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  • After govt change, Pramod da wants Presi canteen back

    Kolkata: After the change of govt, Pramod Swain, the canteen operator at Presidency University who had been evicted in 2017, wrote to VC Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty, requesting the necessary steps to allow him to run the canteen on campus ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Plaint against Firhad Hakim

    Kolkata: A formal police complaint was lodged on Wednesday against former mayor Firhad Hakim at Bidhannagar South Police Station on Wednesday, accusing him of making derogatory remarks against women and PM Narendra Modi. The complaint, filed by BJP worker ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Sushanta’s Bachchan arrested, cops to check call details to trace councillor

    Kolkata: Cops on Wednesday nabbed Sujit Kumar Pal alias Bachchan, from Kolkata airport. Pal is the right-hand man of Kasba councillor Sushanta Ghosh, who is currently on the run. Cops have formed multiple teams to conduct raids to nab ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    18 IAS officers transferred

    Kolkata: The state on Tuesday transferred and appointed 18 IAS officers to key positions in various departments, marking the first significant administrative reshuffle of secretary-level officers since the BJP formed the govt on May 9. The reshuffle occurred in ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Govt employee attacked in Entally, 1 held

    Kolkata: A govt employee, Hafijur Rahaman (32), was allegedly assaulted and wrongfully restrained by a group of men inside an Entally office while performing official duties on Tuesday afternoon. Police have arrested the prime accused, Avijit Das (36), and ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Man accused of trafficking found dead in Hwh

    Howrah: A 38-year-old man, Gopal Sarkar, accused of running a sex trafficking racket was found dead and wrapped in a saree near the Dhulagarh truck terminal in Howrah on Tuesday night. Police arrested Happy Singh, who allegedly confessed to ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Cop assaulted in C Kol, 4 held

    Kolkata: Four members of a family and their associate were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly attacking a police officer, SI Rajib Roy, during a legal eviction drive in central Kolkata's Taltala area. SI Roy sustained injuries and was taken ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    60kmph evening squall dumps up to 96mm rain on city in 1 hr

    Kolkata: A squall lashed Kolkata and the neighbouring districts of North and South 24 Parganas and Howrah with the wind speed gusting at 60 kmph early on Wednesday evening. The KMC drainage pumping stations recorded 96 mm of rainfall ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    GTA chief executive finally meets Centre’s Hills envoy

    Darjeeling: Gorkhaland Territorial Administration chief executive Anit Thapa met Centre-appointed interlocutor Pankaj Kumar Singh on Wednesday. The meeting assumed significance because Thapa's party — Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) — has been an ally of Trinamool and Thapa had ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    HC may hear ‘Signgate’ matter today, no urgent hearing for plea against CID raids

    Kolkata: With state lawyers absent, Calcutta HC deferred the MLA ‘Signgate' case in which Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee is an accused, and is likely to hear it now on Thursday. The court also refused urgent hearing to Trinamool over ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Another holding centre for ‘illegals’ opens in Malda

    Malda: Another holding centre for illegal Bangladeshi immigrants opened in Malda on Wednesday, the third in the district, reports Subhro Maitra.The new centre has come up in Bamangola. The first holding centre in Malda opened at English Bazar while ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Ex-employee storms shop, demands 10L

    Kolkata: An extortion case has been registered by Lake Town police against a history-sheeter and his associate for allegedly demanding Rs 10 lakh from a trader and threatening to kill him if the money was not paid within seven ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Fresh legal trouble for Abhishek over ‘assault’ on BJP worker

    TMC national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee has been named in an FIR alongside 41 party members for an alleged attack on a BJP worker nearly eight years ago.The complaint was lodged at Diamond Harbour police ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    After police plaint, LIC knocks on KMC door to get Suruchi land back

    Kolkata: After filing a police complaint alleging Suruchi Sangha has encroached upon a 23-cottah land in New Alipore, the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has sought assistance from the KMC assessment department to reclaim the plot. The current ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Is he Messi’s childhood friend? HC asks Aroop lawyer

    Kolkata: Calling the Messi fiasco at the Salt Lake stadium a “blot” on the city’s image, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday slammed former state sports minister Aroop Biswas’s “close proximity” to football great Lionel Messi. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Cops take Swarup to Tolly studio for office search

    Kolkata: Officers from the New Alipore PS on Wednesday took arrested Trinamool functionary Swarup Biswas to the Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India (FCTWEI) office at Tollygunge Technician Studio, where locks were broken in his presence ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Indranil Khan on nepo

    Kolkata: Rooting out corrupt practices from the state sports arena and bringing glory to Bengal were his main tasks now, said Indranil Khan, after becoming the minister of state (independent charge) for sports and youth affairs and consumer affairs ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Is Messi Aroop Biswas’s childhood friend? Calcutta HC questions photo of ex-minister with hands around football star’s waist

    KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Wednesday granted interim protection to former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas from any coercive action in connection with the chaos during Lionel Messi’s event at Salt Lake Stadium in December.While granting relief, ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Police nab 17-year-old for 2-year-old’s rape-murder

    Kolkata: A 17-year-old has been apprehended for allegedly raping and murdering a two-year-old in Tangra on April 23 this year. An FIR was filed at the Tangra police station 41 days after the incident, only after the final postmortem ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    CM Oks Odisha appeal, ‘dham’ to go from Digha Jagannath temple name

    Kolkata: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari accepted Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi's appeal to drop "dham" from the name of the Jagannath temple complex at Digha, announcing that the Digha Jagannath Cultural Centre would henceforth be known as Digha Jagannath ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    'Aamar Malda': Malda district plans mega mango tourism circuit to put region on global map

    KOLKATA: In a major push to establish this Bengal district as the undisputed "Mango Capital of India," the Malda district administration has unveiled a comprehensive blueprint called "Aamar Malda" (a clever portmanteau of Aam meaning mango, and Malda). The ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    A Tata comeback in West Bengal? BJP minister vows to rewrite chapter that propelled Mamata Banerjee to power

    KOLKATA: Newly inducted West Bengal industries minister Tapas Roy on Wednesday said the BJP government would make efforts to bring the Tata Group back to the state and revive investor confidence, as he pitched Bengal as a destination for ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Two senior citizens lose 56.6L in cyber frauds

    Kolkata: Cybercrime syndicates targeted the city's senior citizens over the week, collectively swindling them of over Rs 56.6 lakh in two separate incidents of investment and pension fraud, police said on Tuesday.In the first incident, a 65-year-old resident of ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Tangra resto owner files land-grab plaint

    Kolkata: A forgery-and-impersonation racket has allegedly emerged in Tangra after restaurant owner Monica Liu claimed a fake power of attorney was registered by someone posing as her, then used to secure a mutation at KMC in favour of multiple ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    School installs solar panels on rooftop, promotes clean energy

    Kolkata: Mangalam Vidya Niketan has joined the global shift toward cleaner energy with the installation of rooftop solar panels. This marks the first time a school in North Kolkata has adopted such an initiative. The photovoltaic system converts sunlight ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Signgate row: 45-minute standoff and 105-minute CID search ends in 'nil' seizure list at Mamata Banerjee's Kalighat home

    KOLKATA: In a scene rarely witnessed in Bengal, a 30-member CID team accompanied by central force personnel entered former chief minister Mamata Banerjee's 30B Harish Chatterjee Road address on Tuesday and searched the party office adjoining her home. They ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Ex-TMC MLA Sabyasachi Dutta held in Rs 1-crore extortion case, pelted with eggs and cow dung outside police station

    KOLKATA: Former Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) chairperson Sabyasachi Dutta, who was also a Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA for two terms, was pelted with eggs, cow dung and tomatoes outside Bidhannagar North police station after he was arrested early on ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Bengal cabinet portfolio allocation soon, assure BJP seniors

    KOLKATA: The Bengal cabinet portfolio allocation would be happening soon, most likely this week, state BJP seniors said late on Tuesday. Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari was slated to keep the critical home department, BJP seniors indicated, adding that other ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    After over a decade, Cong reclaims Zakaria St party office, loses part of it in 24 hours

    Kolkata: A modest party office on a pavement in central Kolkata became the centre of a significant political development as Congress workers on Monday evening reclaimed the premises at 48, Zakaria Street near Mohammad Ali Park in Ward 44 ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Man held for misbehaving with SDO in Salt Lake shop

    Kolkata: A customer at a popular optical store at AE Block in Salt Lake was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly misbehaved with a sub-divisional officer, used objectionable words and made offensive gestures at her.The accused, Anirban Banerjee, was ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    CM adviser meets Tolly reps

    Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister adviser Subrata Gupta met BJP MLAs Roopa Ganguly, Papiya Adhikary, Hiran Chatterjee and Rudranil Ghosh on Monday to map out the future of the film industry’s guilds.The state’s intervention follows widespread panic after Adhikary’s ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Passport Mela on June 13

    Kolkata: To clear the backlog of passport applications, the regional passport office (RPO) in Kolkata announced a ‘Passport Mela’ to be held on Saturday.The single-day drive will be organised at the Passport Seva Kendra in Anandpur, where 2,000-odd appointments ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    CM showcases work of 1 month, says TMC deadlock now broken

    Kolaghat/Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday listed his administration's move on several issues, ranging from census work to land to BSF for Bangla border fencing, stressing how the new BJP govt has managed to break the deadlock during the ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Adhikari meets Union mins to fine-tune preps for PM’s Yoga Day visit to state

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari held a meeting at Nabanna on Tuesday ahead of International Yoga Day on June 21, which will be attended by PM Narendra Modi. It was attended by Union ministers Mansukh Mandaviya and Prataprao Jadhav.The PM, ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    State mandates face recognition for rural employment schemes

    Kolkata: To bring in more transparency and curb irregularities in the allocation of work under rural job schemes, state govt has directed all districts to implement mandatory attendance recording through face authentication on the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    State mandates face recognition for rural employment schemes

    Kolkata: To bring in more transparency and curb irregularities in the allocation of work under rural job schemes, state govt has directed all districts to implement mandatory attendance recording through face authentication on the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    State govt to support biz, aid investments: Dilip

    Kolkata: State govt will support industries and remove all obstacles to investment, said state cabinet minister Dilip Ghosh at an event. He was speaking at the inauguration of India Global Grand Trade Fair (IGGTF), organised by Bharat Chamber of ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    No chance of taking in Trinamool rebel MPs: Samik

    Kolkata: Rebel Trinamool MPs, who have formed a separate parliamentary bloc and extended support to NDA, will not be accommodated in BJP, said Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya. BJP will also assess what these rebel MPs are asking for ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Bengal forms committee, can get 314 cr for tea-workers’ welfare

    Kolkata: State govt has formed a committee to implement Centre's Pradhan Mantri Cha Shramik Protsahan Yojana, paving the way for the release of Rs 314 crore earmarked for the welfare of tea garden workers.The central scheme aims to support ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    TMC rebels speak in different voices on ‘Maha model’

    Kolkata: Trinamool's rebel bloc members may have extended support to the NDA, but several of them are opposed to replicating the Maharashtra model in Bengal and staking claim to the TMC party name and symbol.The Maharashtra model refers to ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Centre approves Rs 4,000 cr for rural projects in Bengal

    Kolkata: Centre has approved the construction of 10 lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Bengal, while sanctioning total funds of Rs 4,000 crore for rural roads, pensions, rural employment schemes and agriculture development.Of this, Rs ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Ex-min held, protesters storm home, pelt eggs

    Krishnanagar (Nadia): Former state minister Ujjal Biswas was arrested on Tuesday evening after police registered a case over allegations that tarpaulins meant for public distribution had been illegally stocked at his residence and were being diverted elsewhere. The arrest ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    PE classes become yoga prep time in state-run schools across Bengal

    Kolkata: Students at state-run schools have started practising yoga in their physical education (PE) classes in the run-up to the International Day of Yoga on June 21. For classes IX to XI, which do not have PE periods, separate ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee skips Bengal CID’s third notice in signature ‘forgery’ case

    KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday skipped the state CID’s third summons in the alleged signature forgery case, citing prior engagements in Delhi. He also said his appeal against the case ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Sen, MassArt officials booked in Durga Puja scam

    Kolkata: An FIR has been registered at the Bowbazar PS against former Bengal minister Indranil Sen, his wife Madhuchhanda Sen, and several top officials of the cultural organization “MassArt” for their alleged involvement in a financial racket centered on ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Do encroachers have right to be rehabilitated: HC

    Kolkata: “Is there any right of the encroacher to be rehabilitated and then evicted?” Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned the encroachers adjacent to the Konnagar railway station, who approached HC against the railway’s eviction notice. The HC directed ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Another Trinamool KMC councillor Sushmita Bhattacharya Chatterjee in police lock-up

    KOLKATA: Sushmita Bhattacharya Chatterjee, councillor of KMC ward 63 and borough VII chairperson, and her husband, Salil Chatterjee, an insurance agent, have been arrested on charges of extorting from a senior citizen in Watgunge.“Allegations include extortion, threat and cheating ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Youtuber held under IT Act

    Kolkata: YouTuber and journalist Prabir Biswas, who is a known face on digital platform, was arrested on Tuesday following a complaint against him. He will be produced before a local court soon. While the exact charges leading to his ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    TMC neta Naushad arrested in Kashmir for extortion

    Kolkata: A Trinamool functionary from Barrackpore, who went into hiding in Jammu & Kashmir, was arrested by the detective wing of the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate on Tuesday in connection with multiple cases, including extortion and criminal intimidation. The accused ...

    10 June 2026 Times of India
    Encroachments removed outside Tala Park

    Kolkata: Encroachments outside Tala Park were removed with payloaders on Saturday. The operation was carried out in the presence of local Cossipore-Belgachhia MLA Ritesh Tiwari. On Monday, a high-level delegation visited Kashipur Ghat, and officials indicated that illegal occupation ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Passport office set to resume walk-in appts

    Kolkata: The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Kolkata announced the resumption of the walk-in appointment system. Starting June 15, the passport office at 4, Brabourne Road, will strictly limit walk-in entry to just three days a week — Monday, ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    50 years later, Sonar Kella comes to life in Bengal’s first-ever Feluda flipbook

    KOLKATA: Half a century after Satyajit Ray’s Sonar Kella (The Golden Fortress) immortalised the desert landscapes of Rajasthan and cemented the legendary sleuth Feluda in the Bengali psyche, a unique literary tribute has taken the city's Feluda lovers by ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    CID raids TMC offices in Kolkata ahead of Abhishek Banerjee's appearance in signature 'forgery' case

    KOLKATA: The CID of West Bengal Police on Tuesday carried out raids at two key Trinamool Congress offices in Kolkata — one near former chief minister Mamata Banerjee's Kalighat residence and another on Camac Street linked to Abhishek Banerjee ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Bhobisyoter Bhoot screening cancelled at Kolkata’s Nandan amidst Aparajito extension

    KOLKATA: In a bitter twist of fate for Anik Dutta’s controversially “banned” film, ‘Bhobisyoter Bhoot’ (BB), a planned tribute screening at Kolkata’s Nandan screening complex has been abruptly cancelled.'Repeated calls from TOI to Nandan CEO went unanswered. On June ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Payloaders bulldoze 40 stalls off Jadavpur station

    Kolkata: A midnight bulldozer drive cleared “encroachers”, mostly engaged in construction materials business, on the precincts of Jadavpur railway station in the intervening night between Sunday and Monday. Around 35-40 “illegal structures” were razed on the land adjacent to ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    One month of BJP govt in West Bengal: Bulldozers, benefits and a border blitz

    From Annapurna Yojana to border fencing, crackdowns on TMC leaders to mandatory Vande Mataram — here is what Bengal's first BJP government has done in its first 30 daysExactly one month since CM Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in, Bengal's ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Report by 5 pm today: CID sends 3rd summons to Abhishek

    Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was on Monday served a third notice by the state CID, directing him to appear before it by 5 pm on Tuesday. The state investigating agency said it found little ground to ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Cops take Swarup home for spot search

    Kolkata: There was high drama at New Alipore on Monday morning after a large police contingent along with central forces personnel reached the Sahapur Colony residence of arrested Trinamool functionary Swarup Biswas and his brother, former state minister Aroop ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    TMC's troubles deepen: Bidhannagar corporation chairman Sabyasachi Dutta arrested on extortion charges

    KOLKATA: Bidhannagar Police arrested senior TMC leader and Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation chairman Sabyasachi Dutta in a late-night operation on allegations of extortion and criminal intimidation, in the latest controversy involving leaders of the ruling party.He is the second prominent ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    The great TMC split: How a rebellion in Bengal could reshape Parliament's power arithmetic

    KOLKATA: A full-blown revolt inside the Trinamool Congress is threatening to alter the balance of power in Parliament, with rebel MPs claiming the support of 20 Lok Sabha members and seeking recognition as a separate bloc that would extend ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Stifling humidity to continue in Kolkata today: Met

    Kolkata: The city endured another scorching day with the maximum temperature soaring to 35.4°C. The maximum relative humidity touched the 97% mark.With moisture flowing in from the Bay of Bengal, humidity remained high, making conditions extremely harsh, said weathermen. ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Ayushman rolls out in Bengal with 1.4cr family log-ins, opens access to 36k hospitals

    Kolkata: The state on Monday formally joined Ayushman Bharat, the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme, enabling residents of the state to access cashless treatment at over 36,000 empanelled hospitals across the country. Bengal was the only remaining state/UT that ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    One Annapurna Yojana form enough for entire family: Govt

    Kolkata: The state govt on Monday sought to dispel confusion surrounding the application process for Annapurna Yojana, with state minister Agnimitra Paul clarifying that a single application form is sufficient for an entire family. The clarification came after Chief ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    More state buses on road for women’s free commute

    Kolkata: West Bengal’s state transport undertakings are scrambling to maximise the number of their buses on the roads following a significant surge in commuters after the state’s announcement of free bus rides for women.Transport officials are rapidly repairing and ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Kumartuli artisans protest as clay supply block halts Durga Puja prep

    Kolkata: A severe clay shortage has stalled Durga Puja preparation in Kumartuli, while also affecting the production of other earthen products. Artisans organised a rally on Monday from Ramlila Maidan to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation building to demand regularisation ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Agnimitra exhorts Muslim youth to be part of state’s progress

    Kolkata: In a shift in political messaging by the one-month-old BJP govt in Bengal, municipal affairs and urban development minister Agnimitra Paul has called for the participation of Muslim boys and girls in the state's development journey.Bengal's progress requires ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Sukhendu resigns as Trinamool RS MP, quits party membership

    Kolkata: On a day Trinamool's Lok Sabha MPs split to form a rebel bloc, its Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray resigned with nearly three years of his parliamentary term remaining.A vocal critic of the TMC leadership, Ray on ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    3 arrested over TMC neta’s tonsuring in Hwh

    Howrah: Police on Monday arrested three Trinamool workers in connection with the public humiliation of TMC neta Sannyasi Manna in Amradaha, Shyampur, after his wife Sabita Manna identified them in her complaint, officers said.Arun Roy, Tridib Samanta and Bikash ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Small tea growers seek devpt board

    Kolkata: The Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers' Associations (CISTA) has written to CM Suvendu Adhikari, urging him to set up a small tea growers' development board. It has suggested that the board should have representatives from Tea Board, ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Govt dissolves KMC board, names admin

    Kolkata: The state govt on Monday dissolved the Trinamool Congress-run Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) board and appointed municipal commissioner Smita Pandey as the administrator of the civic body, formalising the authority she has effectively exercised since the assembly election ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Old Didi loyalist Hakim sets off buzz with Ritabrata meet

    Kolkata: Former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim spent 70 minutes with ‘expelled' Trinamool MLA and leader of opposition (LoP) Ritabrata Banerjee in the assembly on Monday, and stepped out to claim that he wanted "the party to remain one". The ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    TMC mutiny in LS: Rebels claim 20 of 28 MPs now support NDA

    Kolkata: The relentless implosion of Trinamool Congress continued on Monday with four-time MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar writing a letter "with 19 other MPs' signatures" to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, saying they would like to be considered as a ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    BGB pushes back Bangladeshi family of 10, BSF gives shelter

    Jalpaiguri: India stepped in on Monday to provide shelter and food to a Bangladeshi family of 10 who had been stranded in no-man's land for days near the Shyam border outpost in Sakati, Jalpaiguri Sadar block, after Bangladesh refused ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Bengal ranks high in agriculture and health, low in environment and public infra: Report

    Kolkata: Bengal presents a starkly divided picture of development, showcasing strides in farming and public health while displaying a collapse in environmental management and infrastructure, a study revealed.The study report titled ‘State of India's Environment 2026: In Figures' , ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Metro Purple Line Extension Gathers Steam

    Kolkata: Now the Purple Line, too, has gathered steam. The railway ministry has issued land acquisition notices for the Purple Line’s extension to Diamond Park, via IIM-Calcutta.A gazette notification to acquire land for Phase 1 of Kolkata Metro’s Joka-Diamond ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    ‘Mera sar katega lekin jhukega nahi’: TMC rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar cites 'lawlessness, unemployment' in Bengal as reasons for exit

    KOLKATA: Rebel TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Monday said she would not bow to political pressure after announcing that a group of 20 MPs has approached the Lok Sabha Speaker seeking separate seating arrangements in Parliament. Speaking to ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    CPM Youth Leader Seeks Calcutta HC Action Over Doctored Video

    Kolkata: CPM youth leader Dipsita Dhar approached Calcutta High Court on Monday, alleging doctored videos from a political rally speech are doing the rounds on social media.Dhar’s counsel, submitted before Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya that Dipsita might be ‘lynched’ anytime ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    5.7 earthquake strikes Bhutan, tremors felt in north Bengal

    Darjeeling: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake that shook Darjeeling and large parts of North Bengal late Sunday night has once again brought into sharp focus the region’s growing seismic vulnerability, particularly after the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), under the revised ...

    9 June 2026 Times of India
    'Power went to their heads, rapists and thieves took over': Sukhendu Sekhar Ray slams TMC after quitting party

    KOLKATA: After resigning from the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Sukhendu Sekhar Ray criticised the party and spoke on the RG Kar rape and murder incident, saying, “Power had gone to their (TMC) heads to such an extent that they believed ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Bengal signature 'forgery' case: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee seeks more time to appear before CID

    KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday sought more time from the West Bengal CID to appear for questioning in the alleged signature forgery case involving party MLAs. The CID had ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Angry locals vandalise TMC leader Jahangir Khan's office after his arrest near Nepal border

    KOLKATA: Angry locals allegedly vandalised the office of TMC leader Jahangir Khan in Falta, South 24 Parganas district, on Monday, shortly after his arrest near the India-Nepal border in north Bengal in connection with an alleged extortion case, officials ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Ex-tourism minister Indranil Sen, wife named in complaint over Durga Puja preview show controversy

    KOLKATA: A city-based international travel consultant filed a complaint against former tourism minister Indranil Sen and functionaries of Mahanirban Road Mass Art Society (MassArt), alleging they falsely claimed to be official partners of UNESCO to promote Durga Puja in ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Film 'Tilottama' based on RG Kar medical college tragedy to be announced in Kolkata amid renewed controversy

    KOLKATA: A movie company will formally announce on Tuesday a project inspired by the RG Kar Medical College & Hospital tragedy that shocked the country and triggered sustained protests by doctors and citizens.The announcement for the movie film “Tilottama” ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    TMC moves Calcutta high court against Speaker’s decision appointing Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP

    KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday moved the Calcutta high court challenging Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose's decision to appoint Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of the Opposition instead of Sovandeb Chattopadhyay.The matter was mentioned before the bench of ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Biker abuses and assaults traffic cop near Beckbagan naka, arrested

    Kolkata: An on-duty traffic sergeant, Animesh Biswas, attached to the East Traffic Guard was allegedly wrongfully restrained, verbally abused, and physically assaulted by a two-wheeler rider during a joint naka checking session on Friday. The incident took place at ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Sr citizen loses 4.4 crore in digi-arrest scam

    Kolkata: A 65-year-old resident of Regent Park was allegedly swindled out of nearly Rs 4.4 crore in a digital arrest scam. Police have been able to recover Rs 1.5 crore in connection with this fraud. The victim, a ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Trade body seeks steps to stop illicit liquor sale

    Kolkata: Stronger enforcement measures are needed to stop manufacture, distribution and sale of illicit liquor, said the Society for the Welfare of West Bengal Foreign Liquor Licenses. At an event on Sunday, the society called upon the state govt ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Littering fine, plastic ban from Sept 1: Min

    Darjeeling: Across Bengal, state minister Agnimitra Paul said strict restrictions on littering and the use of plastic in public places would come into force from Sept 1. On Sunday she announced a major cleanliness and waste-management drive across the ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    'Bengal may need jail on Brigade Parade Ground': CM Suvendu Adhikari cites spate of arrests linked to graft during TMC rule

    Kolkata: A jail may soon have to be set up at Brigade Parade Ground, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said while addressing party workers on Sunday, in a sarcastic reference to the spate of arrests on corruption charges since BJP ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata police bring out fibreglass shield to guard against 'dim-ocracy'

    KOLKATA: Cops in Kolkata were forced to bring out fibreglass shields, bought as part of riot-control gear, and helmets on Sunday to protect an arrested Trinamool Congress councillor from Bengal's newfound "dim-ocracy". "Dim", or eggs, have become the newest ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    The curious case of Jahangir Khan: Withdrawal, EVM confusion, 7 FIRs and Falta's record BJP win

    KOLKATA: Just weeks ago, TMC strongman Jahangir Khan was at the centre of one of West Bengal's most talked-about election battles in Falta, projecting himself as a fearless political enforcer who would not bend before authorities or rivals. On ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    TMC rift spills into Parliament: Sukhendu Sekhar Roy quits party and Rajya Sabha membership

    KOLKATA: In a major setback for the TMC amid deepening internal rebellion, senior leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy on Monday announced his resignation as member of Rajya Sabha and also quit the party.Roy's exit comes days after the TMC suffered ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    60kmph thunderstorm hits S Kol, central and northern parts receive drizzles

    Kolkata: The city was lashed by a squall with a wind speed of 60 km/hour, gusting up to 64 km/hour on Sunday evening, that resulted in a sharp temperature drop. It was preceded by a period of total darkness, ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Reclusive Burdwan tenants were constantly chased by lenders: Neighbours

    Burdwan: For residents of Badamtola in Burdwan, Ramprasad Das and his wife Banashree Das were known less for their presence in the neighbourhood and more for the stream of creditors who regularly turned up at their rented home demanding ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Trinamool headquarter property owner goes to cops, wants party out

    KOLKATA: The owner of the property off EM Bypass that houses the TMC headquarters told officers at Pragati Maidan police station on Sunday that he wants the former governing party of Bengal to vacate the premises.Montu Saha, who owns ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    2-year rollout time frame for Siliguri-Delhi bullet train

    Kolkata: When Bengal gets its first bullet train, it will soon be on a development highway along with Gujarat and Maharashtra, which are the only Indian states with a bullet-train corridor. Work in both states is currently under advanced ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Will end tout raj in Kalighat complex: Min

    Kolkata: State cabinet minister Swapan Dasgupta said on Sunday that mafia control of the Kalighat temple complex will be a thing of the past. “There is a law-and-order issue here, and a great amount of ‘tola-baji’ (extortion). It is ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta University launches UG academic calendar with sem 2, 4 dates

    Kolkata: Undergraduate students at Calcutta University will now receive a clear academic calendar before the start of the new session so they do not face trouble due to sudden announcements about examinations. The university has prepared an academic plan ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    10 trees topple, waterlogging in pockets

    Kolkata: The squall uprooted nearly ten trees in pockets of the city. At least two dozen branches falling off on roads were also reported in central and south Kolkata. Though a couple of arterial stretches were temporarily waterlogged, traffic ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Didi leaves for Delhi early, KMC councillors’ meeting called off

    Kolkata: With only a handful of Trinamool Congress councillors likely to attend it, an emergency meeting — likely to be attended by party chief Mamata Banerjee — called ahead of the lapse of the 72-hour deadline to appoint an ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
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