Kolkata: Members of the transgender (TG) and queer communities, and gender rights activists in West Bengal came down heavily on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 13. Various organisations ...
17 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Four Left leaders — Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, Dipsita Dhar, Minakshi Mukherjee and Kalatan Dasgupta — who were the faces of the protests in the 2024 RG Kar rape and murder case, were fielded for the assembly elections from ...
17 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Nearly a decade after a Dinhata man was convicted of immolating his wife, Calcutta HC on Monday acquitted him, discrediting the victim's dying declaration over procedural lapses such as not reading it over or explaining it to her.The ...
17 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Jadavpur University will conduct independent BTech counselling after the JEE results are published from this academic season to attract bright students and minimise administrative delays, the Executive Council (EC), the highest decision-making body of JU, decided on Sunday. ...
17 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The nor'wester season is on in the city with Kolkata's first brush with a squall on Monday night. Thunder, lighting, rain accompanied by gusty wind swept across the city, minutes after the Met office issued a red alert ...
17 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: During Ramzan, Zakaria Street off Rabindra Sarani and its surrounding lanes draw large crowds — not only for their landmarks and food stalls but also for a growing number of heritage walks that are becoming a seasonal attraction ...
17 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Jadavpur University on Sunday decided to suspend a fourth-year chemical engineering student from his ongoing eighth semester, including attending classes and appearing for exams, and has debarred him from entering campus and hostel premises following an incident of ...
17 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: A day after singer Shilajit complained of overreaction by cops who had asked him to get off the stage during a performance at Central Park in Salt Lake, Bidhannagar Police has registered a complaint against the main organiser ...
17 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Motorsports in the country is set to get a fillip after a recent meeting between sports minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) president Arindam Ghosh along with its council members Vicky ...
17 March 2026 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: Within hours of the EC announcing the poll schedule on Sunday, Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya promised Rs 3,000 per month to women under the Annapurna Yojana, apart from implementing the special package of Rs 5,700 crore for ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The CPM will move the Supreme Court against possible disenfranchisement of the voters who were put under the adjudicated list during the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll. The party, which already moved the Apex court against ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaBengal elections, post-2011, have always been keenly fought though the result may not have reflected that. But the factors at play this season make the 2026 edition very different from the 2016 and the 2021 polls, again irrespective of ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: In a major administrative reshuffle ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, the Election Commission (EC) has removed two of the state’s top bureaucrats — chief secretary Nandini Chakravorty and home secretary Jagdish Prasad Meena — citing a ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaThe three-time Bengal CM occupies a rare political space — simultaneously governing the state while embodying its most vocal opposition voice. At a time of repeated attacks on Bengali-speaking migrants, the unease surrounding EC’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: Minutes before the model code of conduct (MCC) for the assembly polls kicked in, CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday took to X to announce that her govt would pay around Rs 10,000 crore in DA arrears to its ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaSiliguri: Bengal govt appointed Syed Waquar Raza as Siliguri's new commissioner of police (CP) on Saturday replacing C Sudhakar. Raza was serving as deputy inspector general of the Jalpaiguri range. The move follows controversy over alleged protocol breach during ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The countdown has started for many young electors to experience casting votes for the first time. Till the last Assembly elections in 2021, they mostly accompanied their parents to the polling booths, where they stood outside. Now that ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: Bengal will go to the polls in two phases in April — on 23rd and 29th — the fewest in an assembly election in the state since the 2001 fight.In 2001, Bengal saw a single-phase assembly election. In ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: Bengal elections, post-2011, have always been keenly fought though the result may not have reflected that. But the factors at play this season make the 2026 edition very different from the 2016 and the 2021 polls, again irrespective ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Booth Level Officers (BLOs) across West Bengal, many of whom worked under intense pressure since Nov 4, finally expressed relief after the announcement of the polling dates. Of the nearly 80,000 BLOs engaged in the process, around 60,000 ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Within hours of the EC announcing the poll schedule on Sunday, Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya promised Rs 3,000 per month to women under the Annapurna Yojana, apart from implementing the special package of Rs 5,700 crore for ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Pradesh Congress on Sunday said that the Election Commission will snatch the right of the people to vote and contest the polls if the final supplementary list is not out before the elections. Congress leaders, who spoke to ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: After hiking Lakshmir Bhandar amount and rolling out Yuva Sathi in the 2026 vote-on-account, CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday put wind in Trinamool's sail by announcing the DA arrears payout for state employees and hiking the monthly honorariums ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaDarjeeling: First off the block, Trinamool ally Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) on Sunday announced candidates for three assembly constituencies — Darjeeling, Kurseong, and Kalimpong.The Anit Thapa-led BGPM fielded Bijoy Kumar Rai, former chairman of School Service Commission (SSC ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Five BJP workers, caught on CCTV and mobile footage pelting stones at the house of minister Shashi Panja on Saturday, were arrested on Sunday. The attack occurred when BJP supporters, en route to PM Narendra Modi's brigade rally, ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The focus is back on identity politics in the Matua heartland of Thakurnagar in Bongaon as lakhs of devotees began gathering at the Matua Thakurbari ahead of their religious festival, the "Baruni Fair", scheduled to begin on March ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Giving some relief to food businesses, including restaurants and roadside food sellers, oil marketing companies have begun releasing 25% of commercial LPG cylinders from Sunday. The decision was announced after queues for domestic cylinders reduced in the city. ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Many youngsters who are either studying or working in other states and abroad have decided to return home during election time so that they can exercise their franchise. Most of them said they had skipped casting their votes ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: An uneasy calm returned to Girish Park on Sunday, a day after a violent clash between BJP and Trinamool supporters. With dents in the door and broken window panes, the house of minister of industry and commerce, women ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Judicial scrutiny has paved the way for another set of haves and have-nots among about 60 lakh electors. The poll dates were announced on Sunday, but these electors placed under adjudication are still uncertain whether they will be ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Around 63 lakh voters across the state have been "disappointed" as they will have to shy away from polling stations for the first time in poll season ever since they began exercising their franchise. Many of these "dead" ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: A reshaped Kolkata, with a much thinner voter roll, will go to the polls this year, infusing an unpredictability rarely witnessed before.For example, Jorasanko will go to polls with the SIR shaving off 35% of its 1.9 lakh ...
16 March 2026 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: BJP leader Dilip Ghosh lashed out at West Bengal minister Shashi Panja, calling her a "drama queen" following a clash between workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata's Girish Park ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Actor-politician Mithun Chakraborty's comment about CM Mamata Banerjee at the Brigade rally ahead of PM Narendra Modi's speech drew sharp criticism from Trinamool which called Chakraborty's comment "outrageous", "irresponsible" and indicative of "toxic misogyny".Chakraborty said: "(Last time) a ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Trinamool on Saturday launched a sharp counterattack on PM Narendra Modi following his rally at the Brigade Parade Ground, accusing him of prioritising politics in Bengal, forcing people to queue up for LPGs and battle price rise.TMC MP ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaNandigram: The "epicentre" of Bengal's land movement — Nandigram — turned into a theatre of competitive mobilisation on Saturday with BJP and Trinamool vying to claim the legacy of the 2007 martyrs.Early in the morning, state leader of opposition ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Bengal Police's Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday arrested a Bangladeshi national accused of helping two prime suspects in the murder of Bangladeshi youth activist Sharif Osman Hadi illegally cross into India after the Dec 12 fatal attack ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Non-veg food items and rotis, which consume more fuel, are falling off the menu across different hostels grappling with the LPG crisis. Instead, authorities are stressing a simple vegetarian menu, boiled items, and fruits to ensure continuity of ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Bengal is set to take part in India's fourth Dawn Chorus Day, recording early morning vocalization of birds across various birding hot spots on Sunday.An initiative of Birdwatchers' Society (BWS) in association with the Bird Count India, the ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Almost 11 years after a bullet pierced a police officer at the Girish Park crossing during a political clash, street fights returned to the same north Kolkata intersection on Saturday, underlining how the city's old pre-poll turf wars ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: BJP supporters on the way to PM Narendra Modi’s Brigade rally attacked state minister Shashi Panja’s Girish Park home on Saturday as political street-fighting returned to the North Kolkata zone after a gap of more than a decade. ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Footfall remained high on Saturday across most of Kolkata's restaurants, which have been grappling to get around the LPG crisis, but waiting crowds thinned, especially at Park Street. While most resorted to multiple ‘desperate steps' to keep their ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The uncertainty over LPG cylinder supplies and a Rs 60 increase in prices, triggered by fuel disruptions, are reshaping the Ramzan routine in Kolkata. Many families are cutting back on traditional iftar spreads, simplifying suhur preparations, and planning ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The 17th Foundation Day of Sri Sri Academy, Kolkata, recently began with meditation, followed by the sacred ‘yagna', to seek the divine blessings of Goddess Saraswati.The day, Feb 21, was also dedicated as Staff Day, honouring the unsung ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim and senior Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials on Saturday made a whirlwind tour of the city, inaugurating, laying foundation stones, or visiting sites for underground water reservoirs and booster pumping stations.These reservoir-cum booster pumping stations are ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Tegharia Shikshayatan High School, a govt-aided school in the VIP area, started functioning as a co-educational English-medium school on Saturday. The ‘new' school was officially inaugurated in the presence of state education minister Bratya Basu.The school is set ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Thousands across Kolkata have been laid low by another spell of fever and sore throat, with the latter leading to a choked voice for many. With the mercury slowly climbing and occasionally sliding, the weather was ideal for ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Autorickshaw services across several routes began returning to near-normal levels on Saturday as queues at auto LPG dispensing stations shortened and panic-buying by drivers eased. Operators said the situation improved significantly compared to the past few days, when ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Booth level officers (BLOs) and their supervisors, even as the exercise of special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll was over on their part, were asked not to leave the city until the judicial scrutiny of their ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The online and phone-based LPG booking system returned to normal on Saturday after oil companies restored the Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) that crashed earlier this week due to a sudden surge in consumer calls. The restoration brought ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The gradual shift towards cleaner fuels — once seen as a major step towards improving the city's air quality — was abruptly disrupted by the ongoing LPG crisis linked to the conflict in West Asia. The shortage and ...
15 March 2026 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: The Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK) on Friday announced the establishment of the Rabindranath Tagore Centre for Climate Change and Sustainable Development, a new research and advocacy platform aimed at addressing climate challenges in eastern and northeastern ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaAmid growing concerns over fake artworks flooding the market, a Kolkata gallery has unveiled a landmark exhibition that uses advanced scientific technology to authenticate paintings by some of Bengal’s greatest artists.Chitrakoot Art Gallery has opened an exhibition of 23 ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaSiliguri/Kolkata: The Centre on Friday asked Bengal chief secretary Nandini Chakravorty to send Darjeeling district magistrate Manish Mishra and Siliguri police commissioner C Sudhakar on central deputation to Delhi by Monday for a breach in President Droupadi Murmu's protocol.The ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari met governor R N Ravi for over 30 minutes on Friday and alleged that democratic institutions in the state were under duress. He also sought action against chief secretary Nandini Chakravorty and acting ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaMalda: After 60-year-old booth-level officer (BLO) Abul Barkat died of a cardiac arrest in Malda on Friday, his family said the retired madrassa teacher had been under immense pressure ever since 579 out of 900 voters in his booth ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Even 72 hours after a Supreme Court order regarding the Special Intensive Revision in Bengal, there was little clarity on Friday on the setting up of tribunals to consider appeals from persons whose names will not be included ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on Friday took a swipe at the Narendra Modi govt ahead of the prime minister's visit, accusing the Centre of forcing people to stand in queues due to its policies."The only thing the Narendra ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: The LPG crisis has triggered a rush for alternative cooking options, bringing diesel stoves back into demand. The few shops that still sell them say they have been flooded with enquiries over the past two to three days. ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced the formation of cultural and development boards for five communities with a significant presence in Bengal.The separate boards for Munda, Kora, Dom, Kumbhakar and Sadgop communities — all of which belong to ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: PM Narendra Modi, scheduled to address a public rally at the Brigade Parade Grounds on Saturday, is likely to make a significant announcement related to security of the Siliguri Corridor, Bengal BJP sources said. Modi is also likely ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Sale of auto LPG in Kolkata has witnessed an unusual surge in the days immediately following a Rs 5 price hike, with consumption nearly tripling compared to the average daily sales recorded in Jan and Feb.According to officials ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata’s legendary sweet tooth is no longer satisfied with rosogolla and sandesh. Across the city, iconic and new-age bakeries are reshaping how we indulge our cravings, with a remarkable number of them led by women. From artisanal patisseries to ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The city's long-running underground trade in ‘kata gas' — domestic LPG siphoned from household cylinders — has taken a new turn, with operators now diverting the fuel into commercial cylinders as prices soar in the grey market.On Friday, ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: A sharp rise in auto LPG prices and persistent fuel shortage have pushed auto operators to increasingly adopt ‘kata routes' (truncated trips), leaving commuters stranded and forcing them to pay far more than usual to complete their journeys.According ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: In the past couple of days, sweets like ‘amriti', ‘jilipi', ‘kalojaam', ‘lalmohan', ‘pantua', ‘bonde', ‘darbesh', ‘mihidana', ‘sitabhog' and ‘labanga lotika' have disappeared from the racks at sweetshops. The shops are churning out more ‘rosogolla', ‘rasomalai', ‘sandesh', ‘kheer-kadam', ‘chamcham', ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The MP Birla Planetarium (MPBP) on Friday conferred the MP Birla Memorial Award on Yashwant Gupta, director of the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics at TIFR Pune.Receiving the award, Gupta recounted how a visit to the planetarium in ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK) is set to introduce a two-year master's programme in development studies, the first of its kind in eastern India, from this academic season. The initial intake capacity is 30, and the ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaHowrah: A couple was arrested on Friday for the murder of the man's 62-year-old mother in Fatikgachhi, Jagatballavpur. The woman's body was found inside a sack lying by the road on Thursday evening. The victim was identified as Sushama ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Around 40 people, residents of a dilapidated residential building at 104, Madan Mohan Burman Street, off Mahatma Gandhi Road, were trapped inside after the staircase connecting the first and second floors was allegedly razed by the new owner ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Jadavpur University, in a circular on Thursday, informed that the department of adult, continuing education and extension will cease to exist once its bifurcation into school of journalism and mass communication, and school of engineering management and continuing ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The maximum temperature rose to the season's highest in the city on Friday. From 31°C on Thursday, it surged to 33.7°C. Although it was only 0.1 notches above the normal mark, the nearly 3°C rise from Thursday made ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: BJP plans to bring 1 lakh supporters to the Brigade on Saturday, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the rally at the end of the Parivartan Yatra.Organisers requested cops to arrange parking for 2,500 buses and cars ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Pvt hospitals have started curtailing menu at their cafeterias, canteens and kitchens to get around the LPG shortage. While this affected doctors and staff at some facilities, hospitals said they needed to save LPG to continue serving patients' ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Slow-cooked delicacies that consume more fuel are fast being struck off the menu across Kolkata's restaurants grappling with the LPG crisis.Handi biryani, mutton rezala, rogan josh, gosht kaali mirch, dal makhani, and even rumali rotis have been either ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: At least nine enforcement branch officials of Kolkata Police visited 25 gas distribution centres in Kolkata all through Friday in an effort to ensure that last mile delivery — from the distribution centre to homes — is not ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: A fuel shift that took more than a decade to achieve is now partially reversing in Bengal. Faced with an acute shortage of LPG refills amid global supply disruptions, many households across the state are returning to kerosene ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: With the LPG crisis hitting the community kitchen running under Maa Canteen to feed people in need, a section of the cooperative societies entrusted to run the scheme wrote to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to bail them out ...
14 March 2026 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: The MP Birla Planetarium (MPBP) on Friday conferred the MP Birla Memorial Award on Yashwant Gupta, director of the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics at TIFR Pune.Receiving the award, Gupta recounted how a visit to the Birla Planetarium ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaMore than 150 cosplay enthusiasts gathered for a hands-on ‘Cosplay 101 Workshop’ organised by Comic Con India at Kolkata recently, offering participants an opportunity to explore the craft that goes into building a cosplay character ahead of Kolkata Comic ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: Production of Darjeeling tea may face further decline due to a shortage of industrial LPG, the Darjeeling Tea Association has warned, highlighting the risk of supply disruptions to factories in the West Bengal district.In a recent letter addressed ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKOLKATA: Temples and religious institutions across the city and in the districts are struggling to run the ‘bhog prasad’ service as the LPG crisis intensifies.The scarcity of LPG cylinders has forced the authorities to reduce the cooking activities or ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaFearless, perceptive and deeply human in her storytelling – Aparna Sen has spent decades reshaping the way Indian cinema looks at women, identity and society. From her early acting years in films like Teen Kanya to powerful performances in ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Prime minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate projects worth Rs 18,680 crore across sectors such as road infrastructure, railways, ports and shipping during his Brigade rally on Saturday, marking the finale of BJP's 5,000 km Parivartan Yatra. ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaNew Delhi: Former Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh is likely to be fielded by the party as its candidate in the assembly polls as it looks to field a mix of experienced and new faces to take on the ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaMidnapore: A 30-year-old farmer from Rangamati village in West Midnapore's Chandrakona block-I died on Wednesday night after consuming pesticide, following a dispute with his family over crop losses and debt. The deceased, Rakhal Ari, lived with his mother, wife ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The board of directors of HDFC Ergo General Insurance has approved the elevation of Parthanil Ghosh as managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. The appointment will be effective from April 16, and is subject ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kolkata, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew, Chandra Kumar Bose, alleged on X that Netaji's cap, which he had handed over to the PM, has gone missing from the Netaji Museum ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The Bengal govt has constituted the West Bengal Traders' Welfare Board (WBTWB), with the chairperson set to be the president of the Confederation of West Bengal Traders Association (CWBTA), the state's apex body of traders, chief minister Mamata ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Trinamool on Thursday attacked the Centre for lacking a contingency plan over the fuel crisis, reminding it that the "war in West Asia did not begin overnight".State finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said: "The war in West Asia escalated ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Supply of piped natural gas (PNG) will continue uninterrupted even as sudden LPG shortage hits several parts of the country, including Bengal, according to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB)Speaking at an event in New Town ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: From open-air coal tandoors to induction cookers and cooking ranges, restaurants across the city are swaying between past and future methods to get around the LPG crisis. Those serving Mughlai are moving back to coal-fuelled tandoors and expanding ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Mall authorities in Kolkata urged food and beverage (F&B) units at restaurants and food courts on their premises to reduce LPG consumption by half to ensure that the depleting stock can last over this weekend.At Acropolis Mall, the ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The full dome 3D digital theatre at Science City has been upgraded. From the traditional lamp based projection device, it has transitioned to the Christie true RGB laser light sources. The upgradation was done at Rs 6.5 crore. ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: "Bengal loves those who love Bengal" was how CM Mamata Banerjee greeted RN Ravi after he was sworn in as Bengal's 22nd governor by Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul on Thursday.After the oath ceremony, Banerjee welcomed ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioned the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) over who would bear the cost of engaging external chartered accountant firms to conduct audits in the Rose Valley Ponzi Scam, making it clear that ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: In Bhowanipore area, Partha Karchowdhury, a pool car driver, is popular as ‘hospital man.' He has gained the name for his act of kindness. He provides food to family members of the patients undergoing treatment at Chittaranjan National ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Judicial officers have so far disposed of close to 14 lakh cases, Bengal chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal said on Thursday. After attending a meeting chaired by Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court Justice Sujoy Paul, Agarwal ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: Amid the escalating LPG crisis in Bengal, the state govt and police on Thursday released dedicated emergency numbers — 033-495066101, 03335026214, and 03324874400 — to assist the public. CM Mamata Banerjee also inaugurated a 24-hour an LPG control ...
13 March 2026 Times of IndiaKolkata: A New Town resident alleged that he was duped of Rs 41 lakh by fraudsters posing as CBI officials. According to the written complaint, the man began receiving calls on March 5 from unknown persons who identified themselves ...
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