Several Calcuttans are flying to Dubai this weekend to watch the India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup on Sunday, with travel demand expected to surge further if the two teams meet again in the final.Travel agents and tour operators ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphTwo tigresses of Alipore Zoo died within a day of each other, swivelling the spotlight on the century-old facility that is already mired in a controversy over serious administrative lapses.Payal, who would have turned 17 next month, died on ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphNine minors and two adults, all trafficked, were rescued by a team from the Kolkata Police’s detective department on Wednesday night.According to police sources, the detective department had received information of human trafficking victims were being kept in a ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphFive people lost their lives in separate crashes across the city on Tuesday and Wednesday.A 75-year-old woman died after she was hit by a government bus on Dargah Road at Park Circus on Wednesday afternoon. Police said Sursathiya Debi, ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe Bengal government will table a bill to regulate fees of private non-minority schools in the winter session of the Assembly, an education department official said on Wednesday. The draft was approved by the governor last week, and the ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphTwo more Metro rakes from China reached the Calcutta port on Tuesday.The 16 coaches, which arrived on MV Spring Shine at Netaji Subhas Dock, were unloaded on Tuesday, Calcutta Port Trust officials said. These were shipped from Dalian in ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe completion of the overhead Metro link at Chingrighata, connecting Beleghata and Sector V stations along the New Garia-Airport link, is likely to take nine months from the start of construction, senior officials of RVNL said during a meeting ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) will provide schools a 15-day window to select their assessment dates for Classes III, V, and VIII. The assessments — a pilot project — are likely to be held in ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphSeveral roads across Salt Lake are in a perilous state, riddled with deep craters and potholes, leaving residents and commuters anxious and frustrated. Despite promises of timely repairs, many stretches remain risky to navigate, both in residential and commercial ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphA Beckbagan resident has spent five days in flood-ravaged Punjab, offering help, and returning deeply moved by the generosity of those he had set out to assist.Zeeshan Majid, 37, founder of the Anti-Hunger Squad Foundation, travelled from Calcutta to ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe high court on Wednesday directed the city police commissioner to appoint an officer to investigate the alleged assault on the mother of the slain RG Kar doctor during a protest march to the state secretariat Nabanna last month.The ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe Bengali script on business signboards must be at least as large as the font size of any other language displayed, Calcutta mayor Firhad Hakim said on Wednesday.Speaking during the monthly Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) councillors’ meeting, Hakim clarified ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphOne of the men accused of the gang-rape of a woman at a friend’s birthday party in Regent Park last week was arrested at Burdwan station late on Tuesday.Police said Chandan Malik, who had taken the woman to a ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will e-auction contracts to operate parking lots across the city, marking a significant shift toward transparency and increased revenue generation.On Wednesday, the civic body’s mayoral council approved a proposal to put fourteen road stretches ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe Kolkata Municipal Corporation has prohibited setting up temporary Puja hoardings and banners along EM Bypass, citing visibility issues for drivers and the safety of the structures. The municipal commissioner of Calcutta issued a circular on Wednesday warning about ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphPritha Soni, a Calcuttan on a girls-only trip to Kathmandu, was sitting in a restaurant with her friend on Monday after their visit to Pashupatinath Temple had to be called off when they were told a curfew had been ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphOne of the accused in the Regent Park gang rape case was arrested from Burdwan railway station on Wednesday.Four days after a complaint was lodged at the Haridevpur police station in the southern fringes of Kolkata, both the accused ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata Metro’s network is set for an upgrade with the arrival of two new Dalian rakes at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port on September 9, 2025. The rakes, procured through a global tender, comprise a total of 16 coaches that ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe Kolkata Police are strengthening security infrastructure, such as deployment of vehicle-mounted X-ray baggage scanners, ahead of the festive season, a senior officer said on Wednesday.Two units of such portable scanners at a cost of nearly Rs two crore ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphA 10-year-old girl who was at home to take care of her toddler sibling while their parents were away for work drowned in a pond near her home in Sarsuna on Tuesday morning. Police said the parents had left ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphPolice informed the additional chief judicial magistrate in the Alipore court that a lookout circular on former Jadavpur University student Hindol Mazumdar was “revoked” on August 27, and immigration officials had been informed about the step.The investigating officer informed ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphHawkers who had set up stalls on roads surrounding the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) headquarters, in violation of street vending rules, were evicted on Tuesday afternoon. The street vending rules, notified by the government in 2018, do not permit ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphA trial run of traffic diversions at Chingrighata, clearance for which has stalled a vital Metro project, is likely this weekend, sources said following a meeting on Tuesday between representatives of the state government and the railways.The impact of ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphAfter a brief lull, south Bengal is likely to see another wet spell this week, though the rain is not expected to be heavy. Calcutta is likely to receive more than one spell of showers between now and Friday, ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphPolice have sought detailed information from Ashutosh College about applicants who allegedly received calls offering admission in exchange for money, days after the college reported a suspected data breach in the centralised admission portal run by the state higher ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphIIT Kharagpur has officially withdrawn a policy that enforced seating segregation in hostel dining halls based on vegetarian and non-vegetarian food preferences.The decision comes three weeks after a directive was issued on August 16 to residents of the BR ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphThe civic body and the state forest department will soon carry out a joint inspection of nearly 200 trees identified as dead or dangerously leaning, following a recent survey along key arterial roads.A survey conducted in July along major ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphImporters in the US and exporters in Bengal are locked in tough negotiations to cushion the impact of the steep tariff imposed by the Donald Trump administration, hoping to settle terms before the Christmas season.The 50% US tariff, which ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphShyama Prasad Mookerjee (SMP) Port, Kolkata, on Tuesday said it will extend all support to trade for smooth cargo movement to Nepal in view of the ongoing crisis in the neighbouring country.Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli resigned ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphHoardings and banners mounted on bamboo frames have sprung up across the city’s pavements in clear violation of the rules laid down in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Advertisement Policy notified earlier this year.The policy allows temporary advertisements during ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphMetro services on the north-south corridor — the Blue Line — were disrupted for over an hour on the first working day of the week, tormenting tens of thousands of passengers during the office rush.A Shahid Khudiram (Briji)-bound train ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphAround 6.5 lakh Class XII students wrote the first of their two-semester Class XII board examinations on Monday. This was the first time the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) had conducted the Class 12 board exams ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphAn elderly man was found lying in the middle of a busy road in Kalighat on Monday afternoon and was later declared dead at a hospital, police said.Officers suspect that the man was either hit by a vehicle or ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphA group of children with varying degrees of visual impairment has taken the first step towards digital literacy.On Monday afternoon, at a multidisciplinary interactive art centre off EM Bypass, the students fiddled with cell phones and keyboards with remarkable ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphAn elderly Ballygunge resident reported a theft of valuables, including a Rolex watch and diamond jewellery, from his home on Monday, shortly after a domestic help left for his native place, citing a relative’s funeral.Police intercepted the suspect, Dipak ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphCircus is set to make a comeback at Park Circus Maidan this winter, with the civic body greenlighting its return after police lifted their earlier objections.A Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) official said the last circus was held at the ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphThe two men accused of gang-raping a 20-year-old student remain untraceable two days after the woman lodged a police complaint.The woman is likely to record her statement before a magistrate on Tuesday.According to the complaint, the student, who also ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphThe West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission on Monday issued a directive to private hospitals in the state, stating that no delay should occur in releasing bodies due to billing issues or the family’s inability to clear dues immediately.The ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphA Puja coordination meeting to plan civic services turned into a chorus of complaints about battered roads across the city, as several Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) borough chairpersons voiced frustration over the prolonged deterioration of key thoroughfares.Mayor Firhad Hakim, ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphAshutosh College in south Calcutta has alerted police about an alleged data theft from the Centralised Admission Portal run by the higher education department. The college claimed that unknown people, suspected of having obtained the data, were calling up ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphServices along both Up and Down lines of the North-South corridor of Kolkata Metro were disrupted for over an hour on Monday morning after a rake developed a mechanical snag, turning it dysfunctional.The rake got stranded at Kavi Nazrul ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphSome candidates who took the teacher recruitment test on Sunday were appearing for an exam for the first time, while others had taken the previous test in 2016. The first group hopes to secure a job, whereas the latter ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphHoardings and banners mounted on bamboo frames have sprung up across the city’s pavements in clear violation of the rules laid down in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Advertisement Policy notified earlier this year.The policy allows temporary advertisements during ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphTwo senior officials of a nationalised bank were arrested on Sunday for alleged forgery of signature and cheating a family who had taken a loan from the bank eight years ago.Police said Isharad Ali Mollah, a teacher in Calcutta ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphA school addressed issues like gender disparity, over indulgence towards children and conflicts between grandparents and parents in front of the child through a play to mark Grandparents Day. Mahadevi Birla World Academy invited one grandparent accompanied by a ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphPuja shoppers took over the malls and markets for most of Sunday. Some said they were held back by the weather. The shoppers beat the twin assault of heat and humidity. Around 2pm, the overhead sun was blazing. The ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphA young woman sent a video message to a friend saying she was going to end her life on Saturday night. The friend rushed to the place where she was living as a paying guest, only to find that ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphA 20-year-old college student has alleged gang rape at a friend’s birthday party, where she was invited on Friday. The young woman, who also does a part-time job, has alleged that she was invited to a birthday party where ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphThe festive season has brought a sharp increase in visitors to eateries throughout the city, particularly near popular shopping areas.From fancy restaurants in malls to the small roll outlet in Gariahat, the eateries have been doing brisk business since ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphMany candidates who took the teachers selection test on Sunday said they were looking forward to getting a new job at the government-aided schools, while others said they appeared for the tests to retain their jobs after December 31 ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphA group of heritage enthusiasts and envoys visited a 118-year-old jute mill on the banks of the Hooghly in North 24-Parganas on Saturday.Hukumchand Jute Mills, located in Naihati’s Hazinagar, was built in 1907 by the British, but was financed ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphStudents at IIT Kharagpur’s BR Ambedkar Hall of Residence recently received an email mandating “compliance with vegetarian and non-vegetarian seating arrangements” in their dining hall — a policy that has reignited debates about inclusivity at India’s premier technical institutions.The ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphA woman being forced to return to her abusive marital home by her own parents is a stark example of violence perpetrated by the natal family, said the founder of a feminist organisation at the launch of a recent ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphBuildings with grand architecture should bring more value than relatively new ones, and owners of such structures will feel interested in keeping the properties if they realise their real worth, an architect advocating the adaptive reuse of Calcutta’s built ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphSenior officers announced on Saturday that a special task force of Bengal Police will conduct an inquiry to establish the number of firearms allegedly sold illegally from Nursing Chunder Daw & Co., a 180-old arms and ammunition establishment in ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphWith just a fortnight to Mahalaya and Durga Puja beginning earlier than usual on September 28, Kumartuli’s artisans are battling relentless rain and tight deadlines. Nearly 400 idol-makers across 140 studios in the city’s largest idol hub are scrambling ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphAround 3.19 lakh candidates are set to appear for the State Level Selection Test (SLST) on Sunday, marking the return of teacher recruitment exams in Bengal after a nine-year gap.The test will shortlist candidates for 23,212 teacher posts in ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphA clear sky and bright sunshine were just the cue Puja shoppers had been waiting for. The result: Calcutta’s shopping hubs were packed from morning till night on Saturday.By 3pm, Gariahat resembled its usual pre-Puja self. Every time the ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphA man was arrested at the Calcutta airport Thursday night while heading to Bangkok for allegedly carrying a passport under someone else’s name. Gulab Ojha, from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, was stopped at immigration while attempting to use a passport ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphMore than 20,000 vehicles in different state government departments have reached the 15-year-old mark, making it mandatory for them to be phased out, a preliminary survey by the transport department has revealed.Trinamool MLA from Canning East, Saokat Molla’s pilot ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphThe school service commission (SSC) will hold a State Level Selection Test (SLST) on September 7 to choose 23,212 teachers for the secondary level, the commission said on Friday.There will be a second test on September 14 to appoint ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphA 30-year-old man was arrested on Friday from Chandrakona in West Midnapore for allegedly claiming that he had received a telephone call saying someone could arrange for questions and answers of the State Level Selection Test (SLST) to recruit ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphDoctors emphasised at an endocrinology conference on Friday that early identification of children with type 1 diabetes is crucial, and ASHA workers can play a key role in this effort.A doctor proposed that Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) visiting ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphA drop in two assessment parameters — graduation outcomes and perception — has led to Jadavpur University’s steep slide in this year’s NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) rankings for engineering colleges.JU has slipped to 18th, its lowest rank since ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphThe Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea by terminated Scheduled Tribe (ST) school teachers challenging changes to the West Bengal School Service Commission’s rules for the upcoming recruitment tests, the first of which is scheduled for ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphSeveral schools in the city are requesting parents to exercise caution and sensitivity when posting about school-related matters on parent-run WhatsApp groups — a message that’s not sitting well with everyone.Many parents view such advisories as overreach, arguing that ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphThe owners of one of the city’s oldest arms and ammunition dealers, Nursing Chunder Daw & Co. at Dalhousie, were arrested on Thursday for allegedly operating a racket involving illegal firearms sales to unauthorised individuals.The Special Task Force (STF) ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphThe finest writers, artists and photographers of the twin townships gathered last week for the prize distribution ceremony of The Telegraph Salt Lake Super Souvenir 2024, alongside winners of readers’ column contests Click Your Township and Brush Strokes. Held ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphTHE BIDHANNAGAR HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: They recently celebrated Forest Week by distributing about 250 plants at their CF Block address.“We’re giving three plants per person, and they can give us in writing their preferred choice of plants. We’re giving six ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphIn a township mushrooming with cafes, here’s one with a unique selling point: Calcutta Confecti in AE Block makes breads with oats instead of refined flour, replaces sugar with jaggery, and seed oils with olive oil. It is a ...
6 September 2025 Telegraph“We are all in a state of panic,” is how one of the residents of Tower 8 of Elita Garden Vista in New Town reacted when contacted by The Telegraph Salt Lake.The tower has been pronounced to be an ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphUrban development and municipal affairs minister Firhad Hakim wants elements of urban infrastructure to be introduced in villages to stall the migration of villagers to the cities.“By 2040, 50 per cent of population is projected to be in urban ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphChief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she was exploring ways to re-employ the teachers identified as “tainted” in the 2016 recruitment irregularities, possibly in non-teaching positions, as the state prepares for fresh teacher selection tests.Speaking at a Teachers’ ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphCalcutta: A 39-year-old techie working for a software company was crushed under the wheels of a speeding bus while she was making a U-turn on her two-wheeler near the Biswa Bangla Gate in New Town on Wednesday morning.Banasree Kundu ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphThe devastating floods in Punjab have left many Sikhs in the city anxious for the safety of their families and friends, as grim updates of displacement, destruction of farmland, and cattle deaths continue to arrive.Inderpreet Singh from Dunlop has ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphIndia will witness a total lunar eclipse around 11pm on Sunday, the first such event in nearly three years.The moon will begin to enter earth’s shadow at around 10pm, gradually progressing into a total eclipse by 11pm, when it ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphFifty pilots had assembled at an air force academy in Bengaluru in the early 1980s, unaware of why they had been huddled there when the news broke that two of them would be selected for a space flight. The ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphThe death of a 35-year-old worker from electrocution inside a wagon manufacturing factory on Hyde Road in the city’s Port area on Wednesday night sparked tension, prompting police to intervene and bring the situation under control.On Thursday, the factory ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphA stretch of Park Street right outside The Park hotel has been barricaded following the collapse of an underground brick sewer line. The civic body has begun repairs and expects the barricades to remain for about a fortnight before ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphActor-director-musician Anirban Bhattacharya remains defiant in the face of criticism over a satirical performance that has divided public opinion. His latest show has drawn both lavish praise and bitter condemnation, but the artiste insists it’s his job to “respond ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphJadavpur University has been ranked the best “State Public University” in India in the latest National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) released by the Union education ministry on Thursday.But the university — long considered a top-tier engineering institution — has ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphThe downward revision of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on small cars, motorbikes and household items has sparked optimism among retailers, who are hoping for a “bumper festive season” after a dull August.The automobile sector, in particular, saw ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphPolice told the Alipore court on Wednesday they have initiated steps to get a lookout circular on former Jadavpur University student Hindol Mazumdar “revoked”.Spain-resident Mazumdar had been arrested for his alleged connection with an attack on education minister Bratya ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphNew air-conditioned EMU locals will be introduced in the Sealdah–Bongaon-Ranaghat route, Sealdah–Krishnagar section and the Barasat–Hasnabad section with effect from Friday.The trains will run on all weekdays except Sunday.The additional trains are meant to ease the increased rush because ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphIIT Kharagpur recently held an expressive art workshop last month to help students deal with stress, under the watch of a team of professional psychologists and certified expressive art therapists from a Mumbai-based health-tech company.The workshop held from August ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphThe family of a seven-year-old girl, afflicted with a rare disease, is waiting for government funds that will enable them to buy medicines for her treatment.The parents lost their elder son to the same rare disease — hereditary tyrosinemia ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphThe mining of legacy waste at Dhapa has stopped for over a year — indefinitely delaying the creation of Calcutta’s first engineered landfill site.The engineered landfill is supposed to prevent the release of leachate rich in heavy metals into ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphBJP leader Rakesh Singh was arrested early on Wednesday after evading police for five days, following his alleged role in leading a group of supporters to vandalise the Congress headquarters in Entally.Rakesh was picked up from a housing complex ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphCalcutta: The School Service Commission (SSC) has issued instructions to invigilators for the upcoming teacher recruitment exams, asking them to ensure that candidates do not write anything other than responses in the designated spaces of the optical mark recognition ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphLa Martiniere for Girls has reminded parents and students that Teachers’ Day is meant to celebrate learning and gratitude, not lavish displays of wealth or privilege.In a notice sent to parents on Monday, the school requested that students bring ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphThe city has already recorded 70 days of rain this monsoon, exceeding the usual 60-day quota for the entire season, according to Met office archives.The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore, whose readings represent Calcutta, shows that June, July, August ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphThe police pilot car escorting Trinamool MLA Saokat Molla that fatally hit a motorcyclist on Tuesday was operating without a valid fitness certificate. Government records show that the 16-year-old vehicle’s registration was cancelled last year, rendering it unfit to ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphThe stalemate over the construction of a Metro viaduct at Chingrighata on EM Bypass must be resolved through discussions among stakeholders from the railways and the state government, the high court said on Wednesday.A division bench of Justices Sujoy ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphA chorus of “no” came from an auditorium packed with students of Classes VI, VII and VIII when a psychiatrist addressing the group of 540 students told them to have a conversation with their parents.A lack of conversation or ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphThe Calcutta High Court on Wednesday suggested that all stakeholders sit together to find a solution to the imbroglio over police clearance for viaduct construction of the Kavi Subhash-Airport Metro line at Chingrighata across the Eastern Metropolitan bypass here.Completion ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphOver 300 idols of Goddess Durga and her progeny were shipped abroad this year from Kumartuli, the famous clay modellers’ colony in north Kolkata, as the figure surpassed the 2024 record of 240, according to an association of potters.No ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphTwo men, who allegedly opened fire in Muchipara near Sealdah early on Saturday, were arrested from a bus stand at Babughat on Tuesday. Ayush Kumar Jha and Piyush Gupta were found carrying an improvised country-made firearm and two cartridges, ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphA motorcyclist died after the pilot car of Saokat Molla, the Trinamool MLA of Canning East, hit him on Basanti Highway near Bamanghata on Tuesday morning.The man riding the two-wheeler was taken to SSKM Hospital, where he succumbed to ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphThe Alipore court, which on August 18 granted bail to former Jadavpur University student Hindol Mazumdar, earlier identified by police as the main conspirator behind the attack on education minister Bratya Basu on Jadavpur University campus, heard his petition ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphThe special night Metro trains on the north-south corridor or the Blue Line have been suspended until further notice, the carrier announced on Tuesday.Metro Railway also announced additional steps to ease the crowd pressure it has been facing since ...
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