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  • Koel quits, Didi asks defectors to go before July 21

    Kolkata: Actor Koel Mallick joined the growing list of Trinamool Congress defectors on Thursday when she wrote to Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan to resign as an MP a little more than three months into her six-year term.Mallick met ...

    17 July 2026 Times of India
    Land deed not proof of citizenship, Cal HC tells man facing deportation

    Kolkata: A land deed cannot serve as proof of citizenship, Calcutta High Court has told a Murshidabad man currently facing deportation after his name was deleted from Bengal’s electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).Nasir Molla is being ...

    17 July 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Police Launches Crackdown On Number Plate Theft Racket

    Kolkata: The KP has launched a crackdown on a vehicle identity-theft racket operating in the city following the detection of multiple cases where criminals forged registration numbers to evade traffic fines and engage in illegal activities.In the sixth such ...

    17 July 2026 Times of India
    MLA Kaustav Bagchi alleges bomb threat, 6 detained

    Kolkata: Barrackpore MLA Kaustav Bagchi alleged that men on motorcycles arrived outside his home on Wednesday night, threatened to hurl bombs and shoot, and verbally abused him. Six people were detained after a complaint was lodged at the Titagarh ...

    17 July 2026 Times of India
    No early inauguration, no extended roadblocks, Sreebhumi launches Durga Puja under new panel, promises end to political control

    Kolkata: In a symbolic departure from earlier years, Sreebhumi Sporting Club in Lake Town on Thursday held a low-key Khuti Puja under a new organising committee, marking the end of the Sujit Bose era sans his faithful committee members ...

    17 July 2026 Times of India
    Court orders cops to lodge plaint after abduction bid on man

    Kolkata: The Parnasree Police has been asked to lodge an First Information Report (FIR) after a man, identified as Manash Dhali, sought judicial intervention in an alleged case of abduction attempt. The victim, a resident of Parnasree Pally, has ...

    17 July 2026 Times of India
    Energy storage the answer to solar boom stress on power grid, says new study

    Kolkata: India’s rapid expansion of solar power has ushered in a new challenge for the country’s electricity grid, with the focus shifting from generating enough electricity to ensuring that power is available at the right time and can respond ...

    17 July 2026 Times of India
    No state panels in dist courts, HC seeks lawyers’ list

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the legal remembrancer to submit a list of the state’s panel lawyers for district and sub-divisional courts by July 20 after a PIL highlighted the absence of govt panels following the ...

    17 July 2026 Times of India
    Carrum Mobility launches Kol ops, partners with Uber

    Kolkata: Gurugram-based fleet management company Carrum Mobility has entered the eastern India market by launching operations in Kolkata. The company, which provides cars to ride-hailing platforms, has tied up with Uber to onboard drivers and plans to expand its ...

    17 July 2026 Times of India
    4 killed, 3 injured as truck rams Digha-bound bus

    Heria: Four persons, including the owner of a private bus, were killed and three others critically injured when a speeding truck rammed the stationary vehicle from behind on the Digha-Nandakumar National Highway 116B on Thursday morning.The accident took place ...

    17 July 2026 Times of India
    Iskcon to deliver nutritious food to school children, says Adhikari

    Kolkata: After attending the Ratha Yatra celebration organised by Iskcon at its Albert Road temple on Thursday, CM Suvendu Adhikari said the state govt has partnered with it to deliver “nutritious” food to eradicate malnutrition among students.“Delivering a good, ...

    17 July 2026 Times of India
    Investments lined up for Durgapur’s steel industry: Tapas Roy

    Kolkata: Bengal minister of commerce and industry Tapas Roy said on Thursday that more investments are expected for Durgapur’s steel industry ahead of Durga Puja. “We are expecting more investment in the steel sector. Some investments are lined up ...

    17 July 2026 Times of India
    TCS launches Gemini Experience Centre in Kolkata

    Kolkata: IT major TCS has launched a Consumer Business Group (CBG) Gemini Experience Centre (GEC) in Kolkata to showcase AI-led innovations built with Google Cloud and Gemini models tailored for consumer business needs.This is the third such GEC in ...

    17 July 2026 Times of India
    Keep Durga Pujas out of politics, says Samik

    Kolkata: BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya on Thursday urged party legislators to keep Durga Puja outside the ambit of politics, asking them not to use their political influence to take control of community pujas beyond their own constituencies.Speaking at ...

    17 July 2026 Times of India
    Tea-stall owner ‘framed’ in fake WA azaan plaint

    Kolkata: Police have launched a probe after a tea stall owner in Beniapukur, Madan Shaw (54), lodged a complaint against a viral, fake WhatsApp voice message being circulated in his name.The audio, he claimed, falsely declared that he had ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata woman ‘repeatedly raped’ by social media friend for several years

    KOLKATA: A woman has accused a man she met on social media of raping and sexually assaulting her for several years by allegedly blackmailing her with intimate photos and videos, police said on Thursday. According to news agency PTI, ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee named in fresh FIR after 3-year-old loses arm following Sebaashray Camp treatment; 2 case in a week

    KOLKATA: Trouble mounted for TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee after the parents of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl alleged that their daughter's right arm was amputated from the shoulder following a change in her course of treatment after they were persuaded to ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Tripura AIS bodies condemn LoP’s remark against serving IPS officer

    Agartala: The Tripura chapter of the All India Services (AIS) Associations on Wednesday strongly condemned remarks reportedly made by leader of opposition Jitendra Chaudhury against South Tripura superintendent of police Mourya Krishna C, IPS, during a CPM agitation.Deeming the ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Malda becomes first district to adopt Village Action Plans for border villages

    KOLKATA: Malda has become the first district in Bengal to adopt Village Action Plans (VAPs) for villages along the India-Bangladesh border, with the district administration launching an inclusive development initiative aimed at ensuring that every eligible household receives the ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Girls trapped with K-pop lure rescued

    Kolkata: In an unique case of digitally organized trafficking, four girls from Kolkata and two from Malda were found using a mobile application to learn Korean for the past 10 months, under a trainer based in Kolkata, with the ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    HAM set to reunite 60-yr-old flower seller from Odisha after a decade

    Kolkata: A 60-year-old flower seller from Odisha, Bela Behera, is set to reunite with her family nearly 10 years after she went missing while travelling to Kolkata to buy flowers before Rath Yatra.After she disappeared, police rescued her while ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Political impact? Property regns dip before, during polls

    Kolkata: Kolkata Metropolitan Area recorded a moderation in home registration activity in June 2026 and across the first half of the year, with real estate consultancy firm Knight Frank India attributing the slowdown partly to cautious market behaviour during ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    No train? Now take a bus to Delhi, Bengaluru or Chennai

    KOLKATA: Travellers struggling to secure train reservations or looking for an alternative to expensive airfares can now opt for luxury buses from Kolkata to destinations as far as Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai.Bengal transport minister Arjun Singh on Wednesday flagged ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Leadership row in EIMPA again

    KOLKATA: Controversy refuses to stop courting the premises of the Eastern India Motion Pictures Association. Krishna Daga's new leadership has been challenged by distributor Ratan Saha, who ironically was previously celebrated as the interim head in the presence of ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Health card in Rahul's name

    KOLKATA: Following the tragic on-set drowning of actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee, the West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum is establishing a partnership with a soon-to-be-launched emergency and trauma care centre. he Arunadoy Health Card will provide immediate medical attention ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata family loses Rs 71.5 lakh in online investment scam

    Kolkata: A Beniapukur family was cheated of more than Rs 71.5 lakh in an online investment scam. The victim was contacted on WhatsApp on April 15 by people claiming to work for a UK-based firm called ‘Social Venture Capitalist’. ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    KMC insists on compliance with labour & water use norms before high-rise nods

    Kolkata: KMC has turned down a request from developers to give a provisional go-ahead to resume work on under-construction projects, where the audit team has not detected any safety-related issues but have found non-compliance in matters of labour and ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Had I done some 'setting', I wouldn't face this torment: Mamata Banerjee

    KOLKATA: Had she gone for some “setting”, neither she nor her party would have been forced “to face torment”, Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday. In a Facebook Live session, the former CM said she had never compromised ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    No leads from CCTV or informants in Howrah robbery case, say cops

    Howrah: The Howrah City Police has no leads in the armed robbery reported on Sarat Chatterjee Road under Chatterjeehat Police Station, a senior officer said. “So far, we have not been able to recover any CCTV footage related to ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    KMC inspects College Street market, assures repairs

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) commissioner, Smita Pandey, and Jorasanko MLA Vijay Ojha, accompanied by officials from the civic body’s market department, visited the College Street market on Wednesday to inspect its condition and review pending civic issues ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Former Bengal Santosh Trophy player Arjun Chattopadhyay arrested for Kolkata robbery

    Kolkata: The Rs 2 crore heist at Pratapaditya Road earlier thais month was not a one-off case of fake cops carrying out a fake raid at a south Kolkata firm and robbing them of crores. A similar incident was ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    3 directors of pvt firm arrested for Rs 3.9 crore loan scam, cops recover Rs 1.5 crore cash

    Kolkata: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Detective Department, assisted by the anti-bank fraud section, arrested three directors of a private firm on Tuesday night for orchestrating a Rs 3.9 crore loan scam.During the raid at one of ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Low pressure on course, Met sounds heavy rain alert

    Kolkata: A low pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday morning, as predicted by the Met office. This system is likely to become well marked and move north-westwards across north Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    IIT Kharagpur professor gifts Rs 5 lakh to IIEST for lecture fund in memory of alumnus-professor father

    Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur associate professor of computer science and technology Saptarshi Ghosh has donated Rs 5 lakh to IIEST, Shibpur, to establish a lecture in memory of his late father, Saibal Kumar Ghosh, a civil engineering professor at the ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Jadavpur University urges Kolkata Municipal Corporation commissioner to cut Census 2027 deployment

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee has written to KMC commissioner Smita Pandey, seeking for exemption or reduction of deployment of university non-teaching employees as enumerators for Census 2027 so that the essential functioning of the university could continue ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    State frames SOP for school staff transfer for healthy pupil-teacher ratio

    Kolkata: The state school education department is set to launch a drive to rationalise the pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) at state-run schools to ensure balanced classroom teaching and learning. The department has prepared an SOP for the transfer of teaching ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    State forms teams to check private college education standards

    Kolkata: The state higher education department on Wednesday formed teams to visit private institutes, including BEd colleges, primary teachers training institutes and degree colleges, and evaluate classroom teaching, student enrolment and attendance. The inspection is meant to verify if ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    After 14 yrs at Esplanade, Didi’s 21/7 rally to shift to site opp Birla Planetarium

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered that the venue for the July 21 ‘Martyrs’ Day’ rally of Trinamool Congress, which was held in front of Victoria House every year since 2012, be shifted to the western flank of ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Kol loses 80 hrs of sleep annually to rising night temp, 3rd worst-hit among cities in India: Study

    Kolkata: Kolkata: Rising nighttime temperatures are robbing Kolkatans of sleep, with the city ranking as India’s third most sleep-deprived megacity, according to a new global study by Climate Central.The study found that the average Kolkatan loses 80 hours of ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    After ED knock, Madan quits Mamata camp, joins rebel bloc

    Kolkata: A day after Enforcement Directorate (ED) served notices on Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra’s wife and two sons in the school job scam, the 71-year-old Trinamool Congress veteran on Wednesday snapped his more than three-decade-old association with Mamata Banerjee ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Clearance for pending CAS promotions

    The higher education department is set to commence promotion under the career advancement scheme (CAS) which was due on Jan 1, 2025. A memorandum issued by the department said teachers, librarians and directors of physical education and sports of ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Dakshineswar school protest

    Students of Dakshineswar High School staged a protest on Wednesday, locking the school gate and blocking a nearby road over prolonged administrative lapses. Protesters alleged class 11 students who appeared for their finals have not received their exam results, ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    State govt issues new transfer rules for field officers

    Kolkata: State govt has issued new rules for transferring and posting field-level officers .Under the new rules, officers in sensitive posts, especially those handling revenue collection, will have to be transferred after two years in the same post. Even ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Naihati civic chief arrested over graft, assault charges

    Kolkata: Police on Wednesday arrested Naihati municipality chairman Ashok Chattopadhyay from his residence in connection with multiple criminal cases, including allegations of assault, financial irregularities, molestation and corruption.He was taken to the local police station before being produced before ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Fresh FIR against TMC’s Kailash Mishra for fraud

    KOLKATA: Trinamool neta Kailash Kumar Mishra, who contested the 2026 Assembly election from Bally, is facing fresh legal trouble after Kolkata Police registered an FIR against him on charges of extortion, criminal conspiracy and fraud.The case was lodged by ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Campaigns for jhatka over halaal meat shops in Bijpur, Durgapur

    Kolkata/Durgapur: Bijpur’s BJP MLA Sudipta Das has announced a cash reward of Rs 10,000 for anyone who opens a “jhatka” meat shop in the constituency, saying the initiative is aimed at catering to the preferences of Bengali meat lovers. ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Suvendu meets Kamduni rape-murder victim’s family, assures justice

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday met family members of the Kamduni gang rape-murder victim at a Janatar Darbar session and assured them that the govt would ensure justice. The victim’s brother had written to the CM seeking reinvestigation ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal shrinks Mahananda sanctuary eco-sensitive zone from 5km to 1km

    Siliguri: Bengal govt has decided to shrink the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary from 5 km to 1 km. Announcing the decision on Wednesday, state forest minister Manoj Oraon assured that environmental protection and wildlife conservation ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    HC to speaker: Can LoP be picked on numbers alone?

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked the speaker of the Bengal legislative assembly if the leader of opposition can be appointed purely on the basis of numerical strength and if the decision can be taken without the Election ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata sends first Rs28 cr shipments to UK under new trade agreement

    Kolkata: From jewellery, Darjeeling tea and roasted coffee to betel leaves, fruits and vegetables including mango, jackfruit and arum (kochu), the first consignments after the implementation of the free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom, valued at nearly ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    UK high sheriff Arnab Basu hosts historic Durham service

    Kolkata: Arnab Basu, a city-born scientist and entrepreneur who built an international technology business in Britain, has hosted the annual Matins service for His Majesty’s Courts of Justice at Durham Cathedral — one of England’s most prestigious civic occasions ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    Had I compromised and gone for ‘setting’, wouldn’t have seen such days of torment: Mamata

    Kolkata: Had she gone for some “setting”, neither she nor her party would have been forced “to face torment”, Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday. In a Facebook Live session, the former CM said she had never compromised ...

    16 July 2026 Times of India
    11 high-rise projects get go-ahead for construction

    Kolkata: Eleven under-construction highrise buildings received the go-ahead to resume full-fledged construction on Tuesday after a high-powered committee constituted to conduct an audit of projects cleared them.However, work remained suspended at 125 other project sites that the expert inspection ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Shyam Steel’s Rs 15,000-crore projects to generate employment for 20,000

    Kolkata: Shyam Steel Group’s mega projects, likely to be inaugurated by CM Suvendu Adhikari on Friday, are expected to generate employment for 20,000 people with an investment of Rs 15,000 crore, making these the biggest projects in terms of ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    You can’t be inhumane: HC raps KMC over eviction notice

    Kolkata: “You cannot be inhumane,” the Calcutta High Court told KMC on the public notice, not undersigned by any official, issued for eviction of dwellers under the Hastings flyover and extended the interim protection till July 28.The division bench ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Minister upset with state of Subhas Sarobar

    Kolkata: State urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul on Tuesday said she was unhappy with the poor condition of Subhas Sarobar, a century-old artificial lake near Beleghata off EM Bypass.She visited the lake after morning walkers and ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Sort out parking row amicably: HC tells hospital, neighbours

    Kolkata: Request to sit and sort it out, Calcutta High Court advised the residential estate opposite Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital and the hospital authorities to discuss and find an amicable solution to the problem of parked vehicles obstructing the estate ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Taslima Nasrin: The writer behind 'Lajja', her exile and Kolkata homecoming

    KOLKATA: Nearly 19 years after she was forced to leave Kolkata amid violent protests, Bangladesh-born author Taslima Nasrin is set to return to the city on August 1 for a literary event at Rabindra Sadan.For Nasrin, who has repeatedly ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Your Local Scene: Honey, they shrunk the kankras from Sundarbans

    Crabs on the menu might not be new, but Sundarbans’s indigenous miniature chiti kankra is a rare treat. So when South Kolkata's Amar Khamar lunch room unveiled a tasting menu for the second edition of its Family Table last ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengali cinema wins laurels in Germany

    KOLKATA: Bengali cinema has been celebrated this week across Germany, with two film festivals celebrating Indian storytelling in cities 633 kilometers apart. Amitabha Chaterji’s "Rango Bibaaho" earned the Jury Award for Best Film at the IndoGerman Filmweek in Berlin, ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    KMC starts delimitation process at borough level

    Kolkata: The KMC borough delimitation committee on Tuesday started the field-level survey in several borough areas across the city. According to a KMC source, the fieldwork was conducted in four Assembly areas — Cossipore-Belgachhia, Maniktala, Shyampukur and Jadavpur.Besides undertaking ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    EIMPA gets new president after weeks of turmoil

    Kolkata: After weeks of turmoil over Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) presidency issues, Piya Sengupta’s resignation has been accepted to make way for Krishna Daga as the new president of the organization. Simultaneously, in an effort to stabilize ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    CM sets target of planting 10 crore trees this year

    Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday called for setting a target of planting 10 crore trees this year, advising the govt functionaries in the panchayat, Assembly and parliamentary constituency levels to set targets to plant trees in their ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    CID gets new boss, Salt Lake new CP

    Kolkata: In another major reshuffle of the Bengal Police and Kolkata Police, the state govt has transferred 33 senior police officers on Tuesday. The reshuffle meant that the state’s investigating agency, the CID, will have a new boss.The Bidhannagar ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Illegal parking cleared from one side of Purna Das Road

    Kolkata: Police on Tuesday removed all illegal parking from one side of Purna Das Road following complaints from residents, many of whom took to social media and tagged the state administration to their posts.Residents, such as Sampath Kumar, claimed ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Cops, NHAI, PWD raze 200 illegal stalls in Dakshineswar

    Kolkata: In an overnight drive, a large contingent of the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate, the National Highways Authority and PWD pulled down around 200 illegal structures—shops, bus kiosks serving several Kolkata and suburban bus routes, accommodation for bus drivers and ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Met monitors Bay low-pressure area

    Kolkata: Brace for heavy downpour on Thursday as an impending low-pressure area is set to enhance the rainfall in Kolkata and the rest of South Bengal districts. While it is too early for Met officials to forecast if the ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Rs 2.3 cr seized in New Town building raid, 7 arrested

    Kolkata: Cash worth more than Rs 2.3 crore, around 50 grams of gold, four cars and other valuables were seized from a G plus 3 building in New Town during a nearly 12-hour overnight raid by Bidhannagar Police, leading ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Fake call centre busted in Kasba, 8 arrested

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police have busted a fake call centre operating a fraudulent online dating club out of Kasba. Detectives are now probing the interstate link between the eight persons arrested during Monday’s raid, with a pan-India cyber syndicate recently ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    After safety nod, East-West Metro set to zip driverless under river

    Kolkata: If all goes well, the city’s first driverless metro rake may zip with passengers under the Hooghly within a month, sources said. A driver will remain on board the rake to reassure commuters, but its movement will be ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Taslima, forced to leave Kol in 2007, set to return this month

    Kolkata: Eighteen years and eight months after being forced to leave Kolkata amid violent protests, Bangladesh-born author-in-exile Taslima Nasrin is set to return to the city she calls home to attend a literary meet at Rabindra Sadan on Aug ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    New bill: Panchayat pradhans to lose financial powers to officials

    Kolkata: Bengal govt has decided to strip elected panchayat pradhans of their financial powers and transfer them to govt officials through a bill to be introduced in the assembly, panchayat and rural development minister Dilip Ghosh said on Tuesday.The ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Retail firm loses Rs 1.5 crore in CEO fraud

    Kolkata: A retail company in Kolkata lost Rs 1.5 crore in a digital impersonation scam.An accounts employee received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number that used the photo of the company’s managing director. The sender pretended to be ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Manipur woman found dead in Taltala

    Kolkata: A 26-year-old woman hailing from Manipur and working at a private sector bank in Kolkata was found dead on Tuesday morning at her rented accommodation in central Kolkata’s Taltala area.Police rushed to the spot after being alerted by ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Anubrata Mondal Seeks Anticipatory Bail in Brick Theft Case

    Kolkata: Trinamool neta Anubrata Mondal has moved the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday seeking anticipatory bail in a case of brick theft amounting to Rs 30 lakh. The complaint was filed at Santiniketan PS by a kiln owner. The ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    19 years on, CBI arrests man accused of Barrackpore mechant murder in UP

    Kolkata: CBI on Tuesday arrested Shibu Kumar Singh, a proclaimed offender wanted in the 2007 murder of Barrackpore gold merchant Sukanta Ghosh.Singh had been on the run for 19 years and was found in Gorakhpur, UP. He was living ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal hikes pay for 2 lakh midday meal cook-cum-helpers

    Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced a Rs 1,000 hike in the monthly honorarium of around 2.24 lakh PM-POSHAN cook-cum-helpers, raising it from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000. The decision entails an additional allocation of around Rs ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Another trawler sinks off South 24 Parganas coast, 12 fishermen rescued

    Kolkata: Days after the tragic sinking of a trawler tragedy in which at least nine fishermen lost their lives, another fishing trawler met with an accident in the Bay of Bengal around 30 km off Kakdwip. All 12 fishermen ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Higher edu dept initiates CAG audits for colleges, univs

    Kolkata: The higher education dept has written to the state govt on Tuesday, requesting for CAG audits at universities and state-aided colleges.Higher education minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay told TOI, “We have received numerous complaints on financial and other irregularities from ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Perfect 45: Kol school student emerges global IBDP topper

    Kolkata: Roshni Hamirwasia, a student of Heritage School, has secured top global position in International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) exam, scoring a perfect 45 out of 45 marks.Balancing a demanding matrix of higher-level physics, chemistry and mathematics along with ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Govt push drives biz hope in Rath Para

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt’s focus on Rathayatra celebrations this year has infused enthusiasm among artisans on Ramesh Chandra Dutta Street near Girish Park metro station, popularly known as Rath Para, where hundreds of craftsmen are working round the clock ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Baruipur reconstruction, 1st since encounter, passes off peacefully

    Kolkata: The SIT probing the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Baruipur’s Suryapur, on Tuesday reconstructed the sequence of events — this time in broad daylight, taking all three arrested accused to the crime scene.The reconstruction came ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    CM announces Rs 1,000cr plan for religious tourism in Bengal

    Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said that the state govt will practise ‘Lok Dharma’ and put an end to appeasement politics. He said that unlike the earlier govt, the state will develop the religious tourism sector.“The earlier ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    ‘End ego battle, admit Safiya’: HC pulls up WBBSE over Nandigram girl’s edu row

    Kolkata: “How long will a girl have to fight to get education?” the Calcutta high court on Tuesday asked while sharply criticising the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) over the continued delay in securing class 10 admission ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Govt sets up judicial commission to probe into misuse of govt scheme funds, graft

    Kolkata: Nabanna has notified the setting up of a judicial commission, headed by Justice Biswajit Basu, to probe allegations of large-scale corruption across multiple state govt departments from 2011 to May 2026. The commission is expected to start functioning ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    NCPI, with 20 TMC rebels, set to debut in Parl as second biggest NDA partner

    Kolkata: The Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) is set to debut as the second biggest partner of the NDA in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament.Twenty rebel Trinamool Congress MP who joined NCPI — the youngest bloc in ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Passport Adalats on July 28 & 30

    Kolkata: The Regional Passport Office, Kolkata, has invited applicants to attend the Passport Adalat on July 28 and 30, 2026, with complete documents, warning that no second opportunity will be given to those who miss their slot or fail ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Humayun Kabir quizzed at Rejinagar PS for 2nd time

    Behrampore: Nowda MLA Humayun Kabir was interrogated by Rejinagar police for the second time on Tuesday over the AJUP chief’s alleged provocative speech at a public rally. He was earlier questioned for four hours on July 4.On Tuesday, Kabir ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Actor’s PA held for rape

    Howrah: The Chatterjeehat Police Station in Howrah has arrested Arghya Mukherjee, personal assistant to actor Srabanti Chatterjee, on non-bailable charges, including attempted rape, molestation, assault, and criminal intimidation. On Monday, a Howrah court remanded Mukherjee in judicial custody, directing ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Sacks of cash recovered from New Town guest house in police raid

    Kolkata: Several lakhs in cash, packed in multiple sacks, was recovered during a late-night raid by Bidhannagar Police’s Cyber Crime Police Station at a guest house in New Town on Monday in connection with a cyber fraud investigation. Two ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    35 days later, cops file crash FIR after CP prod

    Kolkata: A 29-year-old woman’s persistent battle for justice forced Kolkata Police to act a month after she met with a road accident along with three others. An FIR was finally registered on Saturday against the driver of a Mercedes-Benz, ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Fake dating call centre busted in Kasba, 8 arrested

    Kolkata: Eight persons, including six women, were arrested on Monday after cops busted a fake call centre in the Rajdanga area. According to cops, the setup operated on a fake-dating service model, with the fraudsters duping unsuspecting clients out ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Met: Cyclonic circulation likely to bring more rain from Thursday

    Kolkata: An overcast sky with multiple spells of rain in between kept Kolkata under a wet spell on Monday. The Met office has predicted some more intense rain spells in the city till the first half of Tuesday before ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Instructor held after molest Zero FIR

    Kolkata: A martial arts instructor accused of sexually abusing a minor girl for several months under the pretext of teaching karate and kung fu has been arrested in Kolkata.Police identified the accused as Prasenjit Das. He was arrested under ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    8k more breathalysers to check drink-drive

    Kolkata: In an effort to curb drunk driving ahead of the upcoming festive season, both the Bengal Police and the Kolkata Police are preparing to intensify checks against drunk driving.The two law enforcement agencies are launching major procurement drives ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Min push for night transport to support 24x7 economy

    Kolkata: The West Bengal govt is set to revive night bus services in Kolkata to support round-the-clock economy and improve urban mobility, Transport and Labour Minister Arjun Singh said on Monday.Speaking after visiting the Public Vehicles Department (PVD), the ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    After Kalyani, piped gas reaches Chandernagore

    Kolkata: The Bengal Gas Co Ltd (BGCL) has begun supplying piped natural gas (PNG) in Chandernagore, the second town after Kalyani in the KMDA area. The supply started on July 10, and the company aims to provide 500 connections ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    CM, Bengal BJP chief throw weight behind airport mosque removal

    Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari and Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya have backed the removal of a mosque located within the operational area of the Kolkata airport, which the airport authorities have already declared out of bounds to the ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Suruchi Sangha, other big pujas in post-poll colour-change mode

    Kolkata: The post-assembly poll tectonic shift in Bengal’s politics has started reshaping the colours and contours of Kolkata’s marquee Durga Pujas, with many of them overhauling their organising committees to reflect the changes in the political landscape.Clubs that have ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal halts NOCs for new private colleges, lens on existing campuses

    Kolkata: The state govt will not issue no-objection certificates (NOCs) to new private higher educational institutions for the next two years. Existing private colleges will undergo a comprehensive inspection of their infrastructure, fee structures and overall eligibility to continue ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
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