BENGAL INFO
  • News
  • ক্যালেন্ডার
  • Hospitals
  • Schools
  • কবিতা
  • গান
  • দুর্গাপূজা
  • KOLKATA WEATHER
  • News from West Bengal | 21 Apr, 2026 | ৮ বৈশাখ, ১৪৩৩
  • বাংলা (?)    
  • খেলা | ব্যবসা | বিনোদন | রাজ্য | কলকাতা | দেশ
  • ‘Fake chat’ posted on X: Bengal, Noida cops trade charges over accused ‘escape’

    Kolkata/Noida: Bengal police alleged on Wednesday a man they had detained in Noida for posting allegedly fake chats attributed to TMC MP Mahua Moitra on social media escaped due to political interference at a local police station. Noida cops ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    Ahmedabad plane crash: Air India wants liability waiver, offers cash settlement

    KOLKATA: Air India is offering final monetary settlements to the families of those killed or injured in the Ahmedabad air crash in exchange for liability waivers for the airline, the aircraft and engine and electrical systems manufacturers, the Union ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    Bengal spending only on dole, lagging on capex: Union minister

    Kolkata: Union minister Bhupendra Yadav on Wednesday said the Bengal govt was "constantly taking loans for capital expenditure" and did not have a concept of income."It (the state govt) has mortgaged the future of Bengal," Yadav said, adding that ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Adarsh Sir’ cannot be a caste slur even if said sarcastically: HC

    Kolkata: Calling someone ‘Adarsha Sir', even if sarcastically, is not an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, the Calcutta High Court held on Wednesday, quashing a complaint against Sanskrit College and University's ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    Duped 78-yr-old man seeks return of 4.8cr

    Kolkata: A 78-year-old resident of Salt Lake's HA Block has alleged he lost a large sum of money in an investment fraud between Oct 31, 2025 and Jan 2026. Though the FIR mentions he lost Rs 51.7 lakh, the ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    After nearly 3 months, city max temp approaches 30°C

    Kolkata: The maximum temperature in the city is inching towards 30°C after a gap of nearly three months. On Wednesday, the Alipore Met office recorded a maximum temperature of 29.2°C, the highest since Nov 22 last year. Met officials ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    Bangladeshis in Kolkata on med visa keep an eye on elections back home

    Kolkata: With Bangladesh set to vote on Thursday in a crucial national election following political turmoil in June 2024, many Bangladeshi nationals currently in Kolkata on medical visa will be unable to return home to cast their ballots. Though ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    Roses, chocolates, teddies: Commerce weds love ahead of Valentine’s Day

    Kolkata: There has been a sharp surge in the sale of flowers, gifts, soft toys, cakes and chocolates during the ongoing Valentine's Week celebrations that kicked off last Saturday. Popular food outlets across the city have receiving heavy pre-bookings ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    Forum seeks Unesco tag for Vedic maths

    Kolkata: Kolkata-based Vedic Maths Forum, an institution that promotes Vedic mathematics, initiated a process through the Union govt to seek recognition of Vedic mathematics under Unesco's intangible cultural heritage (ICH) framework. The process started primarily after scrutiny by the ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    Creativity & innovation at 3-day biennial school exhibition

    Kolkata: The biennial exhibition of South Point School and South Point High School was held on Jan 20, 21 and 22 at the South Point School premises and was inaugurated by artist Parag Roy on Jan 20. Open to ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    Man files 20L theft plaint against help

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police registered a theft case against a house help, after a gold necklace worth Rs 20 lakh, was allegedly stolen from a trader's residence at South City Garden complex on BL Saha Road in Behala. The FIR ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    Second marriage plaint: Hiran gets pre-arrest bail

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to actor and BJP MLA Hiranmoy Chattopadhyaya in a complaint filed by his wife for allegedly "illegally" getting married for a second time.Justice Jay Sengupta, however, directed him to appear ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    Nurse betrays family during bereavement

    Kolkata: A 20-year-old nurse, Trisha Paul, whose service was terminated due to absenteeism by an ailing couple, aged 82 and 76, residing in Behala, visited the house days after her dismissal on the pretext of enquiring about "Dadu's" health. ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    New Mkt clock springs back to life after repairs

    Kolkata: As the clock hands turned to 3.45 in the afternoon, the bells rang out in unison, first the quarterly chime and then the five dongs. For those who had heard the bells of the century-old clock toll before ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    Nurse’s betrayal during bereavement

    Kolkata: A 20-year-old nurse, Trisha Paul, whose service was terminated due to absenteeism by an ailing elderly couple, Nikhil Das (82) and Shilpi (76), residing in Behala, visited the house days after her dismissal on the pretext of enquiring ...

    12 February 2026 Times of India
    Senior citizen clicks on fake link, loses 1.6L

    Kolkata: A 62-year-old New Town resident was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.6 lakh by fraudsters after her cellphone was compromised through a fraudulent credit card advertisement link on social media, police said.The victim lodged a complaint at Bidhannagar Cyber ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    Final Bengal voters’ list on Feb 28, hearings end Feb 14

    Kolkata: Election Commission on Tuesday pushed back the publication of Bengal's final voters' list to Feb 28, extending the state's SIR schedule by 14 days. Within 24 hours, two Senior Deputy Election Commissioners — Gyanesh Bharti and Maneesh Garg ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    SUV carrying BJP MLAs’ kin attacked in Gopalnagar

    Kolkata: An SUV belonging to BJP's Bongaon North MLA Ashok Kirtania was vandalised on Tuesday evening at North 24 Parganas' Gopalnagar, with the MLA alleging that TMC workers were behind the attack. Family members of Kirtania and those of ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    JMB associate gets 8 years for 2018 sabotage bid

    Kolkata: A court on Monday sentenced Dilbar Hossain, an alleged close associate of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist Jahidul Islam Mizan alias ‘Boma Mizan', to eight years of rigorous imprisonment after he pleaded guilty in a 2018 case linked to ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    ED arrests two in 170cr illegal coal mining case

    Kolkata: The ED on Tuesday arrested two people — Chinmay Mandal and Kiran Khan — for their alleged role in illegal extraction of coal, its transportation, and extorting legal collieries in the Asansol-Durgapur belt. The agency has traced Rs ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    I-T dept busts crypto laundering racket

    Kolkata: The Income Tax Department, probing a racket that converted illicit money into cryptocurrency, carried out searches at 20 locations across Kolkata, Siliguri, Nashik and Gurugram. Officials detected "hundreds of crores" parked in cryptocurrencies and other virtual digital assets, ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Clerical error’: Police clarifies move against X users after BJP protest

    Kolkata: Bidhannagar Police on Tuesday issued a clarification after BJP alleged misuse of police powers in seeking personal details of X users who had demanded the arrest of a BDO in connection with the murder of a Salt Lake ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    Crooks dupe MTech student of 31.6 lakh

    Kolkata: An MTech student of the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, alleged he was cheated of Rs 31.6 lakh in an investment fraud after being lured through WhatsApp into a fake stock trading platform.The complainant, a Rajarhat resident, approached Bidhannagar ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    Former ONGC employee robbed of 8L

    Kolkata: A retired ONGC employee lodged a complaint of an alleged online fraud of Rs 8,10,001 after he was induced to download and fill up a form bearing an ONGC logo by a ‘current employee' of ONGC.The victim alleged ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    Tea Board makes import quality tests a must from May 1

    Kolkata: To check the rampant import of tea, the Tea Board has directed that starting May 1, all import consignments of tea will be mandatorily tested to ensure quality. This will be done in accordance with standard operating procedure ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    Orange Line in trouble after cops say no to traffic block at airport exit

    Kolkata: The city's Orange Line has hit a fresh hurdle, with Bidhannagar Police not granting sanction to the traffic diversion plan at the airport exit point to facilitate construction of the last 135-m leg of the link to the ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    Yuva Sathi will roll out on Apr 1 instead of Aug 15

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt would roll out Yuva Sathi scheme from April 1, instead of Aug 15, chief minister Mamata Banerjee told reporters on Tuesday.The scheme, proposed in the vote-on-account, allows for Rs 1,500 direct cash transfer to unemployed ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    Morning fire at Treasury Building, no casualty

    Kolkata: A fire broke out in the forest department's office on the fourth floor of Treasury Building in Alipore on Tuesday morning. No casualty was reported and no document was damaged. The office was empty at the time of ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    Police stations get ramps for sr citizens, disabled

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police has started building ramps at all its police stations in the city to facilitate better access for senior citizens and persons with disabilities, following directions from the police commissioner Supratim Sarkar."Ramps are to be built at ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Smart scarecrows’ in Sundarbans to shield villages from straying tigers

    Kolkata: After nylon nets, solar lights and AI cameras, ‘smart scarecrows' have come to the Sundarbans to keep straying tigers at bay and check human-animal conflict.In 2024, there were at least 15 cases of tigers straying from the South ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Arrest may hit organ donation movement’

    Kolkata: The arrest of a schoolteacher in Nadia for allegedly selling his deceased mother's donated cornea sparked fear that such an action could hamper the pace of organ and tissue donation in Bengal. Voluntary grouos and doctors' bodies demanded ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    Abhishek harps on ‘Two Indias’, one of which ‘brands you on food & language’

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday launched a sweeping and emotive attack on the BJP-led Union govt during the Lok Sabha discussion on the Union Budget, accusing it of institutionalising inequality, weakening federalism and deepening what he ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    Row over micro-observers continues, some report to work but EC ‘yet to get list’

    Kolkata: The confusion over micro-observers continued on Tuesday, with the Bengal CEO's office claiming that they did not receive any formal list of 8,505 Group-B officers from the state. The EC also said details of those officers sought from ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    Hawkers gobble up even Grand pedestrian channel

    Kolkata: After gobbling up Bertram Street and Humayun Place, a section of hawkers have shifted focus on a portion of Jawaharlal Nehru Road (in front of Oberoi Grand) that has been barricaded by cops for pedestrian movement. According to ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Jan air quality poorer than last yr’s, was unsafe on all 31 days last month’

    Kolkata: The city's winter air has been slipping into the danger zone in Jan since 2024, with a new analysis showing that the month has seen near-continuous breaches of national air-quality standards for both fine (PM2.5) and coarse particulate ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    Jail custody for RG Kar ‘whistle-blower’ till Feb 17

    Kolkata: Former deputy superintendent of RG Kar Medical College, Akhtar Ali, was sent to judicial custody till Feb 17, after a special CBI court at Alipore rejected his bail plea. Ali surrendered before the court following a court order.Last ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    How does it help us, ask voters after 14-docu order at SIR’s 11th hour

    Kolkata: On Monday, the Supreme Court reiterated that all 13 documents specified by the EC and the Madhyamik admit card "shall be considered by the EROs when passing orders on the objections received in response to the notices served".But ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    24X7 helpline aid for Kol cybercrime victims

    Kolkata: With Kolkata Police registering 1,000 cases of cyber fraud — worth Rs 208 crore — monthly on an average, the cyber cell at Lalbazar has opened a new 24x7 helpline number to guide cybercrime victims.The number, 1800 345 ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    CBSE shifts to online evaluation for Class 12, short prep time a concern

    Kolkata: Ahead of the Board exams, CBSE has issued a circular stating that the evaluation system for Class 12 will be based on the on-screen marking (OSM) system, while Class 10 evaluation will continue to follow the manual system. ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    Signature campaign by third genders against ‘SIR deletion’

    Kolkata: Alarmed at how the ongoing SIR failed to safeguard the constitutional right of trans and queer persons to vote, members of the trans and queer communities launched an online signature campaign to stop disenfranchising trans-queer voters in Bengal.TOI ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    EC to release centre in-charge for HS

    Kolkata: As this year's Higher Secondary examinations required more manpower to conduct 3 types of exams, govt officials appointed as centre-in-charge for 2,103 centres were released by the Election Commission.This was discussed at a meeting held on Tuesday by ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Smart scarecrows’ in Sundarbans to keep tigers away from villages, check conflict

    Kolkata: After nylon nets, solar lights and AI cameras, ‘smart scarecrows' have come to the Sundarbans to keep straying tigers at bay and check human-animal conflict.In 2024, there were at least 15 cases of tigers straying from the South ...

    11 February 2026 Times of India
    Trans-border lease of life: Indian sister donates kidney for Bangladeshi brother

    KOLKATA: Swapan and Anupa Biswas are divided by man-made boundaries but tied by blood. When 43-year-old Swapan, a fish trader from Bangladesh, needed a kidney transplant, his elder sister Anupa, an Indian citizen, readily parted with one of her ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    School teacher attempts to end life, family blames SIR stress

    Kolkata: A booth level officer (BLO) and primary school teacher attempted suicide by hanging himself inside the school office on Monday in Bagdah, North 24 Parganas.Sarajit Haldar, posted as BLO for Pathuria Part 30 and a teacher at Pathuria ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Samik in Delhi today as BJP’s poll prep intensifies

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP seniors are likely to meet the election management committee of the party next week to discuss the primary list of candidates. State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya, who flew to New Delhi on Monday, might meet Union ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Nadia teacher held for ‘selling’ deceased mom’s donated eyes

    Krishnanagar (Nadia): A school teacher and social worker was arrested in Nadia following allegations that he sold his deceased mother's eyes instead of donating them. The teacher, however, has denied the allegations stating that he was in possession of ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    TMC, Kabir war of words over seizure of kin’s Rs 10cr assets

    Kolkata: Following a court order, police on Monday started seizing properties worth Rs 10 crore belonging to a relative of expelled Trinamool neta Humayun Kabir in a drug trafficking case. Bharatpur MLA Kabir — the founder of Janata Unnayan ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Civic volunteer dies at training camp, colleagues protest poor pay

    Siliguri: A 36-year-old civic volunteer died under mysterious circumstances during a training programme at the Dabgram 12th Battalion camp in Phulbari on Monday. Pankaj Barman, posted at Mathabhanga police station in Cooch Behar, was found unresponsive in the barracks.The ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Believe it or not: ‘Shell-shocked’ just got a brand new meaning

    You’ve heard of bad timing – but a recent ‘bomb scare’ in Toulouse, France, took it to another level. A 24-year-old man arrived at the Rangueil Hospital’s emergency unit in agony, only for doctors to find a live World ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Durgapur gang-rape survivor rejoins med college

    Kolkata: Marking a win in a long-drawn battle against trauma, the Durgapur medical college student who survived a gang rape outside the campus last year, rejoined the institute on Monday, college authorities confirmed. Special public prosecutor Bivas Chatterjee, defence ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    OC injured as youths attack cops, 5 held

    Kolkata: At least four police personnel, including an officer in charge, were injured after a group of youths, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, attacked them at a cremation ground in the Gopalpur area of Haroa in North 24 ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    KMC goes soft on rooftop restos, to allow more time for fire measures

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) buildings department has decided to soften its stance on the closure of rooftop restaurants that failed to upgrade the mandatory fire safety norms within a specified time frame. Adopting a ‘go-slow' policy on ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Meet complainants, respond promptly: Lalbazar to cops

    Kolkata: The Lalbazar top brass, led by Kolkata Police commissioner Supratim Sarkar, on Monday issued operational directives to improve public service delivery. OCs were asked to personally meet complainants as required, improve coordination among units, and manage police station ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Another accident near Joka hosp claims a life

    Kolkata: Barely 26 hours after two MBBS students of ESI Hospital in Joka lost their lives in a bike accident on James Long Sarani while returning to their hostel in the early hours of Sunday, another person, a pillion ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    HC issues creche guidelines to host kids aged 6 months to 5 yrs

    Kolkata: Children aged 6 months to 5 years of Calcutta HC staff, lawyers and litigants will be accommodated in the creche facility on the HC premises, as per a guideline issued recently. The creche area will also have a ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    1.2L phone theft on Hwh Bridge: 1 held

    Kolkata: The detective department of Kolkata Police on Sunday (Feb 8) arrested Nitai Sarkar (38) of Kulberia area from Duttapukur area of North 24 Parganas for allegedly snatching a costly phone worth Rs 1.2 lakh from a pedestrian on ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Plaint filed after New Town senior citizen loses 3.8L in KYC fraud

    Kolkata: A senior citizen in New Town was allegedly duped of Rs 3.8 lakh in a KYC fraud last week.According to the complaint, the fraud occurred on Jan 7 when he received a WhatsApp call around 11 am from ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Arms, ammo seized, Bihar man picked up from auto

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police detective department seized six firearms and 11 rounds of ammunition from the passenger of an auto-rickshaw travelling from Gariahat towards the Eastern Bypass around 1pm on Sunday. The accused, identified as Mohammad Isteyak (38), son of ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Met spies warmer weekend ahead

    Kolkata: Expect warmer days from the coming weekend, when the maximum temperature could touch around 30 degrees. Met officials said there was no significant mercury jump in the next few days, and the temperature rise was gradual from the ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    1 injured in clash over property in Beleghata

    Kolkata: A property dispute in Beleghata escalated into violence, leaving a resident seriously injured and triggering fresh clashes in the area. Sukamal Debnath was severely injured after being allegedly assaulted by a local developer, Raju Naskar, and his associates ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Kol roads least congested but most polluted among all metros’

    Kolkata: The city has emerged as the least congested among India's metropolitan cities, according to a recent study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). However, Kolkata has the highest exposure to vehicular air pollution among India's major ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    65% of trafficked kids traced, brought back to mainstream

    Kolkata: Twelve-year-old Sanket (name changed), who was found last year at the Howrah station with broken bones after being trafficked for labour, returned to school and now commutes on a bicycle bought with govt sponsorship support. Sanket, from East ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Find other lodgings for CISF jawans staying in Chinese school: HC to state

    Kolkata: A Calcutta High Court Judge on Monday asked the state to inform the court of an alternative arrangement for Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel currently housed in Pei May Chinese High School in Tangra.The school management had ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Murder charge against Barrackpore councillor

    Kolkata: Rabindranath Bhattacharya, a suspended Trinamool councillor from Ward No 23 in North Barrackpore Municipality, a senior lawyer, and the secretary of Barrackpore Bar Association, was arrested on Sunday after an FIR was filed accusing him of assaulting an ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Tram revival pitch gets tailwind at school debate

    Kolkata: Alumni and current students from some of Kolkata's prominent schools mounted a collective pitch to revive the city's tram network, arguing that trams are not merely a relic of the past but a vital, non-polluting solution to the ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Headless body: Cop probe takes tech route

    Kolkata: The trial of murdered criminal-cum-police informer Hazrat Laskar (29) at a Barasat Court last week saw the prosecution turn to advanced forensic technology — one of the first such instances in India — to establish technically that the ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Better Hooghly water quality behind spurt in Gangetic dolphin sightings

    Kolkata: Frequent sightings of Gangetic dolphins across different stretches of the river in the state are indicating an improvement in water quality, believe officials. A number of dolphins were sighted recently in Nadia, Murshidabad and East Burdwan, as the ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Festival honours sports films

    Kolkata: Iranian film Muddy Foot (2025), directed by Mohammad-Ebrahim Azizi, won the ‘Best Fiction Film Award' at the fourth International Sports Film Festival of India (ISFFI) that concluded in the city on Sunday.This year's edition of ISFFI screened 36 ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Budget lacks national- & dist-level mental health programme: Experts

    Kolkata: Mental health experts, while appreciating the Budget proposal to set up a National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in north India and the upgradation of infrastructure in Tezpur and Ranchi, flagged concerns about the lack of ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Renewed justice call on RG Kar victim’s b’day

    Kolkata: Justice for the RG Kar raped and murdered junior doctor rang in the air again on Monday. The chest medicine PGT would have turned 33 on Monday. The on-duty junior doctor was murdered after being raped in the ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    AI use for logical discrepancy not based on ground realities: SC

    Kolkata: The Supreme Court on Monday repeatedly questioned the Election Commission, saying its AI-driven software on logical discrepancies was not based on "ground realities".Powered by AI, the software earmarked 1.4 crore Bengal voters among 6.5 crore, who have links ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Despite EC notice, domicile certs continue to baffle voters

    Kolkata: The domicile certificate issue continues to baffle voters despite the EC making it clear that it will accept only those documents issued to non-Bengali residents applying for defence and CAPF jobs. The reason: officers at the SIR hearings ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Bengal’s final electoral roll unlikely before end of this month, says CEO

    Kolkata: The final electoral roll in the state is unlikely to be published before Feb 28, the Bengal CEO office indicated on Monday after the apex court hearing."I will try my level best so that the roll preparation is ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Dead’, ‘alien’ voters blame Form 7 for ‘silent deletion’

    Kolkata: Form-7 objections, which have already become controversial in other states undergoing the SIR of electoral rolls, have now emerged as a flashpoint in Bengal as well, with allegations that the provision is being misused to challenge the citizenship ...

    10 February 2026 Times of India
    Kashmir shawl embroidery artisans receive upskilling entrepreneurship and market linkage training

    KOLKATA: Shawl embroidery artisans from Kashmir have received upskilling, entrepreneurship development and market linkage training to enhance their market access and increase their income.The training is intended to improve the profit margin of shawl embroidery artisans by not only ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    Mental health experts flag lack of national and district mental health programme in Budget

    KOLKATA: Mental health experts, while appreciating the Budget proposal to set up a National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in North India and the upgradation of infrastructure in Tezpur and Ranchi, flagged concerns about the lack of ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    SIR hearing on without EC nod for deadline extension; SC to hear 7 petitions on Bengal

    KOLKATA: Hearings for the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll continued at multiple places in Bengal on Sunday despite Election Commission not issuing any notification extending the deadline for the exercise.The SIR hearing deadline was Feb 7, but ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    HMC bill passed to increase no. of wards to 66

    Kolkata: The Howrah Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was passed at the state legislative assembly on Saturday to enhance the number of wards from 50 to 66, as it was earlier decided by the state cabinet last Dec, keeping ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    2nd suicide bid in 4 days hits metro ops

    Kolkata: Metro services were suspended between Maidan and the southern terminal, Shahid Khudiram stations, for around 50 minutes on Sunday morning because of another suicide attempt on the North-South, or Blue Line."A passenger attempted suicide by jumping in front ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    Setu shut for 12 hours for maintenance

    Kolkata: Vidyasagar Setu was shut for 12 hours on Sunday from 6 am to 6 pm to carry out work to replace the stay cables of the bridge. The bridge opened to resume traffic movement from 6 pm onwards.Both ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    Museum exhibition on India’s ancient connections

    Kolkata: An exhibition marking Indian Museum's 212th Foundation Day, titled ‘Beyond the Land: Markers of India's Riverine and Maritime Heritage', explores India's civilisational journey through the water network. The exhibition, inaugurated on Feb 2, will remain open to visitors ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    Some diehards will head to Eden today, to see Italy take on Scotland (in cricket)

    Kolkata: On the football pitch, they have fought some high-pitched battles. On a cricket ground, they remain unknown quantities, barely qualifying as ‘minnows' in a game dominated by India, Australia and South Africa. While Italy's defensive skills in football ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    Girl child equality still a long way off, says Calcutta HC

    Kolkata: While we rejoice over our daughters' victory in the Women's Cricket World Cup, complete equality for the girl child is still a long way off, the Calcutta High Court observed on Feb 6, while overturning a trial court's ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    Don’t want SIR hearing at panchayat offices, EC tells SC

    Kolkata: The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court it does not want SIR hearings at panchayat offices, citing allegations of violence and an unsafe working environment at the local level, officers at the Bengal Chief Electoral Office said ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    This Murshidabad woman was the first to moveSC against SIR

    Bhagawangola (Murshidabad): Mostari Banu is not one of the heavyweights fighting a legal battle in the Supreme Court against the SIR in Bengal, but the 44-year-old CPM worker from Bhagawangola was the first to file a suit against the ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    Believe it or not: Takeaway gets a new bizarre twist

    Butter chicken met sneakers in one of the internet’s most unexpected food fashion moments. In a viral Instagram reel, a creator filled transparent shoes with butter chicken — one of India’s favourite comfort dishes — then wore them and ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    Barrackpore councillor arrested as 81-year-old dies after ‘assault’

    Kolkata: A Trinamool councillor was arrested in north Barrackpore on Sunday after an FIR was filed accusing him of assaulting an 81-year-old man, leading to his death. Ward no. 23 councillor Rabindranath Bhattacharya, also a lawyer and the secretary ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    Pocso cuffs on 2 for minor’s gang rape

    Kolkata: Cops arrested two men on Saturday for the alleged gang-rape of a teenage girl in Patuli last month. The suspects, Akash Haldar and Pradeep Mondal, were produced before the Alipore Pocso court, which remanded them in police custody ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    HMC bill passed to increase no. of wards to 66

    Kolkata: The Howrah Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was passed at the state legislative assembly on Saturday to enhance the number of wards from 50 to 66, as it was earlier decided by the state cabinet last Dec, keeping ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    1 day, 3 clarifications: EC in knot over domicile certificate issue

    Kolkata: In 3 clarifications issued over past 24 hours, Election Commission on Sunday made it clear that, regarding its order to accept domicile certificates, it will stick to a 27-year-old Left-era rule and accept only those issued to "non-Bengali ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    2 med students mowed down by truck after bike collision in Behala

    Kolkata: Two third-year medical students were killed in a road accident in Behala early on Sunday when their motorbike crashed into another two-wheeler and they fell on the road and were run over by a truck from behind.The accident ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    Sec V-Bantala road to get paver upgrade for faster travel to Ruby

    Kolkata: The state govt has handed over a 7-km stretch connecting Sector V and Bantala to Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) for upgrade and straightening with concrete pavers to develop the stretch as an alternative link betw-een Sector V ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    Flight hazards, bird-hit menace discussed at airport meet

    Kolkata: Concerns ranging from illegal structures and hazardous objects around Kolkata airport to inadequate garbage disposal attracting birds along the perimeter — factors that heighten risks during aircraft take-off and landing — came up for discussion at a meeting ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    Tea, leather, jewellery eye relief after tariff talks

    Kolkata: The formal announcement of the US trade deal came as a major relief for exporters in Bengal. Sectors like leather, engineering, garments, marine products (mainly shrimp), tea, and jewellery — which have significant export ties to the US ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    IndiGo ire pulls down Kolkata airport rank

    Kolkata: IndiGo's week-long flight disruption last Dec that caused mayhem across airports, including Kolkata, pulled down the city airport's quarterly rating to the year's lowest — 72. This was the airport's worst rank in a single year, despite beginning ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Bias fear no ground to quash ruling in arbitration dispute’

    Kolkata: Mere apprehension of bias against arbitrators cannot be a ground to quash the award granted to a company in an arbitration dispute, the Calcutta HC held on Jan 21 while turning down the Single Judge's order, which set ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    Close shave for passengers as tree falls on bus

    Kolkata: Passengers had a narrow escape after a large Krishnachura tree collapsed on a private bus on route 223 in Lake Town on Sunday. The incident, which occurred around 9 am near Milan Sangha Club, also damaged three parked ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    Board completes verification of 58k Madhyamik docus for SIR

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) completed verification of 58,113 Madhyamik-related documents received from districts across the state as part of the SIR process, officials said on Saturday.According to board sources, the Park Street office received ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    BLOs plod on Sunday for pending SIR tasks

    Kolkata: For booth level officers (BLOs) across Kolkata, it was a working Sunday despite the ambiguity over whether the EC will extend its Feb 7 deadline to wrap up all SIR hearings in Bengal.Multiple BLOs used Sunday for their ...

    9 February 2026 Times of India
    SIR, main zinda hoon: ‘Dead’ voter queues up for hearing

    Kolkata: "Sir, main abhi zinda hoon (Sir, I am still alive)," insisted 49-year-old Bulbul Jaiswal during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll hearing at the Survey Building on Sunday, after being declared ‘dead' in the SIR ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
  • Times of India | 1901-2000

News/খবর All News আনন্দবাজার এই সময় বর্তমান প্রতিদিন আজকাল দৈনিক স্টেটসম্যান আজ তক Telegraph Times of India Indian Express The Statesman

BENGAL INFO | Information about West Bengal, India | bengalinfo1@gmail | Privacy Policy