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  • 4 dead in motorcycle-car collision in West Bengal

    Representative image NEW DELHI: A motorcyclist and three pillion riders were killed after their two-wheeler collided with a car in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district, triggering a road blockade by locals, police said on Friday. The accident occurred ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    Accommodation row: Woman SI ‘closed’

    Kolkata: A female sub-inspector was ‘closed' on Wednesday after she accused the OC of misconduct over accommodation arrangements for female cops.The SI claimed that when she returned from her leave to Nadial PS, she found additional beds in her ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    Gang-rape in Kalyani: TI parade on Nov 4

    Nadia: Four more accused in Nadia's Kalyani gang-rape case were produced in Kalyani Court on Thursday. All eight accused have been remanded in judicial custody for 14 days. The TI parade will happen on Nov 4.A housewife was gang-raped ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    Shells, shots, chocolate bombs & kalipatkas: 2024 Diwali bestsellers

    At street-side stalls that have been set up in neighbourhoods, chocolate bombs and kalipatka outsold sparklers. KOLKATA: Shells and shots that exploded in the evening sky, releasing a dazzling display of light, sold more than traditional fireworks, like sparklers ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata’s IPGMER among 4 global sites for breast cancer kit trial

    Testing institute IPGMER. It’s the first centre in the world (of four) where the trial was launched, in April KOLKATA: A global trial for a portable ultrasound device that can readily detect breast cancer and promises a “significant breakthrough ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    Sudden cracker noise sends city seniors to hosp

    123 Kolkata: A 69-year-old was rushed to a south Kolkata hospital on Wednesday after he complained of chest pain and fainted after being startled by nise from a cracker. He was diagnosed with tachycardia. Another septuagenerian sought treatment at ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    Alert loco pilot averts train accident

    Burdwan: An accident was averted on Thursday when the loco pilot of Shantiniketan Express, travelling towards Shantiniketan, stopped in time after seeing a stationary goods train on the same tracks near Gurap. The goods train had become immobilized due ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    Max marks or fresh Bengali exam? Choice is your: CU tells MA students

    Kolkata: The Calcutta University Syndicate on Tuesday offered Masters students, whose fist-semester Bengali answer sheets were lost, the option to either accept the highest marks they secured in other papers as the score for the lost Bengali paper or ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    Max marks or fresh Bengali exam? Choice is your: CU tells MA students

    Kolkata: The Calcutta University Syndicate on Tuesday offered Masters students, whose fist-semester Bengali answer sheets were lost, the option to either accept the highest marks they secured in other papers as the score for the lost Bengali paper or ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    Two more deaths in factory fire

    Kolkata: Two more workers, who sustained severe burns in the massive fire at an oil and chemical factory in Madhyamgram on Wednesday, died on Thursday, raising the death toll to three. The factory owner remains in critical condition and ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    56-year-old Jorabagan man found murdered in his rooftop room

    123456 Kolkata: A 56-year-old resident of Sen Lane in Jorabagan area was found dead, with injuries on his head, at his home on Thursday morning. The victim, Abhijit Banerjee, was a transporter and he used to be an insurance ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    Kali Puja theme pandals 2024: From trams to Kolkata’s culture

    1234 Kolkata: From trams to Kolkata's cultural heritage, creatively themed pandals added an artistic touch to the Kali Puja celebrations in the city resembling the prevalent practice of showcasing extravagant artworks during Durga Puja. Several organisers roped in award-winning ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata’s firework favourites: Shells, shots and chocolate bombs

    Kolkata: Shells and shots that exploded in the evening sky, releasing a dazzling display of light, sold more than traditional fireworks, like sparklers (fuljhuri), torches (rangmashal), spinners (charki) and flowerpots (tubri). The latter was also not in favour at ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    CU interim VC’s appointment as honorary professor put on hold

    Kolkata: The appointment of Calcutta University interim vice-chancellor Santa Datta as the honorary adjunct professor of the home science department following a Syndicate meeting was put on hold. Datta wrote to the registrar, Debasis Das, on Thursday, asking him ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata police launches cyber awareness campaign during festive season

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police is keen to spread cyber awareness and hygiene this festive season. This follows soon after an appeal from the Commissioner of Police, Manoj Kumar Verma, seeking help from Kali Puja and Diwali get-together organisers to ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    82-year-old dies as sari catches fire from candle

    Kolkata: An 82-year-old woman died as her sari caught fire from a candle at her home at Sarsuna Township, Sakuntala Park, on Wednesday, eve of Kali Puja. Jyotsna De suffered 30% burns. Doctors at CMRI Hospital, where De was ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    82-year-old dies as sari catches fire from candle

    Kolkata: An 82-year-old woman died as her sari caught fire from a candle at her home at Sarsuna Township, Sakuntala Park, on Wednesday, eve of Kali Puja. Jyotsna De suffered 30% burns. Doctors at CMRI Hospital, where De was ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    CU interim VC’s appointment as honorary professor put on hold

    Kolkata: The appointment of Calcutta University interim vice-chancellor Santa Datta as the honorary adjunct professor of the home science department following a Syndicate meeting was put on hold. Datta wrote to the registrar, Debasis Das, on Thursday, asking him ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata police launches cyber awareness campaign during festive season

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police is keen to spread cyber awareness and hygiene this festive season. This follows soon after an appeal from the Commissioner of Police, Manoj Kumar Verma, seeking help from Kali Puja and Diwali get-together organisers to ...

    1 November 2024 Times of India
    Bengal to ‘survey again’, include maximum beneficiaries under hsg scheme

    Kolkata: Chief secretary Manoj Pant held a meeting with district officials on Wednesday to discuss hurdles preventing more people from getting enlisted under the state's rural housing scheme. The meeting was part of the state's efforts to provide homes ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    After violations over 3 nights, cops get 1st ‘official’ plaint

    Kolkata: Even as pre-Diwali noise violations continued unabated for the third day in a row on Wednesday, Kolkata Police received the first official complaint from Rajdanga in Kasba that witnessed rampant bursting of crackers. The complaint was filed around ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    Woman burnt to death while lighting candles for Kali Puja in Kolkata

    KOLKATA: An 82-year-old woman, who was residing alone at Sarsuna Township in the Sakuntala Park area after both her daughters settled overseas, lost her life after suffering 30 percent burn injuries while trying to light her Kali Puja candles ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata breaths easy as cyclone Dana clears allergy-inducing Chhatim flowers

    Cyclone Dana brought heavy rains to Kolkata, relieving allergy and asthma sufferers by causing Chhatim trees to shed their fragrant flowers. While the trees' high air pollution tolerance makes them valuable, their scent led to planting restrictions. KOLKATA: Cyclone ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    Cracker mkt to stay open till Nov 1

    Kolkata: To make up for the lost time due to Cyclone Dana, which pushed back the inauguration of Baji Bazars by three days, organisers said they will keep the cracker markets open till Nov 1, a day after Diwali ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    KP DMG to procure hi-tech equipment for water rescue

    1234 Kolkata: The disaster management group (DMG) of Kolkata Police is set for a major overhaul, with the focus this time on its water wing that carries out rescues and recoveries in the Hooghly river. The total tender is ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    KP DMG to procure hi-tech equipment for water rescue

    1234 Kolkata: The disaster management group (DMG) of Kolkata Police is set for a major overhaul, with the focus this time on its water wing that carries out rescues and recoveries in the Hooghly river. The total tender is ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    Bengal to ‘survey again’, include maximum beneficiaries under hsg scheme

    Kolkata: Chief secretary Manoj Pant held a meeting with district officials on Wednesday to discuss hurdles preventing more people from getting enlisted under the state's rural housing scheme. The meeting was part of the state's efforts to provide homes ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    HC stays proceeding under 2nd FIR

    123 Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday deliberated on whether a person can be prosecuted twice for the same offence. Hearing one such case against a person who had allegedly defamed Kolkata Police and the state govt, the court ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    Doctors hold torch rally with justice demand

    Kolkata: Members of the West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front (WBJDF) walked in a torch rally, covering around a 2.5 km from the West Bengal Medical Council to the CGO complex on Wednesday evening. They raised questions over the CBI ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    8 held for gang rape of newly wed woman on Kanchrapara rail tracks

    Kalyani/Kolkata: Eight men were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly gang-raping a 19-year-old newly married woman and assaulting her husband on the railway tracks near Kanchrapara station in the early hours of the day.According to police, the young couple was ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    Traffic hit as pandals eat into road space

    Kolkata: Despite marked improvement in traffic situation in city following the bottlenecks on Dhanteras on Wednesday, sluggish vehicular movement was witnessed in many areas as parts of roads were encroached by Kali Puja pandals.Key roads like Amherst Street, SN ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    Be patient in street situations: CP to cops

    Kolkata: The brass of Kolkata Police (KP), led by commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma, has told the force that it is of ‘utmost importance' to ‘maintain poise and be patient' under all circumstances. "The discipline of the force is paramount. ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    Hindi Diwali releases push out Bengali films +

    Kolkata: After stellar start to the festive season and three weeks of good run at the box office, Bengali cinema is facing challenge in the Kali Puja-Diwali week. Fearing that the number of shows for Bengali films – ‘Bohurupi' ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    Diya chandeliers, battery candles take over light mkt

    Kolkata: There is a new twist to traditional illumination this Diwali, with water-sensor diyas becoming the star attraction in the city's light market. While string LED lights, star lights and wish-ball multi-coloured lights remained a hit amongst buyers looking ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    Woman gang-raped in E Burdwan, 5 held

    Burdwan: A 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped by five in East Burdwan's Bijoyram area around 10pm on Tuesday. The incident took place while the survivor was speaking to her boyfriend near an under-construction building. Two of the accused were ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    First-time earners go for gold this Dhanteras

    Kolkata: One in five buyers this Dhanteras was a new earner who chose gold despite the price of the metal spiralling upwards. The young ones, who used to be keen on metals other than gold for their day-to-day use, ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    CBI opposes Sandip FD liquidation

    123 Kolkata: The CBI in its report to the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday submitted that former R G Kar principal Sandip Ghosh had opened his fixed deposit account with the State Bank of India between 2021 and 2023, ...

    31 October 2024 Times of India
    Narkeldanga promoter hacked in early morning attack in Kolkata

    KOLKATA: A 26-year-old promoter from Narkeldanga, who was allegedly receiving extortion threats, was attacked in the wee hours of Tuesday with a sharp weapon that inflicted multiple cuts and left him battling with grievous injuries. The family of victim ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata crawls: Kali Puja pandals and festive shoppers snarl traffic across city

    KOLKATA: Vehicles moved slower in several pockets of the city throughout Wednesday, a day before Kali Puja, due to pandals encroaching on roads and the closure of key roads like Amherst Street, SN Banerjee Road, Raja Rammohan Sarani, Beliaghata ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Arjun house attack: Was Centre intimated, HC asks state

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed Bengal govt to submit a report whether it had intimated Centre about the multiple gunshots fired at former BJP MP Arjun Singh's house in Bhatpara on Oct 4.Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) instructed ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    PCB, cops, residents of high-rises join hands to fight noise demon

    123 Kolkata: Cops in Kolkata and Bidhannagar have warned Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) of high-rise gated complexes about the legal implications of burning illegal crackers — three years in jail — alongside handing out the dos and don'ts to ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Plants to fight cracker pollution

    Kolkata: A fireworks retailer at the Baji Bazar in Maidan is handing out chrysanthemum saplings for free to customers to espouse a green cause and combat pollution.‘The pollution caused by fireworks is just for one day. It does increase ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Plants to fight cracker pollution

    Kolkata: A fireworks retailer at the Baji Bazar in Maidan is handing out chrysanthemum saplings for free to customers to espouse a green cause and combat pollution.‘The pollution caused by fireworks is just for one day. It does increase ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Shah broke MCC during Petrapole visit, TMC writes to EC

    Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday lodged a complaint against Union home minister Amit Shah with the Election Commission for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during his recent visit to Petrapole in North 24 Parganas district ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Narkeldanga promoter hacked in early morning attack at Sealdah

    123456 Kolkata: A 26-year-old promoter from Narkeldanga, who was allegedly receiving extortion threats, was attacked in the wee hours of Tuesday with a sharp weapon that inflicted multiple cuts and left him battling with grievous injuries. The family of ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Festive markets clog traffic in central Kol

    123 Kolkata: A large part of central Kolkata, covering the Burrabazar-Posta area and stretching up to Girish Park and Maniktala crossing, experienced slow traffic on Tuesday, the day of Dhanteras. Cops had to shut down Kalakar Street and normal ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    15% sales spike on Dhanteras despite price rise

    Kolkata: Dhanteras sales surpassed the expectations of the city jewellers on Tuesday despite a steep hike in gold prices over the past few months. According to traders, there was around 15% increase in sales over last Dhanteras.In the past ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Another doc body joins RG Kar stir, to support WBJDF

    Kolkata: The Progressive Junior Doctors' association (PJDA), a pro-Trinamool organisation announced on Tuesday, said they would lend moral support to the movement by West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front (WBJDF) and demand justice jointly for Abhaya.The PJDA representatives also echoed ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Bus owners consider legal action against scrapping

    Kolkata: Bus owners on Tuesday said they are considering a legal route to argue their case in Calcutta High Court against the current scrapping policy and plead for the extension of the vehicle's life from 15 years at present ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    42-year-old man with epilepsy drowns in pond

    123 Kolkata: A 42-year-old daily wage earner suffering from epilepsy drowned in a local pond at Agarpara on Tuesday afternoon. The man was allegedly forced into the pond to retrieve an apparel that belonged to a neighbouring woman.The disaster ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    25 years later, Bengal Diwali to be as noisy as rest of country

    Kolkata: Expect a noisier Diwali and Kali Puja this year, with firecrackers being sold in the market that, when burst, will emit noise up to 40% more than those permitted for sale in the past 25 years.This follows a ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Broom sales boom across Kolkata on Dhanteras day

    Kolkata: In Kolkata, broom sales shot up on Tuesday on the occasion of Dhanteras. While north Indian communities in Kolkata used to purchase brooms on this day as it is considered auspicious, it has now gained widespread acceptance among ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Fireworks sector expects 50% sales hike over last yr’s

    Kolkata: The fireworks industry in Bengal expects a 50% rise in sales this Diwali-Kali Puja compared to last year. This follows the increase in the number of markets from where crackers are sold and the relaxation in sound norms ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Bengal’s housing scheme to be more flexible than PMAY

    Kolkata: Bengal govt's own rural housing scheme, which will grant eligible persons Rs 1.2 lakh in three tranches — a counter to Centre's Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme — will make sure it covers a whole lot of ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Bengal’s housing scheme to be more flexible than PMAY

    Kolkata: Bengal govt's own rural housing scheme, which will grant eligible persons Rs 1.2 lakh in three tranches — a counter to Centre's Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme — will make sure it covers a whole lot of ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Light rain likely on Kali Puja

    Kolkata: Some parts of the city may receive light drizzles on the day of Kali Puja that falls on Oct 31. However, chances of heavy or consistent rain have been ruled out. The day could be partly cloudy, said ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    Promoter murder: Howrah cops arrest 3

    Howrah: The Howrah police arrested the shooters who gunned down a 34-year-old promoter in Shibpur on Oct 23. One person was arrested from UP's Gazipur and two were found in a Nimta hideout where they had been for the ...

    30 October 2024 Times of India
    MSC mull corrective steps

    Kolkata: Reeling under a hat-trick of defeats in their debut season of Indian Super League, Mohammedan Sporting Club management is planning to take a host of measures to turn things around. Their steps include bringing a mental conditioning coach ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Merlin Group to invest ₹10,000cr in Bengal over next 7-8 years

    Kolkata: Merlin Group, a real estate company based in Bengal, plans to invest over Rs 10,000 crore in the state over the next 7-8 years. The investment will span various sectors, including township development, residential and commercial real estate, ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata: Light post comes in Orange line's way near airport

    Kolkata airport KOLKATA: A light post on VIP Road is now obstructing the last 900 metres between the Orange Line and the airport. At a stakeholder meeting convened last week to discuss the removal of the lamp post immediately, ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata Police promote safe e-vehicle charging practices after fire incident

    Representative Image KOLKATA: Kolkata Police decided to approach all dealers who sell e-vehicles and request them to explain to the customers the exact requirements for charging the vehicle before handing over the machine to them. This should include a ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    BJP starts membership drive with 1-cr target

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP, which started its membership drive on Monday, has set a target of collecting 1 crore signatures from people to demand the resignation of CM Mamata Banerjee. The campaign will culminate in submitting a memorandum to President ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Easy win for DYF

    Kolkata: The Golconda St. Leger Gr-I was an easy picking for Adhirajsingh-saddled DYF on Monday at Malakpet. Hyderabad short results(With Inter-Venue Dividends)1: (7-3-1) Lifes Journey 1; Only The Brave 2; Shadow Baby 3. 2: (6-1-4) Sweet Dancer 1; Dyanoosh ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Extra trains for Diwali rush

    Kolkata: To cope with the anticipated rush of passengers during Kali Puja and Diwali, ER’s Sealdah division will run more suburban trains late on Thursday and Friday nights that will stop at all stations enroute, officials said. “We will ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Efforts on to malign our fight: Junior docs’ front

    Kolkata: In the face of allegations from a section of junior doctors at RG Kar hospital and other state-run hospitals, the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front (WBJDF) has countered that their “rivals” had been trying to malign their image ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Man arrested for ₹20L PF fraud

    Kolkata: A 42-year-old owner of a private firm, Sambaran Chatterjee, was arrested from his Salt Lake home on Monday for allegedly duping over Rs 20 lakhs that his employees paid as provident fund contributions. Acting on a complaint by ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    No riots, no fight over crackers, warns Mamata

    Kolkata: Cosmopolitan Kolkata was a chromosome of unity, where people of every religion, caste and creed lived in harmony, said CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday as she inaugurated a Kali Puja at Janbazar, and then, another puja on Shakespeare ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Civic body to eliminate posts of bhistiwala, trolley man

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to eliminate several posts that have become obsolete, thereby marking an end to an era that dates back to 1726, when the Calcutta Corporation was established by a Royal Charter.The post ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Saxena frustrates Bengal

    Kolkata: Jalaj Saxena did what he is always good at — pulling his side out of the woods. The veteran all-rounder walked in with Kerala in trouble at 78 for five and scripted the recovery from there. Saxena never ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Woman’s body found in pond

    Kolkata: The body of a 50-year-old woman, Aparna Roy, who was missing from her Rifle Road residence in Bansdroni since Sunday evening, was found floating in a pond at Dinesh Pally on Monday. Initial probe suggests Roy died by ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    HS 2nd sem to start an hr early

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education on Monday announced that the second semester exams will be held from 2 pm to 4 pm. The exams were earlier scheduled to start at 3 pm. Another notice issued ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Unsafe bldgs: KMC seeks KP help

    Kolkata: KMC will need special police force for the demolition of insecure and illegal buildings, mayor Firhad Hakim informed commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma when the latter visited the civic headquarters on Monday. According to a KMC buildings department official, ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    No primary TET this year

    Kolkata: The teacher eligibility test (TET) under the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) will not be held this year. WBBPE president Goutam Pal announced that the successful candidates from the last two TETs are yet to appear ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Met: Light rain likely in run-up to Kali Puja

    Kolkata: The city may receive intermittent rain and remain cloudy in the run-up to Kali Puja on Oct 31. A high-pressure zone above Bay of Bengal is supplying moisture that could bring short, light spells in some pockets of ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Alipore zoo gets blue plaque

    Kolkata: A blue plaque was installed at Alipore zoo on Monday by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), which is a Grade I heritage structure.Earlier, the KMC installed such plaques at multiple other heritage buildings in the city, like the ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    RPF constables save train passenger’s life

    123 Burdwan : Two Railway Protection Force (RPF) constables saved the life of a 58-year-old passenger stuck between a platform and a moving train at Burdwan's railway station in East Burdwan district on Monday. The incident occurred when the ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata Tourism ranking

    123 Kolkata: A New York-based travel magazine, with 4.8 million readers across the globe, has released a list of 25 cities in the world for travel and leisure, with Kolkata ranking 19th. In terms of development, the city ranked ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Neighbours beat 72-yr-old to death

    Kolkata: A 72-year-old man was on Monday beaten to death by his neighbours at Halisahar after he protested against them verbally abusing his daughter. The argument reportedly started over the use of a shared space for drying clothes. Two ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Everyone has equal right to stay in Bengal: Mamata

    123 Kolkata: Cosmopolitan Kolkata was a chromosome of unity, where people of every religion, caste and creed lived in harmony, said chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday as she inaugurated a Kali Puja at Janbazar, and then, another puja ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Woman body’s found in pond

    Kolkata: The body of a 50-year-old woman, Aparna Roy, who was missing from her Rifle Road residence in Bansdroni since Sunday evening, was found floating in a pond at Dinesh Pally on Monday. Initial probe suggests Roy died by ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Woman body’s found in pond

    Kolkata: The body of a 50-year-old woman, Aparna Roy, who was missing from her Rifle Road residence in Bansdroni since Sunday evening, was found floating in a pond at Dinesh Pally on Monday. Initial probe suggests Roy died by ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    More trains for kali Puja and Diwali

    Kolkata: To cope with the anticipated rush of passengers during Kali Puja and Diwali, Eastern Railway's Sealdah division will run extra suburban trains late on Thursday and Friday nights. The trains will stop at all stations enroute, officials said."During ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Gang of 5 rents, hires bank accounts for cyber frauds, held

    Kolkata: Barrackpore cyber crime police, Siliguri Police and CID arrested five persons who "hired" bank accounts of poor labourers and lent the accounts to cyber fraudsters. The accused, Riju Roy, Partha Mondal, Shubham Barik, Somnath Tarafdar and Sandeep Dey, ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    2 bartenders, 2 cops attacked in bar brawl

    Howrah: Two bartenders and two police constables were injured in a late-night brawl over allegations of extortion at a bar near Howrah station on Sunday. Trinamool functionary Tinku Sonkar, accused of the attacks, was arrested. Police said the altercation ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata ranks 11th in 230-city survey of ‘global growth hubs’

    Kolkata: Kolkata has ranked as the 11th most promising city worldwide in a survey of rapidly expanding metropolises by 2033.The city secured the coveted spot in an analysis by Savills Research, which scrutinised 230 cities based on economic indicators, ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Bengal BJP starts membership drive, signature campaign

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP, which started its membership drive on Monday, has set a target of collecting 1 crore signatures from people to demand the resignation of CM Mamata Banerjee. The campaign will culminate in submitting a memorandum to President ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Bengal BJP starts membership drive, signature campaign

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP, which started its membership drive on Monday, has set a target of collecting 1 crore signatures from people to demand the resignation of CM Mamata Banerjee. The campaign will culminate in submitting a memorandum to President ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Efforts on to malign our fight for justice: Jr docs’ front

    Kolkata: In the face of allegations from a section of junior doctors at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and other state-run hospitals, the West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front (WBJDF) has countered that their "rivals" had been trying to ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Bomb hoax at Kol airport again

    Kolkata: Seven more flights operating out of Kolkata were under a security alert—the sixth time in nine days—after a bomb threat on X. The threat once again turned out to be a hoax, even as heightened security measures were ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    TMC MP Sushmita likely to be part of UNGA delegation in Nov

    Kolkata: After an eight-year hiatus, Centre has decided to send a delegation of 15 all-party MPs to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) from Nov 4-8. Trinamool's Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev has received an invite, a source said.The ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    Obsolete jobs srapped jjj

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to eliminate several posts that have become obsolete, thereby marking an end to an era that dates back to 1726, when the Calcutta Corporation was established by a Royal Charter.The post ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    KMDA begins work on ghats for Chhath Puja

    Kolkata: The KMDA on Monday started work to develop 18 temporary ghats and spruce up infrastructure at the 22 permanent ghats located in the different ponds and water bodies across the city for Chhath Puja, which is scheduled for ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    App to check green crackers stops working

    Kolkata: An app developed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) for retailers and buyers of fireworks to check if they are green is not available on either Google Play Store or Apple ...

    29 October 2024 Times of India
    North Kol families keep phanush tradition floating

    Kolkata: A handful of families in north Kolkata are making conscious efforts to keep the tradition of making ‘phanush’ (hot-air balloons) at their homes alive despite facing sheer competition from the cheaper Chinese lanterns. These home-made hot-air balloons are ...

    28 October 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata bar brawl leaves 4 injured, cops also attacked

    Representative Image HOWRAH: A late-night brawl at a bar in Kolkata's Howrah station area resulted in injuries to four people on Sunday.The incident escalated when police officers intervened and were attacked as well. Two bartenders sustained injuries after having ...

    28 October 2024 Times of India
    Bacteria-virus double whammy lays Kolkatans low

    Kolkata: A twin attack of bacterial and viral infections has laid hundreds low in Kolkata over the last few weeks. While scores of kids and adults across the city were affected by mycoplasma pneumoniae, a bacterial infection that affects ...

    28 October 2024 Times of India
    HC: Undertrial’s right to personal liberty, speedy trial is paramount

    Kolkata: The fundamental right of an undertrial to personal liberty and a speedy trial is paramount and must override all other considerations, the Calcutta High Court stated while granting bail to a man accused of murdering his wife.“The prosecution ...

    28 October 2024 Times of India
    1 injured, several shanties damaged in fire in south Kolkata

    Representative image NEW DELHI: A youth was injured, and a few shanties near Anwar Shah Road in the southern part of the Kolkata were gutted in a fire that broke out on Monday, police said. The fire started in ...

    28 October 2024 Times of India
    West Bengal's local manufacturers launch green fireworks to compete with Sivakasi imports this festival season

    KOLKATA: Fifty local manufacturers with nearly 200 varieties of green fireworks will take on the Sivakasi (a city in Tamil Nadu) imports this Kali Puja and Diwali season in Bengal. Certified green fireworks are marked with the CSIR-NEERI logo ...

    28 October 2024 Times of India
    One more schism in RG Kar stir as another doctor body enters protest pitch in Kolkata

    KOLKATA: A day after a new platform of junior doctors — the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Association — was introduced, another schism in the R G Kar protest by the medical fraternity came to the fore on Sunday. This ...

    28 October 2024 Times of India
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