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  • Your Local Scene: Honey, they shrunk the kankras from Sundarbans

    Crabs on the menu might not be new, but Sundarbans’s indigenous miniature chiti kankra is a rare treat. So when South Kolkata's Amar Khamar lunch room unveiled a tasting menu for the second edition of its Family Table last ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengali cinema wins laurels in Germany

    KOLKATA: Bengali cinema has been celebrated this week across Germany, with two film festivals celebrating Indian storytelling in cities 633 kilometers apart. Amitabha Chaterji’s "Rango Bibaaho" earned the Jury Award for Best Film at the IndoGerman Filmweek in Berlin, ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    KMC starts delimitation process at borough level

    Kolkata: The KMC borough delimitation committee on Tuesday started the field-level survey in several borough areas across the city. According to a KMC source, the fieldwork was conducted in four Assembly areas — Cossipore-Belgachhia, Maniktala, Shyampukur and Jadavpur.Besides undertaking ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    EIMPA gets new president after weeks of turmoil

    Kolkata: After weeks of turmoil over Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) presidency issues, Piya Sengupta’s resignation has been accepted to make way for Krishna Daga as the new president of the organization. Simultaneously, in an effort to stabilize ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    CM sets target of planting 10 crore trees this year

    Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday called for setting a target of planting 10 crore trees this year, advising the govt functionaries in the panchayat, Assembly and parliamentary constituency levels to set targets to plant trees in their ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    CID gets new boss, Salt Lake new CP

    Kolkata: In another major reshuffle of the Bengal Police and Kolkata Police, the state govt has transferred 33 senior police officers on Tuesday. The reshuffle meant that the state’s investigating agency, the CID, will have a new boss.The Bidhannagar ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Illegal parking cleared from one side of Purna Das Road

    Kolkata: Police on Tuesday removed all illegal parking from one side of Purna Das Road following complaints from residents, many of whom took to social media and tagged the state administration to their posts.Residents, such as Sampath Kumar, claimed ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Cops, NHAI, PWD raze 200 illegal stalls in Dakshineswar

    Kolkata: In an overnight drive, a large contingent of the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate, the National Highways Authority and PWD pulled down around 200 illegal structures—shops, bus kiosks serving several Kolkata and suburban bus routes, accommodation for bus drivers and ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Met monitors Bay low-pressure area

    Kolkata: Brace for heavy downpour on Thursday as an impending low-pressure area is set to enhance the rainfall in Kolkata and the rest of South Bengal districts. While it is too early for Met officials to forecast if the ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Rs 2.3 cr seized in New Town building raid, 7 arrested

    Kolkata: Cash worth more than Rs 2.3 crore, around 50 grams of gold, four cars and other valuables were seized from a G plus 3 building in New Town during a nearly 12-hour overnight raid by Bidhannagar Police, leading ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Fake call centre busted in Kasba, 8 arrested

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police have busted a fake call centre operating a fraudulent online dating club out of Kasba. Detectives are now probing the interstate link between the eight persons arrested during Monday’s raid, with a pan-India cyber syndicate recently ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    After safety nod, East-West Metro set to zip driverless under river

    Kolkata: If all goes well, the city’s first driverless metro rake may zip with passengers under the Hooghly within a month, sources said. A driver will remain on board the rake to reassure commuters, but its movement will be ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Taslima, forced to leave Kol in 2007, set to return this month

    Kolkata: Eighteen years and eight months after being forced to leave Kolkata amid violent protests, Bangladesh-born author-in-exile Taslima Nasrin is set to return to the city she calls home to attend a literary meet at Rabindra Sadan on Aug ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    New bill: Panchayat pradhans to lose financial powers to officials

    Kolkata: Bengal govt has decided to strip elected panchayat pradhans of their financial powers and transfer them to govt officials through a bill to be introduced in the assembly, panchayat and rural development minister Dilip Ghosh said on Tuesday.The ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Retail firm loses Rs 1.5 crore in CEO fraud

    Kolkata: A retail company in Kolkata lost Rs 1.5 crore in a digital impersonation scam.An accounts employee received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number that used the photo of the company’s managing director. The sender pretended to be ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Manipur woman found dead in Taltala

    Kolkata: A 26-year-old woman hailing from Manipur and working at a private sector bank in Kolkata was found dead on Tuesday morning at her rented accommodation in central Kolkata’s Taltala area.Police rushed to the spot after being alerted by ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Anubrata Mondal Seeks Anticipatory Bail in Brick Theft Case

    Kolkata: Trinamool neta Anubrata Mondal has moved the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday seeking anticipatory bail in a case of brick theft amounting to Rs 30 lakh. The complaint was filed at Santiniketan PS by a kiln owner. The ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    19 years on, CBI arrests man accused of Barrackpore mechant murder in UP

    Kolkata: CBI on Tuesday arrested Shibu Kumar Singh, a proclaimed offender wanted in the 2007 murder of Barrackpore gold merchant Sukanta Ghosh.Singh had been on the run for 19 years and was found in Gorakhpur, UP. He was living ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal hikes pay for 2 lakh midday meal cook-cum-helpers

    Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced a Rs 1,000 hike in the monthly honorarium of around 2.24 lakh PM-POSHAN cook-cum-helpers, raising it from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000. The decision entails an additional allocation of around Rs ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Another trawler sinks off South 24 Parganas coast, 12 fishermen rescued

    Kolkata: Days after the tragic sinking of a trawler tragedy in which at least nine fishermen lost their lives, another fishing trawler met with an accident in the Bay of Bengal around 30 km off Kakdwip. All 12 fishermen ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Higher edu dept initiates CAG audits for colleges, univs

    Kolkata: The higher education dept has written to the state govt on Tuesday, requesting for CAG audits at universities and state-aided colleges.Higher education minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay told TOI, “We have received numerous complaints on financial and other irregularities from ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Perfect 45: Kol school student emerges global IBDP topper

    Kolkata: Roshni Hamirwasia, a student of Heritage School, has secured top global position in International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) exam, scoring a perfect 45 out of 45 marks.Balancing a demanding matrix of higher-level physics, chemistry and mathematics along with ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Govt push drives biz hope in Rath Para

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt’s focus on Rathayatra celebrations this year has infused enthusiasm among artisans on Ramesh Chandra Dutta Street near Girish Park metro station, popularly known as Rath Para, where hundreds of craftsmen are working round the clock ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Baruipur reconstruction, 1st since encounter, passes off peacefully

    Kolkata: The SIT probing the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Baruipur’s Suryapur, on Tuesday reconstructed the sequence of events — this time in broad daylight, taking all three arrested accused to the crime scene.The reconstruction came ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    CM announces Rs 1,000cr plan for religious tourism in Bengal

    Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said that the state govt will practise ‘Lok Dharma’ and put an end to appeasement politics. He said that unlike the earlier govt, the state will develop the religious tourism sector.“The earlier ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    ‘End ego battle, admit Safiya’: HC pulls up WBBSE over Nandigram girl’s edu row

    Kolkata: “How long will a girl have to fight to get education?” the Calcutta high court on Tuesday asked while sharply criticising the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) over the continued delay in securing class 10 admission ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Govt sets up judicial commission to probe into misuse of govt scheme funds, graft

    Kolkata: Nabanna has notified the setting up of a judicial commission, headed by Justice Biswajit Basu, to probe allegations of large-scale corruption across multiple state govt departments from 2011 to May 2026. The commission is expected to start functioning ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    NCPI, with 20 TMC rebels, set to debut in Parl as second biggest NDA partner

    Kolkata: The Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) is set to debut as the second biggest partner of the NDA in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament.Twenty rebel Trinamool Congress MP who joined NCPI — the youngest bloc in ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Passport Adalats on July 28 & 30

    Kolkata: The Regional Passport Office, Kolkata, has invited applicants to attend the Passport Adalat on July 28 and 30, 2026, with complete documents, warning that no second opportunity will be given to those who miss their slot or fail ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Humayun Kabir quizzed at Rejinagar PS for 2nd time

    Behrampore: Nowda MLA Humayun Kabir was interrogated by Rejinagar police for the second time on Tuesday over the AJUP chief’s alleged provocative speech at a public rally. He was earlier questioned for four hours on July 4.On Tuesday, Kabir ...

    15 July 2026 Times of India
    Actor’s PA held for rape

    Howrah: The Chatterjeehat Police Station in Howrah has arrested Arghya Mukherjee, personal assistant to actor Srabanti Chatterjee, on non-bailable charges, including attempted rape, molestation, assault, and criminal intimidation. On Monday, a Howrah court remanded Mukherjee in judicial custody, directing ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Sacks of cash recovered from New Town guest house in police raid

    Kolkata: Several lakhs in cash, packed in multiple sacks, was recovered during a late-night raid by Bidhannagar Police’s Cyber Crime Police Station at a guest house in New Town on Monday in connection with a cyber fraud investigation. Two ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    35 days later, cops file crash FIR after CP prod

    Kolkata: A 29-year-old woman’s persistent battle for justice forced Kolkata Police to act a month after she met with a road accident along with three others. An FIR was finally registered on Saturday against the driver of a Mercedes-Benz, ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Fake dating call centre busted in Kasba, 8 arrested

    Kolkata: Eight persons, including six women, were arrested on Monday after cops busted a fake call centre in the Rajdanga area. According to cops, the setup operated on a fake-dating service model, with the fraudsters duping unsuspecting clients out ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Met: Cyclonic circulation likely to bring more rain from Thursday

    Kolkata: An overcast sky with multiple spells of rain in between kept Kolkata under a wet spell on Monday. The Met office has predicted some more intense rain spells in the city till the first half of Tuesday before ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Instructor held after molest Zero FIR

    Kolkata: A martial arts instructor accused of sexually abusing a minor girl for several months under the pretext of teaching karate and kung fu has been arrested in Kolkata.Police identified the accused as Prasenjit Das. He was arrested under ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    8k more breathalysers to check drink-drive

    Kolkata: In an effort to curb drunk driving ahead of the upcoming festive season, both the Bengal Police and the Kolkata Police are preparing to intensify checks against drunk driving.The two law enforcement agencies are launching major procurement drives ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Min push for night transport to support 24x7 economy

    Kolkata: The West Bengal govt is set to revive night bus services in Kolkata to support round-the-clock economy and improve urban mobility, Transport and Labour Minister Arjun Singh said on Monday.Speaking after visiting the Public Vehicles Department (PVD), the ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    After Kalyani, piped gas reaches Chandernagore

    Kolkata: The Bengal Gas Co Ltd (BGCL) has begun supplying piped natural gas (PNG) in Chandernagore, the second town after Kalyani in the KMDA area. The supply started on July 10, and the company aims to provide 500 connections ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    CM, Bengal BJP chief throw weight behind airport mosque removal

    Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari and Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya have backed the removal of a mosque located within the operational area of the Kolkata airport, which the airport authorities have already declared out of bounds to the ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Suruchi Sangha, other big pujas in post-poll colour-change mode

    Kolkata: The post-assembly poll tectonic shift in Bengal’s politics has started reshaping the colours and contours of Kolkata’s marquee Durga Pujas, with many of them overhauling their organising committees to reflect the changes in the political landscape.Clubs that have ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal halts NOCs for new private colleges, lens on existing campuses

    Kolkata: The state govt will not issue no-objection certificates (NOCs) to new private higher educational institutions for the next two years. Existing private colleges will undergo a comprehensive inspection of their infrastructure, fee structures and overall eligibility to continue ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    NH-10 shut as heavy rain triggers landslides in Hills

    Darjeeling: Heavy monsoon rain hit Darjeeling and Kalimpong on Sunday night and Monday, causing landslides, house damage, fallen trees and road closures.Kalimpong received 97 mm of rain, while Darjeeling received 70 mm in 24 hours. Authorities put police, disaster ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Three Held For Gang Rape Thakurpukur In Kolkata

    Kolkata: The Thakurpukur police has arrested three men for the alleged gang rape and molestation of a 22-year-old woman in southwest Kolkata. The arrests were made on Sunday after the survivour managed to escape and report the ordeal to ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Tripura CM arranges advanced treatment for infant with SMA Type-1 in Delhi

    Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha intervened to secure advanced medical care in New Delhi for 22-month-old Manasree Choudhury, diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 1, a rare, life-threatening neuromuscular disorder. Her treatment is estimated to cost around Rs ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    9 bodies found in capsized trawler, 6 fishermen still missing

    Kolkata: Nine bodies were recovered on Sunday from a fishing trawler that capsized in the Bay of Bengal around a week ago. Six fishermen are still untraced. Coast Guard and state agencies are carrying out search operations.The trawler, Joy ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal to be Flipkart’s eastern hub; e-tailer logs 20% growth this year

    Kolkata: Bengal will be the hub of operations for e-commerce major Flipkart to cater to eastern India and the northeast, with the company set to make a significant investment to ramp up its supply chain infrastructure in the state, ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Baruipur rape-murder: CPM neta Lahek Ali arrested for inciting mob violence; courtroom sees high drama with 50 lawyers arguing

    Baruipur: CPM neta Lahek Ali was arrested on Sunday night on charges of inciting violence in Suryapur following the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl. Ali, CPM’s candidate for the Baruipur West seat in the 2026 assembly election, ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal govt to map land bank to woo industry

    Kolkata: The cabinet investment committee chaired by state commerce and industry minister Tapas Roy directed state officials to prepare a report on the land bank available with the govt at its first meeting on Monday. The state govt is ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Can civil court override EC to recognise TMC’s rebel faction, asks HC

    Reserves Order On Relief To Mamata Faction Over ED’s Freezing Of 3 AccountsKolkata: Can the civil court take the power of the Election Commission by recognising the rebel faction of Trinamool Congress, the Calcutta High Court asked on Monday ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    TMC worker booked over FB posts against Modi, Suvendu

    Kolkata: Police have registered a criminal case against a social media user, who identifies himself as a Trinamool worker, for allegedly posting “highly abusive, defamatory and offensive remarks” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    ‘Slap and say sorry unacceptable’: HC fines Kunal in contempt case

    Kolkata: Finding Trinamool MLA Kunal Ghosh’s apology “not real or genuine and undeserving of acceptance”, the Calcutta High Court on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on him in a criminal contempt case for making statements against a ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    State to send IIEST upgrade proposal to Centre

    Kolkata: Union minister of state Sukanta Majumdar said on Monday that the Bengal govt would send a proposal to the Centre to upgrade one of the oldest engineering institutes of the country, the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    ‘Why leeway to rebels for submitting response,’ Mamata asks in letter to EC

    Kolkata: In a letter to the Election Commission on Sunday, former Bengal CM and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee questioned the “leeway” and extra time being provided to the party’s rebel camp to respond to claims over the TMC party ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Aug 1 date for Iskcon midday meal rollout in Kolkata

    Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that Iskcon will start serving cooked mid-day meals across state-run schools in the city from Aug 1.Adhikari attended a review meeting at the education dept, which was attended by school education ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    IIM-C gets KMC NOC for central project

    Union minister of state for education and development of N-E region Sukanta Majumdar on Monday thanked the chief minister and state education ministers for taking the initiative to clear the KMC NOC that will pave the way for IIM-Calcutta ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    1 Dead In Belgharia Expressway Gang War

    Kolkata: A North Dum Dum neighbourhood near the Belgharia Expressway was hit by a series of gunshots early Monday during a suspected clash between two rival gangs that led to the death of alleged gangster, Raja Dutta.Police said Dutta’s ...

    14 July 2026 Times of India
    Tied to lamp post & assaulted, cries BJP woman supporter

    Kolkata: A BJP-supporting woman was allegedly tied to a lamp post, brutally assaulted and subjected to severe torture in South 24 Parganas’ Narendrapur. The victim and her family have accused supporters of former Sonarpur North Trinamool Congress MLA Firdousi ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Molest case against former KMC councillor

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has initiated investigation into yet another case of post-poll violence dating back to 2021, where a 40-year-old woman was molested, assaulted, and looted alongside her husband, allegedly at the behest of a former KMC councillor.The ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    'It will bring disrepute to school': Class 1 boy 'molested' in washroom; parents claim principal defended accused

    PASCHIM MEDINIPUR: Following the alleged sexual molestation of a six-year-old Class 1 student in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district, protests have broken out outside the school.Parents and locals demand action against the accused and the removal of the principal ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Tutor held for sex assault on class 12 student

    Kolkata: A private tutor has been arrested for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a class 12 student at his residence in the Lake Town police station. The accused was apprehended on Saturday and produced before the Bidhannagar court on ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Toddler falls into open reservoir, dies

    Kolkata: A freak accident claimed the life of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl on Sunday morning after she fell into an open underground water reservoir located inside the compound of an under-construction building in New Town.The victim, Ankita Das, was the ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    WBTC starts new bus route, revives 2

    Kolkata: To boost north-south connectivity through public transport, the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) has launched a new non-AC bus route and revived two popular historical routes on Saturday.The newly introduced route, S-71, establishes a direct link between Khardaha ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Driven out of home after poll results, alleges TMC woman

    Kolkata: The Manicktala police have initiated a preliminary inquiry after a woman, a Trinamool Congress supporter, alleged that she was molested, dragged by her hair, and driven out of her home by a group of 22 neighbours following the ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Fraudsters flee with Rs 2 crore in heart of S Kol after fake cop raid

    Kolkata: In an incident that is similar to the Special 26 film where a team of criminals (played by Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher) pose as CBI officers and conduct raids, robbing politicians and businessmen., a gang of fraudsters ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    77-yr-old from NT loses Rs 53L in 3-month digital arrest

    Kolkata: A 77-year-old resident of New Town was reportedly defrauded of Rs 53 lakh by cyber criminals who kept him under fake “digital arrest” after falsely accusing him of money laundering and anti-national activities.According to cops, the incident began ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Two sets of khuti puja posters vie for Md Ali Park soul

    Kolkata: A week after the puja’s name was changed on hoardings outside Mohammad Ali Park, the original organisers have put up their own hoardings. The fresh hoardings, put up by the Youth Association on Sunday, retain the name Mohammad ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal govt signals change in blue-white uniform for its schools

    Kolkata: Blue and white may no longer be the mandatory school uniform colours for govt and govt-aided schools, according to discussions held in a recent internal meeting of the school education department. Following a new survey initiated by the ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Entry to airport mosque stopped indefinitely

    Kolkata: Entry to the 136-year-old Bankra mosque, located within the operational area of Kolkata airport, has been stopped indefinitely, airport authorities said on Sunday, citing security concerns over allowing access solely on the basis of Aadhaar cards. On Saturday, ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    After talks, Sector V hawkers free up 2/3rds pavement space

    Kolkata: Following instructions to clear encroachment from pavements, hawkers and street vendors across the IT hub of Sector V are removing temporary structures and tarpaulin to free up almost two-thirds of the space. Since Saturday, street vendors on several ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    KMC delimitation to add 56 wards, count to touch 200

    Kolkata A 10-member Central Delimitation Committee (CDC) has been formed by Kolkata Municipal Corporation to create 56 additional civic wards, increasing the total from 144 to 200, officials said.The committee, tasked with ensuring a balanced distribution of voters across ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    30 yrs after acquittal, Cal HC sends ex-cop to 3-yr jail for bigamy, says paying compensation not enough

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court has overturned an almost 30-year-old acquittal in a case of bigamy and directed a 75-year-old former policeman to serve three years in prison and pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation to his second wife.The bench ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    BIS set to unveil India’s first mangrove restoration standards

    Kolkata: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is set to introduce an Indian standard for the restoration of mangrove ecosystems, marking the country’s first such set of guidelines for the restoration of biodiversity, which will help streamline restoration efforts ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Scottish Church College receives Calcutta University NoC for autonomy

    Kolkata: Scottish Church College has been granted a No Objection Certificate (NoC) by Calcutta University (CU) to apply for autonomy status from the University Grants Commission (UGC). While the college had applied to the UGC for autonomous status in ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Tolly technicians call off protest march after meet with state officials

    Kolkata: Three officials from the I&C department met nine technicians on Friday evening. The technicians described the meeting as “positive” and “fruitful”, which led to a pause in the protest march that members of the Federation of Cine Technicians ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    One alumnus, 2 gifts: After Presidency University, Calcutta University gets land for hostel, Rs 6.8 lakh for smart classroom

    Kolkata: The parents of Rajarshi Bhattacharya, a Presidency University and Calcutta University alumnus, who died during his research days at IISc in Bangalore, gifted three cottahs of land at Hatiara to CU to build a girls’ hostel and Rs ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Museum of Word set to open at National Library next Sunday

    Kolkata: The historic Belvedere House at the National Library is set to open a new chapter in India’s cultural landscape with the inauguration of the first-of-its kind museum on Indian languages — Museum of Word — also known as ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Probe officer changed thrice in eight days

    The investigating officer (IO) in the rape-murder of the 12-year-old girl at Baruipur’s Surjapur was changed again on Sunday — third time in the past 8 days. The probe has now been handed over to Shantanu Mukhopadhyay, DSP (detective ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Baruipur Police Arrest Seven in Mob Lynching Case, Probe Expands

    Baruipur: Hours after chief minister Suvendu Adhikari called the death of 35-year-old Indrajit Mondal as pre-meditated murder, Baruipur cops have intensified their probe into the lynching incident with the arrest of three more accused in a span of less ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Induction of 3 Trinamool MPs into BJP ‘necessity’: Suvendu

    Kolkata/Mecheda: After Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya described the party’s induction of three ex-Trinamool MPs into BJP “an exception”, CM Suvendu Adhikari described it as a “necessity” while addressing party members and supporters at a meeting in East Midnapore ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Jaldapara and Cooch Behar Forest Teams Honoured for 2025 Rhino Rescue Mission

    Kolkata: Teams from north Bengal’s Jaldapara and Cooch Behar wildlife divisions were recently felicitated at an event in Kolkata for their efforts to save 13 stranded one-horned rhinos during 2025 flood rescue operations.The teams were awarded the Professor Ratan ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Tripura signs ₹2,240 crore MoUs to boost EV, aviation ecosystem

    Agartala: Tripura govt signed MoUs worth about Rs 2,240 crore at the Destination Tripura Business Conclave to build a sustainable transport ecosystem focused on electric mobility and civil aviation, transport minister Sushanta Chowdhury said.Planned investments cover EV manufacturing, battery ...

    13 July 2026 Times of India
    Airport access becomes a pain as receding rainwater leaves potholes in wake

    Kolkata: Torrential rain has exposed the battered state of VIP Road, where fresh craters and loose gravel have reduced traffic to a crawl, triggering extremely slow traffic movement and leaving airport-bound commuters under stress.The worst-hit stretch lies between Haldiram’s ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    KMDA to repair Ultadanga, 6 other bridges

    Kolkata: The KMDA is taking up carriageway and structural repair of seven canal bridges in north Kolkata, including the old Durgapur bridge connecting Ultadanga with VIP Road, where large potholes have developed amid rain, leading to congestion.“The repair of ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    Mosque prayers suspended at Kolkata airport as access road closed for repairs; Namaz likely from tomorrow

    KOLKATA: Access to the 136-year-old Bankra mosque inside airport’s operational area has been suspended for two days, till Sunday, after airport authorities cited rain damage to the approach road and began urgent repairs. Devotees may resume namaz from Monday ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal biz body prez arrested, removed from post

    Kolkata: Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry president Ashok Kumar Banik was removed from the post on Saturday after he was arrested on Friday on charges of extortion, criminal intimidation and cheating. Produced before a Barasat court, Banik ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    KMC summons structural engineer who signed Taratala warehouse plan

    Kolkata: The structural engineer who signed the plan of the ill-fated under-construction warehouse that collapsed, killing 16 workers, on June 24 was on Saturday summoned to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation headquarters for questioning.The engineer, who retired recently, was empanelled ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    New CM health scheme can plug Ayushman Bharat gaps: Hosps

    Kolkata: Private hospitals across Kolkata were left enthused by the chief minister’s announcement on Friday that health insurance will be provided to those who do not qualify for Ayushman Bharat under the ‘Mukhyamantri Swasthya Bima Yojana’. Even as they ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    Caged dog at IIM-Calcutta dies without proper treatment, sparks outrage

    Kolkata: The death of a dog, lodged in the new enclosure at IIM Calcutta—it died of maggot infestation—has sparked an outrage among alumni, students and a section of faculty members at the business school. Former students alleged that the ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    Task force meet at Nabanna over BC Roy market shift

    Kolkata: The impasse over the relocation of BC Roy Market was the focus at the meeting, held by a high-level task force at Nabanna on Saturday, which aimed at clearing the major site acquisition hurdle for the Purple Line’s ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    RVNL starts concrete deck launch

    Kolkata: RVNL started concrete deck launching between piers 326 and 327 of the Orange Line after 8pm on Friday and proceeded steadily throughout Saturday. Since the Chingrighata flyover has been shut and Nicco Park bound traffic is being diverted ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    Fake call centres busted in C Kol, 10 arrested

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police have busted two fake loan call centres operating from central Kolkata and arrested 10 people for allegedly duping loan seekers by posing as executives of a leading finance company and collecting money on the promise of ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    Parnasree Truckers Abuse Woman, Thrash Male Friend After Road Rage

    Kolkata: A 24-year-old woman was allegedly abused, threatened and forced to apologise to the driver and helper of a goods vehicle in Behala’s Parnasree after she protested against their alleged negligent driving that nearly caused an accident on Friday ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    West Bengal Forms High-Level Panel to Draft Uniform Civil Code

    Kolkata: The state administration has constituted a high-level committee, comprising nine members, to prepare the draft Uniform Civil Code (2026) “irrespective of religion, faith or community” that will include laws on marriage, divorce and succession.The state judicial department issued ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    Baruipur death pre-meditated killing, not mob lynching: CM

    Baruipur: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said Indrajit Mondal’s death in Baruipur last Sunday following the rape-murder of a schoolgirl was not mob lynching but pre-meditated murder. The 35-year-old was targeted after his “naam ar parichay (name and ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    34 questions in online form as Census begins in Bengal on Aug 1

    Kolkata: Census 2027 is set to start in Bengal on Aug 1 with a fortnight-long self-enumeration phase, during which individuals have to answer a set of 34 questions online.The data to be collected during the census, which is being ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    Green Line to undergo inspection by CRS today for driverless runs

    Kolkata: The city’s Green Line (East-West Metro) will undergo examinations on Sunday to be able to run driverless trains on the automatic train operation (ATO) signalling mode. Green Line services will commence from 4.30 pm on Sunday instead of ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    Chinese Dragon Boat Festival welcomes rowers after 4-yr hiatus

    Kolkata: The city welcomed the return of the vibrant Chinese Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, after a four-year hiatus. As it made its roaring comeback, the Dragon Boat Festival was more than a cultural showcase. It was the celebration ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal Christian body flags rising attacks on churches in state

    Kolkata: Bangiyo Christiyo Pariseba (BCP), a Bengal-based Christian advocacy organisation, has expressed deep concern and protest over what it described as systematic attacks on churches, false counter-cases, hate propaganda and police inaction targeting the Christian community in the state. ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
    Pocso case: Rapist cousin sent to 6-day cop custody

    Kolkata: A Salt Lake court on Saturday remanded a 27-year-old man to six days of police custody, a day after his arrest for allegedly raping his six-year-old cousin for nearly a year at their Lake Town residence.The horrific ordeal ...

    12 July 2026 Times of India
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