A rainy spell is headed Bengal’s way, the Met office has said.The coastal districts of south Bengal are likely to get rain between October 25 (Saturday) and 29. In the districts of north Bengal, rain is likely between October ...
25 October 2025 TelegraphThe Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) wants teachers across its institutions to act as first-level counsellors to students, recognise children’s mental health problems and be aware of the effects they may have on them.Last week, the ...
25 October 2025 TelegraphA drive through the rugged ravines of Chambal and hours of patient waiting by the riverbank culminated in a rare moment — a giant gharial carrying its hatchlings on its head and body. The image, captured by a 60-year-old ...
25 October 2025 TelegraphPolice started a case against residents of South City Residency on Thursday after banned firecrackers were seized from the housing complex on Diwali night.According to the police, Jadavpur police station received information around 9pm on Monday regarding the use ...
25 October 2025 TelegraphFestivals in the city always call for mishti, but none more than Bhai Phota.Mishti traders across the city said this is one occasion when even those who have cut down on sweets make an exception for their brothers and ...
24 October 2025 TelegraphA couple were allegedly heckled, and their son assaulted in front of their home after they protested against a loud immersion procession playing DJ music past midnight on Wednesday.The incident occurred near the Parnasree Central Government Quarters on Lake ...
24 October 2025 TelegraphA 45-year-old man suffered burn injuries after allegedly being set ablaze during a brawl among participants of a Kali Puja immersion procession at Bediapara in South Dumdum area on Thursday, police said.Ranjit Karmakar was returning home after the idol ...
24 October 2025 TelegraphA woman was allegedly molested near Dakshineswar Metro Station while returning from her office around 7.30pm on October 21, according to media reports. The victim, an employee of a private organisation, filed a complaint with Dakshineswar Police Station, and ...
24 October 2025 TelegraphA fire broke out in a building housing a printing press and several shops in central Kolkata on Thursday morning, causing extensive damage and panic in the congested area, fire department officials said.The blaze, which started in the two-storey ...
24 October 2025 TelegraphA teenager was molested at Bengal’s premier state-run hospital SSKM in Kolkata, frequented by ministers and government officials for treatment and surgeries.Cops from the Bhowanipore police station have arrested the accused, who is a former ward boy at the ...
24 October 2025 TelegraphHospitals across Kolkata have reported a significant rise in respiratory illnesses among people and complications among pregnant women and IVF patients after Diwali and Kali Puja celebrations, with doctors attributing the surge to heightened air and noise pollution caused ...
24 October 2025 TelegraphA resident of Maheshtala was allegedly lynched when he got into an altercation with a group of neighbours who were dancing outside a Kali Puja pandal on Tuesday night. Police said the incident happened around 10.45pm when Barun Mandal ...
24 October 2025 TelegraphA bus heading to the city from Howrah with many passengers caught fire on Vidyasagar Setu on Wednesday morning. Police said no one was trapped or injured, but the bus was gutted before the flames could be doused. The ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphGovernment and aided colleges that are holding independent counselling to fill the seats that have remained vacant after the centralised counselling by the education department will hold either tutorials or additional classes so that students do not suffer due ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphPolice on Wednesday arrested Sheikh Samrat, 24, in connection with the alleged assault on a junior doctor at Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Medical College and Hospital in Uluberia, Howrah, on Monday evening. This is the third arrest in the case.A ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphA neurodivergent individual can crack a joke, be in a relationship, and teach important life lessons.The Aamir Khan-starrer Sitaare Zameen Par, released earlier this year, struck a chord with parents, educators, and disability rights activists and continues to spark ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphAir quality readings in only one monitoring station — Rabindra Bharati University’s BT Road campus — improved to the “satisfactory” category on Wednesday morning.At 11am, the Jadavpur station reported “poor” air quality, while four others — Ballygunge, Bidhannagar, Fort ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphA north Calcutta resident who was returning home around 1am on Tuesday after meeting his friends for Diwali was allegedly pushed around and beaten up on the road when he protested against men bursting firecrackers.Dhiraj Chowdhury, 37, who suffered ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphAn IndiGo flight from Calcutta to Srinagar made a precautionary landing at the Varanasi airport on Tuesday afternoon after a “suspected fuel leak” mid-air, according to airport officials.The flight, numbered 6E 6961 and carrying 166 passengers, had departed from ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphA 15-year-old girl raised by her elder brother without parental support has emerged as the best female participant in the Tour De Bengal, a 450km cycle race inspired by the Tour de France, the world’s most renowned cycling event.Manju ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphPolice entered South City Residency on Diwali night and seized firecrackers they claimed were “banned”, triggering protests from residents, who alleged police “excesses” and forced the release of a resident being taken away in a police van.A purported video ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphSince late 2023, firecracker manufacturing units in Bengal producing “green crackers” were only required to inform the state pollution control board (PCB) before beginning production, with no inspections conducted by the board — a move that environment activists and ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphAs the noise meter soared on Diwali night and the day after, many residents across the city reached out to police for help. But the barrage of phone calls seemed to make little difference, according to more than one ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphCity residents, exhausted by the deafening noise of firecrackers throughout Monday, had hoped Tuesday morning would bring some relief. They were mistaken. The relentless noise continued well into the early hours of Wednesday, disturbing sleep and peace across Calcutta.The ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphThe Kolkata Police arrested 316 people for violating the law, including disorderly conduct and bursting banned fireworks on Tuesday, a day after Diwali, an official said.Over 180 kg of banned fireworks and more than 30 litres of illicit liquor ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphSovan Chatterjee, the former mayor of Calcutta, is unsinkable.After nearly eight years in the political wilderness, Chatterjee was last week appointed chairperson of the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA), a comeback that stunned most in Bengal’s ruling Trinamool.A ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphThe indiscriminate bursting of firecrackers during Diwali left countless pets and street animals across Calcutta distressed and traumatised, animal lovers said.This year’s celebrations were markedly noisier than in recent years, and the torment lasted longer, they said, pointing out ...
23 October 2025 TelegraphSouth Calcutta Law College authorities have written to the education department seeking funds to install 70 CCTV cameras on the college campus, where a first-year student was allegedly gang-raped on June 25.According to a member of the governing body, ...
22 October 2025 TelegraphFirecrackers echoed across the city and its neighbouring areas until early Tuesday morning, hours past the 8pm-10pm window set by Calcutta High Court. The noise resumed Tuesday afternoon and intensified in the evening.Despite police seizing more fireworks than last ...
22 October 2025 TelegraphAt the far end of Rajat Jubilee village in the Sundarbans lies a tribal pocket called Tripligheri, home to 100 to 120 Munda families. Tripligheri begins where the concrete road running through the village ends.Deepali Sardar, 32, belongs to ...
22 October 2025 TelegraphA low-pressure zone in the southwest Bay was steadily strengthening on Tuesday while shifting northwest.The system turned into a well-marked low-pressure area by 8.30am on Tuesday, the Met office said.“It is likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a ...
22 October 2025 TelegraphA man was arrested for allegedly molesting a woman on Diwali night at Garfa in the southeastern fringes of the city, police said. In her complaint, the woman alleged that the man molested her while she was bursting firecrackers ...
22 October 2025 TelegraphAbout 250 idols of Goddess Kali were immersed at ghats along the Hooghly till 7.30pm on Tuesday, the first of the three-day window for idol immersions, a Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) official said.The official noted that 2,300 idols were ...
22 October 2025 TelegraphThe city’s air quality worsened significantly on Tuesday, the morning after Diwali, with experts attributing the drop to the rampant use of firecrackers.At 7am, the air quality at the Victoria Memorial monitoring station was categorised as “poor” while six ...
22 October 2025 TelegraphSeveral people, including babies and elderly, were admitted to hospitals across the city with respiratory distress on Diwali night and Tuesday morning.Doctors said that in most cases, the patients’ conditions worsened because of increased air pollution caused by firecrackers.Anubha ...
22 October 2025 TelegraphA Trinamool Congress leader in Salt Lake’s Duttabad was attacked on Monday morning when a gunman attempted to open fire, but the weapon failed. The assailant instead struck the leader with the butt of the pistol before fleeing the ...
22 October 2025 TelegraphExtensive violations of court mandates that allow firecrackers to be used for only two hours on Diwali night were reported across the city on Sunday, notwithstanding a complete ban on the ignition of any firecrackers.Residents from Ballygunge, Salt Lake, ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphOn Saturday, more than 4,000 people from Santigachi village gathered on the banks of the Datta river to witness a boat race that had been discontinued sometime in the late 1990s.The race was organised by not-for-profit organisation Anandapur Swami ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphAn 11-year-old girl was found hanging inside a wall almirah at her house in Vidyasagar Colony in Alipore on Sunday evening, police said.A police team has sent the body for a post-mortem, and a case of unnatural death has ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphAn artisan in his sixties was allegedly attacked on Sunday night at Muraripukur in Maniktala over a subscription for Kali Puja that was demanded by some members of a local club.Four men were arrested on Monday in connection with ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphThe coming weekend is likely to be rainy in Calcutta. How rainy it will be depends on how an imminent Bay system shapes up.In Calcutta, the Celsius rose marginally on Monday. The maximum temperature was 34.2 degrees, almost two ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphThere is supposed to be a ban on illegal fireworks emitting sound above 125 decibels and a Calcutta High Court-determined two-hour window between 8pm and 10pm on Diwali evening for crackers. In reality, the deafening noise of crackers bursting ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphStreets aglitter, tall edifices and tiny homes resplendent with lights, sweets flying fast off the shelves, a sky shimmering with fireworks — and a lot of unwanted noise from crackers that should not have been allowed.A variety of lights ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphAn idol maker in north Kolkata was allegedly assaulted by a group of local youths after an argument over Kali Puja contributions turned violent on Sunday night. The incident took place around 11.30pm in Muraripukur, Maniktala. The victim, identified ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphThe season of autumn emerges resplendent following the monsoon showers. Mother Earth, with its storehouse of seuli and kaash flowers, initiates the interplay of light and darkness.This is the season that celebrates the triumph of light of goodness over ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphMore than 6,000 kg of banned firecrackers have been seized from across Calcutta, Salt Lake and Howrah in around a week before Diwali. Police said 56 persons were arrested during the period for illegal sale, transportation and possession of ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphThe morning was bright and sunny on Sunday but as the day progressed, clouds pushed the sun back.Diwali was also likely to be cloudy in the coastal areas of south Bengal, including Calcutta. “Rain is not completely ruled out ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphMore than two weeks have passed since Durga Puja, yet several grounds in the city are still occupied by pandals, covering large portions of the ground and making it difficult or, in some cases, impossible for people to go ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphA man linked to a non-government organisation, who was accustomed to feeding stray dogs, was purportedly beaten by the driver of his employer in Salt Lake over a week ago, which ultimately caused his death on Saturday night.Gautam Pramanik, ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphDiwali means an extended weekend this year, but only green fireworks may be burst in a two-hour window on Monday, the day of the actual festival (both Diwali and Kali Puja).The permissible noise level of firecrackers is 125 decibels ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphThe sound of firecrackers was audible from several neighbourhoods on Sunday evening, in defiance of a directive issued by the high court and reiterated by the police, which stated that only green crackers are permitted to be ignited between ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphThe central business district of Calcutta turned into a sea of lights and colours on Diwali eve.Last-minute shoppers thronged the markets throughout the day.A variety of lights, mostly of Chinese make, sold briskly throughout the day at Chandni Chowk, ...
21 October 2025 TelegraphA day before Kali Puja, Kolkata's air quality hovered between 'unhealthy' and 'poor' range on Sunday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) for PM2.5 reaching 238 at one monitoring station in the evening, causing alarm among environmentalists.Some locations recorded ...
20 October 2025 TelegraphParts of coastal south Bengal may experience light rain over the next 24 hours, but the overall weather is expected to remain largely dry and will not affect Kali Puja and Diwali festivities, the Alipore Meteorological Office said on ...
20 October 2025 TelegraphToasting the success of the Indian armed forces in 'Operation Sindoor', stalls in Kolkata's fireworks markets are showcasing products resembling helicopters, drones and shells, evoking brisk sales ahead of Kali Puja and Diwali celebrations this year, traders said.Manufacturers of ...
20 October 2025 TelegraphResearchers at Vidyasagar University in Midnapore have identified a new plant species in the Ajodhya Hills and have named it in honour of the social reformer after whom their institution is named: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.The discovery was published in ...
19 October 2025 TelegraphA speck over the South Andaman Sea is expected to gain strength and move northwest in the coming days, the Met office has said.Weather scientists will keep a keen eye on the system because the period from the middle ...
19 October 2025 TelegraphSeveral Dhaka-bound flights were diverted to Calcutta because of the fire at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.At least four flights were reported to have landed in Calcutta till Saturday evening, said airport sources.“An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Dhaka and ...
19 October 2025 TelegraphThe season of misery is here for those suffering from lung diseases.Doctors this newspaper spoke to said the number of patients coming to hospitals with respiratory distress goes up exponentially during Diwali night and at least a couple of ...
19 October 2025 TelegraphA man carrying close to 600kg of banned fireworks was arrested at the Esplanade bus terminus on Saturday, police said.Mohammad Zeeshan, 23, was found with three big nylon sacks while waiting at the bus terminus near the Calcutta Referee ...
19 October 2025 TelegraphMetal in every form was in high demand on Dhanteras — from gold and silver to gadgets and cars. Whether it was traditional jewellery, sleek electronics, or four-wheelers, shoppers swarmed stores across the city, pushing demand well beyond supply ...
19 October 2025 TelegraphRajasthan Police on Saturday arrested Zuber Ahmed from Indore, two days after his three associates were caught in Calcutta in connection with the murder of businessman Ramesh Rulania in Rajasthan’s Kuchaman on October 7.The police said Ahmed had fled ...
19 October 2025 TelegraphThere’s a touch of Gobinda Pal in almost every Kali idol that will be worshipped across the city on Monday. Though not widely known, he holds a quiet monopoly over one element without which no idol is complete — ...
19 October 2025 TelegraphKolkata's air quality nosedived on Saturday, two days before Kali Puja, as the index galloped near the 250-mark in southern and northern parts of the city amid reports of bursting of firecrackers.The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB), however, ...
19 October 2025 TelegraphAnkur Bhowal, a college teacher and resident of Purbachal Cluster IV, had never imagined that keeping his back door open would invite a suspected murderer into his home.“I had never heard anyone slam the back door that hard. It ...
19 October 2025 TelegraphA traffic violation involving a scooter in Kasba on Thursday led police to its fake number plate and eventually eight persons, allegedly involved in making such number plates, were arrested.A traffic sergeant intercepted a man riding the scooter bearing ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphA woman was found dead inside her rented accommodation at Nagerbazar in Dum Dum early on Friday.Police said Beauty Basu was possibly strangled to death.Her husband, Amit Basu, is missing.A preliminary investigation revealed Amit had been married to Beauty ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphA large number of patients from Bengal conventionally head to south India for treatment. However, the trend should now gradually shift as major healthcare groups invest here and facilities improve, said a healthcare veteran from Bangalore.“It puzzled us when ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphThree men detained in Calcutta are believed to be part of the notorious “Godara gang”, allegedly involved in the murder of 40-year-old businessman Ramesh Rulania, who was shot dead while working out at a gym in Rajasthan’s Kuchaman on ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphIn recent years, Calcutta has become a hideout for some of the “most wanted” criminals from other states.At times, they have arrived posing as innocent tenants or vulnerable patients awaiting surgery, blending into the city’s residential complexes and guesthouses ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphCrackers can only be burst between 8pm and 10pm on October 20, the night of Diwali and Kali Puja, police announced in a notification issued on Friday.The order, signed by Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma, states: “Authorised green firecrackers ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphA gram of 22-carat gold cost around ₹4,000 in October 2019. Today, it’s nearing ₹13,000. Despite this steep rise, the pull of the yellow metal remains undiminished — but how people buy gold has changed significantly.According to jewellers, the ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphThree suspected killers who were on the run after allegedly gunning down a businessman in Rajasthan were caught in Calcutta on Thursday night after their suspicious movement near food stalls around Swabhumi, police officers said. They had been on ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphSpare the voiceAt a Sector II puja on Navami, a man asked a woman why she wasn’t on the cultural committee this year.“Are you kidding? Being on that committee means three weeks of non-stop fighting and shouting. I had ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphBy: Salt Lake AC Block Yubak Sangha Year: 47thAt: AB-AC ParkThe look: The Shyama Kali idol is being sculpted by Dulal PalFun funda: The puja will be opened on October 18. Actress Oindrila is expected to attend. Cultural events ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphOn Sashthi, GC Block kids staged a dance drama that blended the adventures of Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne with Mahishasuramardini.Goopy (Rishab Chakraborti) and Bagha (Rongeet Lahiri) visit a school where they see students in holiday mood, preparing to welcome ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphBrain, brawn, beauty, courage… ladies of DA Block celebrated them all in a stage show on Saptami featuring women from history and literature.Indira Dutta appeared as Chitrangada, the warrior princess who awed even the legendary archer Arjuna. Seema Haldar ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphThe children of CG Block performed a satirical skit Dugga Dugga on Sashthi, about the pantheon planning their visit to earth. It involved candid conversations and playful complaints among the family members just before their descent on earth.The play ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphRajarhat Friends AssociationWhere: RFA ground, Rajarhat Main Road, further up from Derozio CollegeYear: 53rdThe look: A huge pandal spanning 145ft in width is coming up on the flood-lit playground. The theme being “a piece of India”, the structure is ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphNavami morning in BK Block began with a celebrity adda session on the topic of Pujas now and then.“Adda, as a concept, has often been treated negatively. In the 70s and 80s, rok-er adda was looked down upon as ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphLadies of BD Block gathered near the pandal on Ashtami for back-to-back conchshell-blowing and candle-lighting contests.The first drew 12 participants. Srimonti Ganguly could only blow the conschshell for four seconds but jokingly blamed it on her full stomach. “I ...
18 October 2025 TelegraphWithin minutes of the BE (East) puja committee announcing a phuchka eating contest on Saptami evening, nearly 30 people came to enrol. The prospect of downing as many free phuchkas as possible in 20 seconds was too good to ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphEight little girls were worshipped at the Kumari puja at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra this year, and hundreds of devotees had gathered to seek blessings.The girls were adorned in saris, ornaments and flowers, and were worshipped as the living ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphNot just agomoni songs and plays, the puja stage was also used for serious discussions — on artificial intelligence (AI). On Ashtami evening, New Town CD Block hosted a symposium on the impact of AI on the job market.The ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphThe pull of Sholay and the promise of good fun drew a full house to the FD Block mandap, adjoining its puja pandal, on Ashtami night. The spoof of the 1975 Ramesh Sippy classic, which turns 50 this year, ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphOn Ekadashi, the women walking into AL Block community hall looked as though they had stepped out of a period drama. One resembled a tribal woman, another a warrior, and yet another wore a frilly blouse with her red ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphAt a time when movie watching is becoming a personal experience on phones, some groups tried to revive the tradition of community screenings this Puja, with overwhelming response.At BE (East), four classics were screened on various Puja days. The ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphA vacation division bench of Calcutta High Court headed by Justice Biswajit Basu on Thursday directed the state government to inform the court within the next three weeks about the steps taken to implement the court-framed 2019 guidelines on ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphThe state government has ordered all registering authorities associated with the transport department to scrutinise databases and identify vehicles that have secured the compulsory fitness certificate (CF) without paying taxes and renewing permits.A notification by the state transport secretary, ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphA resident of New Town was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly impersonating a senior official from the chief minister’s office at Nabanna, and for purportedly employing the state government's logo and emblem to extort money from people.Police said Saurav ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphThree men wanted in connection with a murder in Rajasthan, and believed to be hiding in Calcutta, sneaked into a residential complex near the Hyatt Regency hotel along EM Bypass late on Thursday night. They hid in a cornice ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphAt a moment when their conflict with humans has escalated in a certain area of Uttar Pradesh, foresters and researchers are observing the population, habitat, and behaviour of wolves in south Bengal.Protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphAcademic performance may still matter, but for a growing number of parents, it is no longer the only factor when choosing a school for their child. A strong shift towards holistic education is changing how schools are being assessed, ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphA white WagonR parked at Nimtala Ghat rolled backwards into the Hooghly on Thursday morning, injuring three people who were sleeping on the ghat.The vehicle’s owner, Amit Agarwal, a resident of 188B Maniktala Main Road, had taken his mother ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphCity police commissioner Manoj Verma visited the Bazi Bazar at Shahid Minar on Thursday and formally inaugurated the fair, though stalls had been set up by Tuesday. During his visit, he instructed all stall owners to sell only green ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphA direct flight to Guangzhou, China, from Calcutta has generated very encouraging demand in advance of its relaunch on October 26.Despite return fares reaching as high as ₹56,000 on some days, travellers have eagerly booked seats, signalling strong interest. ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphTo crack down on drink driving ahead of the festive season, Kolkata Police will deploy 50 advanced breath analyzers across the city, a senior officer said on Thursday.These upgraded devices are aimed at making roadside checks more effective and ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphA 49-year-old man who allegedly posed as a senior official attached to the West Bengal Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) and extorted money from multiple people was arrested by the Cyber Police Station late on Wednesday night.The accused, identified as ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphA 28-year-old man riding a motorcycle died after an autorickshaw hit the two-wheeler on Karl Marx Sarani in Watgunge early on Wednesday, police said.After hitting the motorbike, the autorickshaw rammed into a trailer parked by the road. According ...
16 October 2025 TelegraphThe Sealdah division of Eastern Railway has announced several measures to manage the festive rush during Diwali and Chhath Puja, Rajeev Saxena, the Sealdah divisional railway manager, said on Wednesday. Entry and exitEntry and exit routes at Sealdah will ...
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