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  • In San Francisco and Glasgow, Sharodotsav focuses on women & religious inclusivity

    Durga Puja will be celebrated faraway in Glasgow, UK and San Francisco, USA with traditional Bengali rituals and customs. Glasgow Durga Puja, in its 44th year, is the oldest in Scotland and the only one in the city. For ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    Coal mine blast in West Bengal's Birbhum, three killed

    Representative image NEW DELHI: Three people were killed and several others injured in a coal mine blast in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Monday, police said.The incident happened this morning in a coal mine in the Bhadulia block, they ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar hospital rape-murder: CBI rules out gangrape, says Sanjay Roy sole accused in its chargesheet

    NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its first chargesheet in the RG Kar Hospital case, accusing Sanjay Roy of the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor. The chargesheet, presented in a Sialdah court ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    United in celebration: West Bengal artistes build pandals for Durga Pujas in Delhi, Mumbai

    NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Vibrant theme pujas are set to attract crowds in localities of Delhi and Mumbai, where clubs are using artisans and craftsmen from Bengal to decorate their pandals.Vashi Cultural Association (VCA), a Bengali club in Vashi near Mumbai, ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    Brace for office-cum-puja rush for week’s first 3 days

    Kolkata: The city police deployed 7,500 personnel and another 4,000 supporting force on Sunday who struggled to manage the evening crowd as lakhs went pandal-hopping, choking evening traffic and forming serpentine queues across most pandals. While cops promised more ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    Minor held for raping neighbour

    Kolkata: A teenager was apprehended at Haridevpur on Sunday evening on charges of raping a mentally challenged woman in her 20s. Cops said the woman had become pregnant and on being asked she said the boy, a neighbour, used ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    'Gave new dress, touched inappropriately': Woman civic volunteer 'sexually abused' by sub-inspector in Kolkata police station

    KOLKATA: A sub-inspector of Park Street police station has been "closed" from active duty and is facing investigation for sexually abusing a 25-year-old woman civic volunteer working with him in the police station quarters on Oct 5.The woman's complaint ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    We do not have magic wand to give instant justice: Cal HC

    Kolkata: Courts did not have a magic wand to provide instant justice, Calcutta High Court observed on Sunday while hearing the Joynagar rape-murder case. The bigger problem being faced by high courts and Supreme Court was that people wanted ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    Parents plan 5-day puja dharna near Sodepur home

    Kolkata: The parents of the RG Kar rape-murder victim said they would sit in a demonstration during the Durga Puja, starting from Shashthi. They will protest in front of their Sodepur residence, demanding justice for their daughter.They also said ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata witnesses 45.3% jump in office leasing in Jul-Sept qtr

    Kolkata: The city witnessed a 45.3% jump in office leasing during the third quarter of 2024 (Jul-Sept), from 3 lakh square feet to 5 lakh square feet, leading global consulting firm CBRE has announced.According to the report, office space ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    Grievance panel gets 70 plaints in 4 days, submits report to govt

    Kolkata: The state-level grievance redress panel by the state has submitted its preliminary report to the Bengal government based on over 70 doctors’ complaints it received on e-mail since its formation on Oct 1.The plaints ranged from threats received ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    ₹1.5 lakh found in injured beggar’s bag

    Kolkata: An elderly woman, who begged on the streets and sustained injuries in an accident on Taki Road at Deganga in North 24 Parganas on Sunday morning, was found to be carrying over Rs 1.5 lakh in her bag. ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    Fast-unto-death by protesting junior docs enters second day

    Kolkata: Twenty-four hours on, the six protesting junior doctors, who are on fast-unto-death at Esplanade, were joined by a seventh junior doctor, Aniket Mahata, a third-year PGT from R G Kar Medical College Hospital, on Sunday night. Senior doctors, ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    National Library to celebrate Bengali language

    Kolkata: The National Library of India (NLI) is set to celebrate the recent recognition of Bengali as a classical language, a historic moment for the language and its rich literary tradition. NLI, which houses the world’s largest collection of ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    Pre-puja crowd pressure prompts pandals to take extra rain guard

    Kolkata: The pre-puja crowd pressure from Saturday night till the early hours of Monday prompted several Durga Puja organisers in the city to take extra rain guard as almost all major pandals have opened for public.At Tridhara Sammilani, Mudiali ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    DHFC emerge best in I-League 3

    Kolkata: It’s a dream come true for Diamond Harbour FC (DHFC) as they won the I-League 3, beating Chanmari FC 1-0 in the championship final in Naihati on Sunday. Ragav Gupta’s superb left-footed strike from the edge of the ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    More docs, ambulances: Pvt hosps get puja-ready

    Kolkata: From additional ambulances, round-the-clock critical care teams to more specialists at emergency departments, private hospitals in Kolkata have lined up measures to attend to an anticipated increased patient load during the puja days when govt hospitals might have ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    Council nod to students’ body at RG Kar

    Kolkata: The college council at R G Kar has approved a students’ body according to nominations filed by the students. The executive body with representation from four batches of MBBS works closely with the council and resident doctors’ association ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    Casteel reigns supreme

    Kolkata: The Calcutta Monsoon Derby was an easy picking for Satish Narredu- tutored Casteel here at the RCTC on Sunday, the concluding day of the season. Suraj Narredu rode a copy-book race astride the son of Castle Queen who ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    HC ‘no’ to use of criminal prosecution as harassment tool

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has quashed a complaint against a man accused of trespassing and outraging a woman’s modesty, holding that the court must ensure that criminal prosecution is not used as an instrument of harassment or for ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    Scrub typhus and hepatitis B patient falls ill mid-air, docs on flight to Kol revive him

    Kolkata: Three doctors on board a Kolkata-bound flight from Bengaluru resuscitated a middle-aged flyer, who was vomiting blood mid air and complained of shortness of breath. The flyer, Uttam Das, was suffering from scrub typhus and Hepatitis B. When ...

    7 October 2024 Times of India
    'Threatened with acid attack, if you inform anyone': 15-year-old 'sexually abused' in Kolkata

    KOLKATA: A 15-year-old girl, who was allegedly sexually abused by a neighbour at Jatragachhi in New Town last week, opened up to her parents on Friday after which a written police complaint was lodged and the accused apprehended.The family ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    People hold protests against 'rape', 'murder' of minor girl in West Bengal

    NEW DELHI: Protests erupted on Sunday over the suspected rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. The girl was found dead in a canal in Kultali the previous day and the incident has ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    Groups plan protests without getting in the way of festival

    Kolkata: Several groups plan cultural protests against the R G Kar crime during Durga Puja but without “getting in the festival’s way” either physically or in spirit. Transgender activist Anurag Maitreyi, along with Aditi Sen Chattopadhyay and Rohini Dharmapal, ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    2 colleagues held after man falls to death

    Kolkata: Two men, Mukund Agarwal and Sanjay Srimani, were arrested on Thursday on charges of abetment to suicide of their colleague, Aditya Srivastava (40), who died after falling from a high-rise in Rajarhat on Sept 19. Police are on ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    'Stitch in time saves nine': West Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose criticizes state government for rising rape cases

    NEW DELHI: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose criticized the state government for not taking timely action, which he says has led to a rise in rape cases. Bose made these comments following the alleged rape and murder ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    BIS certification now must for fans, ACs & plywood

    Kolkata: Manufacturers of ceiling and table fans, along with plywood, have to now mandatorily adhere to specifications set by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and sport the ISI logo. BIS has also introduced mandatory certification for air-conditioners (ACs) ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    KMC on alert to prevent waterlogging on puja days

    Kolkata: The KMC sewerage and drainage department will keep all its drainage pumping stations ready during the puja days. The decision was taken at a meeting held at the KMC headquarters on Friday after mayor Firhad Hakim asked the ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    Safety in focus at New Town pujas

    Kolkata: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has issued a detailed guideline on preparatory measures to be taken during puja in New Town along with emergency contact numbers for any urgent requirement.NKDA will provide 24-hour free ambulance services ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    Skip queues, buy metro tickets at stn gates, stairs

    Kolkata: Here’s some good news for pandal-hoppers. The Metro Railway has introduced hand-held terminals for commuters, which will act as mobile booking counters, enabling them to procure tickets even at the non-ticketing areas on the station premises. They will ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    ‘Threat culture’: RG Kar council expels 10

    Kolkata: Ten of the 59 interns, house staff and senior residents of R G Kar Hospital, who were charged on multiple counts, were expelled from the institute till further notice by the Special College Council which held a meeting ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    Junior docs back at work but backlog leads to shortage of beds at govt hosps

    Kolkata: The return of junior doctors at govt hospitals did reduce patients’ waiting time for treatment or check-ups on Saturday but rush for beds continued, given the admission backlog created during the cease-work.The queues outside OPDs at govt hospitals ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    ‘How much time does it take to issue council-poll directive?’

    Kolkata: On Friday, after the march from SSKM to Esplanade’s Dorina crossing, WBJDF members had announced they would intensify their stir if their 10-point demands were not met by 8.30 pm on Saturday. Debasish Halder, a senior resident of ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    Rickshaw, yellow taxi, tram: A slice of Kolkata in New Jersey puja pandal

    Kolkata: A slice of Kolkata, with its hand-pulled rickshaw, yellow taxi, tram, and metro rail in the backdrop of Howrah bridge, Sahid Minar and Victoria Memorial, is being crafted at a Durga Puja pandal in New Jersey, 12,875 km ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    Eye on protests, cops send law-&-order msg to pujas

    Kolkata: The top brass of Kolkata Police — led by commissioner Manoj Verma — has asked all cops to have their ears to the ground this puja to ensure that there is immediate intervention whenever “law and order, public ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    Citizens hit the streets, want tram back on track

    Kolkata: Braving the rain on Saturday evening, around 500 citizens from different walks of life took to streets on Saturday, demanding ‘justice’ for the city’s 151-year-old tram service that is feared to trundle towards its last leg of journey. ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    SSKM’s IVF facility welcomes first baby

    Kolkata: A 32-year-old woman delivered a test-tube baby at SSKM Hospital on Thursday, the first IVF-assisted birth at the state hospital’s Centre of Excellence which operates in collaboration with the Ghosh Dastidar Institute for Fertility Research (GDIFR). The entire ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    CU to set up translation, literary geography centre

    Kolkata: Calcutta University is set to establish the ‘Centre for Translation and Literary Geography’ to understand the intrinsic relationship between geographical diversity of our country and literature. The centre’s focus will also be on working with marginal or highly-endangered ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    N Kolkata puja celebrates life of scavengers

    Kolkata: Scavengers and conservancy workers, who barely get noticed as they go about collecting trash from streets to ensure that the city can celebrate Durga Puja in a befittingly clean environment, have found recognition at a north Kolkata pandal ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    Rain to lose intensity, cloud cover to stay: Met

    Kolkata: The city was lashed by a sharp downpour that lasted more than an hour on Saturday evening, slowing down traffic in various parts of Kolkata that is already witnessing a pre-puja rush. The rain was triggered by multiple ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    Villagers set police outpost on fire after 9-yr-old’s body found

    Joynagar (South 24 Parganas): Villagers of Mahismari in South 24 Parganas' Joynagar went on the rampage after a nine-year-old girl's battered and bruised body was found in a ditch near her home early on Saturday morning.The girl was missing ...

    6 October 2024 Times of India
    'Furry pandal-hoppers': Special bhog, water stations and selfie corner at pet-friendly pujas

    KOLKATA: From special bhog, selfie corners to makeshift water stations, organisers of pet-friendly pujas are toying with various ideas to welcome “furry pandal-hoppers” and share festivities with them.Golf Green Phase 1 Durgotsab Samity comprises mostly animal lovers and that ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    Juliette has no rivals worth its salt

    Kolkata: It should be virtual walkover for Juliette from the stable of Karthik Ganapathy at Pune on Saturday. This three-time Invitation Cup winner just has to complete the course in the hands of her regular saddle partner Chotu Singh ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    2 passengers held after assault on auto driver

    Kolkata: Two passengers were arrested after one of them allegedly assaulted an autorickshaw driver on Friday outside the main gate of the metro station in Tollygunge, following an altercation over loose change. Auto drivers, plying their vehicles between Garia ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    West Bengal: 'Mutton biryani', 'basanti pulao' among food items to be served to prisoners in Durga puja

    NEW DELHI: Correctional homes in West Bengal plan to serve special meals during Durga Puja, including mutton biryani and basanti pulao, to ensure inmates also celebrate the festival, an official announced on Saturday. These changes in the menu will ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    Don't use tragic incident to defame Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee

    KOLKATA: "A tragic incident has happened and we cannot avoid responsibility and it will stay with us. But it should not be used to defame Bengal," CM Mamata Banerjee said on Friday while inaugurating a Durga Puja in south ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    'Rape, murdered, body found in marshy land': Massive protests erupt in West Bengal

    NEW DELHI: A 10-year-old girl's body was found in a marshy land in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, leading to violent protests by locals against the police on Saturday.The girl had been missing since Friday evening and villagers ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    6 NBMCH HoDs want action against principal

    Kolkata/Siliguri: Some senior faculty members of the North Bengal Medical College have written to the director of medical education, urging him to take stringent administrative measures against principal Indrajit Saha for corruption, promoting unfair practices during exams and manipulation ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    Clubs go disabled-friendly with wheelchair ramps, spl facilities

    123 Kolkata: Several puja organisers in the city are going the extra mile to promote inclusivity, making the festivities accessible for all. These pandals have wheelchair ramps, dedicated volunteers and separate walkways for senior citizens, Braille stands to explain ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    Rose Valley chit fund scam: Restitution of funds to investors begins, over 7,000 victims get money

    NEW DELHI: A first-ever restitution of funds to the duped investors of the Rose Valley alleged fraud has finally begun with more than 7,000 people receiving Rs 10,200 each. The Asset Disposal Committee (ADC) handed out the funds to ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata hospital rape-murder: Junior doctor Asish Pandey part of threat culture racket, intimidated seniors, says CBI

    KOLKATA: CBI on Friday told an Alipore court that the R G Kar Medical College house staff Asish Pandey was an integral part of the threat culture racket at the hospital and would intimidate senior doctors with threats to ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    4 more held for Cambodia SIM fraud

    Kolkata: The detective department has arrested four Indian conduits of a gang that smuggled activated SIM cards to Cambodia, where cyber crooks used them to defraud Indians online.The arrested are Chandrakanta Das (42) from Balarambati, Joydeep Barik (36) from ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    Diplomats go pandal-hopping, swept off feet by art, creativity

    Kolkata: It’s like travelling into the world of imagination, said French consul general in Kolkata Didier Talpain while admiring the Durga Puja pandal by Jagat Mukherjee Park Durga Puja Committee, which has themed its decoration on the underwater metro ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    Man who employed Bansdroni driver held

    Kolkata: Hours after cops arrested the greenhorn driver, Shambhu Kumar Ram (21) — who was at the wheels when an earthmover crushed 14-year-old Soumya Sil on the crater-riddled road at Dinesh Nagar in Bansdroni, the former’s employer — Bishwakarma ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    High turnout, e-voting as 4 big city clubs go to polls

    Kolkata: High voter turnouts and members even logging in from abroad to cast their votes online, several top Kolkata clubs saw some closely fought contests over the past couple of weeks. While most maintained status quo, a few have ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    In puja mode: Pandal-hoppers & shoppers take over Kol streets

    123 Kolkata: Some came out carrying office bags and in formal attire, and some were out carrying backpacks, with a larger number holding shopping bags. A sea of revellers crowded multiple Durga Puja pandals in different parts of Kolkata ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    12-storey mkt to rehab traders of Mangla Haat

    Kolkata: KMDA will prepare a structural drawing and design a 12-storey market complex for rehabilitating the traders affected by the devastating fire at Howrah’s Mangla Haat. The agency will also conduct a structural analysis for the construction of the ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    After single bench, div bench refuses ex-cop plea

    Kolkata: The division bench of Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam and Justice Bivas Pattanayak directed retired IPS Pankaj Datta to move the first vacation bench.The petitioner had moved the appeal petition after the single bench denied the protective cover ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    Victim’s name, pic: 25 FIRs lodged

    Kolkata: City cops, who have so far removed around 4,500 offensive and illegal content from the internet that contained photographs, including AI-generated images and the name of the RG Kar victim, have lodged 25 FIRs in this regard. KP ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    Evening traffic hit as docs squat on Metro channel

    Kolkata: Traffic in central Kolkata was hit on Friday evening after junior doctors sat on the Metro channel in Esplanade, opposite Metro Cinema, for over two hours to register their protests and declare their future course of action.Traffic had ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    Power outage in New Town puja pandal

    Kolkata: Organisers of New Town Sarbojanin Durga Puja committee had to stop visitors’ entry for over an hour after power supply to the pandal premises snapped around 8 pm on Friday. Organisers arranged additional generators to temporarily restore electricity ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    A ‘derby’ with a difference

    Kolkata: The question came with a certain degree of inevitability and Jose Molina couldn’t help but play ball during his pre-match news conference at the Salt Lake Stadium on Friday. “Are you under more pressure, especially after the departure ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    Mon hearing for action plea against former CP

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday fixed the hearing of the petition seeking action against ex-Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal on Monday. The petitioner was seeking action against the ex-police commissioner who had allegedly named the R G Kar ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    Permit holders in Del, Kol, fishing boats in Sundarbans

    Kolkata: The Sundarbans Tiger Reserve (STR) has started cancelling boat licensing certificates (BLC) — a document needed to venture into the mangroves on fishing activities — that are no longer being used by the holders, who are now renting ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    Esplanade, port areas most prone to fatal accidents, finds KP study

    Kolkata: Large parts of south Kolkata — that includes stretches like Rashbehari Avenue, Gariahat Road, SC Mullick Road and Anwar Shah Road — were some of the safest areas as far as fatal accidents were concerned in 2023. The ...

    5 October 2024 Times of India
    KMDA move to ban feeding of animals at Lake upsets dog lovers

    Kolkata: A decision by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) to ban feeding of stray dogs at Rabindra Sarobar following complaints by some morning walkers has left dog lovers, including those who visit the Lake daily, incensed.While the KMDA’s decision ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Aabushan may do the trick

    Kolkata: Just seven runners are in the fray for the Mysore 2000 Guineas to be run over a mile at Mysuru on Friday. The one who can do the trick is Aabushan from the stable of CD Monnappa with ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    British Raj legacy on way out, West Bengal to drop caste references from jail manua

    Image used for representational purpose only KOLKATA: After the Supreme Court struck down the discriminatory provisions of prison manuals, Bengal will now have to drop the mention of caste-based work segregation and other rules adopted from the British-era jail ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    In sombre times, Kol pujas focus on spirituality and religiosity

    Kolkata: Spirituality and religiousness have emerged as the central themes of several Durga Pujas this year where the organisers said they have made a conscious effort to highlight the spiritual aspects of the festival, emphasizing the importance of devotion ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Bengal: BJP leader Arjun Singh's office-cum-residence attacked, police begin probe

    Representative image NEW DELHI: Former MP and BJP leader Arjun Singh alleged that a group of people threw stones, hurled bombs and fired multiple gunshots at his office-cum-residence in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas around 8.30 am on Friday. ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata, Punjab, Delhi and Mumbai: ED conducts raids in 'high-profile' chit fund scam probe

    NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) initiated a widespread crackdown on Friday, targeting multiple locations across Kolkata, Punjab, Delhi, and Mumbai in connection with a chit fund case, according to sources familiar with the development.The agency is conducting searches ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Congress leader urges West Bengal governor to act against politicians for polarizing voters

    NEW DELHI: In a letter dated October 3, Soumya Aich Roy, a Congress leader from West Bengal, has urged Governor CV Ananda Bose to take action against MLA Humayun Kabir of Bharatpur and MP Yusuf Pathan of Berhampur. Roy ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    CP inspects pandals, says cops ready to tackle any challenge

    Kolkata: On the day he carried out final inspections of major pandals across the city, Kolkata Police commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma said the force was ready to face any challenge. The top brass at Lalbazar said this included special ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Govinda drops out but other stars keep date

    1234 Kolkata: A freak accident may have forced Govinda to cancel his plans to inaugurate a community puja off Prince Anwar Shah Road but a host of celebrities, including Jonty Rhodes, Brian Lara, Manu Bhaker and Mary Kom have ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Who will compensate for our loss: Bansdroni teen’s dad

    KOLKATA: “Who do I blame for his death? Can his loss be ever compensated?” Shankar Sil, the father of the 14-year-old who was mowed down by an earthmover on Wednesday, asked on Thursday. The child’s mother Madhu Sil is ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata: Soft-skill lessons to CCTV coverage, wary puja organisers take guard against flash protests

    KOLKATA: Wary of how the RG Kar protests may play out amid Durga Puja festivities, many organisers have appealed to protesters to desist from doing anything at pandals that might detract from “the religiosity or the spirit” of the ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    PCB’s e-cycle help for cops

    Kolkata: As urban sprawl challenges law enforcement agencies in navigating congested lanes, Bengal has come up with a solution—e-bicycles, which will curb pollution as well as allow cops to access narrow stretches without hindrance. The West Bengal pollution control ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Office crowd braves rain, takes pandal route on way home

    123 Kolkata: With some of the big-budget pujas already inaugurated and the rest getting final touches, professionals have started taking a sneak peek into the pandals on the way home from their workplaces. On Thursday evening, many even ignored ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Sensor-fitted bins debut at hosp

    Kolkata: Smart ReBins or sensor-fitted waste bins were introduced at a private hospital this week to prevent plastic litter and make the premises plastic-free. Apart from turning hospitals into no-plastic zones, the smart bins will ensure timely collection and ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    First no-rally day in a week boosts last-minute puja sales

    Kolkata: Shopping hubs saw a significant increase in sales on Thursday, which was the first ‘no-rally day’ in the last five days. Despite the afternoon showers, shoppers flocked to stores, much to the delight of retailers and hawkers.A series ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Protest at CU after guv reaches campus to hand over degrees

    Kolkata: Supporters of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad, some of whom are students of Calcutta University, held up posters, showed black flags and raised slogans as the Governor C V Anand Bose entered the varsity’s College Street campus around 12 pm ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    One win will help EB get back the rhythm: Bino

    Kolkata: Interim coach Bino George believes East Bengal FC are one win away from getting their ‘rhythm’ back as he begins the post Carles Cuadrat era with an away match against Jamshedpur FC on Saturday. “I respect coach Carles ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Protest but go back to work: Sr docs to juniors at RG Kar meet

    Kolkata: The message to junior doctors from their seniors was clear during a meeting of senior and junior medicos at R G Kar Medical College on Thursday — ‘resume work but carry on the agitation in some other form’. ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    ‘Why was the machine on a lane and not in garage?’

    Kolkata: KMC has said that there was no reason for the three earth movers to be stationed at Dinesh Nagar in Bansdroni, where an accident involving one of them killed 14-year-old Soumya Sil on Wednesday.The civic body has issued ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Rider alleges abuse by app biker

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has received a complaint on social media, claiming that a pillion rider was allegedly threatened and abused by an app biker near the Patipukur underpass recently. This comes at a time when the Kolkata Police ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Puja revellers are already thronging pandals: CM

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, referring to the fact that people have already started thronging Durga Puja pandals, stressed the reason Unesco has declared Durga Puja an intangible cultural heritage of humanity was because of the huge participation of ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Sporadic showers & persistent cloud cover during puja: Met

    Kolkata: The city plunged into darkness as a thick cloud cover hovered over Kolkata on Thursday afternoon. The Met office has predicted light-to-moderate showers during puja across south Bengal. The rain and thundershowers, however, could be sporadic and restricted ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Rain-triggered landslides claim life, wreck Hills roads

    12 Siliguri: An elderly person died in Pulundung village in Darjeeling’s Jorebungalow-Sukhiapokhri block on Thursday morning when the ceiling of his house came crashing down in a rockfall caused by landslides triggered by incessant rain since Wednesday night.Raghubir Rai ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Who will compensate for our loss: Bansdroni teen’s dad

    Kolkata: “Who do I blame for his death? Can his loss be ever compensated?” Shankar Sil, the father of the 14-year-old who was mowed down by an earthmover on Wednesday, asked on Thursday. The child’s mother Madhu Sil is ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    KMC starts road repair after 14-year-old’s death

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation roads department on Thursday started repair of battered roads in different parts of Dinesh Nagar, a neighbourhood located off Bansdroni, where a teenager was crushed to death on Wednesday morning. The cratered road on ...

    4 October 2024 Times of India
    Protesters, locals clash in Tollygunge

    Kolkata: There was tension at Tollygunge’s Karunamoyee Bridge area, at the entrance to Haridevpur, on Tuesday night after protesters alleged they were attacked by local goons. The protesters claimed the attack was planned at the insistence of ward 115 ...

    3 October 2024 Times of India
    Netas’ debut in ‘apolitical’ protest rally causes unease among doctors in city

    Kolkata: The presence of some political leaders in Tuesday's rally called by the Joint Platform of Doctors have caused unease in the medical fraternity. Even as political parties have been holding their own respective protests in the wake of ...

    3 October 2024 Times of India
    Esplanade pockets off protest map

    Kolkata: Commissioner of Kolkata Police Manoj Kumar Verma on Tuesday issued a prohibitory order against rallies — BNSS 163 — around Bidhan Market under Maidan police station, thereby extending the restriction in place between Esplanade and Victoria House. Though ...

    3 October 2024 Times of India
    DHFC promoted to I-League 2

    Kolkata: Diamond Harbour FC (DHFC) have sealed their promotion to the second division of I-League, defeating Keinou Library and Sports Association 2-0 at the Naihati stadium on Wednesday. DHFC took the lead through Narohari Shrestha in 22 minutes and ...

    3 October 2024 Times of India
    Shoppers brave traffic challenges, make most of mid-week holiday on Mahalaya

    Kolkata: Shoppers made the most of the mid-week holiday on Wednesday as major shopping hubs like Hatibagan, New Market and Hatibagan saw a huge turnout since Mahalaya morning. After a month-long decline in business in the wake of the ...

    3 October 2024 Times of India
    Rain on radar, organisers prepare for a wet run-up to Durga Puja

    Kolkata: From changing the materials used to construct the pandal and stocking up on emergency drainage pumps to covering the open pandals and paving portions of the open ground with wooden platforms, Durga Puja organisers are taking multiple precautionary ...

    3 October 2024 Times of India
    Arkadian posts an upset victory

    Kolkata: Rank outsider Arkadian from the stable of Pesi Shroff surprised all by claiming the Deccan Derby at Malakpet on Wednesday. The son of Aspen Sun, ridden by S Saqlain, was lowest rated maiden runner in the field. Half-money ...

    3 October 2024 Times of India
    Trial on for 3am water supply during puja

    Kolkata: In view of the early morning puja schedule this year, the KMC water supply department has started trial runs for supplying water to households and pandals from 3 am instead of 6 am. According to a KMC official, ...

    3 October 2024 Times of India
    14-year-old YouTuber wanted to be class topper

    Kolkata: Soumya Sil, 14, a resident of Gitanagar in Boral and a class IX student at Gangapuri Siksha Sadan School, has been among the top three students in his school. Ever since he had enrolled in a private tuition ...

    3 October 2024 Times of India
    ‘Politicians’ presence in protest march taints citizens’ movement’

    Kolkata: Organisers of apolitical protests against the RG Kar crime, who could inspire thousands of citizens to come out on the streets and reclaim the nights on the eve of Independence Day and that of the Supreme Court hearing, ...

    3 October 2024 Times of India
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