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  • Want to come back: Bangla patients contact Kol hosps

    Kolkata: The formation of a new govt in Bangladesh and the resumption of visa services between India and Bangladesh are set to revive medical tourism in Kolkata. Calls have started pouring in from Bangladeshi patients to Kolkata hospitals, asking ...

    26 February 2026 Times of India
    Fans hope Blues cross Zim hurdle before WI test

    Kolkata: City cricket fans had their fingers crossed as they prayed for a turnaround in the all-important Super 8 match against Zimbabwe on Thursday, which now turned into a ‘do-or-die' game for the Men in Blue in the T20 ...

    26 February 2026 Times of India
    EC to set up polling stations in 57 more residential high-rises across Bengal

    Kolkata: The EC will set up polling stations in 57 more residential high-rises across Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas and East Burdwan, a senior Commission official said on Wednesday.Earlier, a list of 78 residential high-rises ...

    26 February 2026 Times of India
    Shukhobrishti families return to be told water still contains coliform

    Kolkata: Following promises of clean drinking water, several residents of Sukhobrishti housing complex in New Town, who had temporarily left their homes after coliform was found in the water from the tanks, returned to the complex on Tuesday, only ...

    26 February 2026 Times of India
    Bihar son to visit Kol to take back Christian mom

    Kolkata: The district administration in Godda, Jharkhand, reached out to Madan Besra, who refused to accept his lost mother until she converted to Hinduism. The son, the district administration said, is ready to accept his mother, Sushila Murmu, without ...

    26 February 2026 Times of India
    2 injured in clash over Posta water balloon fight

    Kolkata: Two persons were injured in a clash that broke out after water balloons were hurled at unsuspecting passers-by and traders in the Posta region on Tuesday.Hariom Upadhyay, 20, a resident of Radha Madhav Shah Lane, filed an FIR ...

    26 February 2026 Times of India
    3 with 4 cr forex held from Park St

    Kolkata: Three persons, identified as Sayan Das, Asad Mohammad Punjabi and Firoz Khan, were arrested on Tuesday after Park Street police recovered $4,75,000 and 300,000 Thai baht from their possession without valid documentation. The SUV they were travelling in ...

    26 February 2026 Times of India
    Students, ‘outsiders’ play cat-&-mouse game with guards on JU campus after 8pm ‘curfew’

    Kolkata: A day after Jadavpur University banned gatherings on the campus after 8 pm, the new rule was ostensibly only partially implemented on Tuesday night. While guards patrolled the campus in the "curfew" hours, groups of students and "outsiders" ...

    26 February 2026 Times of India
    Drunk, man didn’t know what he was doing: HC

    Kolkata: "Had he not been drunk, he may not have committed the murder," the Calcutta High Court observed, reducing a murder charge to culpable homicide not amounting to murder against a man, who he set his wife on fire ...

    26 February 2026 Times of India
    Presi’s past and present debate today’s edu system

    Kolkata: Formal education today throttles learning, as it sees curiosity and experiments as distractions, formal education often rewards rote-learning and creates a workforce that is expected to bow to the status quo and fit into set "standards". Yet, this ...

    26 February 2026 Times of India
    Apeejay Shipping to commence Andaman service with new container vessel

    Kolkata: Apeejay Shipping, part of the Apeejay Surendra Group, has acquired a 3,000-tonne multi-purpose container vessel equipped with two 60T cranes to launch a dedicated shipping service to the Andaman Islands. The vessel, APJ Karan 2, is scheduled to ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Believe it or not: Following the GPS can land you in a bog

    An online delivery in Britain took an unexpected detour — straight into the water. Following GPS directions a little too faithfully, the driver steered the van off the road and into a shallow waterway, apparently trusting the blue line ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Believe it or not: This man let AI ensure him a good night’s sleep

    Too hot? Too cold? This Bengaluru man has found the perfect balance. Fed up with manually switching his ceiling fan on and off, the X user @the2ndfloorguy built an AI roommate to handle it for him — literally. Using ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Radical’ reset: U2 returns to activism roots with new EP

    Irish rock band U2 has returned after nine years with Days of Ash, a six-track EP tackling US immigration enforcement, the war in Ukraine and civilian casualties in Israel and Palestine, alongside concerns about democratic backsliding. One track cites ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Kovind advocates circular economy, global tech leadership

    Kolkata: Former President Ram Nath Kovind called for greater investment in research and innovation on Monday, urging India to shift its focus towards building a circular economy even as the govt continues to back artificial intelligence initiatives.Speaking at the ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    One Billion Rising 2026 observed in city

    Kolkata: Kolkata observed One Billion Rising 2026 at Ranu Chhaya Mancha on Tuesday in a stand against gender-based violence, with voices, poetry, music and performances filling the venue. Fifteen organisations across Kolkata collaboratively organised the observance, bringing together activists, ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Poland, Egypt poets set to visit Kol’s arts fest

    Kolkata: International award-winning poets from Poland and Egypt will visit the city for the 1st edition of a multidisciplinary arts festival organised by the Yapanchitra Foundation and the Kolkata International Foundation for Arts, Literature and Culture. The festival brings ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Voting for BJP will mean ban on fish & meat in Bengal: TMC

    Kolkata: Voting for BJP would mean a ban on fish and meat on the Bengali platter, Trinamool said on Tuesday while criticising BJP over Bihar govt's decision to prohibit sale of meat and fish in open areas near educational ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    SSC candidates get letters for new posts

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Central School Service Commission on Tuesday started issuing ‘recommendation letters' to selected candidates for assistant teachers' posts for classes 9 and 10 in state-run schools. They will soon receive their appointment letters from the West ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    IIT Kharagpur to offer BS in AI & data science in Bangla from 2026 session

    Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur will offer a four-year Bachelor of Science (BS) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science in Bengali from the 2026 academic session, announced director Suman Chakraborty during a press meet on Tuesday at the Renaissance 2.0 ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Srijan Group enters fashion retail with 500 cr investment

    Kolkata: City-based real estate developer Srijan Group has forayed into the fashion retail segment under a new brand, ‘Srijan Style', with an initial investment of Rs 500 crore.The company has decided to come up with about 10 stores in ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    West Bengal BLO alleges assault, intimidation by BJP supporters led by Suvendu Adhikari; FIR filed

    KOLKATA: A police complaint has been filed by a woman Booth Level Officer (BLO) against BJP supporters, allegedly led by Suvendu Adhikari, in connection with an incident of assault, criminal intimidation, and outraging of modesty. An FIR has been ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Air ambulance went off radar without sounding distress call

    Kolkata: The air ambulance from Ranchi to Delhi that crashed around half an hour after takeoff, killing all 7 occupants, did not sound a distress call before it went off the radar. Minutes before the crash, the pilot sought ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    State Cong urges SC to fix SIR deadline

    Bengal Congress on Tuesday flagged probable delays in the SIR process and urged the fixing of a deadline for its completion. "Unless a deadline is set by the Supreme Court for SIR completion, the process of publishing supplementary lists ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    If Kerala can change to Keralam, why not West Bengal to Bangla, asks Didi

    Kolkata: The "BJP-CPM alliance" wasn't "unwritten" anymore, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday, reacting sharply to the Centre overlooking Bengal's name change proposal while hastening to change Kerala to Keralam. "One day, you (BJP) will not be in office. ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    JU debars 3 boys, 1 former student after prof assault

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University on Tuesday debarred three current students from entering the campus for at least two weeks, during which time, they will not be allowed to even appear for their exams. The university implemented the prohibition on UG ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Accept ‘PM SHRI’, says Sukanta, prompts Bratya poser on scheme’s prefix

    Kolkata: Junior Union minister for education Sukanta Majumdar on Tuesday said state-run schools must accept the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) tag to receive central funds, prompting state education minister Bratya Basu to ask why should ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Fake cops rob man of gold rings, chain

    Howrah: A gang, posing as police, blocked a resident's way and robbed him of his ornaments. The incident took place on Saturday in the Ramrajatala area under Jagachha Police Station in Howrah.Victim Bholanath Chatterjee was riding his bike when ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    2 held for 1.4cr CESC cable theft

    Kolkata: Two men were arrested on Monday for the theft of high-tension power cables, worth Rs 1.4 crore, from CESC's New Cossipore generating station. Ibrahim Sk and Asraf Morol, residents of Natunhat village in South 24 Parganas, were arrested ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Agency: Don’t pay more than 20/hr to park car

    Kolkata: The cooperative agency that controls most of the prime parking lots in central Kolkata, including Chowringhee and Dalhousie Square, said on Tuesday that it asked its members to collect Rs 20 per hour as a parking fee from ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Bengal courts handling SIR work face bomb hoax threats; security tightened

    KOLKATA: Identical hoax emails from rameeza_hussain@hotmail.com, threatening suicide bomb attacks and RDX blasts, landed in the inboxes of district judges supervising SIR verification work in Kolkata, West Burdwan, Hooghly and Murshidabad at 7.59am on Tuesday.The mail prompted police to ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    In times of SIR, Bengal sees record rush to get marriages registered

    KOLKATA: Coinciding with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state’s electoral roll, 2025 witnessed the highest number of marriage registrations in Bengal. The year’s count of 1.8 lakh registered marriages even surpassed the tally for 2022, when the ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    UK to issue eVisas from today; no need to hand over passports during processing

    Kolkata: The UK immigration system will go fully digital from Wednesday, replacing the physical visa stickers, traditionally pasted in passports, with electronic visas or eVisas.While applicants will still have to visit a visa application centre (VAC) for biometric enrolment ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Rain washes Kol clean, city records best air since Nov 3 after sharp AQI improvement

    Kolkata: An early Tuesday morning shower swept across Kolkata like a natural cleanser, scrubbing layers of grime from the city's tired skyline and delivering the best air quality it saw since Nov 3. The rain rinsed dust-laden tree leaves, ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    YouTuber held for 2cr scam

    Howrah: Cops launched a search for a Youtuber and vlogger, Miraj Khan, after a fake video claimed that branded clothes were being sold for Rs 50 and Rs 100 rupees at a Manglahat shop, leading to a scam in ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Six arrested for 19.5L APK scam

    Kolkata: Six men, belonging to the Jamtara gang, were arrested from Sodepur in connection with a case involving the alleged siphoning of Rs 19,51,000 from a victim through a malicious APK installed on the victim's mobile phone, officials said. ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Pre-teens to 45-yr-olds join self-defence class as KP launches 10th edition of Tejashwini

    Kolkata: Around 300 participants turned up at the Police Athletic Club tent on Tuesday, for the 10th edition of Tejashwini, an initiative by Kolkata Police that empowers girls and women by teaching them self-defence.There are a few perverted minds ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Tram-lovers seek revival of key routes on 153rd anniversary

    Kolkata: Tram users and transport activists on Monday renewed their demand for the restoration of services on key corridors, marking the 153rd birth anniversary of Asia's oldest surviving tram system with a blend of celebration and concern.With tram operations ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Turf war’ pushes hawkers to middle of JL Nehru Rd

    Kolkata: Food vendors with carts selling roasted corns or bhutta, jhalmuri, dal pakoda, green coconut, masala chana and ice-creams lined up in the middle of JL Nehru Road in front of the Oberoi Grand on Tuesday evening. This left ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    BLOs, too, may get calls from judges for scrutinyof docus

    Kolkata: Scrutiny and final disposal of about 60 lakh special intensive revision (SIR)-related complaints pending before the high court-appointed panel will not be a mere tabletop exercise. Assistant electoral registration officers (AEROs) or supervisors reportedly alerted booth level officers ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Four days, 60L cases, Sat deadline: SIR scrutiny keeps state on edge

    Kolkata: With only 4 days left for the publication of final electoral roll, the fate of about 60 lakh electors in Bengal is still hanging in the balance.Some 200-odd judicial officers began the scrutiny of documents and final disposal ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Law college rape, gold shop robbery trials among cases on pause

    Kolkata: The ongoing trials in the law college rape case and the Ranigung armed robbery worth Rs 4 crore are on pause as the trial judges have now been tasked with SIR duties.Several major trials that are ongoing in ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    2 accidents on slippery Maa, EMB turmac; 1 killed

    Kolkata: Two accidents, which cops suspected happened due to skidding, were reported on the Maa Flyover-Ultadanga Bypass stretch on Tuesday morning.In the first accident, a 21-year-old biker lost his life, while his 49-year-old father was stated to be critical. ...

    25 February 2026 Times of India
    Shah may launch rath yatra in Raidighi: BJP

    Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah may be present at the launch of BJP's rath yatra at Raidighi in South 24 Parganas on March 1. Sources in Bengal BJP said they were in touch with Shah's office about the ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    Rare honey badger clicked in forests of Jhargram

    Kolkata: A honey badger, rarely sighted in India, has been spotted in the forests of Jhargram, a senior official said on Monday. The animal was photographed by a trap camera installed by the forest department during a recent survey.Earlier, ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    Lost, found, lost again: Jharkhand man refuses to take mother back as she is Christian

    KOLKATA: An elderly woman who got lost more than two decades ago, and has been staying at a south Kolkata shelter home, was finally linked to her family at a village in Jharkhand. But her son refused to take ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    Bengal tweaks death gratuity rules to include stepchildren in ‘family’

    Kolkata: Bengal govt has included stepchildren as well as widowed and divorced daughters as beneficiaries of death gratuity. A new notification issued on Monday amended the state's death-cum-retirement benefit rules to expand the scope.The new rules state that in ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    Terror suspects rented New Town 1BHK, kept low profile

    Kolkata/Malda: The two young men arrested by Delhi Police's special cell in New Town last week over alleged terror links largely kept to themselves, venturing out only occasionally and sometimes disappearing for days, according to their neighbours. The duo ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    To mark his 100th birthday, classical vocalist performs to a full house of 1,200

    Kolkata: More than 1,200 listeners sat spellbound as Sangeetacharya Amiya Ranjan Bandyopdhyay stepped onstage on Feb 21 — his 100th birthday — and reiterated that age is just a number. The hall filled beyond capacity, and another 200 people ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    Sacha Sauda Samagam ends with message of unity

    Kolkata: The annual Sacha Sauda Samagam 2026, organised by Gurdwara Behala in New Alipore, concluded on Monday with a display of devotion, unity and service.The two-day congregation commemorated the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev, particularly the institution of langar, ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    A fortnight on, evicted hawkers take back pedestrian channel on road near Grand

    Kolkata: A section of hawkers, who were removed from the pedestrian channel set up by police before Oberoi Grand, had started flocking in again. A fortnight ago, hawkers spilled over from the Grand Arcade to the pedestrian channel along ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    Mukul Roy, Trinamool batch of ’97 who spent more than 3 yrs in BJP, passes away

    Kanchrapara: From being a co-founder of the Trinamool Congress to helping the BJP notch up its highest Lok Sabha vote tally in Bengal in 2019, former Union minister Mukul Roy was among the few politicians in the state who ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    Law college needs at least 122 CCTV cameras: PWD

    Kolkata: The law college in south Kolkata where a student was raped last June, requires at least 122 CCTV cameras for total surveillance of the building, recommended the Public Works Department team. The number may vary after a thorough ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    Felani, whom Mamata took to Writers’ seeking justice, dies aged 91

    Santipur/Kolkata: Felani Basak, the mother of a deaf-and-mute rape survivor whom Mamata Banerjee had taken to Writers' Buildings in 1993 to demand justice, passed away at her Fulia home on Monday. She was 91.The then Left Front govt ordered ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    Digi Yatra bounces back at airport, flyers breathe easy

    Kolkata: A day after a snag in the Digi Yatra system inconvenienced passengers at the city airport, flyers used the seamless recognition facility without any hitch on Monday. Digi Yatra usage bounced back to around 30%–31% of domestic flyers ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    116 more CCTV cams for morning hotspots

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police will strengthen security measures at Kalighat and Lake areas, especially to ensure the safety of morning walkers and pilgrims. The cops will install 116 CCTV cameras at Rs 29 lakh in these two areas. While ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    Metro upgrade to solve N-S third rail problem

    Kolkata: The country's oldest Metro is now set for a complete overhaul of its electricity supply system.Metro Railway, which operates the city's rapid transit system, is often hit by power snags along the New Garia–Dakshineswar corridor that runs along ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    Police bust cricket betting racket, 1 held

    Kolkata: The cops on Sunday conducted a raid at an office on the second floor of a building at Indian Exchange Place, and arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly running a cricket betting operation. The raid took place during ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    Met: Rain may break Kol’s four-month dry streak

    Kolkata: The city is likely to get light to moderate rain on Tuesday, the Met office has predicted. The city will get a rainy day after close to four months if the prediction comes out correct.While warm southerly and ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    After TOI report, KMC to slap notice on C Kol parking agency

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Monday decided to issue a show-cause notice to the agency that runs the car parking lot on JL Nehru Road for overcharging and not adhering to parking rules. The decision was taken ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    Courts start feeling SIR pinch as judicial officers begin scrutiny work

    Kolkata: At 12.30 pm on Monday, the corridors of the District Civil and Sessions Court in Alipore wore an unusual look. Instead of the steady hum of arguments and courtroom exchanges, groups of lawyers stood clustered outside Additional District ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Hold polls based on pre-SIR rolls’

    Kolkata: Civil Society, comprising citizens from various walks of life, on Monday demanded that the forthcoming Assembly elections in Bengal be held on the basis of electoral rolls prepared prior to the SIR 2026.The members of the group alleged ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Disclose quantum of money collected for raising objections to SSC answer keys’

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the West Bengal Central School Service Commission (WBCSSC) to disclose amount of money collected from candidates of second State Level School Test (SLST) for objections raised to the preliminary answer keys. Around ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    No infra, need paramilitary forces to protect EKW: HC

    Kolkata: Reprimanding the state for inaction in removing 505 unauthorised constructions on East Kolkata Wetland, Calcutta High Court on Monday roped in the Union govt to remove them, while stating, "The state does not have the infrastructure. Now the ...

    24 February 2026 Times of India
    Trial courts face SIR burden that earlier hobbled Bengal schools

    KOLKATA: It is now the turn of the state’s trial courts to face the challenges that Bengal’s schools have navigated over the past three months.Across the state on Sunday, judges in district courts held a series of meetings with ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Dragged, assaulted, dumped on road: Kolkata woman molested by friend inside moving car; accused arrested after 2km chase

    KOLKATA: A 20-year-old woman was allegedly forced into a car by a friend, molested, assaulted, and then kicked out of the moving vehicle on Diamond Harbour Road in Behala on Saturday night.The 18-year-old friend initially fled the spot after ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Digi Yatra facial recognition system glitch causes chaos at Kolkata airport, flyers forced to wait in long queues

    KOLKATA: Hundreds of flyers were forced to stand in serpentine queues at the Kolkata airport on Sunday as the Digi Yatra facial recognition system suffered a prolonged glitch, slowing entry and security checks throughout the morning and in the ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Jumbo in legal limbo over Bengal return dies in Bihar

    Kolkata: Suman, a young female elephant formerly belonging to Nataraj Circus and one of three elephants involved in long-pending proceedings before the Calcutta High Court over their alleged illegal transfer from Bengal to Bihar, died recently."Publicly available footage from ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    BSF inspector held for smuggling 3kg brown sugar

    Siliguri: A BSF inspector was arrested by Darjeeling cops for allegedly smuggling brown sugar worth crores of rupees from Bihar to Siliguri, during a naka check at Phansidewa on Sunday. The accused was identified as Alok Kumar Ravikar, a ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Youth Congress shirtless stir poor judgment: Babul

    Kolkata: Criticising Youth Congress's shirtless protests at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi, Bengal IT minister Babul Supriyo on Sunday posted on X, "Political differences can be fought relentlessly but never at the expense of the nation's honour and ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Bengal STF busts OTP scam ‘linked to Pak’s ISI’, arrests two

    Kolkata: Two men have been arrested in Murshidabad by Bengal Police's STF for allegedly transmitting OTPs linked to Indian SIM cards to Pakistan, enabling remote activation for suspected espionage and cybercrime activities. The duo's terror links are now under ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Man stabbed for ‘speaking Bengali’ in Madhya Pradesh

    MALDA: A Malda man was stabbed in Madhya Pradesh, with his family alleging he was targeted for speaking Bengali. Syed Sk (37), a resident of Paharpur village , had been working as a cloth vendor in MP's Sagar for ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Joy Maa Kali’: PM’s letter signals BJP’s Bengal poll rebrand

    Kolkata: "Joy Maa Kali" —Prime Minister Narendra Modi's letter sent out to Bengal voters ahead of assembly polls begins with this greeting, marking a deliberate shift in BJP's political messaging as the party attempts to shed its "outsider" tag ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Former India footballer Dipendu rejoins TMC

    Kolkata: Former India footballer and former Basirhat South MLA returned to Trinamool on Sunday. Biswas, a former TMC member, had joined BJP ahead of the 2021 assembly polls, but resigned shortly.Along with Biswas, Basirhat I block Congress president Kader ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Bombs hurled’ at MLA’s convoy in Bhangar

    Kolkata: Bullets were fired at and bombs allegedly hurled at Canning East MLA and Trinamool's Bhangar observer Saokat Molla's convoy on Saturday night, damaging a vehicle trailing his SUV. Molla blamed ISF while the latter claimed that TMC had ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Cricket fans hope India’s first Super 8 game no-show a minor blip

    Kolkata: The stage was set for a replay of the 2024 T20 World Cup final. The battle lines were drawn and Team India had seemed unstoppable. But it turned out to be a rare off day for the Men ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Come, park your car in heart of city. Rates: Negotiable

    Kolkata: Motorists must pay Rs 50 an hour to get a space in a car parking lot on JL Nehru Road (Chowringhee), where the official rate is Rs 10 an hour. In the absence of continuous vigil, car parking ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Now, coliform found in another New Town hsg complex water, no case of illness so far

    Kolkata: After suspected water contamination at Sukhobrishti Housing Complex last week, another residential complex in New Town reported the presence of coliform bacteria in its water sample. Residents of One 10 Housing, located in Action Area 1 near Aquatica ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Suicide hits Blue Line ops for 30 mins

    Kolkata: Blue Line (North-South metro) services were hit for half an hour on Sunday after a youth died by suicide at Tollygunge (Mahanayak Uttam Kumar) metro station.Sources said the youth, aged around 25 years, jumped before the approaching train ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    State appoints doctors, nurse for HC creche

    Kolkata: A creche to accommodate children of Calcutta High Court (HC) staff, lawyers and litigants is expected to become operational soon. In the latest development, the state health dept has issued an order to depute two doctors and one ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Protest rage: SRFTI students pull films out of Mum fest

    Kolkata: An SRFTI Dalit student's Malayalam short film, ‘Da'lit Kids', was removed from the Animela Animation Film Festival line-up a day before its Mumbai screening, after the ministry of information & broadcasting reportedly denied the usual student-film exemption without ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Water supply boost to benefit 1L residents in 11 Salt Lake blocks from next month

    Kolkata: Close to one lakh residents from 11 blocks and three housing estates in Salt Lake, including Karunamoyee Housing, will get upgraded water supply services from the next month.The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to introduce three of ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Sandakphu receives season’s first snowfall after 10 months

    Darjeeling: After a gap of 10 months, Sandakphu, the highest point in the state, witnessed the season's first snowfall on Saturday evening. Though the snowfall lasted briefly and did not accumulate, it brought excitement among tourists and renewed optimism ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Climate change contributed to high winter AQI in city

    Kolkata: The city's winter air turned toxic as a Climate Trends study flagged meteorology and climate change as key pollution drivers. Even as Delhi and Patna grab headlines for choking smog, a new multi-city analysis by environmental think tank ...

    23 February 2026 Times of India
    Swimming coach gets life for ’15 attack on minor, robbery

    Kolkata: A Sealdah court on Saturday sentenced swimming instructor Sandeep Sahu to life imprisonment for attempting to murder a minor and committing robbery in 2015 in Chitpur. The sentence was pronounced a day after the court convicted him on ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    Yoga training leaves 3-yr-old girl disabled

    Howrah: A former coaching staff of the Bengal yoga team, Kartik Patra, was accused of forcing a three-and-a-half-year-old girl to perform difficult yoga exercises, leaving her disabled, said cops.The girl's mother filed a complaint against Patra at Jagatballavpur PS ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    Logged off from app, BLOs in a new flap over queries from anxious voters

    Kolkata: BLOs are in a new flap. About a week elapsed since they logged off from the BLO App, they are still facing questions from electors anxious about whether their names will remain on electoral roll.Scrutiny of documents is ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    After BNP win, artists hope for Chhayanaut return, ready to give music another chance

    Kolkata: Indian musicians want to rebuild ties with Bangladesh under Tarique Rahman's leadership and are willing to return to perform there. This comes after the Bangladesh PM recently said his govt believes that the State belongs to all citizens, ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    Kol lux housing accelerates, super luxury sales soften

    Kolkata: Kolkata's luxury (Rs 5-10 crore) and ultra-luxury (Rs 10 crore-plus) residential markets showed a clear divergence in Calendar Year 2025, with luxury accelerating on both supply and absorption, while ultra-luxury softened sharply on sales despite price appreciation, a ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    Teacher dupes man of 58L with lure of job, edu seat for kids

    Kolkata: The Anandapur Police registered a case after a man from Bankura alleged he was duped of Rs 58.5 lakh by a private tutor—also a teacher of Harinavi school—on the pretext of securing a govt job for his son ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    Day after voter list release, central boots to be on ground in Bengal

    KOLKATA: The Centre will be sending 480 companies — about 35,000 personnel — to Bengal for area domination and confidence-building measures even before the 2026 assembly polls are announced. Half of them will arrive on March 1, the day ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    Man loses 90k after card-swap at Jadavpur ATM

    Kolkata: A 69-year-old senior citizen from Survey Park lost about Rs 89,960 from his public bank account in an alleged ATM fraud last month. The victim lodged a complaint with Survey Park Police Station on Friday. According to cops, ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    Con poses as NKDA chairman to obtain info from employee

    Kolkata: A senior employee of New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) might have fallen prey to online CEO fraud. The complaint was submitted from NKDA's office address under the jurisdiction of Techno City police station. A case was lodged ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta HC cancels leave till march 9 for judicial officers on SIR work; 173 picked to dispose of 45L

    KOLKATA: Tasked with adjudicating about 45 lakh disputed SIR cases, Calcutta High Court administration on Saturday cancelled the leaves of all senior district judges till March 9. Around 23 district judges and 150 senior judges will dispose of the ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    Authenticity or caricature: Bengali cinema’s love–hate relationship with dialects

    KOLKATA: For decades, formal dialogue in Bengali cinema has been dominated by the colloquial Rarhi dialect of Nadia and Kolkata. The observance of International Mother Language Day on February 21 provided an apt occasion for many in Tollywood to ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    At CP meet with senior citizens, focus on fin frauds, ‘digi-arrest’

    Kolkata: Commissioner of Kolkata Police Supratim Sarkar said four out of five cases of cybercrimes in which the victims faced high losses, involved senior citizens.Sarkar addressed several senior citizens, all residents of Beleghata-Kankurgachhi-Tangra, at Subhas Sarobar on Saturday in ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    KMC gives cheques to Dhapa farmers

    Kolkata: KMC reached the final stage of distributing cheques to Dhapa farmers for acquiring 73 hectares of land that will be used for setting up a sanitary landfill facility. Besides, the KMC solid waste dept will set up several ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    Mother dies after delivery, kin allege negligence

    Kharagpur: A family has filed a complaint at Kotwali police station alleging medical negligence in the death of a 32-year-old woman at Midnapore Medical College Hospital on Friday.Monika Karan Gorai (32), from Purunabera under Keshpur police station, was admitted ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    Mamata confers Bangabibhushan award on BJP MP Ananta Maharaj

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday presented the Bengal govt's Bangabibhushan award to BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Ananta Maharaj for his efforts towards the socio-economic development of the Rajbanshi community.Maharaj, whom BJP sent to the Upper House from Bengal ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
    Primary school teacher held for shooting at kids

    Murshidabad: A primary school teacher was arrested after he allegedly fired pellets from an airgun at children playing near his house, injuring one child, in Banipur under Raghunathganj police station on Friday.The arrested teacher was identified as Samir Kumar ...

    22 February 2026 Times of India
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