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Former Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal apologises for naming RG Kar doc
Former Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal submitted an “unconditional apology” before the high court on Thursday for inadvertently naming the slain RG Kar doctor.A PIL had been filed against Goyal, now additional director-general of Bengal Police’s Special Task Force, ...
19 July 2025 TelegraphDay after BJP post, Kolkata Police deny claims of restrictions on Durga Puja pandals
Kolkata Police have denied that any restrictions are being imposed on any Durga Puja pandal or that any of the pandals are being stopped.“Kolkata Police would like to clarify that no directive has been issued to halt or restrict ...
17 July 2025 TelegraphTrinamool MLA files anticipatory bail plea in 2021 post-poll violence murder case
Trinamool Congress MLA from Beleghata Paresh Paul and two party councillors — Swapan Samaddar and Papiya Ghosh — made anticipatory bail prayers before Calcutta High Court on Tuesday. Their names have been added by CBI in Abhijit Sarkar murder ...
17 July 2025 TelegraphIIT Kharagpur to shift focus on AI to attract bright students, shore up image: Director
IIT Kharagpur will introduce courses in advanced disciplines like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning which, the institute thinks, will help it attract bright students and shore up its image. On the 71st convocation of IIT Kharagpur on Tuesday, ...
17 July 2025 TelegraphNot a gang rape: CBI team visits RG Kar doctor’s house, informs parents of findings
A CBI team on Tuesday met the parents of the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee who was raped and murdered inside RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.The team informed the parents that unlike their claims about multiple people being involved, only ...
17 July 2025 TelegraphKMC employee arrested for allegedly manipulating bank account details of two women
A Kolkata Municipal Corporation staff member was arrested on Monday for allegedly cheating at least two women who are beneficiaries of a government scheme.Umesh Kumar Das, an employee of the Borough V, was manipulating the bank account details of ...
17 July 2025 TelegraphDirector of Rice Education Arati Roy passes away at 87
Rice Education director Arati Roy passed away on Monday evening. She would have turned 88 on Friday. Arati Roy played a pivotal role in the establishment and growth of the 40-year-old Rice-Adamas Group. “As chairman and a first-generation entrepreneur, ...
17 July 2025 TelegraphCalcutta-Delhi direct route to hasten post delivery inaugurated in Sector V on July 1
In a bid to bolster the road transport network (RTN), a Calcutta-Delhi direct route for the delivery of postal mail was inaugurated at Nabadiganta sub-post office in Sector V on July 1. Ashok Kumar, the chief post master general ...
17 July 2025 TelegraphPanel quizzes law college vice-principal: CU probe team enquires about governing body
Calcutta University’s inspection team, set up to probe the alleged illegalities in the appointment of casual staff and admission of students at the South Calcutta Law College, spoke to the vice-principal on Monday about the complaints. Nayna Chatterji, the ...
17 July 2025 TelegraphAwestruck by Dragon Grace: Kids cheer for Shubhanshu Shukla and crew as they return home
The countdown began when the parachutes were visible.It culminated in a loud roar when the Dragon Grace dipped into the calm waters of the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.At the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, more than 100 ...
17 July 2025 TelegraphSame meteorological factors cause surplus rain in south, deficit showers in north Bengal
Successive weather systems and the position of the monsoon trough have delivered surplus rainfall to south Bengal in June and July, with some districts receiving more than double their usual precipitation.North Bengal, meanwhile, has received significantly less rain due ...
17 July 2025 TelegraphIIM-C rape survivor misses court date, fresh schedule to be issued to record statement
The statement of the woman who was allegedly raped in a hostel at IIM Calcutta last week could not be recorded before the magistrate for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, after she failed to turn up. The court ...
17 July 2025 TelegraphPlea to set up more haemophilia test units; facility at only two govt-run hospitals
Only two government hospitals in the state — both of them in the city — conduct the test that determines what type of haemophilia a patient is suffering from and advocacy groups want more hospitals in districts to do ...
17 July 2025 TelegraphBay depression triggers rain across south Bengal, city witnesses another sunless day
A low-pressure area over south Bengal intensified into a depression on Monday, triggering rain across south Bengal.Calcutta spent another sunless day that saw persistent rain.Tuesday is also likely to remain overcast and rainy, the sky is expected to get ...
17 July 2025 TelegraphHearing on SSC recruitment rules
A division bench of the high court on Monday reserved its judgment on a petition challenging the state government’s decision to hold the teacher selection tests based on rules drafted this year. The petitioners comprise candidates who had cracked ...
16 July 2025 TelegraphIIM Calcutta panel meets students; Safety and security concerns raised at assembly
IIM Calcutta’s director-in-charge and members of the institute’s internal complaints committee (ICC) addressed students in a general assembly on campus on Monday evening, following the alleged gang-rape in a hostel last week.The officials assured students of the steps the ...
16 July 2025 TelegraphRG Kar graft trial to begin on July 22, charges framed on five including ex principal
The trial of the case related to alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital will commence on July 22, a court ordered on Monday.The court framed charges on Monday against the prime accused, Sandip Ghosh, former ...
16 July 2025 TelegraphFlu forces kids to miss school and examinations, at least 30% with fever: Doctors
Schools are worried as many children are missing classes and sometimes exams because they are down with fever.Doctors said that at least 30 per cent of the children coming to their clinics are suffering from viral fever. Children are ...
16 July 2025 TelegraphIIM Calcutta rape case: Second-year accused student's mother cries 'son's innocence'
The mother of Paramanand Mahaveer Toppannawar, the second-year student of IIM Calcutta, arrested for allegedly raping a woman, said that her son was innocent and had come all the way from Karnataka to study here."We received a call from ...
16 July 2025 TelegraphVC of Lucknow University, Alok Kumar Rai to head IIM-C after President's approval
Alok Kumar Rai, vice-chancellor of the University of Lucknow, will be the next director of IIM Calcutta.President Droupadi Murmu, Visitor of the IIMs, approved Rai’s name for director of the B-school, two officials of IIM-C told this newspaper.Rai comes ...
15 July 2025 TelegraphSSC scam: March of dismissed schoolteachers halted by police, axed demand 'list'
Hundreds of dismissed schoolteachers, marching to Nabanna on Monday, were stopped by police several kilometres ahead of the state secretariat.The march to Nabanna, which started a little after noon from Howrah station, was stopped within a couple of kilometres, ...
15 July 2025 TelegraphAcademic council to hold talks this week; IIM to weigh next steps after rape arrest
IIM Calcutta has convened a meeting of its academic council this week to decide what steps to take following the arrest of a second-year student for allegedly raping a woman in a hostel room on the campus.An official of ...
15 July 2025 TelegraphSchools, education consultants advise students eyeing US study to scrub social media
Schools and education consultants are urging students aspiring to pursue higher education in the United States to remove political content from their social media accounts ahead of visa applications.The guidance comes as the Donald Trump administration resumed student visa ...
15 July 2025 TelegraphWait to meet rape survivor, family not comfortable to talk: Women's panel chief
The chairperson of the state women’s commission said on Sunday that officials are attempting to speak with the woman who was allegedly raped by a second-year student of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in the boys’ hostel on ...
15 July 2025 TelegraphBTech to IIM: Rape accused described as ‘responsible and responsive’ by teachers
Paramanand, a 26-year-old student in the 2024–26 batch at IIM Calcutta, is originally from Karnataka and holds a BTech in mechanical engineering.Paramanand Mahaveer Toppannawar — referred to by some as Paramanand Jain — was arrested from the Joka campus ...
15 July 2025 TelegraphOncopathology: A leap forward in cancer treatment; talk on the latest advancements
Oncopathology has emerged as one of the most important aspects of cancer treatment, doctors and experts said.Oncopathology or cancer pathology is a specialised branch of pathology focused on diagnosing and characterising tumours. It involves examining tissue samples, cells, and ...
14 July 2025 TelegraphIndian Institute of Management Calcutta pledges safety support to every student
The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta has reached out to students with assurances of support following the arrest of a second-year student on Saturday for allegedly raping a woman inside a hostel room.The incident occurred on Friday at the ...
14 July 2025 TelegraphLow-pressure system on Bay of Bengal triggers rain, more ahead in next few days
A hot and humid Sunday morning led to multiple sharp spells of rain in and around the city as another low-pressure system brewed over the Bay of Bengal.The official forecast for Calcutta for the next couple of days is ...
14 July 2025 TelegraphIIM Calcutta rape accused, girl go back 3 months: Kolkata Police cite phone records
The IIM Calcutta student arrested on rape charges had known the complainant for the past three months and not for a week as he has claimed, police sources said on Sunday citing his call details.Paramanand Mahaveer Toppannawar, 26, a ...
14 July 2025 TelegraphNarayana Health brings insurance with trust vow, launches products in Calcutta
Devi Shetty’s Narayana Health has launched its health insurance products in Calcutta, promising to eliminate the mistrust between insurers, hospitals and patients while reducing lengthy wait times for claim settlements after discharge.The Bengaluru-based healthcare chain, which runs three hospitals ...
14 July 2025 TelegraphKMC and Kolkata police demolish shops to clear government land on Anwar Shah Road
Forty-eight shops that were occupying government land at the Lord’s crossing on Prince Anwar Shah Road were demolished on Saturday in a drive by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and police. The plot on 355 Prince Anwar Shah Road — ...
13 July 2025 TelegraphFIR against teacher at a north Calcutta college for rape threats to female students
A teacher at a north Calcutta college was accused of giving rape threats to students on his Facebook page. Students gheraoed him outside campus on Saturday evening. The students, most of them supporters of the SFI, asked him why ...
13 July 2025 TelegraphTiger conservation efforts rewarded: Forest guards honoured for trapping big cats
Two teams of forest guards, each credited with capturing a tiger that had strayed near human habitation, were felicitated in the city on Friday.As their stories were shared from the dais, the audience responded with applause. These are the ...
13 July 2025 TelegraphSuicide bid disrupts Metro services, glare on lack of platform screen doors
Metro services were disrupted for an hour on Saturday after a suicide bid at Central station.A man jumped in front of a Dakshineswar-bound train just as it chugged into Central around 11.55am, said a Metro official. A power block ...
13 July 2025 TelegraphRoads of the city damaged due to heavy rainfall to be fixed by Tuesday says KMC
The damaged roads of the city will be fixed by Tuesday, a senior engineer of the civic body said on Saturday.A senior official of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) said they had already started fixing roads.The ongoing work is ...
13 July 2025 TelegraphKillers of Bhangar Trinamool Congress leader knew route, schedule, say investigators
The assassins of Trinamool leader of Bhangar, Rajjak Khan, chose a spot they knew was not covered by CCTV and had information about the leader’s schedule, investigators said on Saturday.Khan, in his late 30s, was first shot and then ...
13 July 2025 TelegraphHigh security, yet not safe: Alleged rape in IIM Calcutta hostel sparks safety concerns
The Lake View Hostel at IIM Calcutta, where a second-year student allegedly raped a woman on Friday, was constructed in 2014 as part of the institute’s expansion to accommodate growing student enrolment.Named for its view of a large water ...
13 July 2025 Telegraph12-hour ordeal at IIM Calcutta: Woman raped under pretext of 'counselling session'
IIM Calcutta student Paramanand Mahaveer Toppannawar, also referred to as Paramanand Jain by some, was arrested from the hostel around 12.15am on Saturday for allegedly raping a woman after luring her for a “counselling session”. The following is a ...
13 July 2025 TelegraphKolkata Metro services disrupted after passenger 'accidentally' falls on tracks at Central
Services were disrupted along a stretch of Metro Railway Kolkata for an hour after a person "accidentally fell on the tracks" at Central Station on Saturday, an official said.The incident took place around 11.50 am.A Metro Railway spokesperson said ...
13 July 2025 TelegraphSikkim tells tourists: Next time slow down, soak it in, choose quality over quantity
Next time you are in Sikkim, choose quality over quantity.The state, known for stunning Himalayan landscapes and warm hospitality and one of the most popular holiday destinations for people of Bengal, is now encouraging “slow tourism”.Slow tourism prioritises meaningful, ...
13 July 2025 TelegraphIMD predicts spells of rain and thundershowers across city and suburbs through next week
India Meteorological Department has forecast consistent presence of rain and thundershowers across the city and its surrounding areas, including Dumdum, Salt Lake, and Howrah next week.Beginning today, July 12, the city can expect a cloudy sky with a high ...
13 July 2025 TelegraphLaw college hands over documents relating to governing body meetings to CU
South Calcutta Law College handed over documents relating to its governing body meetings in the past two years to Calcutta University on Thursday.Last Wednesday, a CU team visited the law college, where a student was gang-raped on June 25.The ...
13 July 2025 TelegraphCID arrests employee of private bank for alleged stock fraud of Rs 36 lakh
The CID arrested an employee of a private bank on Thursday for allegedly being part of a group that duped a man out of ₹36 lakh by luring him to invest in the stock market. Amit Ghosh, 34, was ...
13 July 2025 TelegraphSchool education department receives 5,000 applications of axed staff seeking old jobs
The school education department has received around 5,000 applications from school staff dismissed by the Supreme Court in April, seeking to return to their previous government jobs.An official said they were contacting departments where these applicants worked before joining ...
13 July 2025 TelegraphFrom Russia, with love for Bengali
Ya poyu na bengal’skom yazyke… It might read like gibberish in English script but sung aloud, this is the Russian translation of Pratul Mukhopadhyay’s ode to Bengali, Ami Banglay gaan gai.Students from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations ...
13 July 2025 TelegraphStudent alleges rape at IIM Calcutta hostel, one detained as police launch probe
A student of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta was allegedly raped by a second year student inside the boys’ hostel. The Haridevpur police arrested the second-year student after the survivor lodged a complaint on Friday.The incident at ...
12 July 2025 TelegraphHC slams government for backing tainted, rejects appeal urging aspirants to write exams
The high court division bench that struck down the state’s appeal to allow tainted teaching job aspirants to write fresh selection tests said in its written order that it had observed a “detailed and elaborate recording of the nature ...
12 July 2025 TelegraphRain fallout: City roads crumble, broken surfaces, potholes pose danger for commuters
The city’s undulating roads, pockmarked with craters, are unable to withstand the usual monsoon downpour. After rain over the past week, several roads have broken surfaces, potholes or worn-off top layers.Residents complained that commuting is risky. For pedestrians, especially ...
12 July 2025 TelegraphBhangar: Trinamool leader shot multiple times, then hacked to death by four people
A Trinamool leader of Bhangar, on the city’s southeastern fringe, was shot and then hacked to death on Thursday night. Rajjak Khan, in his late 30s, was on his way home on a motorcycle after a party meeting when ...
12 July 2025 TelegraphOncologist flags cancer care gaps: Late treatment, high costs, poor access hinder fight
A yawning mismatch between demand and resources, delaying diagnosis, and high treatment costs are the two main challenges in cancer care in India, said a visiting expert from Singapore on Friday.Ang Peng Tiam, medical director and senior consultant at ...
12 July 2025 TelegraphMetro to run 72 services on Joka-Majerhat stretch from July 14
To meet the demand of commuters, Metro Railway Kolkata authorities will be running a total of 72 services every day from July 14 on Joka-Majerhat stretch of the Purple Line.The Metro authorities said in a statement on Friday that ...
12 July 2025 TelegraphHigh on breakfast; bullish on day's first meal
With hectic work schedules keeping professionals tied to their desks, the lunch or dinner outing is now getting usurped by an earlier affair: breakfast. A growing number of cafes have started opening before 10am, giving residents the option of ...
12 July 2025 TelegraphShakespeare's world
What do phrases like “love is blind,” “to break the ice,” “up in arms,” and “a wild goose chase” have in common? Add to that words like swagger, lonely, excitement, and downstairs. The answer is William Shakespeare. “Shakespeare, 400 ...
12 July 2025 TelegraphBard’s birthday quiz
An inter-school quiz on the life and works of William Shakespeare, held in association with Oxford University Press, marked both the Bard’s birthday and the founder’s day of the host, Delhi Public School (DPS) Megacity.“We organise dictionary quizzes across ...
12 July 2025 Telegraph26-year-old youth from Picnic Garden tests cholera positive
A 26-year-old youth from Picnic Garden has tested positive for cholera, officials of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) said on Tuesday. A team from the civic body collected water samples from the flat where the youth, Afroze Ahmed Khan, ...
12 July 2025 TelegraphStudents ‘lock up’ peers over examination form fill-up
A section of postgraduate students at Ballygunge Science College allegedly led by a research scholar, affiliated to the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad locked up another group of students who were filling out final semester examination forms in the geography department ...
12 July 2025 TelegraphNo postal service on Monday in townships
There will be no public transactions at post offices in the Salt Lake-New Town-Rajarhat area on Monday. The department of posts will be rolling out the next-generation of its Advanced Postal Technology application and the Beleghata head post office ...
12 July 2025 TelegraphDemand for access to Swapnabhor park: Seniors-only status questioned
A protest meet took place in front of Swapnabhor, New Town’s only park for the 50-plus, last Saturday. The agitators want the park to be stripped of the seniors-only status.The park shares its premises with a club by the ...
12 July 2025 TelegraphCity gets sharp spell of rain in between occasional drizzles and hint of sunlight
A sharp spell of rain struck Calcutta on Thursday afternoon in between occasional drizzles throughout the day. The sun also came out in the afternoon — the first bright stint the city had in nearly three days. The afternoon ...
12 July 2025 TelegraphPolice vandalism: Truckers want compensation, vehicle owners meet senior officers
Truck owners whose vehicles were allegedly smashed by police in New Alipore early on Wednesday met senior officers at the New Alipore police station on Thursday and demanded compensation.The truckers had on Wednesday alleged that the police had broken ...
12 July 2025 TelegraphSpeaking in Bengali does not mean Bangladeshi: Mamata fumes at Delhi eviction drive
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed concern over the disruption power and water supply at the Jai Hind camp in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, comprising mostly Bengali speaking migrants. “There are over 1.5 crore migrant workers in Bengal who are earning their ...
10 July 2025 Telegraph‘Historic moment for city’: Work for Kolkata Metro’s Purple Line begins in Khidderpore
Metro Railway on Thursday started tunnelling work in Khidderpore on the long-delayed Purple Line.The drilling work kicked off on a formal note inside the grounds of St. Thomas School, where one of Kolkata’s largest underground shafts have been dug ...
11 July 2025 TelegraphCalcutta University seeks admission-related documents from South Calcutta Law College
Calcutta University has asked South Calcutta Law College — where a 24-year-old student was allegedly gang-raped on June 25 — to submit its governing body resolutions and admission-related documents on Thursday.CU’s vice-chancellor said the documents must be submitted to ...
11 July 2025 TelegraphKolkata weather: Light rain, then wet weekend, Alipore Met office rules out intense rain
The city will get light rain on Thursday as well, though the Alipore Met office ruled out an intense rain like Tuesday. The Met office also predicted a wet weekend.A low pressure that was hovering over coastal south Bengal ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphSealdah court rejects victim's parents’ plea to visit RG Kar crime scene with lawyers
The Sealdah court on Wednesday turned down an appeal from the parents of the slain RG Kar doctor to visit the hospital crime scene with their lawyers.Additional chief judicial magistrate Arijit Mandal rejected the plea, stating that since the ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphPolice drive on crime prevention in colleges: Cops to visit campuses under jurisdiction
Police officers will visit colleges under their jurisdiction and speak to students, security staff, and the administration to spread awareness about crime prevention, especially crimes against women, city police commissioner Manoj Verma said on Wednesday.“The team will comprise men ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphSSC counsel argues for ‘tainted’ to be allowed to participate in upcoming selection tests
A division bench of the high court on Wednesday asked the school service commission (SSC) counsel why he was arguing in favour of candidates identified as tainted by the Supreme Court.The commission’s counsel was arguing that the tainted candidates ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphHeavy rainfall leaves large parts of the city underwater, with persisting waterlogging
Heavy rainfall on Tuesday left large parts of the city underwater, with waterlogging persisting into Wednesday afternoon in several areas.Jodhpur Park and neighbouring localities remained flooded until late Tuesday, while stretches of Sarat Ghosh Garden Road were still waterlogged ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphNo bribe? four officers of New Alipore police station ‘smash’ trucks, get suspended
Four officers of New Alipore police station were suspended on Wednesday after they allegedly smashed the windshields and deflated the tyres of at least 30 trucks parked in the area because the drivers refused to pay bribes.Police sources said ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphBehala College requests permission from CU to conduct its own postgraduate admissions
State-aided Behala College has requested permission from Calcutta University to conduct its own postgraduate admissions this year, following the UGC’s approval of its autonomous status.Principal Sharmila Mitra wrote to university registrar Debasis Das on July 4, outlining the college’s ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphMotorists flout basic traffic rules: Manoj Verma flags over-speeding, drunk driving
Motorists continue to make basic mistakes that children are taught in schools, Kolkata Police commissioner Manoj Verma said on Tuesday.They continue to not wear helmets, over-speed and drink drive, he added.“When we were in school, we were taught the ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphTollygunge dispute between directors and federation of technicians hearing on July 16
A senior government official will conduct a hearing into the allegations levelled by some directors against a federation of technicians in Tollygunge, the counsel for the state informed the high court on Tuesday.Justice Amrita Sinha heard a contempt petition ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphHeavy rain likely in South and North Bengal districts till July 10: IMD
The IMD on Wednesday forecast heavy downpour in some districts of West Bengal, while other places are likely to receive light to moderate rain owing to a low pressure area.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that thunderstorms with gusty ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphTwo held for ‘leaking data’ to Pakistan, remanded in police custody: Bengal STF
Two men, one of them from Kalighat, have been arrested for allegedly helping an NGO worker in Pakistan open a WhatsApp account against an Indian SIM card. According to Bengal Special Task Force (STF) sources, Mukesh Rajak and Rakesh ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphHowrah college to meet next week on Trinamool student leader’s harassment video case
The college in Howrah, where a Trinamool Congress student leader allegedly sexually harassed his juniors and video recorded the act last year, will discuss whether there is a need to take further actions.Soma Bandopadhyay, the principal of the ...
10 July 2025 Telegraph‘Actions of a few should not define all’: Male student faces scrutiny over others’ crime
The alleged gang-rape of a 24-year-old student at South Calcutta Law College on June 25 has cast a shadow not only over the woman and the institution, but also over innocent male students who now find themselves under scrutiny.Jeet ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphTMCP leader show-caused for 'sexual harassment'
A Trinamool Congress student leader allegedly sexually harassed his juniors and video recorded the act in a Howrah college last year.A purported video that was originally circulated more than a year ago has re-emerged in the wake of the ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphClass X student found hanging, teenager was undergoing depression treatment: Cops
The body of a 16-year-old student of class X was found hanging at his home early on Monday, police said. The teenager, according to the cops, was undergoing treatment for depression. Sources said the incident happened hours before he ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphKMC to decide rooftop eateries fate; fire safety committee holds second meeting
The fate of restaurants, pubs, and lounges — currently shut because of fire safety concerns — will depend on the Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s decision regarding three of them, whose representatives attended a hearing at the civic headquarters in May, ...
10 July 2025 TelegraphJunior doctors plan night vigil on August 8, a year since the RG Kar rape and murder case
Junior doctors from various medical colleges have planned a night vigil at Shyambazar from midnight on August 8, a year since one of their colleagues was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College Hospital. The night vigil has ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphAccused object to victim's kin seeking permission for lawyers to visit RG Kar crime scene
The state counsel, along with lawyers for Sandip Ghosh and Abhijit Mandal, on Tuesday objected to the slain RG Kar doctor’s parents’ petition seeking permission for their lawyers to visit the crime scene.The matter came up before the additional ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphGovt assures sufficient state buses for commuters to tackle Bharat Bandh on Wednesday
The government has assured sufficient state buses for commuters on Wednesday, the day a joint forum of trade unions has called a strike or Bharat Bandh.Arrangements have been made to run additional vessels on the Hooghly, transport department officials ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphIncessant rain since early Tuesday affects attendance in schools across Calcutta
Incessant rain since early Tuesday affected attendance in schools across Calcutta. While some classes saw attendance drop to 25–30 per cent, others recorded between 50 and 70 per cent. As the city’s roads were waterlogged, many students and teachers ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphAppeal against SSC 'advantage' marks based on teaching experience, lecture demonstration
A group of teaching job aspirants moved a division bench of the high court on Tuesday, appealing that the new recruitment test rules for the appointment of teachers in government-aided schools be struck down.The education department issued the new ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphFour accused in South Calcutta Law College gang-rape case sent to jail till July 22
The Alipore court on Tuesday sent the four accused in the South Calcutta Law College gang-rape case to judicial remand till July 22.They will be lodged in the Presidency jail for at least two weeks.The defence lawyer for three ...
9 July 2025 Telegraph‘Month’s rain in 12 hours’, roads submerged, tide adds to woes of Jodhpur Park residents
Between midnight on Monday and Tuesday afternoon, Jodhpur Park received over 290mm of rain, records shared by the civic body showed.A senior engineer of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) said rain that usually pours over a month came down ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphHC excludes ‘tainted’ from SSC hiring drive
The high court on Monday issued an order restraining the school service commission (SSC) from allowing candidates identified by the Supreme Court as “tainted” to appear for the upcoming selection test to appoint teachers.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya asked the commission ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphCholera in Picnic Garden, 26-year-old youth tests positive and dies in hospital
A 26-year-old youth from Picnic Garden has tested positive for cholera, officials of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) said on Tuesday. A team from the civic body collected water samples from the flat where the youth, Afroze Ahmed Khan, ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphSchools see slump in after-class sports, great focus on academics in higher classes
Schools are facing a challenge of a different kind — students not signing up for sporting activities after school hours.The numbers keep dwindling more in higher classes when academics is prioritised, mainly by parents, several principals said.In Lakshmipat Singhania ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphParents escort students as South Calcutta Law College reopens, fear prevails in minds
The college where a 24-year-old law student was allegedly gang-raped on June 25 reopened on Monday.Such is the scar that many parents accompanied their daughters to South Calcutta Law College on the first day.First-year students came to fill out ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphFly to Dubai in premium economy from July 18; enjoy fine dining & more leg room
Emirates airline is going to introduce premium economy service on its Calcutta-Dubai-Calcutta flights from July 18, the carrier announced on Monday.The premium economy cabin with 24 seats offers an enhanced experience, including wider cream leather seats, increased legroom, adjustable ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphBrace for rain again today, intensity and spread of shower to be weaker, says Met
Jodhpur Park recorded 115mm of rain in just four hours on Monday evening, making it difficult for residents to get home.The rainy spell will continue on Tuesday, but the Met office said the spread and intensity of the rain ...
9 July 2025 Telegraph‘I don’t feel safe anymore’: South Calcutta Law College student haunted by campus rape horror
A first-year law student said she is terrified at the thought of spending four more years at South Calcutta Law College before graduating.Her will to attend classes is overshadowed by fear triggered by the alleged gang-rape on campus on ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphGang rape, molestation, assault, vandalism—Monojit Mishra's escape route is a no-brainer
Monojit Mishra, the prime accused in the alleged gang rape of a first-year student at South Calcutta Law College, had been arrested five times over 12 years and had 11 cases registered against him on charges including molestation, assault ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphPatient navigation to change concept of cancer care
During cancer treatment, a structured support system is necessary. It forms a bridge between patients and access to care.To achieve this, creating a special workforce is essential. They are patient navigators. Navigators are not oncologists, but their overall contribution ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphMonojit Mishra assaulted South Calcutta Law College guard a year ago, say police
The security guard of South Calcutta Law College, whose phone has been seized by police, had been assaulted by Monojit Mishra a year ago on the campus, police said.The police are trying to extract evidence against Mishra from his ...
9 July 2025 TelegraphSchool teachers get training in life skills ; lessons on effective communication
Exercise: A teacher gave out verbal instructions as to how to make a diagram. While some participants in a workshop drew a diagram of a house as the teacher instructed, there were others who struggled and came up with ...
7 July 2025 TelegraphNo valid identity cards, no entry: South Calcutta Law College authorities to staff
No one would be allowed to enter the college campus without valid identity cards, the South Calcutta Law College authorities told teaching and non-teaching employees during an online meeting on Sunday, a day before the college is set to ...
7 July 2025 Telegraph‘Lynched by friend and his father’ over alcohol bill, 24-year-old meets brutal end
A 24-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by a friend and his father during a scuffle on Sunday over splitting the bill of alcohol they consumed on Saturday night, police said. The friend reportedly called his father to ...
7 July 2025 TelegraphCity police plan to allow vehicles on Dufferin Road by de-reserving existing tram tracks
The city police want Dufferin Road, the thoroughfare that connects Outram Road with Mayo Road and RR Avenue, and cutting through the Maidan, widened by de-reserving the existing tram tracks.At a recent meeting on road safety held in Lalbazar, ...
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