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  • 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
    FIR against Anubrata over 2021 post-poll brick kiln loot

    Bolpur: An FIR was registered against Trinamool strongman Anubrata Mondal on Saturday for allegedly orchestrating an attack at a brick kiln owned by a BJP supporter in Bolpur's Kankalitala during the post-poll violence of 2021.The complainant, Subhendu Mondal, has ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Missing Sikkim family of 4 found dead in Teesta

    Darjeeling: The bodies of four residents of Lingdok in East Sikkim, who had been missing since Friday, were recovered from an SUV pulled out of the Teesta River near Coronation Bridge at Sevoke on Sunday morning, reports Roshan Gupta.The ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    CM rings up ailing Left neta at hosp

    Siliguri: Veteran Left neta Ashok Bhattacharya, in hospital after he suffered a head injury in a fall at his home, was met by minister Shankar Ghosh on Sunday. Ghosh, directed by CM Suvendu Adhikari to meet Bhattacharya, inquired about ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    TMC tries to hold MP flock together amid buzz of split

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief and former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee travelled to Delhi on Sunday, a day before the INDIA bloc meeting, as the party scrambled to prevent the rebellion that shattered its legislature wing in the Bengal assembly ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    5 rebel TMC Birbhum MLAs get security upgrades

    Bolpur/Kolkata: Bengal govt on Sunday upgraded security of five Trinamool MLAs, all of whom are part of the Ritabrata Banerjee-led rebel camp of 58 MLAs.The five are Chandranath Sinha (Bolpur), Rajendra Prasad Singh (Nalhati), Mosaraf Hossain (Murarai), Bidhan Chandra ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    4,800 ‘illegals’ pushed to Bangladesh, 836 housed at holding centres: Suvendu

    Kolkata: Around 4,800 people have been pushed to Bangladesh and another 836 people are in holding centers, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Sunday at a BJP programme. Saying that border security and illegal infiltrators were some of the biggest ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    5 rebel TMC Birbhum MLAs get security upgrades

    Bolpur/Kolkata: Bengal govt on Sunday upgraded security of five Trinamool MLAs, all of whom are part of the Ritabrata Banerjee-led rebel camp of 58 MLAs.The five are Chandranath Sinha (Bolpur), Rajendra Prasad Singh (Nalhati), Mosaraf Hossain (Murarai), Bidhan Chandra ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    3 Bengal pilgrims among 5 rescued from ravine

    Dehradun: Five people, including three pilgrims from Bengal miraculously survived after the SUV they were travelling in fell 200 ft into a deep ravine at Tilwara, a popular transit hub in Uttarakhand, while returning from the Kedarnath temple.The SDRF ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Bolstering N Bengal links, state govt plans ‘Himalayan Hill City’

    Siliguri: North Bengal is set for a major development push, with state govt announcing plans to create a ‘Himalayan Hill City' by bolstering the links between Siliguri and the towns of Darjeeling, Kurseong, Kalimpong and Mirik. There will be ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    ‘Nobody listens to Didi’: BJP MLA Shankar Sikdar on Mamata Banerjee losing grip on party

    KOLKATA: BJP MLA Shankar Sikdar claimed on Sunday that the Trinamool Congress is "collapsing" and that former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is losing her grip on the party, according to news agency ANI.Speaking to the media, Sikdar ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Bengal govt to review bicycle ban on 70 Kol roads

    Kolkata: In a major policy shift, the Bengal government is to conduct a detailed review of the long-standing bicycle ban on 70 major roads in Kolkata. Introduced by a previous regime, the restrictions had faced intense criticism for turning ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Focus on monsoon: BMC administrator charts out plans for Salt Lake

    Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) civic board has been dissolved with the commissioner being appointed as the administrator of the civic body. The authorities are now working round-the-clock to ensure uninterrupted civic services with primary focus on the ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Cops paste summons notice on Aroop house, ask him to appear today

    Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Police on Sunday escalated pressure on senior Trinamool neta and former Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas in connection with the probe into the controversy surrounding Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour at Salt Lake stadium on Dec ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Citizens & state unite to restore historic Adi Ganga

    Kolkata: A massive citizen-led cleanup at the historic Sadar Ghat catalyzed a major political commitment to revive the Adi Ganga, Kolkata’s ancient and long-neglected waterway. Decades of industrial and municipal neglect had turned the once-thriving trade route into an ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Bombs explode near house of Howrah’s former mayor

    Howrah: Miscreants hurled bombs one after another outside the residence of Howrah’s former and last mayor and senior BJP neta Rathin Chakraborty after he protested against the illegal filling and promotion of a very old pond near his home ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    TMC neta in net after dramatic escape bid in Bihar

    Howrah: A Trinamool neta from Howrah climbed up a coconut tree and then jumped into a pond to escape the police in Madhubani, Bihar. According to sources in the detective department of Howrah City Police and Howrah Rural Police, ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Kitchen on fire after fresh rise in domestic LPG price

    Kolkata: Middle-class households across Kolkata woke up to a cold shock this Sunday, June 7, as domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices surged by Rs 29, bringing the cost of a 14.2 kg cylinder to Rs 968.The hike comes ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Trinamool Congress councillor Mohammad Jasimuddin arrested for molesting minor

    KOLKATA: The Bengal Police on Sunday arrested Mohammad Jasimuddin, a Trinamool Congress councillor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), on charges of molestation and harassment of a minor girl.Jasimuddin, a councillor from Ward No. 39 in the Jorasanko area ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Vidyasagar Setu closed for 16 hours on Sunday

    Kolkata: Vidyasagar Setu was kept closed for 16 hours on Sunday for the ongoing repair and rehabilitation work of the bridge, including replacement of stay and holding cables and bearings. Work is being undertaken in phases by the Hooghly ...

    8 June 2026 Times of India
    Two arrested for torching BJP worker’s cyber cafe in Bagnan

    Bagnan: Two people were arrested on Saturday after a group of miscreants burnt down a local BJP worker's cyber cafe in the Nuntia Crossing area under the Bagnan police station. Following the arson, locals, including Howrah BJP secretary and ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    Cannot skip govt duty for Annapurna tasks: State to staffers

    Kolkata: The govt has withdrawn the “on-duty” status of state officials assigned to Annapurna Yojana work. This means, booth-level officers (BLOs), Anganwadi workers and other state officials, who are tasked to process and verify appeals by beneficiaries of the ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    Friends, colleagues remember Anik Dutta through films & music

    There was a quiet sense of grief at Nandan on June 6 as a retrospective of filmmaker Anik Dutta opened with a screening of Aparajito—the film that brought him widespread acclaim, numerous awards, and renewed recognition as one of ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    Extortion and forgery case: Ex-TMC MLA Sujoy Hazra taken into custody; residents hurl eggs at vehicle carrying him

    KOLKATA: Former TMC MLA Sujoy Hazra was taken into custody on Sunday over allegations of extortion and forgery.Residents reportedly hurled eggs at a police vehicle carrying TMC leader Sujoy Hazra, alleging that he had taken money for housing construction ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    Trinamool College Street councillor joins Patuli representative in prison

    Dwaipayan.GhoshKolkata: Yet another Trinamool Congress councillor, Mohammad Jasimuddin (54), representing ward 39, was arrested on Sunday morning by Kolkata Police from his College Street residence.He joined his colleague, Trinamool Patuli councillor Bappaditya Dasgupta, in police custody in a gap ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    Abhishek aide arrested

    Kailash Misra, an alleged aide of Abhishek Banerjee, was arrested by Howrah City Police from Madhubani in Bihar, said DC (North) Amlan Kusum Ghosh. The Bally candidate was booked for extortion, assault and issuing threats.Misra was the president of ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    Why did TMC seniors fail to rein in Swarup Biswas?

    KOLKATA: Swarup Biswas’s arrest has exposed a long-standing culture of bullying in the Bengali film industry. As state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya pointed out—a sentiment widely shared across Tollywood—complaints had quietly piled up for years, but the previous government's ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    State dissolves BMC board, appoints admin; KMC likely to follow

    Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) civic board was dissolved on Saturday and municipal commissioner Ravi Agarwal took charge as the administrator. There are indications that Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will also get an administrator next week to run ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    City vets’ gene research on blood parasite disease makes it to global science database

    Kolkata: Two veterinary doctors from the city have made an international breakthrough in the field of veterinary molecular diagnostics and pathogen research, as National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), USA, has accepted their gene sequencing research for treatment of ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    Amid buzz of TMC's Lok Sabha unit split, Abhishek Banerjee rushes to Delhi

    KOLKATA: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee flew to Delhi on Saturday, a day ahead of schedule, amid indications that rebel party MPs may make their first move early next week. The dissidents reportedly plan to write to Speaker ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    Watch: Eggs hurled at TMC MLA Madan Mitra's vehicle amid protest in Kamarhati

    KOLKATA: Residents in Ariadaha allegedly hurled eggs at a vehicle linked to senior Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra's vehicle on Saturday night, the latest in a string of protest actions that have increasingly targeted TMC leaders from the party’s ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    ISL clubs look for breakthrough in Delhi meeting

    Kolkata: The ISL clubs are preparing to meet with Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi, desperately searching for some clarity about Indian football's roadmap.In a communication to the clubs, Mandaviya has invited them for a meeting at ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    Patuli councillor in cop net on extortion charge

    Kolkata: Bappaditya Dasgupta, KMC councillor from the Patuli area, was arrested on Saturday night on the charges of extortion, criminal conspiracy and criminal intimidation.Dasgupta is the sixth KMC councillor to be arrested in the past 13 days.In the evening, ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    KMC to hold rain-ready meeting tomorrow

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has convened a series of meetings to take stock of the civic body’s preparedness for the rainy season.MLAs of Cossipore-Belgachhia, Jorasanko, Beleghata and Chowringhee and councillors from 59 wards (1 to 59) have been ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    ‘Appeasement era over’: CM vows investment, nat’l security focus

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday declared the era of "goonda raj" and appeasement over, promised to attract investment and jobs for educated youth, and said national security would now be the state's top priority.Speaking at a programme in ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    CM meets Amul brass as dairy co plans Bengal expansion

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday met Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) managing director Jayen Mehta, and Amit Vyas, the head of Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union, also known as Amul Dairy, at the state secretariat.In a ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    CM orders reopening of 2019 CAA protest cases

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari has ordered the reopening of all cases related to the 2019 CAA protests across Bengal's railway network and directed that financial compensation be extracted directly from those responsible for the damage.The directive came during a ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    10 Bangladeshis turn up at holding centre to return home

    Jalpaiguri: Ten Bangladeshi nationals turned up voluntarily at a holding centre at Changrabandha in Cooch Behar's Mekhliganj on Saturday, requesting the authorities to deport them to their homeland.Sources said these individuals had entered India illegally almost a decade ago ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    Saokat sent to NIA custody for 14 days, protesters throw eggs, fish at ex-MLA

    Kolkata: Former Trinamool MLA Saokat Molla was remanded in NIA custody for 14 days on Saturday, a day after he was arrested from Kamalgazi in connection with a pre-poll blast case in Bhangar that claimed one life.Molla was produced ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
    Border standoff ends, BSF sends stranded ‘illegals’ to Bangladesh

    Jalpaiguri: A high-stakes standoff between BSF and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at four points along the India-Bangladesh border in Bengal ended abruptly overnight, with all 40-odd Bangladeshi nationals who had been stranded at zero points since Friday disappearing by ...

    7 June 2026 Times of India
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