Kolkata, Dec 6 : Kolkata police has unearthed a massive mobile SIM card racket in the city following disclosures from Mumbai that two SIM cards used by terrorists in the Mumbai attacks were from this metropolis.

The Kolkata police have arrested a Kolkata resident Tauseef Rehman and a Srinagar resident Mukhtar Ahmed Sheikh in connection with the SIM card racket. They were produced at Bankshall City Civil and Sessions Court today and remanded to police custody till December 14.

Kolkata, Dec. 6 : Argentine football star Diego Maradona was an hour late, but thousands waited patiently, cheering, dancing and singing to catch a glimpse of this football hero when he arrived to lay the foundation stone of the football academy at the upcoming gated community complex Eden City at Mahestala in South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal.

Maradona flew by helicopter from his hotel in Kolkata to the site. On his arrival he waved to the crowds and offered air kisses. He also made the typical fighters gestures the Argentinean footballers are known to make on-field.

Kolkata, Dec 6 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has announced Rs. 95 crore package for the infrastructure development of Kolkata’s Viswa-Bharati University.

The Prime Minister announced the package while addressing the 37th convocation of Viswa-Bharati University in Santiniketan in Birbhum district of Kolkata today.

He said the government would strive to ensure that all Indians get a chance to complete his education.

Dr. Singh also said that the government would do everything possible to build the education infrastructure in the country.

New Delhi - Two men suspected of providing some of the phone cards used by the Mumbai attackers were arrested and being questioned in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, news reports said Saturday.

Times of India online news reported that Tausif Rehman was arrested in Kolkata, while Mukhtar Ahmed Sheikh was arrested in Delhi Friday.

Sheikh, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, had been living in Kolkata for some time, the report said.

Both men are believed to be part of a racket where more than 20 SIM cards for mobile phones were procured using fake documents in the second week of October, NDTV television channel reported citing police sources.

Kolkata, Dec 6 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will begin his two-day visit to Kolkata from today.

Soon after his arrival at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport, Dr. Singh will head for Santiniketan in Birbhum district to attend the convocation of the Visva Bharati University.

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