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  • Cov cases resurface, 15-yr-old among 2 admitted in city hosps

    123 Kolkata: Though there is no indication of any spike in Covid-19 cases in Bengal, multiple cases of the virus has surfaced after a lull. A 15-year-old boy was admitted to a hospital off EM Bypass in the latest ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Can rename Beadon St if patriot kin apply: KMC

    123 Kolkata: The Bengal govt will consider a request by the family of eminent jurist Radhabinod Pal to rename Beadon Street in his name.Pal's grandson, Sudhi Binod Pal, in a social media post, mentioned that the Bengal govt has ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Monsoon hope in Kolkata after Kerala onset, rain likely next wk

    123 Kolkata: The southwest monsoon set over Kerala on Saturday, eight days ahead of its normal arrival date, bringing hope for the monsoon rain to reach Kolkata. The Met officials, however, said early onset in Kerala did not guarantee ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata airport sees sharp decline in bird strike incidents due to improved waste management

    123 Kolkata: The number of bird strike and near-miss incidents at Kolkata airport has dropped significantly in recent months following a coordinated cleanliness initiative, airport authorities said on Saturday.The removal of multiple open garbage dumpsites and introduction of covered ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    SE Asian clearwing moth recorded for first time in India at Buxa

    123 Kolkata: A clearwing moth species first spotted in Myanmar in 2004 and later sighted in South China, Vietnam, and Malaysia has now been recorded at the Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal.This is the first record of the ...

    25 May 2025 Times of India
    Commandos storm coach, free ‘flyers’ in anti-hijack drill

    123 Kolkata: Commandos stormed an aircraft, overpowered two hijackers and freed 25 passengers and the crew in an hour-long operation at Kolkata airport. Although the hijacking of the flight from Raipur to Guwahati and the anti-hijacking operation was an ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Docs push for HPV vax for both genders

    Kolkata: Doctors in the city stressed the importance of the HPV (Human papillomavirus) vaccine for both the genders, pointing out that the virus did not discriminate between male and female and hence, it was important to adopt this gender-neutral ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Rare clearwing moth species spotted for first time in Buxa Tiger Reserve

    KOLKATA: A clearwing moth species, previously known only from Myanmar, South China, Vietnam and Malaysia, has been recorded for the first time in India’s Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal. The moth belongs to the genus Scoliokona, which had ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Dialysis saves 8-year-old Labrador with uterine infection

    123 Kolkata: An 8-year-old female Labrador, Coco, underwent successful dialysis at a city pathology lab on Friday night after experiencing acute kidney distress with elevated creatinine levels.This marks the first such facility at a private clinic in eastern India, ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Rain drags temp down by 3°C, Met predicts more showers

    12 Kolkata: A spell of light rain — around 6.6 mm — on Friday evening pulled the mercury down by around three notches. The Met office predicted more such showers in the run-up to the expected pre-monsoon by the ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Garbage piles up on Salt Lake roads as BMC waits for hydraulic dumpers for direct disposal at Dhapa

    12 Kolkata: Heaps of household and market-generated garbage are piling up in different parts of Salt Lake, raising a stink and turning localities into an eyesore. Recently, the road leading from Tank 13 towards Anindita bus stop could not ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    South-bound flights to take longer this weekend for airspace closure over Bay

    12 Kolkata: Flights to Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru and Port Blair from Kolkata as well as return flights on these sectors on Saturday and Sunday morning will take longer due to the closure of airspace over the Bay ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Panels set up for fire safety audit, norm compliance

    123 Kolkata: State- and district-level committees had been formed to carry out fire safety audits, ensure regulatory compliance and draft safety guidelines, announced mayor and minister Firhad Hakim on Friday.The committees were set up by state chief secretary Manoj ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Three arrested for assault on Kolkata traffic cop

    Kolkata: Three men were arrested for assaulting an on-duty traffic sergeant following an altercation over drink-driving at a police checkpoint in the Muchipara area on Thursday night. The accused — Krishan Kumar Thakur, Sanjay Roy, and Sonatu Mondal — ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Carriageway repairs start on Ultadanga slip bridge

    123 Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) has started carriageway repair work of the one-way Ultadanga slip bridge over Kestopur canal, connecting VIP Road with Salt Lake.On Friday, one lane of the slip bridge was left open for ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Tea museum, selfie point plans for Darj Capital Hall restoration

    123 Darjeeling: The Darjeeling Municipality has announced comprehensive plans to restore the Capital Hall, a prominent landmark of the hill station. The initiative includes establishing a museum showcasing Darjeeling tea and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) and converting the ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    You denied child mom’s care: HC to killer hubby

    123 Kolkata: Upholding the conviction of a Siliguri man who murdered his wife three days after childbirth, Calcutta High Court on Friday held that he did not just take the life of his wife but also "deprived the newborn ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Cal HC seal on SSC protest shift, asks govt to show humane face

    123 Kolkata: Protesting teaching and non-teaching staff at Bikash Bhavan were directed by the Calcutta High Court on Friday to move to Central Park, limiting the number of protesters to 200 at a time.The state was asked to act ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    La Martiniere files appl with KMC, seeks urgent repair nod

    12 Kolkata: La Martiniere Schools submitted an urgent application to Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Friday, seeking approval for urgent repair and restoration work on their premises that are listed as Grade I heritage structures.This follows the Calcutta High Court's ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Omar thanks TMC team for ‘standing with us during these tough times’

    Kolkata: Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah on Friday thanked the Trinamool Congress delegation for being the first political party to reach out to the affected areas near the India-Pakistan border where people lost their lives, adding that they ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Panskura suicide: Angry villagers target shop owner, 4 held

    Panskura: After a 13-year-old accused of theft died by suicide on Thursday, Gosainber erupted in anger on Friday, with local villagers targeting the shop owner, who is also a civic volunteer, for allegedly assaulting the teen.Villagers ransacked Subhankar Dikshit's ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Abhishek calls for upkeep of Rash Behari Bose memorial in Tokyo

    Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee spoke to Indian ambassador in Japan Sibi George and Indian embassy officials on Friday about the upkeep of Rash Behari Bose's memorial at the Tama Cemetery in Tokyo. Banerjee, part of an all-party ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘People have right to know’: CM urges special Parl session on Pak conflict

    Kolkata: Calling on Centre to convene a special session of the Parliament to discuss the conflict with Pakistan, CM Mamata Banerjee said the people of India had "the foremost right to know... before anyone else".Banerjee, who has supported Centre ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata, 5 more Bengal districts at 'high risk' for extreme heat, says study

    KOLKATA: Kolkata is among six Bengal districts flagged as "high-risk" for extreme heat in a nationwide heat risk assessment by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). The report titled 'How Extreme Heat Is Impacting India: Assessing District-level ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Hybrids complement EVs to drive diverse powertrain demand: Study

    12 Kolkata: An HSBC Global Research on the Indian automobile market revealed that demand for multiple powertrains will persist in the country over the medium and long term. At present, the powertrain mix in India is petrol 65%, diesel ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Jawans should never be afraid: Purnam in Rishra after return from Pakistan

    RISHRA: "Nation is always first, jawans should never be afraid," said Purnam Kumar Shaw as he stepped into his Rishra home on Friday evening accompanied by family members and scores of well-wishers.The BSF jawan was taken into custody byPakistan ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Kol, 5 Bengal dists at ‘high risk’ for extreme heat: Study

    12 Kolkata: Kolkata is among six Bengal districts flagged as "high-risk" for extreme heat in a nationwide heat risk assessment by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).The report titled ‘How Extreme Heat Is Impacting India: Assessing District-level ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata's first Metro ring ready except for 366m stretch at Chingrighata

    KOLKATA: Metro Railway is eager to ring the city with the Orange, Green and Blue lines, Metro GM P Uday Kumar Reddy said on Friday. He expressed hope that the Chingrighata impasse would end soon and the last 366m ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Rain drags temperature down by 3°C in Kolkata, Met predicts more showers

    KOLKATA: A spell of light rain - around 6.6 mm - on Friday evening pulled the mercury down by around three notches. The Met office predicted more such showers in the run-up to the expected pre-monsoon by the middle ...

    24 May 2025 Times of India
    Calcutta HC asks teachers to shift protest venue, restricts participants to 200

    Calcutta high court KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Friday directed protesting teachers and other staff of West Bengal government-run and -aided schools, who lost their jobs due to a Supreme Court ruling, to shift their protest venue ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata cops arrest ‘Bangla national’ from Topsia, seize China-made drones

    KOLKATA: Police on Thursday arrested a Topsia-based exporter for allegedly possessing an illegal Chinese-manufactured drone at his home. Parts of another drone were also discovered during the investigation, police said.According to police reports, this Topsia resident is actually a ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    At 45 kmph, Salt Lake's battery rickshaws zoom around at nearly thrice the speed of Kolkata traffic

    Battery-fitted rickshaws in Salt Lake are reaching dangerous speeds of up to 45 kmph, far exceeding Kolkata's average traffic speed KOLKATA: Battery-fitted rickshaws in Salt Lake are now touching speeds of 45 kmph, which is almost three times the ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    ZSI scientists discover rare marine nematode species on Tamil Nadu beach

    A team from the Kolkata-headquartered Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has made a scientific breakthrough with the discovery of a new species of free-living marine nematode—tiny worm-like organisms vital to ocean health—on a sandy beach in Tamil Nadu.Led by ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Drones in Kolkata sky? We did not give permission, says AAI

    Kolkata authorities are investigating the unauthorized sighting of multiple drone-like objects over the city, raising security concerns KOLKATA: Two days after a controversy erupted over the alleged spotting of several drones over Kolkata, it emerged on Thursday that permission ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Bengal anthrax scare: Isolation wards in 2 hospitals

    123 Jalpaiguri: After three people died from a possible anthrax infection in Cooch Behar's Sitai recently, the health department has set up two isolation wards in the district to treat patients with symptoms of the disease.The animal resources department ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Uproar after Suchitra Sen’s Pabna college drops her name from hostel

    Kolkata: The film fraternity in Bengal has strongly reacted to the decision of Pabna's Govt Edward College to drop Suchitra Sen's name from the newly installed nameplate of a residential hall. The legendary actress was born as Roma Dasgupta ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    2 protesting SSC teachers face 2-hour cop grilling

    123 Kolkata: Two protesting schoolteachers on Thursday morning appeared at the Bidhannagar North Police Station, where they were questioned for two hours. After the Calcutta High Court order, four teachers, including Mehboob Mandal, a prominent face of the SSC ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    TMC team meets families hit by Pak shelling in Poonch, Rajouri

    Kolkata: A five-member Trinamool Congress delegation on Thursday went to the border villages of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu & Kashmir and spoke to families affected by shelling from Pakistan.Speaking to reporters later, the party said "every citizen should ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘Panel nod must for La Martiniere civil work’

    123 Kolkata: Approval from the West Bengal Heritage Commission was mandatory before initiating any civil work on heritage buildings, said the Calcutta High Court on Thursday. The court's observations were regarding the repair and restoration plea by La Martiniere ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘When did they become weather experts?’: TMC slams BCCI, BJP over IPL final shift

    12 Kolkata: Junior Union minister and Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar's now-deleted Facebook post, which claimed that the IPL final had been shifted from the Eden Gardens not due to "weather but law and order", triggered a political row ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Airport to install no-honking signs after passenger plaints

    12 Kolkata: A video posted by a flyer on social media on honking causing noise pollution in front of the airport terminal has prompted Kolkata airport authorities to remedy the situation by launching a sensitisation campaign for motorists.No-honking signages ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    In meet with multi-party delegation, Japan reiterates support against terror

    12 Kolkata: A multi-party delegation, which included Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, met Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya on Thursday, as part of a global initiative to strengthen international support for India's fight against cross-border terrorism following the ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    District admin to blame: Sukanta on wife’s 2 voter cards

    123 Kolkata: After Trinamool Congress questioned why Bengal BJP president and junior Union minister Sukanta Majumdar's wife had two voter cards, Majumdar on Thursday said the district administration was responsible for any such error."The BDO, AERO, SDO and DM ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Masks & sanitisers back in biz in Kolkata after Covid uptick in other cities

    Kolkata: As the number of Covid cases reported in Mumbai, Chennai, and Allahabad is on the rise, the pharmacies in Kolkata have started to stock up on masks and sanitisers. City pharmacists claimed that the demand for masks has ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    15 JU guest profs threaten to go off duty

    Kolkata: Fifteen guest lecturers of Jadavpur University's history evening course have threatened to stay away from teaching, invigilation and evaluation in protest against the removal of assistant professor Debajit Dutta, also the coordinator of evening courses, from exam duties.In ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Review 5-year-old rape survivor’s custody: HC

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court directed authorities to produce a five-year-old girl—reportedly a victim of sexual assault allegedly committed by her father and currently living in a children's home—before a special court on Friday.The special court will assess her ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Passenger assaults bike-taxi rider after helmet request

    Kolkata: An app bike taxi rider, Surajit Bag, was allegedly assaulted by a passenger for being asked to wear a helmet on Wednesday night in the Sonarpur area, highlighting growing concerns about driver safety in ride-sharing services.Bag, reported that ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Cops assaulted, civic volunteer molested outside Sealdah stn

    Kolkata: Two traffic cops were physically assaulted while enforcing parking regulations outside Sealdah railway station on Wednesday, leading to the arrest of two suspects, Md Faizan and Md Rehan.A female civic volunteer on duty was also allegedly molested by ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Cannes ‘sindoor’ show leaves mark on Kolkata fashion scene

    123456 Kolkata: The bold streak of ‘sindoor' adorning the red carpet looks of actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aditi Rao Hydari at the Cannes Film Festival has significantly influenced the fashion choice of women in Kolkata. This comes at ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Bengal to use clean coal gasification at Deocha Pachami

    Kolkata: At the ICC East and Northeast Energy Conclave held in the city on Thursday, state industry minister Sashi Panja announced plans to use clean coal gasification technology to tap into the vast Deocha Pachami coal reserves.The move is ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘Mom, I didn’t steal’: Class 7 boy ends life after ‘theft’ accusation

    Panskura: A Class 7 student from Panskura died by suicide after ingesting pesticide, leaving behind a note that read, "Mom, I didn't steal."The tragic incident occurred in the Gosainber area of Panskura, East Midnapore when Krishnendu Das, a student ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Morality can’t determine patent decision without tech proof: HC

    1234 Kolkata: Without considering any independent scientific or technical evidence, morality could not be the basis for denying a patent, the Calcutta High Court held as it asked the Controller of Patents, Designs and Trademarks to reconsider the patent ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    ISRO chief stresses national security in Kolkata

    Kolkata: ISRO chairman V Narayanan, who was honoured with the Rammohan Mission Purashkar 2025 at a ceremony commemorating Raja Rammohun Roy's 253rd birth anniversary at Science City Auditorium by the Rammohan Mission School, on Thursday emphasised the space agency's ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    Pharma official loses 1.1 cr to cyber crooks

    Kolkata: A senior pharmaceutical company official from Kolkata lost over Rs 1.1 crore in a fake kola nut online trading scam. Kola nuts have various uses in the pharmaceutical industry.The cyber crooks used the name of a top UK-based ...

    23 May 2025 Times of India
    No terrorist should find refuge in Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee message to cops

    CM Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA/SILIGURI: No terrorist should find refuge in Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee warned cops on Wednesday, asking them to increase their visibility, especially in border areas.Banerjee, speaking at an administrative meet in Siliguri, spoke of the specially ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Cops spy drones in sky over Kolkata, STF and defence launch probe

    Representative Image KOLKATA: Around 8.45pm on Monday, cops at Hastings police station spotted 'six to seven' drones travelling across the sky from southwest to northeast. They alerted Kolkata Police Special Task Force, who got in touch with the Eastern ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    3 die in West Bengal village after consuming dead goat meat, state sends team of experts to probe anthrax angle

    A Cooch Behar village is under scrutiny following the deaths of three family members after they consumed meat from a dead goat, prompting concerns about a potential anthrax outbreak KOLKATA/COOCH BEHAR: The death of three family members in a ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Santanu Sen appears before WBMC

    Kolkata: Former Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen, who is also a doctor, appeared before the West Bengal Medical Council's (WBMC) penal and ethical committee on Wednesday. He was there to respond to a show-cause notice regarding use of ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    No closure till Pahalgam guilty hunted down: Behala widow

    123 Kolkata: It has been exactly a month since 51-year-old Sabari Guha lost her husband, senior statistician Samir Guha, in the terrorist attack at Baisaran Valley. However, Guha is still far from finding closure."What has been snatched away from ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Baranagar MLA joins hands with locals against tree-felling

    123 Kolkata: Local residents and green activists in Baranagar have launched a protest movement against the rampant felling of trees allegedly linked to illegal construction activities on govt-owned land near the RIC Gate nos.1 and 2, close to Brahmananda ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Justice for entire country, not just for myself: Patuli survivor

    123 Kolkata: "I miss and feel the pain of losing Bitan every day," says Soheni Adhikary, her voice trembling as she remembers her late husband, Bitan Adhikary, a Florida-based techie from Patuli who was among the 26 persons killed ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    BC Roy Mkt shift process starts, 80 traders to be moved in phase I

    Kolkata: The authorities have started the process of shifting traders of BC Roy Market to the temporary shopping complex coming up inside Mounted Police Club, to make way for the Purple Line's Esplanade station. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    HC tells SSC protesting teachers to go to Central Park

    123 Kolkata: No coercive steps can be taken against two protesting teachers who were verbally directed by the Calcutta High Court to meet cops on Thursday morning regarding the protest outside. The judge also asked the protesting teachers to ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Social media backlash after cops’ ‘don’t take law in your hands’ msg

    Kolkata: A viral video showing a woman social activist fiercely confronting police personnel over alleged extortion on the Belgharia Expressway has triggered a wave of public anger and backlash against the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate's response on social media.The video, ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    With cases rising elsewhere, 3 Kol hospitals revive Covid safety steps

    Kolkata: At least three private hospitals in Kolkata have revived Covid precautions in the wake of an outbreak in Southeast Asia and the detection of cases in Mumbai, Chennai and Ahmedabad.Although almost no Covid case has been detected in ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Life more imp than playlist: KP reminds citizens

    n A 28-year-old woman, Rina Bauri from Kacharipara off Science City, died after being run over by a govt bus near the Milan Mela stop while trying to cross the road when she had earphones on.Cops even found evidence ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘Cop suitor’ dupes woman, flees with 1cr

    Kolkata: A 38-year-old woman from Sinthee, who was looking for a groom and signed up on a matrimonial site, was duped of Rs 1 crore after a man befriended her by posing as a cop and fled with her ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    No regn of structures on rooftops, says KMC

    12 Kolkata: After deciding not to sanction structures on terraces of multi-storeyed residential and commercial buildings and declining mutation of open roofs/rooftops/terraces, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has requested the inspector general of registration and commissioner of stamp revenue ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Early-bird move: CU may start PG admissions in July

    Kolkata: Calcutta University is planning to start postgraduate admissions a little earlier this year to prevent the exodus of students at this level. PG admissions will likely begin in the first week of July, right after the final semester ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Bus owners suspend 3-day strike

    Kolkata: Private bus owners have decided to suspend their proposed three-day strike — scheduled to begin on Thursday — after meetings between bus operators and govt officials, including one on Wednesday attended by transport minister Snehasis Chakraborty, Kolkata Police ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Four days after fire, Beckbagan building reopens

    123 Kolkata: The gates of Krishna Building on AJC Bose Road were reopened to over 700 employees of various private offices on Wednesday, four days after a fire broke out on the fifth floor of the G+10 commercial establishment.The ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Govt bus stand may shift for Esplanade metro stn work

    123 Kolkata: The popular govt bus stand located off RR Avenue in Esplanade may be shifted to a vacant park opposite New Dufferin Road, next to the North-South Metro's Esplanade station's access through BC Roy market, to make way ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Abhishek leaves for Japan as part of anti-terror delegation

    Kolkata: A multi-party delegation, including Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee, departed for Japan on Wednesday as part of a diplomatic mission to convey India's stance on terrorism originating from Pakistan. The JD(U) MP ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Signal glitch continues as delay and short-termination dog Hwh passengers

    123456 Kolkata: The massive signal failure at Santragachhi yard continued to throw Howrah station into disarray. Several long-distance trains were running 6-10 hours late even on Wednesday.Passengers continued to grapple with extreme inconvenience under the sweltering heat, and no ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Govt team to reach France tomorrow to expose Pak’s terror connections

    BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya, a member of Centre's global outreach team led by MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, will reach France on Friday to brief world powers on Operation Sindoor. "We are not against the people of Pakistan. ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Panchayat chief resigns amid caste cert controversy

    123 Kolkata: Trinamool Congress neta Uma Ghosh resigned from her post as pradhan of Choygharia Gram Panchayat at Bongaon in North 24 Parganas on Wednesday. The development comes amid an ongoing case involving her in the Calcutta High Court ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    B’deshi man arrested near army cantt

    Siliguri: A 38-year-old Bangladeshi national, Mohammad Abdul Sattar Milan, was arrested from the Durpin Dara army cantonment on Tuesday after he was apprehended by Military Intelligence. The accused was produced in court on Wednesday and sent on three-day police ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    KMDA survey after tree-fall death near Sarobar

    123 Kolkata: A 47-year-old man who used to sell flowers at Kalighat died after a tall tree fell on him at Rabindra Sarobar on Monday. The man was lying below a tree when it suddenly uprooted and fell on ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    4 dead in Ghatal-Chandrakona highway collision

    Chandrakona: Four persons died on Tuesday night in a motorcycle collision along the Ghatal-Chandrakona state highway in Khirpai, West Midnapore. One person remains in critical condition and is currently receiving medical treatment. Police said that none of the motorcyclists ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Mamata urges Centre to set up Indo-Bhutan river commission

    12 Kolkata/Siliguri: CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the state had approached Centre to form an Indo-Bhutan river commissionand include a representative of Bengal in it. "Bengal sees a lot of floods… We have informed Centre that our ...

    22 May 2025 Times of India
    Drone-like objects spotted over Kolkata sky, police probe espionage angle

    Representational image KOLKATA: Multiple unidentified drone-like objects were spotted hovering over parts of Kolkata night sky on Monday, prompting police to look into the matter from different angles, including the possibility of espionage, officials said on Wednesday. According to ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    12-year-old, West Bengal's youngest deceased donor, saves a life, gives sight to two

    Umang with mother Jyoti, who donated a kidney to save her son. The boy died of complications four days after the transplant surgery KOLKATA: A 12-year-old boy who battled renal failure for over a year and died four days ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    Man convicted of 1997 double murder to be freed after 21 years as Calcutta HC orders early release

    Calcutta high court KOLKATA: A murder convict’s life imprisonment was cut short to 21 years as the State Sentence Review Board recommended his release, and the Calcutta High Court directed the trial court to release him within 48 ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    Signal work delays trains, triggers chaos at Hwh stn, RAF deployed

    Howrah: There was commotion at Howrah station's new complex on Tuesday evening after several trains were delayed and cancelled because of signal system work at Santragachhi rail yard.RAF and railway police had to be deployed to manage passenger unrest ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    BJP women’s wing holds ‘Sindoor Yatra’ to honour forces

    123 Kolkata: Women turned out in large numbers as BJP's women's wing held a ‘Sindoor Yatra' rally in Kolkata on Tuesday to honour the valour of India's armed forces to avenge the dastardly killings by terrorists in Pahalgam.The yatra, ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    Woman foils app cab driver’s harassment bid

    12 Kolkata: A 21-year-old woman residing at Parnasree in Behala showed great courage and presence of mind when she managed to stop the app car she was riding in—along with two other women—at the local police station.She filed a ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    June 16 date for 1st Srinagar flight after Pahalgam attack

    Kolkata: Flights to Srinagar, which were discontinued days after the terror attack at Pahalgam on April 22, are set to restart from Kolkata on June 16. Flights have also resumed to Hindon in Ghaziabad near Delhi, along with Amritsar ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    Trinamool team begins 3-day visit to J&K today

    Kolkata: A five-member Trinamool Congress delegation will begin a three-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir starting Wednesday to express solidarity with locals who faced cross-border attacks during Operation Sindoor.The delegation, comprising MPs Derek O'Brien, Md Nadimul Haque, Sagarika Ghose, ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    Will never support politics of ‘riots & chaos’: Mamata

    Kolkata/Siliguri: Reiterating that she would never support the "politics of riot and chaos", CM Mamata Banerjee said at Fulbari on Tuesday: "I want peace. Some people try to create division among people. I cannot accept such politics of division."The ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    After KMC-cop drive, shoppers rediscover parking lot near New Mkt

    12345 Kolkata: A joint drive by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and cops on Tuesday cleared carriageways around New Market, paving the way for the return of car parking areas on Bertram Street and Humayun Place. The cops from ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    Man robs woman of jewellery, cash

    123 Kolkata: A 21-year-old woman fell victim to theft after meeting a man through a dating app in Sector V on Sunday afternoon. She lost valuable jewellery, cash, and personal belongings in what police describe as a carefully planned ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    Buses threaten 3-day strike after talks with state fail

    12 Kolkata: The meeting between the Bengal transport department and five major private bus operators' associations failed to resolve an ongoing stand-off on Monday, as the associations confirmed they would proceed with a three-day statewide strike of stage carriage ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    Met spies light rain spells in city

    123 Kolkata: In the absence of rain, the minimum temperature in the city rose on Tuesday, while it continued to remain below the normal mark. The Met office expects thundershower activities in the city between Wednesday and Friday, which ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    Be alert or face the music: Cops to e-rickshaw drivers

    Kolkata: "Drive with caution or face prosecution" — that's the warning Bidhannagar City Police have served operators of mechanised retrofitted rickshaws plying in Salt Lake following the death of an elderly woman after being hit by one such rickshaw ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    RG Kar lifer Sanjay Roy gets gardener’s job in jail

    12 Kolkata: Four months into serving his life sentence, former Kolkata Police civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, convicted for raping and murdering a 31-year-old doctor at RG Kar Hospitalon Aug 8, last year, has been assigned to gardening duties at ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    Cops probe AI fake pic after LF neta’s plaint

    Kolkata: An AI-generated manipulated photograph linking a Left leader to an alleged Pakistani spy sparked controversy, leading to police complaints. CPM youth leaderSrijan Bhattacharya filed a cybercrime complaint on Tuesday after an AI-altered image circulated on social media, falsely ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    Heartbreak for fans as IPL final & qualifier move out of Kolkata

    12 Kolkata: City IPL fans are devastated after the IPL final and Qualifier 2, which were scheduled to be held at Eden Gardens next week, were moved to Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium due to fears of rain disrupting the ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    KMC serves 7-day hearing notice to 3 rooftop restaurants

    123456 Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will conduct hearings for three rooftop restaurants early next week. Notices to these restaurants will be served by Wednesday afternoon, said a civic official. The hearings for the three restaurants will be ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    HC refuses to interfere with stay on upper primary recruitments

    Kolkata: A division bench of Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the single bench's order to continue the interim stay on recruitment in supernumerary posts in upper primary schools.The division bench of Justice Soumen Sen and ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
    Darjeeling student first NCC girl from Bengal to summit Everest

    Siliguri: A 19-year-old student from Ghum, Darjeeling, successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest as part of a National Cadet Corps (NCC) all-girls expedition team.A political science student at St Joseph's College, Pratima Raiwas the only female cadet selected ...

    21 May 2025 Times of India
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