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Beware of links that drag you to ‘online courtrooms’, warn cops
Kolkata: Imagine receiving a message asking you to go online and join court proceedings — lasting several hours — for allegedly "either watching illegal child porn" or "placing orders for drugs and other illegal items". Kolkata Police has cautioned ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaTMC slams West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim's ‘communal’ remarks
KOLKATA: TMC Monday disassociated itself from its Bengal minister Firhad Hakim's comments on Muslim population. Hakim courted a controversy after a video of his Saturday's address to Muslim students was widely circulated on social media where he is saying: ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaTemperature rises, Kolkata may get light rain later this week
KOLKATA: After plunging to 12.5°C on Sunday, the minimum temperature rose to 13.8°C on Monday. The Met office has predicted a further rise in mercury as a low-pressure area over the central Bay of Bengal is injecting moisture into ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaAirport metro Up line to be ready by Jan-end
12345 Kolkata: Trial runs will be conducted on the Down line (Noapara-bound) of the Noapara-airport stretch for the time being since the Up line is still incomplete. The Up line (airport-bound) tracks should be ready by the end of ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaE-W Metro’s westbound track bridges collapse zone
123 Kolkata: After five harrowing years, East-West Metro's westward (Howrah-bound) tunnel below Bowbazar is finally complete. The last six metres gap between the two open ends of the subsidence-hit tunnel is now bridged, and the track bed cast. This ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaEAM should share details of B’desh talks in House: Abhishek
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday accused Centre of "misleading" people, and demanded the external affairs ministry shared the details of the bilateral talks following the foreign secretary's visit to Bangladesh."The foreign secretary went there (for ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaYouth dies after b’day celebrations
Kolkata: A 25-year-old man, who was celebrating his birthday with friends after landing a job barely a month ago, was found dead on Monday morning.The victim, Prashant Pandey, had extensive burns on his hands, legs, and abdomen at his ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaCasting couch? Director held after actor alleges rape
Kolkata: Kolkata-based film director Soumyajit Adak was arrested by the Rabindra Sarobar police station on charges of alleged rape on Monday. He will be produced in court on Tuesday. Cops are likely to seek the director's judicial custody.An aspiring ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaBengal tops meat production, posts growth in milk, egg output
123 Kolkata: West Bengal has emerged as India's top producer of meat, contributing 12.6% to the national output, according to Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024, published by Centre. The achievement was largely attributed to robust poultry production in the ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaChief secy meets officials, takes stock of water supply project
123 Kolkata: Chief secretary Manoj Pant held a high-level meeting at Nabanna on Monday with the Group of Ministers, along with DMs and other senior officials. He asked the DMs to be proactive in checking the work of contractors ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaUstad misses date with Kol event slated for day he passed away
Kolkata: Except during the pandemic, every winter Ustad Zakir Hussain graced the Swara Samrat Festival (SSF) in Kolkata since 2013. This year, he was supposed to perform at SSF in Kolkata the day he passed away in San Francisco ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaKP suspends ASI after extortion bid
Kolkata: The personal assistant (CA) of a divisional DCP of Kolkata Police was suspended following allegations of extorting money in the name of another IPS officer. According to sources at Lalbazar, the divisional commissioner reportedly suspended him on the ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaBTL-EPC pays first tranche of Rs 65 cr to take over McNally Bharat Engineering
Kolkata: Shrachi Group's construction arm BTL-EPC deposited the first tranche of Rs 65 crore as stipulated by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kolkata bench, in its Dec 3 order for taking over McNally Bharat Engineering. NCLT had approved ...
17 December 2024 Times of India6 get life term for promoter murder
123 Kolkata: A Barrackpore court on Monday sentenced six convicts to life imprisonment for killing Barrackpore-based promoter Amarnath Tiwari five years ago after he refused to pay extortion money. Tiwari was gunned down in his residence.The incident occurred on ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaClassroom behaviour now part of evaluation system
Kolkata: The govt and govt-aided schools across the state are implementing a new evaluation system that incorporates classroom behaviour, like listening skills and self-discipline, into student assessments. The state school education department recently issued a notification outlining this change, ...
17 December 2024 Times of India4 of family drown as car falls into pond in Cooch Behar
12 Jalpaiguri: Four members of a family, including two children aged seven and three, drowned when the car they were travelling in fell into a roadside pond in Cooch Behar on Sunday night.The tragedy unfolded in the Kurar Paar ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaCM honours India, B’desh armies on Vijay Diwas
Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee attended the Vijay Diwas celebrations at the Royal Calcutta Turf Club on Monday, with representatives from Bangladesh present, but refused to delve into the current political situation in the neighbouring country."I don't know the ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaAbhishek bats for Mamata to lead INDIA bloc
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday advocated for CM Mamata Banerjee to lead INDIA, stressing that she was the "most senior" neta in the opposition bloc."She is the most senior politician in the bloc. This is ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaBJP, Cong on Kol streets to protest B’desh atrocities
Kolkata: Political parties and social activists on Monday took to the streets in Kolkata to protest against attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. BJP and Congress seniors joined separate rallies on the day that also marks the Indian Army's victory ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaKol complexes show the way to live sustainably despite challenges
Kolkata: In the bustling metropolis of Kolkata, where high-rises are becoming the norm, two residential complexes — Diamond Residency in Bakultala, Behala, and Deeshari Megacity in Narendrapur — are leading the way in adopting green living practices despite challenges. ...
17 December 2024 Times of India‘Reclaim Night’ group stir at CGO complex
Kolkata: A gathering was called by the ‘Raat Dokhol, Din Bodol' group in front of the CGO complex to protest against the CBI's failure to provide a charge sheet within 90 days. Sandip Ghosh and Avijit Mondal. were granted ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaCal HC tells cops to halt playground construction in W Midnapore school
Kolkata: Calling construction on school playgrounds a ‘dangerous' trend, the Calcutta High Court on Monday directed police to halt the construction at the playground of a primary school in West Midnapore.The District Primary School Council was directed to restore ...
17 December 2024 Times of India2 touts nabbed, 3 detained from SSKM Hospital in Kolkata
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police arrested two touts, identified as Asish Saha of Kalighat Road and Anwar Sk of Farakka in Murshidabad, on Monday while conducting a search on the SSKM Hospital premises. Cops also detained three others. The accused ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaErosion guard: KMDA to lay trunks on Rabindra Sarobar banks in Kolkata
Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) will conduct piling of eucalyptus bullah (wood poles) to protect the banks of Rabindra Sarobar. The authorities on Monday received approval of Rs 1.7 crore from the state govt to conduct the ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaPalta water plant repair over, supply resumes in Kolkata today
Kolkata: The repair and maintenance work of the century-old Palta water treatment plant was completed on Monday afternoon, a Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) official said. The plant is ready to supply potable water from 6am on Tuesday, catering to ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata Police bats for couple who stole a kiss at metro station
123 Kolkata: After a viral video of a couple deeply engaged in a kiss at Kalighat Metro Station, somewhat oblivious of their surrounding, led to a furore on social media, Kolkata Police came to their rescue to thwart any ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaSewer line job to hit Central Kol traffic for three weeks
123 Kolkata: If you are commuting from north Kolkata towards Dalhousie or Howrah, leave a bit early as ‘need-based' traffic diversions — to be in place for the next three weeks starting Tuesday — may increase the travel time. ...
17 December 2024 Times of IndiaWater supply to be hit from 9 am today in Kolkata
Representative image KOLKATA: Water supply will remain suspended from the Palta treatment plant of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) from 9 am on Monday to 6 am on Tuesday to facilitate its repairs, maintenance and overhaul. The century-old ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaHawkers back in central Kolkata, hit pedestrians, shop owners, and traffic flow
123 Kolkata: Encroachers have once again gripped the central business district, with hawkers usurping pavements and spilling onto carriageways in bustling hubs such as Burrabazar, Brabourne Road, College Street, Ganesh Chandra Avenue, and Dalhousie.Traditional shopping hubs like Gariahat, Hatibagan, ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaBangladeshi lawyer Rabindra Ghosh arrives in Kolkata for medical treatment amid threats over Iskcon monk case
Rabindra Ghosh and his wife, Krishna, at the Petrapole passenger terminal on Sunday KOLKATA: Rabindra Ghosh, the Bangladeshi advocate fighting an uphill battle for jailed Iskcon monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, reached India on Sunday evening for medical treatment, to ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaRap after death for RPF man involved in gang-rape
Kolkata: Being a member of a disciplined force, the accused was expected to lead a life ensuring the image of the force was not tarnished, the Calcutta HC held while not interfering with the enquiry report in a gang-rape ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaSonowal unveils ‘Jalvahak’ to boost cargo movement
123 Kolkata: In a move to boost cargo transportation via inland waterways and reduce congestion on road and railways, Union minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, unveiled a scheduled freight service and ‘Jalvahak' scheme on Sunday.The ...
16 December 2024 Times of India61 tribal couples officially wed in mass ceremony
They were already married in the true sense, but their society did not recognise them as a couple. They all have children, yet they required a ‘social marriage'. At a mass wedding ceremony on Sunday, organised by Purbanchal Kalyan ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaMurthy bats for AI, says tech is a great leveller
Kolkata: Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Sunday during the ICC Centenary Celebration in the city advocated for using advanced technologies, including Artificial intelligence (AI) in India, stating that technology is a great leveller."Technology is about reducing cost. It's ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaHakim asserts secular identity amid row over minority remarks
Kolkata: "I am an Indian and I will always be Indian. I am secular and I will always be secular," said city mayor and urban development minister Firhad Hakim on Sunday while attending a local party programme. This statement ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaTrinamool bags 101 of 108 seats in Contai Cooperative Bank polls
12 Contai: The election at the Contai Cooperative Bank, which was held on Sunday following a Supreme Court order to deploy central forces for the purpose, was swept by Trinamool Congress. The party bagged 101 seats out of 108, ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaPlease do not come, we are refunding your booking fees: Salt Lake fair to Bangla traders
123 Kolkata: The ongoing turmoil across the border has led the organisers of one of the city's most popular winter fairs to request traders from Bangladesh — who had booked stalls on the fairground and paid an advance — ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaWedding nolen gur season helps mouldings compete with flavours in sandesh world
123 Kolkata: The wedding and nolen gur (liquid date palm molasses) season has helped moulded sandesh compete with flavoured ones in the sweets market. Cornered by flavoured and experimental sweets, the traditional ‘chhanch' (mould) sandesh like "Jol-bhora" and "Taal-saansh," ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaPacked markets, events to prep up for Christmas in Kolkata
123 Kolkata: With barely 10 days to go for Christmas, markets are teeming with shoppers and vendors selling baked goodies, decorative items and other Santa-themed items often regarded as ‘must-haves' for soaking in the season's festive charm. Besides the ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaRoadside leaves & waste burning haunts Kolkata’s Ballygunge, raises pollution concerns
Kolkata: Even as the civic body, prompted by the pollution control board, uses mist canons and sprays water on avenue trees to stop the spread of particulate matter that increases the pollution count, the efforts are being dampened by ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaDocs’ body seeks nod for Esplanade sit-in
Kolkata: The Joint Platform of Doctors (JPD) wrote to the Kolkata Police CP on Sunday seeking permission to construct a dharna mancha at Dorina crossing in Esplanade where it wants to hold a sit-in demonstration on the RG Kar ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaJaipur Fresco whitewash row rages in Art College
Kolkata: The whitewashing of a century old ‘fresco' at the main staircase of the Government College of Art and Craft has led to a social media furore, with former students and artists accusing the college authorities of destroying the ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaAssaulted promoter alleges extortion, goes to cops
Kolkata: A promoter has levelled allegations of extortion and assault against a Trinamool councillor and his men on Sunday. Kishor Halder turned up at Baguiati PS with a bandaged head and a blood-soaked t-shirt, alleging he was constructing a ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaExtra deployment, security audit to help cops tackle festive rush at tourist hot spots
Kolkata: With Kolkata Traffic Police handling over 1.5 lakh additional pedestrians at traditional Christmas hot spots like Park Street, Victoria Memorial, Alipore zoo, and Science City from this weekend till the end of the year, multiple measures have been ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaMin plunges to 12.8°C, season’s lowest, but temp may rise today
Kolkata: The city shivered in the early winter chill as the minimum temperature plunged to 12.8°C on Sunday, making it the season's coldest day so far. The temperature, three degrees below normal, was two notches lower than the minimum ...
16 December 2024 Times of IndiaPotato prices plummet to Rs32/kg in Bengal as new crops enter market
123 Kolkata: Potato prices in Bengal's retail markets have crashed, with the popular Jyoti variety now selling at Rs32 per kilogram. The sudden drop is attributed to cold storage stock clearance by traders and the influx of fresh crops ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaCops recover murder weapon of ‘severed head’
Kolkata: Police on Sunday recovered the murder weapon, the only missing link in the ‘severed head' mystery, which the city police solved promptly. Police on Saturday arrested Atiqur Laskar, a house painter from Laskarpara in Diamond Harbour, in connection ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaSampriti Flyover to stay shut at night for 3 months for repair work
KOLKATA: Sampriti Flyover, which connects Jinjira Bazar to Batanagar on the southern fringes of the city, will remain closed every night from 10 pm to 6 am for next three months for the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority to undertake ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaMultiple hawkers vying for space in New Market a challenge for KMC, cops: Mayor
KOLKATA: The hawking situation around the 150-year-old heritage New Market has become extremely challenging for both police and Town Vending Committee (TVC) members, with fights breaking out between hawker unions for control over space. Mayor Firhad Hakim made a ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaSub-14°C before Dec 15 signals early onset of winter, Met predicts slight rise from tomorrow
KOLKATA: With the mercury dipping below 14 degrees before Dec 15, winter has set in early this year. In the past 11 years, the mercury dipped below 14 degrees before Dec 15 only once - in 2014. Even as ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: 184-year-old Eden Gardens now uses human fertiliser
If successful, the project will expand throughout the park and to others, offering a sustainable fertilization solution using readily available resources. KOLKATA: A pilot project is underway at Eden Gardens, built in 1840, to turn human urine into fertiliser ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata's Trump Tower in Rs 14 crore tax tussle with civic body, faces drainage link delay
KOLKATA: America's president-elect Donald Trump's tryst with courts in the US ended for now as a US Department of Justice policy prohibits prosecuting a President while in office. But in Kolkata, a Trump property went to court to contest ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaNorth, central & large parts of south Kolkata to go dry tomorrow
KOLKATA: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) water supply department will suspend supply from Palta treatment plant after 9 am on Monday for repair, maintenance, and overhaul of the century-old treatment plant that caters to the water supply needs of ...
15 December 2024 Times of India'Mini Bangladesh' rickshaw-pullers pay price for Bangla turmoil, seek other jobs
KOLKATA: The strained diplomatic ties between India and Bangladesh have severely impacted the livelihood of 80-odd rickshaw-pullers, who operate in the 'Mini Bangladesh' Marquis Street area. For these rickshaw-pullers, who primarily serve Bangladeshi tourists, earnings have declined 75% over ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaZSI identifies 5 new species of parasitic wasps
123456 Kolkata: In a significant achievement for biodiversity research, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has identified a new species of parasitic wasp — Ceraphron initium — in Nagaland. The discovery, along with the identification of four wasp species in ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaEarphones on, techie run over by train
12 Howrah: An IT engineer died after being hit by a train while crossing the railway tracks with earphones on near Padmapukur Station on the Howrah-Santragachhi line of the South-Eastern Railway on Saturday morning.Shalimar Railway Police reported that the ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaIncense stick fire kills 78-year-old S Kol man
Kolkata: A 78-year-old man, Bidhan Chakraborty, died of burn injuries that he sustained while trying to light an incense stick on Dec 11 in the Bisnu Pally area under Regent Park police station. The septuagenarian died of his injuries ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaDeucha Pachami coal project: 1,500 get govt jobs
Suri: As many as 1,500 locals have been given govt jobs as compensation for land acquisition for the Deucha Pachami coal project in Birbhum, the district administration informed on Saturday. Most of them have been appointed as group-level employees ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaBirbhum civic volunteer arrested for minor’s sexual abuse
Suri/Kolkata: In the third related incident in just over a month, a civic volunteer from Birbhum's Mohammad Bazar was arrested on Saturday for allegedly sexually abusing a minor girl. Although the incident took place in Nov, the victim's family ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaComment was on edu: Hakim after BJP attack over video
Kolkata: BJP on Saturday criticised urban development minister Firhad Hakim over a video where the Kolkata mayor is purportedly heard making a comment on minorities. Hakim had made the comment while addressing an educational conference recently.Hakim said BJP was ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaUnlit stretch of BT Road makes commute unsafe
Kolkata: A 3.5-km stretch of BT Road from Sodepur to Belgharia has been in darkness for months after alleged theft of cable wires. The street lights remain non-functional, reportedly due to a dispute between the PWD authorities and Panihati ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaCM may open Banglar Bari fund disbursal on Dec 17
Kolkata: State govt will start disbursing funds to Banglar Bari beneficiaries from Dec 17. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to inaugurate the process. She had previously said 12 lakh people would benefit from the project.The panchayat department instructed ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaMolestation charges: CPM lifts suspension on Tanmoy
Kolkata: CPM lifted the suspension on suspended neta Tanmoy Bhattacharya on Saturday after the party's internal inquiry committee said it did not find enough evidence to substantiate the charges of molestation against him.CPM's North 24 Parganas district secretary Mrinal ...
15 December 2024 Times of India3 of Narendrapur family die in suicide pact
123 Kolkata: Three members of a family in Narendrapur died in a suicide pact following alleged financial fraud, police said on Saturday.Dipak Roy, his wife Jolly and their daughter Dishani were found unconscious in Laskarpur home on Thursday after ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaIn relationship for two years, financial analyst murders beautician in Kestopur
Kolkata: A financial analyst has been arrested for allegedly murdering a 28-year-old beautician in Rabindrapally, Kestopur. The arrest comes within four hour of the incident being reported at Baguiati police station late on Friday evening.According to police, accused Kaushik ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaCops in solidarity with released Tala former OC
Kolkata: Former Tala police station OC Abhijit Mandal chose to walk silently to his lawyer's car after getting default bail following CBI's inability to file a charge sheet against him in 90 days due to lack of evidence. Exactly ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaNAAC awards A+ grade to NUJS
Kolkata: West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences has scored an A+ grade with a CGPA of 3.32 from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). This is the first time that WBNUJS initiated the process of getting accreditation ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaStay alert, fake apps give access to your phone: Cops
Kolkata: Cyber sleuths of Kolkata Police have come across a new modus operandi adopted by cybercriminals in which they hack WhatsApp profiles and email accounts of the victims, who fall prey to fraudulent applications named after popular online grocery ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaOne RTO, one registration code in Bengal
123 Kolkata: The state transport department has introduced the ‘One RTO, One Registration Code' policy to simplify vehicle registration processes across Bengal with immediate effect. This system consolidates multiple codes for vehicles of different categories into a single and ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaTrial run starts on city’s first airport metro link
Kolkata: Trial runs for Kolkata's first airport metro link started on Saturday. "The maiden trial run along the Noapara-Jai Hind (airport metro station) section of the Yellow Line was conducted successfully on Saturday," a Metro spokesperson said. Jai Hind ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaAfter head, cops recover remaining body parts, arrest brother-in-law
Kolkata: A day after the recovery of a severed head of a woman from a vat in Tollygunge's Graham Road area, the nine-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case claimed to have cracked the case with the arrest ...
15 December 2024 Times of India‘CBI failure’ to file chargesheet in 90 days brings RG Kar protesters back on streets
Kolkata: Doctors along with people from various walks of life once again took to the streets on Saturday to protest against the alleged failure of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the RG Kar rape-murder probe. Demanding speedy ...
15 December 2024 Times of IndiaWBJEE date
Kolkata: The WBJEE Board on Friday announced the date for the JEE 2025. The exam will be held on April 27 for engineering, technology, pharmacy, and architecture courses. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India. Don't ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaHS syllabi
Kolkata: The WB Council of HS Education on Friday published the revised syllabi for 19 subjects. Of the syllabi for 47 subjects that were revised, there were minor modifications in 19 subjects. Stay updated with the latest news on ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaHC to hear ‘harass’ plaint against Lake PS cops
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court is likely to hear a petition against Lake police station against whom it was alleged that they have been repeatedly summoning an 80-year-old cancer patient in a landlord-tenant civil dispute. The plea was filed ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaRow at IIT-Kharagpur over hospital shift
123 Kolkata: An IIT-Kharagpur office order stating that the "staff and infrastructure" at the B C Roy Technology Hospital (BCRTH) will be "relocated" to Syama Prasad Mookerjee Superspeciality Hospital (SPMSH) on the outskirts of Kharagpur campus has sparked a ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaKol to witness military tattoo on 53rd Vijay Diwas
Kolkata: Indian Army personnel rehearsed the military performances they are about to showcase as part of the military tattoo to commemorate the 53rd Vijay Diwas on Monday.The event will be open to all from 2 pm to 4 pm ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaNat’l Lok Adalat orders Rs 2.5 crore compensation for 2012 accident victim’s kin
123 Asansol: The National Lok Adalat in Durgapur ordered National Insurance Company to pay compensation of Rs 2.5 crore to the family of a person killed in ab accident in 2012. The compensation must be paid within a month, ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaCongress workers protest in Kolkata as Abhijit Mondal, Sandip Ghosh gets bail in rape and murder case
NEW DELHI: Hundreds of Congress workers held protests on Saturday against bail granted to former officer-in-charge of Tala Police Station, Abhijit Mondal, and ex-principal of RG Kar Medical College, Dr. Sandip Ghosh, in the rape and murder case.Earlier on ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaYouth stabs SI on duty
Kolkata: A 58-year-old sub-inspector (SI) from Barasat police station in North 24 Parganas was stabbed by a youth after cops arrived at his home to investigate allegations of domestic violence by his parents early on Friday. The SI, Dudh ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaWest Bengal minor's rapist-killer gets death, accomplice life
KOLKATA: A Jangipur court on Friday sentenced Dinabandhu Halder, who was a day earlier convicted of raping and killing a nine-year-old girl in Farakka, to death and his accomplice, Subhajit Halder, to life imprisonment. The court ordered a compensation ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaTollywood reacts to KIFF jury member’s ‘disappointing content’ comment
123456 Kolkata: After Anurag Kashyap, Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) jury member V K Cherian raised a storm with his remark expressing disappointment over contemporary Bengali cinema. His comments at the KIFF press conference, stating that he wanted to ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaWork starts on temporary BC Roy Mkt on paddock ground
Kolkata: Work has started on a single-storey steel structure on the ground of Kolkata Mounted Police Paddock and Riding School, where RVNL will temporarily shift BC Roy Market to make way for the Esplanade station of Joka-Esplanade Metro. The ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaBMC gets 1.5 cr for 3 govt hsg estate water line revamp
Kolkata: The state govt on Friday sanctioned Rs 1.5 crore to the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to lay a network of supply lines for filtered water at Falguni, Banashree and Bichitra, three govt housing complexes in Salt Lake. The ...
14 December 2024 Times of India2.5L people in Tolly-Jadavpur to get Patuli plant water by ’26 summer
123 Kolkata: The water treatment plant, being built at Dhalai Bridge near Patuli, will start operating before 2026 summer, supplying treated drinking water to around 2.5 lakh people living in 10 KMC wards in the Tollygunge-Jadavpur belt. The KMC ...
14 December 2024 Times of India‘JU mass comm papers should be re-checked by external examiner’
Kolkata: All the journalism and mass communication PG semester and internal exam answer scripts of the 2023-25 batch at Jadavpur University, taught by assistant professor Abhishek Das and professor Santwan Chattopadhyay, should be re-evaluated by an external examiner, resolved ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaONOE will erode autonomy of state legislatures: TMC
Kolkata: Trinamool, a bitter critic of the ‘one nation one election' bills, on Friday came out with a detailed nine-point criticism of proposed legislations. Reiterating CM Mamata Banerjee's stance of ONOE being "undemocratic, anti-federal and draconian", the party said ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaFarakka minor’s rapist-killer gets death, accomplice life
123 Kolkata: A Jangipur court on Friday sentenced Dinabandhu Halder, who was a day earlier convicted of raping and killing a nine-year-old girl in Farakka, to death and his accomplice, Subhajit Halder, to life imprisonment. The court ordered a ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaRitabrata is RS MP unopposed
123 Kolkata: Trinamool's Ritabrata Banerjee was elected uncontested to Rajya Sabha on Friday. The RS seat became vacant following Jawhar Sircar's resignation on Sept 19 and TMC nominated the INTTUC president. The date of RS poll was fixed to ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaPanel launches monitor app ahead of SET
Kolkata: The state College Service Commission has launched a mobile app, TrackMate, to monitor the transport route of exam materials. The app is one of the several measures that the commission has taken ahead of state eligibility test (SET) ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaWoman found dead with scarf around neck
Kolkata: The body of a 27-year-old woman was found lying face down on a bed, a scarf around her neck, at her Kestopur flat on Friday night. Avishikta Saha's body was found by her husband around 10 pm in ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaBeloved Gopal back with devotee within 12 hours after making pit stops with dog and at rickshaw puller’s home
123 Kolkata: A team of policemen in Lake Town traced a lost 3-inch "Laddu Gopal" idol — a child form of Lord Krishna — within 12 hours last month. They scoured CCTV cameras across several neighbourhoods before finally retrieving ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaEx-AG gifts 60L for Presi computer centre
Kolkata: A new computer centre — Presidency Alumni Computer Centre — on the ground floor of the newly constructed G+4 building adjacent to the main building was inaugurated on Friday for students, faculty members, and officials of the university. ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaRush for potato, onion at Sufal Bangla stalls
Kolkata: Mobile and stationary outlets of Sufal Bangla are witnessing a heavy rush in recent days as potato (Jyoti) is selling at Rs 26/kg and onion (Nashik and others) at Rs 48/kg. The potato price in the city's retail ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaCops’ new social media policy against e-crime
Kolkata: In the backdrop of the Calcutta High Court pulling up state police regarding the manner in which cyber investigations are carried out, the Kolkata Police has begun reaching out to cybercrime victims where investigations are pending. The cops ...
14 December 2024 Times of India100 yrs of Kol airport: Min unveils celebration logo
Kolkata: Civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu unveiled the logo of Kolkata airport's centenary celebration at New Delhi on Friday, kicking off the programmes in Kolkata as airport officials listed the itinerary of the celebrations that will start on ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaSchool dispersal, breakdown choke traffic in S Kol belt
Kolkata: A chain of events on Friday left a section of south Kolkata gridlocked and slowed traffic in the belt to a crawl. The effect, spread between Park Circus and Exide, was reported a little after 11.30 am and ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaNIA detains JeM suspect in Hooghly
Kolkata: A day after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) operative from Assam, the agency on Friday detained a suspected operative of the group during an early morning raid in the Sanapara area of Arambagh, Hooghly.The ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaScottish seeks response from PE teacher
Kolkata: The Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) of Scottish Church College has sent a letter to the physical education teacher, requesting his reply before next Wednesday in connection with the sexual harassment case. A second-year student had filed a plaint ...
14 December 2024 Times of IndiaGukesh sows hopes of more kids making next move to 64 squares
Kolkata: Like the rest of India, the city of joy, too, is celebrating D Gukesh's crowning glory as he edged past defending champion Ding Liren to emerge the world chess champion. Even though there weren't celebratory fireworks that normally ...
14 December 2024 Times of India