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  • DM cancels 112ft idol permission

    Kolkata: The Nadia DM on Friday cancelled the permission for a 112-ft Durga idol in Ranaghat, saying the 12-ft approach road to the pandal may lead to a stampede. The organisers have moved Calcutta HC again challenging this order. ...

    28 September 2024 Times of India
    KMC notice to Sandip Ghosh, wife for Beleghata house inspection on Sept 30

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation buildings department has served a notice on former R G Kar Medical college principal Sandip Ghosh and his wife Sangeeta Ghosh informing that a civic tram of engineers will visit their residential building in ...

    28 September 2024 Times of India
    NGT notice to state on vehicle emission check

    Kolkata: The eastern zonal bench of National Green Tribuna (NGT), comprising Justice B Amit Sthalekar and Arun Verma (expert member), asked the state govt, the state pollution control board, and the ministry of road transport and highways to respond ...

    28 September 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata set to lead country’s semicon revolution: Mamata

    Kolkata: Kolkata is set to lead the semiconductor revolution in India following the announcement of GlobalFoundries’ (GF) project in the city, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Friday.“Due to GoWB’s relentless efforts to engage emerging technologies and harness investment potentials ...

    28 September 2024 Times of India
    Abhishek's office files 'extortion' plaint against Kolkata mayor's aide

    ‘It could have been told to me directly. What was the need to file a police complaint?’ mayor Firhad Hakim sai KOLKATA: An office-bearer in Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's Camac Street office on Thursday lodged a ...

    28 September 2024 Times of India
    KMC nod to 23 bldg plans for cave-in victims soon

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is set to sanction plans for the reconstruction of buildings that will accommodate the victims of the 2019 Bowbazar metro cave-in incident. In Aug that year, a tunnel boring machine had hit an ...

    28 September 2024 Times of India
    Cops, RG Kar zone clubs strategize to tackle flash protest mobs

    Kolkata: Durga Puja organizers and police on Friday finished drawing up last-moment strategies to ensure smooth puja in north and central Kolkata, especially those located close to RG Kar Hospital.Deployment of extra cops in plainclothes and counselling volunteers not ...

    28 September 2024 Times of India
    Illegal construction: Kolkata civic body takes home route to gun for ex-RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh

    The house located on Badan Ray Lane off CIT Road KOLKATA: After the CBI and ED raids, it is now Kolkata Municipal Corporation that is set to launch an inquiry into former R G Kar Medical College principal Sandip ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Coast guard conducts anti terror and mock hostage exercise along Bengal coastline

    KOLKATA: The Indian Coast Guard conducted a security exercise across the Bengal coastline to test the forece's prepedness to handle multiple terror activities.Named Sagar Kavach, the two days security exercise was conducted on Wednesday and Thursday (Sept 25-26), the ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Calcutta HC says allegations of 'threat nexus' in Bengal medical colleges serious, seeks govt's response

    Calcutta high court NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court has asked the West Bengal government to respond to serious allegations about a threat culture in state-run medical colleges and hospitals. This directive follows a public interest litigation (PIL) filed ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    48-hr trauma for Sinthi man under ‘digital arrest’

    Kolkata: A resident of South Sinthi area was allegedly placed under ‘digital arrest’ for about two days through Zoom video call by a cyber fraudster, posing as a Mumbai Police officer and subsequently duped of Rs 5.15 lakh. This ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Tram death knell leads to citizens’ protest at Shyambazar depot

    Kolkata: Braving heavy rain, hundreds of tram enthusiasts gathered at the Shyambazar tram depot on Thursday to protest against the govt’s proposal to dismantle the city’s tramway system — the first protest since the transport minister announced the proposal. ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Police arrest two accused for assaulting Bihar job aspirants in Siliguri after viral video

    NEW DELHI: Bagdogra Police, under the Siliguri Police Commissionerate, have arrested two persons for allegedly threatening, harassing and assaulting two youths from Bihar who had come to Siliguri to take an exam.The accused, identified as Rajat Bhattacharya and Giridhari ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Rain ordeal for airport-bound commuters, city pockets flooded

    Kolkata: Passengers heading to the airport had a tough time on Thursday as large stretches of VIP Road — at Kaikhali, Chinar Park, near Haldirams and outside the airport terminal — were inundated for a major part of the ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Legal fee donations: No Main Hostel entry for 15 JU ragging accused

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University (JU) has decided to initiate an inquiry and temporarily debar 15 boarders of Main Hostel for holding a general body (GB) meeting on the night of Sept 8 at the hostel for raising funds from other ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    ER, SER to run puja specials

    Kolkata: To meet the unprecedented rush of holidayers during the festive season, Eastern and South-Eastern Railways have planned some puja special trains during Oct and Nov.Eastern Railway’s Sealdah division will run extra trains on routes like Kolkata-Puri, Kolkata-Patna, Sealdah-Vadodara, ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Balmer Lawrie to set up FTWZ in Mumbai

    Kolkata: Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd is establishing a free trade warehousing zone (FTWZ) at Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port. Chairman and MD Adhip Nath Palchaudhuri shared that the company has secured 15 acres of land for the venture and ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Tala PS gets new OC, arrested ex-OC in hosp

    Kolkata: Additional OC of Shyampukur police station, Maloy Kumar Dutta, has been appointed as the new OC of Tala PS. After the former Tala OC, Abhijit Mandal, fell ill, Dutta was managing the additional responsibilities of Tala PS. Now, ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    2 hurt in clash on Gobra Road, 1 held

    Kolkata: Two persons sustained cuts in what cops claimed to be a clash between two groups in the Beniapukur area in the early hours of Wednesday. One person has been arrested in this regard.The victims — brothers Ajmal Ali ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Govt panel starts lobby doc probe

    Kolkata: The four-member committee by the health department has started its inquiry against Avik De, who faces a series of allegations. The first-year general surgery PGT of IPGMER is one among the prominent faces of the North Bengal lobby ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    ‘Commercial registration must for bike taxis’

    Kolkata: The transport department has reinforced the rule that two-wheelers used for goods and passenger transport must have commercial registration. In a notification, transport secretary Saumitra Mohan reiterated the ban on non-transport vehicles under Online Digital Two-Wheeler Transport Aggregator ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    State has right to transfer teachers as needed: SC

    Kolkata: Supreme Court on Thursday said the state had the authority to transfer teachers working in govt schools as needed and transfer was an “integral part” of any govt job. A bench of justices J K Maheshwari and Rajesh ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Tollywood divided after tech fed demand of 5 lakh security deposit from producers

    Kolkata: The proposal of the Federation of Cine Technicians of Eastern India (FCTWEI), asking producers to pay Rs 5 lakh as security deposit to Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) before starting work, has triggered strong reactions from the ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Struggling East Bengal seek home comfort vs FC Goa

    Kolkata: Home is where East Bengal FC are trying to find their heart as Carles Cuadrat’s struggling team gears up for FC Goa’s challenge at the Salt Lake Stadium on Friday. Despite assembling a competitive squad, East Bengal started ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Kitchen budget on fire as showers drown farms, damage crops, drive up veggie prices

    Kolkata: Continuous heavy rainfall has submerged large swathes of farmland, severely damaging standing crops and leading to a sharp rise in vegetable prices across Kolkata’s markets. This sudden price hike is straining household budgets just before the festival season.While ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Health camp, new clothes in Sundarbans before puja

    Kolkata: A host of events and workshops were held in the Sundarbans ahead of the puja for the well-being and empowerment of villagers. City-based Nature Mates-Nature Club conducted its third free cancer awareness camp to combat the rising incidence ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    No rally on Esplanade stretch for 60 days

    Kolkata: Police have banned rallies, demonstrations or any kind of unlawful gathering from K C Das crossing to Victoria House and its vicinity — excluding Bentinck Street — for the next 60 days. Any violation of the order issued ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    State launches Biswa Bangla puja award

    Kolkata: MOS for information and cultural affairs Indranil Sen on Wednesday launched the Biswa Bangla puja award for 2024.Speaking about the puja carnival, Sen said it has been one of the major crowd-pullers for the past couple of years. ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Ex-principal, ex-OC could get death if CBI proves charges: Judge

    Kolkata: The charges against former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh and former Tala police station officer-in-charge Abhijit Mandal were "grave" and, if proven, could lead to "capital punishment", a CBI court hearing the RG Kar rape-and-murder case said on ...

    27 September 2024 Times of India
    Traffic to get into puja mode from Chaturthi

    Kolkata: Kolkata Traffic Police will hit the roads from Oct 6, a Sunday, for puja crowd management, though traffic restrictions will kick in from Oct 7, a Monday. Cops said most major pandals would be inaugurated by Dwitiya and ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    Bangladeshi hilsa on way to Kolkata but cloud over quantity

    KOLKATA: The joy of Bangladeshi hilsa hitting Kolkata markets may be short-lived. While the first truck carrying the fish from the Padma-Meghna river system in Bangladesh is set to cross the Benapole-Petrapole border on Thursday, fish importers in Kolkata ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    Civic body may slap ₹580-₹1,080 spot fines for littering

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has stepped up its anti-littering drive across the city. According to a KMC solid waste management department source the civic body has lodged hundreds of complaints against specific individuals in the residential areas and ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    HC div bench: Clarify order on cash return to J’khand MLAs

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed state govt to seek clarification from a single bench on the return of cash recovered from three Jharkhand Congress MLAs.In 2022, Rs 85 lakh was seized from a car on NH16 near ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Won't stage any protest during Durga Puja, says West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar

    KOLKATA: Union Minister and West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar declared a pause in the protest over the rape and murder of an RG Kar Medical College and Hospital trainee doctor during Durga Puja festivities on Wednesday. Majumdar stated ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    Heavy rain disrupts normal life in Kolkata; IMD predicts more showers across West Bengal

    KOLKATA: Normal life in Kolkata was partially disrupted due to moderate to heavy rainfall overnight, with the Met office forecasting more rain. The forecast indicates fairly widespread rain across West Bengal over the next three days, followed by scattered ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    Med college heads to meet CM with progress report

    Kolkata: Medical colleges in the city, which have started work on revamping campus security and basic amenities, said on Wednesday that the renovation work had so far progressed 30% to 50% at different institutes. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar victim’s kin change lawyer

    Kolkata: Senior advocate Vrinda Grover will be representing the family of the RG Kar rape-murder victim. The case is scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court on Sept 30. Till now, there have been four hearings in regards ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    ‘Threat culture’ jr docs face protest

    Kolkata: Junior doctors and students of RG Kar Medical College on Wednesday jeered and chanted slogans against Trinamool youth leader Ashish Pandey and 11 others, who visited the campus to appear before an inquiry committee, set up by a ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    BMC wards to get filtered water

    Kolkata: The state govt on Wednesday sanctioned Rs 6.6 crore for the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) to set up the infrastructure to supply filtered water to a large portion of Kestopur falling under BMC wards 26 and ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    Shot in arm for Kolkata’s computing prowess

    Kolkata: The city’s computing capability leapfrogged on Wednesday with the commissioning of a PARAM Rudra Supercomputer at the S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS). This supercomputer will vastly improve the magnitude of computing power compared to ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    Will help tackle protests but avoid RG Kar conflict, police tell clubs

    Kolkata: The city police have assured Durga Puja organisers of all cooperation in tackling challenging situations should they arise inside or near the pandals during the festival. The Kolkata Police force, led by the commissioner, was on Wednesday responding ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    48.2 kg illegal firecrackers seized in run-up to puja

    Kolkata: The festive season’s first major illegal firecracker seizure, around 50 kg, and an arrest took place in the Port division’s Watgunge area on Tuesday evening.“At 7.15 pm, cops from Watgunge PS — who were performing naka checks — ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    Civic body set to fast-track cave-in zone building plans

    Kolkata: The KMC is finally set to sanction building plans for the reconstruction of houses that will accommodate victims of the Bowbazar cave-in. On Aug 31, 2019, 23 houses collapsed as a TBM hit an aquifer in an East-West ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    KMC to set up bio-medical waste treatment plant

    Kolkata: The KMC will set up a plant for treatment of bio-medical waste and its recycling. The plant to be set up at Dhapa will have the capacity to treat all bio-medical waste to be collected from govt hospitals ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    Ashwa Sabira bags Cup race

    Kolkata: S. Nawab-nursed Ashwa Sabira claimed the Asian Age Cup at Delhi on Tuesday. The eight-year-old mare was ridden by Faizan Khan.Delhi short results(With Inter-Venue Dividends)1. (6-3-4) Master Bomber 1: Sir Mor 2: Khuda Baksh 3. 2. (3-2-7) Ashwa ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    Some pujas bring in slices of history to woo revellers

    Kolkata: From the Indigo-revolt to the history of ‘Koh-i-Noor’ diamond, from fresco paintings to the artworks of Ajanta, Elephanta, Bagh and Ellora caves, some Durga Pujas will have a slice of history as a part of their themes this ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    With 2 weeks to go, buyers, hawkers beat rain & rallies for last-min puja shopping

    Kolkata: Shop-owners in the traditional shopping hubs braved rain and rallies throughout Wednesday to handle the pre-puja rush. The heavy showers in the evening only impacted the business “marginally”, they said. Areas like Bertram Street, Lindsay Street, Humayun Place ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    Now, you can get paid for your plastic waste

    Kolkata: In a groundbreaking initiative to tackle plastic pollution, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has announced a pilot programme offering cash incentives for plastic waste. The initiative, launched in collaboration with the Indian Plastic Federation (IPF) and ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    Doc banned at N Bengal hosp

    Jalpaiguri: The authorities of MJN Medical College & Hospital of Cooch Behar have decided to indefinitely ban the entry of Deepayan Bose, the BMOH of Dewanhat Rural Hospital, and another doctor Sangbed Bhowmick for allegedly intimidating students and teachers. ...

    26 September 2024 Times of India
    Cal HC to hear Tata Motors case in Nov

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court will hear the case related to Tata Motors arbitral award dispute on Nov 12.On Tuesday, Justice Anirudha Roy observed that as the court’s annual vacation will start in a few days, a matter like this ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    High-rises get into puja mood with RG Kar in mind

    KOLKATA: Housing complexes in Kolkata, Salt Lake and New Town are busy with Durga Puja preparations but with a difference this year.Some are creating a special space to offer homage to the RG Kar victim seeking justice while many ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    Judgment reserved in DVC-RInfra case

    Kolkata: A Calcutta High Court division bench of justices I P Mukherjee and Biswaroop Chowdhury has reserved judg- ment in the DVC-RInfra case after extensive hearings.

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    Former councillor denies ‘bloodshed’ threat to doc

    Kolkata: The CBI on Tuesday questioned Apurba Biswas, the doctor who had led the post-mortem team, once again. Biswas had earlier alleged a “neighbourhood uncle” had pressured him into conducting a post-mortem the same day.While Biswas had not named ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    Don't care if Damodar Valley Corporation moves HQ out of Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee

    Mamata Banerjee speaks to the media after an administrative meeting in Bolpur on the floods BOLPUR: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she "did not care" if Centre shifted the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) headquarters out of ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata’s youngest zoo may get tigers before puja

    Kolkata: Harinalaya, the mini zoo in New Town, may have on display tigers before this Durga Puja. State forest department officials said two tigers will be ferried to New Town from other zoos under the animal-exchange programme. “The tiger ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    Alipore zoo heritage bldg to house new guests

    Kolkata: The Alipore zoo, India’s first scientifically managed zoo and one of the oldest in the country, has made use of a heritage building to take care of new guests — all deer species — as it turned 150 ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    Met sounds heavy rain alert for south Bengal

    Kolkata: The Met office has warned of heavy rain in parts of south Bengal between Tuesday night and Thursday. It has also issued a thunder, lightning and gusty wind warning for some districts. Kolkata may receive light to moderate ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar security set for beef-up with 532 new CCTV cameras

    Kolkata: RG Kar Medical College is set to undergo a major security overhaul with the installation of 532 new CCTV cameras. The decision was taken at a meeting among the hospital authorities, nodal officers from the state home department, ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    JNM Kalyani struggles to find principal, MSVP

    Kolkata: The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) is finding it tough to appoint a new principal and a medical superintendent-cum-vice principal (MSVP) for the College of Medicine & JNM hospital, Kalyani, as there has not been any ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    Corruption cry from MCH mirrors RG Kar charges; plaint with CMO, CBI, ED

    Kolkata: A whistle-blower has brought up charges of corruption at Medical College Hospital Kolkata (MCHK) similar to the one that is being unearthed at R G Kar Medical College after the rape-murder of the 31-year-old PGT doctor there.In the ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    CU students clean up Digha beach

    Kolkata: Calcutta University’s department of environmental science and department of genetics in association with the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) observed ‘International Coastal Clean-up Day’ by cleaning waste from New Digha’s sea beach on Saturday. Around 58 students ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    One Kol-connect film goes to Oscars, another loses out

    Kolkata: The nomination of ‘Laapataa Ladies’ as India’s official entry for the Oscars, based on Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) alumnus’s screenplay, has led to a portion of Kolkata’s populace perceiving it as a personal triumph. However, ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    Amit Saraogi elected MCC president

    Kolkata: Amit Saraogi was elected president of Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry for the year 2024-25 at the 123rd annual general meeting held on Wednesday. He is the managing director of Anmol Feeds Pvt Ltd.

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    KP posts more cops in city shopping hubs

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police has posted additional police personnel in uniform as well as plainclothes at popular marketplaces like New Market, Gariahat and Hatibagan in the run-up to the puja as shoppers started thronging city shopping hubs since last week.Officers ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    Kol cops bust Cambodia SIM racket, arrest four

    Kolkata: The bank fraud section at KP’s detective department has busted a gang that smuggled pre-activated SIM cards of an Indian private cellular operator from Kolkata to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. These cards were used for cyber crimes, said police. ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    Man with dengue dies in Kaikhali

    Kolkata: A 60-year-old man who had tested positive for dengue died early on Tuesday in a private hospital off VIP Road. Even as no dengue death has been reported in Kolkata this year, this is the second such death ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    Refusal to admission, long wait for check-ups as patient rush continues at govt hospitals

    Kolkata: The rush of patients continued at govt hospitals on Tuesday — the second weekday after the partial rollback of medical services — and they bore the brunt of the ongoing stir by junior doctors, be it refusal for ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    Finnish firms look for biz opportunities in Bengal

    Kolkata: A team of business delegates from Finland is likely to visit Bengal next year to explore commercial possibilities in various sectors, said Pekka Halmet, chairman of the British & Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce, Finland, on Tuesday. Business honchos ...

    25 September 2024 Times of India
    Five wagons of empty goods train derail in West Bengal

    NEW DELHI: Five wagons of an empty goods train derailed at New Maynaguri railway station in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Tuesday morning, according to a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) official. The incident occurred at 6.20am, and no injuries ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Hong Kong to Delhi flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata airport

    Image used for representational purpose only KOLKATA: A flight from Hong Kong to Delhi carrying 231 passengers and 11 crew made an emergency landing at Kolkata airport after the pilot suspected fuel leakage. The Boeing B787-8 Dreamliner aircraft that ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Agency scans mobiles of Sudipto, daughters

    Kolkata: The CBI, which has been interrogating Trinamool MLA Sudipto Roy in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the R G Kar Hospital, questioned him till late at night on Sunday. The agency had already started looking into the ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Hosps struggle to tackle patient rush on 1st weekday after stir rollback

    Kolkata: State-run hospitals saw a huge influx of patients in outpatient and emergency departments from the city and far-off districts on Monday, the first weekday after junior doctors returned from cease-work and partially resumed services.The patients, especially those from ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Sun night temp stays above 30°C, high humidity makes Kolkata sweat on Mon

    Kolkata: The city and its neighbouring districts are reeling under high humidity and heat that is unusual during this time of the year. While the Met office blamed a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal, which is injecting ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata's Layelka pond set for revamp: New ghat and beautification before Chhath puja

    Subhas sarobar KOLKATA: The state govt has approved Rs 37 lakh to the Kolkata metropolitan development authority (KMDA) for rejuvenating Layelka pond at Regent estate including setting up a new ghat, partial renovation of the existing ghat, desilting and ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata: NDITA to set up new bus shelter in Sector V for passenger convenience

    KOLKATA: The Nabadiganta industrial township authority (NDITA) plans to construct a bus passenger shelter on Street No. 27 in Sector V, opposite the SDF building, for commuter convenience in Kolkata. Currently, passengers often have to wait on the roadside ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata horror: BJP leader Dilip Ghosh accuses TMC of bribing victim's parents to 'shut their mouths'

    NEW DELHI: BJP leader Dilip Ghosh criticized the ruling TMC government over the rape and murder of a student at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital. Ghosh accused the government of trying to bribe the victim's parents to 'shut ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    CBI quizzes for 7 hours TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh who was at RG Kar hospital after crime

    TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh at CGO Complex Saltlake KOLKATA: CBI questioned TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh for seven hours on Monday in connection with RG Kar hospital rape-murder of a 31-year-old PGT doctor.Ghosh was present at the crematorium when the ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Calcutta HC okays govt's Durga Puja funding but seeks transparency regarding expenditure

    Calcutta high court KOLKATA: While refusing to interfere with the state's decision to give out Rs 85,000 as Durga Puja grant to each organiser, the Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the state to file an affidavit on the ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Freak accident & breakdown hold up Maa flyover traffic

    Kolkata: The pre-puja traffic returned to Maa flyover on Monday morning, a freak accident and a breakdown adding to the pressure on the flyover. The Kolkata traffic police was forced to divert vehicles from Kasba-Tiljala side and moving towards ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Meropi towers above all

    Kolkata: There is no looking beyond Aashay Doctor-nursed Meropi in the Multitude Cup at the RCTC here on Tuesday. The daughter of Panamera, who has struck a purple patch, is now heading for a hat-trick of wins in the ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Doc front extends support to Tolly hairdresser

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front (WBJDF) on Monday extended its solidarity to the Tollywood hairdresser who tried to end her life blaming it on the threat culture. The WBJDF, in a statement, said, “We have lost a ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    3 held in minor girls’ molest case

    Kolkata: A hostel matron and two teachers were arrested for the alleged sexual harassment of minor girls aged between 11 and 14 in a missionary-run hostel in Haridevpur on Sunday night. The main accused, Supravat Dolui, the matron’s husband, ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Sponsors come back in nick of time, relief for small and mid-level pujas

    Kolkata: Advertisers have made a comeback in the nick of time, releasing funds for several mid- and small-sized Durga Pujas that were struggling to meet essential costs as several brands had held back funds due to the uncertainty over ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar rape-murder: CBI grills Panihati MLA

    Kolkata: Trinamool’s Panihati MLA Nirmal Ghosh, on Monday, appeared before the CBI in connection with the rape and murder of a 31-year-old PGT doctor at RG Kar Hospital. Ghosh, who was present at the crematorium when she was cremated, ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    SCENT OF A SWEET REVENGE

    Kolkata: From Mohun Bagan SG’s perspective, it might be a revenge served in the rain.A little over three weeks after losing the Durand Cup final to NorthEast United FC, Mohun Bagan SG got even with the Highlanders 3-2 in ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Junior docs hold Abhaya camps in flood-hit villages

    Kolkata: Junior doctors continued to hold Abhaya medical camps in the flood-affected areas of Bengal. On Monday, teams from IPGMER and Medical College Kolkata (MCK) had set up such camps. They also distributed relief material, including dry food items ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Flyers denied airport lounge access, issue sorted in evening

    Kolkata: Several hundred flyers have been denied lounge access at Kolkata airport due to an issue between the company that manages the lounge and the aggregator whose tie-up with various credit card companies enables their clients to use the ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    In its 75th year, Constitution theme for two Kolkata pujas

    Kolkata: In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Indian Constitution, two Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata have chosen to highlight its significance through their themes. Santoshpur Trikon Park’s theme, ‘Udjapan’ (Celebration), and Arjunpur Amra Sabai Club’s theme, ‘Anyo-Desh’, ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar panel calls 8 more North Bengal lobby doctors

    Kolkata: The number of those summoned by the inquiry committee of R G Kar Medical College has increased with the college’s resident doctors adding eight more names to the list to be investigated for intimidating other junior doctors and ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    KMC looks at rd repair drive extn

    Kolkata: Sensing that the road repair drive before Durga Puja might get hampered by a spell of rain this week, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has intensified its repair drive and initiated a night-long process in some areas where roads ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Lawyer molested in HC elevator

    Kolkata: A young female lawyer practising at the Calcutta High Court has alleged that a Group D employee molested her inside an empty elevator around 10:45 am on Monday.The lawyer claimed that the accused — a clerk working for ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Bizman abducted near Kasba hotel, rescued from Malda

    Kolkata: A gang of seven men abducted a 50-year-old Kolkata-based businessman and took him all the way to Malda on Sunday morning before a joint team from Kolkata Police and Malda Police rescued him later at night. Seven persons ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    CP visits Hwh home of cop injured during Nabanna march

    Kolkata: The new commissioner of Kolkata Police, Manoj Verma, paid a sudden visit to the residence of east division cyber cell sergeant Debashish Chakraborty, who had received severe injuries on his left eye during last month’s Nabanna Avijan and ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Accused may destroy evidence if out on bail, says CBI

    CBI has approached Sealdah ACJM court to defer the hearing on narco-analysis test of Sandip Ghosh to Sept 25 KOLKATA: The CBI, investigating the alleged financial corruption at R G Kar Medical College, claimed that the four arrested ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    End of the road? Trams to run only on ‘heritage route’, state to tell HC

    Kolkata: Trams, a part of Kolkata's transport-scape for 151 years, seem to be on their last leg in the only Indian city where they still run.The state govt will tell Calcutta High Court that trams will run "only on ...

    24 September 2024 Times of India
    Cat jumps off bike on Kolkata bridge, owner announces Rs 10,000 reward for missing pet

    KOLKATA: A reward of Rs 10,000 has been declared for a missing pet cat named Dustu. The cat had jumped off a moving two-wheeler on Bally Bridge on Sept 6. Dustu was riding with her owner Rishita Shabui Majumdar ...

    23 September 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: BJP workers throng police stations to 'cleanse' them over probe 'lapses'

    NEW DELHI: Activists from the women's wing of the BJP gathered at various police stations in West Bengal on Monday to protest alleged lapses in the investigation into the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar hospital ...

    23 September 2024 Times of India
    Hosps brace for Mon admission influx after partial stir rollback

    Kolkata: Even as the junior doctors returned to work in emergency departments much to the relief of hospital administrators, the pressure of attending to indoor patients continues to rest solely on senior doctors and faculty members. Till the junior ...

    23 September 2024 Times of India
    Restrooms, more cams: Govt hosps start infra upgrade work

    Kolkata: Medical colleges across the city have started working on security and amenity infrastructure for junior doctors. From installing additional CCTVs to renovating or constructing restrooms, washrooms and ensuring provision for drinking water, work is on in full swing. ...

    23 September 2024 Times of India
    Sohrai paintings & Santiniketani alpana to make a comeback at puja pandals

    Kolkata: Sohrai paintings and Santiniketani alpana, two vintage art forms on the verge of extinction, are making a comeback at Durga Puja pandals at Fern Pally in Ballygunge and Ahiritola Jubak Brindra in north Kolkata. Sohrai painting, a traditional ...

    23 September 2024 Times of India
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