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  • Baruipur arson: 32 in cop net so far

    Baruipur: The number of people picked up for arson, vandalism and violence reached 32 on Thursday. About 12 were detained between Wednesday night and Thursday while 20 others had been picked up by the police earlier.The detainees are mostly ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    Treat ‘anti-social’ intellectuals with egg therapy, says Dilip Ghosh

    Kolkata: Bengal’s Panchayat minister Dilip Ghosh, who had earlier said “absconding panchayat members” will be treated with “stone therapy”, said on Thursday that people would now treat intellectuals and “communists” with “egg therapy”. Ghosh labelled the intellectuals protesting against ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    I shall fight for justice till the end, says Baruipur girl’s father

    Baruipur: Security deployment has been raised near the house of the Baruipur rape-murder victim in Surjapur Haat area from Wednesday night. On Thursday, a contingent of around 40 central force personnel was deployed on Kulpi Road as well as ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal Type-1 Diabetes Model set to be adopted in other states

    Kolkata: Health representatives from all the states in the country visited Kolkata on Thursday to learn about Bengal’s Type 1 Diabetes Model, a project on childhood diabetes care, to replicate it in their regions.A two-day workshop in the city ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari drafts SSKM Hospital upgrade: 250 more beds before puja

    Kolkata: The state-run SSKM Hospital is expected to get more beds, some of them even before Durga Puja, to tackle the patient rush. Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari also indicated at increasing the capacity at the state-run hospital’s Trauma Care ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    No soil test was done at Taratala site before construction: KMC probe

    Kolkata: The mandatory pre-construction soil tests were not carried out at the Taratala site, revealed an internal KMC investigation into the collapse of a warehouse being built there.A team from the structural engineering department at Jadavpur University will carry ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    RSS-linked unit at Jadavpur University meets over office

    Kolkata: Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM), an RSS-linked unit at Jadavpur University, held a meeting at Aurobindo Bhavan on Thursday, alleging they had not been provided with an office on the campus for the functioning of the organisation.Buddhadeb ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    Barasat hospital staff show-caused for lapses

    Health minister Sharadwat Mukherjee on Thursday issued a warning to Barasat Medical College as he reportedly found lapses in patient care and administration during a visit on Thursday. The ward master and other staff members were served show-cause notices, ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta HC lets Mamata faction use TMC bank accounts, rivals to challenge order in SC

    Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee faction of Trinamool Congress can withdraw money from its three frozen bank accounts for its day-to-day expenses under the supervision of retired judge Subrata Talukdar, Calcutta High Court ruled on Thursday.The bench of Justice Saugata ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    Baruipur rape-murder accused shot twice from behind: Autopsy report

    Dwaipayan Ghosh & Sarthak GangulyKolkata/Baruipur: Baruipur rape-murder accused Prabash Mondal, 38, was shot twice from close range while fleeing, with both bullets entering through the back and exiting the body, his autopsy report has indicated. One bullet pierced Mondal’s ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    3 former Trinamool MPs join BJP, get Rajya Sabha tickets

    Kolkata: The BJP’s central leadership on Thursday nominated former Trinamool Rajya Sabha MPs Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik as its candidates in this month’s Rajya Sabha bypolls a few hours after they joined the party ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    Governor seeks report on chancellor’s nominees in university court and executive council

    Kolkata: The governor has sought a status report from vice-chancellors and registrars of state universities on the chancellor’s nominees in the university court and executive council. The governor is the chancellor of state-run universities.The letter from the governor’s secretariat, ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    Deal signed for Adani Group hospital: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari said an agreement with the Adani Group was completed for the setting up of a 2,000-bed international-standard hospital in New Town. “Of the 2,000 beds, 1,000 will be reserved for the poor and 1,000 will ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    Youth Gets Life For Sexual Assault On 11-Year-Old

    Darjeeling: A 53-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sexual assault on an 11-year-old girl in Kalimpong, for three months in 2022.The accused has been identified as Furshang Sherpa, a resident of Gorubathan block. Special public prosecutor ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    No soil test done at collapsed warehouse site

    Kolkata: The mandatory pre-construction soil tests were not carried out at the Taratala site, revealed an internal KMC investigation into the collapse of a warehouse being built there.A team from the structural engineering department at Jadavpur University will carry ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    TBM Durga to enter Victoria stn on Friday

    Kolkata: TBM Durga will make her breakthrough on Friday, exactly a year after it started boring a tunnel below St Thomas’ Boys School, Kidderpore. She is due to start cutting through the final barrier opening into the Victoria Memorial ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    BJP worker’s ‘govt order’ order claim after egg attack goes viral

    Digha: A video showing a BJP panchayat neta in East Midnapore smearing eggs on a veteran Trinamool Congress functionary and saying it was a “govt order” has gone viral. Subrata Jana, BJP Ramnagar II block panchayat opposition neta, later ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    TMC, BJP clash over Kolkata rally as police file 2 FIRs

    Kolkata: While TMC was critical of BJP workers allegedly blocking Mamata Banerjee’s rally on Wednesday, minister Dilip Ghosh saw nothing unusual in party workers “making merry” to celebrate victory in the election. He warned TMC that it would be ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    Baruipur encountered man cremated quietly as family faces ostracism

    Baruipur: The family of Prabash Mondal, who was killed in a police encounter on Wednesday, performed his last rites on Thursday morning, without any participation from local villagers, reflecting the deep social isolation they say they now face.Mondal’s body ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    CID reopens Barun Biswas murder case after 14 years

    Kolkata: The investigation into the murder of schoolteacher Barun Biswas, a key witness in the Sutiya gangrape case in North 24 Parganas, has resumed after a gap of 14 years.A few days ago, the Biswas family met chief minister ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    Manas Bhunia appears before police in Sabang cash-for-jobs probe

    Sabang: Former Bengal minister and seven-time MLA from Sabang, Manas Ranjan Bhunia, appeared before the Sabang police on Thursday following a court order. Accompanied by zilla parishad functionary Abu Kalam Box and another individual, Bhunia underwent intense questioning for ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    ‘Are rioters protesters?’ Suvendu asks Mamata after Baruipur unrest

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday hit out at ex-CM Mamata Banerjee over her comments in the aftermath of the Baruipur unrest. “Are rioters supposedly ‘protesters’?” the CM asked Banerjee in an X post.“Your own party is shattered and ...

    10 July 2026 Times of India
    Bhowanipore strongman held for extortion

    Kolkata: Police arrested Bhowanipore strongman Rakesh Sahu alias Vicky, from Durgapur while he was allegedly trying to flee to Jharkhand. Cops said Vicky had been active in the Bhowanipore area for several years, and has been accused of forcibly ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    SIR will take 21 years at this rate, Cal HC says while hearing case of deleted voter’s passport appeal

    Kolkata: “If the SIR tribunal goes on at the current pace, it will take 21 years for all appeals to be disposed of,” the Calcutta High Court said on Wednesday, also stressing that a passport cannot be issued without ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    30-m Gap Separates Rape-Murder Crime And ‘Encounter’ Spots

    Kolkata: Tucked away from the railway tracks adjacent to Surjapur railway station, a 30-metre gap separate the area of the ‘encounter’ that led to the death of Prabash Mondal, a key accused in the minor’s rape and murder, and ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Kol’s office rentals up 15% despite lease slowdown

    Kolkata: City’s office market saw average rentals rise 15% year-on-year in the first half of 2026 to Rs 51.1 per sq ft per month, even as leasing activity moderated following a record year in 2025.Office transactions stood at 8 ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Rs 440 crore TMC account freeze: Calcutta high court allows withdrawals for routine expenses, puts every cheque under judicial watch

    KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Thursday appointed retired judge Justice Subrata Talukdar as a special officer to oversee the day-to-day expenses of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) from three bank accounts that were frozen as part of ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Prasoon named SMF adviser for India, Latin America

    Kolkata: Bengali NRI industrialist Prasoon Mukherjee has been appointed adviser for India and Latin America to the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF), Singapore’s apex manufacturing body representing more than 5,000 companies.Mukherjee also serves as chairman of the India Business Committee ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Roads will be swept twice daily from 3rd week of July, says minister

    Kolkata: Twice-a-day sweeping and cleaning work will be conducted on roads, market places and densely populated areas in municipal bodies across the state from the third week of July, state urban development & municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul announced ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Only an offer has come, nothing further, state tells Calcutta High Court on midday meal by Iskcon

    Kolkata: Only an offer came, nothing further, the state govt told the Calcutta High Court in a PIL, challenging the proposal to entrust Iskcon with preparing and supplying cooked meals under PM-POSHAN to KMC schools.Though it called the PIL ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Wrongly deported to Bangladesh, 4 Bengal residents back after 13 months

    MALDA/KOLKATA: Birbhum resident Danish Sheikh and three others from his village – a mother and her two sons – crossed back into India through the Mahadipur border in Bengal’s Malda Wednesday, ending a 13-month ordeal that began when Delhi ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Death of key accused leaves its own trail of questions

    Kolkata: Human rights activists as well as members of the ‘Reclaim the Night’ movement have questioned the circumstances leading to the police ‘encounter’ of one of the accused in the Baruipur minor rape and murder.Association for Protection of Democratic ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    South Kolkata stretch turns battlezone in rally clash

    Kolkata: Chaos broke out on Wedsnesday afternoon during a rally led by former CM Mamata Banerjee to protest against the Baruipur rape-murder incident, as well as other issues like the paper leak. A vast stretch of south Kolkata — ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    3 arrested after BJP factions clash in Phoolbagan

    Kolkata: Three persons were arrested after a violent clash in Kadapara, under Phoolbagan Police Station, on Tuesday night. The clash involved an attack on a local resident, Ashok Yadav. In his police complaint, Yadav said around 30 men, led ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Cops seize guns, ammo from Mini Firoz hideouts

    Kolkata: Police in Kolkata searched the home and hideouts of Mohammad Firoz Khan alias Mini Firoz after he was arrested from near Dankuni toll plaza, and found a foreign-made 9 mm pistol, a magazine, three illegal country-made guns, and ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    No decision taken at RKM alumni meet with passouts

    Kolkata: Ramakrishna Mission (Narendrapur) school authorities, including the Secretary Maharaj, were not present at a meeting between members of the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Praktani and recent passouts on Sunday, the secretary of the alumni association has said.The meeting was ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Man kills wife on busy road in Sodepur, attempts suicide

    Kolkata: A man, Subhas Das, murdered his wife, Geeta, by slitting her throat with a sharp weapon near Rathindra Cinema Hall in Sodepur on Wednesday morning. The accused then attempted suicide by stabbing himself in the abdomen and was ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    From Naxal era to Left, Trinamool regimes, Bengal’s encounter with ‘encounter deaths’

    Kolkata: The recent history of encounter deaths in Bengal stretches back almost six decades but several factors have made these episodes stand out from each other across the different regimes that have governed Bengal since the 1960s. During the ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Man poses as ED officer, tries to extort money from ex-councillor

    Kolkata: A 61-year-old man, Judhajit Ghosh alias Yudhajit, has been arrested from Deshapriya Park on Tuesday evening for allegedly pretending to be an Enforcement Directorate official and trying to extort money from a former Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillor.The accused ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    No badge of honour: Cinema, lit censure encounters as instrument of state power

    Kolkata: The police “encounter” killing of a prime accused in the Baruipur rape-and-murder case has brought the reality of extrajudicial justice to the fore, reigniting a discourse of Bengal for long turning to literature and cinema for critical commentary.Both ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    ‘Encounter’ will not impact case, say cops

    Kolkata: Prabhas Mondal, 38, the first of the four men arrested in the Baruipur minor rape-and-murder case before being shot dead in the wee hours of Wednesday, was always flirting with the wrong side of the law.Investigators said his ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    ‘Snatched gun, fired at us’: Cops shoot dead key Baruipur rape-murder accused

    Kolkata: Police on Tuesday gunned down one of the four accused in the Baruipur rape-murder case after he allegedly snatched one of their guns and fired at them. Prabash Mondal was shot at 12.45am, about 30 metres from the ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    4th rape-murder accused held, 18 others in net for violence

    Baruipur: Kabir Mollah, the fourth accused in the rape and murder of the 12-year-old girl in Baruipur, was arrested on Wednesday by a team comprising officers of Special Operation Group of the Baruipur police district and Special Task Force ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Schools give students a World Cup break

    Kolkata: With football fever soaring in the city, several schools are embracing their students’ sporting spirit by making adjustments to their academic schedules.South Point School issued a notice to parents and students of classes 6-12 announcing the postponement of ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Fans celebrate escape from elimination as Argentina lives to fight another day

    Kolkata: It was a mighty scare that left Argentina fans with their hearts in their mouths on Tuesday night. It ended in fairy-tale fashion, though, with the God of football coming to the rescue when it mattered the most ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Bailey Bridge Across Balason River Opens

    Kolkata/Siliguri: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday inaugurated a Bailey bridge constructed by the Indian Army across the Balason River, restoring connectivity between Siliguri and Mirik after flash floods washed away the temporary Hume Pipe bridge last month.Announcing long-term ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Mitsubishi eyes Bengal for semiconductor unit

    Kolkata: Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Group is interested in setting up a semiconductor unit in Bengal. Two representatives of Mitsubishi Chemical Group, Teruo Fujita and Tomofumi Koyama, called on industry minister Tapas Roy and finance minister Swapan Dasgupta to discuss ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Oppn slams govt over Baruipur encounter; Mahua calls it ‘UP 2.0’

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday said Bengal has turned into “UP 2.0” following the police encounter of the accused first arrested in the rape and murder of a girl in Baruipur.Condemning the incident, Moitra told reporters, ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Rape, lynching, encounter and murder: Baruipur becomes flashpoint for Bengal's law and order crisis in 4 days

    KOLKATA: In the span of three to four days, the quiet town of Baruipur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district has witnessed a rape, a murder, a lynching and a police encounter killing — a spiral of violence ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    IMD Issues Orange Rain Warning for Tripura Amid Active Monsoon

    Agartala: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Agartala forecast widespread rain across Tripura for the next three days due to active monsoon systems over eastern and northeastern India.An orange warning was in place today for West Tripura, Khowai, Dhalai ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Mamata Banerjee slams ‘traitors', tells TMC dissidents to 'stay with party or join BJP'

    KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday targeted dissident Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, asking them to either remain with the party or openly join the BJP instead of "staying in the middle of the river".In a ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Samik accuses TMC of neglecting tribal welfare in Bengal

    Kolkata: State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Wednesday alleged that tribal communities in Bengal suffered heavily due to the “politics of hatred” pursued by the previous Trinamool Congress govt.Recounting how President Droupadi Murmu was allegedly slighted during a visit ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Got What He Deserved, Say Accused’s Mother & Wife

    Kolkata: Standing outside the Baruipur sub-divisional hospital, 65-year-old Sandhya Mondal, mother of Prabhas, the accused who died in an ‘encounter’ said on Wednesday that her son got what he deserved.“His father is ill. I work as an ayah. My ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    ‘Divine justice’: Bengal BJP backs Baruipur encounter

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Wednesday reiterated the party’s “zero tolerance” policy on crime, while BJP’s state spokesperson Debjit Sarkar termed the encounter of Prabhas Mandal — the first accused arrested in the Baruipur rape and murder ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Would Have Been Happier If Death Was Public: Baruipur Victim’s Mother

    Kolkata: Mother of the Baruipur rape and murder victim said while she was happy that the accused was killed, the others involved in the murder of the 12-year-old should be given death penalty as well. On Wednesday, she told ...

    9 July 2026 Times of India
    Rs 10,000 deal before Baruipur rape-murder: Cops say prime accused Prabhas Mondal lured, sold 12-year-old to co-accused; killed in encounter

    KOLKATA: For Rs 10,000, Prabhas Mondal lured a 12-year-old girl and sold her to his co-accused — a confession that cracked open the Baruipur rape-murder case even as he himself was shot dead in an encounter early Wednesday, allegedly ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta High Court Grants Interim Protection to Aroop Biswas In Murder Bid Case

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from coercive action to former Bengal minister Aroop Biswas, in connection with an FIR filed against him by an Alipore court lawyer alleging attempted murder. The HC directed police ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    CPM Neta Minakshi Mukherjee Moves Calcutta HC Over Egg Attack

    Kolkata: CPM neta Minakshi Mukherjee moved Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, seeking intervention against such future attacks a day after eggs were pelted at her car in Sitalkuchi. The case was allowed to be filed, but Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal rape-murder accused's encounter sparks political row: BJP hails ‘divine justice’, TMC calls it ‘jungle law’

    KOLKATA: West Bengal’s political battle intensified on Wednesday over the alleged encounter killing of one of the main accused in the Baruipur rape-murder case. BJP is calling the move “divine justice” while the TMC is terming it an example ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    ‘He was capable of this’: Bengal rape-murder accused’s wife says she endured 'a lot of abuse' after marriage

    KOLKATA: The wife of Prabhas Mondal, one of the main accused in the alleged gang rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in West Bengal’s Baruipur, has claimed she suffered abuse throughout their marriage.Champa Mondal, wife of accused Prabhas ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Police rescue abducted businessman, son from S Kolkata garage within 12 hours of ransom call; 3 arrested

    Kolkata: A businessman and his minor son were allegedly abducted from the Narendrapur area on Sunday night and the accused called the family to demand a Rs 10 lakh ransom. However, cops traced the call and managed to rescue ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    3.5 hours later, right thumb, severed in chopper attack, reaches SSKM 28 km away, replanted on Uttarpara man in a 10-hour surgery

    Kolkata: An Uttarpara resident, who lost his right thumb in an alleged chopper attack, got it surgically reconstructed, thanks to the efforts of the doctors at SSKM Hospital.Plastic and reconstructive surgery doctors at the govt-run hospital managed to replant ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    'He deserved it': Baruipur rape-murder accused's mother refuses to accept son's body after encounter

    KOLKATA: The mother of Prabash Mondal, the main accused in the Baruipur rape and murder case, said on Wednesday that she would not accept her son's body, saying he deserved the punishment for his actions.Speaking to the media, the ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Presidency celebrates univ’s first foundation day

    Kolkata: Presidency University on Tuesday held the first celebration of its first Foundation Day with a lecture by Padmanabhan Balaram, former director of the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. The event marked the anniversary of July 7, 2010, when ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Baruipur rape-murder: Accused Prabash Mondal killed in encounter

    KOLKATA: Prabash Mondal, the main accused in the Baruipur rape and murder case in West Bengal, has been killed in a police encounter, officials said on Wednesday.Baruipur superintendent of police said the incident took place while officers were reconstructing ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Classes 9-10 teacher interview on Aug 4

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Central School Service Commission issued a notice on Monday, announcing that interviews for the recruitment of assistant teachers would begin on Aug 4.According to the notice, the candidates, who qualified in the second State Level ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    State to redress systemic failure, promises chief minister Suvendu Adhikari as he hands cheques, offers jobs to Taratala victims, kin

    Kolkata: The state govt would address systemic failures, the fallout of the lapses by the previous administrations, and ensure additional financial aid, job support and long-term rehabilitation for families affected by the collapse of the under-construction warehouse in Taratala, ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Chocolate is the sweetheart of all dessert bar menus. And we love it!

    A small table. Two cups of coffee. One plate – luxurious, decadent and considered. An expensive dark chocolate entremet, mirror-smooth, set to precisely the right temperature. No starter preceded it. No main will follow. This is the meal. Across ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    50% DR arrears for 30k pensioners in KMC area

    Kolkata: The state govt announced the release of 50% of the estimated dearness relief (DR) arrears to pensioners and family pensioners residing in the KMC area, providing interim relief to around 30,000 beneficiaries whose dues have been pending over ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    BJP unit head, in eye of storm, switched to BJP from TMC 2 years ago

    Kolkata: Till two months ago, Santanu Mondal, 28, was a little-known local political worker in Baruipur. He switched from the Trinamool Congress to the BJP before the 2024 general elections. Now, the BJP functionary is at the centre of ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    KMC lifts bar on G+4 construction, high-rise safety-critical work

    Kolkata: In a major relief to owners and developers of buildings up to five storeys (G+4) as well as high-rise projects in the city, KMC on Tuesday remodified a notification issued on Friday and allowed all five-storey structures to ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    RKM Narendrapur administrators meet students, promise corrective measures

    Kolkata: In the wake of the death of Diptangshu Mahato, a class 12 student who had died after swallowing scalding tea at Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, school administrators met current and former students on Sunday, and promised several corrective ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Stolen jewellery recovered

    Kolkata: New Town cops have recovered gold and silver jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh from a thief, Tajmul Haque, a resident of Rajarhat after he admitted to have stolen the ornaments from a gold shop at Kestopur Mission Bazar. ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Cops fine buses for route permit violations, illegal parking

    Kolkata: Kolkata Traffic Police has started fining buses that do not complete their permitted routes, especially buses from Howrah that stop early between Esplanade and Sealdah.Police said this causes problems for passengers, who are forced to change buses. It ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Attendant attacked at petrol pump

    Kolkata: A 26-year-old fuel pump attendant, Subhankar Patra, suffered serious head injuries after he was allegedly assaulted by a customer and two of his associates at a petrol pump in Manicktala on Sunday night. Patra, a resident of Dum ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Locals foil kidnap bid, rescue girl

    Kolkata: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly targeted in an attempted abduction, after a youth tried to take her away, while her mother was momentarily distracted at Bhyabla railway station on the Sealdah–Hasnabad section on Tuesday afternoon. The man, Biswanath ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    2 pose as cops, steal Rs 2.5L from delivery agent

    Kolkata: A 55-year-old delivery agent, Bechan Jha, was allegedly cheated by two men who pretended to be Kolkata Police officers near Digambar Jain Temple Road in north Kolkata on Monday evening.Jha was carrying Rs 10 lakh to deliver to ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    AI debuts in exam evaluation in Kolkata schools, boosts admin work

    Kolkata: Schools in the city are adopting artificial intelligence to check answer scripts, tabulate results, analyse performance and streamline administrative work.The Newtown School introduced AI-assisted answer-script evaluation for classes 9 and 11 in June. The system, being used for ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Justice both for rape-murder victim & lynched youth: CM

    Tamaghna Banerjee & Monotosh ChakrabortyKolkata: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday met the family of the 12-year-old rape-murder victim in Baruipur and assured them of swift justice. At the same time, he declared that the 26-year-old man lynched on ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Howrah health clerk arrested

    Howrah: A National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) health centre clerk in the Howrah Municipal Corporation area was arrested on Tuesday night after women health workers accused him of obscene and inappropriate behaviour.The accused, Loknath Saha, allegedly misbehaved with the ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    2 arrested in cyber fraud gang bust

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police has busted a cyber fraud gang and arrested two key members. Police said the gang used cloned debit cards to withdraw money illegally from several bank accounts.One of the arrested accused, Sarfaraj Ansari, was reportedly found ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Murshidabad Police bust two fake Aadhaar rackets, arrest two

    Behrampore: Police have busted two fake Aadhaar card rackets in Murshidabad district, four days ahead of chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s scheduled visit.The first raid was conducted at an illegal Aadhaar centre operating under the guise of a cyber cafe ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal rape-murder horror: CM Suvendu Adhikari says mob lynching victim was innocent, seeks police report within 72 hours

    KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said the man lynched by an angry mob in the aftermath of the Baruipur rape and murder case was innocent.“The youth who was killed in the mob lynching was innocent. ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal invites pvt players for horticulture value chain boost

    Kolkata: The state govt is looking to rope in private players to develop mango, tomato and pineapple clusters across Bengal over the next three years, as it steps up efforts to boost the state’s horticulture sector and strengthen value ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta HC to hear Abhishek’s plea on voice sample case on Friday

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday fixed Friday for the hearing of TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s pleas challenging notices directing him to provide a voice sample in connection with the alleged “DJ remark” case. During the mention, ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Hang my son if he is guilty: Mom of Baruipur rape-murder accused

    Kolkata: Mother of Prabhas Mondal, one of the key accused in the rape-murder of a 12-year-old girl in Baruipur, has demanded the strictest punishment for her son, stating she would have handed him over to police herself.“Hang him or ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    In 3rd cop call, Aroop grilled for 3 hrs in Messi stadium event case

    Kolkata: Hours before Lionel Messi took the field against Egypt, former Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas appeared before investigators at Bidhannagar South police station on Tuesday for the third round of questioning over alleged irregularities surrounding the Argentine legend’s ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Madrasa review: Jalpaiguri & Alipurduar DMs submit reports

    361 wordsKolkata: A month after the Bengal govt kicked off its review of all madrasas in the state, the administration has received reports from Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts.In the first week of June, the state had directed DMs to ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Forward Bloc-BJP war of words escalates over ‘goons’ jibe, Netaji legacy

    Kolkata: The All India Forward Bloc on Tuesday hit back at Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya for calling its members “goons,” asserting that ideological opposition should not be labelled as hooliganism. The party urged Bhattacharya to exercise restraint. Author ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Will launch campaign against illicit liquor shops: Min

    Demanding strict punishment for the culprits in the Baruipur-rape murder case, state urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra said a strict campaign will be launched against illegal liquor shops across the state. “The CM said he will issue ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    ED searches 5 Kol locations in Trinamool a/cs probe, lens on routing of Rs 150 cr

    Kolkata: The ED on Tuesday carried out coordinated searches at five locations across Kolkata as part of its probe into transactions linked to Trinamool Congress’s bank accounts. The central investigating agency has claimed to have detected transactions worth more ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Weather Remains Cool as Cloud Cover, Light Rain Persist

    Kolkata: A partly cloudy sky and traces of rain continued to shield the city from heat and humidity. Met officials has ruled out heavy rain in Kolkata and south Bengal for now even as the city will continue ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    Annapurna Yojana queries dominate 1st ‘Mukho Mukhi’ session

    Kolkata: Queries on Annapurna Yojana dominated the direct phone-based grievance system between citizens and the state urban development and municipal affairs minister that got underway on Tuesday. The programme, called 'Mukho Mukhi', allows people to call minister Agnimitra Paul ...

    8 July 2026 Times of India
    50% govt-aided colleges have biometric attendance: Survey

    Kolkata: A survey conducted by the higher education department across govt and govt-aided colleges to find out how many have installed biometric attendance systems revealed that around 50% of them have already set the system up on their own ...

    7 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal extends suspension of former CP, 2 others in RG Kar case

    Kolkata: The state govt has extended the suspension of three senior police officers, including former commissioner Vineet Goyal, by another 120 days. The three officers are being investigated for their roles in handling the rape-murder case of a doctor ...

    7 July 2026 Times of India
    Met issues heavy rain alert across N Bengal

    Darjeeling: Tourists planning to visit Darjeeling, Kalimpong and the Dooars over the next few days have been advised to closely monitor weather updates and travel advisories after the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Kolkata, issued a special weather bulletin forecasting ...

    7 July 2026 Times of India
    SMP Kolkata Sets Single-Day Container Handling Record, Logs 8.4% Growth

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Dock System (KDS) of Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) set a new single-day container handling record on Monday, moving 3,186 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units). The port’s previous best of 3,081 TEUs was logged only weeks ...

    7 July 2026 Times of India
    Full ‘Vande Mataram’ to start day at all Tripura madrasas, schools, national anthem to follow

    Agartala: Tripura govt has directed all educational institutions, including madrasas, to begin each school day with the entire ‘Vande Mataram’, followed by the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, to strengthen national pride and unity.The move follows Ministry of Home ...

    7 July 2026 Times of India
    'How much were you sold for?' : 'Gaddar', 'Beimaan' chants greet rebel TMC MP Saayoni Ghosh during visit to Baruipur victim's family

    KOLKATA: MP Saayoni Ghosh faced hostile protests and mocking chants when she visited the family of the 12-year-old girl who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in West Bengal’s Baruipur.Videos circulating on social media showed members of the crowd chanting ...

    7 July 2026 Times of India
    State cop HQ seeks report on police ‘lapses’ in Baruipur case

    Kolkata: The state police headquarters has started a probe into the allegations of lapses by police while investigating the rape and murder of the Baruipur minor.CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Monday that accountability would extend to the police if ...

    7 July 2026 Times of India
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