Kolkata: Harinalaya, the mini zoo in New Town, may have on display tigers before this Durga Puja. State forest department officials said two tigers will be ferried to New Town from other zoos under the animal-exchange programme. “The tiger ...
25 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The Alipore zoo, India’s first scientifically managed zoo and one of the oldest in the country, has made use of a heritage building to take care of new guests — all deer species — as it turned 150 ...
25 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The Met office has warned of heavy rain in parts of south Bengal between Tuesday night and Thursday. It has also issued a thunder, lightning and gusty wind warning for some districts. Kolkata may receive light to moderate ...
25 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: RG Kar Medical College is set to undergo a major security overhaul with the installation of 532 new CCTV cameras. The decision was taken at a meeting among the hospital authorities, nodal officers from the state home department, ...
25 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) is finding it tough to appoint a new principal and a medical superintendent-cum-vice principal (MSVP) for the College of Medicine & JNM hospital, Kalyani, as there has not been any ...
25 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: A whistle-blower has brought up charges of corruption at Medical College Hospital Kolkata (MCHK) similar to the one that is being unearthed at R G Kar Medical College after the rape-murder of the 31-year-old PGT doctor there.In the ...
25 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Calcutta University’s department of environmental science and department of genetics in association with the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) observed ‘International Coastal Clean-up Day’ by cleaning waste from New Digha’s sea beach on Saturday. Around 58 students ...
25 September 2024 Times of India12 Kolkata: The nomination of ‘Laapataa Ladies’ as India’s official entry for the Oscars, based on Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) alumnus’s screenplay, has led to a portion of Kolkata’s populace perceiving it as a personal triumph. ...
25 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Amit Saraogi was elected president of Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry for the year 2024-25 at the 123rd annual general meeting held on Wednesday. He is the managing director of Anmol Feeds Pvt Ltd. tnn
25 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Kolkata Police has posted additional police personnel in uniform as well as plainclothes at popular marketplaces like New Market, Gariahat and Hatibagan in the run-up to the puja as shoppers started thronging city shopping hubs since last week.Officers ...
25 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The bank fraud section at KP’s detective department has busted a gang that smuggled pre-activated SIM cards of an Indian private cellular operator from Kolkata to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. These cards were used for cyber crimes, said police. ...
25 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: A 60-year-old man who had tested positive for dengue died early on Tuesday in a private hospital off VIP Road. Even as no dengue death has been reported in Kolkata this year, this is the second such death ...
25 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The rush of patients continued at govt hospitals on Tuesday — the second weekday after the partial rollback of medical services — and they bore the brunt of the ongoing stir by junior doctors, be it refusal for ...
25 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: A team of business delegates from Finland is likely to visit Bengal next year to explore commercial possibilities in various sectors, said Pekka Halmet, chairman of the British & Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce, Finland, on Tuesday. Business honchos ...
25 September 2024 Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Five wagons of an empty goods train derailed at New Maynaguri railway station in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Tuesday morning, according to a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) official. The incident occurred at 6.20am, and no injuries ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaImage used for representational purpose only KOLKATA: A flight from Hong Kong to Delhi carrying 231 passengers and 11 crew made an emergency landing at Kolkata airport after the pilot suspected fuel leakage. The Boeing B787-8 Dreamliner aircraft that ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The CBI, which has been interrogating Trinamool MLA Sudipto Roy in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the R G Kar Hospital, questioned him till late at night on Sunday. The agency had already started looking into the ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: State-run hospitals saw a huge influx of patients in outpatient and emergency departments from the city and far-off districts on Monday, the first weekday after junior doctors returned from cease-work and partially resumed services.The patients, especially those from ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The city and its neighbouring districts are reeling under high humidity and heat that is unusual during this time of the year. While the Met office blamed a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal, which is injecting ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaSubhas sarobar KOLKATA: The state govt has approved Rs 37 lakh to the Kolkata metropolitan development authority (KMDA) for rejuvenating Layelka pond at Regent estate including setting up a new ghat, partial renovation of the existing ghat, desilting and ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: The Nabadiganta industrial township authority (NDITA) plans to construct a bus passenger shelter on Street No. 27 in Sector V, opposite the SDF building, for commuter convenience in Kolkata. Currently, passengers often have to wait on the roadside ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: BJP leader Dilip Ghosh criticized the ruling TMC government over the rape and murder of a student at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital. Ghosh accused the government of trying to bribe the victim's parents to 'shut ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaTMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh at CGO Complex Saltlake KOLKATA: CBI questioned TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh for seven hours on Monday in connection with RG Kar hospital rape-murder of a 31-year-old PGT doctor.Ghosh was present at the crematorium when the ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaCalcutta high court KOLKATA: While refusing to interfere with the state's decision to give out Rs 85,000 as Durga Puja grant to each organiser, the Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the state to file an affidavit on the ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The pre-puja traffic returned to Maa flyover on Monday morning, a freak accident and a breakdown adding to the pressure on the flyover. The Kolkata traffic police was forced to divert vehicles from Kasba-Tiljala side and moving towards ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: There is no looking beyond Aashay Doctor-nursed Meropi in the Multitude Cup at the RCTC here on Tuesday. The daughter of Panamera, who has struck a purple patch, is now heading for a hat-trick of wins in the ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front (WBJDF) on Monday extended its solidarity to the Tollywood hairdresser who tried to end her life blaming it on the threat culture. The WBJDF, in a statement, said, “We have lost a ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: A hostel matron and two teachers were arrested for the alleged sexual harassment of minor girls aged between 11 and 14 in a missionary-run hostel in Haridevpur on Sunday night. The main accused, Supravat Dolui, the matron’s husband, ...
24 September 2024 Times of India12 Kolkata: Advertisers have made a comeback in the nick of time, releasing funds for several mid- and small-sized Durga Pujas that were struggling to meet essential costs as several brands had held back funds due to the uncertainty ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Trinamool’s Panihati MLA Nirmal Ghosh, on Monday, appeared before the CBI in connection with the rape and murder of a 31-year-old PGT doctor at RG Kar Hospital. Ghosh, who was present at the crematorium when she was cremated, ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: From Mohun Bagan SG’s perspective, it might be a revenge served in the rain.A little over three weeks after losing the Durand Cup final to NorthEast United FC, Mohun Bagan SG got even with the Highlanders 3-2 in ...
24 September 2024 Times of India12 Kolkata: Junior doctors continued to hold Abhaya medical camps in the flood-affected areas of Bengal. On Monday, teams from IPGMER and Medical College Kolkata (MCK) had set up such camps. They also distributed relief material, including dry food ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Several hundred flyers have been denied lounge access at Kolkata airport due to an issue between the company that manages the lounge and the aggregator whose tie-up with various credit card companies enables their clients to use the ...
24 September 2024 Times of India12 Kolkata: In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Indian Constitution, two Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata have chosen to highlight its significance through their themes. Santoshpur Trikon Park’s theme, ‘Udjapan’ (Celebration), and Arjunpur Amra Sabai Club’s theme, ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The number of those summoned by the inquiry committee of R G Kar Medical College has increased with the college’s resident doctors adding eight more names to the list to be investigated for intimidating other junior doctors and ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Sensing that the road repair drive before Durga Puja might get hampered by a spell of rain this week, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has intensified its repair drive and initiated a night-long process in some areas where roads ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: A young female lawyer practising at the Calcutta High Court has alleged that a Group D employee molested her inside an empty elevator around 10:45 am on Monday.The lawyer claimed that the accused — a clerk working for ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: A gang of seven men abducted a 50-year-old Kolkata-based businessman and took him all the way to Malda on Sunday morning before a joint team from Kolkata Police and Malda Police rescued him later at night. Seven persons ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The new commissioner of Kolkata Police, Manoj Verma, paid a sudden visit to the residence of east division cyber cell sergeant Debashish Chakraborty, who had received severe injuries on his left eye during last month’s Nabanna Avijan and ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaCBI has approached Sealdah ACJM court to defer the hearing on narco-analysis test of Sandip Ghosh to Sept 25 KOLKATA: The CBI, investigating the alleged financial corruption at R G Kar Medical College, claimed that the four arrested ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Trams, a part of Kolkata's transport-scape for 151 years, seem to be on their last leg in the only Indian city where they still run.The state govt will tell Calcutta High Court that trams will run "only on ...
24 September 2024 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: A reward of Rs 10,000 has been declared for a missing pet cat named Dustu. The cat had jumped off a moving two-wheeler on Bally Bridge on Sept 6. Dustu was riding with her owner Rishita Shabui Majumdar ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Activists from the women's wing of the BJP gathered at various police stations in West Bengal on Monday to protest alleged lapses in the investigation into the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar hospital ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Even as the junior doctors returned to work in emergency departments much to the relief of hospital administrators, the pressure of attending to indoor patients continues to rest solely on senior doctors and faculty members. Till the junior ...
23 September 2024 Times of India12 Kolkata: Medical colleges across the city have started working on security and amenity infrastructure for junior doctors. From installing additional CCTVs to renovating or constructing restrooms, washrooms and ensuring provision for drinking water, work is on in full ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Sohrai paintings and Santiniketani alpana, two vintage art forms on the verge of extinction, are making a comeback at Durga Puja pandals at Fern Pally in Ballygunge and Ahiritola Jubak Brindra in north Kolkata. Sohrai painting, a traditional ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaSANTINIKETAN: Bengal police have arrested four men from Kolkata for allegedly duping a Visva-Bharati student of Rs 2.26 lakh after promising her huge returns on crypto investments made via an app, leading to her death in her hostel room ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaSANTINIKETAN: The Birbhum police arrested four persons - all Kolkata residents - for allegedly duping Visva-Bharati student Anamika Singh of Rs 2.3 lakh after promising her huge returns on crypto investments made via an app. A Varansi native, Singh ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaThe capsized trawler that had 17 fishermen, mostly from Kakdwip, on board at the time of the mishap off Bagher Char in the Sundarbans KAKDWIP/(SOUTH 24 PARGANAS): Bodies of eight fishermen from Kakdwip were recovered from the trawler that ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: On the back of winning three consecutive matches in his group, Sourav Kothari stormed into pre-quarterfinals of the ongoing IBSF World 6 red snooker championship being held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Kolkata-based player made the knockout round as ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: A 32-year-old man allegedly died after hanging himself at his home in Netaji Nagar on Saturday, four days after his wife killed herself at her parents’ place in Jalpaiguri. Cops said Suman Das married Jayasree three months ago ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata/Midnapore: With Durga Puja barely two weeks away, the floods in Bengal’s flower hub of East and West Midnapore and parts of Burdwan and Howrah have triggered apprehension among puja organisers about a possible scarcity of flowers during Bengal’s ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: A man, Jaydeb Sadhukhan (79), died after falling from the roof of a building in New Town’s DB Block. Techno City police said he was suffering from depression. He left a note expressing his desire to donate his ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: After almost a 90-minute operation in the strongly-flowing Kangsabati river, a two-month-old elephant calf was reunited with its mother. The calf got separated from its herd on a small island in the middle of the river on Saturday ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata:Lalbazar will be setting up 46 state-of-the art CCTV cameras at important crossing before Durga Puja. Around 800-1,000 CCTV cameras will be set up before puja. Kolkata Police is implementing Nirbhaya project’s 2nd phase where cops will install CCTV ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Sumit Halder, an acid-attack survivor from Hooghly, was granted a compensation of Rs 12 lakh by the District Legal Services Authority after a prolonged treatment. Halder, a West Bengal Police constable, was brutally attacked by his elder brother ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The Womens’ Forum for Screen Workers+ has written a letter to chief minister Mamata Banerjee asking for the formation of an independent committee to investigate workplace harassment and gender-based violence in the screen entertainment industry of Bengal.TOI had ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The season is barely a couple of months old but Jose Molina seems to have already started feeling the heat. The Spaniard’s return to Indian football eight years after guiding now defunct ATK to the Indian Super League ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) has started converting two more abandoned culverts located on EM Bypass into pedestrian subways. Officials said the two culverts, which have been abandoned for a long time, are located close to Satyajit ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Satish Narredu- trained Touch Of Grey lifted the Indian St. Leger Gr-I at Pune on Sunday. The son of Zacara was ridden by Suraj Narredu.Pune short results1: (1-4-7) Goomah 1; Red Dust 2; The Flutist 3.2: (5-4-6) Alexandros ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: A fraudster was arrested for allegedly faking identity of an IT executive, forging his Aaadhar and PAN cards and taking a personal loan of Rs 9 lakh in his name from a finance company. The IT executive realised ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Ruling in favour of a primary teacher who was refused terminal dues by the authorities on the grounds that she had obtained her Madhyamik, HS and graduation degrees from Bangladesh, the Calcutta High Court said the authorities can’t ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Diamond Harbour FC (DHFC) kept their chase on for the CFL Premier Division title, blanking Calcutta Customs 4-0 in their Super Six match in Naihati on Sunday. Rahul Paswan gave Diamond Harbour the lead on the cusp of ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Bengal Police is reaching out to people marooned in the floods in West Midnapore and Howrah following social media posts by the victims, reports Dwaipayan Ghosh. “We stand by the affected people. You can report any problem via ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: A truck driver died and three other persons suffered critical injuries after three trucks and a pickup van collided with each other on Vidyasagar Setu, close to the HRBC Building, around Friday midnight. The second Hooghly bridge had ...
23 September 2024 Times of India123 Kolkata: A sudden surge of shoppers — for the first time this festive season — on Saturday led cops in central Kolkata to put up pedestrian channels in the heart of central Kolkata.According to police, they had to ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaRepresentative Image KOLKATA: A hairdresser working in the Tollygunge film and television industry allegedly attempted suicide after writing a note naming 11 individuals for non-cooperation that led to her not getting enough work in the industry. She had allegedly ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaBirupaksha Biswas (left) and Tala PS SI Chinmay Biswas at CGO Complex on Sunday KOLKATA: The CBI probing the RG Kar rape and murder questioned three doctors, who were allegedly seen at the seminar hall of the hospital emergency ...
23 September 2024 Times of IndiaMP Santanu Sen at the meeting KOLKATA: The R G Kar rape-murder has cast its shadow on the election of office bearers of IMA Bengal headquarters in Kolkata, for which preparations were being taken on Sunday. Three doctors, who ...
23 September 2024 Times of India12 Kolkata: With a fortnight to go for the pujas, the city seems to be gradually getting into a festive mood with footfall crossing 90% across Kolkata’s restaurants over the weekend for the first time since Aug. Saturday witnessed ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Eight among the 51 junior doctors and students, who had been summoned by the R G Kar authorities, appeared before an inquiry committee of the medical college on Saturday. This was the second round of questioning that the ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Kolkata Police started sending summons to the RG Kar protest organizers, who had either blocked major thoroughfares completely or informed about their stir to the police only via email. The cops have also slapped charges under BNS sections ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police will coordinate with Baruipur Police and Bidhannagar Police to ensure that traffic flows smoothly despite two major attractions at two ends of the city – Sreebhumi in the north and Kendua Shanti Sangha in ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The way Mohammedan Sporting players sat on the Kishore Bharati Stadium turf after the final whistle on Saturday — some looking blank and others with face buried in their knees — said it all.For the second game running, ...
22 September 2024 Times of India12 Kolkata: Durga Puja organisers in the city who had opted for discretion over all-out-activity in the aftermath of the RG Kar tragedy are racing against time to complete preparations by Mahalaya, buoyed by a surge in pre-puja shopping ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The last mega protest rally to seek justice for the R G Kar rape and murder victim ended with the 42 km relay torch rally on Saturday. Originating from Hiland Park at 4.30 pm on Friday, the rally ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The protest against the RG Kar crime and the movement for justice have cast a shadow on some of the vital civic projects in the city. According to a KMC official, the civic brass had planned to open ...
22 September 2024 Times of India42-day ceasework ends, jr Bengal docs back on duty. KOLKATA: Junior doctors resumed work in emergency wards at state-run hospitals on Saturday, after a 42-day cease-work to protest against the rape and murder of a PGT doctor at R ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has earmarked a 4,134 sq ft vacant plot near AC block park at the corner of Street no 37 for developers to stack building materials on a temporary basis. The decision ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The Bengal STF has taken Nimtita blast accused Isha Khan into their custody for questioning him in a separate case. The state anti-terror agency has claimed that Khan was behind the illegal movement of explosives in Suti last ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaKalimpong: Urgen Tamang, the 47-year-old former Indian Army havildar who was tricked by recruiting agents and forced to fight in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine after being promised a security guard’s job in Russia, finally returned to his Kalimpong ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) plans to strengthen and widen the Sector V Ring Road to prevent its sides beside the water body from subsiding and to make it a three-lane corridor.“It has been noticed a few ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The city could receive light to moderate showers on Tuesday which could be followed by more heavy rain on Wednesday if two systems—that are set to form over Bay of Bengal on Monday—move towards south Bengal. An upper ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: There’s some good news for flyers at the Kolkata airport! The elusive paid porter service is finally set to be rolled out with at least two bidders responding to the tender floated by the Airports Authority of India ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Ahead of the police coordination meeting that is scheduled for Sept 25 and inspections that are set to begin from Sept 27, Kolkata Police is already working on a plan to manage traffic and crowds before Durga Puja ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaThe trawler overturned in a storm early on Saturday (left) ; doctors treat rescued fishermen (right) KOLKATA: Nine fishermen from Kakdwip are feared dead, though eight could be rescued, after FB Gobindo, the trawler they were in, overturned ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaAvik De (left) and Birupaksha Biswas (right) KOLKATA: The North Bengal lobby of doctors are now under the scanner of the CBI probing the R G Kar Medical College crime and the alleged corruption on the campus. The central ...
22 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The kin of cops serving in Bengal Police – mostly their wives – put up a rare protest near Bhawani Bhavan on Friday, demanding immediate transfers so that cops can return to their home districts. Sources said the ...
21 September 2024 Times of IndiaJunior doctors during a rally to CBI office (CGO Complex) after they announced a partial withdrawal of their ‘cease work’, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) NEW DELH: After a 42-day halt, junior doctors in West Bengal restarted their duties on ...
21 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: OPD footfall in almost all medical colleges apart from R G Kar was either normal or near normal on Friday. While resumption of emergency duty in a phased manner by juniors from Saturday will be a huge relief ...
21 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The cost of daily essentials have started sliding up ahead of Durga Puja. From the morning cuppa to evening snacks, prices of basic kitchen staples have seen a significant surge, impacting household budgets.The retail price of all categories ...
21 September 2024 Times of IndiaThe Tolly’s Nullah, now choked with sewage, floods the areas along the banks during high tides KOLKATA: The KMC will spend nearly Rs 700 crore to clean the Adi Ganga and rejuvenate the water flow in the channel that ...
21 September 2024 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: The KMC water supply department is charging more chlorine into the raw water before its filtration at its Palta water treatment plant. This is to disinfect the raw water and make it safe for drinking as turbidity level ...
21 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Processions, rallies and the sombre mood in Kolkata due to the protests against the R G Kar tragedy before Durga Puja had cast a spell of gloom on a village in Howrah’s Uluberia. But, with junior doctors calling ...
21 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Even as the state has appointed former DGP Surajit Kar Purkayastha to carry out an audit of physical security measures at all government hospitals and health centres, the first step has already been taken in this direction with ...
21 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Bengal’s potential for production of solar energy with regards to ground-mounted plants is over 19,000 MW, three times of what the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) had estimated, revealed an iFOREST report released on Friday. It ...
21 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: The 17-year-old Bengali first-year students found unconscious at the JU Main Hostel on Aug 9 last year, and eventually died at hospital, had indeed been forced to write a fake complaint letter by the accused seniors hours before ...
21 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: A system is set to form over the Bay of Bengal within the next four days that may trigger rain though the Met office is not yet sure about its impact. The direction in which it will move ...
21 September 2024 Times of India123 Kolkata: Thousands took part in the torch march on Friday seeking justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim and in solidarity with the junior doctors’ protest. The rally reverberated with slogans that opposed the ingrained patriarchy, the deep-rooted ...
21 September 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: Bengal govt’s social welfare schemes like Kanyashree and Rupashree have been key drivers of the social upliftment in Bengal, Unicef field office chief Monjur Hossain said at a conclave organised by CII eastern region on Friday. Hossain also ...
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