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Need to sensitize kids from a tender age: Experts
Kolkata: The glut of sexual assault cases, including the rape and murder of a young R G Kar doctor, has made it imperative to sensitise and educate kids, especially boys, about private parts, good and bad touch, and how ...
16 November 2024 Times of IndiaNeed to sensitize kids from a tender age: Experts
Kolkata: The glut of sexual assault cases, including the rape and murder of a young R G Kar doctor, has made it imperative to sensitise and educate kids, especially boys, about private parts, good and bad touch, and how ...
16 November 2024 Times of India15% of 15-20-yr-olds in Kol, S 24 Pgns in pre-diabetic stage: Survey
Kolkata: A survey of 15-20-year-old students in Kolkata and South 24 Parganas, conducted by an NGO that works to prevent diabetes and released on the eve of World Diabetes Day on Thursday, revealed that 15% are obese and in ...
16 November 2024 Times of IndiaRepairs for safety of students: LMB
Kolkata: La Martiniere Boys School is likely to cite "student safety" when it responds by next week to the KMC's heritage committee stopwork notice which stated that the Grade I heritage building cannot undergo any modification, structural changes or ...
16 November 2024 Times of IndiaManipur natives in Kolkata hold candlelight vigil
123 Kolkata: The renewed violence in Manipur prompted people from the northeastern state living in Kolkata to hold a candlelight vigil on Friday evening. Manipuris in Kolkata (MIK), an umbrella body of Manipur natives in Kolkata, organized a peace ...
16 November 2024 Times of IndiaTMC wiped out bloodshed in Jangalmahal, ensured social security: Mamata
Kolkata: Trinamool govt had not only wiped out bloodshed in Jangalmahal, but also ensured social security for all, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Friday, emphasising Bengal's inclusive development model.Speaking on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Birsa ...
16 November 2024 Times of IndiaTMC wiped out bloodshed in Jangalmahal, ensured social security: Mamata
Kolkata: Trinamool govt had not only wiped out bloodshed in Jangalmahal, but also ensured social security for all, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Friday, emphasising Bengal's inclusive development model.Speaking on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Birsa ...
16 November 2024 Times of IndiaAs winter approaches, rise in pollution turns air quality in city pockets ‘poor’
Kolkata: With the nip in the air and inversion of the atmospheric layers, the air quality in some pockets of the city plunged to ‘poor' (AQI: 201-300) from ‘moderate' (AQI: 101-200). With the progress of winter, the city's air ...
16 November 2024 Times of IndiaAs winter approaches, rise in pollution turns air quality in city pockets ‘poor’
Kolkata: With the nip in the air and inversion of the atmospheric layers, the air quality in some pockets of the city plunged to ‘poor' (AQI: 201-300) from ‘moderate' (AQI: 101-200). With the progress of winter, the city's air ...
16 November 2024 Times of India1.9k plaints in tab scheme among 16L beneficiaries
Kolkata: Just 1,911 of the total 16,00,000 (or 0.1%) students who are eligible for a Rs 10,000 grant credited to their bank accounts for buying tablet computers under Bengal govt's ‘Taruner Swapno' scheme have complained of not receiving the ...
16 November 2024 Times of IndiaECMO saves 71-year-old doctor from unusual presentation of ARDS in a malaria case
KOLKATA: In an uncommon case a 71-year-old had developed severe respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after he tested positive for malaria. The patient Dr Anjan Chatterjee had to be on ECMO support to come out of the complications at Manipal ...
16 November 2024 Times of IndiaNo-tourist day in Sundarbans to shift from Tue to Fri, upset stakeholders question move
Kolkata: Instead of Tuesdays, Sundarbans Tiger Reserve (STR) will now stay shut every Friday. The decision, as per the notice issued on Tuesday, will come into effect from Dec 1. This has taken the tourism fraternity and stakeholders by ...
16 November 2024 Times of IndiaGovt moves to reduce post-accident trauma, launches portal for data mgmt
123 Kolkata: From now on, all information related to victims of road traffic accidents will have to be uploaded to the centralised Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD) portal. In an order, the health department also said no hospital should ...
16 November 2024 Times of India1.9k plaints in tab scheme among 16L beneficiaries
Kolkata: Just 1,911 of the total 16,00,000 (or 0.1%) students who are eligible for a Rs 10,000 grant credited to their bank accounts for buying tablet computers under Bengal govt's ‘Taruner Swapno' scheme have complained of not receiving the ...
16 November 2024 Times of IndiaAt 20°C, Kolkata records lowest min temp this season
Kolkata: A nip in the air greeted Kolkatans on Friday morning when the city recorded its lowest minimum temperature this season, 20°C, although the maximum climbed marginally to touch 30°C from Thursday's 29.4°C. With the northwesterly wind getting stronger, ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaBengal govt to do away with bus commission system
123 Kolkata: The state govt on Thursday proposed to do away with the commissioning system in private buses to rein in racing vehicles. The move came two days after an 11-year-old boy returning from school on a scooterette fell ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaTie beams to make 150-year-old heritage New Market quake-proof
123 Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation will install tie beams or horizontal beams that connect columns to secure the 150-year-old New Market from earthquakes. A structural safety assessment by a team from Jadavpur University had flagged concerns about the ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaBengal records 72.1% polling in byelections
Kolkata: Bengal recorded a polling percentage of 72.1% in Wednesday's bypolls in six assembly seats. There was a dip of 7.1% compared to the Lok Sabha elections, when the state recorded an average polling of 79.2%.Bypolls were held in ...
15 November 2024 Times of India7 injured in protest over local train route in West Bengal
KOLKATA: Protests over the shortening of the local train route turned violent at Ashoknagar on the Sealdah-Bongaon section, leaving at least seven people, including railway police personnel, injured in clashes between police and passengers who had blocked the railway ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata: ED seizes Rs 3 crore from businessman in 'lottery scam'
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized approximately Rs 3 crore in cash from a businessman's house in Kolkata today as part of their investigation into a lottery scam.The ED began searches at multiple locations in West Bengal yesterday. ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaUK to bring first-ever tech delegation on AI and semiconductors to Kolkata
Representative Image KOLKATA: The United Kingdom will bring its first-ever trade delegation to Kolkata dedicated to the expanding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Semiconductor sectors on November 18-19, 2024. This tech delegation comprises 17 leading UK organisations, all of which ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaHC acquits man 27 yrs after implication in wife’s suicide
123 Kolkata: Twenty-seven years after he was implicated under 498A IPC and abetting his wife's suicide, Calcutta High Court on Wednesday acquitted a Tamluk resident due to inconsistencies in the deposition of witnesses during the trial.Ashok Jana moved the ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaShanty dwellers, vendors rummage through burnt debris at Lord’s crossing
Kolkata: Homeless shanty dwellers and vendors were found rummaging through the rubble of burnt debris on Thursday morning to count losses after an evening market went up in flames near Lord's Bakery More beside Prince Anwar Shah Road under ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata's Gariahat market comes of e-age: Hawkers now plan doorstep delivery
KOLKATA: Gariahat hawkers have decided to take the online route in an effort to boost sales after ceding a large share of business to e-commerce, especially after Covid. While a dedicated e-commerce app is financially out of reach as ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaEasily seen 'Swasthya Sathi' health scheme display boards to be a must at private hospitals in West Bengal
KOLKATA: Bengal govt is set to make it mandatory for all Swasthya Sathi-empanelled private hospitals to put up display boards at strategic locations listing medical services available in the facility under the state's universal health scheme as well as ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaLMB stops step revamp work after KMC steps in
123 Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Thursday morning issued a stop-work notice to the management of La Martinere for Boys, halting all renovation work being carried out on the premises that have multiple heritage structures. A civic team ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaVeteran singer held in POCSO case in Mumbai after plaint lodged in Kolkata
12345 Kolkata: Kolkata Police apprehended singer-cum-composer Sanjay Chakraborty — brother of a famed classical singer — from Mumbai recentlyfor allegedly molesting his 16-year-old student. The minor had reportedly enrolled for music classes at Chakraborty's south Kolkata music school, Pran ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaVeteran singer held in POCSO case in Mumbai after plaint lodged in Kolkata
12345 Kolkata: Kolkata Police apprehended singer-cum-composer Sanjay Chakraborty — brother of a famed classical singer — from Mumbai recentlyfor allegedly molesting his 16-year-old student. The minor had reportedly enrolled for music classes at Chakraborty's south Kolkata music school, Pran ...
15 November 2024 Times of India14-yr-old drugged, raped by neighbour in Gaighata, 1 held
Kolkata: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly drugged and raped by a neighbour on Wednesday evening after the minor turned down his proposal for a relationship.The incident came to light only after the survivor tried to kill herself. The youth, ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaBengal records 72.1% polling in byelections
Kolkata: Bengal recorded a polling percentage of 72.1% in Wednesday's bypolls in six assembly seats. There was a dip of 7.1% compared to the Lok Sabha elections, when the state recorded an average polling of 79.2%.Bypolls were held in ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaAbhishek to meet doctors at Amtala summit
Kolkata: Trinamool general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee is set to interact with doctors at a meeting this Saturday, for the first time since the RG Kar incident in Aug. The Doctors' Summit will be held at ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaMamata meets slain ABGL neta’s family in Darjeeling
Darjeeling: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday met Bharati Tamang, the widow of Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) neta Madan Tamang, and her son in Darjeeling. Tamang was killed on May 21, 2010 at Darjeeling's Upper Clubside while overseeing ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaFresh ad for permanent VC selection at RBU, WBUHS likely today
123 Kolkata: The Justice U U Lalit Committee is expected to release the advertisement for West Bengal University of Health Sciences and Rabindra Bharati University afresh on Friday as it was unable to find any eligible candidates for the ...
15 November 2024 Times of India‘Russian spray’ enters Bengal political parlance, courtesy Arjun Singh
Kolkata: A Russian chemical spray, which can incapacitate people in two months, made a debut in Bengal's politics on Thursday when BJP functionary and former Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh alleged a conspiracy was being hatched to kill opposition members, ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaSporadic protests mark 3 months of ‘Reclaim the Night’ movement, demand speedy trial
Kolkata: The city witnessed scattered protests in areas like Behala, Thakurpukur and Salt Lake City Centre on Thursday, marking three months of the massive Reclaim the Night movement, which was called after the rape-murder at R G Kar Hospital. ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaPurple Line green signal after defence nod for market shift
Kolkata: The Joka-Esplanade Metro corridor received a major boost with the ministry of defence finally approving the relocation of BC Roy Market to make way for the terminal Esplanade station.The Army is the custodian of the Maidan, through which ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaCalcutta HC seeks report against New Town IC for defying state counsel
123 Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the deputy commissioner of police to submit a report by Dec 12 on what steps were taken against the inspector in-charge of the New Town police station for defying the ...
15 November 2024 Times of India‘Russian spray’ enters Bengal political parlance, courtesy Arjun Singh
Kolkata: A Russian chemical spray, which can incapacitate people in two months, made a debut in Bengal's politics on Thursday when BJP functionary and former Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh alleged a conspiracy was being hatched to kill opposition members, ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaMystery of lone missing paper: CU grills principal, examiner, invigilator
Kolkata: The probe committee, which has been formed by Calcutta University (CU) to investigate the mystery of the lone missing answer script, on Thursday interrogated the examiner, invigilator of the exam centre and the principal of the college. Sources ...
15 November 2024 Times of IndiaCan’t forgive myself: Woman on helmet decision after son’s death
Kolkata: Sitting on a chair outside her Netaji Nagar home opposite EM Bypass, Noorjahan was continuously lamenting as she cried: "I can never forgive myself." She kept blaming herself for a basic safety protocol she disregarded on Tuesday that ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaED conducts raids in Kolkata in 'lottery scam'
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted multiple raids across Kolkata on Thursday morning in connection with an alleged lottery scam involving financial fraud and money laundering cases. The investigation focuses on the suspected diversion of lottery funds to ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaMedical professionals save passenger on Delhi-Kolkata flight
1234 Kolkata: The presence of a nurse and two doctors on board an aircraft set to take off from Delhi for Kolkata helped save a passenger who suffered a heart attack early on Monday.As IndiGo flight 6E 2788, which ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaLa Martiniere for Boys alumni involves KMC in row over historic stairs revamp
Kolkata: A team from Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), led by officials from its heritage committee, visited La Martiniere School for Boys on Wednesday evening to inspect changes made to the historic steps on the southern side of the school. ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaCongested roads are not racing tracks, says court
KOLKATA: "Congested roads are not racing tracks," a Salt Lake magistrate said on Wednesday, denying bail to two bus drivers of route 215A who have been accused of racing and causing the death of an 11-year-old schoolboy near the ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaComputer teacher among 6 arrested for tab funds scam
Kolkata: Six people were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly misappropriating money released by state govt to buy tablets. While Kolkata Police arrested two in North Dinajpur's Chopra — Krishnapada Barman, 38, and Sariful Islam — East Burdwan police and ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaIn Darj, CM says ‘Joy Gorkha, Joy Bangla’ in push for unity
12 Darjeeling/Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee, inaugurating the first Saras Mela in Darjeeling on Wednesday, exhorted her audience to raise the slogan "Joy Gorkha, Joy Bangla" and repeatedly emphasised the importance of unity, referring to her "blood ties" with Darjeeling.She ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaRoute 215A: 67 buses compete for 21km turf
Kolkata: It's not just an adrenaline rush but a constant pressure to complete four 21km trips — Salt Lake Sector V to Howrah station — in a day and earn a minimum of Rs 8,000 in ticket sales that ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaJU library dept turns 60
In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of its department of library and information science (DLIS), Jadavpur University (JU) is hosting a two-day seminar — "Libraries on Metamorphosis: From Clay Tablets to Tabs" — starting Wednesday, highlighting the transition of ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaUndertakings do not save life: High court
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday said, "undertakings do not save lives", after the leader of the opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, promised to give an undertaking that his public rally in Howrah's Shyampur would not cause any disturbance despite the ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaMan fakes kidnapping, extorts 14L from father
Kolkata: A 20-year-old youth, who was ‘kidnapped' was rescued from Jharkhali near Basanti by cops from Garfa PS on Tuesday. Later, cops found out that he set up the entire trap only to extort Rs 14 lakh from his ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaMissing papers: CU sends report to edu dept
Kolkata: Calcutta University on Wednesday sent an action taken report to the state higher education department, detailing the set of options the university is offering to the students who wrote the 120 Bengali MA first-semester answer scripts which later ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaMissing papers: CU sends report to edu dept
Kolkata: Calcutta University on Wednesday sent an action taken report to the state higher education department, detailing the set of options the university is offering to the students who wrote the 120 Bengali MA first-semester answer scripts which later ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaWill check if parents have 2 helmets at dispersal: Kolkata School’s new norm after student’s death
123 Kolkata: Day after 11-year-old Ayush Paik died in a road accident while travelling back home on his mother's scooter, the school where he studied — Vaishno Devi Academy — on Wednesday made it mandatory for parents coming to ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaMayor seeks review of tax waiver structure impact
Kolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim sought an assessment of if the implementation of a graded property tax waiver structure has resulted in diminished property tax collection. Hakim convened a review meeting on Wednesday with senior officials from various revenue-generating departments.A ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaIFFI Unesco nomination for Kol film on elderly daycare
Kolkata: Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukhopadhyay's ‘Aamar Boss' stands among 10 nominees for the esteemed ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi medal to be bestowed at the 55th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). This recognition is conferred in collaboration ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaAfter 4 years, Poush Mela to make a comeback in old avatar in Santiniketan
12 Bolpur/Kolkata: After a gap of four years, Visva-Bharati (VB) and Santiniketan Trust will jointly organize the Poush Mela in its traditional format at the Purba Palli Ground — the same venue where the fair was last held in ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaOne more app cab service at airport
123 Kolkata: To address the shortage of transport options outside Kolkata airport, another app cab aggregator, Rapido, is set to offer services from the airport on Thursday afternoon. The service will be inaugurated by state transport minister Snehashish Chakraborty ...
14 November 2024 Times of IndiaMayor seeks review of tax waiver structure impact
Kolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim sought an assessment of if the implementation of a graded property tax waiver structure has resulted in diminished property tax collection. Hakim convened a review meeting on Wednesday with senior officials from various revenue-generating departments.A ...
14 November 2024 Times of India16 Hills community boards to be reconstituted for better work: CM
Darjeeling: CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced a reconstitution of various ethnic Hills community boards in one to one-and-a-half months, to be overseen by a monitoring cell headed by Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) chief executive Anit Thapa.The cell, among ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaPresidency-GSI sign MoU for joint academic and research activities
Kolkata: Presidency University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Geological Survey of India (GSI) on Tuesday for collaborative research and academic activities. The relationship between these two esteemed institutions has been there since the very inception. GSI ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata police intensifies fight against cyberstalking and cyberbullying amid rising complaints
KOLKATA: Cybercrimes are not always about monetary losses. They can be deeply personal and harmful, affecting social reputation. This is what the cyber cell is emphasising in its new interactions, not just in schools but also in housing complexes, ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaKolkata's EM Bypass to undergo major road smoothening project for safer journeys
KOLKATA: Motorists and bikers may anticipate a seamless journey on some of the severely deteriorated, undulating stretches of the EM Bypass with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation implementing a road smoothening project for portions of the arterial road. Additionally, the ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaSchool suspends teacher over ‘anti-mgmt’ emoji
Kolkata: La Martiniere for Boys School has suspended assistant teacher Susmita Chakraborty, and started disciplinary enquiry against her, for allegedly posting an emoji on social media that was considered ‘anti-management' by the school. The decision stirred former students on ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaAfter merger, AI group to control 25% of Kol sky
Kolkata: One out of every four flights that operates from Kolkata airport will carry the Air India brand. This includes its budget airline, Air India Express. This follows the integration of operations and merger of AI and Vistara on ...
13 November 2024 Times of India11-year-old boy dies in fall off mom's scooter, hitting speeding bus in Kolkata's Salt Lake
KOLKATA: An 11-year-old boy, who was returning home from school on a scooter with his mother and cousin, died after sustaining fatal injuries when his head bumped against one of two racing buses passing by in Salt Lake on ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaCU tries to solve mystery of the lone missing answer script
Kolkata: The mystery of the lone missing paper from the MA Bengali first-semester, which disappeared from a bundle of answer scripts, has foxed the Calcutta University authority that is probing the missing answer scripts. The university has also put ...
13 November 2024 Times of India71-yr-old Naihati climber embarks on South Pole expedition after North Pole adventure
123 Kolkata: A 71-year-old from Naihati has embarked on an expedition to the South Pole deep inside Antartica a year after he managed to reach the North Pole. If he succeeds, Karuna Prasad Mitra, an avid climber, will be ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaBengal funds to buy tabs for students lands in Bihar
123 Kolkata: Seven individuals were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly misappropriating money released to buy tablets by the state govt. It also came to light that the money meant for 15 students from a school in Salar, Murshidabad, was ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaRacing buses, road hazard, no helmets claim 11-year-old in Salt Lake
Kolkata: The private bus on route 215A, which hit 11-year-old Ayush Paik on Tuesday, killing him on his way back from school while racing with another bus on the same route, has 58 cases of traffic violations pending against ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaSlap murder charges on bus drivers who race, kill people: Mamata
123 Kolkata: Bus drivers racing against each other, which lead to the death of people on the road, will be charged with murder, CM Mamata Banerjee indicated on Tuesday.Expressing "serious concern, anxiety and deep sadness" over the death of ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaRape-murder hearing: Two RG Kar doctors testify in court on day 2
Kolkata: Two R G Kar doctors, colleagues of the victim who were with her on the intervening night of Aug 8 and 9, hours before the 31-year-old PGT was raped and murdered, deposed before a Sealdah trial judge on ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaSalt Lake accident spot plagued by potholes, bumps
Kolkata: Potholes, bumps, protrusions and an ever-increasing gap between the road surface and pavement make the stretch of First Avenue near the entrance to Salt Lake, where Tuesday's accident took place, hazardous for pedestrians and bikers."The road here is ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaEC publishes draft electoral roll
Kolkata: The EC on Tuesday published the integrated draft electoral roll, showing there are 7.4 crore voters in Bengal, of which 3.7 crore are males and 3.6 crore are females. This excludes the six assemblies where bypolls will be ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaFiltered water supply for fringe civic areas soon
Kolkata: Areas adjoining the city, like Maheshtala and Rajarhat Gopalpur, will soon get house-to-house connection to receive filtered water supply.The state govt on Monday sanctioned Rs 6.3 crore to Maheshtala Municipality for setting up house-to-house filtered water supply connections ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaAl-Qaeda search takes NIA team to Beniapukur
1234 Kolkata: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided multiple spots across Bengal in search of Al-Qaeda operatives on Monday, including a 300-meter odd stretch in Beniapukur's Cantopher Lane.This lane is only a few hundred metres from Indian Mujahideen founder ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaAl-Qaeda search takes NIA team to Beniapukur
1234 Kolkata: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided multiple spots across Bengal in search of Al-Qaeda operatives on Monday, including a 300-meter odd stretch in Beniapukur's Cantopher Lane.This lane is only a few hundred metres from Indian Mujahideen founder ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaHC nod for rally with ‘people should not suffer’ rider
Kolkata: The public at large suffer due to traffic congestions caused by processions, the Calcutta High Court said on Tuesday, as it restricted a protest rally to the route suggested by the state, set the timings from 12.15 pm ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaCops unearth child trafficker’s Congo, Maldives links
Kolkata: The prime accused in the two-day-old girl child trafficking case, Manik Haldar (38), had travelled to Congo and the Maldives and received multiple calls from Egypt in the past two years, raising suspicion that the child trafficking racket ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaCops unearth child trafficker’s Congo, Maldives links
Kolkata: The prime accused in the two-day-old girl child trafficking case, Manik Haldar (38), had travelled to Congo and the Maldives and received multiple calls from Egypt in the past two years, raising suspicion that the child trafficking racket ...
13 November 2024 Times of IndiaVistara’s final flight from Kolkata marks end of an era before merger with Air India
Kolkata: The city bid adieu to Vistara as it operated its final flights into and out of Kolkata on Monday before it commences unified operations under the Air India banner from Tuesday.On Monday, the airline made its last journey ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaMamata challenges Maha govt to run Ladki Bahin for 5 years
12 Siliguri/Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the promises made by Maharashtra govt under the Ladki Bahin scheme for women were false and asserted that no state had a family protection scheme like Bengal.Claiming that Lakshmir ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaHC nixes PIL against TMC’s Sitai bypoll pick
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed a PIL against TMC's Sitai bypoll candidate Sangita Roy, which alleged that she had suppressed information in her election affidavit. The PIL claimed Roy did not belong to the Scheduled Caste.A division ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaRG Kar rape-murder victim’s dad deposes on day 1 of trial
Sanjay Roy being led away from the court after the first day's hearing (Image credit: Sukhomoy Sen) KOLKATA: The elderly father of the RG Kar rape-murder victim deposed as the in camera trial began in a Sealdah court on ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaCan’t indict man for consensual sex after marriage promise: Calcutta high court
Calcutta high court KOLKATA: A woman’s claim that she had been raped, after she had had consensual sex with a man who promised to marry her and then reneged on that promise, is not enough to indict her male ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaVeteran actor Manoj Mitra dies at 86
NEW DELHI: Manoj Mitra, a well-known figure in Bengali theatre, passed away at 86, on Tuesday at a hospital in Kolkata due to age-related health problems. Mitra was admitted to the hospital on November 3rd. “He was admitted to ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaIllegal Bangladeshi infiltration case: ED raids in Jharkhand, West Bengal
RANCHI: The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids on Tuesday at several locations across Jharkhand and West Bengal, investigating money laundering connected to suspected illegal entry of Bangladeshi nationals, according to official sources. The federal probe agency's Jharkhand office is examining ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaRepair of Salt Lake roads takes off after end of festive season
123 Kolkata: With the festive season coming to an end, the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started repair of roads in Salt Lake. Though civic authorities insist that thorough road repair work will be done in phases, residents of ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaMinor’s consent in kidnapping case immaterial, HC says in judgment
Kolkata: A minor's consent in a kidnapping case is "immaterial", the Calcutta High Court said in a 2002 case while upholding the conviction of a man under Section 363 (kidnapping) of IPC.Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay, in a judgment on Nov ...
12 November 2024 Times of India‘Point error’ led to train mishap: Probe
Kolkata: Preliminary findings into the derailment of Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express on Saturday hinted at a point malfunctioning as the cause. The TOI report had indicated at the possibility of flawed setting of the point (moving sections on the tracks, ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaCivic volunteer headache keeps cops busy across state
123 Kolkata: Santosh Lal Prasad, a civic volunteer of Entally police station, who was arrested on Sunday for allegedly sneaking into the home of a young woman in the dead of the night and trying to approach her bed, ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaHeritage tag soon for ex-CM’s ancestral home
Kolkata: The red-brick bungalow with a sprawling lawn constructed in 1900 that was the residence of former Bengal chief minister Siddhartha Shankar Ray is poised to join the heritage list. Following an inspection and endorsement by heritage committee members, ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaCID cracks down on inter-state child trafficking ring
Kolkata: A CID team left for Gaya on Monday, a day after a couple was arrested by their anti-human trafficking unit at Shalimar Station while trying to sell a two-day-old infant girl whom they brought from the Bihar town. ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaRegenagri certification to be introduced in India’s tea sector
Kolkata: Regenagri, an extensive certification standard in regenerative agriculture, will be introduced in India in the tea sector on Nov 15. Solidaridad Network Asia and the Indian Tea Association (ITA) have joined hands to bring Regenagri in the country, ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaTolly hopes for cross-border film boost after Farooki appointment
1234 Kolkata: The Kolkata associates of Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, who has been appointed as an adviser to Bangladesh's interim govt, hope the filmmaker's new role will strengthen the bilateral cinematic relations. Beyond requesting explicit directives on film imports, co-productions ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaHC nixes PIL against TMC’s Sitai bypoll pick
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed a PIL against TMC's Sitai bypoll candidate Sangita Roy, which alleged that she had suppressed information in her election affidavit. The PIL claimed Roy did not belong to the Scheduled Caste.A division ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaEC showcauses Sukanta, refutes TMC charges of inaction
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Monday issued a show-cause notice to BJP state president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar for making a comment "insulting the national emblem of India" that adorned police uniform during his speech at Bankura's Taldangra, ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaStudents interact with Army veterans at Veer Gatha 2024
Kolkata: Advanced military equipment and weaponry were on display for school students, NCC cadets and civil-military dignitaries as part of the Veer Gatha 2024 – a joint initiative of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Ministry of Education (MoE) ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaMissing tab fund: cases reported from 3 more dists as students start getting grants
Kolkata: Students from three districts — East Midnapore, East Burdwan, and Malda — who did not receive their allocated Rs 10,000 under the Taruner Swapna Scheme to purchase tablets started recieving the funds from Monday. A meeting was held ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaCall of the wild: 10 camera traps capture ‘urban’ wolves of Durgapur in 3 packs
123 Kolkata: A comprehensive study on the elusive Indian wolf population in south Bengal has unearthed the presence of approximately 15-24 of the animals near the industrial town of Durgapur, less than 200km from Kolkata, in West Burdwan.These wolves, ...
12 November 2024 Times of IndiaNo interference, says apex court, VC list on chief minister’s table
123 Kolkata: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere in the process of appointing vice-chancellors in Bengal universities after it was informed that the committee headed by Justice U U Lalit already made its recommendations to chief minister ...
12 November 2024 Times of India