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  • News from West Bengal | 26 Jun, 2025 | ১২ আষাঢ়, ১৪৩২
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  • Khagragarh case: NIA summonses to Cong functionary & e-rickshaw driver

    12 Behrampore: More than a decade after its probe into the 2014 Khagragarh blast case, NIA on Monday sent summonses to a Congress functionary and a toto driver, both from Murshidabad, asking them to appear before the central investigating ...

    27 May 2025 Times of India
    Private hosps step up screening, isolation measures amid concerns over new variants

    Kolkata: Private hospitals across Kolkata have started stepping up Covid screening and preventive measures as two new Covid variants were traced in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Doctors in Kolkata have advised caution following an alert from WHO, as ...

    27 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘No leniency on fire norms at KMC rooftop hearings today’

    12 Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) committee, established to review three rooftop restaurants, is expected to maintain a strict stand during Tuesday's hearings at the KMC headquarters, aligning with Nabanna's stance against providing unwarranted concessions.A KMC representative emphasised ...

    27 May 2025 Times of India
    Biker killed in pile-up, 2 others die in N Kol, Chowbaga accidents

    12 Kolkata: Three were killed and several others injured in three accidents between Sunday evening and Monday afternoon.A multi-vehicle pile-up near the Tea Board of India office in central Kolkata around 1am on Monday led to the death of ...

    27 May 2025 Times of India
    Youth held at Kolkata's Esplanade bus stand with 120 cartridges

    The accused, Ramakrishna Majhi, hails from Ketugram KOLKATA: A youth carrying 120 cartridges in a rucksack was arrested by the Kolkata Police Special Task Force (STF) at Esplanade crossing on Sunday. Police said Ramkrishna Majhi, a resident of Ketugram, ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Fire audit at 250 Sec V bldgs soon, lens on parking, encroachment hurdles

    1234 Kolkata: After New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) started inspecting all commercial establishments in New Town, Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) has also decided to conduct an intensive fire safety audit of all buildings located in Sector V.Officials ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Durand Cup to champion North-East football with five-state host plan

    Asia’s oldest football tournament, the Durand Cup, will be back with its 134th Edition and for the first time in its storied history, be hosted in as many as five states with Manipur’s capital Imphal, making a comeback after ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Bengal’s Goyna bori finds a place in NY, thanks to chef Vikas Khanna

    @vikaskhannagroup Indian chef and author Vikas Khanna turned the spotlight on Bengal this week, showcasing the intricate art of Goyna bori at his multi-award winning New York restaurant. In a recent reel shared on social media, Khanna paid tribute ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    7 new Covid cases in Kolkata push Bengal's active case tally to 10

    Representational image KOLKATA: Kolkata has recorded at least seven Covid-19 cases in the past week. Six patients, admitted at a hospital off Bypass, are receiving treatment for Covid as well as other existing health conditions. On Sunday, TOI ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Youth held at Esplanade bus stand with 120 cartridges

    1234 Kolkata: A youth carrying 120 cartridges in a rucksack was arrested by the Kolkata Police Special Task Force (STF) at Esplanade crossing on Sunday. Police said Ramkrishna Majhi, a resident of Ketugram, was nabbed by cops in plainclothes ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    CBI arrests Murshidabad medical college doctor in Rs 10 lakh bribery case

    Tapan Kumar Jana, hospital senior arrested by CBI KOLKATA: The CBI on Saturday arrested the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital anatomy head for allegedly issuing a favourable inspection report to a private medical college in Karnataka's Belagavi against cash.Tapan ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Met spies low pressure, Kolkata may receive season's first pre-monsoon showers by next week

    KOLKATA: Kolkata could get the season's first pre-monsoon showers by mid-week next. The Met office is keeping close tabs on a low-pressure area brewing over the Bay of Bengal, which may also have a bearing on the monsoon onset ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    NKDA set to conduct week-long clean-up drive

    123 Kolkata: After KMC, the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has also decided to conduct a special clean-up drive in New Town for seven days fromWednesday.Residents of New Town can now send a photo of any littered place ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Govt’s talks with protesting SSC teachers likely today; new protest site gets ready

    12 Kolkata: The school education department is likely to hold talks with the protesting SSC teachers on Monday, education minister Bratya Basu indicated on Sunday, even as he said the letters seeking talks with govt did not specify the ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Alternative site for Howrah dumping yard identified: DM

    123 Kolkata: Two months after the Belgachhia dump yard disaster in Howrah—and 22 years after the Calcutta High Court first directed the authorities to find an alternative dumping site—the longstanding civic menace of massive garbage overflow in Howrah seems ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    BMC starts another round of health audit of tall trees in Salt Lake

    12 Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started another round of health survey of tall trees across Salt Lake. "Local councillors have been asked to identify and give a list of tall trees that are in bad shape, ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Driver held for hitting cop with car is illegal B’deshi immigrant

    12 Kolkata: A Bangladeshi national living illegally in Bengal was arrested by Kolkata Police investigating an incident of rash drivingwhen he hit an on-duty cop with his car last week. Azad Sheikh (41) was arrested by Kalighat police after ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata: Fire breaks out at fourth-floor Mangla Haat warehouse, 17 hurt in scramble for safety

    1234 Howrah: At least 17 people sustained injuries as they scrambled for safety and rushed downstairs, leading to a stampede-like situation, after fire broke out on the fourth floor of the modern market building at Howrah's Mangla Haat on ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Couple held after scuffle at hosp

    Kolkata: A couple, relatives of a patient at Calcutta National Medical College (CNMC) Hospital, were arrested on Saturday after allegedly assaulting cops and security personnel following a tiff. Around 3.25 pm on Saturday, Rahamat Ali was found recording videos ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    2 accused in ’03 gang-rape case acquitted 21 yrs later

    Kolkata: A gang-rape case, reported in Amherst Street in May 2003, that came up for trial around 20 years later, in Jan 2025, led to the acquittal of two persons implicated by police.The complainant, who appeared before the Kolkata ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘It is complainant’s duty to not cause delay after plaint is filed’

    Kolkata: Once a complaint has been filed in court, its also the complainant's duty not to skip hearings and cause delay, an Alipore district and sessions court said on Friday, dismissing a complaint filed against six persons by a ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Youth held for using fake birth cert in passport application

    Kolkata: A 21-year-old from Kidderpore, Badal Sahani, who applied for a passport, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly submitting a forged birth certificate. He was produced before an Alipore court on Sunday and was taken into police custody.Cops believe ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    CBI arrests hosp senior in Rs 10L bribery case

    123 Kolkata: The CBI on Saturday arrested the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital anatomy head for allegedly issuing a favourable inspection report to a private medical college in Karna-taka's Belagavi against cash.Tapan Kumar Jana, an assessor with the National ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Undergraduate admissions through centralised portal to start next wk

    12 Kolkata: Undergraduate admissions through the centralized admission portal (CAP) are set to start next week. State education minister Bratya Basu clarified on Sunday that the legal issue over reservations for OBC candidates would not impact the overall admission ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Pension not charity, it’s a legal right: Civic body draws HC ire

    12345 Kolkata: Pension is not "an act of charity" but a legal right of employees, said Calcutta HC recently, while reprimanding Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality for blaming technological lapses for a delay in releasing the pension of 148 former Group ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Man held after threat to post woman’s pics

    Kolkata: An amateur photographer was arrested by Narendrapur police on Sunday for blackmailing a woman by threatening to make their intimate photos viral on social media. The accused, identified as Partha Das from the Haltu area, met the woman ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Plaint against shopkeeper who scolded 13-year-old

    Panskura: Days after 13-year-old Krishnendu Das died by suicide after he was accused of stealing chips, the boy's family lodged a police complaint against the shopowner, Shubhankar Dikshit, who is also a civic volunteer, on Sunday.Police said a case ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Now, an EV dashboard to help motorists locate charging stations across city

    123 Kolkata: In a significant step towards transforming Kolkata's urban transport into a greener, cleaner system, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) unveiled a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) dashboard and interactive map to help city motorists easily locate charging ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    12-yr-old boy gets entangled in swing ropes while playing, dies

    Kolkata: A class VII boy playing with his brother on a makeshift swing made with ropes inside their apartment was choked to death after the rope accidentally got entangled around his neck.His parents were not at home and police ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Bypolls for Kaliaganj, 4 other assembly seats on June 19

    12 Kolkata/Krishnanagar: In a notification on Sunday, EC announced bypolls for Kaliaganj and four other assembly seats on June 19. Nominations will be accepted until June 2, scrutiny will be held on June 3, and the last date for ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Protect Bengal’s cultural identity, Bratya urges educators

    12 Kolkata: Bengal education minister Bratya Basu on Sunday stressed the need to preserve Bengal's cultural identity amid growing religious polarisation in India. Addressing the 33rd annual general meeting of All Bengal Principals' Council, he emphasised the crucial role ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    7 more Covid infections in Kol, state active case tally 10

    123 Kolkata: Kolkata has recorded at least seven Covid-19 cases in the past week. Six patients, admitted at a hospital off Bypass, are receiving treatment for Covid as well as other existing health conditions. On Sunday, TOI reported about ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Bay system likely to trigger heavy rain in city on Thurs, predicts Met

    123 Kolkata: The Met office on Sunday issued heavy rain alert for Kolkata on Thursday.According to a special bulletin from IMD, the low-pressure area may form over west-central and adjoining north Bay of Bengal around Tuesday. It has the ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    BJP MP insulted every woman, showed party’s true colours: TMC

    123 Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Sunday reacted sharply to BJP MP Ram Chander Jangra, who said those who had lost their husbands in the Pahalgam terror attack lacked the spirit of warrior women. At an event in Bhiwani to ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    TMC, Left-Cong supporters clash during Murshidabad co-op polls; 12 hurt, 8 detained

    12 Berhampore: Twelve people were injured, including Left candidate Pradip Mondal after clashes broke out between Trinamool Congress and Congress-Left supporters at Daulatabad Nishith Barani Sinha High School during a cooperative society election. The election for the Maharajpur Samabay ...

    26 May 2025 Times of India
    Meeting grandparents can never be detrimental for a child: Calcutta HC

    Calcutta HC KOLKATA: Meeting grandparents can never be detrimental for a child and should not be stopped, Calcutta High Court has observed in a dispute over visitation rights involving a teenager's estranged parents.The court directed the family court to ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Mamata skips Niti meet to protest Centre’s ‘withholding of Bengal’s dues’

    123 Kolkata: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and state finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya skipped the 10th governing council meeting of Niti Aayog in Delhi on Saturday "as a mark of protest against the deprivation of Bengal", Trinamool said.Former Bengal finance ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Best homecoming for BSF jawan Purnam Shaw in 17 yrs of service

    123 Rishra: Homecoming for Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Purnam Shaw has never been this sweet. Literally so. Sweets have been pouring in from all quarters. His mother ensured her son's favourite rasgullas were there before he arrived in ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Hawkers hem in places of worship across Kolkata

    Kolkata: After pavements, carriageways, and markets, hawkers have now turned their attention to the city's places of worship. In central Kolkata, several historical shrines — cutting across faiths — are almost invisible behind the dense sprawl of unauthorised stalls, ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Pakistan ‘vile handler of rabid dogs’: Abhishek in Japan

    Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee referred to Pakistan as "vile handlers of rabid dogs" in a strongly-worded address before the Indian diaspora in Japan on Saturday. He is in Japan as part of an all-party delegation of ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘UFO’ spotted near Indo-Bangla border

    Kolkata: An unidentified flying object (UFO) with blinking lights was sighted hovering over parts of the night sky along the India-Bangladesh border in Hasnabad, North 24-Parganas, late on Friday night, prompting serious concern from both the Border Security Force ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    People need compassion in moment of crisis: Didi

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday appreciated the efforts of TMC's five-member delegation who went to the border villages of Jammu and Kashmir to meet people affected by Pakistan shelling. "In moments of crisis, what the people need ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Cops recover 25 stolen iPhones worth 25L from Patna; 3 held

    Haringhata: A police team from Nadia's Haringhata recovered 25 stolen iPhones from Patna and apprehended three people, Additional SP Siddharth Dhapola said on Saturday.The ASP said Haringhata cops had received a complaint from technology logistics company representative Tapan Halder ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Modi, Shah visits likely next week

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP expects visits by PM Narendra Modi and Union home Minister Amit Shah next week to encourage the workers and lift their spirits, which have taken a hit since the Lok Sabha elections.There has been dissatisfaction growing ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Panch Matha Para Shyambazar

    123456 Shyambazar in north Kolkata stands as a crucial cultural intersection where heritage remains ever-present. It exists in the tea stalls, along the ghats, and within the deteriorating mansions, while contemporary cafes and delivery services operate through these same ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    IIM-C set to launch executive PhD, infra mgmt, online MBA courses

    12 Kolkata: The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta is set to launch two innovative courses: one-year specialisation in infrastructure management, reflecting India's growing need for capable leaders in this sector and the other is an executive PhD programme, which ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    New Town senior citizen loses 9L after phone theft

    123 Kolkata: An elderly New Town resident, Soumitra Mandal, alleged that Rs 9.1 lakh was siphoned off from his accounts with two nationalised banks a day after he lost his mobile phone at a village market in his ancestral ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Buses on Kolkata’s route 39 go off road after threat from autos

    12 Kolkata: Commuters faced severe disruption on Friday morning as the fleet of 60 buses on route 39 and 18 on 39A/2 went off the road following a clash with auto-rickshaw drivers near Lohapool on Rifle Range Road in ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Presi alumnus donates 20L to School of Astrophysics for infra upgrade

    123 Kolkata: An IIT-Bombay professor, a physics alumnus of the 1993 batch of Presidency College, now Presidency University, donated Rs 20 lakh to the School of Astrophysics to support academic programmes and enhance its infrastructure.The professor, who requested anonymity, ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Cov cases resurface, 15-yr-old among 2 admitted in city hosps

    123 Kolkata: Though there is no indication of any spike in Covid-19 cases in Bengal, multiple cases of the virus has surfaced after a lull. A 15-year-old boy was admitted to a hospital off EM Bypass in the latest ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Can rename Beadon St if patriot kin apply: KMC

    123 Kolkata: The Bengal govt will consider a request by the family of eminent jurist Radhabinod Pal to rename Beadon Street in his name.Pal's grandson, Sudhi Binod Pal, in a social media post, mentioned that the Bengal govt has ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Monsoon hope in Kolkata after Kerala onset, rain likely next wk

    123 Kolkata: The southwest monsoon set over Kerala on Saturday, eight days ahead of its normal arrival date, bringing hope for the monsoon rain to reach Kolkata. The Met officials, however, said early onset in Kerala did not guarantee ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata airport sees sharp decline in bird strike incidents due to improved waste management

    123 Kolkata: The number of bird strike and near-miss incidents at Kolkata airport has dropped significantly in recent months following a coordinated cleanliness initiative, airport authorities said on Saturday.The removal of multiple open garbage dumpsites and introduction of covered ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    SE Asian clearwing moth recorded for first time in India at Buxa

    123 Kolkata: A clearwing moth species first spotted in Myanmar in 2004 and later sighted in South China, Vietnam, and Malaysia has now been recorded at the Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal.This is the first record of the ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Commandos storm coach, free ‘flyers’ in anti-hijack drill

    123 Kolkata: Commandos stormed an aircraft, overpowered two hijackers and freed 25 passengers and the crew in an hour-long operation at Kolkata airport. Although the hijacking of the flight from Raipur to Guwahati and the anti-hijacking operation was an ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Docs push for HPV vax for both genders

    Kolkata: Doctors in the city stressed the importance of the HPV (Human papillomavirus) vaccine for both the genders, pointing out that the virus did not discriminate between male and female and hence, it was important to adopt this gender-neutral ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Rare clearwing moth species spotted for first time in Buxa Tiger Reserve

    KOLKATA: A clearwing moth species, previously known only from Myanmar, South China, Vietnam and Malaysia, has been recorded for the first time in India’s Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal. The moth belongs to the genus Scoliokona, which had ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Dialysis saves 8-year-old Labrador with uterine infection

    123 Kolkata: An 8-year-old female Labrador, Coco, underwent successful dialysis at a city pathology lab on Friday night after experiencing acute kidney distress with elevated creatinine levels.This marks the first such facility at a private clinic in eastern India, ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Rain drags temp down by 3°C, Met predicts more showers

    12 Kolkata: A spell of light rain — around 6.6 mm — on Friday evening pulled the mercury down by around three notches. The Met office predicted more such showers in the run-up to the expected pre-monsoon by the ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Garbage piles up on Salt Lake roads as BMC waits for hydraulic dumpers for direct disposal at Dhapa

    12 Kolkata: Heaps of household and market-generated garbage are piling up in different parts of Salt Lake, raising a stink and turning localities into an eyesore. Recently, the road leading from Tank 13 towards Anindita bus stop could not ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    South-bound flights to take longer this weekend for airspace closure over Bay

    12 Kolkata: Flights to Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru and Port Blair from Kolkata as well as return flights on these sectors on Saturday and Sunday morning will take longer due to the closure of airspace over the Bay ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Panels set up for fire safety audit, norm compliance

    123 Kolkata: State- and district-level committees had been formed to carry out fire safety audits, ensure regulatory compliance and draft safety guidelines, announced mayor and minister Firhad Hakim on Friday.The committees were set up by state chief secretary Manoj ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Three arrested for assault on Kolkata traffic cop

    Kolkata: Three men were arrested for assaulting an on-duty traffic sergeant following an altercation over drink-driving at a police checkpoint in the Muchipara area on Thursday night. The accused — Krishan Kumar Thakur, Sanjay Roy, and Sonatu Mondal — ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Carriageway repairs start on Ultadanga slip bridge

    123 Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) has started carriageway repair work of the one-way Ultadanga slip bridge over Kestopur canal, connecting VIP Road with Salt Lake.On Friday, one lane of the slip bridge was left open for ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Tea museum, selfie point plans for Darj Capital Hall restoration

    123 Darjeeling: The Darjeeling Municipality has announced comprehensive plans to restore the Capital Hall, a prominent landmark of the hill station. The initiative includes establishing a museum showcasing Darjeeling tea and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) and converting the ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    You denied child mom’s care: HC to killer hubby

    123 Kolkata: Upholding the conviction of a Siliguri man who murdered his wife three days after childbirth, Calcutta High Court on Friday held that he did not just take the life of his wife but also "deprived the newborn ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Cal HC seal on SSC protest shift, asks govt to show humane face

    123 Kolkata: Protesting teaching and non-teaching staff at Bikash Bhavan were directed by the Calcutta High Court on Friday to move to Central Park, limiting the number of protesters to 200 at a time.The state was asked to act ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    La Martiniere files appl with KMC, seeks urgent repair nod

    12 Kolkata: La Martiniere Schools submitted an urgent application to Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Friday, seeking approval for urgent repair and restoration work on their premises that are listed as Grade I heritage structures.This follows the Calcutta High Court's ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Omar thanks TMC team for ‘standing with us during these tough times’

    Kolkata: Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah on Friday thanked the Trinamool Congress delegation for being the first political party to reach out to the affected areas near the India-Pakistan border where people lost their lives, adding that they ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Panskura suicide: Angry villagers target shop owner, 4 held

    Panskura: After a 13-year-old accused of theft died by suicide on Thursday, Gosainber erupted in anger on Friday, with local villagers targeting the shop owner, who is also a civic volunteer, for allegedly assaulting the teen.Villagers ransacked Subhankar Dikshit's ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Abhishek calls for upkeep of Rash Behari Bose memorial in Tokyo

    Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee spoke to Indian ambassador in Japan Sibi George and Indian embassy officials on Friday about the upkeep of Rash Behari Bose's memorial at the Tama Cemetery in Tokyo. Banerjee, part of an all-party ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘People have right to know’: CM urges special Parl session on Pak conflict

    Kolkata: Calling on Centre to convene a special session of the Parliament to discuss the conflict with Pakistan, CM Mamata Banerjee said the people of India had "the foremost right to know... before anyone else".Banerjee, who has supported Centre ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata, 5 more Bengal districts at 'high risk' for extreme heat, says study

    KOLKATA: Kolkata is among six Bengal districts flagged as "high-risk" for extreme heat in a nationwide heat risk assessment by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). The report titled 'How Extreme Heat Is Impacting India: Assessing District-level ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Hybrids complement EVs to drive diverse powertrain demand: Study

    12 Kolkata: An HSBC Global Research on the Indian automobile market revealed that demand for multiple powertrains will persist in the country over the medium and long term. At present, the powertrain mix in India is petrol 65%, diesel ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Jawans should never be afraid: Purnam in Rishra after return from Pakistan

    RISHRA: "Nation is always first, jawans should never be afraid," said Purnam Kumar Shaw as he stepped into his Rishra home on Friday evening accompanied by family members and scores of well-wishers.The BSF jawan was taken into custody byPakistan ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Kol, 5 Bengal dists at ‘high risk’ for extreme heat: Study

    12 Kolkata: Kolkata is among six Bengal districts flagged as "high-risk" for extreme heat in a nationwide heat risk assessment by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).The report titled ‘How Extreme Heat Is Impacting India: Assessing District-level ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata's first Metro ring ready except for 366m stretch at Chingrighata

    KOLKATA: Metro Railway is eager to ring the city with the Orange, Green and Blue lines, Metro GM P Uday Kumar Reddy said on Friday. He expressed hope that the Chingrighata impasse would end soon and the last 366m ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Rain drags temperature down by 3°C in Kolkata, Met predicts more showers

    KOLKATA: A spell of light rain - around 6.6 mm - on Friday evening pulled the mercury down by around three notches. The Met office predicted more such showers in the run-up to the expected pre-monsoon by the middle ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Calcutta HC asks teachers to shift protest venue, restricts participants to 200

    Calcutta high court KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Friday directed protesting teachers and other staff of West Bengal government-run and -aided schools, who lost their jobs due to a Supreme Court ruling, to shift their protest venue ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata cops arrest ‘Bangla national’ from Topsia, seize China-made drones

    KOLKATA: Police on Thursday arrested a Topsia-based exporter for allegedly possessing an illegal Chinese-manufactured drone at his home. Parts of another drone were also discovered during the investigation, police said.According to police reports, this Topsia resident is actually a ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    At 45 kmph, Salt Lake's battery rickshaws zoom around at nearly thrice the speed of Kolkata traffic

    Battery-fitted rickshaws in Salt Lake are reaching dangerous speeds of up to 45 kmph, far exceeding Kolkata's average traffic speed KOLKATA: Battery-fitted rickshaws in Salt Lake are now touching speeds of 45 kmph, which is almost three times the ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    ZSI scientists discover rare marine nematode species on Tamil Nadu beach

    A team from the Kolkata-headquartered Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has made a scientific breakthrough with the discovery of a new species of free-living marine nematode—tiny worm-like organisms vital to ocean health—on a sandy beach in Tamil Nadu.Led by ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Drones in Kolkata sky? We did not give permission, says AAI

    Kolkata authorities are investigating the unauthorized sighting of multiple drone-like objects over the city, raising security concerns KOLKATA: Two days after a controversy erupted over the alleged spotting of several drones over Kolkata, it emerged on Thursday that permission ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Bengal anthrax scare: Isolation wards in 2 hospitals

    123 Jalpaiguri: After three people died from a possible anthrax infection in Cooch Behar's Sitai recently, the health department has set up two isolation wards in the district to treat patients with symptoms of the disease.The animal resources department ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Uproar after Suchitra Sen’s Pabna college drops her name from hostel

    Kolkata: The film fraternity in Bengal has strongly reacted to the decision of Pabna's Govt Edward College to drop Suchitra Sen's name from the newly installed nameplate of a residential hall. The legendary actress was born as Roma Dasgupta ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    2 protesting SSC teachers face 2-hour cop grilling

    123 Kolkata: Two protesting schoolteachers on Thursday morning appeared at the Bidhannagar North Police Station, where they were questioned for two hours. After the Calcutta High Court order, four teachers, including Mehboob Mandal, a prominent face of the SSC ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    TMC team meets families hit by Pak shelling in Poonch, Rajouri

    Kolkata: A five-member Trinamool Congress delegation on Thursday went to the border villages of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu & Kashmir and spoke to families affected by shelling from Pakistan.Speaking to reporters later, the party said "every citizen should ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘Panel nod must for La Martiniere civil work’

    123 Kolkata: Approval from the West Bengal Heritage Commission was mandatory before initiating any civil work on heritage buildings, said the Calcutta High Court on Thursday. The court's observations were regarding the repair and restoration plea by La Martiniere ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘When did they become weather experts?’: TMC slams BCCI, BJP over IPL final shift

    12 Kolkata: Junior Union minister and Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar's now-deleted Facebook post, which claimed that the IPL final had been shifted from the Eden Gardens not due to "weather but law and order", triggered a political row ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Airport to install no-honking signs after passenger plaints

    12 Kolkata: A video posted by a flyer on social media on honking causing noise pollution in front of the airport terminal has prompted Kolkata airport authorities to remedy the situation by launching a sensitisation campaign for motorists.No-honking signages ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    In meet with multi-party delegation, Japan reiterates support against terror

    12 Kolkata: A multi-party delegation, which included Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, met Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya on Thursday, as part of a global initiative to strengthen international support for India's fight against cross-border terrorism following the ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    District admin to blame: Sukanta on wife’s 2 voter cards

    123 Kolkata: After Trinamool Congress questioned why Bengal BJP president and junior Union minister Sukanta Majumdar's wife had two voter cards, Majumdar on Thursday said the district administration was responsible for any such error."The BDO, AERO, SDO and DM ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Masks & sanitisers back in biz in Kolkata after Covid uptick in other cities

    Kolkata: As the number of Covid cases reported in Mumbai, Chennai, and Allahabad is on the rise, the pharmacies in Kolkata have started to stock up on masks and sanitisers. City pharmacists claimed that the demand for masks has ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    15 JU guest profs threaten to go off duty

    Kolkata: Fifteen guest lecturers of Jadavpur University's history evening course have threatened to stay away from teaching, invigilation and evaluation in protest against the removal of assistant professor Debajit Dutta, also the coordinator of evening courses, from exam duties.In ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Review 5-year-old rape survivor’s custody: HC

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court directed authorities to produce a five-year-old girl—reportedly a victim of sexual assault allegedly committed by her father and currently living in a children's home—before a special court on Friday.The special court will assess her ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Passenger assaults bike-taxi rider after helmet request

    Kolkata: An app bike taxi rider, Surajit Bag, was allegedly assaulted by a passenger for being asked to wear a helmet on Wednesday night in the Sonarpur area, highlighting growing concerns about driver safety in ride-sharing services.Bag, reported that ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Cops assaulted, civic volunteer molested outside Sealdah stn

    Kolkata: Two traffic cops were physically assaulted while enforcing parking regulations outside Sealdah railway station on Wednesday, leading to the arrest of two suspects, Md Faizan and Md Rehan.A female civic volunteer on duty was also allegedly molested by ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Cannes ‘sindoor’ show leaves mark on Kolkata fashion scene

    123456 Kolkata: The bold streak of ‘sindoor' adorning the red carpet looks of actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aditi Rao Hydari at the Cannes Film Festival has significantly influenced the fashion choice of women in Kolkata. This comes at ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Bengal to use clean coal gasification at Deocha Pachami

    Kolkata: At the ICC East and Northeast Energy Conclave held in the city on Thursday, state industry minister Sashi Panja announced plans to use clean coal gasification technology to tap into the vast Deocha Pachami coal reserves.The move is ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘Mom, I didn’t steal’: Class 7 boy ends life after ‘theft’ accusation

    Panskura: A Class 7 student from Panskura died by suicide after ingesting pesticide, leaving behind a note that read, "Mom, I didn't steal."The tragic incident occurred in the Gosainber area of Panskura, East Midnapore when Krishnendu Das, a student ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
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