The skies are set to stay moody this Durga Puja. Heavy showers are on the cards for parts of south Bengal, with Kolkata too bracing for a wet spell. Starting Panchami, multiple bouts of moderate to heavy rain are ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday joined Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata, inaugurating the Santosh Mitra Square Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samity’s pandal, which this year showcased the theme of ‘Operation Sindoor’.Shah, who arrived in the city on Thursday night ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphYear: 4thBudget: Rs 2 croreThe look: Artist Rintu Das has made an offering of shiuli flowers. A flower lies on its side, through which visitors walk in. The middle chamber is encircled by a grassy inundating lawn dotted by ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphA surprise venue for puja this year is the IIT Kharagpur Research Park in New Town, and true to tradition, the theme is startups and innovation.Located near Uniworld City, the pandal is decorated with live plants, birds and fish ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphA fire broke out in a temporary structure on the roof of a four-storeyed building on Prince Anwar Shah Road on Thursday afternoon.The building is situated near the Lake Gardens bridge. It houses a mass communication and film studies ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphPrices of several vegetables and fish have spiralled over the past two days, as trucks carrying supplies remain stranded because of waterlogged roads in Calcutta.Wholesalers and retailers said that while trucks carrying goods from other states were unable to ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphThe Taj brand now offers a picturesque riverine weekend getaway barely 60km from the heart of Calcutta.On Thursday, the Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) announced the opening of Taj Ganga Kutir Resort and Spa in Raichak, South 24-Parganas.The Tatas, who ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphA three-day bird expedition in the Sundarbans at the start of this year has recorded 153 species and 31,927 birds. The sightings also included non-migratory birds. Among the total number of species recorded, 13 are threatened. The mangrove delta ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphThe city’s most feted wildlife photographer wore waders to navigate his way through a riverine Ballygunge on Tuesday, just hours after the night of calamitous rain.Dhritiman Mukherjee, an award-winning nature photographer and conservationist, wore the waterproof gear to reach ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphThree upscale housing complexes stand next to each other along EM Bypass — Udita Housing Complex, Hiland Park, and Calcutta Greens. All three were flooded by torrential rain on September 23, but only Udita remained submerged until Thursday afternoon.Water ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphThe chances of heavy rain in Calcutta on Panchami, Saturday, are slim, said a Met official.A weather system over the east-central Bay of Bengal is intensifying as expected and is forecast to reach the northwest Bay near the Odisha-Andhra ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphThe high court on Thursday suo motu sought a report from power utility CESC regarding the electrocution deaths in the city following heavy rain early on Tuesday morning.The division bench, comprising acting Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Apurba ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphBasement car parks were always the most sought after and expensive. Those same basement car parks now resemble graveyards with thousands of vehicles lying dead.Most of them cannot be moved at all, and insurance companies say it is better ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphA fire broke out at the Chetla Agrani Durga Puja pandal in south Kolkata on Thursday evening. Five fire engines arrived at the scene soon after the blaze was reported and managed to bring the situation under control. The ...
26 September 2025 TelegraphA fire broke out at a guesthouse on the top floor of a four-storey building in south Kolkata on Thursday afternoon, police said.There was no immediate report of any loss of life, a senior officer said.Three fire tenders were ...
26 September 2025 TelegraphCESC said on Wednesday that power supply has been restored in almost all the affected neighbourhoods across the city, except a housing society along EM Bypass The power utility officials said that they were unable to restore the supply ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphRows after rows of books were spread out on the footpaths of College Street or atop cars parked along the kerb, soaked soft in the floodwaters. The book sellers were making a desperate attempt to sun and dry the ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphA cyclonic circulation that developed over coastal Myanmar on Wednesday will determine the Puja weather in Calcutta.Moving east to west, the system is expected to intensify into a depression and reach India’s east coast, over 1,000km away, by Chaturthi ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphA Calcutta High Court bench on Wednesday set aside the state health department's decision to send junior doctor Aniket Mahata to a Raiganj hospital.Mahata had chosen RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta during his counselling. Justice Biswasjit ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphThe state primary education board published the results of a Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) held in December 2023 to shortlist candidates for primary school teacher jobs on Wednesday. Of the 2,73,147 candidates who wrote the test a ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphThe sun shone brightly on Wednesday, but some of Calcutta’s biggest Durga Pujas were still struggling to recover from the scars left by Tuesday morning’s torrential rain. With only 48 hours remaining until Panchami, organisers described the restoration of ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphRoad after road in the city remained waterlogged even on Wednesday evening, and residents of some of these neighbourhoods complained they had been living without power for more than 36 hours. By the end of the day, power utility ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphThe surge in insurance claims following Tuesday’s deluge in Calcutta has prompted at least one insurer to relax procedures for vehicle owners.“We have decided to waive several pre-claim processes for motor damage insurance in Calcutta because of the calamity,” ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphA day after calamitous rain, many parts of Calcutta were still struggling with its aftermath. In waterlogged neighbourhoods, several residents were forced to abandon their homes, many without electricity, water, or mobile connectivity.From Survey Park to Ballygunge and New ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphCar repair workshops across Calcutta saw a sharp surge in requests on Wednesday, with vehicle owners demanding urgent service after their cars were damaged by Tuesday’s torrential rain. Workshop heads said they were struggling to accommodate the influx of ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphA moving Bay system triggered in five hours the heaviest rain Kolkata has received in 40 years, killing at least 9 people, all of them electrocutions, and knocking the wind out of the sails of a city gearing up ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to heavy rain in the state.At least 10 people died in ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday expressed solidarity with the people of West Bengal after torrential rains and flooding battered Kolkata and adjoining districts, leaving at least 10 people dead and large parts of the city waterlogged. He urged ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata struggled to return to normalcy on Wednesday as several areas, particularly Salt Lake and pockets of north and central part of the city, remained waterlogged, a day after torrential rain left 10 people dead and threw life out ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata Metro will run special services along four corridors during Durga Puja, it said in a statement.The special services will begin on Panchami, which falls on September 27.Also, night-long services will be run on Saptami, Ashtami and Navami (September ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphThe rain could not have come at a worse time for Kumartuli artisans. With two days to Chaturthi, by when most pujas across the city would be inaugurated, the overnight rain damaged rows of idols awaiting delivery.The ferocity of ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphOver a dozen shelves stuffed with books were underwater around 2pm on Tuesday. Five men were using buckets to drain the water out. This was one publisher, Abhijan. College Street, Calcutta’s beloved Boi Para, is dotted with many such ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphA large number of families in the city faced a tough situation on Tuesday after their domestic workers failed to turn up because of the cancellation of local trains and waterlogged streets. In the city, there exists a substantial ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphChief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced early Puja holidays in all government and aided schools and colleges in Bengal, urging private institutions to follow suit, citing concerns over the severe rainfall and its possible impact over the coming ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphIn a city struggling to cope with a deluge, two fires broke out within 200 metres of each other at Ballygunge Place.A grocery store at Mandeville Gardens was gutted on Tuesday morning, along with a stockbroker’s office located at ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphA significant number of surgeries were called off, only a handful of patients visited outpatient departments, and an even smaller number chose to be discharged or admitted to hospitals.Most hospitals, both private and government, had several wings flooded. Machines ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphThe city’s transportation system was severely affected on Tuesday following overnight rain. App cabs were hard to find, suburban and Metro trains were cancelled because tracks were flooded, and only a few private and state-run buses were running. Commuters ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphNine people died of electrocution and one was injured on Tuesday.The victims included a 34-year-old man, Indrajit Burman, who was electrocuted near Garia after touching an iron gate, and a hotel security guard at Minto Park who died while ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphTuesday’s deluge triggered anxiety across the city, disrupting life just days before Puja. But hope refused to fade.With Panchami falling on Saturday, Durga Puja is knocking at the door. Torrential rain flooded streets, submerged grounds, and stalled last-minute preparations. ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphThe rain submerged hundreds of cars, as well as water pumps and tanks. Nine deaths and exposed power lines triggered panic across neighbourhoods. Residents were left wondering whether it was safe to use electrical appliances or drink tap water ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphA month’s worth of rain poured down in just four hours on Tuesday, combined with a high tide in the Hooghly during the heaviest rainfall period, resulting in widespread waterlogging across the city.Officials and engineers from the Kolkata Municipal ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphNearly 100 flights were cancelled and 95 delayed at the Calcutta airport on Tuesday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded as torrential rain battered the city from midnight.According to airport officials, 42 arriving flights and 49 departures were cancelled, while ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphA moving Bay system triggered in five hours the heaviest rain Calcutta has received in 40 years, killing at least nine and knocking the wind out of the sails of a city gearing up for its biggest festival. Between ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphThe Calcutta Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) on Tuesday issued a statement explaining that power supply to several parts of Kolkata had been deliberately switched off as a matter of “abundant caution” due to extreme waterlogging following the incessant rainfall ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphA fire broke out at a restaurant in south Kolkata's Ballygunge area on Tuesday, officials said.The blaze was spotted around 3.30 pm at the Chinese restaurant, and five fire engines brought it under control in 30 minutes, they said.There ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphHeavy torrential rain in Kolkata on Tuesday severely disrupted air travel, leading to the cancellation of at least 30 flights and significant delays in several others, officials said.The relentless downpour caused massive flooding across the city, leaving thousands of ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphWith large parts of Kolkata thoroughly inundated, public life brought to its knees and at least seven people electrocuted in the wake of widespread and torrential overnight downpour, a political slugfest broke out on social media between the BJP, ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphJadavpur University will conduct an independent counselling from October 13 to 15 to fill over 150 BTech seats that have remained vacant after the centralised counselling carried out by the state Joint Entrance Examinations Board.The decision was taken at ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphThe city police launched the Puja Bandhu App on Monday, which will enable users to have a virtual tour of prominent Durga Puja pandals in the city on their mobile phones and get all emergency information related to Bengal’s ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphPolice probing the shooting in a gym on Deshapran Sashmal Road have yet to locate the attackers who came looking for the gym’s owner and opened fire in the reception area on Sunday afternoon.They fled on two bikes, waiting ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphJadavpur University will conduct an independent counselling from October 12 to 14 to fill over 150 BTech seats that have remained vacant after the centralised counselling carried out by the state Joint Entrance Examinations Board.The decision was taken at ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphHeavy overnight rainfall paralysed Kolkata and its adjoining areas on Tuesday, leaving seven people dead from electrocution and large parts of the city under water.The deaths were reported from Beniapukur, Behala, Haridevpur, Ballygunge, Mominpore, Netajinagar, and Garfa, according to ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphPolice commissioner Manoj Verma on Monday expressed concern over the easy availability of illegal arms in the city. He was referring to the firing inside a gym in the Charu Market area on Sunday and the recovery of a ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphMost people still sprinkle water on the face or slip in a Sorbitrate tablet under the tongue if someone collapses in front of them. Very few know how to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that is more effective, doctors said ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphA 52-year-old assistant professor of physics was arrested early on Monday for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old girl from a footpath in Dum Dum and keeping her confined in a flat in Kasba.The professor’s daughter, 20, and brother, 44, were ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphWith rain looming over the Puja festivities, organisers across Calcutta are rushing to prepare pandals, stalls, and pathways to counter the anticipated downpour.A potentially disruptive weather system in the Bay of Bengal, expected to make landfall in Odisha, could ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphSeveral hospitals and retail pharmacy chains in the city started offering medicines at lower prices following a revision in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on Monday. However, many standalone chemist shops continued to sell medicines at older prices ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphThe Supreme Court on Monday observed that the differences between the Bengal government and governor C.V. Ananda Bose over the appointment of vice-chancellors in state universities had narrowed, with 15 of the 17 proposed names cleared by both parties.A ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphThe rollout of the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime on Monday sparked brisk consumer activity, particularly in the automobile and consumer durables sectors. Car showrooms were buzzing, consumer durable stores received a flood of inquiries, and garment ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphA low-pressure area took shape over the northeast Bay of Bengal on Monday.Another, likely to develop later this week, may head towards the Odisha-Andhra coast, said the Met office. If that happens, Calcutta and the rest of south Bengal ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphMetro Railway Kolkata on Monday said more than 1.5 crore commuters travelled in different corridors during the period of August 22-September 21, underlining its popularity as the most comfortable and convenient mode of transport in the city.A Metro Railway ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphTwo men wearing windcheaters and helmets entered a gym in south Calcutta and opened fire while looking for the owner around 12.30pm Sunday. Police said two rounds were shot, apparently targeting the reception area floor on the first floor ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphLiver Foundation, a non-profit organisation that operates a liver disease hospital in Sonarpur, is set to establish an institute of higher education that will integrate health sciences, humanities, social sciences, climate science, and communication, moving beyond traditional academic silos.The ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphA seven-year-old child who was playing near his house was crushed to death on Sunday when a wall in the neighbourhood collapsed on him. Police said Sheikh Arman, 7, a resident of Satghara Lane in Nadial in the Port ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphTwo men who were riding a bike near Sakherbazar in Behala late on Saturday night and skidded on the road allegedly thrashed a young delivery boy who was coming from the opposite direction.The bikers blamed him for the accident. ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphThe vice-chancellor of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences said on Sunday that the allegations against him were “false, vexatious and vindictive” and called the demand for his resignation by students “unjust”.A female faculty member had accused VC ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphThe father of the deceased student from IIT Kharagpur said on Sunday that the institute should adopt effective strategies to stop student deaths on the campus, where five students have died in the last nine months.“How can so many ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphFestive shopping reached its peak on the last Sunday before Durga Puja.The markets and malls were teeming with people throughout the day. Most stores opened early and closed late. There was a high demand for more than just clothing. ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphIndians whose H-1B visas are about to expire are worried.Indians are concerned that if the visa regulations continue to change at this rate, US companies may not be as eager to keep them as they once were.An Indian, who ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphAn officer of the Indian Army and a railway employee who have defeated their visual impairment in style were felicitated in the city on Saturday.Also celebrated was an organisation that has been instrumental in promoting sports among those who ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphStudents of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) gheraoed the vice-chancellor on Saturday, demanding his resignation over a recent Supreme Court verdict that asked the vice-chancellor to mention in his resume “incidents of alleged sexual harassment”. ...
21 September 2025 TelegraphOver the past three weeks, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has addressed more than 300 sections of roads to eliminate potholes from the city’s streets in preparation for Durga Puja.A consistent effort over the course of the year could ...
21 September 2025 TelegraphThe high court has ruled that the governing body of Rani Birla Girls’ College cannot suspend its principal. A division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra passed the order on Friday, upholding an earlier judgment by ...
21 September 2025 TelegraphWith large parts of northern India ravaged by rain and uncertainty in Kashmir, many Puja holidaymakers from Calcutta are turning their gaze eastward, towards destinations perceived to be safer and closer to home.The Northeast, especially Arunachal Pradesh and Shillong, ...
21 September 2025 TelegraphThe Bengal government has ordered all motor vehicle offices to remain operational during the upcoming Puja holidays, anticipating a sharp rise in vehicle sales following recent GST cuts on automobiles and two-wheelers.A transport department notification issued on September 18 ...
21 September 2025 TelegraphFrom the devastation on the streets of Gaza to the flood-hit fields of Punjab, the chaos of wildfires in Los Angeles to the silent suffering of school bullying — children are witnessing a world plagued by unrest and uncertainty. ...
21 September 2025 TelegraphSeveral H-1B visa holders from Calcutta on Saturday scurried for air tickets back to the US after the Donald Trump administration set a Saturday midnight deadline for reshaping the visa programme.Many of them said they had planned to return ...
21 September 2025 TelegraphMost Reverend Elias Frank has been appointed the new archbishop of Calcutta, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta announced on Saturday. He succeeds Most Reverend Thomas D’Souza, becoming the 10th archbishop of the city.“I am happy to announce that ...
21 September 2025 TelegraphA first-year PhD scholar was found hanging in his hostel room at IIT Kharagpur around 1.20pm on Saturday — the fifth student death on campus this year.Harsh Kumar Pandey, 26, from Ranchi, was pursuing a PhD in fluid dynamics ...
21 September 2025 TelegraphA police team that answered a distress call from a lawyer at his residence in Netaji Nagar early on Thursday was assaulted with a sharp object, resulting in injuries to two police officers. According to the police, the suspect ...
21 September 2025 TelegraphA woman asked Calcutta’s mayor on Friday afternoon why the city’s roads were bearable during the Puja and miserable for most of the year.“If the state can build good roads in Purulia or Jhargram, why can’t the Kolkata Municipal ...
20 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata Police commissioner Manoj Verma, accompanied by officials from utility services and the fire department, inspected several major Puja pandals on Friday to review safety measures.Director-general of fire and emergency services Ranveer Kumar stressed the need for organisers to ...
20 September 2025 TelegraphFormer Supreme Court judge Rohinton Fali Nariman, speaking at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) on Friday, emphasised that a state governor is constitutionally bound to act on the “aid and advice” of the state cabinet.Addressing ...
20 September 2025 TelegraphIndividual health and life insurance policies will become more affordable following the GST Council's decision to eliminate the 18% tax on these products, effective September 22. However, insurance industry leaders warn that controlling escalating medical expenses will be crucial ...
20 September 2025 TelegraphA 28-year-old state government official was arrested early on Friday morning in Deshapriya Park for allegedly gang-raping a 20-year-old college student at his birthday party in Regent Park earlier this month.Debangshu Biswas works as a Bhoomi Sahayak in the ...
20 September 2025 TelegraphThe first batch of Apple’s highly anticipated iPhone 17 series sold out within hours of its launch on Friday in the city.Unlike the frenzy seen in Mumbai — where a scuffle broke out at a Bandra Kurla Complex store ...
20 September 2025 TelegraphDurga Puja could be marred by rain this year if a Bay system expected to make landfall in Odisha ends up crossing Bengal. Even if it doesn’t, Calcutta is likely to see wet spells before, during, and after the ...
20 September 2025 TelegraphHomebound, a film about two childhood friends chasing a dream job but risking their bond in the process, has been selected as India’s official entry for the Best International Feature at the 98th Academy Awards.The announcement was made in ...
20 September 2025 TelegraphIn a striking departure from tradition, two Durga Puja pandals off VIP Road are tackling themes rarely discussed in festive settings — one explores the emotional fallout of divorce on children, while the other confronts the trauma of acid ...
20 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata Police has arrested Debanshu Biswas, the prime accused in the alleged gangrape of a young woman from the city’s Deshapriya Park area.“Acting on a tip-off, we spotted Biswas near Deshapriya Park area and arrested him on Thursday night. ...
20 September 2025 TelegraphThe Unesco took one more step to connect with Durga Puja of Calcutta on Thursday, four years after inscribing the autumn festival on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In a bid to make Puja accessible to ...
20 September 2025 TelegraphThe Kolkata Municipal Corporation will remove all existing hoardings and billboards on Park Street, Shakespeare Sarani and Camac Street and replace them with a new advertising system.The three roads, arguably Calcutta’s most high-visibility commercial stretches, are home to ...
20 September 2025 TelegraphBJ community hall has got a facelift. Tiled walls and floors, false ceilings, glass doors... at the inauguration of the renovated ground floor on September 14, the space looked no less than a resort.The event was presided over by ...
19 September 2025 TelegraphA group of men barged into a jewellery manufacturing unit in Baranagar in the city's north on Wednesday and thrashed the owner and his employees. One of the attackers has been arrested. Purported CCTV footage of the room ...
19 September 2025 TelegraphJadavpur: Seven more Jadavpur University students were questioned on Thursday in connection with the death of third-year English honours student Anamika Mondal.That takes the number of students summoned and questioned in connection with the death to 13. Preliminary inquiry ...
19 September 2025 TelegraphA US-based technology enterprise and one of India’s premier science institutes have teamed up to support innovation in semiconductor technology.Santech Global, headquartered in New Jersey, and IIT Kharagpur on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding to “support innovation in ...
19 September 2025 TelegraphThe school service commission (SSC) has temporarily stopped accepting online applications for selection tests to shortlist candidates for non-teaching posts in government-aided schools. The commission was scheduled to receive the applications from September 16. The exercise has been put ...
19 September 2025 TelegraphThe state is prepared to provide uninterrupted electricity during the Pujas, announced power minister Aroop Biswas recently.“Power demand this year may touch 12,050 MW, while last year the festival recorded a peak demand of 9,912.71 MW on Chaturthi, the ...
19 September 2025 TelegraphThe death of a motorcyclist on Kalyani Expressway after his throat was slashed by a kite string on Wednesday prompted a police crackdown against illegal sale and possession of synthetic manja (kite strings). Barrackpore police conducted raids across pockets ...
19 September 2025 TelegraphNew Town’s Smritiban Park was in the eye of a storm last weekend, with a puja committee trying to set up its pandal there and morning walkers putting up a concerted fight till it got pushed out.It all started ...
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