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  • SRFTI film on Nigerian footballer selected for Cannes festival

    1234 Kolkata: A short film from SRFTI featuring a 23-year-old Nigerian footballer, who came to play seven-side games in the city and ended up being an actor, was officially selected for the 78th Festival de Cannes 2025 in the ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Malda TMC neta murder main accused arrested from Katihar

    Malda: The main accused in the Jan 2 murder of Trinamool's Malda vice-president Dulal Sarkar was finally arrested on Friday morning. Krishna Rajak, alias Rohan, was held from Bihar's Katihar after being on the run for nearly four months.Police ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    FIR after FB video shows horse, hitched to carriage, collapsing on road

    Kolkata: A first information report (FIR) was registered at Bhowanipore police station after a disturbing video surfaced on social media showing one of two horses hitched to a carriage collapse on the road.DC (south) Priyobrata Roy said the case, ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    FIR after FB video shows horse, hitched to carriage, collapsing on road

    Kolkata: A first information report (FIR) was registered at Bhowanipore police station after a disturbing video surfaced on social media showing one of two horses hitched to a carriage collapse on the road.DC (south) Priyobrata Roy said the case, ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Lookout notice issued against American Center attack mastermind Amir Reza Khan in hotel extortion case

    Kolkata: A city court on Friday issued a lookout notice against American Center attack mastermind Amir Reza Khan in an alleged case of extortion. The owner of a south Kolkata five-star hotel had received an Rs 40-crore extortion call ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata to boost deceased organ donation through new retrieval centers and collaboration

    1234 Kolkata: In a move to boost deceased organ donation, the state health department plans to set up NTORC (non-transplant organ retrieval centre) in all the govt-run 24 medical colleges. The health department is also considering a periodical audit ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    No rally on Pahalgam attack for a week: HC

    Kolkata: No rallies are allowed on the Pahalgam attack for one week, the Calcutta High Court reiterated while denying permission to Kalighat Bahumukhi Seva Samiti to conduct a protest rally from Rashbehari crossing to Triangular Park on Friday evening.Justice ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata police reminded to follow body camera sop after bansdroni incident

    Kolkata: Lalbazar has once again instructed traffic police officers and all police stations to properly use body cameras. Additionally, the force has been reminded of the ten-point Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) created by Kolkata Police last year regarding the ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Hawala trader arrested in kolkata for managing finances of fake call centres

    123 Kolkata: The detective department of Kolkata Police recovered around 8 lakh and arrested a hawala trader-cum-call centre operator who was managing the finances of two fake call centres in south Kolkata. The cops also seized around 70 g ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Man hacks wife to death in Kasba housing parking lot over ‘affair’

    Kolkata: Residents of a housing complex in Kasba were left in shock on Thursday afternoon after a 33-year-old woman was attacked with a chopper and slashed repeatedly at the parking lot. The incident was reported from the Shivasa Apartment ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Tourism industry stands united against terror, loss of life & livelihood in Kashmir

    Kolkata: Various industry bodies in the travel trade sector in Kolkata joined hands to condemn Tuesday's terrorist attack in Kashmir. They marched in central Kolkata to express support for the families of over two dozen tourists who lost their ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata developers partner to build elderly-friendly communities with Bengaluru-based firm

    KOLKATA: Real estate developers in Kolkata have partnered with a Bengaluru-based firm that focuses on developing senior living communities. Two developers in Kolkata — Srijan Realty and Merlin Group — have already collaborated with Primus to promote multi-generational living.Primus ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Relief vs trauma on 1st flight bringing Bengal tourists back from Kashmir

    Kolkata: When passengers boarded the IndiGo flight to Kolkata at the Srinagar airport on Wednesday evening, the sense of fear and anger was palpable in the aircraft cabin. Three hours later, when the plane touched down in Kolkata at ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata airport aces service quality test, jumps 15 places on global list

    Kolkata: In a significant stride towards regaining pre-pandemic glory, Kolkata airport has achieved its highest quarterly ranking since Covid-19 disrupted global travel. According to the latest Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey by the Airports Council International (ACI), the city ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Bengal tourists change travel plans, scamper to leave Valley

    12 Kolkata/Kharagpur/Arambagh: What began as a dream vacation for many tourists from Bengal, ended up being a harrowing ordeal.Twelve Bengali tourists from Ashoknagar — members of four families — set out for Kashmir earlier this month. The five men ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Carnage evokes deja vu for Kol Kashmiri Pandits

    Kolkata: Educational advancement, coupled with local unity, was essential to transform the situation in the Valley, pointed out Kashmiri Pandits in Kolkata, as they relived the horrors they faced back in Kashmir decades ago.The Pahalgam killings have revived the ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Dad promised to take us to Florida, says Bitan’s son

    Kolkata: Three-and-a-half-year-old Hridaan has constantly been looking for his father, Bitan Adhikari (40), little knowing that he had lost him to a terrorist attack in Baisaran Valley two days ago. "My father promised to take us with him to ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata remembers people’s Pope at spl service, mourns Pahalgam loss

    123 Kolkata: Religious figures and people from diverse faiths came together at the Church of Christ the King to honour the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack during a memorial service held in memory of Pope Francis, who passed ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Kabaddi turns a defence against gender violence

    Kolkata: Defying social stigma often linked to women in sports, Niaz Banu is one among 4,000 adolescent girls in the state who have turned to playing kabaddi and become self-efficient in ensuring personal safety.Much like Banu, kabaddi also changed ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Mutual funds best choice for retail investment: BSE chief

    Kolkata: Retail investors without technical knowhow of the equity market should consider mutual funds as the best option, said S Ramamurthy, CEO and MD of BSE, at an interaction with members of Calcutta Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. Stressing ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    TMC backs govt action but asks security & intel lapse questions

    Kolkata: Asking hard questions on security and intelligence lapses following the Pahalgam massacre, Trinamool said at Thursday's all-party meeting in Delhi that while it supported govt in its fight against terrorism, Centre must introspect on what led to the ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Kol-based mobile games startup to get Rs 1.2cr from Krafton

    Sarthak.G: A city-based mobile games startup has been selected for the Krafton India Gaming Incubator (KIGI) and will receive up to Rs1.2 crore in financial support and technical assistance for one year. Krafton, a South Korean mobile games provider, ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Digital PET-CT for cancer patients comes to Kolkata

    Kolkata: The first digital positron emission tomography (PET)-CT scan facility that will restrict radiation exposure and reduce scan time from 30 to 5 minutes is all set to come to the city. This latest technology is useful for cancer ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    FIR filed in Red Road accident

    Kolkata: The driver of the car that was hit by an electric car recently at the Red Road-Mayo Road crossing lodged an FIR in connection with the accident at Maidan Police Station.According to the complainant and the CCTV footage, ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Provide wheelchairs to patients with rare diseases’

    123 Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday took exception to the state's inability to provide mechanised wheelchairs and at least three ICU beds for treatment of patients suffering from rare diseases at the Police Hospital. Patients with rare diseases ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Segregation of civic bodies: HC trashes PIL

    123 Kolkata: Refusing to direct authorities to take a policy decision, Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking the segregation of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) from Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality for the betterment of Bidhannagar residents."It is evidently clear ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Tainted’ vs ‘untainted’ at stir site over classification

    123 Kolkata: A group of teachers started a sit-in demonstration outside the School Service Commission office on Thursday, contesting their exclusion from the list and raising concerns about OMR disputes. They positioned themselves adjacent to an existing protest that ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Teachers from the 2016 state level selection test panel return amid confusion over final list

    123 Kolkata: Teachers from the 2016 state-level selection test panel started returning to school as clear instructions from the school education department were sent to the schools, along with the list of 'untainted' teachers' names. However, there is still ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Bengal cops warn against fake profiles spreading communal hatred

    Kolkata: Bengal Police has warned citizens to be wary of fake social media profiles, claiming to be from Murshidabad residents, making provocative and anti-national statements to spread communal hatred.Sources said while 1,093 accounts were deactivated until almost a week ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Suvendu’s social media ‘alert’ to police proves to be a dud

    12 Baruipur: A social media post by Bengal leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday, alerting West Bengal Police and NIA of the "presence of two Kashmiri individuals" at a Baruipur address who had installed "Nanobeam 2AC high-performance wireless ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Politics takes centrestage before Pahalgam tears dry

    Kolkata: Even before tears from the Pahalgam terror attacks were wiped away, politics took centre stage in Bengal. On Wednesday night, state leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari went to Dumdum airport to meet the family of the bereaved. Adhikari ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Armed gang intercepted by kolkata police on basanti highway with weapons and crime plans

    Dwaipayan.GhoshKolkata: Eight armed men, carrying a large cache of arms, were nabbed on the Basanti Highway close to Anandapur in East Kolkata by a large Kolkata Police force. The operation involved men from its Special Task Force (STF) and ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    SUCI marks 78th anniv at Shaheed Minar

    Kolkata: SUCI observed its 78th anniversary on Thursday with an event at the Shaheed Minar grounds. The key speaker was party general secretary Provash Ghosh, and the programme was presided over by central committee member Manab Bera. A press ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Homecoming hurdle: Flight fares skyrocket, all seats booked till Fri

    Kolkata: No seat was available on any direct flight between Srinagar and Kolkata until Friday, as panic-stricken tourists were anxious to rush home after the terror attack in Pahalgam. As a double whammy, flight fares skyrocketed, forcing tourists to ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    National Library of India (NLI) celebrates 'World Book Day' with books, films & young minds

    The National Library of India (NLI) marked World Book Day with diverse events promoting reading and books' societal impact KOLKATA: The National Library of India (NLI) celebrated World Book Day on Wednesday with a vibrant mix of events aimed ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Is it safe to travel to India?’ Tour agents field jittery calls from abroad

    Kolkata: The terror attack in Kashmir on Tuesday will impact tourism not just in the Valley, but the gunshots will reverberate far and wide, scaring off inbound tourists scheduled to visit Kolkata, Darjeeling, and other popular destinations in Rajasthan ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Salary cleared for 15,403 untainted school teachers

    Kolkata: Altogether 15,403 untainted teachers at state schools are eligible to continue their services following the Supreme Court order. The figure was mentioned in a district-wise list that was on Wednesday circulated from the school district inspector's office to ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Where is Papa? A child's question echoes in aftermath of Pahalgam terror attack

    KOLKATA: Each time her little boy wakes up from sleep, his voice trembles with the same haunting questions-"Where is Papa? Did he go somewhere?" His mother has no answers. All she can offer are tears as her son's words ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    First train brings tourists back to Kolkata from terror zone

    Kolkata: A wave of mixed emotions swept through Kolkata railway station on Wednesday evening as passengers of the Jammu Tawi Express disembarked, returning home from Kashmir hours after a terror attack rocked Pahalgam on Tuesday. Though these tourists had ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    State help desk at Del airport for kin of victims

    Kolkata: The state govt on Wednesday operated a help desk and posted senior officials at the Delhi airport to ensure smooth return of those who lost their family members in the Pahalgam terror attack. The Bengal Cabinet has also ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Met couple, who became face of carnage, a day ago’

    Krishnagore: For newlyweds Sudipta Das, a photographer, and his dentist wife Debasruti, the honeymoon trip to Pahalgam is not one they will forget in a lifetime. The couple in their 30s met Navy Lieutenant Vinay Narwal and his wife ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Desi tourists look for cool-clime alternatives in Darj, Himachal

    Kolkata: Kashmir's loss can be a significant gain for Darjeeling in Bengal, and other spots in Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Uttarakhand, as tourists are rushing to cancel their summer trips for Kashmir planned next month. Travel agents said while ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    At 38.2°C & 29.2°C, max & min hit yearly high, Kol braces for heat spell

    Kolkata: The city was left scorched on a humid and warm Wednesday, during which the maximum temperature soared to 38.2°C – the highest recorded this year so far. The warm spell could continue, and the mercury could rise further ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Mayor prods KMC to issue mutation certs within 15 days

    Kolkata: In an endeavour to expedite the issuance of mutation certificates, mayor Firhad Hakim on Wednesday asked the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) assessment department officials to release all mutation certificates within 15 days of receipt of applications. If any ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    46 hrs on, SSC chairman allowed to leave office

    Kolkata: The School Service Commission chairperson, Siddhartha Majumder, was allowed to leaved his office on Wednesday after 46 hours. The demonstration in front of Acharya Sadan in Salt Lake, however, continued.Protesting teachers stated that their movement would continue even ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Cop lens on man pushing trolley bag

    Kolkata: Cops probing into the murder of a woman whose body was found in a trolley bag in Baguiati on Tuesday have come across CCTV footage that shows a person pushing a trolley towards the abandoned place. Two motorcycles ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    SRFTI gets deemed univ tag, to offer degrees, research on film-making

    Kolkata: Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) and the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) were notified as institutions deemed to be universities under a distinct category, announced the education ministry on X on Wednesday. SRFTI director ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Missed death by whisker: Bengal families still in terror trauma

    123456 Kolkata: Monirul Islam and his wife Hamida Begum from Salt Lake had got late on Tuesday morning before setting off for their drive to Baisaran Valley, apparently because she took some time to get ready. Monirul was initially ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    HC lets Adhikari visit Murshidabad, with riders

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday allowed leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari to go to violence-affected areas in Murshidabad on giving intimation to the state administration 24 hours ahead of his visit.A division bench of justices Soumen Sen and ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Fort Fit Foods to open 2 new factories in Hwh

    123 Kolkata: Food processing company Fort Fit Foods is set to establish two new manufacturing units at Sugandha and Bagnan in Howrah in the next eight months, with an investment of around Rs 15 crore. The company will produce ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    #UnitedAgainstTerror, #NotInMyName: Muslim youths stand against attack

    Kolkata: Muslims in Kolkata have taken to social media to unequivocally reject violence and condemn terrorism and the killings of tourists. At the same time, they have been fielding unfair stereotyping and responding to negative comments with reason and ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Stranded visitors struggle as prices spike after attack

    1234 Krishnanagar/Kolkata: Tourists, who had flocked to Kashmir to admire its beauty, are now impatient to return home, being confined to hotels and in constant fear. Moreover, prices spiked overnight as Srinagar wore a bandh-like look in the aftermath ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Group on way to Pahalgam gets news, aborts plan

    Kolkata: Sahanaz P Ahmed, a dentist from Rajarhat, who is on a holiday in Kashmir with a group, had already left for Pahalmagm, when she received a call from a relative, alerting her about the terror attack."The call got ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Pahalgam terror attack: Tourists back from valley thank their luck for near-miss, others wait & watch

    KOLKATA: The terror attack at Pahalgam's Baisaran Valley, popularly known as the ‘Switzerland of India', was a black day for the Indian tourism sector, travel trade industry officials told TOI, citing the unprecedented attack that targeted tourists, killing at ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Five more held for Murshidabad violence, arrests reach 307

    123 Kolkata/Jangipur: Five more people were arrested on Wednesday on charges of rioting in connection with the violence in Murshidabad earlier this month. One among them, said the SIT probing the cases, was found to have links in both ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Youth killed, protesters clash with cops in Malda

    123 Malda: Tension erupted in Malda's English Bazaar on Wednesday after the murder of a youth a day earlier. Roads were blocked for hours and protesters clashed with cops.About a fortnight ago, the villagers of Sekendarpur decided to keep ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    TV, home theatre, iPhone cleaned out

    Kolkata: A family living in a complex at Sullangari under New Town police station returned home from a week-long trip to discover their LED TV, home theatre and Apple iPhone, worth Rs 2 lakh, missing. The complaint was lodged ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Suraksha diagnostics to invest Rs 70cr for 20 new centres

    Kolkata: Suraksha Diagnostics Ltd, an integrated diagnostics chain in eastern India, is planning to invest around Rs 70 crore to open 20 new centres in Bengal, Tripura, Shillong and Guwahati. Out of these, 10-12 centres would come up this ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Provokers don’t pay salary, go back to work, CM Mamata Banerjee urges sacked Bengal teachers to end SSC headquarters seige

    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA/GOALTORE: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asked protesting teachers to end their siege of the SSC headquarters and immediately return to school duty, asking them not to be swayed by provocateurs who ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Howrah Div turns 100, celebrates 171st anniv of eastern India’s first train run

    Kolkata: As the Howrah Division enters its centenary year in 2025, Eastern Railway is set to celebrate not just 100 years of the division's formation, but also 171 years of uninterrupted rail service from the iconic Howrah station — ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    7 examinees from Bengal shine on UPSC merit list

    123456 Kolkata/Siliguri: At least seven Bengal candidates have made it on the UPSC merit list, which was declared on Tuesday.CM Mamata Banerjee, in a post on X congratulating the state toppers, mentioned that Meghna Chakrabarty (AIR 79), Sahars Kumar ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    At 29.1°C, city records highest minimum temp this summer

    Kolkata: As the mercury continues with its upward run, the nights are becoming as uncomfortable as the days in Kolkata and its suburbs. In fact, on Tuesday, the Alipore Met office recorded the highest minimum temperature — 29.1°C, which ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Construction, decimation of green cover turning Kol into urban heat island: Study

    123 Kolkata: The soaring summer heat is linked to shrinking green cover and rising built-up areas, according to a report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Summers in Kolkata are becoming increasingly unbearable, not just because of ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Hawkers smother CBD, pose fire risk

    1234 Kolkata: The fire that claimed two lives in Pathuriaghata on Monday once again exposed the vulnerability of Kolkata's Central Business District to fire hazards due to rampant encroachment and poor enforcement of safety norms.Monday's incident follows closely on ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Tea growers urge action against fake Indian exports, seek fair pricing

    Kolkata: The Indian Tea Association and small tea growers have raised concerns over massive import of tea into the country.During a stakeholder meeting at the Tea Board head office in the city on Tuesday, the ITA and Confederation of ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Supporter collapses during Didi’s speech, taken to hosp in CM’s car

    Kolkata/Goaltore: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee cut short her speech at an administrative programme in Goaltore on Tuesday after one of her supporters collapsed in the extreme heat. After noticing that Matiur Mondal, a member of a martyr's family from ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Arrests reach 302 as cops probe key suspects, arson cases

    Kolkata: The arrest tally in the ongoing crackdown on the Murshidabad violence reached 302 on Tuesday as Bengal cops intensified the search for players who masterminded the violence in Shamsherganj and Suti.Among the four fresh arrests during the day, ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    In Dhuliyan, CCTVs were ‘selectively damaged’

    12 Dhuliyan: One of the biggest casualties during the recent Dhuliyan strife was local CCTV cameras that were selectively targeted, broken and their electrical wiring damaged.As the violence raged from April 11, killing three persons and leaving hundreds homeless, ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Provokers don’t pay salary, go back to work: CM to teachers

    Kolkata/Goaltore: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asked protesting teachers to end their siege of the SSC headquarters and immediately return to school duty, asking them not to be swayed by provocateurs who didn't pay them their salaries. ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Kashmir hols turn fatal for US-based techie on annual summer visit to Kol

    Kolkata: A 40-year-old Kolkata techie, a resident of Florida, US, for about a decade, was among the 28 tourists massacred in Tuesday's terror attack in Pahalgam. Bitan Adhikary had come to his home town on April 8 with his ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Kol cop latest victim of digital arrest, loses Rs 17L

    Kolkata: A Kolkata Police sub-inspector, posted in one of the armed battalions of the force, was held under ‘digital arrest' for two-and-a-half-months and coerced into paying Rs 17.6 lakh to fraudsters who posed as officials from telecom regulator TRAI. ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    HC finds merit in custodial torture plaint by activists

    123 Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday found merit in a custodial torture complaint filed by female activists picked up by West Midnapore Police from in front of Vidyasagar University on March 3. "It was found in the report ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Mamata to visit violence-hit Murshidabad spots in May

    123 Kolkata/Goaltore: CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she would visit troubled areas in Murshidabad in the first week of May to evaluate the situation, while holding "outsiders" responsible for the violence that erupted over amendments to the waqf ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    New town techie files cyber complaint over unauthorized companies linked to provident fund account

    Kolkata: A software professional residing in New Town filed a complaint with the Cyber Crime Police Station in Bidhannagar after discovering multiple unauthorized companies linked to his Employees' Provident Fund (EPFO) account. This raised serious concerns about potential misuse ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Petition in HC for April 30 Sanatani meet under cloud

    Kolkata: A petition by Ramesh Chandra Bera seeking Calcutta High Court's permission to hold a Maha Sanatani Dharma Sammelan at Contai on April 30 — the same day the CM is scheduled to inaugurate the Jagannath temple in Digha ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    HC finds merit in custodial torture plaint by student activists

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday found merit in a custodial torture complaint filed by female activists picked up by West Midnapore Police from in front of Vidyasagar University on March 3."It was found in the report submitted by ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    CPM ‘learning from people’ to stage Bengal comeback: Baby

    123 Kolkata: CPM was "learning from people" and "listening to their criticism" to rebuild itself in order to stage a "significant comeback" in Bengal, party general secretary MA Baby said on Tuesday.Baby, who was present at CPM's two-day state ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Police register case against middleman for government job scam in kolkata

    123 Kolkata: The Shakespeare Sarani PS has lodged an FIR against a middleman for allegedly orchestrating a govt job scam that defrauded an aspiring teacher, Zahir Sheikh (34) from Mothabari in Malda, of Rs 1,55,000 in 2019. The accused, ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    KP closes ASI for slapping biker over DigiLocker docus

    123 Kolkata: Assistant sub inspector Aminur Rehman, posted with Bansdroni police station, who allegedly slapped an app bike rider while trying to issue a challan to him during a routine check, has been suspended till the inquiry against him ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Salary lists’ reach schools, teachers’ siege continues at SSC HQ for 36 hrs

    123 Kolkata: The school education department on Tuesday afternoon sent an order to the district inspectors (DI) stating that teachers appointed from the 2016 recruitment panel can continue their services in school until the completion of the fresh recruitment ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Traffic takes a hit as heart of city goes through another workday rally blockage

    123 Kolkata: Traffic was hit in a major portion of central Kolkata on Tuesday afternoon following several rallies that were organised in the heart of the city — a couple of them linked to the SSC protest and two ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Mamata unveils twin gates to honour Vidyasagar’s legacy in Birsingha

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the Barnaparichay Gate at Chandrakona Road, alongside the Birsingha Gate and art wall at Birsingha village on Tuesday. These installations aim to establish Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's birthplace in Ghatal, West Midnapore, as ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Special exhibition on B.R. Ambedkar opens at National Library of India to mark His 134th birth anniversary

    A special book exhibition celebrating the 134th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Bhim Rao Ramji Ambedkar was inaugurated at the National Library of India. The exhibition paid tribute to the life, legacy, and literary contributions of the chief architect ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    ZSI researchers discover 2 new spider species and 2 new national records in Northeast India

    In a significant discovery, scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), headquartered in Kolkata, have documented four significant spider species from the biodiversity-rich northeastern region of India. The findings include the identification of two previously unknown species and ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    Son & daughter-in-law ‘assault’ sr citizen mom

    Kolkata: An elderly woman, residing at the ESI quarters in Salt Lake, filed a complaint of attempted murder and assault against her son and daughter-in-law. She alleged that they attempted to strangle her. According to the complainant, she was ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Extortionists’ thrash govt project workers

    Kolkata: At least three workers, who have been engaged in the construction of a multipurpose cold storage and horticulture centre near Krishak Bazar at Chowbhaga in Anandapur, sustained injures after being allegedly assaulted by some extortionists over the last ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    Burrabazar: A tinderbox with no heed to norms

    Kolkata: The blaze at 65/A Pathuriaghata Street has once again highlighted the blatant disregard for fire safety norms in Burrabazar, the city's business district. This incident is yet another warning sign ignored in Kolkata's oldest and most congested commercial-cum-residential ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    'Is janam mein Bengal nahi jeet sakti': Bihar MP Pappu Yadav says ‘only President’s rule can help BJP where it can’t win

    PATNA: Independent MP from Purnia, Pappu Yadav, asserted on Tuesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party lacks the capability to secure electoral victories independently in India. He further stated that the BJP would be unable to pose a significant challenge ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata horror: Woman's body found in suitcase in Baguiati

    KOLKATA: Police found a woman's body inside an abandoned suitcase near a drain near Kolkata's Baguiati police station on Tuesday morning. "The body has been sent for post-mortem examination. Her identity is yet to be ascertained," a police officer ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    Return to work, govt will protect your salaries, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee tells protesting teachers

    NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday appealed to protesting teachers, who have been demonstrating against the cancellation of their appointments, to return to work. She assured them that the state government would safeguard their salaries.Addressing ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee slams anti-state propaganda, stresses harmony for development

    SALBONI (WEST MIDNAPORE): CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the barrage of negative propaganda against Bengal, showcasing the 1,600-MW JSW power plant in Salboni and stressing the importance of unity and harmony in development.“The synergy committee that we have ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    Murshidabad violence: Atmosphere of fear persists even today, says NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar

    NEW DELHI: NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has voiced serious concerns regarding the recent violent incidents in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, noting that residents continue to experience a pervasive sense of fear."The situation in Murshidabad is very bad. Large-scale communal ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    Guv in hosp after chest pain, docs detect heart blockage

    Kolkata: Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose was admitted to Command Hospital in Kolkata on Monday after he complained of chest pain. After undergoing a few tests, including angiography, doctors detected a significant blockage in the heart, which sources ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    Grandpa burns pregnant woman, brother to death

    123 Kolkata: A 19-year-old pregnant woman and her seven-year-old brother died after they were set ablaze at their residence at Sree Colony in Netaji Nagar, police said on Tuesday. The incident was reported on April 10 around 12.15 pm, ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    IIT-Kharagpur student found hanging in hostel room, 3rd campus death in 10 months

    KOLKATA/KHARAGPUR: A fourth-year undergraduate student was found hanging in his room at IIT-Kharagpur’s JC Bose Hall of Residence on Sunday evening. Aniket Walkar, 22, who hailed from Gondia district in Maharashtra, was pursuing a dual degree programme from the ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    Sacked West Bengal teachers lay siege as School Service Commission misses tainted-untainted list deadline

    Kolkata: The School Service Commission missed its Monday 6pm deadline of publishing the lists of “tainted” and “untainted” teachers, triggering chaos outside Acharya Sadan, its headquarters in Salt Lake.Protesters, saying they had run out of patience, clashed with police ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    Kol swelters: Max temp 34°C, feels like 49°C

    Kolkata: While the maximum temperature hovered below the normal mark, the high moisture content pushed up the discomfort level in Kolkata on Monday. The high humidity led to a massive gap between the actual temperature and the real-feel, with ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    DigiLocker? ASI slaps biker, video goes viral

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police has started investigation against an officer after a video — reportedly uploaded on Sunday by one Souparno Adhikary — went viral, showing the accused slapping a bike-taxi rider during an argument over digital documentation on Monday. ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    Bus runs over app-bike rider on VIP Road

    Kolkata: An app-bike rider died in a freak accident on VIP Road early on Monday when the spare helmet hanging from his left hand got entangled with a cyclist's handlebar. The biker fell on to the road and was ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
    8th IIT-Kgp student death in 5 years sparks stress concerns

    Kolkata: The third death in less than a year — the second in this semester — has triggered a fresh wave of alarm in the IIT-Kharagpur campus community. Fourth-year ocean engineering and naval architecture student Aniket Walkar's death is ...

    22 April 2025 Times of India
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