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  • Jadavpur University professor's body found in Uttarakhand lodge

    KOLKATA: Jadavpur University's philosophy associate professor Mainak Pal death in a Uttarakhand lodge has shocked his colleagues, students and former colleagues at Presidency University. Pal (44) was suspected to have died after slitting his throat, a local police officer ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    TMC moves EC against West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar’s ‘slipper on cop uniform’ comment

    West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar KOLKATA: Trinamool on Saturday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against junior Union minister Sukanta Majumdar on his purported statement that the state police should replace the state emblem on their uniforms ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    Missing BJP man’s body found inside party office

    12 Usthi/Kolkata: Almost four days after he went missing, the body of a 34-year-old BJP neta was found inside the party office on Friday evening in South 24 Parganas' Usthi. Cops suspect murder and have detained two women.Prithviraj Naskar, ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    Home commute pain adds to train derailment trauma

    123456 Howrah: A close shave notwithstanding, the passengers on board the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Weekly Express were jolted—literally and figuratively—as the train derailed at Nalpur early on Saturday. While they took a while to compose themselves and comprehend what had ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    KP: Be cautious of fake summons

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police cyber cell has cautioned citizens against emails, attached with fake court and central agency summons, pointing out that those emails were merely means of extorting money and that no one should be intimidated by them. ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    Rebuke row: Child rights panel to write to school

    Kolkata: West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights has decided to take suo motu cognisance of the incident, in which the parents of a Class IX student at a missionary school in Dum Dum lodged a police complaint, ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    Cancellations, diversions hit train services for 5 hours

    Kolkata: The derailment of the 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Express hit South-Eastern Railway services for the next five hours, leading to cancellation of four long-distance as well as several suburban locals, diversion of many and short-termination of several others. It also ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    Cancellations, diversions hit train services for 5 hours

    Kolkata: The derailment of the 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Express hit South-Eastern Railway services for the next five hours, leading to cancellation of four long-distance as well as several suburban locals, diversion of many and short-termination of several others. It also ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    Mayor alarm over Hooghly erosion

    123 Kolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim on Saturday expressed concern over the erosion of the Hooghly river bank, which resulted in the subsidence of some of the major ghats along the river.Hakim said municipal commissioner Dhaval Jain wrote a letter ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    Missing Kalna girl’s body found

    123 Kalna: The body of a 19-year-old who had left her house with her mother for her English tuition on Friday evening was found near railway tracks of Jiudhara, close to Kalna station, on Saturday. She had left her ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    JU prof’s body found in Uttarakhand lodge

    123 Kolkata: The sudden death of Jadavpur University's philosophy associate professor, Mainak Pal, in Uttarakhand, has shocked his colleagues, students, and former colleagues at Presidency University. He was known for his exceptional academics, good teaching, and amicable behaviour.The 44-year-old ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    Close shave for passengers as 3 coaches of exp train derails at Nalpur

    Kolkata: More than 1,200 passengers had a close shave when three coaches of the 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Weekly Express derailed near Nalpur station, 41 km from Kolkata, early on Saturday. The superfast train was travelling at around 15 kmph and ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    Bangladesh in interim phase, mini-Bangla counts its losses

    Kolkata: Over 100 hotels and more than 3,000 shops in a 2 sq km central Kolkata belt that depends largely on guests and customers from across the border are reeling, with business down 70% as Bangladeshi arrivals nosedived in ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    Arms haul in Sealdah, 1 detained

    123 Kolkata: A cache of sophisticated weapons was found near Sealdah in central Kolkata late on Saturday evening. In a raid by Kolkata Police Special Task Force and its detective department, five firearms and 90 rounds of ammunition were ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    Civic agencies start ghat clean-up after Chhath Puja

    Kolkata: Civic agencies have started cleaning up the water bodies and their banks across the city to restore them after the Chhath celebrations.The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) authorities have asked several departments to swing into action and clean up ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    Civic agencies start ghat clean-up after Chhath Puja

    Kolkata: Civic agencies have started cleaning up the water bodies and their banks across the city to restore them after the Chhath celebrations.The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) authorities have asked several departments to swing into action and clean up ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    Key stretch linking Behala with Tollygunge shuts down for repairs

    Kolkata: Santosh Roy Road, a key link between DH Road and James Long Sarani in Sakherbazar, and also Tollygunge, will see a partial traffic block for the next 72 hours to complete some necessary water pipe repair work being ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    For motorists, commute below Maa is as bad as on the flyover

    123 Kolkata: For motorists opting to take the road under Maa Flyover to avoid snarls on it during peak hours, the commute seems to be equally bad.Several users, who now take the Park Circus Connector as an alternative to ...

    10 November 2024 Times of India
    Kalimpong woman found dead in Siliguri

    12 Siliguri: A 30-year-old woman was found dead with her throat slit at Lower Bhanunagar under ward 42 of Siliguri Municipal Corporation on Friday. Police identified her as Pushpa Chettri, a resident of Gorubathan block in Kalimpong district. She ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Jorabagan man dies of dengue

    Kolkata: The city recorded its first dengue death this season on Saturday, even as mayor Firhad Hakim said the death certificate was ‘prepared in a hurry' and that he would ‘take up the matter' with RG Kar Hospital, where ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Now, get alert on phone after FIR is registered

    Kolkata: In a significant move to enhance transparency and accountability, Kolkata Police (KP) — under instructions from the Union home ministry — implemented a new system that will notify complainants about the filing of the FIRs. Under the new ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    2 held for assaulting artists in Nandakumar

    12 Nandakumar: Two people were arrested on Saturday for allegedly assaulting women artists when they refused to dance in skimpy outfits during a cultural programme at a club in Nandakumar, East Midnapore.Locals said the club had hired some artists ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    2 held for assaulting artists in Nandakumar

    12 Nandakumar: Two people were arrested on Saturday for allegedly assaulting women artists when they refused to dance in skimpy outfits during a cultural programme at a club in Nandakumar, East Midnapore.Locals said the club had hired some artists ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    BMC sees single week highest number of dengue cases with 39 new infections

    Kolkata: Running late in the season, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) reported the highest single-week dengue cases for this year, with 39 fresh cases reported last week. This is the fifth consecutive week for BMC to record over 30 weekly ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    RPF in Uluberia after family drowns 9 pups

    Kolkata: Nine puppies were stuffed in a sack and hurled into a pond by two local men since they were apparently ‘dirtying their house' at Howrah's Uluberia on Saturday morning. The incident sparked off angry protests from locals and ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Didn’t mean to disrespect anyone, says Firhad as BJP files plaint with EC

    Kolkata: Senior Trinamool minister Firhad Hakim on Friday said he had not intended to "hurt anyone's feelings", after BJP lodged a formal complaint with EC over a remark he made, demanding the Kolkata mayor be barred from campaigning for ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Earmark areas for protests and sit-in demonstrations: HC to state

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday asked the state to come up with a notification earmarking areas where sit-in demonstrations and agitations can be conducted. The court said this while allowing the Group D Aikya Mancha (forum) to ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata's Motilal Gupta road set for major restoration to ease behala-tollygunge commute

    KOLKATA: A special sanction of funds for a thorough repair of Motilal Gupta road has paved the way for the rejuvenation of the vital link road between Behala and Tollygunge. Motilal Gupta Road, which links Diamond Harbour Road to ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    BJP leader's murder sparks tension in West Bengal

    Representative Image USTHI/KOLKATA: Almost four days after he went missing, the blood-soaked dead body of a BJP leader was found inside his party office on Friday evening. The incident was reported in the Dipar Mor area under the Usthi ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    No loudspeaker at Jodhpur Park school zone pandal: HC

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday lambasted a Jodhpur Park club, organising Jagaddhtari Puja, for playing loud music on loudspeakers and sound boxes during the celebration right next to a school for disabled children. "Your committee thinks they ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    New SOP for medical exam answer evaluation

    Kolkata: For the MD/MS/diploma examination slated for Dec this year, the West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) has given suggestions for the evaluation of medical students. It has been decided that the "medical colleges will have to send ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Crop damage on 2 lakh+ hectares in West Bengal between January & September

    KOLKATA: Bengal faced extreme weather events on 86% days in the first nine months of 2024 - or nearly 236 days out of the 274 days between Jan 1 and Sept 30, causing 64 deaths and crop damage across ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    3 months since RG Kar horror, junior doctors' to protest today in Kolkata

    KOLKATA: To mark three months of the RG Kar rape-murder, junior doctors have planned protests in different forms - from a gallery of artworks to protest marches - on Saturday to demand justice for 'Abhaya.'The West Bengal Junior Doctors' ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Ghat clean-up drive in Kolkata starts after Chhath

    123 Kolkata: Civic agencies have started cleaning up the ghats along the water bodies across the city after Chhath celebrations ended on Friday morning.The KMC solid waste management department and civil engineering department workers were gearing up to clean ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Crackers wake up Kol pockets but noise level lower than last year’s

    Kolkata: Several pockets of the city, particularly localities situated near water bodies, woke up to crackers being burst before dawn by Chhath revellers. Although the noise was way less than what the city had witnessed during Diwali or even ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    2 held in Nasik after Kol man duped of 19L

    123 Kolkata: Following a complaint filed at the Ultadanga police station in city, two kingpins of an online loan app fraud gang that had cheated people across the country were arrested in Nasik. They duped people on the pretext ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    No loudspeaker at Jodhpur Park school zone pandal: HC

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday lambasted a Jodhpur Park club, organising Jagaddhtari Puja, for playing loud music on loudspeakers and sound boxes during the celebration right next to a school for disabled children. "Your committee thinks they ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Kalimpong woman found dead in Siliguri

    12 Siliguri: A 30-year-old woman was found dead with her throat slit at Lower Bhanunagar under ward 42 of Siliguri Municipal Corporation on Friday. Police identified her as Pushpa Chettri, a resident of Gorubathan block in Kalimpong district. She ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Man gets lifer for selling off girl in brothel

    Haldia: A special POCSO court in Haldia on Friday jailed a man for life for luring a girl by promising to marry her and selling her to a Delhi brothel. The minor was rescued by police, and six persons, ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    New flights to Port Blair, Ahmedabad

    Kolkata: The city will get two new flights from next week, one to Ahmedabad and the other to Port Blair.The inaugural flights to both destinations will start from Nov 13. While the Ahmedabad flight will be operated six days ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    New flights to Port Blair, Ahmedabad

    Kolkata: The city will get two new flights from next week, one to Ahmedabad and the other to Port Blair.The inaugural flights to both destinations will start from Nov 13. While the Ahmedabad flight will be operated six days ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Away from rush at ghats & ponds, high-rise residents celebrate Chhath on hsg premises

    Kolkata: A number of Chhath devotees in Kolkata and New Town worshipped the sun god and celebrated the festival at their housing complexes amidst music and merriment, away from the crowd at the Hooghly and other water bodies."We converted ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Gardener electrocuted at Rajarhat nursery

    Kolkata: A young gardener, Subho Sardar from Bhangar, died of electric shock on Thursday at Tara Ma nursery in Rajarhat, where he reportedly touched an electrical fencing wire while watering plants. Following a complaint from Subho's family, police filed ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Cops intensify crackdown on illegal parking in Kol, New Town

    Kolkata: Cops have intensified crackdown on illegal parking in both Kolkata and New Town. The Bidhannagar Police has prosecuted 40 motorists at Salt Lake Sector V between Wednesday and Thursday in a fresh drive. The Kolkata Police carried out ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Trains cancelled for line upgrade

    Kolkata: Multiple trains, like Howrah-Bolpur Shantiniketan Express, Howrah-Azimganj Kaviguru Express, Howrah-Siuri Hool Express and Sealdah-Asansol Intercity Express will be cancelled from Nov 13 to 17 for upgrade work of the Masagram-Shaktigarh section of the Howrah-Barddhaman chord line, along with ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    State plans dept probe against Ghosh

    123 Kolkata: The Bengal govt plans to start a departmental proceeding (DP) against former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh and a fact-finding committee is probing financial irregularities. Earlier, the health department had filed an FIR against Ghosh for his ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    Man touches decorative lights near Hwh stn, dies

    Howrah: A migrant labourer, Montu Bardoloi (36), died on Friday morning after he accidentally came in contact with a chain of colourful lights hanging from a building on on Chandmari Road near a Hooghly ghat, adjacent to Howrah station. ...

    9 November 2024 Times of India
    9 held in call centre scam targeting Britons, Aussies

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has busted a fake call centre in Behala based on inputs from UK-based security agencies who reported how their citizens were being duped by cheats in Kolkata. Nine persons have been arrested following a raid ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Indian Tea Association proposes star rating for retail tea packets

    123 Kolkata: The Indian Tea Association (ITA) will push for star ratings of retail tea packets to bring standardisation in the tea industry. ITA chairman Hemant Bangur said on Thursday that the rating would be based on the quality ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    HC quashes criminal case against Vijayvargiya

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case against BJP senior Kailash Vijayvargiya, now a Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister, for "trying to incite violence in Nandigram through fake, misleading posts" during the 2021 assembly polls. The ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    HC quashes criminal case against Vijayvargiya

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case against BJP senior Kailash Vijayvargiya, now a Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister, for "trying to incite violence in Nandigram through fake, misleading posts" during the 2021 assembly polls. The ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Gardener dies at Rajarhat nursery in Kolkata

    Representative image KOLKATA: The death of a young gardener while working at a nursery in Rajarhat prompted cops to start a case against other employees of the nursery and probe into the claims of the employees that he died ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Haldiram Bhujiawala gets Rs 235 cr investment from Pantomath’s BVF

    Kolkata: The city-based Haldiram Bhujiawala Ltd, which retails its products under the brand "Prabhuji", raised Rs 235 crore as Pantomath's Bharat Value Fund (BVF) took up a minority stake. The company will use the funds to expand its manufacturing ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    C-sec price problem comes up in health panel hearing

    Kolkata: Several city private hospitals have been negotiating with patient parties seeking admission under the West Bengal Health Scheme (WBHS) to switch to a discounted package rate for a C-section — which has a ceiling of Rs 20,000 for ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata's mixed response to re-releases: Nostalgia's limited appeal

    Kolkata screening of 'Mahanagar' KOLKATA: The City of Joy is often associated with nostalgia for a number of reasons, including its colonial history, iconic landmarks, and cultural heritage. However, there is one sector where the love for nostalgia has ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Health panel says private hosps can’t charge registration fee more than once

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) has instructed private hospitals to refrain from charging a patient registration fee along with their outdoor consultation (OPD) charges more than once. Several hospitals charge Rs 200-Rs 250 for every ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Dog gone: Festive cracker noise scares away scores of pets & strays

    KOLKATA: Scores of Kolkata residents have gone missing from homes and streets across the city since Kali Puja-Diwali on Oct 31. Cumin has gone from his New Garia home; Mickey has scampered off without a trace from Ballygunge; and ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Health panel says private hosps can’t charge registration fee more than once

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) has instructed private hospitals to refrain from charging a patient registration fee along with their outdoor consultation (OPD) charges more than once. Several hospitals charge Rs 200-Rs 250 for every ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Couple unites after 9 years and 14 cases, HC drops charges

    Kolkata: Nine years of bitter marital acrimony, leading to 14 criminal cases, including attempted murder, kidnapping minors, assault with a revolver and several 498A IPC cases, along with multiple litigations in court, came to an end on Wednesday when ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    West Bengal doctor kills self after WhatsApp messages about failed relationships, RG Kar hospital case

    JHARGRAM/KOLKATA: A 29-year-old Jhargram Medical College and Hospital doctor's body was found at a Jhargram lodge on Thursday - with ampoules of ketamine and a syringe lying around - minutes after he sent two WhatsApp text messages, one to ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Lukewarm response from home voters in 6-seat bypolls on Nov 13

    Kolkata: The upcoming assembly bypolls in six constituencies, scheduled for Nov 13, have seen a lukewarm response from eligible home voters.The Election Commission identified 11,214 potential home voters, comprising senior citizens above 85 years and persons with disabilities. However, ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    TMC MPs to boycott JPC meet on Nov 9

    Kolkata: With the INDIA bloc deciding to boycott the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf Bill's tour to five states, the two TMC MPs from Bengal on the panel — Kalyan Banerjee and Nadimul Haque — will not attend ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    ‘Deliberate fraud’ over PMAY funds in Canning: HC

    123 Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday took strong exception to what it called a "deliberate fraud" at a Canning gram panchayat over the disbursal of PMAY funds to five beneficiaries in Itkhola-1 village.Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur directed the ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Cops bust gaming app scam operated by cousins

    Kolkata: The police busted a gang operated by two cousins who asked acquaintances to invest in a gaming app they had developed and play online games to make quick gains. Once they got the victims addicted to the games, ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Maidan tram route restoration starts

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Transport Corporation on Thursday started restoring the overhead power line on the Esplanade-Khidderpore route. The line is historically significant as the route was first electrified in 1905, and the first electric tram started plying on ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Bangla opposition, minority groups pin hopes on Trump

    Kolkata: The return of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States provided substantial optimism to minority groups and opposition members in Bangladesh. Many anticipate that Bangladesh's chief adviser Muhammad Yunus' relationship with America could usher in ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Bangla opposition, minority groups pin hopes on Trump

    Kolkata: The return of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States provided substantial optimism to minority groups and opposition members in Bangladesh. Many anticipate that Bangladesh's chief adviser Muhammad Yunus' relationship with America could usher in ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Have suggested rejig in underperforming civic bodies: Abhishek

    Kolkata: Trinamool general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday said he had suggested a performance-based yardstick for reorganisation at the top of several underperforming municipalities, except Kolkata, and restructuring around 10 district organisations based on the Lok Sabha poll results.Abhishek ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Doctor’s 67-year-old father rapes class-X girl, arrested

    Kolkata: A 67-year-old man, the father of a doctor, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a class-X student after he scaled two roofs to enter the girl's room in Hasnabad on Wednesday evening. Police said the suspect reportedly ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Truck hijacked from Maniktala Main Rd, traced 230 km away

    Kolkata: A gang of five arrived in a car, waylaid a truck on Maniktala Main Road near the Kakurgachhi crossing around 1.50 am on Wednesday, threw out the driver at gunpoint and drove away in the goods vehicles in ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Barcode, not name, on answer sheet; live-streaming of exams: Health univ

    Kolkata: In medical exams, answer sheets will not bear the names of candidates but will have individual code numbers and barcodes. If anyone is caught cheating or adopting unfair means during an exam, the paper will be cancelled: These ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Gloves, scissors may have been planted: Probe

    Kolkata: The blood-stained gloves at RG Medical College and Hospital and the broken, rusted scissors at SSKM Hospital might have been "planted", suggested officials investigating the allegations, hinting at a conspiracy to malign the state health services. "The gloves ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    HC turns down PIL seeking change of IIT-Kgp entry curbs

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday turned down a public interest litigation (PIL) praying for rescinding a 2020 notification by the IIT Kharagpur (KGP) imposing restrictions on the entry and exit of outsiders. A resident of the adjoining Prembazar ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Diwali DJ-cracker trauma returns to haunt Kolkatans on Chhath

    Kolkata: Several pockets of Kolkata, especially areas like Central Avenue, Paddapukur, Sarsuna, Nonadanga and Kasba, witnessed both bursting of crackers and use of high-decibel equipment or DJ music sound systems during Chhath processions on Thursday evening. As they headed ...

    8 November 2024 Times of India
    Abhishek will be next CM, says Kunal ahead of MP’s b’day

    Kolkata: A day ahead of Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's 37th birthday, former TMC Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh said the Diamond Harbour MP would be the next CM as he blended "Mamata Banerjee's political gharana with modernity"."By ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    TMC minister Firhad Hakim courts row over 'sexist' remarks against BJP leader Rekha Patra

    NEW DELHI: West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim stirred controversy after referring to BJP leader Rekha Patra as "maal" while discussing her Lok Sabha election defeat to the Trinamool Congress in Basirhat. The comment received strong backlash from the BJP, ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    Moral policing snowballs into sleaze racket cry

    123 Kolkata: An incident of moral policing escalated into a political clash in Dum Dum Park on Tuesday night. Police said a girl was chatting with her friend Kaushik Sarkar (18), a resident of Belgachhia, on their way back ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar case: Father of deceased doctor says Amit Shah called him for meeting

    KOLKATA: The deceased RG Kar Medical College and Hospital medic's father confirmed having a conversation with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who has extended an invitation for a meeting. He remained discreet about the discussion details and the planned ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    KMC fills 6 artificial ponds with 15 lakh litres of water

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has filled six artificial ponds in south Kolkata with 15 lakh litres of filtered water. According to a KMC parks and squares department official, the civic authorities last week authorised the creation of six ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    Make Bengal home, CM says at Posta puja inauguration

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, addressing a Jagaddhatri Puja crowd in the predominantly non-Bengali Posta area in north-central Kolkata, asked everyone staying in Bengal to "make the state their own" and "think of it as home".Banerjee's address, while inaugurating ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    Make Bengal home, CM says at Posta puja inauguration

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, addressing a Jagaddhatri Puja crowd in the predominantly non-Bengali Posta area in north-central Kolkata, asked everyone staying in Bengal to "make the state their own" and "think of it as home".Banerjee's address, while inaugurating ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    Hosps fill up with ‘Diwali patients’ after season of binge eating

    Kolkata: Binging on food and drinks during the Diwali-Kali Puja festivity led to a steady stream of patients visiting hospitals since the night of Oct 31 with complaints of dehydration, angina pain and stomach-related ailments. Many, especially those suffering ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    India first: Bengalis in US take comfort in Trump win

    Kolkata: Bengalis in the US, who were rooting for Kamala Harris in the presidential race, grudgingly accepted Donald Trump's win as he rode a bigger red wave than he did in his first innings in 2016. But they were ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    Experts fear disruptive shift in climate policy after red win

    Kolkata: Experts are divided on Donald Trump's climate stance in his upcoming term and fear his return to power may cast a shadow on COP29 climate summit, slated for next week in Baku, Azerbaijan.The summit will focus on establishing ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    Do not exhaust yourself filing PILs: CJ tells Suvendu

    Kolkata: The leader of opposition in assembly should not exhaust himself filing public interest litigations, Calcutta high court chief justice T S Sivagnanam observed on Wednesday while hearing a PIL filed by BJP's Suvendu Adhikari."When I was transferred to ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    Jr docs seek meet with STF over hosp security

    Kolkata: Members of the West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front (WBJDF) sent a mail to chief secretary Manoj Pant on Tuesday night, requesting him to arrange a meeting of the State Task Force (STF) to discuss various issues pertaining to ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    KMC fills 6 artificial ponds with 15 lakh litres of water

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has filled six artificial ponds in south Kolkata with 15 lakh litres of filtered water. According to a KMC parks and squares department official, the civic authorities last week authorised the creation of six ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    SC to hear RG Kar rape-murder case today

    Kolkata: The three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud will hear the RG Kar rape-murder case on Thursday. The CBI is going to submit a status report.The hearing at the Supreme Court, which was scheduled ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    9 held in Kolkata for bursting illegal crackers since weekend

    123 Kolkata: Cops have intensified the crackdown on illegal firecrackers across the city in view of Chhath Puja. Moreover, the cops have also registered eight cases under the stringent Explosives Act and arrested at least nine persons for bursting ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    Bengal Govt sets timeline for nod for self-financing colleges

    123 Kolkata: The state higher education department streamlined the process of obtaining a no objection certificate (NOC) for setting up self-financed colleges in Bengal. Each step in the whole process, which will now be overseen by an integrated law ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    Tribunal ensures refund for delayed flat delivery

    Kolkata: In two cases where developers faltered on flat delivery commitments, the West Bengal Real Estate Appellate Tribunal ordered the return of the money paid by the buyers and the developers also had to pay substantial interest on the ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    Compensation for 92 kids who missed out on Taruner Swapna funds

    Kolkata: State will reallocate funds as compensation to students who didn't receive money under Taruner Swapna Scheme for purchasing tablets, which was transferred to accounts of non-beneficiaries.As many as 92 students from six schools in East Midnapore and East ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    KMDA set to upgrade Lake roads, drainage

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA), custodian of Rabindra Sarobar, will upgrade the inner roads and drainage system in the section opposite Menoka Cinema. The estimated cost has been fixed at Rs 2 crore.Also, the peripheral pavement on ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    Viral outbreak clones dengue symptoms, lay city low with fever, rigour and rashes

    Kolkata: A non-mosquito-borne virus has struck the city with symptoms similar to those of dengue — high fever, rigor, body rashes, and joint pain. While doctors have been prescribing tests for dengue and malaria to most of these patients, ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    Facelift plan for Gitanjali Stadium after 10 years

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) will undertake a Rs 2.9 crore renovation and upgrade project of Gitanjali Stadium. This includes the stands, blocks below them and the pitch. The stadium is situated at Rajdanga off Rashbehari connector ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    ‘Difficult to implement ban on outsiders inside Jadavpur University’

    123 Kolkata: A day after the Jadavpur University (JU) recirculated a notice restricting the entry of outsiders not carrying valid ID proofs to its campus between 8pm and 7am, stakeholders on Wednesday expressed apprehensions as to whether such a ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    KMDA set to upgrade Lake roads, drainage

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA), custodian of Rabindra Sarobar, will upgrade the inner roads and drainage system in the section opposite Menoka Cinema. The estimated cost has been fixed at Rs 2 crore.Also, the peripheral pavement on ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    Viral outbreak clones dengue symptoms, lay city low with fever, rigour and rashes

    Kolkata: A non-mosquito-borne virus has struck the city with symptoms similar to those of dengue — high fever, rigor, body rashes, and joint pain. While doctors have been prescribing tests for dengue and malaria to most of these patients, ...

    7 November 2024 Times of India
    Northern Park substitute for Jadavpur pond closure

    Kolkata: KMC has set up a pond at Northern Park in Bhowanipore for Chhath devotees after the expansive natural pond facing the derelict Bengal Lamp factory became inaccessible owing to an ongoing court case.This year, KMC has prepared 23 ...

    6 November 2024 Times of India
    Buzz over Barla’s political future as TMC netas visit him

    Jalpaiguri: Speculation over former Union minister John Barla's political future intensified after two Trinamool netas visited his residence on Monday. While Barla dismissed the buzz, Trinamool sources indicated they were not averse to inducting him.TMC's Dwipen Pramanik and Dulal ...

    6 November 2024 Times of India
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