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  • Afternoon aftershocks jolt city residents

    Kolkata: The aftershocks of a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday morning was felt in Kolkata, about 2,073 km away from its epicentre in Sagaing. Many residents in different parts of the city reportedly felt mild ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    'We immediately booked flight and came back to India': Indians returning to Kolkata recall Myanmar earthquake terror

    NEW DELHI: Indian passengers arriving at Kolkata airport from Bangkok shared harrowing experiences of the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday morning, killing at least 144 people and injuring over 700.Several passengers described the chaos ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    At 37.6°C, city sizzles on hottest day of 2025 so far, no rain in sight

    Kolkata: The mercury surged sharply in Kolkata on Friday, clocking 37.6°C, nearly three notches above normal, making it the second-highest March temperature in the past 11 years for the city. In Dum Dum, the mercury touched the 40-degree mark ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    Earthquake leaves Kolkatans in Bangkok rattled, home-bound flight fares up three times

    KOLKATA: Kolkatans in Bangkok were left dazed on Friday as the city erupted in chaos after an earthquake in the Thai capital turned under-construction high-rises into rubble and trapped people in buildings that collapsed. Residents thronged the streets as ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    14-yr-old cousins go missing from N Kol

    Kolkata: Two 14-year-old cousins, both girls, mysteriously disappeared from north Kolkata's Goabagan area while reportedly heading to a nearby food shop on Wednesday night, prompting a police investigation. Locals on Sahitya Parishad Street near Bidhan Sarani reported seeing the ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    RG Kar case: No gang-rape proof in medical report, CBI tells Calcutta high court; judge flags missing injury details in postmortem report

    The Calcutta High Court demands detailed updates and case assessments to understand the investigation delays. KOLKATA: Medical reports in last Aug's RG Kar rape-murder of a junior doctor had only established rape, not gang rape, CBI told Calcutta ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    'Video showed minor being stripped': Kolkata man held for uploading child porn on social media; cops got tip from Facebook

    Kolkata Police arrested a man from Narkeldanga for uploading child pornography on social media, following a tip-off from Facebook. The suspect is in custody until April 4. KOLKATA: The Kolkata Police cyber cell has arrested a man from Narkeldanga ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    Drunken rogue bikers race on Jessore Road in West Bengal, kill woman

    KOLKATA: Drunken rogue bikers racing along Jessore Road in Barasat on Thursday night claimed the life of a woman in her mid-50s after a speeding bike hit her. Local residents chased down one of the accused biker, thrashed him, ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    AQI calendar: Kolkata breathed cleaner air during Jan-Feb

    Kolkata: An analysis of the city's AQI (Air Quality Index) calendar has revealed that Kolkata breathed easier during the second leg of winter (Jan-Feb). Unlike previous years, the city witnessed a significant improvement in air quality with a significant ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    RG Kar: No gang rape proof in med report, CBI tells HC

    Kolkata: Medical reports in last Aug's RG Kar rape-murder of a junior doctor had only established rape, not gang rape, CBI told Calcutta High Court on Friday. The agency also said that it was only probing whether there was ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    Allahbadia, Kamra incidents boost Kolkata comedy club footfall, open mics & stand ups draw under-30 crowd

    Kolkata: The controversy over the Kunal Kamra and Ranveer Allahbadia show has unexpectedly bolstered the interest in comedy shows in Kolkata. Numerous individuals, previously unfamiliar with terminology such as ‘open mic', ‘set' and ‘host', which remained relatively obscure beyond ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    4 shanties gutted in Padmapukur fire

    Kolkata: A fire that broke out twice at a slum on Padmapukur Lane in Ballygunge has prompted a police investigation amid allegations of foul play by real estate promoters. Four shanties were gutted, even as a forensic team collected ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    2 new Dalian rakes start metro ops

    Kolkata: The two new Dalian rakes, which arrived in the city from China in Jan, started operations on the North-South corridor on Friday. With these two, Metro fleet's Dalian strength rises to five.Both the eight-coach rakes, to be used ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    Ahead of festival, shopping hubs in city stay abuzz with Eid buyers till midnight

    1234 Kolkata: Shopping hubs in the city, including New Market and surroundings, which usually close by 9.30pm, have been staying open as late as 11.30 at night to cater to the rush of last-minute Eid shoppers. Hawkers on the ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    70 booked on 2nd day of drive against Salt Lake illegal parking

    1234 Kolkata: The Bidhannagar City Police on Friday continued its campaign against illegal parking in Salt Lake, with officers using loudspeakers to warn people that they could face strict action for leaving their vehicles in unauthorised road space and ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    Guv removes JU acting VC 4 days before his retirement

    1234 Kolkata: Governor C V Ananda Bose ordered the removal of Jadavpur University (JU) interim vice-chancellor Bhaskar Gupta from his administrative post on Thursday, four days before Gupta's scheduled superannuation. The decision, conveyed through a letter on Friday, has ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    Overburdened Dhapa on brink of collapse, KMC sends SOS to govt for new landfill

    Kolkata: Dhapa is creaking under the weight of garbage. Created with a holding capacity of 2,500 tonnes of solid municipal waste from Kolkata per day, the facility is now struggling to accommodate 5,000 tonnes of garbage daily. Alarmed by ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    Give Howrah cave-in report in 2 months: NGT

    Kolkata: The Eastern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) took suo motu cognisance of the land subsidence at the Belgachhia dumpsite in Howrah that damaged houses and hit water supply. The NGT asked green activist Subhas Datta to ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata tram museum reopens with rich history and cultural festival highlights climate awareness.

    1234 Kolkata: After a two-week closure due to renovation, the Kolkata Tram Museum, "Smaranika," housed within a vintage tram built in 1938, which remains functional to this day, will be reopened shortly, said a senior official of WBTC. Modified ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    HC recognises All India Matua Mahasangha as mela organiser

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday recognised All India Matua Mahasangha as the organiser of the Matua Dharma Mela, which began on March 26 and will continue till April 2.A division bench of justices Debangsu Basak and Md Shabbar ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    Police hunt for additional suspects in Kolkata fake IT raid and robbery case

    Kolkata: Police probing the Chinar Park fake IT raid and robbery case are looking for at least three more suspects involved in the crime. Police said they had CCTV footage of multiple persons, other than the CISF personnel arrested ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    Bhatpara violence: HC refuses urgent hearing to Arjun

    12 Bhatpara/Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday refused an urgent hearing to BJP neta and former MP Arjun Singh on his plea alleging harassment by police authorities. Singh claimed that his residence was attacked by miscreants on the intervening ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    HC seeks report from Malda DM over Mothabari clashes

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday sought a report from the Malda district magistrate (DM) and the SP by Thursday on alleged clashes in Mothabari. A division bench of Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Smita Das (De) passed the ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    EC directs revision of voters’ list for Kaliganj assembly bypoll

    Kolkata: The Election Commission on Friday took serious note of bogus voters and, as an extraordinary measure, asked for a mandatory revision of the voters' list specifically for Kaliganj assembly constituency in Nadia, where a bypoll is due.EC wants ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    Sundarban Tramyatra Festival of Learning Brings Climate Change Awareness to Kolkata’s Streets

    123 The Sundarban Tramyatra Festival of Learning transforms Kolkata's iconic tramways into a vibrant space for climate awareness, storytelling, and cultural exchange. It began on Friday, with a special focus on the Sundarbans, a critical climate hotspot. Co-curated by ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    After disruption at CM speech, Kellogg College expresses regret

    12345 London/Kolkata: Kellogg College on Friday said it regretted "that a small group of people sought to prevent healthy discussion," in its first formal reactions after the barracking of Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's address at Oxford University.In an email ...

    29 March 2025 Times of India
    TI parade today for 5 from CISF held for heist

    Kolkata: The five Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel who were arrested by Bidhannagar City Police for posing as I-T officers to pull off a heist at Chinar Park last week will undergo a test identification (TI) parade at ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Mob attacks cops after youth’s death

    Pandabeshwar: A 21-year-old youth was found hanging in a house in Ruidas Para on Thursday morning. Locals mounted a protest after it came to light that cops had reportedly removed the body of Pranab Bauri alias Pallab without informing ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata Weather Today March 28, 2025: Enjoy Sunny Skies and Warm Temperatures This Week

    Weather Today March 28, 2025 for KolkataWeather Today March 28, 2025 for KolkataMarch 27, 2025: Sunny Skies Ahead As you start your day in Kolkata, expect clear and sunny skies. The day promises to be bright and warm, perfect ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    'Mamata Banerjee following Rahul Gandhi's footsteps': BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari on her remarks during UK visit

    NEW DELHI: BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari lashed out at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday regarding Banerjee's UK visit and contentious remarks at a collegiate institution in England.Bhandari asserted that INDI alliance leaders consistently disparage Bharat ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    BJP labels Mamata Banerjee 'a disgrace to Bengal' amid Oxford speech protests

    NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee faced protests from demonstrators at Oxford University's Kellogg College in London on Thursday. The protesters questioned her about the RG Kar College incident and post-poll violence in West Bengal.A video shared ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Children explore environmental activism through Art at unique Kolkata workshop

    <p>In Kolkata, painter Babita Das led an art workshop integrating environmental activism, inspiring children to focus on sustainability<br></p> KOLKATA: Kolkata recently witnessed a remarkable fusion of art and environmental activism as well-known painter Babita Das conducted an art workshop ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    At Oxford, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee bats for inclusivity, offers 'love' to RG Kar hecklers

    LONDON/KOLKATA: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee delivered her maiden speech at an Oxford University institution on Thursday, emphasising she would not indulge in divisive politics while leading an administration and stressing the importance of inclusivity to deliver all-round growth.Addressing ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    13,000km away, Jay Bhattacharya's (Donald Trump's NIH director) family quietly continues with its educational philanthropy

    The Bhattacharyas’ ancestral home in Chandernagore KOLKATA/CHANDERNAGORE: Jay Bhattacharya's confirmation as National Institutes of Health director by the US Senate was closely followed 13,000km away in Shibpur and Chandernagore, where his family continues to fund educational scholarships and donate ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    State to get first superspeciality veterinary hospital at New Town

    123 Kolkata: The city is set to get its seventh govt-run veterinary hospital at New Town. This will also be the state's first superspeciality veterinary hospital where medical services will include an operation theatre for complex surgeries, a critical ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Displaced Hwh residents get relief cheques, worry about container stay

    12 Howrah: The state on Thursday distributed compensation cheques to 113 families affected by the Belgachhia landfill collapse in Howrah. DM P Deepapriya and MLA Manoj Tiwari oversaw the proceedings at Belghachia Surendranath Memorial High School. Sixty families whose ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Subway linking rly & metro stations opens at Sealdah

    Kolkata: Nearly three years after East-West Metro's Sealdah station started operations, the subway connecting it with the railway station was opened for public on Thursday.Sealdah Metro station accommodates approximately 35,000 to 40,000 passengers daily, including those utilising Sealdah railway ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Iftar celebrates unity, inclusivity

    123 Kolkata: People from diverse faiths gathered at the parish hall of Church of Christ the King for iftar on Thursday, underscoring Kolkata's diverse cultural fabric and spirit of inclusivity.The annual interfaith iftar was hosted by the United Interfaith ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    BCom examinees caught with mobiles threaten profs

    Kolkata: A group of Prafulla Chandra College students, appearing for their BCom third-semester exams at Netaji Nagar Day College, threatened the invigilators who caught them with mobiles inside the exam hall on Wednesday. The examinees did not even spare ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata school’s food-for-all community initiative a hit in summer heat

    Kolkata: In a unique community service initiative, city-based South Point School has placed a meat-safe cabinet just outside its campus for people to access food and water, contributed by its teachers, staff and students, free of cost. The project,named ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Kol housing sales drop 31% in Q1 2025 amid national dip

    123 Kolkata: Housing sales in Kolkata declined by 31% in Jan-March 2025 compared to the corresponding period in 2024, mirroring the trend visible in all major cities across the country.According to Anarock Research, which released the first quarter residential ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Premier Bearings eyes Rs 500cr turnover in 5 yrs

    Kolkata: Premier India Bearings, a city-based industrial bearing distributor, is aiming for a turnover of Rs 500 crore in the next five years. The company plans to invest over Rs 100 crore in Bengal to expand its business in ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    HC sets free Haryana man in Khadim owner abduction case

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday set free a Haryana resident, who had surrendered to the CBI in an arms case in Gujarat in 2012 and was later indicted as a "key player" in the abduction of Khadim ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Temp may rise to 37°C in Kol by Sat, predicts Met

    Kolkata:The maximum temperature on Thursday touched the 35 degree-mark in Kolkata for the third time this summer. At 35.1°C, this was also the second-highest maximum temperature this March. Moreover, Thursday's maximum temperature was 1.2 notches above normal. The maximum ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Stage-film crossover: Artistes reveal secret of balancing act

    1234 Kolkata: When Bratya Basu faced the camera at the Sarcarina theatre for Aditya Vikram Sengupta's ‘Mayanagar', he perhaps had an idea that his portrayal of ‘Bubuda' would garner acclaim for its mellow and naturalistic approach. Ahead of World ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Calcutta High Court lays out dos & don'ts for guard rail use on national highways

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the state authorities to adequately illuminate the guard rails placed on national highways so that motorists driving at night can spot them properly from 100 metres ahead of the barricades. The high ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Motorists urge Kolkata traffic police to increase visibility of guard rails at night

    Kolkata: Motorists in Kolkata hope the traffic police will take cognisance of the Calcutta High Court order on the illumination of barricades and guard rails, and take measures to address the hazard on city roads.Travelling at night on many ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    HC dismisses PIL seeking CAPF at Contai cooperative bank polls

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking that Central Armed Police Force be deployed for Contai Co-operative Agricultural Rural Development Bank polls, advising the petitioners to file an appeal before the HC single bench.Elections for the ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Jadavpur University students reclaim walls with graffiti protests

    Kolkata: Two days after graffiti at Aurobindo Bhavan was whitewashed, Jadavpur University students reclaimed the walls of the administrative building with fresh slogans being written on Wednesday and Thursday. Much to the chagrin of the university authorities, the students ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Rtd teacher was murdered, prime suspect son still missing

    Kolkata: The initial post-mortem report of Malabika Maitra (72), a retired teacher from a prominent south Kolkata school, revealed that she was murdered inside her rented accommodation at Vidyasagar Colony near Baghajatin on Wednesday morning."The autopsy surgeon indicated that ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Bidhannagar Police crack down on illegal parking in Salt Lake

    Kolkata: More than 100 cars parked illegally on major Salt Lake thoroughfares, encroaching upon carriageways and portions of pavements while hindering the smooth movement of vehicles, were prosecuted in a planned drive by Bidhannagar City Police on Thursday.Police said ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    No plans to install busts of Ullaskar, Barin at Cellular Jail: Centre

    Kolkata: The Ministry of Culture has confirmed in Parliament that there are no busts of freedom fighters Ullaskar Dutta and Barin Ghosh at the Andaman Cellular Jail, with no plans to install them.In response to questions raised in the ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Submit footage, photos of Baruipur March 19 attack: HC

    Kolkata: Calcutta HC on Thursday gave another opportunity to the petitioners — alleging an attack on LoP Suvendu Adhikari's car during a BJP meeting at Baruipur on March 19 — to produce video footage and photographs to substantiate it ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Alumni’s gifts help IIEST set up two research centres

    Kolkata: IIEST, Shibpur, one of the oldest engineering colleges in the country, on Thursday gave itself two interdisciplinary centres, where research will be carried out on the most contemporary issues of sustainable infrastructure, water and environment. The centres have ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Midnapore school shut for staff crisis to reopen in April: State informs HC

    Kolkata: A Bengali-medium school in West Midnapore, which closed down due to lack of teachers in 2024, is set to reopen in April after it received three assistant teachers and a guest teacher. Following a PIL in the Calcutta ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    Calcutta high court orders police picket outside Rabindra Bharati University to maintain peace.

    123 Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked police to set up a police picket, including armed police, just outside the Rabindra Bharati University campus to ensure no breach of peace. The HC said demonstrations by outsiders or ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    After HC nod, Bengal BJP holds protest meet in Baruipur

    123 Baruipur: Armed with a go-ahead from Calcutta High Court, Bengal BJP held a protest meeting at Baruipur on Thursday and claimed that a "political change is imminent in West Bengal". State leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari said "life ...

    28 March 2025 Times of India
    West Bengal safari roars: Record growth in wildlife conservation & visitor surge

    KOLKATA: The Forest Minister of West Bengal, Birbaha Hansda, announced the remarkable achievements of the Forest Department in the last financial year, highlighting Bengal Safari’s milestones in captive animal care and wildlife conservation. She praised the park’s robust disease ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata Weather Today March 27, 2025: Sunny and Hot Day with High Temperatures

    Weather Update for Kolkata on March 27, 2025 As you step out today in Kolkata, you can expect a bright and sunny day with quite high temperatures. Let's break down what today has in store for you:Morning Start and ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Bombs hurled, shots fired outside BJP leader Arjun Singh's house in West Bengal

    NEW DELHI: Unidentified attackers hurled bombs and opened fire outside BJP leader and former MP Arjun Singh's residence in West Bengal's Bhatpara late Wednesday night.As per the police, a youth suffered injuries in the incident that stemmed from a ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    CISF officer, 4 juniors held for Kolkata heist posing as I-T officials

    KOLKATA: Five serving CISF personnel, all posted across vital installations in Bengal, have been arrested by Bidhannagar Police for posing as income tax officers and pulling off a dramatic heist reminiscent of the Bollywood thriller 'Special 26' at Chinar ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Mamata to address packed hall at Oxford University on women’s empowerment

    123 Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee is set to address a packed hall in Oxford University's Kellogg College on Thursday evening, with sources saying all 200 seats for the audience are booked, and provisions are being made to accommodate another ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Submit report on Suvendu ‘attack’ in Baruipur by Friday: HC to state

    123 Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the state to submit a report by Friday 4.30pm on the alleged attack on the cars of state leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari and Siliguri MLA Shankar Ghosh at Baruipur last ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata’s new drainage projects to alleviate monsoon flooding in Bhowanipore and north-central areas

    123456 Kolkata: In a year, residents in large stretches of Bhowanipore will be spared from inundations during every monsoon as the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has taken up the construction of a sewerage and drainage pumping station at Northern ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Luxmi Tea awarded in 2 categories at World Tea Expo

    Kolkata: Luxmi Tea's Attabarie Tea from Assam and Silverback's Gisovu Tea from Rwanda, a subsidiary of Luxmi Tea, have been awarded at the prestigious World Tea Expo 2025 in Las Vegas. In the World Tea Category 2025 awards, Attabarie ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    30% of Indians back up data daily, highest globally

    Kolkata: India leads the world in data backup habits, with 30% of respondents from the country backing up their data daily—the highest percentage globally, ahead of major economies such as the US (27%) and the UK (23%). The survey ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    India surpasses Sri Lanka to become second largest tea exporter

    Jalpaiguri: Finally, the Indian tea industry, which has been reeling under problems for years, has something to cheer about. According to data released by the Tea Board of India, India has exported 254 million kg of tea in 2024, ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Murder whiff: 72-yr-old found burnt to death, son missing

    Kolkata: The charred body of a 72-year-old woman, a former teacher at a prominent school, was discovered by her neighbours on Wednesday afternoon from her home in Vidyasagar Colony near south Kolkata's Baghajatin. Cops strongly suspect Malabika Maitra was ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    BE College old boy pledges 10 crore to alma mater in highest alumnus donation in Bengal

    Kolkata: A former student of BE College, Shibpur (now IIEST), has pledged to donate Rs 10 crore to his alma mater to set up a centre for sustainable infrastructure development. This is by far the largest endowment to a ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    IIT researchers develop portable system to draw power from Subarnarekha

    Kolkata: Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed an "energy harvesting machine" to generate hydroelectric power using the natural flow of the Subarnarekha River. Unlike traditional hydropower systems that require large turbines and deep water, this method can generate power ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Dhulagarh to host Prabhu Poly Pipes’ 2nd mfg unit

    Kolkata: Prabhu Poly Pipes Ltd is set to acquire land in Howrah next month to establish its second manufacturing plant in the state. The new facility, to be located in Dhulagarh, is expected to be operational by the next ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Calcutta High Court summons six Basirhat lawyers for contempt of court

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday issued a rule for the appearance of the six accused advocates of Basirhat court under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, requiring them to appear before the court on Thursday.A division bench of ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Airport, govt, travel industry pitch for Bengal-Europe link revival

    Kolkata: The airport operator in Kolkata, the state tourism department and associations representing travel agents will make a joint pitch to various European carriers, along with Air India (AI), to start direct flights to Kolkata. They assured that there ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Cops launch app to digitize passport application documents

    Kolkata: In an effort to stop the use of fake KYC documents, cops will now digitise all documents that a citizen provides for applying for a passport so that cops have a record of data. In addition, ACPs, OCs, ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    SSC: CBI collects BJP neta’s writing samples

    Kolkata: CBI, which is probing the school jobs for cash scam, has collected handwriting specimens from BJP's Arun Hazra, who allegedly collected Rs 78 crore from candidates. The agency also collected handwriting samples from six others who allegedly acted ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Who’s a muktijoddha? Bangla decision sparks Bengal debate

    Kolkata: Fifty-four years after the Bangladesh Liberation War broke out on the night of March 25, 1971, the Bangladesh interim govt has modified the definition of "beer muktijoddha (valiant freedom fighter)", raising a debate. According to media reports, only ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Study led by IIT prof shows rapid melting of West Antarctic ice shelves

    123 Kharagpur: New research on climate change published in ‘Communications Earth & Environment' — a peer-reviewed, open-access, scientific journal in Earth science, environmental science and planetary science — has shown rapid melting in the ice shelves in West Antarctica ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Nimby protest near Howrah’s Ramrajatala stalls dumping of waste

    12 Howrah: Protests by local residents on Wednesday forced Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC) to scrap the plan to set up a temporary dumping ground at Arupara near Ramrajatala and transport solid wate to the Dhapa dumping ground. The waste ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    New Town Street No. 3333 to get dedicated agency

    Kolkata: A consultancy agency will soon be appointed to solely take care of the traffic on Street No. 1333 in New Town.Hidco has started the process of selecting the agency, which will help the authorities strategise the location of ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Extra ladies’ coaches in Eastern Rly’s Sealdah division local train services

    123 Kolkata: Eastern Railway's Sealdah division has added another "ladies' coach" to its suburban services to meet the daily rush of women passengers. The new "ladies' coach" is being introduced in 250 services of the Sealdah division. "Gradually, all ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Who’s a muktijoddha? Bangla deliberation sparks Bengal debate

    Kolkata: Fifty-four years after the Bangladesh Liberation War broke out on the night of March 25, 1971, deliberations are on to modify the definition of "bir muktijoddha (valiant freedom fighter)", raising a debate. According to media reports, only battlefield ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Man loses 1.3L in gas subsidy scam

    123 Kolkata: A Chetla resident was reportedly duped of Rs 1.3 lakh while applying for a Rs 19 subsidy on his gas cylinder. The victim, identified as Nabakumar Manna, claimed he received a video call a few days ago ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    On World Theatre Day, actors reveal secret of stage-film crossover

    Kolkata: When Bratya Basu faced the camera at the Sarcarina theatre for Aditya Vikram Sengupta's ‘Mayanagar', he perhaps had an idea that his portrayal of ‘Bubuda' would garner acclaim for its mellow and naturalistic approach. Ahead of World Theatre ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Unity prevails: Trinamool Congress and BJP factions bury hatchet to organise Baruni Mela at Thakurbari

    12 Thakurnagar (North 24 Parganas): Politics had split Thakurbari, but faith and lineage have brought them together.The division between Trinamool Congress and BJP has created a rift in the revered Matua Thakurbari during Baruni Mela — the largest religious ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    Cyber cell wing busts fake call centre rings at IT park, condo

    1234 Kolkata: The Bengal Cyber Cell Wing and Bidhannagar Police carried out multiple raids on illegal call centres running in Sector V in Salt Lake, Lake Town, and Narendrapur to curb illegal call centre activities in Kolkata and its ...

    27 March 2025 Times of India
    EC to hold all-party meet on duplicate EPICs on Friday

    123 Kolkata: EC will hold an all-party meeting at the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office on Friday on the issue of duplicate EPIC numbers. There were several complaints that voters in Bengal had the same EPIC number as those ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
    Concerns over outsider entry and safety during Jadavpur University fests.

    Kolkata: In the season of unrest, fest visitors add to the ‘outsiders' problem in JU as they pose a serious threat to teachers and students moving safely inside the campus. Jadavpur University teachers and students raised concerns over the ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
    HMC finds new waste site at Ramrajatala

    123456 Howrah: Clearing of garbage that piled up in Howrah city since Tuesday morning resumed in the evening after a temporary disposal site was identified near Ramrajatala in ward no. 48 of Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC).Garbage clearance was suspended ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
    Woman assaulted with brick over parking dispute

    Kolkata: A young woman was pinned to the ground and assaulted with brick by a man and his wife for allegedly complaining to the police about him trying to smash her car windscreen following a dispute over parking at ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
    City complexes try to put brakes on delivery personnel in a rush

    Kolkata: In the wake of a shocking incident where a group of delivery personnel from a quick-commerce firm allegedly barged into a New Town housing complex and assaulted security guards and office staff over a parking dispute, residents' welfare ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
    Join us in ‘Rising Bengal’ story, CM woos UK biz

    12 London/Kolkata: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wooed UK investors, asking them to be a part of the "Rising Bengal" growth story, showcasing the state's higher-than-national-average GSDP, falling unemployment and poverty indexes.She also asked British Airways to ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
    Godrej Group eyes Rs550cr from AC sales in 2025-26

    Kolkata: The appliances business of Godrej Enterprises Group is witnessing a shift in demand for commercial cassette air conditioners from the business-to-business (B2B) to the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in the state. The company, which earned Rs 350 crore revenue ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
    ‘Kid not biologically ours’: Couple sues IVF clinic, blames info denial for death

    Kolkata: A city couple, who became parents via IVF but were unaware that the ovum and sperm were not theirs, has moved Calcutta High Court seeking action against an IVF centre, blaming them for the death of their four-year-old ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
    In topsy-turvy season, supply shortage and high demand turn ‘pati’ dearer than ‘kamala’

    Kolkata: Kolkata's retail markets are witnessing an unusual price surge in lime, with prices soaring to match those of sweet lime (mosambi) and oranges. Over the past two weeks, lime prices climbed from Rs 4-5 per piece to Rs ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
    Bengal joins hands with Vi to help MSMEs walk the digital road

    123 Kolkata: Bengal govt has joined hands with telecom service provider Vodafone Idea to facilitate the digital transformation of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Bengal.West Bengal State Export Promotion Society (WBSEPS) signed an MoU with the telco ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
    Jadavpur University student granted bail in campus arson case

    123 Kolkata: Sauptik Chandra, a second-year civil engineering student at Jadavpur University (JU), who was arrested earlier on March 18 in connection with the March 1 arson incident at the Trinamool-supported 'Shikshabandhu' office on campus, was granted bail on ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata Police arrests key suspect in digital fraud case involving fake narcotics officers

    Kolkata: Probing a digital arrest fraud case, where conmen posing as Mumbai Police narcotics department officers robbed Rs 80 lakhs from a Rajarhat businessman keeping him under video call watch for three days seven months ago, Bidhannagar Police on ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
    CBSE and JEE Main overlap, student concerns prompt CBSE-NTA meeting on Wednesday

    Kolkata: With Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII and JEE Main 2025 Session 2 overlapping on same days in April first week, an online meeting will be held on Wednesday with all the city CBSE exam coordinators ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
    Standing ovation for ‘Farming the Revolution’ documentary at Kolkata premiere

    123 Kolkata: Nishtha Jain's ‘Farming the Revolution'—a documentary that invites viewers to experience the everyday textures and indomitable spirit of the historic farmers' movement—had its Kolkata premiere at the Kolkata People's Film Festival (KPFF) and received a standing ovation. ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
    Campus clean-up leaves out contentious zones

    123456 Kolkata: Jadavpur University administration's graffiti clean-up drive on Tuesday chose to stay out of contentious areas and instead focused on erasing non-controversial slogans and paintings. Labourers were seen whitewashing a writing on the wall of JU's chemical engineering ...

    26 March 2025 Times of India
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