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  • Garia: 332mm; Kalighat: 280mm; Topsia: 275mm. Kolkata gets 20% of annual rainfall in one night

    Kolkata: A sudden, relentless downpour submerged Kolkata between Monday midnight and early on Tuesday morning with the city receiving around 252 mm of rainfall — almost 20% of its annual rain count of 1345.5 mm. The worst-affected areas were ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    BJP weaponising pain and spreading hate: TMC

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Tuesday reacted sharply to BJP's attack on the Bengal govt over the deaths and widespread inundation following the overnight downpour."Yesterday, Kolkata faced the fury of a rare cloudburst. Nearly 300 mm of rain fell within ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Uprooted trees add to traffic chaos

    Kolkata: Heavy rain not only flooded roads but also uprooted trees across the city, further crippling traffic on Tuesday.Central and south Kolkata were worst affected, as fallen branches blocked lanes and forced vehicles to take alternate routes. Commuters faced ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Fire at grocery store, resto in Ballygunge

    Kolkata: Two fires were reported on Tuesday following the night-long downpour. The first fire broke out at a grocery store in Mandeville Gardens around 11 am. The engines' arrival was delayed owing to waterlogging. Four fire engines eventually arrived ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Emergency ward, X-ray room flooded at hosps

    Kolkata: Hospitals in the city were not spared the waterlogging misery either. Water gushed into the emergency unit at Peerless Hospital early on Tuesday. The water could be drained out only around 10 am. Peerless Hospital CEO Sudipto Mitra ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Shah to reach Kol on Thursday, open 3 pujas on Fri

    Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to reach Kolkata on Thursday on a two-day tour. He is scheduled to inaugurate three pujas during his visit.According to Bengal BJP sources, Shah is scheduled to reach Kolkata around 11pm ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Amwoodo raises Rs 35cr to expand bamboo-based solutions biz

    Kolkata: Bamboo-based sustainable solutions innovator Amwoodo has announced that it raised $4 million (Rs 35-36 crore) in pre-series A funding from a consortium of leading investors. The round was led by Rainmatter, with participation from Adventz Group, Thinkuvate and ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Pandals marooned, 7-hourdeluge tests Kol’s puja grit

    Kolkata: The night-long torrential downpour left hundreds of Durga Puja organisers grappling with unprecedented challenges and feverishly praying for divine intervention. The heavy rain resulted in widespread flooding, damaged pandals, and inundated streets, casting a cloud over the festivities. ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Utility switches off power in S Kol zones to prevent mishaps

    Kolkata: The night-long downpour that inundated vast stretches of the city and caused eight electrocution deaths led to supply being switched off in extensive areas of south Kolkata on Tuesday morning to prevent further mishaps.Residents of Buroshibtala, Baghajatin, Paschim ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Water in tunnel hits Blue Line services for 13 hours

    Kolkata: The North-South metro corridor, Kolkata's lifeline, faced its longest disruption of 13 hours on Tuesday, as water kept flowing into the tunnels, submerging tracks continuously. Even as trains were running on the Maidan-Dakshineswar section, authorities found it safe ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Waterlogging hits Sector V physical attendance

    Kolkata: The very heavy rainfall affected large parts of Salt Lake, New Town, Sector V, and the Rajarhat Gopalpur area adjoining the city as residents, commuters, and office-goers faced huge inconvenience due to waterlogging. Large parts of Sector V, ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    8 die on waterlogged city streets in 24 hours

    Kolkata: From a hotel security guard who tried to switch off an inverter to a fruit seller trying to hold a lamp post to keep balance while cycling, a waterlogged Kolkata reported eight deaths on Tuesday. Another woman is ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    City stops in its tracks on record rain day, vans & mini trucks come to aid

    Kolkata: Torrential overnight rains that submerged large parts of the city left Kolkata's public transport system in complete disarray on Tuesday. With 16 of the city's most important roads under water, traffic slowed to a crawl, and thousands of ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Symmetry ’25: Presidency University celebrates mathematics with lectures, contests and creativity

    KOLKATA: The historic corridors of Presidency University came alive this week as the Department of Mathematics hosted its flagship annual festival, Symmetry ’25. Held on September 19, the one-day event drew nearly 260 participants—including students, faculty members, and visitors ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    4th fatal accident in New Town in a month

    Kolkata: A constable on night duty died in New Town on Sunday night after being hit by a motorcycle, allegedly driven by a 16-year-old boy without a licence. The incident marks the fourth fatal accident in the area in ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata shopping dam bursts; Puja meets GST windfall, sales triple as discounts lure buyers

    KOLKATA: Shopping hubs in the city witnessed a manic Monday powered by the dual bonanza of a price drop, brought about by the GST rate slash that took effect during the day, and special festival discounts. Shoppers with a ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Record rainfall in Kolkata: 3 electrocuted, schools closed power and metro services hit

    NEW DELHI: At least three people died in Kolkata on Tuesday morning due to electrocution as heavy overnight rains left streets waterlogged and disrupted traffic. Two fatalities were reported from Beniapukur and Khidderpore, while another occurred in Netaji Nagar, ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Rain expected today; AQI remains moderate

    Kolkata is experiencing a rainy day on , with temperatures ranging between and , accompanied by a and .The city recorded an yesterday, with high humidity levels at and mild winds at making outdoor ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    IIT-Kgp to analyse academic, physical & mental health data

    Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur is set to collect, collate, and analyse academic, physical, and mental-health engagement metrics of students, aiming at proactively identifying anomalies and enabling early intervention to monitor every student and strengthen the mental well-being support system.An official ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Consider appointing 12 VCs from ex-CJI’s list, SC tells guv

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday suggested to Governor C V Ananda Bose to consider appointing VCs to 12 state universities by choosing a name from the three in each of the 12 panels of names suggested by ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Shah to inaugurate 3 pandals in Kol on Fri

    Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Bengal on Friday to inaugurate three puja pandals in the city, including the one at Santosh Mitra Square, themed on Operation Sindoor.Shah is likely to inaugurate the Durga Puja ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Gulshan arrest: Kept promise, says CP

    Kolkata: In a significant breakthrough, Kolkata Police apprehended Md Firoz alias Mini Firoz, the prime suspect in the violent attack involving firing and bombing that rocked Gulshan Colony, Anandapur, on Sept 11. The arrest took place on Sunday evening ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    27.2L litre/day boost for water supply to Jadavpur, Santoshpur

    Kolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim on Monday inaugurated a 27.2 lakh litre/per day capacity water reservoir-cum-booster pumping station at Middle Road in Santoshpur. The facility, built at Rs 5.5 crore, will cater to Jadavpur-Santoshpur belt, where thousands still depend on ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Centre passing GST burden on states while claiming credit: Didi

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the Centre of passing the financial burden of lower GST rates on states while taking "undue credit" for it.She said the state would incur Rs 20,000 crore revenue loss due to the ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Cal HC division bench ‘no’ to Bowbazar blast accused’s release

    Kolkata: The 1993 Bowbazar blast life convict Md Khalid's early release was cancelled by a Calcutta High Court division bench on Monday after the State Review Board cast doubt on his release, which was granted by a single-judge HC ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Traffic chokes city on Devi Paksha 1st day as shoppers, revellers step out

    Kolkata: There was an indication on Sunday, and the fears began to turn true from Monday morning. Like in previous years, the first day of Devi Paksha saw slow traffic across the city throughout the day. From Taratala to ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Stand-up protest by NUJS students

    Kolkata: West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) students continued with their protest on Monday by standing in class for up to five hours a day and wearing black bands as they continue to demand VC Nirmal Kanti ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    26-yr-old dies after fall from 24th floor

    Kolkata: A 26-year-old woman, Garima Ladha, fell to her death from a luxury apartment on Canal South Road on Monday morning. Cops, prima facie, suspect it to be death by suicide.Ladha, who lived with her family in the upscale ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Bengal fin & municipal secys face contempt rule over contractor’s dues

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday issued a contempt rule against Bengal's finance secretary and municipal secretary for non-compliance of the court's order to pay Rs 80 lakh dues to a contractor working with Raiganj municipality.A division bench of ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    EC to take action against BLOs missing training

    Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) will take disciplinary action against booth-level officers (BLOs) who did not attend a training session, authorities said on Monday, after several thousand gave it a miss.The EC has been conducting training for BLOs on ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    41 & counting for record-setting East Bengal in CFL

    Kolkata: Hours after lifting the previous season's crown at home, East Bengal FC painted the CFL Premier Division in red and gold hues again, beating United Sports Club 2-1 in the championship finale on Monday and taking their record-extending ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Bikes beat cars, buses and trucks to become biggest killers on city roads

    Kolkata: Two-wheelers were the biggest killers on city roads in 2024, causing 431 deaths — 23% of all accident victims. Cars accounted for 362 deaths (19%), and buses 289 (15%). Police noted that while fatalities from buses declined for ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    From themes to ‘Bonedi Bari’ nostalgia, housing societies explore fresh ideas for puja celebrations

    Kolkata: This Durga Puja, the city's gated communities are stepping out of routine celebrations to explore fresh ideas. Some are experimenting with themes, others are recreating the nostalgia of north Kolkata's ‘Bonedi Bari' pujas while several are weaving in ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    12 states don’t give DA at central rates, Bengal govt tells SC

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt told the on Monday that at least 12 states do not provide dearness allowance (DA) to govt employees at central rates.Bengal argued that govt employees in the state are not deprived of DA; rather, ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Prof, kin in police net for Dum Dum ‘childlifting’

    Kolkata: A five-year-old girl who was reported missing from the Sinthi area near Dum Dum metro station was rescued on Monday morning from Kasba, four days after her father lodged a ‘kidnapping' case.Cops have arrested an associate professor of ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Med confusion: Clear divide between big & local retailers

    Kolkata: Small pharmacy owners and neighbourhood shops in the city, who prepare bills manually, struggled with the new GST slabs on Monday while trying to convince customers. Many of them, unsure about tax rates on old stock, offered a ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    No GST relief for customers at star category hotels in Kol

    Kolkata: The GST rejig in hotel rooms will not have much impact on the tourists. As the festive season is already on in the city and busy season for hotels will continue till March, almost 90% of the rooms ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Car showrooms see rise in bookings

    Kolkata: Car showrooms recorded a higher than usual turnout of prospective customers on Monday, with nearly all dealerships registering a spike in bookings. But, unlike shops selling white goods that saw a huge surge as prices of large TVs, ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata law college rape case: DNA samples on girl’s clothes match those of Monojit Mishra, say cops

    NEW DELHI: In their chargesheet, Kolkata Police investigating officers have claimed that DNA reports confirmed the involvement of key accused Monojit 'Mango' Mishra in the alleged rape of a student inside South Calcutta Law College.Police sources on Monday said ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: High humidity, moderate rain; AQI remains moderate

    Kolkata is set to experience on , with temperatures ranging from amid high humidity levels of . The city's air quality index stood at yesterday, falling in the category, with and being the ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    H-1B visa $100K fee spurs tech firms in Kolkata's Sector V to shift focus to remote work, India-based operations

    KOLKATA: Stung by the steep $100,000 H-1B visa fee, companies in the tech hub of Sector V, including multinational firms, are planning strategy tweaks to skirt or soften the blow by reducing short on-site visits to the USA and ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Operation Sindoor to Sholay@50: Kolkata’s many themes for a dream Durga Puja

    From to the thrashing of Bengalis in Odisha and their “deportation” to Bangladesh, and from the commercial razzmatazz of Sholay to the niche art of Ritwik Ghatak, the sheer variety of “themes” that Kolkata’s pandals are showcasing ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Book US flight tickets fast, advise travel agents

    Kolkata: Travel agents in Kolkata have urged families planning to visit relatives in the US later this year or early next year to book flight tickets promptly to avoid higher fares. The advice follows a US Presidential order on ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    1st day, 1st show: Durga Puja pandal-hopping in Kolkata starts on Mahalaya

    Kolkata: The city saw an early start to Durga Puja celebrations as revellers began queuing up outside major pandals from Mahalaya evening, even though many were not yet open to the public. Organisers said the early crowds caught them ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Bengal BJP’s Puja outreach will take Samik to Guj, Sukanta to Varanasi

    Kolkata: As part of its Puja outreach to connect with the Bengali-speaking diaspora in each state, Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya is scheduled to visit Gujarat during the festival, while Union minister Sukanta Majumdar will leave for Varanasi in ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Won’t let anyone snatch our addresses, writes Mamata

    Kolkata: There would be consequences even if one genuine Bengal voter was struck off electoral rolls deliberately, CM wrote in ‘Jago Bangla' on Sunday. "We will not let anyone snatch away our address," wrote Banerjee in her article ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Sunday road repairs across city after spells of heavy rain

    Kolkata: With the sun shining bright, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) utilised Sunday to repair damaged stretches. On Saturday, the repair work was hampered due to spells of heavy rain. The KMC roads department repaired stretches on Gariahat Road ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Goons open fire at S Kol gym, close shave for bizman-owner

    Kolkata: A real estate businessman, who also runs a gym in the Charu Market area, narrowly escaped an attack when unknown assailants opened fire inside the gym on Deshapran Sashmal Road on Mahalaya morning. Witnesses said the attackers fled ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    EC sets Bengal poll clock ticking with calendar

    Kolkata: The (EC) has released a calendar to get the ball rolling for the assembly elections in Bengal next year. Officials said the EC wants to start work on the special intensive revision (SIR) right after Durga Puja ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Sunny side up, Kolkata shoppers scramble to stalls & malls for final picks on last Sun before puja

    Kolkata: With rain giving a respite on the last Sunday before Puja—that coincided with Mahalaya—shoppers streamed into Gariahat, Hatibagan and New Market, besides malls for last-minute festive purchases. Jam-packed markets brought cheer to traders and roadside vendors. "Yesterday (Saturday), ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    MRP-stock confusion remains despite price assurance from sellers

    Kolkata: A day before GST 2.0 implementation, confusion over MRP and old vis-à-vis new stock prevailed in markets on Sunday, despite assurance of price reduction from most of the sellers. The retail outlets, ranging from grocery, apparels to electronics, ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Medicine price doubt lingers over para stores as GST cut set to take effect

    Kolkata: While medicine wholesalers and retailers have been busy making changes to billing software to factor in reduction in GST from Monday, customers will see at least 6.2% reduction in their bills. Meanwhile, neighbourhood medicine stores, depending primarily on ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Trump H-1B proclamation unsettles Bengali communities in US amidst Durga Puja preparations

    KOLKATA: US President Donald Trump's H-1B proclamation on the eve of Mahalaya has ignited a storm within Indian and NRI Bengali communities across US cities, particularly among those in the IT sector. Preparations for next weekend's (with some ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Delivery agents come to blows at Girish Park

    Kolkata: A 26-year-old delivery agent, Rahul Shaw, reported that he and his colleagues, Sahanwaj Hussian, Md Meheraj and Md Majhar, were attacked by a group led by Banti Das, another delivery agent, and his associates on Friday at Sarkar ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Warm temperatures, rain expected with AQI improves

    Kolkata's weather forecast for , indicates a warm and humid day with temperatures reaching and an . The city's air quality index measured yesterday, falling in the , while the upcoming week promises a transition to cooler ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    IIT Kharagpur PhD scholar found dead in hostel room; suicide feared

    KOLKATA/KHARAGPUR: A 27-year-old IIT Kharagpur PhD research scholar from mech-anical engineering department was found hanging in his room at B R Ambedkar Hall on Saturday. This is the fifth unnatural death on the campus this year and sixth in ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Feluda & Byomkesh bring detective magic to pandals in Kolkata

    KOLKATA: Two of Bengal's most-loved detective characters have featured in Durga Puja pandals this year. While Satyajit Ray's sleuth Feluda holds fort in the 'Sonar Kella' recreated at Ballygunge 71 Pally Baisakhi Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samity on Bondel Road, Tarun ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Rain brings Kolkata Municipal Corporation repair vans out on road

    Kolkata: A day after Mayor Firhad Hakim surveyed city roads, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) roads department on Saturday decided to press seven of its mobile road repair vans into service round the clock, fearing possible damage amid rain ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Elephant crosses over to Nepal, electrocuted

    Jalpaiguri: An adult female elephant, which recently crossed the international border to enter Nepal via Naxalbari along with a herd, was found dead on Saturday morning in a paddy field at Bahundangi village in Nepal's Jhapa district. Char marks ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    City restos red carpet-ready before first big festival weekend

    Kolkata: A big Mahalaya weekend kicked off on Friday night across city restaurants and bars with offers on food and beverages and big screens that attracted cricket fans who joined the party to watch India take on Oman in ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Kudmi stir disrupts train services across Bengal, J’khand & Odisha

    Kharagpur: At least eight trains, including Vande Bharat Express, were cancelled or short-terminated on Saturday on account of a Kudmi community agitation seeking inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list across Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand.The South Eastern Railway system ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Ode to Devi Durga: When nature’s abundance coincides with Ma’s arrival

    Aamar Nayano Bhulano Ele, Aami ki herilam hriday mele..." — Tagore's lines welcoming the Sarat (autumn) season, heralding Durga Puja, capture both nature's renewal and the anticipation of the Divine Mother's arrival. As the earth is washed clean by ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Push for Bangla, unity in CM’s festival speech

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday stressed the need to stay united and questioned why Bengalis, who are very much a part of united India, were being heckled across the states for speaking in Bengali. Banerjee chose the ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Pre-Mahalaya showers set tone for wet festive season ahead in Kolkata

    Kolkata: The city woke up to a gloomy sky and a cloud cover. But frequent spells of rain later in the day signalled the onset of a wet period on the eve of Mahalaya on Saturday. This could stretch ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Engineering univ student held for attack on juniors

    Kolkata: A final-year student of a private engineering university in Bidhannagar was arrested following allegations of assaulting two juniors studying in second year. The incident followed a disagreement and subsequent friction during the university fest.The Electronic Complex police station ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Judges distribute wheelchairs, hail social inclusion efforts

    Kolkata: Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, along with Calcutta High Court judge Justice LS Jamir and Gauhati High Court's senior judge Justice Michael Zothankhuma, attended a pre-puja social inclusion programme on Saturday. In the event was organised by ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    JU impasse continues as 3rd-yrs refuse to change hostel

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University authorities are at a loss over where to accommodate first-year boarders as 80 third-year students continue to refuse to shift from the New Boys' Hostel (NBH) to the Main Hostel. The third-year boarders have declined to ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    JU death: Cops question prof, 6 others in 48 hrs

    Kolkata: Cops investigating the death of Jadavpur University student Anamika Mondal questioned seven more persons over the past 48 hours. Among those whose statements were recorded was a professor, apart from students and security guards.This brings the total number ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Honour for achievers with the vision to light up others’ life

    Kolkata: Railway commuters at Sealdah have been following Paritosh Biswas's announcements on the public address system, guiding them to their designated platforms, for over three decades. The Eastern Railway employee never allowed his blindness to come in his professional ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Elephant crosses over to Nepal, electrocuted

    Jalpaiguri: An adult female elephant, which recently crossed the international border to enter Nepal via Naxalbari along with a herd, was found dead on Saturday morning in a paddy field at Bahundangi village in Nepal's Jhapa district. Char marks ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    NUJS students gherao VC, seek resignation

    Kolkata: More than 200 students from West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences staged a protest and gheraoed vice-chancellor Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti in his chamber till late on Saturday, demanding his resignation following a Supreme Court judgment. Chakrabarti reportedly ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    EC plans to finish Bengal SIR in 100 days

    Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) will take around 100 days to finish the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, officials said on Saturday. The poll panel intends to complete the exercise ahead of the assembly elections in Bengal ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Have faith in judiciary, says Bengal min as ED seeks custody

    Kolkata: Walking out of the special PMLA court on Saturday, Bengal minister of correctional homes Chandranath Sinha said he has faith in the judiciary after the judge heard the ED's plea to shift him to the central agency's custody. ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Afternoon rain keeps shoppers indoors, crowd city markets during evening hours

    Kolkata: Rain blues on the eve of Mahalaya kept many shoppers indoors as they cancelled their shopping plans at the last moment because of the overcast sky and downpour. This affected the business of traders and hawkers at the ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Pocso cuffs after chase in Bay of Bengal

    Kalyani: Ranaghat Police arrested a Pocso case accused, who had been on the run since last year, in a mid-sea operation, masquerading as fishermen. Biswajit, accused of abducting a 16-year-old girl, was arrested on a fishing trawler sailing in ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Cab with colonel’s son takes detour on way to school, picks up stranger

    Kolkata: A colonel in the Indian Armed Forces, who is also the mother of a 16-year-old boy, approached the office of the Commissioner of Kolkata Police and the local Hastings Police, claiming that an app-cab driver had attempted to ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Chingrighata jam: Culvert work to start after Kali Puja

    Kolkata: Construction of a culvert near Chingrighata that is needed to ease traffic congestion will start shortly after Kali Puja. The decision was taken at a meeting of district traffic safety committee on Friday.The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Pandals, Kumartuli prep to battle rain gods

    Kolkata: With the Met office warning of a wet , organisers and idol makers across the city are scrambling to shield their creations from rain clouds already forming over the Bay of Bengal. The Met dept has predicted a ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Elias Frank takes charge as new Archbishop

    Kolkata: His Holiness Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Archbishop Thomas D'Souza from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Calcutta on Saturday. This marks the end of his distinguished service as the Archbishop of Calcutta.According to Canon ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Rooftop restos at Sec V, New Town can reopen, asked to submit bonds

    Kolkata: The rooftop restaurants in Sector V and New Town that were asked to stop operations earlier this year for having grave anomalies and gross violations in building plans can reopen, strictly following the terms and conditions as mentioned ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Durga Puja in Kolkata celebrates Satyajit Ray movie 'Sonar Kella' and its lasting impact

    KOLKATA: A Durga Puja in Kolkata is celebrating auteur 's movie that not only heralded the Feluda phenomenon on celluloid, which still continues half a century later, but also transformed the fortunes of a city and catapulted an unheralded ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Festive boost: Nepal courts Indian tourists with safety assurances

    KOLKATA: Desperate to revive tourism that took a hit following the students' uprising in Kathmandu and other cities in the Himalayan country, the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) along with leading hotel and trekker's associations in the country have reached ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Rest in rhythm: CM mourns singer Zubeen

    Kolkata: Mourning singer , CM on Friday wrote on X: "My dear brother Zubeen — Rest in Rhythm! We will miss you, your mellifluous voice and your indomitable spirit. Music teaches us to fight, to heal and to ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘Cholte Cholte 40’: Kolkata's yellow ambassador taxis become mobile canvases celebrating Durga Puja

    KOLKATA: In the vibrant tapestry of Kolkata's cultural heritage, few symbols resonate as deeply as the yellow Ambassador taxi and the annual Durga Puja celebrations. This year, Ambassador cabs that are on the way to being phased out have ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    North Kolkata Durga Puja: Century-old celebration pays tribute to writer Leela Majumdar

    KOLKATA: As autumn arrives, the Kashi Bose Lane community prepares for the festival of Durga Puja, a celebration marked by joy, excitement, and large crowds. This year, the Durga Puja in Kashi Bose Lane celebrates the legacy of Leela ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata scientist-singer Medha Basu to take Indian classical music on European tour

    KOLKATA: Music’s role in human well-being is widely acknowledged, but for Medha Basu, a young scientist and Hindustani classical vocalist from Kolkata, it is also a subject of scientific inquiry. As she sets off on a month-long European tour ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Warm temperatures with rain expected; AQI improves

    is experiencing a mix of warm temperatures and rainfall on , with temperatures ranging from to and an chance of precipitation. The city's air quality from yesterday registered a moderate AQI-IN of , while today's forecast ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    An ode to writer Leela Majumdar at this century-old north Kolkata puja where reality merges with fantasy

    KOLKATA: As autumn arrives, the Kashi Bose Lane community prepares for the festival of Durga Puja, a celebration marked by joy, excitement, and large crowds. This year, the Durga Puja in Kashi Bose Lane celebrates the legacy of Leela ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    BSI opens Antarctica gallery for climate change studies

    Kolkata: The Central Botanical Laboratory of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Howrah, inaugurated its Antarctica Gallery and Phycology Laboratory. Both are set to play a crucial role in advancing climate change research and biodiversity studies. The facilities, established ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    SSC ex-chair claims Partha, Mukul ‘influenced’ appts

    Kolkata: On the first day of CBI's trial in the school jobs-for-cash scam, former School Service Commission (SSC) chairman Chittaranjan Mondal said that former education minister Partha Chatterjee and then Trinamool Congress neta tried to exert influence on ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    HC orders SEBI audit of Rose Valley assets disposal panel

    Kolkata: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered a forensic audit by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) of the alleged financial irregularities of the Rose Valley Assets Disposal Committee.The committee was set ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Nariman backs SC view on assent to bills delay

    Kolkata: Former judge Rohinton Fali Nariman, referencing the ongoing presidential reference questioning the court's authority to impose deadlines for the governor and President regarding assent to bills, reiterated the apex court's view that delaying bills passed by the ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Bengal to see Rs 49,000 crore investments across sectors: MCCI prez

    Kolkata: Bengal will see investments worth Rs 49,000 crore from member firms of Merchants' Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) across industries including steel, power, engineering, animal feed and stationary, said MCCI president Amit Saraogi on Friday. Saraogi was ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    CM to open first pandals today, cops focus on traffic

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will flag off Durga Puja 2025 on Saturday with the inauguration of two of the city's biggest crowd-pullers — Tala Prottoy in north Kolkata and Sreebhumi Sporting in Lake Town.While both pandals will remain ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    RS virus infection on the rise among kids, some requiring respiratory support in Kolkata: Docs

    Kolkata: A highly contagious respiratory virus is sending an increasing number of children to the sick bay. The onslaught of Respiratory syncytial (RS) virus is common in autumn and winter. But doctors across city hospitals have been finding ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    EC delists GNLF, 11 other parties over not contesting elections

    Kolkata/Darjeeling: Four-and-a-half decades after Subhas Ghising formed the Gorkha National Liberation Front, the Election Commission on Friday delisted it and 11 other registered unrecognised political parties in Bengal for not contesting polls for the past six years.Centred on the ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Has the city by Ganga lost its taste for Padma-r ilish? Doubt after tepid welcome

    Kolkata: The exorbitant price of Bangladeshi hilsa has dampened the initial exuberance that greeted its arrival and left importers in a dilemma about whether they should get more stock from across the border or press the pause button.After the ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Mitra counters FM on Bengal’s tax share surge remark

    Kolkata: Responding to Union finance minister 's remark that the Centre's tax devolution to Bengal had gone up 291% between 2014 and 2024 from the previous 10 years, principal chief advisor to CM Mamata Banerjee, Amit Mitra, said the ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Suicide after ‘torment’

    Howrah: An engineer from Jagatballavpur in Howrah, Rakesh Chanda (33), died by suicide on Thursday after he left a video message, pleading with a person not to harass his mother and sister". In the video, Chanda said, "I borrowed ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    HS centre in-charge removed after ‘spl treatment’ to MLA son

    Behrampore: The state HS council has removed the principal of Laskarpur Baliaghati High School following complaints that Shamsherganj Trinamool MLA Amirul Islam's son received "special treatment" as he appeared for the HS physics paper on Sept 12. Principal Md ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
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