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  • Wheels of Wellness ride flags off from Kolkata to Ladakh for HPV awareness

    KOLKATA: The “Wheels of Wellness” project, in partnership with Wheeler Diary, was launched on Aug 22, 2026, followed by a 5,200 km motorcycle rally to raise awareness about cervical cancer and HPV vaccination from Kolkata to Ladakh and back ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Star Health settles 33,000 claims worth Rs 140 crore in Q1

    Kolkata: Star Health, one of the oldest standalone health companies, has settled 33,000 claims worth over Rs 140 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal.The company has settled more than 6 lakh claims worth over Rs 3,200 ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Dawoodi Bohras launch nat’l eye health event, 1st camp at Hwh school

    Kolkata: As poor eyesight continues to remain an overlooked barrier to classroom learning, the Dawoodi Bohra community’s philanthropic initiative Project Rise has launched a four-month school eye health programme that will screen 20,000 children across more than 30 govt ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    HC grants interim bail to CPM neta

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail till Sept 10 to CPM functionary Mohd Lahek Ali, who has been in custody for about 50 days for allegedly inciting a mob in the Baruipur rape and murder case, ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    RG Kar rape-murder case: Absconding ex-chief of Panihati Municipality Somnath Dey arrested in Bengaluru

    KOLKATA: A special team of Bengal Police arrested former Panihati Municipality chairman Somnath Dey in Bengaluru in the early hours of Thursday for his alleged role in the hurried cremation of the RG Kar rape and murder victim and ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    ‘Posto diye kumro bhaja chai’: 8-hour high-rise drama ends with youth rescued from Siliguri's BSNL tower

    SILIGURI: “Posto diye kumro bhaja chai” — a request for pumpkin fried with poppy seeds from atop a 270ft BSNL tower set off an eight-hour rescue operation in Siliguri on Wednesday night, with police deploying a drone to communicate ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Celebrating 100 years of Uttam Kumar: ‘If ever the platitude of the legend lives on made sense, it was in the case of Uttam Kumar’

    At 6pm Saturday evenings, all Calcuttans irrespective of whether they were from Allepey, Amritsar, Aizawl or Aurangabad would sit before their EC TVs to watch the feature film in Bangla. This was how a Malayali eight-year-old got acquainted with ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    1 dead, 7 injured on flooded Hwh roads

    Howrah: One man died and seven others were injured in two accidents due to waterlogging issues and pothole-riddled roads in Howrah.On Wednesday, Sahadeb Bachar (36) died after falling into rainwater accumulated on a road in Purbanhannapara under Domjur Police ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Rs 4.7k cr project to rid Hwh of waterlogging

    Howrah: The state govt will undertake a Rs 4,700-crore infrastructure project in two phases to tackle chronic waterlogging and upgrade civic facilities in Howrah and Bally ahead of the municipal elections. The first phase, estimated at Rs 470 crore, ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Half-matched bone marrow transplant at NRS

    Kolkata: Doctors at the haematology department at NRS Medical College & Hospital (NRSMCH) have conducted a successful haploidentical (half-matched 5/10) bone marrow transplant on a 32-year-old man. This time the procedure was done on patient suffering from aplastic anaemia.According ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    ‘Phones snatched, equipment smashed’: Abhishek Banerjee alleges BJP workers attacked TMC office, shares video

    KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday alleged that BJP workers attacked and vandalised the party's office on Camac Street in Kolkata in the early hours of the morning, and demanded immediate action against those ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata entrepreneur takes homegrown karaoke app into latest SUV to make journeys more fun

    KOLKATA: Kolkata: For Kolkata-born entrepreneur Randeep Bhattacharya, music was never just background sound. Growing up in a city known for its deep cultural and musical traditions, he saw singing as a shared social experience — something that belonged as ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Watch: Masked men carry TVs, printer out of Kolkata TMC office after vandalism claim

    KOLKATA: Dramatic visuals purportedly from the Trinamool Congress' Camac Street office in Kolkata showed several masked and helmeted men walking out of the premises carrying TV screens, printer and other items after an alleged early-morning attack on Thursday.The footage ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata’s oldest barowari Durga Puja runs into legal wrangle, poll, violence

    Kolkata: The fate of this year’s Bagbazar Sarbojanin Durga Puja, Kolkata’s oldest community Durga Puja in its 108th year, will be decided by Calcutta High Court after Sunday’s election to key managing committee posts ended in a tie.Voting for ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Get fire act together in 30 days, Bengal minister tells hotels

    Kolkata: State urban development & municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul on Wednesday said that govt will allow a month’s time to hotels and restaurants operating without a fire licence to apply for the same.“If any hotel or restaurant is ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Take On Silent Bullying On Campus & Beyond, Experts Urge Schools, Parents

    Kolkata: Kolkata: Sounding an alarm over silent bullying, social alienation, and increasing distress among students, Kolkata’s top school heads on Tuesday warned that schools and parents must overhaul campus vigilance.They cautioned that unaddressed emotional trauma was pushing students toward ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Kol Families Reach Nepal, Submit DNA Samples

    Kolkata: Family members of Bengal tourists missing in the Nepal flash flood visited the disaster site and several hospitals on Wednesday before submitting DNA samples to the Nepal authorities for identification.They said according to the information that was available ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Nandan Exhibition To Showcase Uttam Kumar’s BTS Stills, Ads

    Kolkata: Fans of ‘Mahanayak’ Uttam Kumar will get to experience an exhibition of film booklets, original behind-the-scenes stills, advertisements, magazines, and DVDs related to the iconic actor at a Nandan exhibition on Thursday.The exhibition has been curated by collector ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Graffiti go off JU walls in late-night whitewash drive

    Kolkata: In a midnight drive at Jadavpur University, around 20 KMC personnel entered the campus to whitewash several walls, marking the second phase of clean-up drive after university staff removed “objectionable” graffiti on Saturday.The drive followed chief minister Suvendu ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    CSIRs set to host two-day conclave

    Kolkata: The sixth edition of the RISE Conclave 2026 will be held on Sunday and Monday at Salt Lake. The two day conclave, to be organised jointly by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-CGCRI, CSIR-IICB, CSIR-CMERI and ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Higher education department defers decentralised UG admissions

    Kolkata: The state higher education department on Wednesday evening deferred the launch of a portal for the decentralized undergraduation admission, hours after announcing its opening from Thursday. After three rounds of admissions through the centralised admission portal (CAP), more ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    After dumping 123.7 mm rain on Kolkata in 24 hours, low-pressure trough moves to Madhya Pradesh

    Kolkata: A low-pressure trough crossed over to Madhya Pradesh by Wednesday morning but before moving away, the system brought 123.7 mm of rainfall to the city between Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. According to the Alipore Met office data, of ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    HC refuses ‘urgent’ SIR hearing for cop

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused an urgent SIR hearing, sought by a Bengal Police cop.“Will the department terminate you for the deletion of name (from the electoral list)? Has the department passed an order for termination? ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Revamp of Lansdowne Market: Minister Agnimitra Paul calls meet

    Kolkata: State urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul on Wednesday held a meeting to find ways to break a stalemate between some traders at Lansdowne Market and developers so that KMC could go ahead with the relocation ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Bengal UCC likely to replace 13 marriage Acts with a single law

    Kolkata: At least 13 marriage acts are likely to be replaced by a single law focusing on gender equality and religion-neutrality under Bengal’s proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC).The UCC, being drafted by a committee which will hold its first ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Waterlogging, cave-in, rally choke city; EM Bypass to Alipore worst hit

    Kolkata: Relentless rain over two days flooded several parts of the city on Wednesday, leading to jams and chaos on roads. Commuters stepping out after 11 am faced severe travel disruptions amid flooded roads, vehicle breakdowns, a cave-in and ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    KMC seals Trinamool ex-councillor office, demolishes illegal portions

    Kolkata: KMC on Monday sealed the party office of Mohammad Jasimuddin, former Trinamool councillor of Ward 39 in the Jorasanko area, and demolished an unauthorised floor above that was being used to keep party merchandise.The move was part of ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    At Balurghat, CM Suvendu Adhikari declares war on drugs

    Balurghat: Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign for a drug-free India “extremely relevant and timely”, CM Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said Bengal will send a message to the country on the state govt’s crackdown, especially against cross-border drug trafficking. ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Idols, ornaments stolen from Beleghata temple

    Kolkata: Police have launched an investigation into a midnight temple burglary in Beleghata after somebody broke into a Kali temple at Ram Krishna Naskar Lane and stole valuable ornaments, idols and other temple articles.The incident came to light after ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Camac Street billboard row: Derek questioned for over 4.5 hours by cops

    Kolkata: Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien was questioned by Kolkata Police for over four and a half hours on Wednesday in connection with the violent scuffle at the Camac Street office of party MP Abhishek Banerjee last week.On ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Malda authorities prepare to deport 37 Bangladeshi citizens arrested in Karnataka

    Malda: Thirty-seven Bangladeshi citizens, who were arrested in another state, were brought to Malda to be deported to Bangladesh. They arrived at Malda Town station from Bengaluru on Tuesday night and were transferred to a holding centre in English ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    BJP to go it alone in KMC, Hwh polls, says Samik, rules out alliance with NCPI

    Kolkata: BJP will go it alone in Kolkata and Howrah civic polls and it had no plan to share seats with any NDA partner, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said on Wednesday, virtually ruling out an alliance with NCPI. ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Jadavpur University VC’s plea to avoid personal attacks

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University VC Chiranjib Bhattacharjee appealed to all stakeholders to refrain from making personal or disparaging comments about any teacher, officer, employee, researcher, student or other member of the university, whether on campus or on social media and ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Bengal completes survey of 54.6L households for PMAY

    Kolkata: The state panchayats and rural development (P&RD) department has completed a survey of more than 54.6 lakh households across the state for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). The last date for the survey was Aug 31.This was the ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    3-hour rescue saves elephant, calf in Alipurduar

    Jalpaiguri: An adult female elephant and her calf fell into a water tank at Kumargram Tea Estate in Alipurduar’s Kumargramduar in the early hours on Wednesday. The area falls within the Buxa Tiger Reserve forest.Tea garden workers spotted the ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    Civic polls: Seat reservation draft to be published by mid-Sept, says SEC

    Kolkata: State Election Commission (SEC) has begun preparations for elections to eight civic bodies, including Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC), directing district administrations to complete the final delimitation proposals by the second week of Sept ...

    3 September 2026 Times of India
    4,000 dengue cases in state so far against 7,600 last yr, 1 death: CM

    Kolkata: While the number of dengue cases in Bengal this year is significantly less in number than the earlier years, Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday did a review meeting on dengue and other vector borne diseases at Swasthya ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Thief snatches gold chain from 75-yr-old Bansdroni woman, flees

    Kolkata: An unidentified man got down from a vehicle and snatched a gold chain from a 75-year-old woman in Bansdroni on Friday morning. The incident took place when the victim was returning from her morning walk.According to police, the ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Bengali film ‘About an Intimate Matter’ of a teacher's life goes to Busan fest

    KOLKATA: A Bengali film following the challenges of a schoolteacher, whose life was upended after her personal matters went public, has been selected for a world premiere at Busan International Film Festival. Data scientist Sandeep Kumar Paul's 'About an ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    VLCC set to add mental healthcare as new business vertical

    Kolkata: Wellness company VLCC is set to add mental healthcare as a new business vertical as it expands in Bengal, which contributes 25% of its national market share. The company plans to deepen its presence in Kolkata while moving ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Govt begins fines for littering & plastic ban violations

    Kolkata: The govt has started penalising people for spitting, littering, open urination and defecation in public along with crackdown on using banned plastic bags kicking off on Tuesday. Ward-wise civic teams that are being formed to keep tabs on ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    7 injured after Darjeeling loco shed roof collapses

    DARJEELING: At least seven people, including a contractual employee, were injured after a portion of the roof of the Darjeeling loco shed collapsed following incessant rain on Wednesday morning. This is the second time the loco shed has been ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Uttam Kumar centenary celebrations to target veterans and GenZ alike

    Kolkata: To celebrate the birth centenary of Mahanayak Uttam Kumar and weave his legendary presence into the everyday cultural rhythm of the city, the state govt’s I&CA department is organising Shatoborshe Mahanayak, a four-day programme from Sept 3 to ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    CM Suvendu Adhikari reviews impact of health schemes

    Kolkata: Within the first fortnight of its launch, Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and the Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Bima Yojana has touched the lives of 19,700 Bengal residents including 452 Bengal residents who are stationed in other states due to work. ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    'SSC job loss, divorce proceedings': What preceded Mamata Banerjee’s niece Brishti Mukherjee’s death

    SURI: The body of 28-year-old Brishti Mukherjee, a distant niece of former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, was recovered from her father’s residence in Rampurhat’s Nischintapur on Tuesday.She was found hanging from a ceiling fan with a white dhoti tied ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Waterlogging, traffic snarls make city sweat

    Kolkata: Continuous downpour on Tuesday morning led to widespread waterlogging in several parts of south Kolkata, throwing traffic out of gear during peak office hours.According to a Kolkata Municipal Corporation drainage department source, some of the worst-affected areas are ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    City logs 94 mm rain, highest 24-hour spell this monsoon

    Kolkata: A stationary low-pressure area over Gangetic Bengal and the adjoining regions triggered a relentless downpour on Tuesday, with Alipore Met office recording 93.6 mm till 11:30 am. Along with the low-pressure area that has refused to move away, ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    20 of 31 flyer experience parameters improve at city airport, shows survey

    Kolkata: The city airport has posted significant gains in passenger satisfaction for the second consecutive quarter, recording improved scores across 20 of the 31 parameters assessed in the latest quarterly survey and raising its overall satisfaction score.Passengers reported better ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Siphoned fund recovery now 40%, CP SOP for faster refund process

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police have placed the recovery and restoration of funds lost in cyber frauds at the top of their operational agenda, aiming to streamline process protocols and expedite refunds to victims across the city.During a high-level review meeting ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Suvendu flags realty fraud at consumer protection event

    Kolkata: A large number of complaints about citizens being duped while buying properties were pouring into ‘Janatar Darbar’ at the BJP party office in Salt Lake as well as the CMO grievance cell every day, said Suvendu Adhikari on ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Centre, state to assess ecological risks of Hills, says Suvendu

    Soumitra Nandi and Roshan GuptaKolkata/ DarjeelingKolkataIn the wake of the recent tragedy in Nepal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said the centre and the state would jointly undertake an early scientific assessment of the vulnerabilities of the Himalayan ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Traveller confidence takes a hit ahead of festive season

    Kolkata: A week after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal along the Tibet border, the full impact of the disaster is beginning to show for the travel industry. From the suspension of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Nepal to ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Centre, state to assess eco risks of Hills, says Suvendu

    Kolkata/Darjeeling: The Centre and the state would jointly undertake an early scientific assessment of the vulnerabilities of the Himalayan region, said chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday at the launch of a special 200-member state-level, region-specific disaster response squad, ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    CM: Criticise me, party, not country or religious belief

    Kolkata: Journalists were free to criticise the chief minister or the govt but in matters of patriotism and religious belief, they should not use any word or sentence that would weaken the country or hurt religious faith, chief minister ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata, Howrah civic polls to be completed by Dec 7: SEC

    Kolkata: The State Election Commission (SEC) will adhere to the deadline set by CM Suvendu Adhikari and complete elections to Kolkata and Howrah Municipal Corporations, along with six other civic bodies, by Dec 7.The SEC will hold the polls ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    If MP faces egg-pelting, what happens to others in rival parties: HC on harassment faced by Mahua

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed Krishnanagar police to deploy two cops for a month to protect Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra during her visits to her constituency, where she has been repeatedly pelted with stones, eggs, potatoes and ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Prominent Janmashtami event in Kolkata’s Port area turns Hindu-only after six decades

    Kolkata: One of Kolkata’s more prominent Janmashtami celebrations in Mominpore — where most of the organisers have been Muslims, making it an example of the city’s multi-cultural spirit — is set to turn into a Hindu-only affair this year.Rakesh ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Chief minister visits Presidency Jail after Aftab Ansari cell bust

    Kolkata: Days after several electronic devices, including three smartphones, were recovered from the cell of convicted terrorist Aftab Ansari, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari paid a surprise visit to Presidency Correctional Home on Tuesday.This is believed to be the first ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Relief for some, despair for most as kin seek answers

    Kolkata: A week after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal, families in Bengal whose relatives remain missing are caught between fading hope and the need for answers, while survivors who have returned to Kolkata are recounting how last-minute decisions ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    After crude, Bengal clears manganese exploration survey in Jhargram

    Kolkata: After crude oil production at Ashoknagar, Bengal looks all set for another major exploration exercise, this time for manganese in Jhargram.The state Directorate of Mines & Minerals has approved a joint reconnaissance survey by central and state agencies ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    3,829 women reported missing in Tripura in three years: CM

    Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha, who holds the home portfolio, said 3,829 women and girls had been reported missing in the state over the past three years. Of these, 3,641 had been traced or recovered, while 188 remained unaccounted ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Ex-TMC Contai unit chief held for cheating contractor

    Patashpur: Former Trinamool Congress Contai district president Pijush Kanti Panda was arrested from his Patashpur residence late Monday night for allegedly defrauding a contractor by promising work. Panda was the TMC candidate from Patashpur assembly constituency in East Midnapore.Produced ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    ‘PILs being used as weapon’: HC questions intent behind plea against Mamata

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned the maintainability of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against former chief minister Mamata Banerjee, observing that such pleas were increasingly being used as a “special tool or weapon”.A division bench of ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    JU erases Maoist graffito by students

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University has whitewashed the writing 'Remove ban on CPI (Maoist)’ that was painted on the walls of Triguna Sen auditorium on Tuesday. This comes after the higher education dept frowned upon the graffito and asked JU to ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Woman molested inside moving auto on Hazra-Kidderpore route

    Kolkata: Police have launched a probe following a complaint by a 26-year-old woman who was allegedly stalked and molested inside a moving auto-rickshaw while travelling from Hazra to Kidderpore.According to police, the primary suspect is a neighbour of the ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    FIR against Cong workers for rally clash

    Kolkata: Police have registered an FIR against several Congress workers following an “unauthorised rally” and subsequent clash with cops near Moulali crossing in central Kolkata on Aug 30.Police sources said the incident occurred around 6 pm on Monday when ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Raju Naskar re-arrested for extortion, property seizure

    Kolkata: Police have re-arrested Beleghata strongman Raju Naskar in an alleged extortion and property-grabbing case. The case follows a complaint by Arnab Dey, a resident of Abinash Chandra Banerjee Lane, who alleged that Naskar ran an organized crime syndicate ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Abhishek questioned by cops for 5.5 hrs over billboard showdown at Camac St office

    Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was questioned for five-and-a-half hours at Shakespeare Sarani police station on Tuesday following a notice linked to a violent scuffle at his 9, Camac Street office over an alleged illegal party billboard.Banerjee ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    Restrict wall graffiti to designated areas, appeals VC

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee appealed to all stakeholders not to undertake wall writing, graffiti, poster writing or similar activities indiscriminately on the walls and structures of the university and “restrict such activities to the designated spaces.”The appeal ...

    2 September 2026 Times of India
    HC focuses on ‘transformative justice’, commutes death to life

    Kolkata: Every person guilty of commission of a grave offence can undergo transformation, Calcutta High Court’s Jalpaiguri circuit bench on Aug 28 observed while setting aside the death penalty awarded by a trial court to a north Bengal man ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    State higher education department glare on Jadavpur University graffiti with ‘foreign links’

    Kolkata: The state govt has reportedly told Jadavpur University (JU) that any graffiti with “links to foreign countries”—Cuba, China, Russia—will not be encouraged and may be dealt with sternly, prompting the campus authorities to consider forming a committee to ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    West Bengal govt tightens screws on littering, open defecation

    KOLKATA: The state urban development & municipal affairs dept has put a ban on open defecation, public urination, spitting in public places, littering, illegal dumping of waste and use of banned plastic bags in all municipalities, municipal corporations and ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Mamata Banerjee's niece Bristy Mukherjee found dead at Birbhum house; cops suspect suicide

    KOLKATA: Bristy Mukherjee, the niece of Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, was found dead at her house in Birbhum on Tuesday, police said.Mukherjee was found hanging at her home, and the death ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Tripura registers 6 FIRs against Manik Sarkar over protest remarks

    Agartala: Chief minister Manik Saha on Tuesday informed Tripura assembly that six FIRs have been registered against former chief minister and CPM veteran Manik Sarkar for his alleged remarks warning of a “fierce protest” to oust the BJP-led state ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta High Court rules bail conditions can’t be punitive, grants relief to accused

    Kolkata: The object of a bail condition cannot be punitive in nature, Calcutta High Court held on Monday, granting relief to an accused whose bail condition was to not enter the complainant’s property, of which he owned a 50% ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Cops trace Delhi boy and Uttar Pradesh girl

    Kolkata: GRP rescued a 13-year-old girl, who was reported missing, from the Burdwan railway station following a coordinated multi-state operation with Uttar Pradesh police.The minor reportedly went missing from a neighbourhood under the Shalimar Garden Police Station jurisdiction in ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata, south Bengal hit by heavy rain; waterlogging disrupts traffic

    KOLKATA: Heavy rain lashed Kolkata and several districts of south Bengal on Tuesday morning as a low-pressure system over Gangetic West Bengal remained nearly stationary, causing waterlogging in low-lying areas and disrupting office-hour traffic.Kalaikunda in Paschim Medinipur recorded the ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Revive Behala airport, Bengal CM urges civil aviation minister

    Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has written to Union civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, requesting the revival and operationalisation of Behala airport.“Behala airport has a runway of 915 metres, which is adequate for operation of ATR-72 passenger ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Bengal Police job applicants protest in Kolkata, demand results

    Kolkata: Around 4,000 Bengal Police job applicants staged a protest on Monday, demanding the immediate publication of recruitment results.The candidates, who had applied for constable and sub-inspector posts, marched from Sealdah station to Esplanade despite heavy rain. They claimed ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    NRS inquiry backs appendicitis diagnosis

    Kolkata: NRS Medical College & Hospital has conducted an inquiry into the allegations of wrong surgery on a patient from Beleghata. The preliminary findings suggest investigation reports pointing to acute appendicitis for which doctors conducted the surgery.According to the ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Binpur boy, ‘adopted’ by cops for 2 years, to train as doctor at MCH

    Jhargram: Teenager Sagar Goswami, a resident of Binpur, learnt on Monday that he had secured an MBBS seat at Medical College, Kolkata — the same hospital he visits every two months for his father’s cancer treatment.His seat allotment under ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Private hospitals fear Bangla patient flow ebb, help with lodging

    Kolkata: Worried about an ebb in patient flow from Bangladesh, private hospitals in Kolkata have started seeking trip details from those travelling from the neighbouring country for treatment over the next two weeks to help them find accommodation.Help desks ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Dad, 2 others held for minor’s marriage

    Kolkata: Three people were arrested by Haridevpur Police on Sunday for their involvement in child marriage, abduction, and sexual abuse of a minor under the Pocso Act.The accused include the child’s father, her husband and her mother-in-law, said cops. ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Family reunited

    On Sunday, GRP officers at the Sainthia station rescued a stranded family —a woman and her two sons, one aged three and the other five—from Morigaon in Assam. The three inadvertently boarded a wrong train and found themselves at ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Police alert against traffic fine scam

    Kolkata: The cybercrime cell of the Kolkata Police has issued a public advisory, warning citizens against phishing with fraudsters sending vehicle owners fake traffic fine notices on WhatsApp and SMS.Authorities have cautioned citizens against clocking on unverified links or ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Govt tightens screws on littering, open defecation

    Kolkata: The state urban development & municipal affairs dept has put a ban on open defecation, public urination, spitting in public places, littering, illegal dumping of waste and use of banned plastic bags in all municipalities, municipal corporations and ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    6 days on, kin of tourists missing in Nepal start confronting reality

    Kolkata: Six days after the devastating flash flood in Nepal, families of the 37 Bengal tourists still missing in the disaster zone are getting around to confronting questions they had until now been afraid to even articulate: What if ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Darjeeling cops reach out to Tripura Police to reunite ‘trafficking victims’ with kin

    Kolkata: A joint operation by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at Panitanki in north Bengal and anti-trafficking organization Kosi Lok Manch, successfully intercepted a cross-border human trafficking attempt on August 27, rescuing six females, including four minor girls, along ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    JU students on ‘reclaim’ mission mix nationalism with resistance

    Kolkata: Students at Jadavpur University on Monday “reclaimed” campus walls by painting graffiti that mixed nationalism with resistance to beat the anti-national tag.The students drew portraits of Rabindranath Tagore, Bhagat Singh, Pritilata Waddedar and Sardar Udham Singh and wrote ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Cricketer’s bail: HC no to urgent hearing

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday declined urgent hearing of Bengal cricketer Abishek Porel, arrested for alleged rape, stating that “the allegations are serious” and asked him to move HC for bail after the lower court rejected it.His counsel ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    ‘Monk’ steals 9.5 lakh from ‘maths’, held

    Kolkata: A man posing as a monk, Palash Mondal, allegedly stole Rs 2.5 lakh along with a gold ring and a silver spoon from a monk’s room at Baishnab Math in Chetla before fleeing. He was arrested in Agarpara ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Senco Gold targets Rs 10,000 cr turnover in FY27 with expansion plans

    Kolkata: City-based jewellery retailer Senco Gold Ltd is aiming for a turnover of Rs 10,000 crore in FY27, a rise of about 25% from its revenue in the last fiscal. The company’s business strategy for the next five years, ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Makaibari Tea partners with Darjeeling small tea growers for new blended tea brand

    Kolkata: Makaibari Tea has joined hands with small tea growers (STG) of Darjeeling to market STG tea under a new brand, Makaibari Collective.The initiative to market small tea growers’ produce is the first of its kind, said Luxmi Group ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Makaibari Tea partners with Darjeeling small tea growers for new blended tea brand

    Kolkata: Makaibari Tea has joined hands with small tea growers (STG) of Darjeeling to market STG tea under a new brand, Makaibari Collective.The initiative to market small tea growers’ produce is the first of its kind, said Luxmi Group ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Cops, fire services inspect Abhishek’s Camac Street office after billboard row

    Kolkata: A joint team of Kolkata Police and Bengal Fire and Emergency Services on Monday conducted a fire safety audit and building plan inspection at 9 Camac Street, which houses the office of Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee. A separate ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    ‘Ghori, Mughals, British’: HC likens Congress Nowda office row to Delhi ‘masnad’

    Kolkata: Calcutta HC on Monday referred to the dispute over Congress’s Nowda party office as akin to the Delhi ‘masnad’, “first the Ghori dynasty, then the Sultanate, Mughals and the British.” The court refused to interfere in Congress neta ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Barun Biswas murder case: Father names ex-minister in court testimony

    Kolkata: A 92-year-old father broke down in tears in a Bongaon court on Monday while deposing as the 38th witness in the murder case of schoolteacher and anti-rape activist Barun Biswas, pleading for justice for his slain son.Jagadish Biswas ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Coop sector can open up new eco avenues, says CM

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday described the cooperative sector as an “alternative economy” and said a stronger cooperative movement could open up new opportunities in Bengal, besides empowering women. Cooperatives could attain the status of banks in the ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Coal India plans SECL, MCL IPOs by year-end

    Kolkata: Maharatna miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) plans to launch the proposed initial public offerings (IPOs) of its two largest coal-producing subsidiaries — South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) and Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) — within the current financial year, ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
    Fire at Sealdah stn eatery; licence suspended over ‘safety lapses’

    Kolkata: A fire broke out at Sealdah Food Express, also known as Rail Coach Restaurant, outside Sealdah railway station on Monday morning, sending thick smoke billowing from the eatery during the peak office rush. The blaze was brought under ...

    1 September 2026 Times of India
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