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  • Beldanga turns battleground over worker’s death in J’khand

    Beldanga (Murshidabad): An irate mob blocked NH-12 in Beldanga for around 6 hours on Friday morning, protesting with the body of a 34-year-old migrant who died in Jharkhand. This also halted multiple long-distance trains in the Sealdah–Lalgola section. Alauddin ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    2 BJP MLAs wanted to join TMC but we refused, says Abhishek

    Midnapore/Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday claimed that two BJP MLAs from West Midnapore were in touch with him wanting to switch sides, but said TMC deliberately shut its doors on them citing political principles and ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Commission may extend SIR hearing deadline for Chakulia

    Chief electoral officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal on Friday spoke to chief secretary Nandini Chakravorty and DGP Rajeev Kumar regarding the ransacking of the Chakulia SIR hearing centre. So far, 21 people have been arrested in this connection.The EC has ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Didi slams EC for refusing Bengal govt certs for SIR

    Kolkata/Siliguri: No certificates issued by the Bengal govt were being accepted by the Election Commission in the state, CM Mamata Banerjee alleged on Friday, a day after it said that Madhyamik admit cards cannot be a valid age proof ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    BJP deliberately trying to incite riots in Bengal: Didi

    Kolkata/Siliguri: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP of spreading violence in Bengal and claimed that migrant labourers were being "tortured" each day."They are deliberately trying to incite riots in Bengal. This is the BJP's plan, as ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Mom dead in Kumbh fire, Bihar girl loses dad in Sagar Mela but radio operators reunite duo

    Kolkata: A 10-year-old girl, who lost her mother in the fire at Mahakumbh in Prayagraj last year, would have lost her father at the Gangasagar Mela on Thursday, had it not been for cops and amateur radio operators. The ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Amartya cousin stands in for him at SIR hearing

    Santiniketan: Amartya Sen's septuagenarian cousin appeared for him at an SIR hearing on Friday and submitted copies of the Nobel laureate's passport and his mother's death certificate, among other documents, and asked the poll panel officials whether the economist's ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Jadavpur BLO’s widow files abetment to suicide complaint, alleges SIR pressure

    Kolkata: Following the death by suicide of BLO Ashok Das in Purba Jadavpur on Thursday morning, the deceased's widow, Sudipta Das, on Friday filed a complaint for abetment to suicide.She claimed that her husband took his own life due ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    CJ takes oath, focuses on Kol’s role in Independence

    Kolkata: Taking oath as the 44th Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court on Friday, CJ Sujoy Paul remembered Kolkata's pivotal role in India's freedom movement. "The contribution of this city to India's spiritual awakening and freedom movement is immeasurable," ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    EC extends deadline for new voter regn, deletion till Jan 19

    Kolkata: The Election Commission has extended the deadline for claims and objections by four days from Jan 15. Issuing a notification, the Commission said that applications for new voters and deletion of names (Form 6/6A and 7) can be ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Blowers, heat lamps help animals beat winter chill at Alipore zoo

    Kolkata: After the city recorded Jan's lowest minimum temperature in the past 13 years at 10.2°C earlier last week, Alipore Zoo introduced a host of measures to keep animals warm and their enclosures germ-free. The zoo used blowers to ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Topsia sofa factory blaze in Kolkata spreads panic, buildings evacuated

    Kolkata: A major fire broke out at a furniture manufacturing factory in south-east Kolkata's Topsia area on Friday afternoon. Eleven fire tenders were deployed to douse the blaze, which broke out in the sofa factory. The flames spread to ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Extortion, assault FIR for construction site ruckus in Kolkata

    Kolkata: Chitpore police registered a case alleging criminal trespass, extortion and intimidation at a construction site on BT Road in north Kolkata after a developer complained that a group of men repeatedly entered the premises in intoxicated state, threatened ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Thieves loot 23k from Baguiati school in Kolkata

    Kolkata: Thieves decamped with Rs 23,000 from Samar Smriti Uchcha Vidyalaya (High School), a govt school in Siddharthanagar Colony in Baguiati, police said on Thursday. They also vandalised several rooms of the school as they broke in between 5.30 ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Youth named in Chetla murder charge sheet

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police has chargesheeted Surajit Haldar alias Bapi and Tapas Pal under relevant sections for the murder of Ashok Paswan in the Chetla case. Detectives from Lalbazar submitted an 85-page charge sheet in Alipore court on Friday, 83 ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Close shave for 4 on late-night joyride as car crashes into Salt Lake median

    Kolkata: A late-night joyride turned into a near-fatal crash when a speeding sedan carrying four youths, who were returning from an eatery in Sector V, rammed into a median divider en-route to Ultadanga, flew over a road and slammed ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Teachers set to be barred from serving as polling, counting agents’

    Kolkata: Schoolteachers are likely to be barred from serving as polling and counting agents for political parties during elections, a senior Election Commission official said on Friday.The ban is expected to cover not only govt teachers but also teachers ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    IIT plans global gathering on lines of Parliament of Religions in Chicago

    Kolkata: Drawing inspiration from the 1893 Parliament of Religions in Chicago, a milestone in interfaith unity, IIT Kharagpur will host a global gathering — the Parliament of Enlightened Thoughts Toward Collaborative Prosperity — in the backdrop of the institute's ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    26cr repair boost for 26 potholed Howrah roads

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) has taken up repair and upgradation of 26 road stretches under the Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC) at a cost of Rs 26 crore.The stretches, with a combined length of around 14 km, ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    1.2 cr lost in two investment scams

    Kolkata: A Kolkata resident reported losing Rs 52.5 lakh in an alleged cyber fraud in which scammers, posing as representatives of a well-known securities and investment group, persuaded him to transfer money over multiple transactions through WhatsApp. In another ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Customs fraud: Online romance with ‘marine engineer’ costs woman 68k

    Kolkata: What began as a promising online romance ended in a calculated cyber fraud for a 34-year-old Lake Town woman, who was duped of Rs 68,500 by a man she met on a dating app after he spun an ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Hotel booking fraud hits Mayapur in pilgrim season

    Kolkata: With the festival season nearing and pilgrim arrivals increasing, devotees of Iskcon are being targeted by online fraudsters running a coordinated accommodation scam in Mayapur. The racket has already duped visitors from India and overseas, exploiting the urgency ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Nipah testing facility comes to Kolkata

    Kolkata: Within 48 hours of the Nipah-positive confirmatory report of the two nurses, ICMR-NIRBI , formerly NICED, received a state-of-the-art mobile testing lab for Nipah samples. Sent from NIV Pune, the lab at the Beleghata institute already tested 100+ ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Bengal frames new guidelines for Nipah

    Kolkata: The state health department has prepared an extensive guideline on the identification of contacts, isolation, and treatment of positive Nipah cases, as well as those suspected to have the infection. As of now, Bengal has two confirmed Nipah ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    Pipeline repairs to disrupt water supply in New Town till Sun

    Kolkata: New Town Action Area I will get reduced water pressure till Sunday due to an ongoing repair work on a 600mm diameter water supply pipeline."The leak has been plugged and the repair work on the pipeline is complete. ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Brochure a contract’: HC okays college fee hike

    Kolkata: A prospectus or brochure amounts to a contractual agreement between a student and an educational institution, the Calcutta High Court held on Thursday while upholding a 37.5% mid-course fee hike by Dr BC Roy Engineering College, Durgapur.The court ...

    17 January 2026 Times of India
    West bengal protest: Locals block Beldanga NH-12 over migrant worker’s death in Jharkhand; traffic disrupted

    KOLKATA: Locals in Murshidabad, West Bengal, blocked National Highway 12 and set tyres on fire on Friday to protest alleged attacks on migrant workers from the district in other states, police said, causing major disruption to traffic.The highway was ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    HC denies bail to Prayag directors for Rs 2,862-cr fraud

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused bail to the principal directors of Prayag Group, Basudeb Bagchi and Avik Bagchi, in custody for allegedly defrauding thousands of investors of nearly Rs 2,862 crore."The liberty of an individual cannot be ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Renewable energy to make up 20% of PFC loan book in 3 yrs

    Kolkata: Renewable energy will make up 20% of Power Finance Corporation's (PFC) loan book over the next three years, up from 15% now. PFC chairperson Parminder Chopra said renewables and distribution will be focus areas for the company. Chopra ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Sibal: Didi went to I-PAC office as TMC chairperson, not CM

    Kolkata: At the I-PAC hearing in Supreme Court on Thursday, senior counsel Kapil Sibal, arguing for CM Mamata Banerjee, said she did not go to the place (I-PAC properties in Kolkata) as the chief minister but as chairperson of ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    ER to achieve 100% Kavach coverage in Bengal with Rs224cr nod

    Kolkata: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday approved the installation of Kavach at key Eastern Railway stations. A railway spokesperson said, "Eastern Railway took a significant step towards strengthening rail safety with the approval of the indigenously developed Automatic ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    3 held for running fake note print unit in Kolkata

    Kolkata: The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police arrested three men for running a manufacturing unit of counterfeit Indian currency notes in connection to two operations conducted at Patuli and Sonarpur on Wednesday and Thursday. The fake notes ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Won’t quash FIR against Suvendu: HC

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to quash an FIR lodged against leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari in Malda on Jan 2, over alleged derogatory remarks against a former IPS officer, but directed the police not to ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Did nothing for Nandigram’: Abhishek hits out at Suvendu on his home turf

    Nandigram/Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday criticised Bengal leader of opposition and Nandigram MLA Suvendu Adhikari on his home turf, accusing him of having "had done nothing" for the constituency over the past five years.Speaking ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘PM’s Singur rally planned sans consent’: 20 ‘landowners’ lodge police complaint

    Singur (Hooghly): A group of 20 landowners in Singur lodged a police complaint on Thursday, alleging that the Jan 18 public meeting likely to be addressed by PM Narendra Modi, had been planned on their land without their consent.Bharat ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Mahishadal goldsmith found dead in Mumbai, mom reaches out to Didi

    Mahishadal (East Midnapore): After 33-year-old Sudharam Senapati, a goldsmith from Sarberia village in Mahishadal, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Mumbai last week, his mother, Alpana Senapati, has appealed to CM Mamata Banerjee to help bring her son's ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    2 die in Murshidabad post hearing, kin blame ‘SIR fear’

    Behrampore: Two people died in Murshidabad, with families blaming SIR hearing anxiety in both cases.According to the family of Uttar Latiberpara's Sabera Bibi, the 45-year-old woman fell ill on Wednesday, hours after getting back after a hearing at Lalgola ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    As BJP steps up heat after SC hearing, TMC says it’ll submit ‘evidence’ in court

    Nandigram/New Delhi: As BJP upped the ante after the Supreme Court's decision to stay Kolkata Police's FIR against ED officials and its observations on the central agency's allegations against CM Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool on Thursday said they too had ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Locals ransack BDO office in Chakulia over SIR hearings, cops lathi charge after 5 hurt

    Malda: A day after the Farakka BDO office was vandalised during SIR hearings, North Dinajpur's Chakulia saw similar violence at an SIR hearing centre, which left at least five police personnel injured. Cops have detained 10 persons.EC has taken ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    More women’s names axed than men’s, show EC SIR data

    Kolkata: Of the total names deleted from Bengal 2026 draft electoral rolls published by the EC for the ongoing SIR, over 53.6% are of women's. . Percentage of women electors' deletions was much higher than deletions of male electors, ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    4 race horses likely to boost Kolkata Mounted Police strength next month

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Mounted Police will add up to four race horses to its unit soon, even as the world's oldest mounted police unit battles to keep the stallions fit for working.Four stallions, aged between seven and nine, might ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    North Kolkata senior citizen robbed of gold chain

    Kolkata: Two unidentified bike-borne snatchers allegedly robbed 64-year-old Shibani Banerjee of her gold chain on South Sinthee Road, close to the local market, on Wednesday morning, police said. The woman, a resident of South Sinthee Road under Sinthee Police ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Stepdad hits woman with hammer, held

    Kolkata: A 42-year-old man was arrested in Tiljala area of Kolkata after he was accused of attempting to murder his stepdaughter by repeatedly striking her on the head with a hammer during a late-night assault on Tuesday, police said. ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    BJP-Trinamool row after BLO found dead at home

    Kolkata: A 47-year-old Jadavpur BLO, Asoke Das, a schoolteacher, was found hanging from his bathroom shower with a towel on Thursday morning.Bengal BJP immediately released an audio conversation on its X handle in which his wife is heard claiming ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    KP reopens Pronam membership for sr citizens after 18-month gap

    Kolkata: This new year, Kolkata Police has "opened enrolment" for senior citizens in Pronam, a platform for the elderly, run by the city cops, after a gap of around 18 months. Every local police station maintains a detailed database ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Belgharia flyover to be shut for 4 months for repairs

    Kolkata: The Belgharia railway flyover, a crucial link between Belgharia Expressway and the airport, will be shut for nearly four months from Saturday to facilitate repairs. Commuters fear the shutdown may cause major traffic disruptions in north Kolkata and ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Youth held for killing puppy

    Kolkata: A youth from Narayanpur Hothat Colony in Rajarhat, Md Riyaz (28), was on Thursday arrested for killing a puppy on Wednesday. The one-month-old puppy's body was sent for post-mortem. If proved guilty, Riyaz could be jailed for ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    After 4 yrs, NUJS to hold convocation for 2021-25 on Sun

    Kolkata: Around 1,050 students of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, who graduated in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, will finally get their degrees at the 15th convocation at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium on Sunday. WBNUJS last held ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Asiatic Society uses AI to recreate 1150 AD puthi

    Kolkata: The replica of an ancient palm-leaf manuscript, reconstructed with the help of multispectral imaging, AI and 3D printing was showcased at Asiatic Society's 243rd Foundation Day, attended by Union culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. The reconstruction was part ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Suicide, heart attack: Two deaths in West Bengal 'linked' to SIR; kin cite anxiety, pressure

    NEW DELHI: Two deaths allegedly linked to pressure from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls took place on Thursday in West Bengal, officials said. A booth-level officer, Ashok Das, and a 60-year-old senior citizen, Putu Sheikh, ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Political row after BLO found dead at home

    Kolkata: A 47-year-old Jadavpur BLO, Asoke Das, a schoolteacher, was found hanging from his bathroom shower with a towel on Thursday morning.Bengal BJP immediately released an audio conversation on its X handle in which his wife is heard claiming ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    4.3 lakh new voters applied in Bengal since Dec 17

    Kolkata: About 4.3 lakh applications (Form 6/6A) were submitted to enrol names in the voter list in Bengal till Jan 15, since the publication of the draft list on Dec 16. The EC received 38,905 Form 7 for the ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    250 New Mkt traders contribute 500/month to refurbish Golghar

    Kolkata: Buoyed by the private initiative that led to the restoration of the New Market clock tower, shopkeepers at the 151-year-old market stepped forward to fund the beautification and maintenance of the Golghar, or rotunda, at the centre of ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Was Barasat woman who died in Dec state’s 1st Nipah case?

    Kolkata: The visit by a health team to a house in Barasat's Kazipara raised questions about whether a woman from that locality, who died in Barasat Hospital towards the end of Dec, was the index case of Nipah infection. ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    One patient taken off ventilator, another responds to treatment

    Kolkata: Samples of the two patients admitted at Beliaghata ID Hospital and close to 40 others from the close contacts of the two confirmed cases have tested negative for the Nipah virus. Meanwhile, the condition of the 25-year-old male ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Iranian woman in Kol struggles to contact kin

    Kolkata: Kolkata-based Iranian, Sima Niakan (36), has been spending sleepless nights, even as she tries in vain to get in touch with her family back home. With all phone and internet connections snapped following the violence that has been ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    JEE exam, scheduled on Saraswati Puja, deferred

    Kolkata: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday announced that the JEE Main Session 1 exam scheduled for Jan 23 would be deferred following multiple requests from West Bengal.In its notice, the NTA said: "In view of the representations ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Origin’ hospital copes with Nipah scare, reduces workforce

    Kolkata: The high mortality of the infection has caused a Nipah scare. But at ground zero, the Barasat hospital, where the two Nipah-confirmed patients are being treated, it is business as usual. Even as around 70 healthcare workers are ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Govt directive yet to come, pvt hosps start sending Nipah suspect samples for testing

    Kolkata: Several private hospitals have decided to send samples of Nipah suspects for ‘designated' testing without waiting for a govt directive. Since hospitals in Kolkata do not have testing facilities for Nipah, there could be a delay in treatment, ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    From Bihar to Kolkata, tilkut-makers bring Sankranti flavours and nostalgia each winter

    Kolkata: Every year, they make their winter sojourn to the 'City of Joy', travelling over 500km from Bihar to spread some sweetness and warmth among the diaspora in Kolkata, who long for their home, especially as the new year ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Madhyamik admit card not a valid docu’

    Kolkata: The Election Commission has declined the proposal of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Office (CEO) to accept Madhyamik admit card as a valid document in the SIR 2026. On Thursday, EC under secretary Shakti Sharma conveyed the commission's ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    4 persons with Nipah symptoms admitted to hosp

    KOLKATA: Two close contacts of a female nurse battling Nipah infection were admitted to the state-run Infectious Diseases & Beliaghata General Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday, reports Sumati Yengkhom.Sources said the two developed mild symptoms, prompting health officials to ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Karnataka cops nab Kolkata admission racket kingpin in 3.5L fraud

    Kolkata: The Karnataka Police arrested the head of an agency, Sayan Basu, from the Jadavpur area during a night operation on Monday in connection to an alleged Rs 3.5 lakh overseas admission fraud. The arrest was made based on ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Where is the authority? Didn't seize any documents during I-PAC searches, says ED; Calcutta HC disposes of TMC plea

    KOLKATA: Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday told Calcutta High Court that its officials did not seize anything during the Jan 8 searches on political consultancy firm I-PAC's Salt Lake office and the residence of its director Pratik Jain and no ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    CM to lay foundation stone of Siliguri Mahakal temple on Jan 16

    Kolkata/Siliguri: The Bengal govt has allocated Rs 344.2 crore to construct the proposed Mahakal Mahatirtha temple at Matigara in Siliguri, the highest such allocation for a temple complex in the state. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will lay the foundation ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘He’s frustrated’: TMC as Suvendu threatens to take CM to court

    Kolkata: Bengal leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that his "deadline" to CM Mamata Banerjee for her remarks about him on coal smuggling has "expired". "Get ready to face legal consequences. Mamata Banerjee, now I will see ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Singur returns to spotlight ahead of Modi’s Jan 18 rally

    Singur: Ahead of PM Narendra Modi's scheduled Jan 18 rally at Singur's Singher Bheri mouza, a portion of land that was at the centre of a bitter industry-versus-land conflict 20 years ago has returned to the political centre-stage ahead ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Our govt showed Atmanirbhar Bangla: Abhishek at film launch

    Kolkata: "Delhi wanted to deprive Bengal, but we don't live on their mercy. Our govt has shown what Atmanirbhar Bangla is," said TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday after the first screening of a movie documenting multiple ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Chaos in Farakka: 30 BLOs quit, BDO office vandalised

    Behrampore: Several BLOs gathered at the Farakka BDO office on Wednesday morning and staged a protest, demanding to be relieved of their duties, citing their inability to comply with ECI instructions, which they said were changing by the hour.According ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    TMC alleges mass voter deletion bid, BJP claims officers refusing Form 7

    Kolkata: Ahead of the Jan 15 deadline to submit Form 7 to raise objections to voter inclusions, both Trinamool and BJP upped the ante, with the former alleging "mass submissions of forms to delete voters", and BJP responding with ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    TMC-BJP workers clash in Nandigram

    Nandigram: Violence broke out in Nandigram on Wednesday morning after Trinamool workers were allegedly attacked by BJP supporters while putting up banners for the upcoming ‘Sebashray' health camp to begin today. The incident, which took place in the Ramchak ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    CIFRI records 230 fish speciesin Ganga, highest in 50 years

    Kolkata: The ICAR Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CIFRI), headquartered in Barrackpore, has recorded 230 fish species across different stretches of the Ganga river, which originates in the Himalayas and flows about 2,525 km south-east through Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    BLOs serve hearing notices on themselves

    Burdwan: Setting an example of professional integrity and dedication, two BLOs from East Burdwan — Deb Sankar Chatterjee (pic Left) of Ketugram II Block and SK Abid Hossain of Memari II Block — have served hearing notices on themselves. ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Fire guts Bowbazar furniture shop, families vacate buildings

    Kolkata: A fire broke out on Wednesday morning at a ground-floor furniture shop on BB Ganguly Street in central Kolkata, gutting the establishment and partially damaging three adjoining shops, while forcing dozens of families in nearby residential buildings to ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Med fraternity cries foul after recruitment result

    Kolkata: The inequalities that existed in the medical education system before the clean-up post RG Kar incident are now reflected in the selection of candidates for the post of assistant professor across various disciplines in medical colleges. The medical ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Electors can now check hearing notices online, upload documents

    Kolkata: Electors can now check if hearing notices have been issued against their names and also upload their documents by logging in to the Election Commission's voters' service portal. On Wednesday, a new feature — ‘Document uploaded by citizens ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Man dies after falling into Posta bldg elevator shaft

    Kolkata: A 22-year-old man died after falling into an empty lift shaft from the 10th floor at an under-construction building on Hariram Goenka Street in the Posta police station areaon Tuesday night, police said.The deceased, Rajendra Mondal, was a ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Presi students demand entry tests for all depts

    Kolkata: A section of Presidency University students demanded that entrance tests be conducted for every department for undergraduate admissions from this year.After the Presidency admission committee decided to conduct UG admissions themselves, around eight departments said they would admit ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    State stocks up on Cov med for Nipah treatment

    Kolkata: The state health department has started to stock up on intravenous Remdesivir injections, an antiviral drug used in the treatment of infection caused by the Nipah virus. This antiviral medicine was in huge demand during the pandemic as ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Nadia wedding in focus as one of the possible sources of Nipah in Bengal

    Kolkata: State health department officials, working on finding the source, from where the two affected nurses in Bengal contracted the Nipah virus, have zeroed in on a border village in Nadia district as a possible place, where one of ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Defer Jan 23 JEE Main exam’

    Kolkata: The state higher education department, principal secretary Vinod Kumar wrote to National Testing Agency, urging the latter to defer the JEE-Main exam session-1, scheduled on Jan 23, on account of Netaji's birth anniversary and Saraswati Puja. The exam ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Tree-topple fear in New Alipore after roots dug up in pipe work

    Kolkata: Residents of New Alipore stepped out of their homes on Wednesday and stopped workers engaged by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation water supply department from digging a narrow pavement strip between F and G blocks after they found the ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    10 New Town residential plots up for e-auction

    Kolkata: The state govt has allocated more land in New Town for the development of residential housing projects. The West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation will e-auction 10 large plots, measuring around 4.7 acres on a freehold basis for ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Govt allocates 26.6L more for roads, pavements in New Town

    Kolkata: The govt has sanctioned more funds under the ‘Amader Para Amader Samadhan' scheme for road repairs and footpath construction in New Town. Following the earlier sanctioned amount of Rs 55 lakh to the NKDA, the govt has further ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Zoo keeps a watch on resident bat population

    Kolkata: Zoo authorities at Alipore Zoological Gardens stepped up on monitoring the colony of resident fruit bats, Indian flying foxes, amid heightened public attention following the recent Nipah scare.Visitors were seen gathering near the eastern flank of the zoo ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Mystery then, worry now: 2001 docs recall India’s first outbreak

    Kolkata: Back in 2001, when Nipah virus had struck Bengal, not too many, apart from the medical community, had heard about this lethal infection. This was India's first record of Nipah outbreak, a "mysterious fever" which took Siliguri by ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Global experts assembled in Kolkata to advance precision oncology at GCC - EZOS 2026

    KOLKATA: Leading scientists, clinicians, industry innovators, and policymakers from around the globe assembled in Kolkata for the recently concluded Conference of the Global Cancer Consortium 2026 and the 15th East Zonal Oncology Symposium (GCC-EZOS) 2026. The conference served as ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Sunny skies, comfortable temperatures; air quality alert

    On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, Kolkata is experiencing a bright and clear winter day with comfortable temperatures, following a cool start and anticipating an afternoon warm-up. However, a significant concern persists from yesterday's air quality, which remained in the ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Bengal: Only 6.6% of 1.4cr SIR hearings over; EC has 25 days to go for deadline

    KOLKATA:Only 9.3 lakh Bengal voters have attended hearings for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in 18 days since Dec 27, leaving just 25 days for the Election Commission to complete the process for a staggering ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    ICDMAI marks a milestone in AI and Data Mining innovation

    KOLKATA: The 10th International Conference on Data Management, Analytics and Innovation (ICDMAI 2026) concluded on Saturday at St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, reinforcing its role as a key platform linking academic research with industry requirements in the rapidly evolving fields ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    'Extraordinary sign of bullying': ED vs TMC in Calcutta HC over I-PAC raids; agency claims Mamata Banerjee committed offence

    KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Wednesday heard petitions filed by the Enforcement Directorate and the Trinamool Congress related to the central agency’s recent raids at the offices of political consultancy firm I-PAC.During the hearing, the Enforcement Directorate sought ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘It’s BJP vs people of Bengal’: Abhishek’s election call as he parades 9 ‘dead’ voters

    Kolkata: Framing the upcoming electoral contest as "BJP versus the people of Bengal", Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said at a public rally in Cooch Behar on Tuesday, urging voters to ensure a complete rout of BJP in ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Ahead of PM rally, BJP netas reach out to Malda locals, speak of stalled projects

    Kolkata: Days before PM Narendra Modi's scheduled Jan 17 rally at Malda, Bengal BJP netas on Tuesday started sending invitation letters to locals. Senior state BJP netas have also started campaigns in north Bengal to showcase centrally sponsored projects.On ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Suvendu in HC, seeks CBI probe into convoy attack

    Chandrakona: Leader of the opposition in Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday led a rally in West Midnapore's Chandrakona Road to protest against the attack on his convoy three days back. Adhikari also moved Calcutta HC demanding a CBI ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Form 7’ row: TMC slams bid to delete names, BJP cries refusal

    Bankura: The political temperature over SIR soared on Tuesday after Trinamool workers chased and stopped an SUV in Bankura's Khatra in which BJP workers were travelling with thousands of pre-filled Form 7, which is used to register objection to ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    I-PAC hearing will be live-streamed, says HC, bars crowd

    Kolkata: After courtroom chaos stalled the earlier proceedings on the ED-I-PAC case and Trinamool Congress's counter-petition, the Calcutta High Court, in an order on Tuesday, said the Jan 14 hearing will be live-streamed and none other than those pleading ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Coal smuggling nexus: ED notice to 6 traders

    Kolkata: The ED, probing illegal coal mining in Bengal, on Tuesday sent summonses to six coal traders who were allegedly involved in the coal smuggling nexus. At least three of the six have been under the radar of central ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Cops speak to security officers at I-PAC’s office

    Kolkata: Police on Tuesday spoke to security officers present during ED's search at the I-PAC office at Godrej Waterside building in Sector V. This also included the security officer who was present at I-PAC's 11th floor office.The police will ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Samik in HC, seeks ‘100% central forces’ at 42k booths

    Kolkata: BJP state president Samik Bhattacharyya moved the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, urging the court to order that security of 42,000 booths in Bengal be managed only by central forces. Citing past incidents of poll violence, Bhattacharyya filed ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Cal HC orders SFIO to investigate Rose Valley assets attached by ED

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed Centre to order the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to investigate Rose Valley assets worth Rs 1,171 crore attached by ED across the country, and submit a comprehensive report within a month.The ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
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