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  • News from West Bengal | 24 Jun, 2025 | ৯ আষাঢ়, ১৪৩২
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  • Kol prof hopes for Azerbaijan border miracle, gets ready for Armenia route

    1234 Kolkata: Facing uncertainty over the permission to enter Azerbaijan, Falguni Dey, the geography professor from Kolkata now stuck in Iran, might head towards the Nurduz-Agarak border in Iran and try to cross the border from the Armenian side. ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    Speaker expunges oppn remarks, says ‘hear replies before walkouts’

    Kolkata: "When you ask questions, hear out the replies," speaker Biman Banerjee on Thursday told BJP legislators staging a walkout before allowing state finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya to respond to discussions on the West Bengal Sales Tax (Settlement of ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    Kol, Bidhannagar cops crack down on bikes without silencers

    123456 Kolkata: Police in Kolkata and Bidhannagar have launched a special crackdown on motorcycles fitted with illegally modified silencers that generate excessive noise, following a surge in complaints from residents over sound pollution.The joint drive, underway since early June, ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    Navy officer in Israel for training stuck in Tel Aviv hotel

    Bolpur: An officer of the Indian Navy, who is in Israel for training, is now stranded in the war-torn country. While Aritra Sinha is at a hotel in Tel Aviv, his family members are worried about his return.A resident ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    Author Prafulla Roy passes away at 91

    Kolkata: Author Prafulla Roy, aged 91, passed away on Thursday at a south Kolkata nursing home. Roy, who shot to fame with his celebrated novel, ‘Purba Parbati', in the 1950s and authored more than 150 books, was a winner ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    EC refutes TMC charge over webcasting contract to Guj firm

    Kolkata: The Election Commission on Thursday dismissed Trinamool's allegations of partisanship in offering a contract for webcasting to a Gujarat-based firm. Bengal CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal said all norms were followed and there was no irregularity in the process.Agarwal ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    BJP challenges Bengal speaker’s notification on central forces

    Kolkata: BJP's leader of opposition in the Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, and its chief whip, Shankar Ghosh, have challenged the notification issued by assembly speaker Biman Banerjee preventing BJP MLAs from entering assembly premises accompanied by central forces in ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    Fly back via Jordan: Embassy to students stranded in Israel

    123456 Kolkata: The news that the Indian govt is likely to start operating rescue flights for the evacuees from Israel soon has come as a breather for Bengal students stranded in the war-torn country. The Indian embassy in Israel ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    Given 25 options, candidates take 5 on an avg on UG admission portal

    12 Kolkata: Every undergraduate candidate is opting for four to five options, including subjects and colleges, from 25 available choices at 460-odd institutes in Bengal, shows data from Centralised Admission Portal in the first two days. The portal, ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    Koneenica flags stroller concern at Kolkata airport

    Kolkata: Bengali TV and film actor Koneenica Banerjee sparked a crucial conversation about airport accessibility after experiencing a frustrating delay in receiving her six-year-old daughter's stroller at the Kolkata airport on Wednesday. The actor, who recently underwent spinal surgery, ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    Kaliganj sees peaceful bypoll, booths record above 72% turnout

    Kaliganj (Nadia): Kaliganj bypoll recorded a high turnout on Wednesday. By the end of the polling at 6pm, turnout was 72.2% despite slow voting due to rain. In the 2021 assembly polls, however, there was 84.3% polling, with TMC's ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    Speaker expunges oppn remarks, says ‘hear replies before walkouts’

    Kolkata: "When you ask questions, hear out the replies," speaker Biman Banerjee on Thursday told BJP legislators staging a walkout before allowing state finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya to respond to discussions on the West Bengal Sales Tax (Settlement of ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    FIR in Kidderpore market fire

    Kolkata: Two days after a massive fire broke out at the Orphanganj Market in Kidderpore during the early hours of June 16, affecting 700 shops and causing extensive damage to numerous shops and materials, Watgunge PS has registered an ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    2 pose as ED men, extort 1.5 crore from mine owner

    Kolkata: Two men posing as Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials allegedly extorted Rs 1.5 crore from a prominent sand mine owner in Bankura over the past year, prompting a police investigation.The victim, a businessman from Rabindrasarani in Bankura, lodged a ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    ‘115 dengue cases in state in past 13 weeks’

    123 Kolkata: In response to questions from MLAs, urban development and municipal affairs minister Firhad Hakim stated in the assembly that while number of dengue cases has dipped in urban areas due to increased awareness, cases are still being ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    HC convicts 7 lawyers for heckling Bongaon judge

    123 Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday convicted seven lawyers for their involvement in the heckling of a Bongaon judge on the court premises on April 5, 2024.A division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md Shabbar Rashidi, ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    First splash of monsoon, home-bound journey from school zones becomes a headache

    Kolkata: Lalbazar has asked all traffic guards to ensure that they prioritise school traffic and take adequate steps on the ground to normalise traffic "at the earliest" during school hours, especially the dispersal time, this monsoon.For the third consecutive ...

    20 June 2025 Times of India
    Singing in the rain? How about trying something new: It’s time to dance to the tunes of the monsoon

    Odissi Dancer Tithi Das as she lets out her inner child in the rain When the rain comes pouring down, we don’t just watch — we join in. There’s a certain mischief in the monsoon, as if the skies ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Basirhat researcher stuck in Qom conflict zone

    1234 Kolkata: What began as a promising academic journey turned into a nightmare for Sayed Baqir Majlisi Rizvi, a young researcher from Basirhat in North 24 Parganas, now stranded in the conflict-ridden Iranian city of Qom amid the escalating ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Kol prof camps on Iran-Azerbaijan border, hopes for ‘migration code’

    12 Kolkata: Falguni Dey, the geography professor from Kolkata, who was on an expedition mission but got stuck in Tehran, has managed to escape the city unharmed but is now stranded at Astara — the border area of Iran ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Rainy and refreshing day expected

    This weather data has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information about the upcoming weather conditions in Kolkata.Kolkata is set to experience moderate rain showers on June 19, 2025, with temperatures ranging between 25°C and 25.7°C and ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Titagarh Rail Systems expects rapid growth in passenger rail business

    12 Kolkata: City-based Titagarh Rail Systems (TRS) is expected to experience significant growth in its passenger rail business over the next few years. TRS deputy MD Prithish Chowdhary said that although TRS was known for being a wagon maker, ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Elderly couple loses Rs 2.4cr in Kol’s biggest digi arrest scam

    12 Kolkata: A 72-year-old woman and her husband, both former professors, residing in Baisnabghata Patuli Township, have become victims of the biggest ‘digital arrest' fraud reported this year, losing Rs 2.4 crore to scammers. Posing as CBI officials, the ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    In a league of her own: Sujata storms century-old CFL’s male bastion

    1234 Kolkata: It was a late January afternoon and Sujata Kar was busy doing her household chores when her cellphone buzzed with an urgent summons to meet Southern Samity's general secretary Sourav Pal.Being head coach of the south Kolkata ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Students from Bengal wait it out in Israel

    Kolkata: With the Iran-Israel conflict intensifying further, a section of students from Bengal in Israel is considering the possibility of leaving the country. The Indian Embassy, in an advisory, has already stated that those willing to exit Israel should ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Kol youth prone to suicide, substance abuse, finds study

    Kolkata: A series of field observation studies by the Institute of Psychiatry, IPGMER, concluded that a significant number of youngsters in the city are distressed, resulting in mental health issues. This distress is turning them to substances and even ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    8-hr silence after morning quarrel alerted neighbours

    12 Kolkata: Neighbours at Rajdanga Gold Park, a locality off RB Connector close to Kasba Nabapally, recall hearing arguments between the Bhattacharyas, with Tuesday morning being no exception. Yet, unlike other days, neither the doors nor, more importantly, the ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Law will take its own course, says Mamata on HC’s OBC order

    Kolkata: Reacting to Calcutta High Court's stay on the state govt's OBC list that was notified on June 3, CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the law would take its own course. Pointing out that the stay was till ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Pollution-degradation worry for Purulia’s Sahebbandh

    Purulia: Once a popular wintering ground for migratory waterbirds, Purulia's Sahebbandh now appears severely degraded. The number of waterbirds has dropped drastically, with only a handful of individuals visible during peak winter hours. Species that were once common at ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Resume 100 days’ work scheme in state from Aug 1, HC tells centre

    12 Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed Centre to resume the 100 days' work programme in Bengal from Aug 1, saying the scheme could not be "put in cold storage for eternity". The scheme (the Mahatma Gandhi ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Weather, crew change lead to 4.5-hour wait at airport

    12 Kolkata: Passengers booked on a late-night IndiGo flight to Delhi on Tuesday were left waiting at the airport for four and a half hours, before they could fly out a little after 3 am. While the airline didn't ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    CM welcomes HC order, but says 4 years of dues still unpaid

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday welcomed the Calcutta High Court judgment directing the Centre to pay 100 days' work scheme wages to Bengal, but said dues were unpaid for four years. Banerjee also questioned the Aug 1 timeframe ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    KP’s safety notice to central Kol puja

    Kolkata: The Santosh Mitra Square Puja Committee has received a stringent directive from Kolkata Police, days after announcing their Durga Puja theme for this year. The cop directive cited last year's near-stampede incident as the primary reason for the ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Man takes loan from girlfriend, gets brother to loot her flat to repay

    Kolkata: An IT-sector employee, and his brother, were arrested by Baguiati cops for theft of items worth Rs 5 lakh from the former's girlfriend's residence at Deshabandhu Nagar in Baguiati. Accused Shyamcharan Das reportedly took advantage of his girlfriend's ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Odisha cop found dead in S Kolkata flat

    Kolkata: An Odisha Police constable — Subrata Kumar Sahu (32) — was found hanging in a rented apartment in Hindustan Park near Gariahat crossing on Tuesday night. Sahu, a resident of Keonjhar, was serving with the Indian Reserve Battalion ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    June 30 date for framing RG Kar corruption case charges

    Kolkata: Charges will be framed against five defendants in the RG Kar Medical College corruption case on June 30. The Special Court in Alipore has called all accused to appear, including former principal Sandeep Ghosh.The case emerged after a ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    12.2mm rain brings max-min difference to 2°C, more showers on Met radar

    12 Kolkata: More than 35 mm rain between Tuesday and Wednesday evening narrowed the gap between the maximum and minimum temperatures to just two degrees. Even as the city received 12.2 mm of rainfall until late Wednesday evening, the ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    In 1st 8 hrs, UG entry portal gets 72k appls from 28k students

    123 Kolkata: The centralised admission portal for undergraduate admissions received 71,949 applications from 28,443 students by 6 pm on Wednesday. However, some parents and students complained about not being able to access the portal and other technical glitches, such ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    CM: Bengal will not observe ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’

    123 Kolkata: Bengal govt will not observe ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' on June 25, CM Mamata Banerjee has said, calling a central directive in this regard a mockery of the Constitution and democracy.The Union ministry of culture has in a ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Jewellery exports hand carriage debut from Kol airport

    12 Kolkata: This week, Kolkata airport conducted two hand-carriage exports of gems and jewellery from the city to Italy and Dubai.While the second consignment was dispatched to Dubai on Wednesday night through the hand luggage of a representative from ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    KMC hires 286 portable pumps to flush out storm water from added areas

    123 Kolkata: The KMC sewerage and drainage department has hired 286 portable pumps and kept them ready to save residents of added areas such as Behala, Garden Reach, the Tollygunge-Jadavpur belt, Garia and neighbourhoods off EM Bypass from waterlogging ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    JU UG entry process yet to begin, students gherao pro-VC

    123 Kolkata: Jadavpur University could not open its undergraduate admission portal on Wednesday as the authorities are taking legal opinion on the OBC reservation-related issue. This follows the high court's stay on the gazette notification, which included 140 subgroups ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    16cr gene therapy starts on 16-month-old girl

    123 Kolkata: A 16-month-old girl received a second chance at life on Wednesday when doctors at Peerless Hospital administered doses of the world's most expensive gene therapy medicine, which travelled approximately 13,000 km from California. Ashmika Das from Ranaghat ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Man lynched over ‘rape and murder’ of 9-yr-old in Bankura

    Bankura: A 21-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl in Bankura district was lynched by local villagers on Wednesday morning.The Patrasayar police station have opened two separate investigations — one into the rape and murder of ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Top EC official to monitor Kaliganj bypoll

    12 Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) has deputed its secretary, Sanjib Kumar Prasad to oversee the bypoll at Kaliganj in Nadia on Thursday. He will remain in Nadia until polling concludes. The bypoll is being held following the death ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    JU students gherao pro-VC, hit key meet for UG admission

    123 Kolkata: Jadavpur University could not open its undergraduate admission portal on Wednesday as the authorities are taking legal opinion on the OBC reservation-related issue. This follows the high court's stay on the gazette notification, which included 140 subgroups ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Reel battle heats up as 13 Bengali films vie for silver screen space

    123456 Kolkata: With as many as 13 Bengali movies running now, the June fight for getting theatres has reached pre-pandemic frenzy. Just like pre-pandemic times, makers are taking their screen battles to social media and asking why their films ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    No fin officer at JU since Mon, ‘daily ops hit’

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University has been operating without a finance officer since Monday, a crucial post in the daily functioning of the institute. Teachers said numerous files and payments are pending.Sources said the term of the acting finance officer ended ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    TMC accuses EC of rigging norms to allot webcasting contract to Guj firm

    12 Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Wednesday wrote to the Election Commission accusing the poll body of rigging norms to allot a poll-day webcasting contract to a Gujarat-based firm. In a two-page letter, senior state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, also the ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Enforce Prez rule before polls: Suvendu in Maheshtala

    12 Maheshtala: State leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari, who went to Maheshtala on Wednesday following a Calcutta High Court order, demanded President's rule in the state before the assembly polls to ensure a free and fair election."There is a ...

    19 June 2025 Times of India
    Sex assault on sister: Girl gets dad arrested

    Kolkata: A teenaged girl on Monday got her father arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his stepdaughter over a year.Police said the accused, a resident of Jessore Road at Michaelnagar, had married a second time a few years ago, and ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Empowering tomorrow’s engineers: NAMTECH launches 100 fully funded fellowships for post-graduate program

    iPMP students exploring Industry 4.0 labs at the NAMTECH campus Engineering graduates from India’s top institutions will now receive world-class training and global exposure, equipping them for the demands of Industry 4.0. This transformative opportunity eliminates the need to ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Accident videos to promote road safety

    Kolkata: Kolkata traffic police has started uploading accident footage on their Facebook page to make people aware of the consequences of flouting norms. The accidents were recorded on CCTV cameras installed at major crossings across the city. The move ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Bomb hoax at Kolkata airport

    Kolkata: A bomb threat sent airport officials and security forces into a tizzy on Tuesday morning. After the public grievance officer received an email, warning of a pipe bomb blast at the airport, multiple agencies immediately started screening the ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Blackstone buys South City Mall, Colombo project for 3,250 crore

    Kolkata: South City Mall changed hands in what was one of the largest real estate deals in the city and the first mall deal. Blackstone, one of the world's largest alternative asset management funds, has acquired South City Projects, ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Elderly couple, son found hanging in Kolkata home; suicide pact suspected amid financial distress

    KOLKATA: An elderly couple and their 38-year-old son were found hanging in their Kasba home on Tuesday evening. Police suspect that the three died by suicide. A note left behind did not specify any reason for the family taking ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    2013 rape-murder case: Calcutta HC commutes convict’s death penalty to life term with no remission for 50 years, cites mild mental disability

    KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday commuted the death penalty of a 45-year-old man convicted of raping and murdering a two-and-a-half-year-old child in Kidderpore in 2013 — stating that the crime did not “fall under the rarest-of-rare” category — ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    One drowns in Mandarmani

    Mandarmani: Three tourists from Barasat were swept away by strong currents at Mandarmani on Tuesday afternoon. One person died, another is in a critical condition, and the third remains missing despite an ongoing search operation by the coastal police.The ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Delhi trader kidnapped in Bengal, rescued with cabby help

    1234 Kolkata: A Delhi-based fish trader, Nazim Chauhan, was allegedly kidnapped from Sashan in North 24 Parganas on Tuesday for a ransom of Rs 1 crore. He was rescued within hours and three persons accused of the kidnapping were ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Sukanta apologises for hurling ‘slipper’ at Sikh CISF officer

    Kolkata: Junior Union minister and Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar, in a statement on Tuesday, apologised for the June 12 incident when he threw a placard, symbolically representing a slipper, that hit a Sikh CISF officer in his own ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    UG admission portal opens at 10 am today to fill 9 lakh seats

    123 Kolkata: The centralised undergraduate admission portal, inaugurated by education minister Bratya Basu on Tuesday, will start receiving applications from 10 am on Wednesday for nine lakh seats across 460 colleges and 17 universities in Bengal. Minority and autonomous ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Tech snag found during refuelling pit stop, Air India Boeing grounded

    12 Kolkata: An Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai, with a scheduled refuelling pit stop at the Kolkata airport, suffered a technical snag in one of its engines late on Monday night. This left over 220 passengers ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    ‘Pocket fires’ smoulder, KMC starts Kidderpore traders’ rehab process

    12 Kolkata: Pocket fires continued to smoulder at the Orphanganj Market in Kidderpore on Tuesday even as efforts to rehabilitate affected traders started. The state confirmed that around 700 shops were completely or partially destroyed in the fire that ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Volatile geo-politics pushes up gold price to over 1L

    12 Kolkata: Gold prices in Kolkata reached a historical high on Monday amid volatile geopolitical conditions and the escalation of conflict between Israel and Iran. On Monday afternoon, the price of 24-carat gold, including GST, crossed Rs 1,03,000 per ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    90% plaints against private hosps this yr about billing

    123 Kolkata: Around 90% of the 2,058 complaints against private hospitals, nursing homes and other clinical establishments—this works out to be nine out of 10 complaints—that reached the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission this year till May pertain ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Kol prof on 1K-km road trip to escape war-ravaged Tehran

    1234 Kolkata: As Israel asked nearly 3,30,000 people to evacuate central Tehran following the escalation of conflict since Monday, Falguni Dey, a Kolkata-based geography professor who was stranded in the capital city, embarked on a dangerous journey from Tehran ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Monsoon traffic chaos worsens in kolkata due to rallies school reopening and rain

    Kolkata: Traffic snarls are back in the city with the onset of monsoons, the first working day on Monday morning witnessing one of the worst slow movements of traffic in recent weeks. Cops attributed multiple reasons behind this – ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Film makes LGBTQIA+ community see red

    123 Kolkata: Indraadip Das Gupta's ‘Grihapravesh' is stuck in the middle of a controversy having outraged a section of the city's LGBTQIA+ community for queer erasure and depiction of guilt-bearing queer identity. Released in the Pride Month, the film ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Metro stops work after VIP Rd residents’ waterlogging plea

    Kolkata: Orange Line work near Haldiram flyover on VIP Road was stalled after residents of a high-rise next to the metro alignment complained that their water supply system was damaged following subsidence due to piling or foundation work, which ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    EC to set over 1 lakh polling booths for 2026 assembly elections

    12 Kolkata: EC would set up over 1 lakh polling booths across the state for the 2026 assembly elections, said Bengal chief electoral officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Tuesday. He said there were around 81,000 booths at present, ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Bagdah couple wrongfully deported to B’desh returns

    123 Kolkata: A young migrant couple from Bagdah in North 24 Parganas, wrongfully deported to Bangladesh despite possessing valid Indian identity documents, finally returned home on Tuesday, after intervention by Bengal govt and West Bengal Migrant Workers' Welfare Board ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Monsoon rides low pressure to enter city, heavy rain likely today, tomorrow

    1234 Kolkata: Riding a low-pressure system, the south-west monsoon entered the city on Tuesday morning when most Kolkatans were asleep. The wait for monsoon ended with the city recording a decent rainfall of 23.1 mm on the first day. ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Two NGO workers arrested for inciting violence in Murshidabad

    Kolkata: Bengal Police arrested two NGO workers on Tuesday for allegedly inciting mobs in Shamsherganj's Dakbungalow More on April 11, which triggered a wave of violence in the region over the next two days.The two accused, identified as Md ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Don’t take impulsive decisions, follow SC order: Bratya

    Kolkata: State education minister Bratya Basu on Tuesday urged protesting teachers not to take any impulsive decision and follow the Supreme Court order. "As far as I know, the portal has received many applications. Those teachers who do not ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Trinamool booth prez shot, hacked to death in Basirhat

    123 Kolkata: A 28-year-old Trinamool Congress booth president was shot and then hacked to death at Basirhat in North 24 Parganas on Monday night. Four persons have been arrested.According to police sources, the incident occurred around 9.30pm on Monday ...

    18 June 2025 Times of India
    Single OTP to make UG application process easier

    Kolkata: The centralised admission portal will function with a single one-time password (OTP) to avoid unnecessary confusion. The centralised admission portal for undergraduate courses in state-aided and govt colleges and universities will be inaugurated on Tuesday and will start ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather update: Week-long rain spell begins today, temperature to soar to 36.1°C later this week

    According to AQI.in, this weather data represents the beginning of a significant seasonal shift in Kolkata's climate pattern.Kolkata is forecast to experience moderate rainfall on June 17, 2025, with temperatures ranging between 26.9°C and 32.7°C and humidity at 76%.The ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    New law to curb hosp bill inflation, make treatment cost display must

    Kolkata: The state govt on Monday moved a bill in the assembly mandating that private hospitals and nursing homes should not inflate their fixed treatment rates, including packages, with hidden charges. The bill also states that for treatment costs ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Noise, phones & popcorn: How dipping theatre etiquette is driving Kolkata’s cinephiles home

    KOLKATA: Martin Scorsese’s recent remarks about abstaining from visiting cinemas have stirred conversation among film lovers in the city. It is not that Scorsese doesn’t love movies, but he can’t stand how people behave in theatres today. The sentiment ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    KMC scanner on other ‘private’ markets to pre-empt disaster

    12 Kolkata: Taking a lesson from the fire at Orphanganj Market in Kidderpore, KMC has set its sights on major markets across the city that are privately run and need an overhaul. According to a KMC market department official, ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    After engine change, AI Dreamliner’s insurance cover was hiked by Rs 100cr

    123 Kolkata: Air India had enhanced the insurance cover for the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed in Ahmedabad, from Rs 750 crore to Rs 850 crore, during its renewal in April 2025. This came following an engine replacement on ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Traders who lost shops to get 1L, market to be rebuilt, promises CM

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday evening visited the fire-ravaged Orphanganj Market and announced Rs 1 lakh compensation to all traders whose shops were completely gutted and Rs 50,000 to those whose shops were partially damaged.Banerjee also announced that ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Post-midnight blaze guts 700 shops in Kidderpore market

    Kolkata: A devastating fire in the early hours of Monday raged through one of south Kolkata's most congested wholesale markets, leaving at least three-fourths of the 150-year-old Orphanganj Market — located within Kidderpore Market on Orphanganj Road — in ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    HC allows Suvendu, another MLA to visit Maheshtala

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday allowed state leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari and another MLA to visit Maheshtala within three days and interact with residents there.The court directed Adhikari to inform the SP, Diamond Harbour Police District, and ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Day after tech glitch, war delays flight at Kol airport

    Kolkata: A day after a technical snag grounded an Air India Express flight, hundreds of passengers at Kolkata airport were left stranded on Monday — this time due to geopolitical turbulence in West Asia. A Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Cops nab Bhowanipore murderer

    Kolkata: Four days after he murdered a jewellery shop employee in Bhowanipore and injured three others using a sharp weapon following a tiff over a damaged shop signboard, cops on Monday arrested Asheesh Sarkar alias Piklu from south Kolkata. ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    4-yr-old injured in accident

    Kolkata: A four-year-old boy, Rudrangsh Sain, was severely injured after he was hit by a private car while trying to cross the road at the Karunamoyee Road-Motilal Gupta Road crossing at Jorapukur on Sunday evening.Sain was first admitted to ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Trans person assaulted in Sodepur

    Kolkata: A transwoman in her mid-30s was allegedly assaulted by her neighbour in Sodepur after she protested against repeated obscene gestures and harassment. The victim, who sustained severe injuries after being beaten up with iron rods, is still undergoing ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    KMC focuses on height of buildings in flight path

    12 Kolkata: In the wake of the Ahmedabad tragedy, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) buildings department has alerted the executive engineers in the boroughs to strictly adhere to the building height guidelines sent by Airports Authority of India (AAI). ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Set up in 18th century, bazaar now deals in milk products and spices

    12 Kolkata: The Orphanganj Market in Kidderpore, with its origin dating back to the early 18th century, stands as a significant reminder of colonial Calcutta's social welfare initiatives, particularly concerning the Anglo-Indian community. The present form of the market, ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Didi blames ‘govt of thieves’ for ‘procession of deaths’

    12 Kolkata: "A govt of thieves" was running the country resulting in "the procession of deaths", CM Mamata Banerjee said on Monday alluding to last week's multiple tragedies in Ahmedabad, Uttarakhand and Pune in which nearly 290 people had ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Stricter luggage rules in Darj

    Darjeeling: Tourists visiting Darjeeling may soon have to shell out extra money for their luggage, as the Motor Vehicle Department has started strictly enforcing penalties on luxury vehicles fitted with luggage carriers. The action is being taken under Section ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Kisah Apparels secures Rs 13cr to expand offline & D2C biz

    Kolkata: Kisah Apparels, a Kolkata-based men's celebration and ethnic wear brand, has raised Rs 13 crore in an angel funding round. The company plans to expand its offline presence, scale up direct-to-consumer (D2C) operations and invest in brand building.The ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Abhishek raises 5 questions on Pahalgam attack, slams Centre’s ‘silence’

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee launched a scathing attack on the Centre on Monday over its alleged silence on the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that left 26, including three tourists from Bengal, dead. In a ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Fitness freaks tweak workout routines

    Kolkata: The scorching weather and soaring humidity has forced fitness enthusiasts across the city to make significant changes to their routines to stay safe from the heat while staying active. From parks in Salt Lake and New Town to ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    No swimming at Sarobar pool for at least a week

    123 Kolkata: The public swimming pool at Rabindra Sarobar, where a 16-year-old accidentally drowned on Sunday, will remain shut for at least a week until the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) and police come up with a standard operating ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Monsoon expected in city by tomorrow

    1234 Kolkata: With a cloud column from the Bay of Bengal already hovering over the Kolkata sky, the wait for the monsoon could end in a day or two. The southwest monsoon, riding on the cyclonic circulation, is expected ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Cal HC to hear stay plea on new OBC list today

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court will decide on Tuesday whether to stay the state executive order that includes 140 subgroups, of which 80 are Muslims, in the new OBC list. The earlier list, struck down by the HC to a ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    Bengal couple who went to Maha for work pushed into B’desh

    Kolkata: A young couple from Bengal's North 24 Parganas who had gone to Maharashtra for work was picked up by police on suspicion of being illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and handed over to Border Security Force (BSF), who then ...

    17 June 2025 Times of India
    No way out right now: Amid Israel-Iran standoff, Kolkata professor in Tehran faces funds crunch worry

    KOLKATA: Stranded in Tehran, south Kolkata's Women's Christian College geography professor Falguni Dey spent sleepless nights at a hotel, with missiles and drones flying in the skies. With an internet outage for over 24 hours since Saturday evening, Dey ...

    16 June 2025 Times of India
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