BENGAL INFO
  • News
  • ক্যালেন্ডার
  • Hospitals
  • Schools
  • কবিতা
  • গান
  • দুর্গাপূজা
  • KOLKATA WEATHER
  • News from West Bengal | 27 Aug, 2026 | ১২ ভাদ্র, ১৪৩৩
  • বাংলা (?)    
  • খেলা | ব্যবসা | বিনোদন | রাজ্য | কলকাতা | দেশ
  • Cops bust phone-theft racket, find kingpin is conductor

    Kolkata: Cops have busted a mobile phone theft racket operating on public buses, arresting the alleged kingpin —a bus conductor who harassed female passengers to steal their valuables.Accused Imran Hossen alias Sonu, from Maheshtala, was arrested on July 27. ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Suvendu 2nd poorest CM after Omar: ADR report

    Kolkata: Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has the second lowest declared assets among the chief ministers of the country’s 28 states and three Union Territories, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).Adhikari declared assets worth ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Samik urges Suvendu to pursue Centre’s chemical parks scheme, pitches Singur as preferred location

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Thursday urged CM Suvendu Adhikari to pursue Centre’s chemical parks scheme, calling it a “rare opportunity” to revive large-scale industrialisation in Bengal.In a letter to the CM, Bhattacharya suggested that Singur be ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Police upgrades Lalbazar lockup with CCTV

    Kolkata: In a major security and operational overhaul at police headquarters, Kolkata Police is upgrading surveillance and detention protocols at the sensitive Lalbazar Central Lockup.Following a security review, police have decided to install 54 new CCTV cameras to monitor ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Man distracts NGO staff, steals phones

    Kolkata: An unidentified man allegedly sneaked into an NGO office in central Kolkata and stole multiple high-end mobile phones after distracting employees during office hours on Wednesday.The theft occurred between 3.25 pm and 4 pm at Sarba Shanti Ayog, ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Probe lens on 2 docs over medical negligence death

    Kolkata: Police have launched a probe against two doctors attached to a prominent private hospital in the city following allegations of medical negligence that led to the death of a 49-year-old woman.The investigation was initiated after the woman’s husband, ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Cops arrest Tullu’s bro-in-law after raid uncovers Rs 28 crore cash, 15kg gold

    Suri: Police on Thursday arrested stone trader Tullu Mondal’s (alias Mohammad Najibuddin) manager and brother-in-law Minar following an overnight raid and sealed his residence in Birbhum’s Deocha village.Tullu figured in a CBI probe into a cattle smuggling case and ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Watch: Commuters jump off local train as overhead wire snaps at Kolkata's Dakshineswa railway station

    KOLKATA: Panic gripped commuters at Dakshineswar railway station in Kolkata after an overhead electric wire snapped with a loud bang, disrupting train services.Videos from the scene show passengers jumping out of a local train and running to safety moments ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Sandip Ghosh gets pergola atop home razed

    Kolkata: Former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh on Thursday got the illegally constructed pergola atop his G+3 Badan Roy Lane house demolished, 45 days after KMC served him a notice.The notice followed a hearing and physical inspection ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    2 NCPI MPs ‘want to rejoin TMC’, another ‘in talks’

    Kolkata: Two Trinamool MPs who switched over to NCPI – Abu Taher Khan and Khalilur Rahman – got in touch with veteran TMC MP Saugata Roy on Wednesday, a day after skipping the NDA parliamentary meeting, sparking speculation about ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Jaldapara forest staff receive Gaj Gaurav Award for elephant, rhino rescues

    Jalpaiguri: Seven forest staffers of Jaldapara National Park will receive the Gaj Gaurav Award from the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change for their role in rescuing elephants and rhinos during the devastating north Bengal floods of ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    RBU gets interim VC

    Kolkata: Sandip Chakraborty has been appointed the interim vice-chancellor of Rabindra Bharati University for six months. Chakraborty is the dean of faculty of visual arts. Former VC Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee resigned on June 4. Since then, the post has ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Govt plans revamp, renaming of Mullick Ghat: Min

    Kolkata: The govt is planning to refurbish and rename Mullick Ghat flower market, under Howrah bridge off Strand Road, state minister of IT, science and technology, and biotechnology Kalyan Chakrabarti said on Wednesday. The redevelopment of the market will ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta High Court directs state to report on protest guidelines

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the state to file a report on “uniform state guidelines on conduct of rallies or demonstrations or protests” over a case by a digital media journalist alleging assault during the July 24 ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    IIT Kharagpur professor Surjya K Pal awarded prestigious ANRF J C Bose Grant for AI-driven smart manufacturing research

    KOLKATA: IIT Kharagpur professor Surjya K. Pal, also dean (Research & Development), has been awarded the J. C. Bose Grant by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Government of India.The ANRF J. C. Bose Grant is among India’s most ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Rs 50 crore in cash and gold: How a retired bus driver became a ‘revenue collector’ in TMC-era stone trade

    SURI: Two trunkloads of cash, gold bars and biscuits worth around Rs 21.5 crore, and bundles of currency that crossed Rs 28.5 crore — the staggering haul from a two-storey house in Birbhum's Deucha village has put the spotlight ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Exide sees 27% YoY jump in Q1 net, turnover marks 17% rise

    Kolkata: Exide Industries has registered a 27.1% year-on-year jump in Q1 net profit, from Rs 320 crore to Rs 407 crore. The Q1 turnover of the company was up by 17.6% to Rs 5,305 crore, from Rs 4,510 crore ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Interfaith wedding takes place in Uluberia under police protection after Calcutta High Court order

    Kolkata: Baishali Saha (31) and Akram Khan (34) finally tied the knot on Wednesday afternoon in a small ceremony, attended by three witnesses, a marriage registrar and around 10 Uluberia cops. The interfaith couple, who faced resistance from some ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Fake cop cons trader of goods worth Rs 84,000

    Kolkata: A small-scale trader from Bansdroni, who sells cigarettes, was cheated of his fares, worth over Rs 84,000, after a man, posing as a Kolkata Police officer, fled with his goods.Prashanta Karmakar lodged a complaint at the Bansdroni PS, ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    CM: Will recruit 50k school teachers, staffers & college faculty this fiscal

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt will recruit 50,000 school teachers, staff members, and college faculty in a phased manner in this financial year, CM Suvendu Adhikari announced at the Nabanna conference hall on Wednesday. He was speaking at a programme ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    IIT-Kgp prof found hanging, cops probe suicide angle

    Kharagpur/Kolkata: A professor was found hanging in his quarters at IIT Kharagpur on Wednesday. Deepak Reddy Pullaguram (36) from Hyderabad, an assistant professor at the electrical engineering department, joined the institute in Sept 2022. He was also the warden ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Soham faces new legal plaint over film investment

    Kolkata: Actor and former Trinamool Congress MLA Soham Chakraborty faces new legal trouble after a businessman lodged a written complaint against him at Tollygunge’s Charu Market police station on Tuesday.The complainant alleged that he invested Rs 68 lakh in ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Death certificate backlog grows to 7,000 in Kolkata

    Kolkata: Over 7,000 and counting. That is the number of bereaved families who have been denied death certificates after cremating or burying their near and dear ones since Saturday. The pile-up of death certificates at the city’s 15 crematoriums ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    11,000 applicants wait for copies of birth certificates

    Kolkata: Sambit Ghosh, a resident of Amherst Street, wants a digital copy of the birth certificate for his son so that he can produce it at the local police station for his son’s passport. Though Ghosh has applied for ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal appoints Naveen Prakash as 7th Pay Commission chairman

    Kolkata: Bengal govt has appointed retired IAS officer Naveen Prakash as the chairperson of the state’s 7th Pay Commission, replacing Atanu Chakraborty, former secretary to govt of India in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, with immediate ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Sergeant sent off duty after bribery, harass plaint

    Kolkata: A private bus owner from South 24 Parganas, Lal Mohan Das, has lodged a complaint against a Kolkata police traffic sergeant, Jagannath Soren, alleging bribery, harassment, and the unlawful imposition of traffic fine on Tuesday morning following a ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Complete e-KYC before Aug 16 for LPG subsidy

    Kolkata: Domestic LPG consumers who fail to complete Aadhaar-based electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) verification by Aug 16 may lose access to subsidised household LPG cylinders and could end up paying higher prices. In Kolkata, a 14.2-kg domestic LPG ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Egg to stay on school meal menu after Iskcon takeover: CM

    Kolkata: Govt schools in Kolkata Municipal Corporation area will continue to serve boiled eggs with midday meals even after Iskcon takes over the programme and starts supplying vegetarian food from Saturday, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said at Nabanna on ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Birbhum haul: Rs 28.5 crore & counting, Rs 21.5 crore in gold

    Suri: Birbhum police on Wednesday raided the house of a retired govt bus driver in Deucha village and seized gold bars and biscuits worth around Rs 21.5 crore, along with two trunkloads of cash. The cash haul had crossed ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Sarobar benches to get cover in phases

    Kolkata: Following requests from morning walkers and lake regulars to minister Agnimitra Paul, the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority has started installing iron sheds over the benches at Rabindra Sarobar.Some of the benches will be reserved for the elderly and ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Depression dissipates but rain to go on: Met

    Kolkata: The deep depression that was causing frequent rain spells has moved away from the region. However, the monsoon trough persisting over parts of Bengal will continue to cause light to moderate rain in parts of south Bengal the ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Madan keeps ED date

    Kolkata: Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra on Wednesday appeared before the ED in connection with an ongoing probe into an alleged municipal recruitment scam. Earlier, Mitra’s sons and wife had appeared before the agency.“A govt agency can interrogate anyone it ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Mercstone teams up with Thai co Assara to make e-scooters in Bengal

    Kolkata: City-headquartered Mercstone International Pvt Ltd and Thailand-based Assara Electric Co have partnered to set up an electric scooter manufacturing unit in Bengal, the companies announced on Wednesday. The facility will see phased investment of around Rs 250 crore.Bengal ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    IIT-Kharagpur professor found hanging in staff quarters

    KOLKATA: Panic prevailed on IIT-Kharagpur campus after a professor was found dead at his staff quarters on Wednesday, news agency PTI reported.The deceased was identified as Dr Deepak Reddy Pullaguram (36), an assistant professor in the department of electrical ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Manipal Health IPO sees 15% subscription on opening day

    Kolkata: The Rs 8,000-crore IPO of Manipal Health Enterprises Ltd witnessed a subdued response on opening day, with the issue being subscribed 15% overall.According to stock exchange data, the IPO received bids for 1.3 crore equity shares against 9 ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Probe report on unrecognised madrasas submitted

    Kolkata: The teams set up by the Bengal govt to map unrecognised madrasas in 12 districts submitted its report to the minority affairs and madrasa education department on Wednesday.“The teams have recommended a detailed probe into the sources of ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta high court seeks West Bengal govt status report on probe into July 24 NEET protest violence

    KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to submit a status report on the investigation into the violence that erupted during a Left student organisations' protest over the NEET paper leak in Kolkata on ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Gorkha Janmukti Morcha urges Bengal govt to appoint GLP as Home Guards

    Kolkata / Darjeeling: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) on Wednesday urged the Bengal govt to appoint members of the Gorkhaland Personnel (GLP) as Home Guards, saying volunteers who supported the Gorkhaland movement deserve govt jobs.GJM president Bimal Gurung and general ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Mamata demands swift end to EC’s party status inquiry, Kalyan hints at SC move

    Kolkata: Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee has written to the Election Commission demanding the immediate conclusion of an inquiry into the party’s recognition status in Bengal, Meghalaya and Tripura, arguing that granting further time to rebel faction neta and Uluberia ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Sebaashray case: Cops serve notice at Abhishek PA’s house

    Kolkata: Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee’s personal assistant Sumit Roy was served a legal notice at his New Alipore residence by police in relation to alleged non-payment of resort dues linked to Sebaashray. Roy was not at home, and the ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    KMC inspects Abhishek Banerjee property for unauthorised construction

    Kolkata: A team of officials from Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Wednesday inspected Shantiniketan, a property allegedly owned or co-owned by Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, his family or his company, as part of an inquiry into alleged unauthorised construction. ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    KMC appoints 16 borough-level officials as registrars to issue death certificates

    Kolkata: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Tuesday appointed 16 borough-level officials as registrars and gave them the authority to issue birth and death certificates. The move came days after sub-registrars posted at crematoriums were stopped from issuing death certificates.The ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    After Delhi & Mumbai, Kolkata airport to shift app-cab zone to basement

    Kolkata: The airport authorities are working on a major traffic circulation revamp to ease congestion on the arrival-level driveway. A key proposal is to shift the app-cab boarding area to the lower basement and use an underutilised basement carriageway ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Muslim man booked for climbing ‘Rath’ in shoes for reel, court sets ‘wash its steps’ as bail condition

    Kalna: Arrested on charges of hurting religious sentiments for making a reel while climbing a parked ‘Rath’ wearing shoes on Sunday, two days after ‘Ulto Rath’ yatra, a court in East Burdwan’s Kalna granted bail to a Muslim youth ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    HC allows probe against BJP MLA Pranat Tudu

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday permitted police to continue investigation in a 2024 case filed against Binpur BJP MLA Pranat Tudu but barred cops from taking any coercive action without the court’s approval till Oct 12.Seeking a quashing ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Grievance cells to take load off ‘Mukho Mukhi’

    Kolkata: To tackle several complaints on different civic issues on the 'Mukho Mukhi' redress platform, a grievance cell will be introduced and a nodal officer will be appointed for all the municipal corporations and urban local bodies to take ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    No delimitation draft yet, KMC misses July 27 deadline

    Kolkata: Even 48 hours after the deadline set for submitting a draft report on the findings of the ongoing delimitation survey for Kolkata, no report was submitted at KMC till Tuesday evening.According to a KMC official, though discussions and ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Test boost for cave-in zone reconstruction

    Kolkata: Engineers have overcome a technical challenge that will pave the way for reconstruction of houses that had collapsed following multiple cave-in incidents at Bowbazar in 2019 and 2022 during the East-West Metro construction.With deep foundation ruled out due ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Youth held for ₹31 lakh gold theft

    Kolkata: The anti-burglary unit of the detective department has arrested a 21-year-old youth, Asif Hossain, after gold ornaments and cash were stolen from a house in Ekbalpore.The incident occurred on July 16, when the residents were away. The victim, ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Disabled woman in hospital after attack by neighbour’s dog

    Kolkata: A criminal case has been registered at the Jorabagan Police Station against a resident of Kali Krishna Tagore Street in Jorasanko after his pet dog allegedly attacked and severely injured a woman with disabilities inside an apartment building.The ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Under threat shadow, Uluberia interfaith couple to go for hush-hush wedding

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court’s order of police protection to an interfaith couple in Uluberia notwithstanding, the two decided to go in for a hush-hush wedding—not revealing any detail to the public—to evade further protest or threat by alleged ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Durga Puja committees gear up for festive season as final phase of Khuti Puja gets over

    Kolkata: Most big ticket Durga Pujas in the city have passed the khuti puja test on the Ulto Rath weekend with only a few, like Tala Prattay, yet to get over the uncertainty and start their preparations.A large number ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Jail to bail in 3 hrs: All 16 NEET protesters get relief after SC order prompts 2nd hearing

    Kolkata: With the Supreme Court restraining states from taking coercive action against NEET protesters, a city court on Tuesday reversed within three hours its jail custody order for all 16 persons arrested for the ruckus at Esplanade during last ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Voter card, Aadhaar, bank a/c, PAN not citizenship proof: HC

    Kolkata: Neither one’s voter card nor Aadhaar nor bank account is conclusive proof of Indian citizenship, the Calcutta High Court has said, refusing to interfere in the state’s proceedings regarding a “Murshidabad man” held in a detention centre for ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    After cat scratch, boy lands in ICU with neuro disorder

    Kolkata: An eight-year-old boy from south Kolkata was admitted to the ICU at Peerless Hospital with life-threatening neurological illness from a seemingly harmless scratch by a cat. All diagnostic tests failed to nail the cause of the repeated seizures ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Cubs on cams lift hope for higher Sundarbans tiger count amid carrying capacity alarm

    Kolkata: The latest camera-trap survey in the Sundarbans has offered an encouraging sign for tiger conservation, with the Bengal forest dept recording images of at least 12 female tigers with cubs and sub-adults. The sightings, as per officials, have ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Suvendu praises Purulia drug haul, calls for sustained action against narcotics

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday praised Kolkata Police, Special Task Force and Purulia Police after a joint operation foiled an alleged cannabis smuggling attempt, leading to the seizure of 322 kg of cannabis late on Monday. Seven persons ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Health department raids private blood banks

    Kolkata: The health department on Tuesday raided six private blood banks across Bengal, including one in Kolkata, following complaints of irregularities ranging from illegal trafficking of blood and blood components to violation of norms at blood donation camps.The centres ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Day after egg-pelting & assault on TMC neta, cops arrest him

    Kolkata: TMC Hingalganj panchayat samiti president Sahidullah Gazi was arrested on Tuesday, a day after an angry mob dragged him out of the block development office and assaulted him over allegations of taking commissions for releasing welfare scheme funds ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Govt expands Sufal Bangla, plans to end Singur ration scheme for farmers

    Kolkata: The state govt is trying to do away with the middlemen in the farm-to-table segment of agricultural produce by increasing the reach of the state-owned agri-marketing platform Sufal Bangla, state agriculture marketing minister Dilip Ghosh said. While the ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    KMC inspects Abhishek properties

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Tuesday conducted physical verification of properties on Kalighat Road that are either owned or co-owned by Abhishek Banerjee, his family or his company. KMC buildings dept decided to conduct an on-the-spot survey of ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    ABVP rally against 'anti-national’ forces, attack on scribes

    Kolkata: A day after BJP took out a rally in Kolkata against “anti-national and jihadi” forces launching attacks on media persons, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Tuesday took out a rally to protest the presence of “outside forces” in ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Jubilant kin welcome bail relief with flowers, hugs and tears

    Kolkata: Flower petals rained down and emotional embraces marked the release of 16 accused outside Bankshall Court on Tuesday evening after they were granted bail in connection with Friday's protest over the alleged NEET paper leak.Family members, relatives, friends, ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Teen girl abused, assaulted at home by ‘BJP workers,’ cops start probe

    Kolkata: An 18-year-old girl was allegedly harassed, abused, assaulted and intimidated at her own home by a group of men claiming to be BJP workers in the Girish Park area on Sunday. The girl’s mother, a Trinamool COngress booth ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    CM urges NEET toppers to stay back, serve Bengal

    Kolkata: While felicitating NEET toppers at Nabanna on Tuesday, CM Suvendu Adhikari said the state was committed to upgrading and expanding advanced healthcare infrastructure across Bengal. Around 100 NEET toppers were felicitated and presented with laptops, bouquets, and certificates.The ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Coordinated legal push by CJP, Left teams secures bail for 16

    Kolkata: A coordinated legal effort by a battery of state lawyers, working alongside the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) teams in Delhi and Kolkata, culminated in bail for all 16 arrested accused on Tuesday.These lawyers, according to Calcutta High Court ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Two lose Rs 79 lakh in biz, loan fraud cases

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police have launched investigations into two separate cases of financial fraud and cheating recorded across different parts of the city, involving misappropriation of funds, forged business records, and fake loan recovery schemes.In the first incident, officers at ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    ‘Sabooj Sathi’ rechristened as ‘Sarathi’

    Kolkata: The Sabooj Sathi scheme has been renamed ‘Sarathi’. A notice was issued with the standard operating procedure (SOP), saying that the fresh process will roll out soon.The notice outlined an SOP for students of Class 9 studying in ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Gaushala, fish farming, swan cultivation: What's coming up at Kolkata's Lok Bhavan

    KOLKATA: Plans are being finalised to set up a gaushala, or cowshed, inside Kolkata’s Lok Bhavan, formerly known as Raj Bhavan, marking the first such facility within the historic Governor’s residence in the city.Built in 1803 during the Company ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    From landfills to living spaces: Kolkata’s circular economy changemakers

    KOLKATA: In a city where old buildings, markets and memories are constantly being remade, a quiet group of Kolkata changemakers is proving that waste need not be the end of a material’s journey.They are architects, educators, entrepreneurs and recyclers ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta High Court Grants Interim Protection to Atin Ghosh

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection against coercive action to former TMC MLA Atin Ghosh till Aug 14 in a land scam case.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh is scheduled to hear the matter on Aug 10.The complaint ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Jupiter International Begins Work on ₹3,000 Crore Solar Plant in Nagpur

    Kolkata: Solar cell manufacturer Jupiter International is setting up an ingot-wafer manufacturing plant in Nagpur, with an investment of Rs 3,000 crore. The work has already started, and the plant is likely to be fully operational in phases over ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    KMC to conduct physical survey of Abhishek properties

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation buildings dept will conduct an on-the-spot survey of Shantiniketan, the building on Harish Mukherjee Road that is owned or co-owned by Abhishek Banerjee, his family or company.The decision was taken after a hearing on ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Kavi Subhas station likely to reopen by May 2027

    Kolkata: The Blue Line’s Kavi Subhash station may reopen in April or May 2027, sources said on Monday. Work to rebuild the Dakshineswar-bound platform inside the New Garia station has started. Services to the southern terminal station of the ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    MP cops arrest Kol woman for Rs 6L cyber scam

    Kolkata:Madhya Pradesh Police, with local assistance, arrested a Kolkata-based woman on Saturday night for orchestrating a Rs 6 lakh fraud targeting a retired bank executive.The accused, Afroz Siraj Khan, was apprehended from her hideout in the Anandapur area. Investigators ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Rs 11 lakh lost to solar power dealer frauds

    Kolkata: The Cyber Crime Cell of the Kolkata Police detective dept has launched a comprehensive investigation into a series of online frauds in the city, where fraudsters duped victims of lakhs of rupees under the guise of allocating solar ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Paver blocks give temporary relief to commuters on cratered VIP Rd

    Kolkata: The deep craters that turned VIP Road into a death trap for thousands of commuters are finally getting a temporary fix.After a week of traffic nightmare, the state PWD has begun replacing some of the arterial road’s worst ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Blackmail cuffs on man

    Kolkata: A man Saurav Santra alias Rahul, was arrested by the Bidhannagar Cyber Crime Police for allegedly blackmailing a homemaker, creating fake social media profiles using her private photographs and sending her intimate pictures to her husband after she ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Cyber Pronam: Cops reach out to senior citizens with fraud awareness sessions

    Kolkata: With a growing number of cyber frauds where senior citizens are falling prey – a random estimate by Kolkata Police last year found that over 60% of all digital arrest fraud victims were senior citizens – the cops ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Govt nominates new docs to Bengal med council

    Kolkata: The state health department on Monday nominated three doctors to the West Bengal Medical Council, in the BJP govt’s first move to alter the council’s composition. Sources said Pranat Tudu, MLA from Binpur, Kalyan Ashis Mukherjee of BJP’s ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    State starts probe into misuse of home guard resources in KP, Bengal Police

    Kolkata: The state administration has reportedly launched a comprehensive probe through Lalbazar — after appointing independent auditors — into serious allegations regarding the systemic “misuse of human resources”, including the controversial recruitment and deployment of nearly 800 temporary home ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Since July 25, no death certificate being issued in KMC area

    Kolkata: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has stopped issuing death certificates at crematoriums and burial grounds since Saturday, leaving hundreds of bereaved families without a crucial govt document and with no clarity on when or how it will be issued.The ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    CM’s health scheme comes into effect, families to get Rs 5 lakh coverage

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt on Monday rolled out Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Bima Yojana (MMSBY), a Rs 5-lakh health coverage for each family that CM Suvendu Adhikari promised earlier this month for those who do not qualify for the Centre’s ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Study: Low birth weight, pre-term birth linked to extreme heat stress

    Kolkata: Prolonged exposure to extreme heat during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of low birth weight, pre-term birth and stillbirth, with women in Bengal among the particularly vulnerable because of the state’s humid subtropical climate, researchers conducting the first ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Man, mom attacked after Behala loud music protest

    Kolkata: A protest against late-night loud music turned violent in the Sanjib Pally area near Behala Chowrasta in the early hours of Sunday. A group of four men assaulted a local resident and attacked his 48-year-old mother after the ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Immigration racket: NIA arrests C’garh man in Durgapur

    Durgapur: A Chhattisgarh man, suspected of being part of an alleged fake passport and illegal immigration racket, was arrested by NIA in Durgapur on Monday.On Monday morning, a six-member NIA team searched houses at New Steel Park and picked ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    ‘My commute was longer, costlier & more exhausting’

    Kolkata’s app-cab reliance came under strain on Monday, as roughly 7,000 cabs and thousands of bikes stayed parked for 12 hours, demanding a fare hike. For commuters who’ve ditched buses, autos and yellow taxis for the tap-and-ride convenience, the ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    15 acres identified for Amul ice-cream factory in north Bengal, says CM, urges migrants to come back

    Jalpaiguri: Urging migrant workers to come back to Bengal and earn their livelihood here, CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday highlighted several mega projects in the pipeline. Adhikari announced that state govt had identified 15 acres for Amul’s mega ice-cream ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Eggs hurled at TMC’s Kajal Sheikh during ‘Martyrs’ Memorial' visit in Birbhum

    Birbhum: Eggs were hurled at Faizul Haque aka Kajal Sheikh — sabhadhipati of Birbhum zilla parishad and TMC functionary — on Monday while he was at Basapara in Nanoor to pay tribute at ‘Martyrs’ Memorial’. Sheikh was accompanied by ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Arrested man’s clean-up video goes viral

    Kolkata: A video has gone viral on social media showing one of the 16 accused Sk Md Salman Hussain cleaning up Esplanade at the end of the Friday protest, prompting his family to question why someone would hurl bottles ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Hindu group brings Shivling from Tarakeswar, consecrates it within 50 yards of 14th-century Adina Masjid

    Malda: A 3.5-foot stone Shivling was brought from Tarakeswar to a temple merely 50 yards from the 14th-century Adina Masjid in Malda on Monday, attracting controversy, a heavy deployment of police and a crowd of devotees. Members of Hindu ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Truck violates no-entry zone, hits couple in Siliguri

    Siliguri: A speeding truck breached no-entry restrictions imposed for chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s visit to North Bengal and ran over a couple near Uttarkanya on Monday, leaving both seriously injured. The injured were Pradeep Goswami and Lakshmi Goswami of ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Jalpaiguri to get new university: CM

    Jalpaiguri: Jalpaiguri is set to get a university, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced at a party meeting in Maynaguri on Monday. He added that a new MIC (minister in charge) will be inducted into his cabinet from Jalpaiguri shortly.A ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    State govt to honour NEET rank-holders today

    Kolkata: Bengal govt will hold a special felicitation ceremony to honour the state’s top 100 NEET rank-holders on Tuesday. The event is scheduled to begin at 5 pm at Nabanna Sabhaghar. CM Suvendu Adhikari will personally felicitate the students, ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    ‘Let people remain in peace,’ HC says on Suvendu contempt plea against ex-speaker

    Kolkata: “In the changed circumstances... let people remain in peace,” Calcutta High Court observed on Monday saying it was not inclined to proceed with Suvendu Adhikari’s contempt plea against former speaker Biman Banerjee over security provided to MLAs on ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    BJP takes out Tiranga Yatra in Kol, says ‘students being used as shield’

    Kolkata: Following nationwide NEET protests and the resignation of former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Bengal BJP took out a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Kolkata on Monday. The party claimed that the country’s youth and children were being misled and ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Abhishek meets speaker, seeks early decision on 20 rebel MPs’ disqualification

    New Delhi/Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday met Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and submitted two letters, urging him to expedite a decision on the party’s petitions to disqualify 20 rebel MPs and to revoke recent ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Jalpaiguri students stop CM’s convoy, raise drug trade issue

    Jalpaiguri: Two school students, Dip Das and Gagan Shakharu, stopped chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s convoy in Paharpur area on Monday to alert him about growing drug trade in the locality. Adhikari was travelling to Jalpesh Temple after a programme ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Police Arrest Two More in Esplanade Protest Violence Case, carry out ‘crime reconstruction’ on barefoot

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police has arrested two more suspects in connection with the violence at Esplanade last Friday after a protest march over the NEET paper leak. The fresh arrests on Sunday night have taken the total number of arrests ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    Against violence: Families of accused

    Kolkata: There is no place for vandalism and attack on cops and journalists, said the kin of the arrested who gathered at the Bankshall Court on Sunday and insisted that they will stop providing any support to the accused ...

    27 July 2026 Times of India
  • Times of India | 801-900

News/খবর All News এই সময় বর্তমান প্রতিদিন আজকাল দৈনিক স্টেটসম্যান আজ তক Times of India Indian Express The Statesman

BENGAL INFO | Information about West Bengal, India | bengalinfo1@gmail | Privacy Policy