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  • CM: Centre to address B’desh claims on ‘pushbacks’

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari said the Centre would address protests in Bangladesh over the "pushback" of alleged illegal immigrants after reports emerged that Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami MP Golam Sarwar Bhuyian had sought a discussion on the matter.Speaking to reporters at ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    Min performs puja, ‘purifies’ office once occupied by Partha

    Kolkata: Bishal Lama, a minister of state in Bengal's BJP govt, performed a puja and an arati in his office in Nabanna, ostensibly to "purify" it, upon learning that Partha Chatterjee used the room before his arrest by ED ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    Partha aide gets bail in school jobs scam case

    Kolkata: Calcutta HC granted bail to Prasanna Kumar Roy, an aide of former Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee on Friday. Roy, an accused in the alleged school recruitment scam case, was arrested by Enforcement Directorate in July 2022.A bench ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    ‘Rs 635 cr paid to 1 event mgmt co’: Suvendu orders probe into BGBS

    Kolkata: State govt will investigate alleged corruption in the arrangement of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday."The earlier govt had arranged BGBS. One event management company was paid a total of Rs 635 ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    Bengal has got ‘double-engine’ taste, more on menu: Suvendu

    Kolkata: Bengal has started getting taste of "double-engine sarkar" but his govt will need some more time — till next March — to fulfil all promises, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday."You are already getting the taste of ‘double-engine' ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    TCS opens India’s first Oracle AI data lab in Kolkata

    Kolkata: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has expanded its partnership with Oracle by opening India's first Oracle AI Data Platform Lab and Centre of Excellence here. The facility, located at Delta Park Lords in Salt Lake's Sector V, will help ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    Lava eyes 10% share in sub-Rs 30k smartphone mkt

    Kolkata: Cellphone brand Lava is eyeing a 10% market share in the sub-Rs 30,000 smartphone market. The company, which has a 2% market share, is growing at a CAGR of 40%-50% while the industry growth is flat.Speaking at an ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    Repeat trouble and you will find me the ‘worst CM’: Suvendu

    Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday warned "troublemakers" against trying to create disturbances similar to those witnessed in Park Circus or Asansol, adding that if such incidents are repeated, they will find him to be the "worst CM"."We ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    New envoy Dinesh Trivedi walks across border into B’desh to assume charge

    Kolkata: Dinesh Trivedi, India's high commissioner-designate to Bangladesh, crossed the Petrapole-Benapole border on foot on Friday noon on his way to Dhaka to begin his diplomatic assignment. He is expected to present his credentials to the Bangladesh govt next ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    Bangladesh appoints acting dy high commissioner

    Ayesha Akter, formerly counsellor (political) took charge as the acting deputy high commissioner of the Bangladesh deputy high commission in Kolkata. She will continue to remain in charge till the new deputy high commissioner is appointed.

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    N Kol Shop Owner Files FIR After Extortion, Abuse Bid

    KOLKATA: A 48-year-old female shop owner in north Kolkata’s busy commercial district was allegedly stalked, verbally abused, and faced an extortion attempt by a fraudster, who used the name of a female municipal councillor for intimidating the victim.The incident ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    Bansdroni couple assaulted, wife molested after entry to ground denied with pets

    KOLKATA: A late evening stroll turned into a nightmare for a south Kolkata pet loving couple, , who were allegedly assaulted, and the woman was molested, by some locals after they attempted to enter a neighborhood playground with their ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    Bansdroni couple assaulted, wife molested after entry to ground denied with pets

    KOLKATA: A late evening stroll turned into a nightmare for a south Kolkata pet loving couple, , who were allegedly assaulted, and the woman was molested, by some locals after they attempted to enter a neighborhood playground with their ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    KMC to inspect Abhishek properties

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation buildings dept will send a team from borough IX to several Abhishek Banerjee properties in the Kalighat area for physical inspection. This inspection is needed, as per the KMC buildings rule, to determine on ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    Kamarhati municipality chairman, councillor resign

    Kolkata: Mass resignations by councillors in civic bodies across the northern suburbs and Barrackpore industrial belt, including North Dum Dum, Titagarh, North Barrackpore, New Barrackpore, Bhatpara, Kanchrapara, Halisahar and Garulia, continued on Friday, with councillors of Kamarhati Municipality, including ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    Jhargram reports 7th fatal elephant attack in 2 months

    Jhargram: Another fatal elephant attack was reported in Jhargram on Friday morning, taking the number of deaths in such incidents in the district over the past two months to seven.The latest incident occurred at Ramchandrapur village under Nayagram police ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    Vidyasagar Setu to stay closed for 8 hrs on June 14

    Kolkata: Vidyasagar Setu will remain closed to all vehicular traffic for eight hours on Sunday, June 14, to facilitate repair and rehabilitation work.According to an official notification, the closure will be in effect from 6 am to 2 pm. ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    Darjeeling Municipality serves eviction notices to hawkers in no-vending zones

    Darjeeling: Darjeeling Municipality intensified its crackdown on encroachments in designated no-vending zones, serving eviction notices on hawkers operating along Nehru Road and adjoining stretches leading to Chowrasta (Mall Road) and Toong Soong. The move comes as part of the ...

    13 June 2026 Times of India
    Gold jewellery worth Rs 4.5 cr shipped to Oman

    Kolkata: With the India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) coming into force from June 1, eastern India's first consignment of gold jewellery, valued at around Rs 4.5 crore, was shipped from Kolkata to Muscat on Thursday. The CEPA agreement ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    From George Best to Lev Yashin, Kolkata collector’s banknotes celebrate past football legends

    KOLKATA: As the FIFA World Cup, the biggest spectacle on earth, got underway in Mexico, football has found an unusual place of celebration in the collection of Debkumar Pal, a member of the Numismatic Society of Calcutta and the ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    'I do not know': Abhishek Banerjee's replies to questions, lost temper during CID grilling; here's what happened

    KOLKATAL: TMC national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee repeatedly replied, "I do not know," during his marathon questioning by the West Bengal CID in the alleged signature forgery case on Thursday.Investigators were reportedly dissatisfied with his responses and ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Over 1 lakh take CAP admission in three days, most opt for humanities

    Kolkata: After three days of undergraduate admissions via the Centralised Admission Portal (CAP), over 1 lakh applicants have secured admission in various subjects. Multidisciplinary courses have drawn the most number of applicants, followed by Bengali, English, history and political ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Private hospitals must reserve 10% beds for free care of referral patients

    Kolkata: Private hospitals in Bengal must set aside 10% of their beds for free treatment, investigations and medicines for patients to be referred from govt hospitals, in case they did not have adequate berths in those state facilities, said ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    'Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar took Rs 5 lakh on camera': Kirti Azad launches explosive attack on rebel TMC MPs amid split crisis

    KOLKATA: TMC MP Kirti Azad on Friday accused rebel party leaders of corruption, alleging that Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar was “caught on camera accepting Rs 5 lakh” and questioning her credibility in criticising TMC chief Mamata Banerjee.Azad further claimed that ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata gets a taste of fusion & cross-cultural sounds

    John Paul, known for his live guitar performances with Arijit Singh, Amit Trivedi and Raghu Dixit to name a few, treated Kolkata to an electrifying performance at a city pub on Sunday. The musician performed tracks from Kalpana, his ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Former Bengal CM’s books to go from libraries

    Dwaipayan.GhoshKolkata: In a major policy shift following the change of guard in Bengal, the newly appointed minister for mass education Extension and library services, Gouri Shankar Ghosh, on Thursday announced that the state’s public libraries are set for a ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    May make part of Boi Para vehicle-free: Agnimitra Paul

    Kolkata: A portion of College Street was being planned to make vehicle-free with only cycles allowed on the Boi Para stretch, said urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul on Thursday.“We are looking into the possibility of making ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Minister proposes ring road to improve traffic speed, make commute easier

    Kolkata: State urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul on Thursday proposed the development of a ring road around Kolkata that will allow commuters to bypass the congested city if they need to travel between Howrah or beyond ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Bengal school ‘sick room’ throws up Rs 1.8 crore in cash; ex-TMC civic chief named in FIR

    KOLKATA: Police recovered around Rs 1.8 crore in cash from the vault of an English-medium school in Kanchrapara, North 24 Parganas, following a raid since Wednesday night and arrested two persons, including the school accountant, in connection with the ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Bengal signature 'forgery' case: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee asked to appear before CID again on June 14

    KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee has been summoned again by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with the alleged signature forgery case. Officials said Banerjee has been asked to appear before ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    'Kirti Azad is not someone who gets frightened': TMC MP slams security cover removal, alleges BJP-backed intimidation

    KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kirti Azad on Friday reacted strongly to the removal of his security cover, asserting that he would not be intimidated and alleging that BJP-backed elements were targeting opposition leaders and their supporters.Speaking to PTI, ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Fans change work-life schedule to catch World Cup action 13.5 time zones away

    Kolkata: Football fans across Kolkata are getting ready to fight sleep deprivation, haywire daily routines and juggle office work even as they stay up late and wake up early to catch Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar and Mbappe in action. It ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    ‘Kolkata Eye’, 60-ft Durga idol to come up on Howrah ghat

    Howrah: Acting on instructions from chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, a ‘Kolkata Eye’ and a 60ft ashtadhatu Durga idol will be built along the Hooghly at Ramkrishnapur Ghat in Howrah. Lightning protection will be installed and seats will be set ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Govt offices to get smart prepaid electric meters

    Kolkata: The state govt has issued fresh guidelines to facilitate the transition of all state govt offices to prepaid smart electricity meters, allowing departments, autonomous bodies and govt-controlled entities to clear outstanding power dues either in a lump sum ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    War hit: Bread price rises by 4-5, bakers blame hike in milk and packaging costs

    Kolkata: Kolkata households will have to spend more money for their morning bread. The price of 400 gm white sliced loaf is set to rise by Rs 4, from Rs 36 to Rs 40, by either June 15 or ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Holoflex to invest Rs 100 crore in reflective film venture

    Kolkata: Holoflex Ltd, a city-based manufacturer of holograms and allied products for brand protection and security, is planning to diversify its production to manufacture reflective films used in vehicle registration plates and highway signages. The company, which has manufacturing ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Nippon Paint eyes plant in Bengal, aims to double market share in East

    Kolkata: Nippon Paint, the only multinational paint company in the country, may look for a manufacturing facility in Bengal in the near future, according to Nippon Paint India managing director Sharad Malhotra. The company is eyeing a double-digit market ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    At NITI meet, CM underlines Bengal’s economic ‘infirmities’

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari attended the NITI Aayog's governing council meeting on Thursday — first time in two years that a Bengal representative has been at such a meeting — and highlighted the "infirmities" of Bengal and touched upon ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    HC upholds life terms of 2 in ’10 pol murder case

    Kolkata: The character of a witness is never a principal issue in a criminal trial — it is the accused who is on trial, not the witness, the Calcutta HC on Thursday held while upholding the life sentence of ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Will produce BGBS white paper: Tapas

    Kolkata: Newly appointed commerce and industry minister Tapas Roy has said he has instructed officials to prepare a white paper on the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), detailing how many editions of the summit have been held, the expenditure ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    N Bengal a priority in budget: Swapan

    Siliguri: Bengal finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said on Thursday that north Bengal was a priority for the state govt, and his department had been reaching out to people from different sectors to understand their expectations before presenting the budget ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Baraik becomes third MP to resign from Trinamool & RS

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress descended into deeper crisis on Thursday after its Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from the party and Upper House, making him the third to do so since Monday.With its Lok Sabha MPs Saayoni Ghosh ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta HC to hear TMC challenge on expelled MLA being appointed LoP

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the Bengal assembly speaker if an expelled MLA can be appointed leader of the opposition.The HC — hearing a Trinamool Congress challenge to speaker Rathindra Bose's order appointing Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Bengal assembly adopts paperless e-Vidhan system

    Kolkata: Bengal assembly is set to undergo a major digital transformation, with a newly signed tripartite MoU paving the way for the House to function as a fully paperless ‘e-assembly'.The initiative will bring all legislative business, including bills, notices ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Police Detain Two After BJP-TMC Clash in Bansdroni over trying to extortion

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police has detained two individuals following a violent clash between BJP and Trinamool workers at Brahmapur in the Bansdroni area.While the BJP alleged that two of its members were severely assaulted for trying to stop an extortion ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Police ‘reconstruct crime’, ‘Pushpa’ walks in shorts

    Falta: Trinamool functionary and Falta candidate Jahangir Khan, who was nicknamed ‘Pushpa’ during the assembly election, was paraded through the Falta and Saharahat areas of South 24 Parganas in Bermudas and a T-shirt by the Diamond Harbour Police on ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Bengal STF recovers arms cache in Sandeshkhali raid

    Kolkata: In a fresh crackdown on illegal arms and ammunition stockpiles in Sandeshkhali, a team of West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday recovered a massive cache of weapons and ammunition from the Nazat area, once considered a ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Relief Materials Seized From Ex-TMC MLA’s Office in Rajarhat-Gopalpur

    A political controversy erupted in Rajarhat-Gopalpur on Thursday after govt relief materials were allegedly recovered from the office of former Trinamool MLA Aditi Munshi. Following a tip-off, BJP MLA Tarunjyoti Tewari visited the premises near Baguiati bus stand on ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Miscreants pelt eggs, bricks at former KMC councillor over signing of form

    Kolkata: Tension gripped north Kolkata’s Jorabagan area after a mob allegedly assaulted a former Trinamool Congress councillor and her family member, pelting them with eggs and bricks and reportedly vandalising her property.According to the police complaint, the incident took ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Fresh extortion FIR against Sushanta, 4 of his aides

    Kolkata: The Anandapur police cops lodged yet another FIR against Trinamool (TMC) Kasba ex-councillor Sushanta Ghosh and four of his aides for allegedly defrauding a resident of Rs 7.7 lakh by selling a footpath stall using forged KMC documents.The ...

    12 June 2026 Times of India
    Dhiraj Kumar Trivedi Appointed ASG For Cal HC

    Kolkata: Senior advocate Dhiraj Kumar Trivedi was appointed as additional solicitor general (ASG) for high court on Tuesday. His appointment would be effective for three years from June 9. Trivedi was previously the deputy solicitor general in Calcutta high ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Is Aroop Biswas Lionel Messi’s childhood friend, Calcutta high court asks ex-minister’s 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. Though Justice Saugata ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata notaphilist maps 2026 FIFA World Cup through currency

    KOLKATA: At a time when the FIFA World Cup is expanding its footballing map, Kolkata-based notaphilist Anindya Kar has built a paper trail of the tournament through currency.Kar’s collection brings together bank notes representing all 48 participating countries of ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    ‘Not a dustbin’: TMC veteran Kalyan Banerjee says he won’t fight legal battles of Mamata’s nephew anymore

    KOLKATA: Senior Trinamool Congress leader and MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday escalated his public criticism of party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, accusing him of “arrogance” and a “fluctuating mindset”.According to news agency PTI, the senior advocate said he ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    ‘Pushpa of Falta’, TMC leader Jahangir Khan paraded in shorts after arrest

    KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress leader Jahangir Khan, also known as ‘Pushpa’, was paraded through the Falta area by police on Thursday after his arrest in connection with extortion and other charges.In the video, Khan is seen walking through Falta under ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    We have hills to sea, let us put Bengal on global map: New tourism minister

    Siliguri: Bengal’s unique feature of the Himalayas on one side and the coastline on the other gave the state enormous tourism potential, said the new tourism minister, Sankar Ghosh, who is also the Siliguri MLA, on Wednesday. He urged ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    TMC turmoil worsens: Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik quits as Mamata Banerjee faces full-blown revolt

    KOLKATA: In another setback for Mamata Banerjee-led TMC, Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from the Upper House on Thursday, becoming the third TMC member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha to quit amid signs of growing unrest ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Another KMC senior in cop net

    Kolkata: Swapan Samaddar, the KMC ward 56 municipal councilor and MMiC (environment and bustee) ,was arrested on Wednesday on charges of carrying out post-poll violence in 2022.On Wednesday morning, Narkeldanga cops detained him from his home in the Phoolbagan ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    No nepotism, syndicate in Maidan clubs: Indranil

    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
    Education, health, finance & industry focus of BJP’s 1st Bengal cabinet, CM Suvendu Adhikari keeps home

    KOLKATA: Bengal’s first BJP govt announced the distribution of cabinet portfolios on Wednesday, putting qualified ministers and veteran politicians in charge of critical departments like health, education, finance and commerce and industry.CM Suvendu Adhikari kept the key home portfolio ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    Merger, alliance or just help? Buzz after back-to-back Congress-TMC huddles in Delhi

    KOLKATA: Congress and Trinamool Congress on Wednesday denied there was any proposal or discussion about the Mamata Banerjee-headed party merging with Congress even as TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee met Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi for ...

    11 June 2026 Times of India
    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
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