The much anticipated Durand Cup final match began on Sunday evening between arch-rivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan at Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake. The spirit was high among the supporters of the two teams. Governor CV Ananda Bose and sports minister Aroop Biswas were present. All streets led to the stadium. Nothing else mattered. Bikes, taxis, Metro rakes, local trains — all modes of transport bound for the stadium were jam-packed with football lovers
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An iconic base jump was also witnessed before the match. Two base jumps from The 42 had signalled the start of the tournament in August. Depending on the result of the match, fans of the winning team would be celebrating by having the ‘unofficial’ team mascot or team fish. So if East Bengal wins today fans of the team, who primarily are the ‘Bangals’, will devour hilsa and if Mohun Bagan wins, plates of jumbo prawns cooked in coconut will be had with steamed rice by ‘Ghoti’ fans
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A delegation from The Republic of North Macedonia visited Kolkata and met the Archbishop at a function on Friday to pay homage to Mother Teresa. From left - Slobodan Uzunov, ambassador to India; Bujar Osmani, Foreign Affairs minister; Namit Bajoria, Honorary Consul of the Republic of North Macedonia in Kolkata; Archbishop of Kolkata, Thomas D'Souza handing over and framed picture of Mother Teresa to Osmani at a function at the Archbishop House in Kolkata along with Subrata Ganguly of Church Art
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People who were affected in 2019 following the Metro Railway tunneling disaster in the Bowbazar area, organised a rally called Kala Divas to protest their plight. They also demanded their homes at the earliest. These hapless people have been shifted to hotels and flats in the vicinity since then
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