuition class on Friday in the Gaighata area of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. The accused, who is in his 20s, has ...
5 November 2024 Indian ExpressThe alleged rape of a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Gaighata area of North 24 Parganas district sparked a debate on women’s safety in West Bengal with both the ruling and Opposition parties demanding the strictest punishment for the accused.The ruling ...
5 November 2024 Indian ExpressKolkata reported a wave of violence as residents protesting against excessive noise pollution, among other issues, were subjected to “brutal attacks” during Kali Puja festivities.Sayan Kundu, a resident of Ananda Palit Road in Entally, was allegedly assaulted on Sunday ...
5 November 2024 Indian ExpressWhile campaigning for the West Bengal Assembly bypolls, Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has called on voters to “take revenge” on the TMC government for the rape and murder of the RG Kar trainee doctor, arguing that the ...
5 November 2024 Indian ExpressThe India Meteorological Department has forecast a slight temperature dip in West Bengal over the next two days. While South Bengal is expected to remain dry, North Bengal may experience scattered rainfall.“In the next two days, the temperature will ...
4 November 2024 Indian ExpressA 58-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by unknown miscreants in Siliguri on Thursday night in a brawl over Rs 500, the police said. While his daughter tried to save him, she also suffered serious injuries and was ...
4 November 2024 Indian ExpressA day after two Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs were attacked, allegedly by leaders from their own party, Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday hit back at the Mamata Banerjee government for giving “a long ...
4 November 2024 Indian ExpressA 40-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a five-year-old girl was allegedly tied to a tree and beaten to death by locals in West Bengal’s Alipurduar district on Friday evening. Later, another man surrendered before the police claiming ...
3 November 2024 Indian ExpressWhat allegedly started out as an argument over parking escalated into full blown clashes between two groups in North Kolkata’s Narkeldanga Friday night, prompting the police and the Rapid Action Force to resort to lathicharge and tear gas.According to ...
3 November 2024 Indian ExpressTHE KOLKATA Police on Thursday arrested over 600 people for disorderly conduct during Diwali celebrations and bursting firecrackers in violation of a ban, a senior officer said on Friday.According to a statement, 328 people across various divisions were arrested ...
3 November 2024 Indian ExpressThree children were killed in a fire sparked by bursting of crackers in Howrah district on Friday evening, police said. The incident took place in Uluberia’s Bazarpara area, they added.The police identified the victims as Tania Mistry (14), Ishaan ...
3 November 2024 Indian ExpressWEST BENGAL government employees are set for a relaxing November, with several holidays lined up.October was a festive month that began with a holiday on Gandhi Jayanti and wound up with Durga Puja, Lakshmi Puja and Kali Puja festivities. ...
2 November 2024 Indian ExpressIt’s a trying time for Kolkata commuters — more than 800 plying buses have been terminated since August this year, due to their completion of 15 years of service.This rule has been in place since a Calcutta High Court ...
2 November 2024 Indian ExpressTRINAMOOL CONGRESS (TMC) MLA from Minakhan Usharani Mondal and her husband were “beaten up” allegedly by a group of her own party workers on Thursday, police said on Friday.According to a complaint filed by Mondal at the Haroa police ...
2 November 2024 Indian ExpressGovernor of West Bengal C V Ananda Bose will be visiting 250 places across the state from Friday onwards to address “important issues that people face” and “guide the young” in the state.On November 23, Bose will complete two ...
2 November 2024 Indian ExpressIn view of ensuring a safe, peaceful Diwali and Kali Puja, Kolkata Police will deploy police personnel in key residential areas, and will closely watch social media to identify “potential threats”.Additionally, police forces will be deployed in key residential ...
2 November 2024 Indian ExpressThe four-member panel, formed by the West Bengal government to probe allegations of evidence tampering and threatening medical students against Dr Avik De in the wake of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at state-run RG Kar ...
2 November 2024 Indian ExpressAgitating junior doctors on Wednesday evening organised a three-kilometre torch rally in Kolkata demanding justice for the junior woman doctor who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.Through the rally, the ...
2 November 2024 Indian ExpressAmid protests by junior doctors, the West Bengal health department has sought the strict implementation of the state’s Clinical Establishment Act, wherein a government-employed doctor will need a No Objection Certificate (NOC) before engaging in private practice.The health department ...
1 November 2024 Indian ExpressA woman in her 20s was allegedly gang raped in front of her husband on the Kalyani-Barrackpore Expressway in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday night, police said.Eight persons, all residents of Kanchrapara, have been arrested, ...
1 November 2024 Indian ExpressA 38-year-old quack was arrested in Basirhat in North 24 Parganas district on Monday for allegedly raping a woman patient after injecting her with a tranquilizer, police said.According to a complaint filed by the woman and her husband, the ...
31 October 2024 Indian ExpressIn Kolkata, in view of ensuring a safe, peaceful Diwali and Kali Puja, police forces will be deployed in key residential areas and social media will be closely watched to identify “potential threats”, police said.Additionally, police forces will be ...
31 October 2024 Indian ExpressTrinamool Youth Congress leader Aritra Bose has been accused of assaulting officers inside a police station in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district and forcibly releasing a worker of the ruling TMC detained for questioning on the suspicion of ...
31 October 2024 Indian ExpressDiwali celebrations in the state are set to ignite with a significant boost in firecracker production and sales. According to a spokesperson of the All Bengal Fireworks Makers and Sellers Organisation, the fireworks industry in the state is set ...
31 October 2024 Indian ExpressNearly two weeks after KMC medical practitioner Dr Tapabrata Roy was arrested during the Durga Puja carnival in Kolkata for allegedly wearing a T-shirt and a badge in solidarity with junior doctors’ protest over the RG Kar rape-murder, the ...
31 October 2024 Indian ExpressWest Bengal is all set to light up this Diwali with a significant surge in firecracker production and sales. A year after the state government’s initiative to establish green firecracker clusters, 232 manufacturing units have received approval and over ...
30 October 2024 Indian ExpressAccusing the Union Home Minister Amit Shah of “blatantly violating” the Model Code of Conduct by making a political speech at a government programme in Bongaon border town in North 24 Parganas district last Sunday ahead of the November ...
30 October 2024 Indian ExpressA political controversy erupted after the inspector in-charge (IC) of the Manikchak police station in Malda district attended an event organised by the ruling Trinamool Congress in uniform, with the Opposition parties raising a question mark on the police ...
30 October 2024 Indian ExpressSuspended CPI(M) leader Tanmoy Bhattacharya was questioned by police for three hours on Monday in connection with a sexual harassment case lodged by a woman journalist in North 24 Parganas district.After coming out of the Baranagar Police Station, the ...
30 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe CPI(M) leadership has requested party workers, leaders and supporters to refrain from commenting on the sexual harassment case lodged by a journalist against former MLA Tanmoy Bhattacharya, saying that its Internal Complaint Committee is seized of the matter.“Our ...
30 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the CBI to file a report before it with regard to the plea of the arrested former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh for liquidating his fixed deposit ...
30 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe newly formed West Bengal Junior Doctor Association (WBJDA), comprising suspended doctors of R G Kar hospital among others, has written a letter to state Chief Secretary Manoj Pant with an eight-point charter of demands that includes “no action ...
29 October 2024 Indian ExpressAn alleged incident at Kolkata’s SSKM Medical College and Hospital, one of West Bengal’s premier healthcare institutions, has reignited concerns over the quality of equipment and patient care in government hospitals in the state.The West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front ...
29 October 2024 Indian ExpressDemocratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) West Bengal secretary and CPI(M) leader Minakshi Mukherjee lodged a complaint with Kolkata police on Saturday, seeking action against a fake Facebook account that she alleged was using her name to spread provocative ...
29 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe CPM Sunday suspended former MLA Tanmay Bhattacharya from the party over sexual harassment allegations by a woman journalist, who also filed a police complaint against Bhattacharya at Baranagar Police Station, accusing him of “sexual advancement and outrage of ...
29 October 2024 Indian ExpressA recent remark of Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has opened up new fissures within the ruling TMC with TMC leader Santanu Sen asking his party colleague Atin Ghosh to clarify his stand.On Saturday, Adhikari claimed that Deputy Kolkata ...
29 October 2024 Indian ExpressAs trade resumed through land ports along the Bangladesh border, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated a passenger terminal building and a friendship gate “Maitri Dwar” at Petrapole in North 24 Parganas district on Sunday.The Maitri Dwar ...
29 October 2024 Indian ExpressA minor girl was rescued from Bihar and three persons linked to a trafficking ring were arrested, the West Bengal Police said on Monday. Authorities confirmed that the trafficking network has been “dismantled.”The gang, allegedly led by Nandkishore Kumar, employed ...
29 October 2024 Indian ExpressAccusing the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal of “state-sponsored infiltration” and claiming that women in the state were not safe, senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday exhorted party workers to begin preparations for ...
28 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) Saturday said it has provisionally attached five hotels/resorts, 120 land plots, and 29 flats/offices/shops worth Rs 163.20 crore while investigating the Group C and D staff recruitment scam under the West Bengal Central School Service ...
28 October 2024 Indian ExpressA 25-year-old man, Sourav Gupta, was electrocuted in Bhawanipore on Friday while returning home. The incident occurred on Justice Dwarakanath Road, where water had accumulated due to heavy rain. The police have filed an FIR of unnatural death and ...
28 October 2024 Indian ExpressFive days after withdrawing their hunger strike, the protesting junior doctors in West Bengal on Saturday organised a mass convention to strategise their next move to seek justice for the R G Kar rape-murder victim and ensure that the ...
28 October 2024 Indian ExpressParents of R G Kar hospital rape-murder victim have requested an appointment with Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Kolkata this weekend.Shah is scheduled to land in Kolkata on Saturday night. He is slated to inaugurate the ...
27 October 2024 Indian ExpressA clear sky marked Kolkata’s weather on Saturday, a day after heavy rains lashed the city due to cyclone Dana. Water receded from many areas as the rains stopped in much respite for the people of the city, officials said.Kolkata ...
27 October 2024 Indian ExpressTHREE PERSONS were killed in West Bengal on Friday even as the state administration evacuated around 2.16 lakh people from the low-lying areas and the authorities continue to be on alert in the aftermath of Cyclone Dana. All the deaths ...
27 October 2024 Indian ExpressAmid Cyclone Dana’s impending landfall, Digha State General Hospital welcomed two new lives. Two pregnant women, safely evacuated from their homes, gave birth to a baby boy and a baby girl each.One of the new fathers, Shibu Das, expressed ...
26 October 2024 Indian ExpressAs West Bengal authorities continue to remain alert in the aftermath of Cyclone Dana, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee confirmed one casualty in the state.‘Severe’ Cyclonic storm Dana, which made landfall between Bhitarkanika and Dhamra in Odisha, brought ...
26 October 2024 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was at Nabanna, the headquarters of the state administration, throughout the intervening night of Thursday and Friday to monitor cyclone Dana and issue necessary instructions to officials.The cyclone made landfall at 3.30 am ...
26 October 2024 Indian ExpressAfter Cyclone Dana made landfall on the coast of Odisha and West Bengal, and continued through Thursday night, the tail of the cyclone crossed land on Friday at 1.30 am. The IMD has issued an alert for heavy to ...
26 October 2024 Indian ExpressAmid the relentless roar of the sea and crashing waves, people moved to a shelter camp at Ramnagar Block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal have only one question on their minds and lips — “Will our homes ...
26 October 2024 Indian ExpressAs West Bengal braces itself for severe cyclonic storm Dana, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she would “personally monitor” the situation all night from the state secretariat Nabanna.“I will stay awake all night at Nabanna and monitor the situation. ...
25 October 2024 Indian ExpressAhead of Cyclone Dana’s landfall in neighbouring Odisha Thursday midnight, the state administration in West Bengal was racing against time to evacuate people and bring them to safe shelters with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee monitoring the situation from the ...
25 October 2024 Indian ExpressA major fire broke out in a commercial building located in the Terreti Bazar area of central Kolkata on Monday evening, officials said. A swift response from authorities led to the deployment of 15 fire engines to combat the ...
25 October 2024 Indian ExpressEvacuating old and dilapidated buildings, monitoring electricity lines and setting up a 24-hour control room with emergency teams on standby – as Cyclonic storm Dana continues to barrel towards coastal Odisha and West Bengal, Kolkata braces for its impact.According ...
25 October 2024 Indian ExpressWith Cyclone Dana over the Bay of Bengal likely to intensify early Friday before making landfall in neighbouring Odisha, the West Bengal government evacuated more than 1.14 lakh people from vulnerable areas, including Sundarbans and Sagar Island, to safer ...
25 October 2024 Indian ExpressPolice have arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly raping and killing a seven-year-old girl, whose body was found on Tuesday, a week after she had gone missing in Jaigaon town, bordering Nepal in Alipurduar district of West Bengal.“The accused ...
25 October 2024 Indian ExpressAfter a joint team of the Bihar police and forest department arrested Trinamool Congress leader Ashok Kumar Ojha and four others for smuggling elephant tusks in the Buxar district, Leader of West Bengal Assembly Opposition and BJP leader ...
24 October 2024 Indian ExpressDue to the anticipated impact of Cyclone Dana on the coastal region of West Bengal, including Kolkata, all flight operations at Kolkata Airport will remain suspended from 6 pm on October 24, to 9 am on October 25, said ...
24 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal government on Tuesday announced that schools and colleges in eight districts will remain closed from October 23 to 26 as a precautionary measure as the state is on a ‘high alert’ with Cyclone Dana likely to ...
24 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe junior doctors protesting over the rape-murder of a fellow postgraduate medical student at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have called a “mass convention” on October 26 to take a call on how to proceed with their ...
24 October 2024 Indian ExpressRain lashed Kolkata and adjoining districts as Cyclone Dana moved northwestwards on Wednesday — and by early on Friday, it is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over northwestern Bay of Bengal, an IMD official said.“Cyclone Dana ...
24 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered an interim stay on the decision of the RG Kar Medical College authorities to suspend 51 medical students and doctors over alleged “threat culture” at the hospital.A single-judge vacation bench of Justice ...
24 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) Tuesday warned of a severe cyclonic storm which is likely to cross the coast between Puri and Sagar Island in Odisha and West Bengal, on the night of October 24 and early morning of ...
23 October 2024 Indian ExpressParents of the junior doctor who was raped and murdered in West Bengal’s R G Kar Medical College and Hospital wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking time for an appointment. In an email sent to Shah’s office ...
23 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe junior doctors agitating over the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case in Kolkata on Monday called off their hunger strike after a two-hour-long meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat Nabanna.They also announced ...
23 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe Special Investigation Team (SIT) of West Bengal Police, probing the death of an 18-year-old woman in Krishnanagar town of Nadia district, has ruled out sexual assault or gang rape, saying the investigation so far has not found evidence ...
23 October 2024 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Centre’s “escalation” of the prices of medicine used for treating “various life-threatening diseases” by “nearly 50%”, saying that it should be avoided “to ...
22 October 2024 Indian ExpressIn the nearly three months that junior doctors at R G Kar Hospital in Kolkata struck work to protest against the August 9 rape and murder of their colleague, services at the premier state-run hospital were severely paralysed, with ...
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