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Scottish 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 India

Gukesh 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

Sniffer dog at doorstep, Tolly locals rue lack of neighbourhood safety

Kolkata: The recovery of a severed head of a woman at Tollygunge's Graham Road on Friday morning reminded the senior citizens of the locality of the turbulent 70s when the area witnessed a number of murders. Among the younger ...

14 December 2024 Times of India

Howrah’s 37-year-old factory worker looks to rejoin work with reattached hand

123 Kolkata: A 37-year-old factory worker, Arpan Samanta, is all set to embrace life with a rekindled hope and his replanted hand that got severed about a few months ago in a freak accident while handling a moulding machine ...

14 December 2024 Times of India

Out on walk, got shock of my life

I was out for a walk and was planning a tea break when something unusual caught my eye near the vat and I got the shock of my life. At first, I couldn't make sense of what I was ...

14 December 2024 Times of India

Have the Indo-Bangla entertainment ties been impacted by the crisis?

Despite recent tensions between India and Bangladesh, Bangladeshi actor Ziaul Faruq Apurba's film 'Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale' is set for Indian release. KOLKATA: ‘Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale’, a film by Pratim D. Gupta and produced by Firdausul Hasan, is ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Poor AQI at Ballygunge and Salt Lake, others moderate

123 Kolkata: The air quality index of two zones in the city turned poor, while the rest of the five zones covered by continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) showed moderate air quality on Thursday.Two stations – Ballygunge ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Severed human head found in garbage dump in Kolkata's Tollygunge

KOLKATA: A severed human head, believed to be of a woman, was discovered at a waste disposal site in Kolkata's Tollygunge locality on Friday morning, police said.Residents in the area found a plastic bag with the body part at ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

After talks, Bangladesh's Muktijoddhas may grace Vijay Diwas in Kolkata

Representative Image KOLKATA: After weeks of speculation over the participation of Muktijoddhas (freedom fighters) from Bangladesh at the annual Vijay Diwas in Kolkata this month, the Indian Army on Thursday said a Bangladesh delegation was likely to attend the ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Exploring the theme of infertility through cinema at 30th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF)

. KOLKATA: At least two films in the Indian competition at the 30th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) explored the theme of infertility. Incidents of 'phantom pregnancy', a peculiar condition documented twice by Queen Mary I when she exhibited ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Cal HC panel submits report on child visitation guidelines

Kolkata: A Calcutta High Court committee on Thursday submitted a report on specific guidelines for child visitation and custody to insulate kids from the bitterness of a protracted legal battle.In 2021, a PIL was filed by Ratul Roy, seeking ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

One nation, one election unconstitutional, anti-federal: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee opposes the 'one nation, one election' bill. She calls it undemocratic and dictatorial. Banerjee believes it undermines India's federal structure. KOLKATA: CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the proposed 'one nation, one ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Tech helps hosps slash time to start critical treatment

Kolkata: The time taken to attend to critically ill patients and the initiation of treatment has reduced considerably in Kolkata, thanks to bolstered emergency care, including the use of high-end equipment and on-the-spot tests, followed by a quick transfer ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

At 51%, Joka sees sharpest rise in home rates in Kolkata since 2019

Joka and Madhyamgram lead Kolkata's residential real estate price surge, boasting 51% and 43% increases respectively since 2019, fueled by metro connectivity and rising demand. KOLKATA: Two areas in opposite ends of the city, Joka in south and ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

From local charm to global glamour, Kol couples take pre-wedding shoots to new heights

Kolkata: From aerial shots to action cameras, from foreign locales to historic backdrops, pre-wedding shoots have transformed into an industry with Kolkata couples splurging to capture their "candid moments" before they tie the knot.Until a few years ago, a ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Body found in gunny bag near IIM

123 Kolkata: Kolkata Police recovered the body of a male, in a semi-mutilated form, near a metro pillar at Thakurpukur on Wednesday night. The recovery from near IIM Joka and on an important road that acts as a link ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

GTA proposes primary health centre in Sandakphu amid tourist safety concerns

123 Tumling: The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) has submitted a proposal to the state govt to establish a primary health centre in Sandakphu, This is in response to the long-standing demand for a proper healthcare centre in the region ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Bengal to verify a/c details of beneficiaries for DBT

Kolkata: The Bengal govt has decided to verify the account details of beneficiaries before any transaction in case of direct bank transfers (DBTs).Additional chief secretary in the finance department, Prabhat Kumar Mishra, issued the directive and also cautioned against ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Elephants kill 3 women, injure another in Jaldapara

Jalpaiguri: Wild elephants killed three women and injured another at Chilapata in Jaldapara National Park on Thursday. The forest department had already issued warning about 23 elephants in the area.The incident occurred at Bania in the Chilapata range where ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Jagannath Temple in Digha will be an icon of the world, says Mamata

Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee has said the Jagannath Temple in Digha, which will be inaugurated on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya on April 30 next year, will become an icon of not just Bengal but the entire world.This entailed ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Kol to get direct Prayagraj flights for Maha Kumbh

Kolkata: The city will get direct air connectivity to Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, ahead of the Maha Kumbh Mela scheduled from Jan 13 to Feb 26. This is the first time that devotees and visitors will be able to fly ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Accident deaths rise on city roads after six years

Kolkata: For the first time since 2017, deaths from accidents has increased in 2024 after six years of downward slide. Till now, 165 people have died in road accidents this year, up from 159 reported in 2023. With 18 ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Airport-metro link trials likely from Monday

123 Kolkata: Trial runs for Kolkata's first airport-metro link may begin on Monday, Dec 16, sources said. Metro Railway, which is implementing the city's Yellow line, including the first 7 km phase between Noapara and Jai Hind (airport) stations, ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Cons call women for auditions, loot valuables

123 Kolkata: For the past 25 days, a gang of at least six persons, including women, targeted three young women, all dancers, in a unique modus operandi that left cops surprised."We began receiving complaints from south Kolkata, Jessore Road, ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Can’t recover excess salary paid erroneously to retd officer: HC to govt

123 Kolkata: The state is not entitled to recover the excess amount paid to a retired officer due to its mistake, the Calcutta High Court held recently. The case pertains to a retired Indian Air Force officer who was ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

2nd lawyer gives up RG Kar victim’s parents’ brief

Kolkata: Senior Advocate Vrinda Grover on Wednesday withdrew from representing the RG Kar victim's family in the Supreme Court, Calcutta High Court, and the special CBI court. Grover was the second senior advocate representing the family after senior advocate ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

St Xavier’s Univ to start peace studies, offer more courses

123 Kolkata: St Xavier's University will introduce peace studies as a value-added course in this Jan session, VC Fr Felix Raj announced on Thursday. The university is now in talks with the state, seeking an additional 10 acres to ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Tabla player’s killer held in Guj brought to city

Kolkata: Alleged serial killer Rahul, also known as Bholu Karmavir Ishwar Jat, who was arrested in Gujarat by the local cops, was brought to Kolkata by GRP in connection with the murder of a disabled tabla player. Rahul was ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Kol tourist, HAM operators reunite missing boy with kin

Kolkata: A class-IX student from New Barrackpore, who was suffering from memory loss and went missing a couple of years ago, was found in a Prayagraj asylum. He had been arrested by UP police. Abhijit Sarkar was reunited with ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

HC clears appt in central forces

123 Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday cleared the decks for appointment of 46,617 candidates in central paramilitary forces all over India during the Dec 23 Rojgar Mela. A division bench of justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Partha Sarathi ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Chicken dispute leads to JU hostel row

Kolkata: A visually impaired third-year Bengali department student of Jadavpur University lodged a complaint with the university authorities, alleging that he was physically harassed by a second-year engineering student at the New Boys' Hostel. He also wrote a letter ...

13 December 2024 Times of India

Most digital arrest victims senior citizens

Kolkata: Kolkata Police has launched a crucial cybercrime awareness initiative specifically targeting senior citizens, responding to an alarming surge in digital fraud cases affecting the elderly population. TOI had reported about this in its edition dated Dec 11. The ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Maha Kumbh 2025: Direct flights from Kolkata to Prayagraj announced

Alliance Air will operate these six-days-a-week flights, excluding Mondays. Night landings and low-visibility operations will be possible thanks to a new landing system. KOLKATA: The city will get direct air connectivity to Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, ahead of the Maha ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

BSF nabs Bangladeshi teen at Chopra, youth who swam to Rajganj

Kolkata: A BSF patrol team apprehended a 15-year-old Bangladeshi girl during her attempted border crossing at Chopra in North Dinajpur district on Tuesday night.The girl, from Panchagarh, was spotted trying to enter through a Hume pipe beneath the border ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

It is majority's duty to protect minority: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA/DIGHA: "It is the majority's responsibility to protect the minority," CM Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday in the context of recent development in Bangladesh, adding, "We demand protection for everyone."Speaking to reporters after inspecting the soon-to-be-inaugurated Jagannath Temple Complex ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Rajasthan youth falls on Kolkata metro tracks, says he was pushed; cops probe overcrowding

KOLKATA: A young man reportedly slipped and fell on the tracks at Esplanade Metro station around 4pm on Wednesday though Metro Railway claimed it was a suicide attempt. The incident disrupted the services for nearly half-an-hour.Kolkata Police said Md ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

A month on, Salt Lake accident spot has only 2 speed breakers

1234 Kolkata: A month has passed since a class-II student died when his mother, taking him home on a scooter, lost control while negotiating an uneven stretch in Salt Lake. But almost nothing has changed on the ground. Despite ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Speaker warns BJP MLA Dinda over ‘casual statements’

123 Kolkata: Moyna's BJP MLA Ashok Dinda was cautioned by assembly speaker Biman Banerjee on Wednesday. "You are a first-time MLA; be more cautious. Do not issue casual statements. Consider this a warning," Banerjee told Dinda.The warning stemmed from ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Ganja worth 15L seized

Kolkata: The CID on Tuesday recovered 98 kg of cannabis from two sedans near Dhulagarh toll plaza and arrested one of the drivers.Acting on a tip-off, the CID team stopped a car at the toll plaza. When they noticed ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Schedules go haywire as season of fog, disruptions starts at Kol airport

1234 Kolkata: The first fog of the season played havoc with flight schedules at Kolkata airport on Wednesday, forcing multiple diversions and delays that left flyers hassled and airlines reeling with subsequent delays throughout the day. During the two ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

City health inst gets 63cr funding from US foundation for research

Kolkata: A health unit on the outskirts of Kolkata has received Rs 63-crore funding from the US-based John C Martin Foundation. Liver Foundation West Bengal (LFWB), the beneficiary based in Sonarpur, will now start research on various liver diseases, ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Tigress nears state border, forest teams on high alert

12 Kolkata/Jhargram: Three forest teams, covering vast stretches from Belpahari to Jamboni, stayed on guard along the Bengal-Jharkhand border after reports of the Odisha tigress moving north in Jharkhand's Chakulia range and coming within 10-12 kilometres of the Bengal ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Principals’ meet focuses on future tech skills for better job options

Kolkata: The Principals' Meet 2024, was successfully organized by RCC Institute of Information Technology (RCCIIT) in association with the Times of India. The theme of the event was "Empowering Graduates with Future Tech Skills for Better Employability" based on ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Study starts for truck tunnel below Hooghly

Kolkata: The Union ministry of ports has started preparing a feasibility study for connecting the port dockyard on the Kolkata side with the National Highway on the Howrah side through an underwater tunnel running through the Hooghly riverbed. A ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Evicted hawkers return to reclaim Chandni Chowk roads, pavements

Kolkata: After Bertram Street and Humayun Place in the New Market area, KMC is now struggling to keep up with constant hawker encroachment in and around Chandni Chowk. These hawkers were removed from the area four months ago after ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Guv delaying VC appts to state univs, says Bratya

Kolkata: State education minister Bratya Basu said in the assembly on Wednesday that governor C V Ananda Bose was delaying appointment of vice-chancellors to state universities.Basu said, "Following the Supreme Court order, three names from the search-cum-selection panel were ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Thai e-visa for Indians from New Yr

Kolkata: The Thai embassy on Wednesday announced that Thailand's e-visa will be available for Indian passport holders starting Jan 1, 2025. The existing 60-day visa exemption for Indian travellers will remain in effect.Thailand is one of the most popular ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Kalighat skywalk may open in Feb

Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is gearing up to inaugurate the Kalighat skywalk early in 2025. Preparations are being made after chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced in Digha that the much-awaited skywalk will be opened to devotees in ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Digha’s Jagannath temple to open its doors on April 30 next year: Mamata

123 Digha/Kolkata: The new Jagannath temple in Digha would open its doors on April 30 next year, CM Mamata Banerjee announced on Wednesday, adding that she would attend the first Rath Yatra that would also begin from Digha in ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Min: Ghatal Master Plan to be implemented in Feb 2025

Kolkata: The Rs 1,238-crore Ghatal Master Plan will be implemented in Feb 2025, said state minister Manas Ranjan Bhunia in the assembly on Wednesday. Bhunia added that GMP would be a symbol of how Centre's stepmotherly attitude prompted CM ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

KMRC stalls E-W rake exchange plan

Kolkata: KMRC has decided not to proceed with the decision to exchange rakes being used in the East-West Metro's Esplanade-Howrah Maidan section to facilitate work in the incomplete Esplanade-Sealdah stretch. The agency had planned to suspend services on both ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Min temp in Kolkata may dip below 15°C today: Met

Kolkata: With the steady incursion of the chill-bearing northerly wind, the minimum temperature in city's fringes dropped below the 15°C-mark on Wednesday. In Dum Dum, the minimum temperature was recorded at 14.3°C. The same slipped to 13.5°C in Howrah. ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Wholesale-retail potato supply gap in Kolkata pinches pocket

Kolkata: Blame it on a section of middlemen or ‘phore', allegedly controlling the supply chain of cheaper UP potatoes that have already arrived the wholesale markets in the city, the tuber's price still remains high in the retail markets. ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Sukhendu gets invite to TMC MPs’ meet after apology

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray has written a letter to chief minister Mamata Banerjee "apologising" for criticising the party during the RG Kar protests. Following this, Ray got a call from the party's RS leader ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

Curtains on KIFF with CM’s congratulatory call

Kolkata: A telephone call from CM Mamata Banerjee to minister Aroop Biswas during the closing ceremony of the 30th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) came as a pleasant surprise at Rabindra Sadan on Wednesday evening. Her congratulations to Biswas, ...

12 December 2024 Times of India

2 trains cancelled, several diverted due to rail blockade in West Bengal

Representative image KOLKATA: Protesters demanding a separate Cooch Behar state staged a rail blockade at Jorai railway station in West Bengal, causing significant disruption to train services on Wednesday. The demonstration, led by the Greater Coochbehar People's Association (GCPA), ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

Amid turmoil, Kolkata hospitals worry about losing patients from Bangladesh to Southeast Asia

KOLKATA: A sizable proportion of 'medical tourists' from Bangladesh to Kolkata may now be giving the city a miss in favour of Southeast Asian countries, owing to travel disruptions because of the unstable situation in the neighbouring country, say ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

CBI trial of RG Kar rape-murder likely to wrap up in a month: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took note of CBI's latest status report and expressed confidence that the trial of the rape-and-murder of a PGT doctor at RG Kar was likely to conclude in a month.On going through ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

Drunk driver manhandles traffic cop

123 Kolkata: A traffic sergeant from Jorabagan Traffic Guard was allegedly manhandled by a young motorist in north Kolkata on Monday morning after the cop chased and managed to stop the accused from driving on the city roads in ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

NGT slams canal restoration delay

Kolkata: The NGT bench of Justice B Amit Sthlaekar and expert member Arun Kumar Sharma expressed strong dissatisfaction over persistent delays and unresolved issues plaguing Bagjola and Kestopur canals. Clogged canals lead to flooding after heavy rain. The bench ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

KP orders drones to keep eye on EKW encroachers

Kolkata: Kolkata Police will now deploy drones on anti-pollution mission, to monitor encroachments on the East Kolkata Wetlands and burning of biomass, garbage as well as plastic. Tenders have been floated for two drones, costing Rs 11 lakh. Kolkata ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

Fog disrupts flight landings at Bagdogra

Kolkata: No flights could land at Bagdogra airport until noon on Tuesday, leading to the cancellation of four flights and the diversion of five flights to Kolkata. This was due to dense fog in and around Siliguri and a ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

CBI trial of RG Kar rape-murder likely to wrap up in a month: SC

12 New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took note of CBI's latest status report and expressed confidence that the trial of the rape-and-murder of a PGT doctor at RG Kar was likely to conclude in a month.On going ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

Sworn to green practices, high-rises vow to cut down on carbon footprint

Kolkata: In the realm of vertical living, two housing communities—Loudon Park in the heart of the city and Sodepur Godrej Prakriti on the northern fringes—stand as testaments to sustainable urban living. Though starkly different in size and setting, their ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

HC questions CBI’s urgency in Bhadra arrest

123 Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned CBI's urgency in arresting Sujay Krishna Bhadra in the teacher recruitment scam. The matter will be heard again next Monday."We will not put you in the position of an astrologer. But ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

Jalpaiguri decorator gets death for murdering wife

Jalpaiguri: A Jalpaiguri trial court on Tuesday ordered capital punishment for a decorator, who suffocated his wife to death with a pillow and hid her body in their neighbour's septic tank in April 2019.The Jalpaiguri district third court sentenced ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

4 more state univs get permanent VCs

Kolkata: The names of permanent vice-chancellors at four more state universities were announced on Tuesday following interactions at Raj Bhavan. The state higher education department issued notifications, naming the permanent VCs at Mahatma Gandhi, Kanyashree, Hindi and Murshidabad universities.Sourangshu ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

Sworn to green practices, high-rises vow to cut down on carbon footprint

11 December 2024 Times of India

Third HC judge hears Partha bail application

Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday heard the bail application of former education minister Partha Chatterjee and other accused in the job recruitment case. Chatterjee's counsel Milon Mukherjee argued that the delay in granting of sanction by the state ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

18 hurt as buses collide on BT Road

123 Kolkata: Eighteen constables, including two women, were injured when an empty school bus rammed into a Kolkata Police van at the Agarpara-Tentultala intersection near a private English medium school on BT Road on Tuesday afternoon.The injured officers were ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

Kolkata Police launches ‘Stop, Drop & Inform' drive for seniors

Kolkata: Kolkata Police on Tuesday launched a ‘Stop, Drop & Inform' campaign to tackle tele-caller frauds that target senior citizens. According to police, the focus of the campaign is to raise awareness amongst senior citizens about the frauds; protecting ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

After CM prod, unsafe Kalighat bldg to be razed

123 Kolkata: Prodded by CM Mamata Banerjee, mayor Firhad Hakim on Tuesday asked KMC to offer occupancy certificates to the tenants of the dilapidated building at Madan Paul Lane, located close to Harish Chatterjee Street. Large parts of the ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

Intel alert on militant presence

123 Kolkata: The intelligence agencies have asked all security and law-enforcing agencies to be on the lookout for two members of the banned Islamic militant organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir, Sabbir Amir and Ridwan Maruf. The duo had entered Bengal with ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

Mitali Express rakes return to Bengal from Dhaka after 5 months

12 Jalpaiguri: A day after the foreign secretaries of India and Bangladesh met in Dhaka amid the ongoing turmoil in the neighbouring country, the rakes of the Mitali Express returned to India after nearly five months. Around 9.05am on ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

Cops bust fake call centre in Ballygunge, arrest 19

123 Kolkata: The anti-rowdy section of DD raided a call centre in Ballygunge on Monday night and arrested 19 people for duping US citizens. Sources said attempts were also made to dupe German citizens from the centre. The fake ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

Mohun Bagan joins East Bengal, condemns Bangladesh unrest

Kolkata: After East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting, Mohun Bagan club has also raised its voice over growing tensions in Bangladesh. Following an executive committee meeting on Tuesday, the century-old club adopted a resolution expressing concerns over "the current situation ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

Yoyo weather in Kolkata leads to cough and cold epidemic, doc alert for seniors

Kolkata: With the mercury on a roller-coaster ride, a change-of-season cough and cold outbreak has gripped Kolkata with thousands down with low fever and a runny nose. Though the viral infections could be the usual ones triggered by temperature ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

‘Mini Bangla’ traders in Kolkata hold meet to bring back Bangladesh tourists, assure their safe stay in city

Kolkata: Traders in Kolkata's ‘Mini Bangladesh' area, known for its bustling markets, eateries selling Bangladeshi cuisine, and cultural exchanges, have come together to address safety concerns among Bangladeshi tourists. They have decided in a meeting on Tuesday that they ...

11 December 2024 Times of India

Detective dept to hit the road; drones, watchtowers to monitor Park St revelry

Kolkata: Once the Christmas carnival on Park Street is inaugurated, revellers arriving at the festive zone in the evening by metro will be able to exit the Park Street metro station from the exit in front of BFL Estate ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

Takeover talk from Bangladesh: We won't eat lollipops, scoffs West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday made light of a section of Bangladeshi politicians' and former army officers' threats of "occupying Bengal, Bihar and Odisha", saying "we would not be sitting eating lollipops" if that happened.She also ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

Poor quality, supply chain issues push potato price up to 40 again

Kolkata: Supply chain disruptions and poor quality products again pushed up potato prices on Monday, within four days of the rates dipping slightly on Thursday. The Jyoti variety, the prices of which had inched down to RS 38 a ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

South Korean director misses KIFF, roots for democracy

Kolkata: South Korean director OH Jung-min, who was scheduled to attend the 30th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), couldn't make it to "the homeland of Satyajit Ray". The director was overseas on a private visit while submitting his Indian ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

KP warns against pension scam

Kolkata: Alerting senior citizens to be more cautious while dealing with their hard-earned money, Bidhannagar Police issued an advisory about a pension scam, a new modus operandi by cyber fraudsters.As part of the scam, fraudsters send WhatsApp and text ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

Cons use health emergency calls

Kolkata: Cyber crooks have come up with yet another modus operandi to defraud people. Police cautioned citizens against cyber criminals, who posed as healthcare employees and called to fool people into believing that a close family member—a child in ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

Jol Swapno: Didi’s tough stance against contractors

Kolkata: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday instructed top state govt officials and ministers to take stringent action against anyone impeding the Jol Swapno project. She said 23 officials and 373 contractors have already been issued show-cause notices. ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

Men receive 3x more spam calls than women, reveals Airtel study

Kolkata: On an average, men receive three times more spam calls than women. This was revealed by a study conducted by Bharti Airtel. The study was based on findings from Airtel's spam detection network over the last two-and-a-half months. ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

TMC MLAs meet CM on Moitra, ‘told no decision now’

123 Kolkata: Five Trinamool Congress MLAs from Krishnanagar, who had written to the CM against MP Mahua Moitra and demanded her removal from the post of party district president, met Mamata Banerjee at the assembly on Monday but were ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

Nos. low, BJP membership drive extended till Dec 31

Kolkata: The membership drive of Bengal BJP has been extended to Dec 31 as the number of members registered is much lower than the target set by Union home minister Amit Shah. Bengal BJP minder Sunil Bansal on Monday ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

Panchayat member stabbed to death in Kulpi

123 Kolkata: Nuruddin Halder, a panchayat member of Gazipur in Kulpi, was stabbed to death by unknown miscreants on Sunday night. The incident occurred around 11pm when the 57-year-old was returning home.Police are conducting a probe, though there were ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

Restaurant bodies warn against heavy in-dining discounts offered by payment aggregators

Kolkata: National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), the apex body representing the restaurant industry, has warned its members of the potential long-term adverse effects of large-scale in-dining discount programmes offered by aggregator payment platforms. The Hotel and Restaurant Association ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

Cops grill ‘molested’ woman, yet to call ‘molesters’ to PS

Kolkata: A Sree Colony couple, who had allegedly been molested and assaulted by a group of neighbours on Nov 23, and were summoned to Netaji Nagar police station after 9 pm on Sunday in connection with a counter-complaint, were ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

28-yr-old woman dies on Behala bus

Kolkata: A 28-year-old woman, an accountant employed with a private firm, died soon after she started feeling unwell on a moving govt bus on Monday morning. The incident was reported from Behala Janakalyan, close to Behala Chowrasta, around 10.45 ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

NABL accreditation for SSKM oncopathology lab

123 Kolkata: The ongoing project of the state's ambitious Cancer Care Hub (CCH) at IPGMER takes another step forward with the oncopathology lab attached to the hub receiving NABL accreditation. According to sources, the accreditation for histopathology and immunohistochemistry ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

3 killed in bomb blast at Murshidabad house

12 Berhampore: Three persons were killed in a bomb blast on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday at a house in Murshidabad district's Khayertala village under Sagarpara police station, which is close to the India-Bangladesh border. Locals said ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

CU holds anti-ragging committee meeting

123 Kolkata: Calcutta University will seek a detailed list of unauthorised boarders from all the hostel boarders. The list will be requested to be submitted before Dec 16, the date of the next anti-ragging committee meeting.Two residents of Carmichael ...

10 December 2024 Times of India

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