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  • Ward boy tries removing IV line, clips baby’s finger at Malda hosp

    Malda: A 3-month-old’s finger was clipped at Chanchal Super Specialty Hospital while a ward boy, instead of a nurse, tried to remove the child’s IV line. A police complaint was filed against the ward boy and he was suspended.On ...

    1 July 2026 Times of India
    WBJEE counselling from today

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) in Kolkata is scheduled to begin counselling forBTech courses in engineering, technology and architecture across 95 govt and govt-aided colleges from Tuesday. The portal will remain live for the first ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Illegal pre-paid booth at airport shuts down after 9-mth stand-off

    An illegal car-rental kiosk masquerading as a “Prepaid Cab – City & Outstation” counter outside Kolkata airport has finally been shut down, nearly nine months after airport authorities ordered it to cease operations. The closure marks the end of ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    7-day notice for decades-old business hits hawkers hard

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s notice asking people to remove encroachments from under flyovers and bridges within seven days has led to fear and demands for rehabilitation among hawkers and shopkeepers who have lived and worked there for decades.The ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    NIA files charge sheet against 11 in JMB-linked terror conspiracy

    Kolkata: The NIA has filed a charge sheet against 11 people over an alleged terror conspiracy linked to Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK), described as an offshoot of the banned Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), aimed at expanding operations in Bengal ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta High Court Admits Atin Ghosh Anticipatory Bail Plea

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday admitted former TMC MLA Atin Ghosh’s anticipatory bail plea in an alleged land-grabbing case. It is likely to be heard this week. An FIR, based on the complaint of a Salt Lake hotelier, ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta High Court Declines Urgent Hearing on TMC Fund Freeze

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday declined an urgent hearing sought by Trinamool over freezing of party funds in three bank accounts. The matter may be heard Thursday.Senior advocate Kishore Datta, for the Mamata Banerjee-led faction, requested urgency ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Rebel TMC MLAs 'cross-vote', abstain during passage of bills

    Kolkata: From "cross-voting" to abstaining, rebel Trinamool MLAs on Monday repeatedly floundered on the assembly floor during the passage of four bills - the first to be introduced by the BJP govt in Bengal.In the first half, after the ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Coal India plans to invest Rs 1,900 cr in R&D by FY 2030

    Kolkata: Coal India has intensified its research and development initiatives as India’s energy landscape shifts, planning to invest about Rs 1,900 crore by FY 2030.The push accelerated in FY 2024-25 with the launch of the National Centre for Coal ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Robotics enter classrooms, Kolkata schools upgrade labs for AI-driven courses

    Kolkata: The debut of a robot in a city school on Monday emphasised the growing trend of aggressively integrating AI and robotics into classroom teaching. Aiming to provide students with vital hands-on experience, several other schools in the city ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    At 42.8 cr, Kol Artist’s Work Sells At 15 Times More Than Estimate

    Kolkata: The Fisherman’ (1979), the work of Kolkata artist Ganesh Pyne, sold for Rs 42.8 crore, about 15 times more than its estimate, registering a massive 100% surge over its previous record made at London. It was auctioned on ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Massive blaze at Bengal's Haldia Petrochem pipeline leaves several injured; Haldia-Howrah train services disrupted

    HALDIA: A major fire broke out early Tuesday morning in a pipeline at Haldia Petrochemical Complex.Several workers present at the site suffered serious burn injuries and are currently undergoing treatment at Haldia Sub-Divisional Hospital.Since the location is near the ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Petition challenges move to link welfare benefits to SIR

    Kolkata: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Calcutta High Court, challenging the stoppage of ration and Annapurna Bhandar for persons excluded by Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted before the Assembly elections.The matter has been filed ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Arrests allay NRS fears but night security still a concern

    Kolkata: The arrest of four men accused of harassing junior doctors at NRS Medical College has brought a sense of security back to the campus, even though the accused, residents of neighbouring Convent Road, were released on bail.Women doctors ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    KMC assurance revives Kol PNG expansion plan

    Kolkata: Bengal Gas Co Ltd (BGCL) is set to submit a detailed plan to KMC, seeking permission to lay piped natural gas (PNG) pipelines across nine stretches in the city in the first phase, following an assurance from the ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Commercial crude oil extraction in Ashoknagar to start in July

    Kolkata: Ashoknagar in North 24 Parganas is poised to emerge as Bengal’s newest energy hub, with commercial crude oil production expected to begin in July at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) Baigachhi project in Ashoknagar.The Ashoknagar oilfield is ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Kol Bucks India Trend, Sees Growth In Real Estate Sales

    Kolkata: Kolkata emerged as one of the few resilient housing markets in April-June 2026, reporting annual sales growth at a time when most major cities saw demand weakening. Across the top seven cities, housing sales fell to about 90,715 ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Why night search by cops at Abhishek home, Cal HC asks state

    Kolkata: “Why was the search operation conducted in the dead of night?” Calcutta High Court on Monday quizzed the state on the search and seizure operation conducted by West Midnapore Police at Trinamool general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s residence on ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Man re-arrested, wife held for murder

    Kolkata: Police re-arrested a man, Mohammad Nehaluddin, and arrested his wife, Neha Parvin, on murder charge in Beniapukur on Monday, hours after the man returned home on bail to meet his two-month old child. Nehaluddin had been jailed previously ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Three students injured in pool car crash

    Kolkata: At least three students were injured – one of them seriously – after the pool car they were travelling in was hit by a private car near the J&N Island, next to the Red Road-Outram Road-Dufferin Road Crossing. ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Panel headed by retired SC judge to formulate Bengal UCC bill

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt will prepare its draft bill on a uniform civil code (UCC) based on the recommendations of a five-member committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari told the assembly ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    West Bengal Assembly Passes Bills for Tougher Action on Organised Crime

    Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari promised a “goon-free Bengal” and vowed to make “rioters homeless” while introducing a bill on preventive detention and another on confiscation of properties of accused in the Assembly on Monday.He assured the House that ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Opposition to ISI draft bill takes centre stage on Mahalanobis anniv

    Kolkata: The issue of the ISI draft bill, that has generated much debate over the autonomy of the institution, weighed heavily at an event organised to mark the birth anniversary of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, founder of Indian Statistical Institute. ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Waterlogging, high tide inundate S Kol pockets

    Kolkata: Another thunderstorm lashed Kolkata on Monday afternoon, leaving several pockets in the southern part of the city under water. This was the fifth significant thunderstorm to strike the city in the past 11 days. The Met office has ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    West Bengal’s 'anti-goonda bill' cleared: Who can be detained, what properties can be seized and why it matters

    KOLKATA: The West Bengal Assembly on Monday passed the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026, paving the way for stricter action against organised anti-social activities, including provisions for preventive detention, property seizure and the ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Govt sends 3-page SOP form to builders for construction audit

    Kolkata: The state govt on Monday issued an SOP to all builders, asking them to fill out a three-page application form with details of project sanction, permit number and key personnel involved in the project.Major developers in Kolkata welcomed ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Fund freeze: HC asks TMC to send notices to bank, cops

    Kolkata: The Calcutta HC on Monday directed TMC to give notice to bank and police authorities in connection with freezing of the political party’s funds. The case may be taken up for hearing on Tuesday.Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta High Court Refuses to Quash FIR Against CM Suvendu Adhikari, extends interim protection

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused to quash an FIR against CM Suvendu Adhikari in connection with a 2024 Kolaghat case during his tenure as the leader of the opposition, but extended his interim protection until Sept ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Suvendu seeks Canadian investment for Kalyani airport project

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari sought Canadian investment for the proposed second airport near Kalyani, announced in the recent state budget, during a meeting with Canadian High Commissioner Chris Cooter at Nabanna on Monday.Cooter told TOI the meeting covered a ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    SIT seizes mobiles, docus at ex-OSD’s house, asks KMC officials to join probe

    Kolkata: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Taratala warehouse collapse has recovered two mobile phones and several documents during a raid at the Shibpur residence of Kalicharan Banerjee on Sunday. Banerjee served as the officer on special duty ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    BJP won’t interfere in govt, control cultural fronts: Samik

    Kolkata: BJP will work in coordination with the state govt but won’t interfere in administrative functions nor will it exercise external control over cultural fronts, said the party’s state unit president Samik Bhattacharya on Monday.Speaking at a meeting of ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    SIT asks 5 KMC officials to join probe

    Kolkata: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Taratala warehouse collapse has recovered two mobile phones and several documents during a raid at the Shibpur residence of Kalicharan Banerjee on Sunday. Banerjee served as the officer on special duty ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    ‘Can’t march down Kol streets with tape in hand’: CM slams Trinamool over July 21 ‘recce’, cops file FIR against 3 netas

    Kolkata: Barely hours after CM Suvendu Adhikari chose the floor of the Assembly on Monday to warn Trinamool “Mamata Banerjee-loyalists” against “marching down Kolkata’s streets with a measuring tape in hand without permission,” Hare Street PS lodged an FIR ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    ‘Enough is enough’: Suvendu slams Humayun over ‘reckless’ remarks

    Kolkata: “Enough is enough, it’s time to teach such people a lesson,” roared CM Suvendu Adhikari in the assembly on Monday referring to AJUP chief Humayun Kabir, adding that he would not allow the Nowda MLA to make “reckless ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Will remain loyal to Iskcon, Radharamn says in open letter

    Kolkata: A day after his “removal” from the posts of Iskcon Kolkata vice-president and spokesperson, Radharamn Das issued an open letter on Monday, saying he accepts the organisation’s authority and had no intention of fighting it, forming a separate ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Bengal clears OBC quota bills for 66 communities, nixes TMC-era expansion

    Kolkata: The Bengal assembly on Monday passed two amendment bills aimed at overhauling the legal framework governing reservations for OBCs, specifying 66 communities (54 Hindu and 12 Muslim communities) outside the SC and ST categories will be eligible for ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Too late for my family, but new laws will keep others safe: Lynch victims’ kin

    Kolkata: The state assembly on Monday passed the WB Public Safety & Control of Antisocial Activities Bill 2026 and the WB Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Bill 2026, with the families of several victims of political violence watching from ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Constable arrested for molesting college student in West Midnapore

    Midnapore: A police constable was arrested on Sunday evening for allegedly assaulting and molesting a college student while she was returning home from a computer class in the Khirai area of West Midnapore district. The incident has triggered widespread ...

    30 June 2026 Times of India
    Union finance minister, CMs of dozen states to attend Kol’s 1st GST Council meet on July 16-17

    Kolkata: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and chief ministers of at least a dozen states are likely to attend the GST Council meeting in Kolkata, proposed to be held on July 16-17. CM Suvendu Adhikari, state finance minister Swapan ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Tripura court grants police custody for 8 Bangladeshi nationals

    Agartala: A local court sent eight Bangladeshi nationals, apprehended on Sunday evening for allegedly entering the state illegally and attempting to depart from Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, to police custody on Monday.The police reported that the operation was initiated ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Tripura issues 18 Letters of Intent at pineapple festival

    Agartala: Tripura govt issued 18 letters of intent worth about Rs 11 crore at the Buyer-Seller Meet during the three-day Tripura Queen Pineapple Global Festival 2026 in Delhi.Agriculture minister Ratan Lal Nath said the festival’s second day drew policymakers, ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata rower becomes first Indian to win Open Men's Double Sculls Gold at Grand Moscow Regatta

    National rower Sanglap Bose, who is based in Kolkata, became the first Indian to win the Open Men's Double Sculls event at the 65th Grand Moscow Regatta, held in Moscow from June 3 to 9, 2026. Competing at one ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Former councillor Shams Iqbal arrested in Kolkata in Rs 70 lakh extortion case

    KOLKATA: Former councillor Shams Iqbal was arrested on Monday in connection with a Rs 70 lakh extortion case registered in 2023, police said, clarifying that the arrest is not related to the recent Taratala warehouse collapse that claimed 16 ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    SIT raids ex-mayor OSD’s properties in warehouse collapse probe

    Dwaipayan.Ghosh & Saikat RayKolkata: Barely three days after Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s former Mayor Firhad Hakim’s then Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Kalicharan Banerjee was arrested in connection with the Taratala warehouse collapse incident where 16 persons have lost their ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Dad kills 2 kids, son kills dad in 2 Tripura dists

    Agartala: Two alleged familial killings in separate locations of Tripura in the last 24 hours left the state reeling and raised concern over the destructive effects of alcohol abuse and domestic violence.In Dhalai district, 34-year-old Lalchuanawma Bru allegedly killed ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    TMC man arrested from underground storeroom in Bagnan BJP neta murder case

    Howrah: Within six hours of CM Suvendu Adhikari’s message that “no one will be spared”, the joint forces of the state CID and Howrah Rural Police arrested the right-hand man of the prime suspect in the murder of Bagnan ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Woman loses iPhone near Nandan

    Kolkata: Two men on a motorcycle reportedly snatched an iPhone 17 from a 40-year-old woman on AJC Bose Road. The complainant, Manika Barman, a resident of Motilal Gupta Road, was standing on the footpath opposite the Maidan Police Station ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Man loses 34.5 L in ‘money mule’ scam

    Kolkata: Baguiati police have launched a probe into an alleged financial fraud in which a man was duped of Rs 34.5 lakh under the pretext of securing a business loan. According to the complaint, the victim, who was facing ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Man files plaint against two for assault, 50k extortion in Gariahat

    Kolkata: Gariahat police have registered an FIR on charges of extortion, assault and criminal intimidation following a complaint by a site in-charge of a construction firm, who alleged that two men, Chiku Manna and Uttam Mondal, and their associates ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Govt to retain welfare schemes but will probe beneficiaries

    Kolkata: The BJP govt in Bengal has decided to retain the social welfare schemes introduced during the previous Trinamool regime but plans a comprehensive review of beneficiaries to eliminate irregularities and ensure that benefits reach only deserving individuals, officials ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    After midday meal egg row, Bengal eyes Odisha model

    Kolkata: The Bengal school education department is looking at the Odisha model of paying an additional amount to schools to buy eggs for midday meals if they choose to, in order to bypass the ongoing controversy.The state administration had ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Four Men Arrested for Harassing Woman Doctors on NRS Campus in Kolkata

    Kolkata: Four men were arrested on Saturday for allegedly taunting and making vulgar comments at several woman doctors and forcing them to see obscene videos on the NRS Medical College and Hospital campus on the nights of June 23 ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Amid supply crunch, egg price surges past 8/piece

    Kolkata: Retail egg prices have shattered previous records, crossing Rs 8 per piece to pinch household budgets across the region. A standard loose egg is currently retailing between Rs 8.50 and Rs 9 in neighborhood markets, while a 30 ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    No-lawyer clause in Bengal draft bill to curb gang crime

    Kolkata: The Bengal bill seeking to allow 12 months’ preventive detention of potential violators, which is likely to be tabled in the assembly on Monday, includes a clause that seeks to prevent detainees from engaging lawyers to argue against ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Rail Authorities Demolish Hundreds of Illegal Stalls at Park Circus

    Kolkata: A large-scale eviction and demolition drive was carried out at Park Circus rail station area on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday as encroachments were cleared and hundreds of unauthorised shops and makeshift structures were demolished with ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    SIR call, quick errand save 2 at Taratala collapse site

    Kolkata: Two survivors of the Taratala warehouse collapse, 55-year-old Leela Devi — saved by the SIR queue — and Pradyut Munda — saved by a few minutes by stepping outside to get water and biscuits for his wife — ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Municipal Corporation Orders Removal of Illegal Shops Under Flyovers

    Kolkata: Following state govt directives, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is gearing up to remove illegal encroachments and shops below flyovers across the city. The authorities on Saturday issued notices to unauthorised hawkers and occupants to remove their shops ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    CM endorses oil flow ease, relief for big hospitals, farm sector, food supply

    Kolkata: In a major relief for the healthcare sector, food supply chain and farmers, the state govt has intervened to ease the recently imposed restrictions on purchasing diesel in containers. The state has directed oil marketing companies to fully ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Slain N Kol BJP man’s brother in assault row

    Kolkata: Biswajit Sarkar, whose brother Abhijit Sarkar was allegedly killed during the 2021 post-poll violence, has once again found himself at the centre of controversy after fresh allegations of assault, criminal trespass and the forcible occupation of a factory.According ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Extortion FIR against Partha

    Kolkata: The Thakurpukur police has registered an FIR against former cabinet minister Partha Chatterjee, former Trinamool councillor Ghanasree Bag, Tilak Bhattacharjee and Sudip Ghosh on charges of assault, extortion and criminal intimidation over an alleged 2020 incident involving a ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Phoolbagan Police Arrest Two for Abducting Businessman at Gunpoint

    Kolkata: Phoolbagan cops have arrested two men, Mohammad Ali Molla and Asraful Molla, for allegedly abducting and robbing an import-export businessman at gunpoint by posing as CID officers. The incident occurred two days ago when the victim, a resident ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Audit to start today; govt asks builders to take care of workers

    Kolkata: The audit of under-construction high-rise buildings in Kolkata, Salt Lake, New Town, Dum Dum, Joka, Howrah and other areas will start on Monday, Kolkata Municipal Corporation administrator Smita Pandey and Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand told Credai functionaries ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    ISKCON Kol vice-prez Radharamn ‘relieved of all responsibilities’

    Kolkata: Iskcon Kolkata vice-president and spokesperson Radharamn Das took to X on Sunday to announce that he had been “relieved of all responsibilities within ISKCON and has been directed not to represent or speak on behalf of Iskcon before ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Mamata loyalists accuse rebels of running ‘parallel organisation’, fire 4 complaints

    Kolkata: The Trinamool bloc loyal to Mamata Banerjee filed four fresh police complaints on Sunday against the rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee, accusing the breakaway group of illegally using the party’s name, symbol and designations to mislead workers.The ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Ex-councillor linked to wetland grab: Cops

    Dwaipayan.GhoshKolkata: Former ward 104 councillor and ex-borough XI chairman Tarakeswar Chakraborty illegally filled multiple public water bodies and protected wetlands in east Kolkata for commercial construction, police told the court.Seeking his custody, investigators alleged he misused his official position ...

    29 June 2026 Times of India
    Ex-borough chairman Tarakeswar Chakraborty sent to cop custody till July 7

    Kolkata: Former KMC councillor of Ward 104 Tarakeswar Chakraborty was on Saturday remanded in police custody till July 7.Chakraborty, who is also the former chairman of Borough XI, was arrested later on Friday in connection with two FIRs registered ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Swarup Biswas custody extended till June 30

    Kolkata: A city court on Saturday extended the police custody of Trinamool functionary Swarup Biswas till June 30. He was arrested in an alleged case of financial irregularity of Rs 23 lakh, registered at the Regent Park Police Station.Investigators ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Poll campaign remark in focus as Samik Bhattacharya and Anupam Kher share a chuckle over actor’s baldness

    Kolkata: An election-time comment on Anupam Kher’s baldness recaptured netizens’ attention on Sunday as a video of the actor’s conversation with state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya went viral.Present in Kolkata for the launch of his film, Kher met Bhattacharya ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Bengal to flag concerns at Kol GST Council meet: Swapan

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt will air its concerns and put forward its suggestions at the GST Council Meeting in Kolkata scheduled in the second week of July, state finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said on Sunday, speaking on the sidelines ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    CAP admission: Edu minister blames ‘unplanned’ UG seat hike for vacancies

    Kolkata: The previous govt increased the number of undergraduate seats in colleges in an unplanned way, which led to the problem of vacant seats every year, claimed higher education minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay. “Every year around 6 lakh to 6.5 ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    From ‘nolen gur’ to ‘sitalpati’, 23 more Bengal items bag GI tag, 7 await nod

    Kolkata: Bengal has added another feather to its cap in the field of Geographical Indication (GI) recognition, with 23 more traditional products from the state receiving GI tags.The newly GI-tagged products include ‘jalbhora' sandesh from Chandernagore, ‘monohara' from Janai, ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Bailey Bridge washed away as heavy rain batters Sikkim

    GANGTOK: A Bailey Bridge over the Phee Khola at north Sikkim's Phidang was washed away on Saturday night following heavy rainfall, disrupting road connectivity in the region.According to officials, continuous rain caused the bridge to collapse, cutting off movement ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Beam crushed his leg but shielded him from death in Taratala collapse

    Kolkata: For nearly five agonising hours, 22-year-old Ramprasad Chowdhury lay trapped under tonnes of concrete and steel, fearing each moment could be his last.A massive reinforced concrete beam fell on his right leg and crushed it. But rescuers and ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    1 held in Jorbagan with firearm, cartridges

    Kolkata: A suspected arms trafficker was arrested with an illegal firearm and live ammunition in north Kolkata’s Jorabagan area on Friday evening after police acted on a specific intelligence input about an impending arms deal.The accused, Pradip Sarkar, was ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Miraculous escape after elderly man falls on metro tracks

    Kolkata: An elderly man had a miraculous escape after he lost consciousness and fell onto the metro tracks at Kalighat station around 7.30 am on Saturday.The man, who was waiting on the platform, collapsed and landed on the track ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    KMC plans to make all civic markets encroachment-free

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is set to make all municipal markets hawker-free. The exercise will begin from New Market and will later be implemented in phases across all major markets to make them encroachment-free. The matter was discussed ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Man who duped MP of 56 lakhheld in Assam

    Kolkata: Nearly a year after Rs 56 lakh was siphoned off from Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee's bank account, Kolkata Police's cybercrime wing has arrested the alleged mastermind from Assam. Accused Mukuleswar Reza was arrested from Rangapaniand produced before a ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Chingrighata flyover closure till 8 am tomorrow

    Kolkata: Chingrighata flyover will remain shut till 8 am on Monday for conducting the first phase of Metro's Orange line work from Kavi Subhash to the Airport. The flyover was closed from 8 pm on Friday for segment launching ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Auto driver molests 14-yr-old during ride

    Kolkata: A 14-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly molested by an auto-rickshaw driver in Phoolbagan. Following a complaint by the girl's family, Phoolbagan police registered a criminal case against the auto driver and launched a manhunt to arrest him.The incident took ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    51 ex-councillors huddle as Firhad faces heat over Taratala collapse

    Kolkata: Fifty-one former Trinamool councillors met at a hotel in east Kolkata on Saturday to chalk out their future strategy amid mounting pressure on former mayor Firhad Hakim following the Taratala building collapse.Hakim skipped the meeting, which was chaired ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    CM visits slain BJP worker’s home in Bagnan, assures justice

    Howrah: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday visited the residence of slain BJP worker Prasanta Dey in Howrah’s Bagnan and assured the bereaved family that police were working to solve the case at the earliest. Adhikari also assured that one ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Warehouse Collapse: Rescue Ends, Investigation Begins

    Kolkata: After 72 hours of digging through concrete and mangled steel to retrieve trapped labourers at the collapsed Taratala warehouse, focus shifted from search-and-rescue to investigation on Saturday.The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) withdrew from the site, and the ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Man Kills Wife in Rishra, Dies by Suicide at Metro Station in Kolkata

    Kolkata: A 39-year-old resident of Hooghly’s Rishra allegedly killed his 31-year-old wife at their rented home on Saturday morning, travelled 20km to Kolkata, and died by suicide hours later by jumping in front of a metro train at Belgachhia ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    TMC seeks police nod for July 21 rally, Ritabrata camp says ‘we’ll pay true respect’

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Saturday wrote to Kolkata Police seeking permission for its July 21 Martyrs’ Day programme at Esplanade, prompting the Ritabrata Banerjee camp to also claim that they too intend to hold their July 21 rally at ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Justice for Tamanna our priority, says CM

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said “justice for Tamanna Khatun is our priority” and praised the swift police action that led to the arrest of 12 persons in the case in just three days.The class 4 student was ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    5-Member JU Team Visits Site Of Warehouse Collapse

    Kolkata: A five-member Jadavpur University engineering team on Saturday began a technical probe into the Taratala warehouse collapse that killed 17 people, adopting a forensic engineering approach to determine why the under-construction structure failed.The team, drawn from civil engineering, ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    RSS Shakha at Jadavpur University Celebrates Hindu Samrajjyo Dibas

    Kolkata: The RSS Shakha at Jadavpur University, named after Rishi Aurobindo, celebrated ‘Hindu Samrajjyo Dibas’ commemorating the coronation of the Maratha warrior-king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj during their morning drill on Saturday. They hoisted the saffron ‘dhwaj’ for the first ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    BJP MLA Rudranil alleges Rs 1,200 crore kirtan dole scam in Bengal

    Kolkata: BJP MLA Rudranil Ghosh on Saturday alleged widespread corruption in the monthly dole of Rs 4,000 to kirtan singers in the state since 2016. He claimed that among the 5 lakh registered kirtan singers in the state, as ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Couple from Bangladesh held in Tripura

    Agartala: A couple from Bangladesh was taken into custody in South Tripura on Friday night for allegedly entering Indian territory through an unauthorised route and without valid documents.Police reported that Santanu Debnath and his wife, who are from Chattogram ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    3 held Rs 90 lakh investment fraud cases

    Kolkata: Bidhannagar cyber crime police have arrested three people in connection with two separate investment fraud cases involving a total of nearly Rs 90 lakh, officials said on Saturday.Two of the accused were arrested in a case involving a ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Scientists Discover New Wasp Species in Rajarhat, Name It After Narayan Debnath

    Kolkata: A new wasp ('bolta') species discovered in Rajarhat by a team of Kalyani University and Cairo University scientists and research scholars has been named after award-winning cartoonist and creator of 'Batul' and 'Nonte-Phonte', Narayan Debnath.The new species of ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Taratala Collapse: 3 Lives Saved, Two Crushed To Death

    Kolkata: Five men instinctively clasped hands and formed a chain beneath a massive concrete slab moments after an under-construction warehouse in Taratala came crashing down around them. The desperate human chain created just enough space to stop the slab ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Audit Committee To Finalize SOP For High-Rise Building Inspections

    Kolkata: The high level inquiry committee set up by the state govt is finalising a standard operating procedure based on which audit of high-rises and commercial buildings in 12 civic body areas, including Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), will be ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Family Donates Organs, Saves Lives Across Multiple Hospitals

    Kolkata: The family of 72-year-old Kamalendu Chowdhury, who was declared brain dead at Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals, has given a new lease of life and sight to multiple patients through organ donation. Following the family’s consent, a swift final allocation ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    KMC to make all civic mkts encroachment-free

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is set to make all municipal markets hawker-free. The exercise will begin from New Market and will later be implemented in phases across all major markets to make them encroachment-free. The matter was discussed ...

    28 June 2026 Times of India
    Salt Lake stretches cleared of unauthorised stalls

    Kolkata: Illegal stalls, occupying road space and pavements in Salt Lake, have started moving out after instructions from the civic administration. So far, encroachments had reportedly been cleared of two stretches, one of them being the pavement outside the ...

    27 June 2026 Times of India
    Swapan Dasgupta Urges Revival of Calcutta University’s Legacy

    Kolkata: Finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said that the best tribute to Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee will be to restore the glorious tradition of Calcutta University. He requested vice chancellor Ashutosh Ghosh to take small steps in that direction and ...

    27 June 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata sees spike in monsoon viruses as temperature fluctuates

    Kolkata: Temperature fluctuations triggered by rains since last Thursday have unleashed the first spate of monsoon viruses. Hundreds across Kolkata have been laid low with fever, severe cough and body ache since last week. With maximum temperature plunging sharply ...

    27 June 2026 Times of India
    Central govt employee dies after fall from Salt Lake office

    Kolkata: A 39-year-old central government employee, Emon Roy, died after falling from the balcony-cum-refuge area of a commercial building in DJ Block, Salt Lake, on Friday evening.Police said Roy, a resident of Graham Road in Regent Park, fell from ...

    27 June 2026 Times of India
    Taki Municipality sends demolition notice to 2 guest houses along Ichhamati

    The Taki Municipality has issued demolition notices to two multi-storey guest houses, Taki City Guest House and Disha Riverside Hotel, built illegally on the banks of the Ichhamati, directing the facilities to complying with a directive from the Calcutta ...

    27 June 2026 Times of India
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