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  • Irate flyers stage protest at Kol airport after 6-hr delay

    Kolkata: Passengers of an Air India Express flight headed to Chennai staged a protest at Kolkata airport on Wednesday after the flight was delayed by nearly six hours due to a technical fault. The flight was scheduled to depart ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    Senior citizen loses Rs 4L FD to fraudsters

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police are investigating several cases in which cyber fraudsters are pretending to be bank relationship managers and targeting the fixed deposits of retired people. The cyber cell at Lalbazar took over one such case on Tuesday.In this ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    KP to set up Divisional Crime Record Bureaus for digital monitoring in city

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police will set up a Divisional Crime Record Bureau, or DCRB, in every police division of the city to improve digital crime record management and coordination.The move follows guidance from the Union home ministry under the Interoperable ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    SSC halts recruitment of assistant teachers for classes 11, 12 at state schools

    Kolkata: The candidates, empanelled after clearing the second State Level Selection Test (SLST) for the recruitment to assistant teachers’ posts for classes 11 and 12 at state schools, will now have to wait for an indefinite period as the ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    Annapurna net widens to include Kisan, handicapped beneficiaries

    Kolkata: Bengal govt on Wednesday widened the Annapurna Yojana net to include more beneficiaries and eased some of the scheme’s eligibility criteria but warned there will be stricter verification to ensure the cash dole reaches only genuine applicants. Women ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    STF arrests first ‘Pakistan spy’ in Bengal since 2014

    Kolkata: Barely 72 hours before Independence Day, the state’s Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday arrested a 36-year-old suspected Pakistani national with links to the country’s military and spy agency ISI from near the Bangladesh border in North 24 ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    Terracotta to saffron to white to saffron: Colour fight erupts over ‘Bengal’s soul’

    Kolkata: The ticket counter of Academy of Fine Arts got a fresh coat of saffron on Wednesday — its third colour change in a span of 31 days — encapsulating in around 200 square feet of space what colour ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    26 schoolkids discharged from hospital

    Kolkata: Twenty-six students of Park Institution were discharged from RG Kar medical college on Wednesday. Sources said that the rest of the seven are fine. They will also be sent home in a day or two. The students from ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    Rookie woman driver steers car into Kestopur pond, dies

    Kolkata: A 42-year-old corporate executive, who was learning to drive a newly purchased car, died after the vehicle plunged into a pond in Kestopur on Wednesday morning. Cops suspect that she had possibly pressed the accelerator instead of the ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    Tripura secures Rs 1,200-crore ADB loan for Agartala flood mitigation infra

    Agartala: The Tripura govt has been sanctioned a Rs 1,200-crore Asian Development Bank (ADB) soft loan to upgrade flood mitigation infrastructure, storm-water drainage, drinking-water supply and tourism initiatives under Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC).Urban development secretary Milind Dharmrao Ramteke said ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta HC questions ED on need to keep Sujit Bose in custody

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday questioned ED on the need to keep former state minister Sujit Bose in custody for questioning. The matter will again be heard on Aug 17 at 3 pm.Bose had applied for regular bail ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    4 BJP workers arrested for violence at BLLRO office

    Birbhum: Four BJP workers have been arrested following a violent protest at Block Land and Land Reforms Office (BLLRO) in Mayureswar on Tuesday. The accused allegedly ransacked the office premises and hurled eggs at Mayureswar BLLRO Dipankar Das during ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    Ahead of Aug 16 rollout, last-mile dash to fill Ayushman, state health scheme gaps

    Kolkata: Private hospitals across Kolkata are getting ready to handle a surge in patients as two new state health insurance schemes — Ayushman Bharat and Mukhyamantri Swasthya Bima Yojana (MMSBY) — get flagged off this Sunday. Special teams have ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    Optical fibre connectivity for all Bengal villages in 3 years: Centre

    Kolkata: Bengal’s rural broadband expansion is set to get a boost after the state govt notified the Telecommunications Right of Way (RoW) Rules, 2024, paving the way for faster telecom infrastructure rollout and implementation of the Amended BharatNet Programme ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    Anyone denigrating Netaji to face strict action: Suvendu

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said anyone denigrating Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose — whether MP, MLA or govt official — would face strict action. Speaking at a news conference, he directed police to identify social media posts, including ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    Reorganisation of KMC wards should not impact a specific community, says Hakim

    Kolkata: Former mayor Firhad Hakim on Thursday welcomed the proposed reorganisation of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) wards but urged the govt to ensure that the exercise does not end up “impacting a specific religious community”. His remarks triggered a ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    To prevent ‘sins’ like RG Kar rape-murder, people should be taught Gita: Suvendu

    Kolkata: To prevent “sins” like the RG Kar rape-murder, people should be taught the Bhagavad Gita, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday.“People should be taught the Bhagavad Gita to prevent ‘sins’ like the RG Kar incident. Reading the Gita ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    From Netaji to Syamaprasad: Row in Rampurhat over renaming of road

    Suri: The renaming of a three-kilometre stretch of road – earlier named after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and now after Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee – in Birbhum’s Rampurhat has led to protests and a political row.The stretch, running from ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    Missing Murshidabad man traced in Chennai after 18 months

    Kolkata: A 30-year-old man from Murshidabad, missing in Chennai for 18 months, has been traced with help from a former senior BSNL official and Ham Radio enthusiasts.Sekabul Sheikh, a resident of Sridharpur in Murshidabad diagnosed with memory loss two ...

    13 August 2026 Times of India
    Orange Line to operate up to Sector V by Dec 31: Metro general manager

    Kolkata: The Orange Line would start operating up to Sector V by Dec, Metro Railway general manager Prem Sagar Gupta said on Tuesday.“We are targeting to start Orange Line operations up to the IT Centre (Sector V) station by ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Banned but unstoppable, why Kolkata keeps failing to stop laser strikes on aircraft

    KOLKATA: A laser beam flashing into a cockpit may last only seconds, but in an aircraft’s final approach, those seconds can become a serious aviation emergency. That is what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH-184 from Kuala Lumpur on ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    24 hours after downpour, Kolkata pockets grapple with flooded roads

    Kolkata: In large parts of central Kolkata, residents and commuters continued to grapple with waterlogging even 16 hours after Monday evening’s downpour. The affected areas had received between 70mm and 90mm of rain in an hour — between 8pm ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Rajarhat condo residents seek govt intervention as more people fall ill

    Kolkata: The water contamination crisis at Siddha Happyville in Rajarhat deepened on Tuesday with more residents, including a three-year-old child, reportedly falling ill and requiring hospitalisation, prompting some families to temporarily move out of the complex. Some appealed to ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    KMC delimitation takes centre stage, CBI makes fresh arrest, Park Street hawker action continues: What is trending in Kolkata today

    KOLKATA: The West Bengal Assembly is set to consider changes in the Kolkata and Howrah municipal corporations, bringing the city's civic politics into focus today. The proposed delimitation will increase the wards in Kolkata Municipal Corporation from 144 to ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Higher edu dept seeks last 3 yrs’ EC info from JU

    Kolkata: In the backdrop of the continuing deadlock on the EC meetings, the higher education department has requested Jadavpur University (JU) to submit detailed information regarding the Executive Council (EC) meetings that have been conducted in the last three ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Waterlogging, rally and road diversions bring traffic to a crawl in north, central Kolkata

    Kolkata: Traffic in north and central Kolkata remained disrupted on Tuesday as key roads, including Amherst Street, Sukeas Street and Keshab Chandra Sen Street, stayed under water. The closure of Amherst Street forced vehicles on to APC Road and ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Theatre workers repaint Academy counter white

    Kolkata: A month after Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said that the party will not tolerate any “overreach” by a section of “ultra BJP” at Academy of Fine Arts, theatre workers and members of group theatres repainted the “defaced ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata, Howrah delimitation bills in assembly today

    Kolkata: The state govt will place Kolkata Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and Howrah Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in a special session on Wednesday, seeking to increase the number of elected councillors in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) from ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    One more arrested in BJP man’s death in ’21

    Kolkata: The CBI has arrested another absconding accused in the murder case of BJP activist Avijit Sarkar, who was killed during post-election violence in Kolkata in 2021.Bishal Pal, also known as Gopal Das, a resident of Kankurgachhi, was arrested ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    City condos draw up plans to rein in 2-wheelers, cars

    Kolkata: Housing complexes in New Town and Kolkata have begun tightening traffic regulations within their premises, with several resident welfare associations (RWAs) introducing stricter speed and helmet checks, banning driving lessons and installing guard rails at vulnerable stretches following ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    KP sounds caution as online games turn into cybercrime traps

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police is warning parents and children about cyber fraud linked to online gaming, including simple games like Ludo. Cybercriminals are targeting young gamers by asking them to share OTPs, click on fake links, download unsafe APK files, ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Senior citizen in search of missing son defrauded of Rs 29 lakh

    Kolkata: A quest to find his missing son turned into a nightmare and financial deceit for a senior citizen, who was reportedly duped of his life savings of over Rs 29 lakh by a private detective, who apparently offered ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Health dept lifts curbs on two pvt blood centres

    Kolkata: In the wake of the state health depart finding irregularities in some private blood banks, health officials on Tuesday held a meeting with 73 private blood banks, including 11 that are under the scanner. While cautioning action against ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    North-South Metro faces disruptions, twice in a day

    Kolkata: A technical glitch disrupted the Blue Line (Dakshineswar-Shahid Khudiram) Metro services on Tuesday morning, leading to trains running behind schedule and leading to crowding at stations. Metro Railway authorities said services normalised shortly after 6.30am, though delays persisted ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    For Bengal, Ayushman enrolment will be easier than cracking SIR

    Kolkata: What’s in a surname? Well, for many in Bengal during Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, it could have meant the difference between being on the voters’ list and off it.The Ayushman Bharat health insurance card, however, may ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Suvendu’s chopper makes emergency landing at Kolaghat

    Keshpur: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s helicopter made an emergency landing at Kolaghat on Tuesday after bad weather disrupted its scheduled flight to Mohabani in Keshpur, West Midnapore.The helicopter, which took off from Dum Dum, landed at the football ground ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Banking on govt to clear Maidan Market block: Metro GM

    Kolkata: Metro was banking on the state to clear the Purple Line’s BC Roy Market hurdle, Metro Railway general manager Prem Sagar Gupta said on Tuesday.The state PWD recently asked the 528 traders at BC Roy or Maidan Market ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    'Had chest pain after my car was attacked by huge stone, couldn't speak for 2 days': Mamata Banerjee

    KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that a large stone thrown at her car during a recent attack on her convoy caused chest pain.Speaking at Kolkata's Shyambazar 5 Point ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Tripura Hosts First Carbon Finance Meeting, Plans Credit Scheme Launch

    Agartala: Tripura hosted its first stakeholders’ meeting on carbon sequestration and climate finance on Tuesday, bringing together 25 govt departments, academic institutions, NABARD and civil society to map opportunities and strategies.Department of good governance, with ARPAN Society, directorate of ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Abhishek PA faces fourth day of CID questioning

    Kolkata: Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee’s personal secretary Sumit Roy faced yet another round of questioning by CID at Bhavani Bhawan on Tuesday – his fourth consecutive day of interrogation in connection with two separate cases.On Tuesday, Roy arrived at ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Kali portrayal offensive, say viewers, netizens; troupe issues apology

    Kolkata: Facing mounting backlash on social media over the portrayal of Maa Kali in an allegedly inappropriate costume during a mythological dance drama, the organisers of ‘Mahavidya’ have issued an apology and said they would introduce stricter checks on ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    KP starts probe into threat letters to Sourav, Dona

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police are investigating threat letters sent to former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly and his wife, Dona Ganguly.The letters were sent by courier and may have come from Belghoria or a nearby area in North 24 Parganas. ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Abishek Porel arrested on rape, intimidation charges

    Kolkata/Chinsurah: Bengal cricketer Abishek Porel, who plays for Delhi Capitals in the IPL, was arrested from a condominium in Dum Dum on Tuesday following a medical student’s allegation of rape and criminal intimidation. He was produced before a Chinsurah ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    HC counters ‘influential’ argument, grants shield to Abhishek

    Kolkata: Refusing to accept Bengal govt’s argument that Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee’s custodial interrogation was necessary because he was influential, Calcutta High Court on Tuesday extended his interim protection from arrest in four FIRs filed against him since the ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    ‘Brand of politics’ in Bengal disappointing: Neha Bora

    Kolkata: The past few months have been quite disappointing for Bengal, said All India Students’ Association (AISA) national president Neha Bora on Tuesday, alleging that the state has embraced a ‘brand of politics’ that is taking the country ‘toward ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Basunia, wife escorted out of Sitai home after MP’s return triggers protests

    Jalpaiguri/Kolkata: Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia, who recently switched from Trinamool to NCPI and extended support to the NDA, was escorted by police from his Sitai home along with his wife, MLA Sangita, late on Monday after ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    ‘People become arrogant before fall’: Hazra’s veiled swipe at BJP netas

    Kolkata: Former BJP national secretary Anupam Hazra, who has on several occasions been critical of the party, on Tuesday posted a veiled “message” apparently aimed at BJP functionaries who have recently gained prominence.Hazra, who has not been seen in ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Bengal to introduce UCC, law against conversion soon: CM

    Bankura/Midnapore: The state govt would soon introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), followed by a stringent law against forced religious conversions, CM Suvendu Adhikari said. Unveiling a Rs 1,620-crore development roadmap for Junglemahal and the western districts, the CM ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Ananta stirs fresh row over Netaji, Didi takes ‘insult’ protest to streets

    Jalpaiguri/Kolkata: Adding to the growing unease within BJP over Rajya Sabha MP Ananta Maharaj’s continued attacks on Netaji, Mamata Banerjee hit the streets on Tuesday — garlanding his statue at Shyambazar — and slammed the saffron party for repeatedly ...

    12 August 2026 Times of India
    Cops bust fake overseas job racket

    Kolkata: Two Ekbalpore youths fell prey to a fake placement agency, one of them getting arrested in Uzbekistan for entering the country illegally. They finally managed to return through Kazakhstan after being released but were shocked after their return ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    More than 90% projects didn’t have any structural issue: Audit

    Kolkata: More than 90% of the highrise projects that underwent safety audit in the past month and a half were found to be structurally sound with no major deviations from plans sanctioned by the respective civic body, officials of ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    IPL star Abhishek Porel arrested: What we know about rape case against Delhi Capitals player

    KOLKATA: Delhi Capitals player Abhishek Porel was arrested by Mogra police in Hooghly late Monday night after the Calcutta high court directed police to arrest him in connection with a rape case filed by a third-year medical student.Porel was ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    'Large stone thrown at car caused chest pain': Mamata Banerjee targets police over convoy attack

    KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that a large stone thrown at her car during a recent attack on her convoy caused chest pain.Speaking at Kolkata's Shyambazar 5 Point ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Death threats to Sourav, Dona, cops start probe

    Kolkata: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly and his wife Dona have received death threats, following which the Kolkata Police STF and the directorate of security have started a probe. STF has zeroed in on a location 32km from ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Right-vs-right fight at JU

    Kolkata: A right-versus-right fight erupted at Jadavpur University after a right-wing staff union held a protest at Aurobindo Bhavan portico on Monday at the same spot where the ‘yajna’ was performed by the other right-wing group on Friday demanding ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    TMC workers lock Saayoni Ghosh's Garfa office

    Kolkata: Tensions erupted in south Kolkata on Monday as local Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers locked down the Garfa constituency office of Jadavpur MP Saayoni Ghosh and removed her nameplate, accusing her of political betrayal and operating on behalf of ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    What’s trending in Kolkata today: Custody death fallout, Mamata Banerjee's protest, court battle

    KOLKATA: The fallout from the death of a Trinamool Congress worker in police custody, the confrontation during Mamata Banerjee's visit to his family and a key court hearing involving TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee are among the developments dominating Kolkata's ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Messi event chaos: Calcutta high court extends Aroop Biswas’ interim protection till Nov 30

    KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Tuesday extended the interim protection from coercive action granted to former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas till November 30.The protection was granted in connection with the chaos surrounding Lionel Messi’s event at ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Rangana owner meets CM, seeks possession back

    Kolkata: The owner of the 52-year-old Rangana Theatre, which has been shut for nearly 23 years, reached out to CM Suvendu Adhikari to seek his help to get its possession back. The owner, Hirak Mukhopadhyay, alleged that a cosmetic ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    CPM holds ‘Jail Bharo’ campaign across Tripura

    Agartala: Ahead of elections for village committees of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC), the CPM staged a protest in Tripura on Monday, accusing the BJP-led govt of undemocratic and authoritarian conduct.A few hundred supporters were detained ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Bengal to celebrate Rakhi Bandhan from this year, says CM, leads Har Ghar Tiranga march

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that the state govt would officially celebrate Rakhi Bandhan from this year, calling it a move not only to uphold the festival’s religious significance but to strengthen social harmony, bonding and the ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Syama complex on 14.5-acre NT plot

    Kolkata: The state govt has initiated the process to engage a consultant for preparing a detail architectural and engineering plan for setting up the proposed Syama Prasad Mookerjee memorial complex on 14.5 acres. The proposed complex will also include ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Purple Line TBM Divya set for Victoria breakthrough

    Kolkata: The tunnel boring machine (TBM), Divya, digging the underground section of the Purple Line metro will complete its journey from Kidderpore to Victoria Memorial on Tuesday, a month after sibling TBM Durga reached the destination.TBM Divya is scheduled ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Laser probe: Cops trace source to Ashoknagar

    Kolkata: Police have traced the source of the laser beam that disoriented the pilot of a Malaysia Airlines flight during its landing approach at Kolkata airport on Saturday night to Ashoknagar in North 24 Parganas and are now trying ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    New Town woman held after condo accident kills sr citizen

    Kolkata: Five days after an 86-year-old man was fatally run over while taking an evening walk inside Uniworld City complex in New Town, police on Sunday arrested a 47-year-old woman who was allegedly learning to drive an SUV when ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Relief for citizens as KMC resumes issuing death, birth certificates

    Kolkata: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has resumed the process of issuing death certificates, revoking a verbal order that suspended the signing authority of sub-registrars, bringing relief to at least 4,000 bereaved families by crematorium figures alone. The state had ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Death threats to Sourava, Dona, cops start probe

    Kolkata: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly and his wife Dona have received death threats, following which the Kolkata Police STF and the directorate of security have started a probe. STF has zeroed in on a location 32km from ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    IO benched, OC ‘closed’ 3 days after TMC man’s custody death

    Kolkata: Three days after the death of a Trinamool worker after alleged police torture, CM Suvendu Adhikari met the victim’s family and said “it was clear as daylight” that 48-year-old Birju Keot had died in police custody. Investigating officer ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Late-evening rain gives city one of its wettest days

    Kolkata: Northern parts of the city recorded heavy downpours ranging between 90 mm and 150 mm, with Belgachhia (150 mm) and Dum Dum (135 mm) bearing the brunt of the rain. In sharp contrast, southern pockets received significantly lighter ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    SIT files chargesheet against four women cops for student assault

    Kolkata: A Special Investigation Team has filed a chargesheet against four women police personnel, including Sathi Barik, former officer-in charge of Kotwali Women’s Police Station in West Midnapore, on charges of assaulting a student in March 2025.Court sources said ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Vote for BJP-development link in party’s outreach to Muslims

    Kolkata: At a blood donation camp in Taltala on Sunday, BJP functionaries made a direct appeal to Muslim electorate ahead of the KMC polls, urging voters to support BJP candidates and promising to “think” about their development if they ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Abhishek aide Sumit Roy moves Calcutta HC against 4 FIRs

    Kolkata: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s aide Sumit Roy has moved the Calcutta High Court challenging four FIRs lodged against him in different parts of Bengal, alleging they are “politically motivated”. The petition is likely to be heard on Tuesday.The ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Attack on Didi: 3 rebel MLAs join House protests, 45 TMC workers detained

    Kolkata: Trinamool on Monday staged protests on the streets, at the assembly and in Delhi against the attack on party chief and former CM Mamata Banerjee, who was targeted in Halisahar a day earlier while visiting the family of ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Christian prayer hall in south Kol faces threats, landlord warned

    Kolkata: Some Christians from the Haridevpur area were threatened on Sunday while offering prayers at a house.Around 5 to 10 locals arrived chanting 'Jai Shri Ram’ around 7.10 pm on Sunday, alleging forced religious conversions taking place. Anil Dolui, ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    ASI injured by manja on Maa Flyover, urgent KMDA action sought

    Kolkata: A 57-year-old assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Kolkata Police Special Branch was seriously injured on Sunday evening after a glass-coated kite string (manja) cut his neck while he was riding a bike on the Maa Flyover.The victim, Sanjib ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta High Court Allows PIL On Mosque Loudspeaker Removal

    Calcutta High Court on Monday allowed the filing of a PIL challenging alleged “oral instructions” of the state govt for removal of loudspeakers from mosques. The matter may be heard on Thursday. Senior advocate Kalyan Bandopadhyay mentioned the PIL ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Sandeshkhali stir face accused of not paying rent

    Kolkata: A monk from Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas on Monday complained to CM Suvendu Adhikari at Janata Darbar that BJP MLA Rekha Patra had occupied his house since March without paying most of the rent. Patra was the ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta High Court Permits Jamiat-e-Ulama Protest Rally in Kolkata

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday permitted Jamiat-e-Ulama to hold their protest rally, against removal of loudspeaker from mosques, from Rajabazar to Moulali on Tuesday from 11.30 am to 1 pm. The judge called the administrative pattern of “routinely” ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Man forced to pay Rs 4,700 to porters in Howrah station. RPF arrests porter and gets him refund after viral post

    Kolkata: Acting on a viral Facebook post by an engineer who alleged that a group of porters at Howrah station charged him Rs 4,700 — nearly 21 times the usual fare — for carrying seven trolley bags and four ...

    11 August 2026 Times of India
    Truck overturns, damages shops on BT Road

    Kolkata: A sand-laden truck lost control while travelling at high speed and crashed into several shops at Bonhooghly More on BT Road in Baranagar around 3.30 am on Sunday, damaging at least five establishments before overturning. Police detained the ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    CP: Lose your licence after 3 traffic violations

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand has directed all traffic guards to identify motorists who repeatedly violate traffic rules, signalling a tougher approach towards habitual offenders.“Let us identify repeat offenders... . Three traffic violations and you are out. No ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    WWF-India Calls Schools to Dive into Nature with Wild Wisdom Global Challenge 2026

    Kolkata: WWF-India has invited schools across the country to participate in the Wild Wisdom Global Challenge (WWGC) 2026, an international learning initiative designed to encourage students to explore nature, develop environmental awareness and take meaningful action for the planet.Open ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    PIB Kolkata Hosts Birbhum Media Workshop to Boost Flagship Schemes

    Suri: The Press Information Bureau (PIB), Kolkata, organized a media workshop, Vartalaap, at Abdarpur in Birbhum district on Friday to strengthen awareness regarding key flagship initiatives of the Centre. The event brought together govt officials, media personnel, and local ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    Edu dept reviews UG seats, plans course rationalisation

    Kolkata: The state higher education department conducted a drive to assess subject-wise enrolment across colleges registered under the Centralised Admission Portal (CAP). It is exploring ways to rationalise seats in line with job-market demands and revive student interest.Over 9 ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    RG Kar rape-murder: 30 people under scanner in fresh probe

    Kolkata: Two years after the rape and murder of a 31-year-old junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a multi-agency probe — with the West Bengal Police and state health dept joining the Central Bureau of Investigation ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    Stones, slippers, mud: What happened when Mamata’s SUV was surrounded in West Bengal

    KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee came under attack in Halisahar, North 24 Parganas, on Sunday afternoon when protesters surrounded her SUV and allegedly hurled stones, bricks, mud and slippers at it.Banerjee was ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    Believe it or not: Quack attack: This isn’t bath time, it's a duck race

    Chicago just dropped 90,000 rubber ducks into a river – and no, this wasn’t a prank. The annual Ducky Derby turned the Chicago River into a moving sea of yellow, with thousands watching the race unfold. The twist? It’s ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    Mamata comes under attack. Not our culture: BJP president Samik Bhattacharya Samik, state minister Agnimitra Paul

    KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee came under attack in Halisahar, North 24 Parganas, on Sunday afternoon while she was visiting the family of a TMC worker who died in police custody late on Friday.Her white SUV was smeared ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    Met spies more rain in city

    Kolkata: Kolkata received sporadic drizzles on a cloudy Sunday even as the Met office has predicted light to moderate showers in the city and its surrounding districts over the next two days. While thunderstorms and rain lashed several districts ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    Wireless Branch, one of KP’s oldest units, now its smallest

    Kolkata: The crackling sound over walkie-talkies announcing the VIP call sign, “Charlie Mike on the go” (Chief Minister on the move), will soon be a thing of the past.The police Wireless Branch, which maintains radio communication networks to enable ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    IISCO expansion by June next year

    Kolkata: The Rs 45,810.9 crore expansion of IISCO Steel Plant at Burnpur is on schedule for completion by June 2027, Union minister of state for steel Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma told Rajya Sabha. Orders for all 14 major packages have ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    2 Years Later, Doctors And Protesters Ask The Same Question: Are We Safer?

    Kolkata: It has been two years since the protests over the rape and murder of the 31-year-old junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Aug 9 rocked the city.However, the answer to whether doctors and women ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    Rajarhat condominium residents fall ill, blame contaminated water

    Kolkata: More than two dozen residents of Siddha Happyville, a housing complex near Rajarhat Chowmatha, have reportedly fallen ill after allegedly consuming contaminated water supplied from the complex’s reservoir, prompting residents to stage a protest on Sunday and lodge ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    Tripura CM reviews power issues after protests over high bills

    Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha held a late-night review meeting on Saturday, soon after returning from Delhi, amid widespread protests over high electricity bills, smart meter installation and frequent power outages.The protests were triggered by complaints of exorbitant electricity ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    2 years after RG Kar horror, CM announces inquiry panel

    Kolkata: The state govt will set up an inquiry commission to investigate the RG Kar rape-murder case, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Sunday, exactly two years after the crime shook Bengal and the nation. Police will also investigate ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    Laser disorients pilot 15km from airport, forces flight to hover before Kolkata landing

    Kolkata: Disoriented by laser beams, the pilot of a Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to reposition his craft and delay the landing barely 15 km away from Kolkata airport on Saturday night. The plane, with 159 passengers and seven ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    KMC assessee number may change after delimitation

    Kolkata: Following the delimitation exercise, the assessee numbers of more than 9 lakh property taxpayers in Kolkata will change as the ward numbers to which the assessee numbers are linked are undergoing a major rejig following the addition of ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    Kol AQI a worry, Bengal breathes easy: Study

    Kolkata: Kolkata bucked West Bengal’s broader trend of improving air quality in the first half of 2026, recording a rise in fine particulate pollution even as Howrah, Asansol, Durgapur and Barrackpore registered significant declines, finds an analysis by an ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    SC Collegium Proposed Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge as Calcutta High Court Chief Justice

    Kolkata: Supreme Court collegium has recently proposed elevation of Bombay High Court’s Acting Chief Justice Ravindra V Ghuge as the 45th Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge took charge as the ACJ of Bombay High Court ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
    ‘I just want justice’: Deceased TMC worker’s brother refuses to meet Mamata, alleges custodial assault

    KOLKATA: The brother of deceased Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker Birju Keot on Sunday said he did not want to meet former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and demanded justice for his brother, who he alleged died after being ...

    10 August 2026 Times of India
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