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  • Didi begins Rs 60k 1st-tranche disbursal for Banglar Bari

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday started the disbursement of Rs 60,000 to 12 lakh beneficiaries under Banglar Bari, constituting the first instalment of Rs 1.2 lakh under the state's rural housing scheme, which she had announced.Banerjee denounced Centre ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    CM to inaugurate new Infosys campus in New Town today

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee will on Wednesday formally inaugurate the new campus of Infosys at New Town, along with the state IT and electronics minister Babul Supriyo and principal chief adviser to the CM Amit Mitra. Top officials of ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Don’t shut down trams till Jan 14 hearing: HC

    Kolkata: Calcutta HC Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam on Tuesday asked the state to ensure that the tram services currently in operation are not suspended until the next hearing and that tracks should not be covered with bitumen.The CJ also ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    To save more lives, state orders accident audit

    Kolkata: The state health department will audit each road traffic accident death with the aim of devising a larger plan to save the lives of accident victims. All hospital heads and CMOH of all districts have been instructed to ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    New rules, change in timings at Tarapith Kali Temple

    123 Kolkata: From Tuesday, the Tarapith Kali temple implemented several new regulations for devotees and sevaits, including changes in the temple timings. The temple committee and Birbhum district administration jointly established these rules to enhance devotee convenience and maintain ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    HC adjourns bail hearing of ex-WBBSE adviser Sinha

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday adjourned the bail hearing of Santi Prasad Sinha, former adviser to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) and co-accused in a CID case regarding the irregular appointment of a teacher. The ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Former CPM MLA Tanmoy gets anticipatory bail

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to former CPM MLA Tanmoy Bhattacharya, who was accused of sexual harassment by a woman journalist associated with a YouTube channel in Oct.The division bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    ‘Extremists can be of any religion: B’desh advocate

    Kolkata: Extremists can be of any religion, and religious fundamentalists, regardless of their faith, aim to destroy other religions at any cost, said Bangladeshi advocate and human rights activist Rabindra Ghosh on Tuesday. The advocate, who is keen to ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar case: Medics to move court as police deny them permission to hold protest

    PTI photo KOLKATA: The police on Monday denied permission to the West Bengal Joint Platform of Doctors (WBJDF) to hold a demonstration from December 17 at a key crossing in central Kolkata demanding that the CBI immediately submit a ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata exhibition to showcase world’s oddest currency notes this month

    123 Kolkata: Myanmar issued odd-value currency notes like 15 Kyats, 35 Kyats and 99 Kyats with the photograph of military dictator Ne Win who between 1958 and 1981 twice served as Prime Minister and also as President. The odd ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Ganga Sagar bridge may be ready in 4 years: CM

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that her govt would construct a 5-km-long Gangasagar Setu across the Muriganga river to connect the mainland with Sagar Island, where the annual Gangasagar Mela takes place, following the Centre's lack ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Houseful! Kolkata's star-rated hotel rooms booked till year-end

    Hotels of all categories witness a surge in bookings ahead of year-end festivities KOLKATA: 'Tis the season... of weddings, business meets, parties and homecomings, and Kolkata is witnessing an unprecedented surge in demand for high-end hotel rooms. Most of ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Bidhannagar Mela Utsav kicks off without Bangladeshi traders

    Kolkata: For the first time, the annual Bidhannagar Mela Utsav organised by Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) which kicked off at the Salt Lake Central Park fairground on Tuesday, is not having any participation from Bangladesh.TOI on Monday reported that ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    HC pulls up Lake PS, orders online or at-home interrogation

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday pulled up Lake police and directed them to conduct the questioning of a 78-year-old woman and her cancer-stricken husband either virtually or at their residence. The couple had moved court, alleging that ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Illegal constructions in East Kolkata Wetlands being demolished following Calcutta high court orders

    KOLKATA: The Sonarpur block administration on Tuesday demolished illegal constructions in the East Kolkata Wetlands. A verdict regarding the demolition of these illegal structures was issued in 2017. Again, in 2023, the Calcutta high court directed the district magistrate ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    In Kol for treatment, advocate wants to be in B’desh for monk’s hearing

    Kolkata: Rabindra Ghosh, the Bangladeshi advocate and human rights activist who came to Kolkata from Dhaka on Sunday for treatment, is keen to return by this month-end so that he can represent former Iskcon monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, who ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Beware of links that drag you to ‘online courtrooms’, warn cops

    Kolkata: Imagine receiving a message asking you to go online and join court proceedings — lasting several hours — for allegedly "either watching illegal child porn" or "placing orders for drugs and other illegal items". Kolkata Police has cautioned ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    TMC slams West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim's ‘communal’ remarks

    KOLKATA: TMC Monday disassociated itself from its Bengal minister Firhad Hakim's comments on Muslim population. Hakim courted a controversy after a video of his Saturday's address to Muslim students was widely circulated on social media where he is saying: ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Temperature rises, Kolkata may get light rain later this week

    KOLKATA: After plunging to 12.5°C on Sunday, the minimum temperature rose to 13.8°C on Monday. The Met office has predicted a further rise in mercury as a low-pressure area over the central Bay of Bengal is injecting moisture into ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Airport metro Up line to be ready by Jan-end

    12345 Kolkata: Trial runs will be conducted on the Down line (Noapara-bound) of the Noapara-airport stretch for the time being since the Up line is still incomplete. The Up line (airport-bound) tracks should be ready by the end of ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    E-W Metro’s westbound track bridges collapse zone

    123 Kolkata: After five harrowing years, East-West Metro's westward (Howrah-bound) tunnel below Bowbazar is finally complete. The last six metres gap between the two open ends of the subsidence-hit tunnel is now bridged, and the track bed cast. This ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    EAM should share details of B’desh talks in House: Abhishek

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday accused Centre of "misleading" people, and demanded the external affairs ministry shared the details of the bilateral talks following the foreign secretary's visit to Bangladesh."The foreign secretary went there (for ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Youth dies after b’day celebrations

    Kolkata: A 25-year-old man, who was celebrating his birthday with friends after landing a job barely a month ago, was found dead on Monday morning.The victim, Prashant Pandey, had extensive burns on his hands, legs, and abdomen at his ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Casting couch? Director held after actor alleges rape

    Kolkata: Kolkata-based film director Soumyajit Adak was arrested by the Rabindra Sarobar police station on charges of alleged rape on Monday. He will be produced in court on Tuesday. Cops are likely to seek the director's judicial custody.An aspiring ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Bengal tops meat production, posts growth in milk, egg output

    123 Kolkata: West Bengal has emerged as India's top producer of meat, contributing 12.6% to the national output, according to Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024, published by Centre. The achievement was largely attributed to robust poultry production in the ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Chief secy meets officials, takes stock of water supply project

    123 Kolkata: Chief secretary Manoj Pant held a high-level meeting at Nabanna on Monday with the Group of Ministers, along with DMs and other senior officials. He asked the DMs to be proactive in checking the work of contractors ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Ustad misses date with Kol event slated for day he passed away

    Kolkata: Except during the pandemic, every winter Ustad Zakir Hussain graced the Swara Samrat Festival (SSF) in Kolkata since 2013. This year, he was supposed to perform at SSF in Kolkata the day he passed away in San Francisco ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    KP suspends ASI after extortion bid

    Kolkata: The personal assistant (CA) of a divisional DCP of Kolkata Police was suspended following allegations of extorting money in the name of another IPS officer. According to sources at Lalbazar, the divisional commissioner reportedly suspended him on the ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    BTL-EPC pays first tranche of Rs 65 cr to take over McNally Bharat Engineering

    Kolkata: Shrachi Group's construction arm BTL-EPC deposited the first tranche of Rs 65 crore as stipulated by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kolkata bench, in its Dec 3 order for taking over McNally Bharat Engineering. NCLT had approved ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    6 get life term for promoter murder

    123 Kolkata: A Barrackpore court on Monday sentenced six convicts to life imprisonment for killing Barrackpore-based promoter Amarnath Tiwari five years ago after he refused to pay extortion money. Tiwari was gunned down in his residence.The incident occurred on ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Classroom behaviour now part of evaluation system

    Kolkata: The govt and govt-aided schools across the state are implementing a new evaluation system that incorporates classroom behaviour, like listening skills and self-discipline, into student assessments. The state school education department recently issued a notification outlining this change, ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    4 of family drown as car falls into pond in Cooch Behar

    12 Jalpaiguri: Four members of a family, including two children aged seven and three, drowned when the car they were travelling in fell into a roadside pond in Cooch Behar on Sunday night.The tragedy unfolded in the Kurar Paar ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    CM honours India, B’desh armies on Vijay Diwas

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee attended the Vijay Diwas celebrations at the Royal Calcutta Turf Club on Monday, with representatives from Bangladesh present, but refused to delve into the current political situation in the neighbouring country."I don't know the ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Abhishek bats for Mamata to lead INDIA bloc

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday advocated for CM Mamata Banerjee to lead INDIA, stressing that she was the "most senior" neta in the opposition bloc."She is the most senior politician in the bloc. This is ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    BJP, Cong on Kol streets to protest B’desh atrocities

    Kolkata: Political parties and social activists on Monday took to the streets in Kolkata to protest against attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. BJP and Congress seniors joined separate rallies on the day that also marks the Indian Army's victory ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Kol complexes show the way to live sustainably despite challenges

    Kolkata: In the bustling metropolis of Kolkata, where high-rises are becoming the norm, two residential complexes — Diamond Residency in Bakultala, Behala, and Deeshari Megacity in Narendrapur — are leading the way in adopting green living practices despite challenges. ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    ‘Reclaim Night’ group stir at CGO complex

    Kolkata: A gathering was called by the ‘Raat Dokhol, Din Bodol' group in front of the CGO complex to protest against the CBI's failure to provide a charge sheet within 90 days. Sandip Ghosh and Avijit Mondal. were granted ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Cal HC tells cops to halt playground construction in W Midnapore school

    Kolkata: Calling construction on school playgrounds a ‘dangerous' trend, the Calcutta High Court on Monday directed police to halt the construction at the playground of a primary school in West Midnapore.The District Primary School Council was directed to restore ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    2 touts nabbed, 3 detained from SSKM Hospital in Kolkata

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police arrested two touts, identified as Asish Saha of Kalighat Road and Anwar Sk of Farakka in Murshidabad, on Monday while conducting a search on the SSKM Hospital premises. Cops also detained three others. The accused ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Erosion guard: KMDA to lay trunks on Rabindra Sarobar banks in Kolkata

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) will conduct piling of eucalyptus bullah (wood poles) to protect the banks of Rabindra Sarobar. The authorities on Monday received approval of Rs 1.7 crore from the state govt to conduct the ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Palta water plant repair over, supply resumes in Kolkata today

    Kolkata: The repair and maintenance work of the century-old Palta water treatment plant was completed on Monday afternoon, a Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) official said. The plant is ready to supply potable water from 6am on Tuesday, catering to ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata Police bats for couple who stole a kiss at metro station

    123 Kolkata: After a viral video of a couple deeply engaged in a kiss at Kalighat Metro Station, somewhat oblivious of their surrounding, led to a furore on social media, Kolkata Police came to their rescue to thwart any ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Sewer line job to hit Central Kol traffic for three weeks

    123 Kolkata: If you are commuting from north Kolkata towards Dalhousie or Howrah, leave a bit early as ‘need-based' traffic diversions — to be in place for the next three weeks starting Tuesday — may increase the travel time. ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Water supply to be hit from 9 am today in Kolkata

    Representative image KOLKATA: Water supply will remain suspended from the Palta treatment plant of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) from 9 am on Monday to 6 am on Tuesday to facilitate its repairs, maintenance and overhaul. The century-old ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Hawkers back in central Kolkata, hit pedestrians, shop owners, and traffic flow

    123 Kolkata: Encroachers have once again gripped the central business district, with hawkers usurping pavements and spilling onto carriageways in bustling hubs such as Burrabazar, Brabourne Road, College Street, Ganesh Chandra Avenue, and Dalhousie.Traditional shopping hubs like Gariahat, Hatibagan, ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Bangladeshi lawyer Rabindra Ghosh arrives in Kolkata for medical treatment amid threats over Iskcon monk case

    Rabindra Ghosh and his wife, Krishna, at the Petrapole passenger terminal on Sunday KOLKATA: Rabindra Ghosh, the Bangladeshi advocate fighting an uphill battle for jailed Iskcon monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, reached India on Sunday evening for medical treatment, to ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Rap after death for RPF man involved in gang-rape

    Kolkata: Being a member of a disciplined force, the accused was expected to lead a life ensuring the image of the force was not tarnished, the Calcutta HC held while not interfering with the enquiry report in a gang-rape ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Sonowal unveils ‘Jalvahak’ to boost cargo movement

    123 Kolkata: In a move to boost cargo transportation via inland waterways and reduce congestion on road and railways, Union minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, unveiled a scheduled freight service and ‘Jalvahak' scheme on Sunday.The ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    61 tribal couples officially wed in mass ceremony

    They were already married in the true sense, but their society did not recognise them as a couple. They all have children, yet they required a ‘social marriage'. At a mass wedding ceremony on Sunday, organised by Purbanchal Kalyan ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Murthy bats for AI, says tech is a great leveller

    Kolkata: Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Sunday during the ICC Centenary Celebration in the city advocated for using advanced technologies, including Artificial intelligence (AI) in India, stating that technology is a great leveller."Technology is about reducing cost. It's ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Hakim asserts secular identity amid row over minority remarks

    Kolkata: "I am an Indian and I will always be Indian. I am secular and I will always be secular," said city mayor and urban development minister Firhad Hakim on Sunday while attending a local party programme. This statement ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Trinamool bags 101 of 108 seats in Contai Cooperative Bank polls

    12 Contai: The election at the Contai Cooperative Bank, which was held on Sunday following a Supreme Court order to deploy central forces for the purpose, was swept by Trinamool Congress. The party bagged 101 seats out of 108, ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Please do not come, we are refunding your booking fees: Salt Lake fair to Bangla traders

    123 Kolkata: The ongoing turmoil across the border has led the organisers of one of the city's most popular winter fairs to request traders from Bangladesh — who had booked stalls on the fairground and paid an advance — ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Wedding nolen gur season helps mouldings compete with flavours in sandesh world

    123 Kolkata: The wedding and nolen gur (liquid date palm molasses) season has helped moulded sandesh compete with flavoured ones in the sweets market. Cornered by flavoured and experimental sweets, the traditional ‘chhanch' (mould) sandesh like "Jol-bhora" and "Taal-saansh," ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Packed markets, events to prep up for Christmas in Kolkata

    123 Kolkata: With barely 10 days to go for Christmas, markets are teeming with shoppers and vendors selling baked goodies, decorative items and other Santa-themed items often regarded as ‘must-haves' for soaking in the season's festive charm. Besides the ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Roadside leaves & waste burning haunts Kolkata’s Ballygunge, raises pollution concerns

    Kolkata: Even as the civic body, prompted by the pollution control board, uses mist canons and sprays water on avenue trees to stop the spread of particulate matter that increases the pollution count, the efforts are being dampened by ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Docs’ body seeks nod for Esplanade sit-in

    Kolkata: The Joint Platform of Doctors (JPD) wrote to the Kolkata Police CP on Sunday seeking permission to construct a dharna mancha at Dorina crossing in Esplanade where it wants to hold a sit-in demonstration on the RG Kar ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Jaipur Fresco whitewash row rages in Art College

    Kolkata: The whitewashing of a century old ‘fresco' at the main staircase of the Government College of Art and Craft has led to a social media furore, with former students and artists accusing the college authorities of destroying the ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Assaulted promoter alleges extortion, goes to cops

    Kolkata: A promoter has levelled allegations of extortion and assault against a Trinamool councillor and his men on Sunday. Kishor Halder turned up at Baguiati PS with a bandaged head and a blood-soaked t-shirt, alleging he was constructing a ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Extra deployment, security audit to help cops tackle festive rush at tourist hot spots

    Kolkata: With Kolkata Traffic Police handling over 1.5 lakh additional pedestrians at traditional Christmas hot spots like Park Street, Victoria Memorial, Alipore zoo, and Science City from this weekend till the end of the year, multiple measures have been ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Min plunges to 12.8°C, season’s lowest, but temp may rise today

    Kolkata: The city shivered in the early winter chill as the minimum temperature plunged to 12.8°C on Sunday, making it the season's coldest day so far. The temperature, three degrees below normal, was two notches lower than the minimum ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Potato prices plummet to Rs32/kg in Bengal as new crops enter market

    123 Kolkata: Potato prices in Bengal's retail markets have crashed, with the popular Jyoti variety now selling at Rs32 per kilogram. The sudden drop is attributed to cold storage stock clearance by traders and the influx of fresh crops ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Cops recover murder weapon of ‘severed head’

    Kolkata: Police on Sunday recovered the murder weapon, the only missing link in the ‘severed head' mystery, which the city police solved promptly. Police on Saturday arrested Atiqur Laskar, a house painter from Laskarpara in Diamond Harbour, in connection ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Sampriti Flyover to stay shut at night for 3 months for repair work

    KOLKATA: Sampriti Flyover, which connects Jinjira Bazar to Batanagar on the southern fringes of the city, will remain closed every night from 10 pm to 6 am for next three months for the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority to undertake ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Multiple hawkers vying for space in New Market a challenge for KMC, cops: Mayor

    KOLKATA: The hawking situation around the 150-year-old heritage New Market has become extremely challenging for both police and Town Vending Committee (TVC) members, with fights breaking out between hawker unions for control over space. Mayor Firhad Hakim made a ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Sub-14°C before Dec 15 signals early onset of winter, Met predicts slight rise from tomorrow

    KOLKATA: With the mercury dipping below 14 degrees before Dec 15, winter has set in early this year. In the past 11 years, the mercury dipped below 14 degrees before Dec 15 only once - in 2014. Even as ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata: 184-year-old Eden Gardens now uses human fertiliser

    If successful, the project will expand throughout the park and to others, offering a sustainable fertilization solution using readily available resources. KOLKATA: A pilot project is underway at Eden Gardens, built in 1840, to turn human urine into fertiliser ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata's Trump Tower in Rs 14 crore tax tussle with civic body, faces drainage link delay

    KOLKATA: America's president-elect Donald Trump's tryst with courts in the US ended for now as a US Department of Justice policy prohibits prosecuting a President while in office. But in Kolkata, a Trump property went to court to contest ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    North, central & large parts of south Kolkata to go dry tomorrow

    KOLKATA: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) water supply department will suspend supply from Palta treatment plant after 9 am on Monday for repair, maintenance, and overhaul of the century-old treatment plant that caters to the water supply needs of ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    'Mini Bangladesh' rickshaw-pullers pay price for Bangla turmoil, seek other jobs

    KOLKATA: The strained diplomatic ties between India and Bangladesh have severely impacted the livelihood of 80-odd rickshaw-pullers, who operate in the 'Mini Bangladesh' Marquis Street area. For these rickshaw-pullers, who primarily serve Bangladeshi tourists, earnings have declined 75% over ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    ZSI identifies 5 new species of parasitic wasps

    123456 Kolkata: In a significant achievement for biodiversity research, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has identified a new species of parasitic wasp — Ceraphron initium — in Nagaland. The discovery, along with the identification of four wasp species in ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Earphones on, techie run over by train

    12 Howrah: An IT engineer died after being hit by a train while crossing the railway tracks with earphones on near Padmapukur Station on the Howrah-Santragachhi line of the South-Eastern Railway on Saturday morning.Shalimar Railway Police reported that the ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Incense stick fire kills 78-year-old S Kol man

    Kolkata: A 78-year-old man, Bidhan Chakraborty, died of burn injuries that he sustained while trying to light an incense stick on Dec 11 in the Bisnu Pally area under Regent Park police station. The septuagenarian died of his injuries ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Deucha Pachami coal project: 1,500 get govt jobs

    Suri: As many as 1,500 locals have been given govt jobs as compensation for land acquisition for the Deucha Pachami coal project in Birbhum, the district administration informed on Saturday. Most of them have been appointed as group-level employees ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Birbhum civic volunteer arrested for minor’s sexual abuse

    Suri/Kolkata: In the third related incident in just over a month, a civic volunteer from Birbhum's Mohammad Bazar was arrested on Saturday for allegedly sexually abusing a minor girl. Although the incident took place in Nov, the victim's family ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Comment was on edu: Hakim after BJP attack over video

    Kolkata: BJP on Saturday criticised urban development minister Firhad Hakim over a video where the Kolkata mayor is purportedly heard making a comment on minorities. Hakim had made the comment while addressing an educational conference recently.Hakim said BJP was ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Unlit stretch of BT Road makes commute unsafe

    Kolkata: A 3.5-km stretch of BT Road from Sodepur to Belgharia has been in darkness for months after alleged theft of cable wires. The street lights remain non-functional, reportedly due to a dispute between the PWD authorities and Panihati ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    CM may open Banglar Bari fund disbursal on Dec 17

    Kolkata: State govt will start disbursing funds to Banglar Bari beneficiaries from Dec 17. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to inaugurate the process. She had previously said 12 lakh people would benefit from the project.The panchayat department instructed ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Molestation charges: CPM lifts suspension on Tanmoy

    Kolkata: CPM lifted the suspension on suspended neta Tanmoy Bhattacharya on Saturday after the party's internal inquiry committee said it did not find enough evidence to substantiate the charges of molestation against him.CPM's North 24 Parganas district secretary Mrinal ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    3 of Narendrapur family die in suicide pact

    123 Kolkata: Three members of a family in Narendrapur died in a suicide pact following alleged financial fraud, police said on Saturday.Dipak Roy, his wife Jolly and their daughter Dishani were found unconscious in Laskarpur home on Thursday after ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    In relationship for two years, financial analyst murders beautician in Kestopur

    Kolkata: A financial analyst has been arrested for allegedly murdering a 28-year-old beautician in Rabindrapally, Kestopur. The arrest comes within four hour of the incident being reported at Baguiati police station late on Friday evening.According to police, accused Kaushik ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Cops in solidarity with released Tala former OC

    Kolkata: Former Tala police station OC Abhijit Mandal chose to walk silently to his lawyer's car after getting default bail following CBI's inability to file a charge sheet against him in 90 days due to lack of evidence. Exactly ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    NAAC awards A+ grade to NUJS

    Kolkata: West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences has scored an A+ grade with a CGPA of 3.32 from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). This is the first time that WBNUJS initiated the process of getting accreditation ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Stay alert, fake apps give access to your phone: Cops

    Kolkata: Cyber sleuths of Kolkata Police have come across a new modus operandi adopted by cybercriminals in which they hack WhatsApp profiles and email accounts of the victims, who fall prey to fraudulent applications named after popular online grocery ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    One RTO, one registration code in Bengal

    123 Kolkata: The state transport department has introduced the ‘One RTO, One Registration Code' policy to simplify vehicle registration processes across Bengal with immediate effect. This system consolidates multiple codes for vehicles of different categories into a single and ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    Trial run starts on city’s first airport metro link

    Kolkata: Trial runs for Kolkata's first airport metro link started on Saturday. "The maiden trial run along the Noapara-Jai Hind (airport metro station) section of the Yellow Line was conducted successfully on Saturday," a Metro spokesperson said. Jai Hind ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    After head, cops recover remaining body parts, arrest brother-in-law

    Kolkata: A day after the recovery of a severed head of a woman from a vat in Tollygunge's Graham Road area, the nine-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case claimed to have cracked the case with the arrest ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    ‘CBI failure’ to file chargesheet in 90 days brings RG Kar protesters back on streets

    Kolkata: Doctors along with people from various walks of life once again took to the streets on Saturday to protest against the alleged failure of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the RG Kar rape-murder probe. Demanding speedy ...

    15 December 2024 Times of India
    WBJEE date

    Kolkata: The WBJEE Board on Friday announced the date for the JEE 2025. The exam will be held on April 27 for engineering, technology, pharmacy, and architecture courses. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India. Don't ...

    14 December 2024 Times of India
    HS syllabi

    Kolkata: The WB Council of HS Education on Friday published the revised syllabi for 19 subjects. Of the syllabi for 47 subjects that were revised, there were minor modifications in 19 subjects. Stay updated with the latest news on ...

    14 December 2024 Times of India
    HC to hear ‘harass’ plaint against Lake PS cops

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court is likely to hear a petition against Lake police station against whom it was alleged that they have been repeatedly summoning an 80-year-old cancer patient in a landlord-tenant civil dispute. The plea was filed ...

    14 December 2024 Times of India
    Row at IIT-Kharagpur over hospital shift

    123 Kolkata: An IIT-Kharagpur office order stating that the "staff and infrastructure" at the B C Roy Technology Hospital (BCRTH) will be "relocated" to Syama Prasad Mookerjee Superspeciality Hospital (SPMSH) on the outskirts of Kharagpur campus has sparked a ...

    14 December 2024 Times of India
    Kol to witness military tattoo on 53rd Vijay Diwas

    Kolkata: Indian Army personnel rehearsed the military performances they are about to showcase as part of the military tattoo to commemorate the 53rd Vijay Diwas on Monday.The event will be open to all from 2 pm to 4 pm ...

    14 December 2024 Times of India
    Nat’l Lok Adalat orders Rs 2.5 crore compensation for 2012 accident victim’s kin

    123 Asansol: The National Lok Adalat in Durgapur ordered National Insurance Company to pay compensation of Rs 2.5 crore to the family of a person killed in ab accident in 2012. The compensation must be paid within a month, ...

    14 December 2024 Times of India
    Congress workers protest in Kolkata as Abhijit Mondal, Sandip Ghosh gets bail in rape and murder case

    NEW DELHI: Hundreds of Congress workers held protests on Saturday against bail granted to former officer-in-charge of Tala Police Station, Abhijit Mondal, and ex-principal of RG Kar Medical College, Dr. Sandip Ghosh, in the rape and murder case.Earlier on ...

    14 December 2024 Times of India
    Youth stabs SI on duty

    Kolkata: A 58-year-old sub-inspector (SI) from Barasat police station in North 24 Parganas was stabbed by a youth after cops arrived at his home to investigate allegations of domestic violence by his parents early on Friday. The SI, Dudh ...

    14 December 2024 Times of India
    West Bengal minor's rapist-killer gets death, accomplice life

    KOLKATA: A Jangipur court on Friday sentenced Dinabandhu Halder, who was a day earlier convicted of raping and killing a nine-year-old girl in Farakka, to death and his accomplice, Subhajit Halder, to life imprisonment. The court ordered a compensation ...

    14 December 2024 Times of India
    Tollywood reacts to KIFF jury member’s ‘disappointing content’ comment

    123456 Kolkata: After Anurag Kashyap, Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) jury member V K Cherian raised a storm with his remark expressing disappointment over contemporary Bengali cinema. His comments at the KIFF press conference, stating that he wanted to ...

    14 December 2024 Times of India
    Work starts on temporary BC Roy Mkt on paddock ground

    Kolkata: Work has started on a single-storey steel structure on the ground of Kolkata Mounted Police Paddock and Riding School, where RVNL will temporarily shift BC Roy Market to make way for the Esplanade station of Joka-Esplanade Metro. The ...

    14 December 2024 Times of India
    BMC gets 1.5 cr for 3 govt hsg estate water line revamp

    Kolkata: The state govt on Friday sanctioned Rs 1.5 crore to the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to lay a network of supply lines for filtered water at Falguni, Banashree and Bichitra, three govt housing complexes in Salt Lake. The ...

    14 December 2024 Times of India
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