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  • 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
    Season of big, fat wedding: City sees surgein ceremonies amid limited auspicious dates

    Kolkata: Kolkata and its adjoining areas are witnessing a surge in wedding ceremonies this weekend, as families make the most of a narrow window of auspicious dates after a prolonged two-month lull in the marriage season.Those associated with the ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Bengal CEO seeks extension of SIR hearing deadline by a week

    KOLKATA: Bengal chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal has written to Election Commission seeking an extension of the deadline for SIR hearing and verification by a week till Feb 14. If granted, this will also push back the deadline for ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Eyes did all the talking at At MIDO 2026 in Milan

    MIDO 2026 transformed Milan into the global epicentre of eyewear — uniting 1,200+ exhibitors, international buyers and designers for three days of business, bold fashion and unmissable industry momentum The eyewear world pivoted toward a future where sustainability meets ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    DHR to restore 14 coaches designed in British style

    Darjeeling: Tourists can soon get a glimpse of British-era engineering and craftsmanship with Darjeeling Himalayan Railway planning to restore 14 British-style coaches.The railway will repair 14 Gorakhpur-manufactured coaches that were originally designed in the British style. Among them, three ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    I-T Act 2025 aims to simplify compliance, modernise tax structure: SC judge

    Kolkata: The Income Tax Act 2025, which will come into effect from April 1, aims to simplify compliance, modernise the tax structure and align with global best practices, said Supreme Court Justice R Mahadevan in Kolkata on Saturday.Speaking at ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    State panchayat bill seeks to raise ‘non-removal’ provision to 3 yrs

    Kolkata: Bengal panchayat minister Pradip Mazumdar placed the Panchayat (Amendment) Bill in state assembly on Saturday, which stipulates that panchayat office-bearers cannot be removed from office before three years. Earlier, this period was two-and-a-half years, reports Debashis Konar.The bill ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    CNI focus on empowering women, edu

    Kolkata: The Church of North India (CNI) held a workshop titled "Roadmap for the standing committees of the synod of CNI" to chart the church's direction for coming years, focusing on growth, sustainable development and institutional self-reliance, with emphasis ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Bengal BJP to crowdsource poll manifesto, announces drive till Feb 18

    Kolkata: With assembly polls in a few months, Bengal BJP on Saturday announced a drive till Feb 18 to crowdsource its election manifesto. Trinamool wasted little time in dubbing it a "lazy outsourcing".Crowdsourcing poll manifestos, using both offline and ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Sundarbans foresters place cages, nets to capture big cat in Jharkhali

    Kolkata: The tiger that entered Sundarbans' Tridibnagar village near Jharkhali on Friday morning has stayed put for close to 36 hours, with the forest department joining efforts to safeguard both the big cat and nearby human habitations. The tiger ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Min temp may rise to 16°C by Thurs: Met

    Kolkata: Kolkata turned chilly on Saturday even as the minimum temperature dropped by a degree to 14.4° Celsius. With northwesterly winds flowing in at a fair speed, the chill will persist for the next 48 hours at least, said ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Setu to be shut from 6 am to 6 pm today

    Kolkata: Both flanks of Vidyasagar Setu will remain closed for 12 hours between 6 am and 6 pm this Sunday. The closure is being carried out for repair and rehabilitation work, including replacement of stay and holding-down cables and ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Theft at Baghajatin temple prompts security review

    Kolkata: A thief broke into the Layelka Hanuman temple in Baghajatin late on Friday and made away with the donation box, prompting police to review security arrangements and plan stricter patrolling. Police said the temple drew a large number ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    20.3L mobiles, devices stolen from shop

    Kolkata: Seventy-three mobiles, DVR of a CCTV system and two exchange phones, together worth Rs 20.3 lakh, were reportedly stolen from a shop in Beniapukur. In his complaint at Beniapukur PS, the owner, Shamushuddin Ahmed, said he shut the ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Madhyamik boy, injured in bike accident, dies

    Howrah: Tauhid Middya (16), a student of Bargachhia Priyanath School, who was injured in a bike accident while returning after appearing for a Madhyamik paper on Friday, died at SSKM on Saturday morning. Middya, along with four boys, were ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Speaker reaches out to minister over muted mic during speech

    Kolkata: Bengal assembly speaker Biman Banerjee on Saturday reached out to state parliamentary affairs minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay over muting his microphone before he could complete his two-minute speech.The issue surfaced when Trinamool formally moved a breach of privilege motion ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Railways reveals Chicken’s Neck underground line plan

    Jalpaiguri: Indian Railways on Saturday revealed its comprehensive plan to construct a new underground railway line through the Siliguri corridor, often referred to as the "Chicken's Neck". The line was announced by the Centre recently.The proposed underground line will ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Durgapur gang-rape survivor finishes testifying in court

    Kolkata: The survivor of the Durgapur gang-rape case, a first-year medical student of a private college in the city, finished her cross-examination before a local court on Saturday.Her deposition was completed over two days in Jan. With Saturday's hearing, ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    12 barred in Madhyamik

    Kolkata: Twelve students, appearing for their Madhyamik geography paper on Saturday, were barred after being caught with mobiles. The cases were reported in Kolkata, N 24 Parganas, Hooghly, E Midnapore, Bankura, Cooch Behar, Birbhum, W Burdwan. Khanna School, Kolkata, ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Hit by car door opened by driver, boy lands in hosp

    Kolkata: A seven-year-old boy, Satvik Kundu, riding pillion on a bike was on Wednesday seriously injured when a car driver flung open his door, sending the bike careening on on Raja Rajendralal Mitra Road in Beleghata. Another pillion rider—identified ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Weekend rush on ‘final’ day of SIR hearings

    Kolkata: With no inkling that the Bengal CEO would seek an extension of the hearing deadline by a week on Saturday evening, the SIR process in Kolkata that had appeared to draw to a close on Saturday afternoon witnessed ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    One more chance to vote even if your name does not figure on final roll

    Kolkata: You will get one more chance to vote even if your name does not appear on the final electoral rolls. The EC stated that electors who have been unable to turn up for hearing and find their names ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    IIT-Kgp students see red over high iron content in Nalanda complex water

    Kolkata: Students at IIT Kharagpur raised alarm over an exceptionally high concentration of iron in the water at the Nalanda complex. The water flowing out was dark red in colour. Students said the water was filled with sediments and ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    JU start-up wins IIT Madras innovation challenge, gets 10L

    Kolkata: An emerging clean-tech start-up, Aldrogen Energy, from the chemical engineering department of Jadavpur University, which was incubated at the institute's innovation council, emerged among the top three winners at the Carbon Zero Challenge (CZC 5.0) for its 6.25 ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Juniors’ win fuels interest in seniors’ T20 Cup quest

    Kolkata: A sudden cricket fever has gripped the city, stoked by India's Under-19 World Cup victory on Friday. With India starting their T20 WC campaign with a win against the USA in Mumbai on Saturday, many from the city ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Former CISF officer loses 16L in digi arrest

    Kolkata: A 72-year-old former senior CISF official residing at VIP Nagar near Anandapur alleged that he lost Rs 16 lakh in a digital arrest fraud between Jan 23 and Feb 1. He was allegedly threatened with arrest in the ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Domestic help, caregivers behind 35 out of 115 thefts since Dec 2025

    Kolkata: A study conducted by Kolkata Police found out that around 31 percent of all recent thefts in the city involved servants and caregivers. The study was led by the detective department.According to sources, a total of 104 thefts ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Ex-postmaster held in 8.5-crore FD scam

    Kolkata: The former postmaster of Regent Estate Post Office in south Kolkata, Dilip Kumar Jana (59), was arrested for allegedly being the mastermind of a fixed deposit (FD) scam worth Rs 8.5 crore. More than 25 senior citizens and ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    CNI workshop lays out roadmap for future

    Kolkata: The Church of North India (CNI) held a workshop titled "Roadmap for the Standing Committees of the Synod of CNI" to define the church's trajectory for the coming years, including ways for growth, sustainable development, and institutional self-reliance, ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    At New Market clock tower, it is the mystery of the missing weights

    Kolkata: Two cast iron weights — each weighing around 20 kg to 25 kg — disappeared from the New Market clock tower, which is undergoing restoration. This comes after 228 shower heads were found missing from bathrooms at Oberoi ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    It is rape if consent given under misconceptions: HC

    Kolkata: Consent under misconceptions is not a valid consent, Calcutta High Court observed on Wednesday while upholding the charges of rape in a 12-year-old case where a married man got into relationship with a 20-year-old promising to marry her ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    ED: Ghosh got undue advantage from 6.9cr RG Kar contracts

    Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate claimed to have come across contracts worth Rs 6.9 crore, from which Sandip Ghosh, former principal of R G Kar Medical College, allegedly secured undue advantage. In a press statement, ED said that substantial amounts ...

    8 February 2026 Times of India
    Cong approach was evident, LF preparing to fight 294 seats: Salim

    Kolkata: CPM had gauged Congress's approach and was preparing to contest all 294 Bengal assembly seats in the upcoming polls as part of the Left Front, according to party state secretary Md Salim. Salim's comments came a day after ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Histopathologist’s TB Seal collection chronicles India’s anti-TB philately since 1940

    KOLKATA: A histopathologist who began collecting stamps when he was in school in 1990 has built a collection of over 350 TB seals — non-postage stamps that are released annually to raise funds for Tuberculosis and create awareness on ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Jindal India launches Rs 1,100 crore coating line at Howrah plant

    Kolkata: Jindal India, part of BC Jindal Group, has commissioned a new state-of-the-art advanced metal coating line at its Ranihati manufacturing complex in Howrah with a Rs 1,100 crore investment.The line is expected to boost production of value-added coated ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Humpty Dumpty’ row: BJP, TMC spar over ‘largesse’

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee's "Humpty Dumpty" barb at the Feb 1 Union Budget led to a Trinamool-BJP face-off in the Bengal assembly on Friday after BJP MLA and economist Ashok Lahiri borrowed the term to question the state's vote-on-account ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    JMB militant gets 8 years in jail for prison break attempt

    Kolkata: A court in Kolkata has sentenced Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant Jahidul Islam to eight years in prison after he confessed to plotting a jail break while being transferred from Kolkata sessions court to Presidency Jail.Chief judge Sukumar Roy ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    SIR hearing: CEO to seek more time for 15-20 seats

    Kolkata: A day before EC's Feb 7 deadline for SIR hearings, Bengal chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal said on Friday he would seek more time from the poll panel to wrap up the process in several assembly constituencies in ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Jindal India launches Rs 11,000-crore coating line at Howrah plant

    Kolkata: Jindal India, part of BC Jindal Group, has commissioned a new state-of-the-art advanced metal coating line at its Ranihati manufacturing complex in Howrah with a Rs 11,000 crore investment.The line is expected to boost production of value-added coated ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    22 injured in clash between TMC factions

    Kolkata: At least 22 people were injured in Basanti's Amjhara, South 24 Parganas, on Thursday evening after clashes between two Trinamool factions.Trouble began when a local contractor approached the gram panchayat demanding payment of dues. A heated argument ensued ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Kulpi woman dies of heart attack, family blames ‘SIR anxiety’

    Kolkata: A 68-year-old Kulpi woman's death on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest prompted her family to blame the SIR process. Asma Sardar, of Nagnon village, was a pensioner. She lived with her only son, Rakib, who is a ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Believe it or not: This doggo just got a promotion

    If you thought LinkedIn is just a place for building your network, this doggo begs to differ. A Bengaluru Cocker Spaniel named Drogo Mohanty has gone viral with his own professional profile proclaiming him as the “Top dog” at ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    My profession pays the bills, my supper club feeds my passion, say the ones behind Kolkata's intimate clubs

    Meet the Kolkata professionals with day jobs who are happy to cook up a storm at their eclectic and intimate supper clubsCheesy goodnessWho’s he: Rahul Mall is a portrait photographer, educator & founder of Pizza Dojo, which he hosts ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Murshidabad BLO dies of cardiac arrest, son blames SIR

    Behrampore: A 58-year-old school teacher, working as a BLO, died at her Hariharpara home in Murshidabad on Friday due to cardiac arrest, prompting allegations that her death was caused by the stress of ongoing SIR hearings. Maya Mukherjee's son ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Teacher stands in SIR hearing queue while wife, 9-mth-old son await burial

    Malda: The bodies of his wife and baby boy lay in the cold of a hospital morgue, waiting for a handful of dust, while madrassa teacher Md Yeasin Ansari stood in the queue for SIR hearing on Friday. reports ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Theft plaint against help in Beleghata

    Kolkata: An 80-year-old resident of Raja Rajendra Lal Mitra Road, Chiranjilal Kabra, alleged that the male domestic help who worked at his residence for the past few months stole gold and diamond ornaments, along with cash on Feb 3, ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Armed goons vandalise Narendrapur club, 2 held

    Kolkata: Two men, Mohammad Isha and Sheikh Golam, were arrested for vandalising a century-old club famed for its Nabodurga Puja, in Narendrapur on Thursday. Club officials allege that the attack was led by a member of the club itself.Witnessed ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Woman seeks cop protection from stalker ex

    Kolkata: A 28-year-old woman alleged stalking, criminal intimidation, sexual threats, assault and defamation by a man she previously dated. She seeked immediate police protection and wanted to register an FIR.In the complaint submitted to Shyampukur Police Station, the woman ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Cops bust fake call centre, arrest eight

    Kolkata: Eight persons were arrested on Friday after cops busted a fake call centre operating from a condo in Behala. Officers said Junaid Ali, Md Sakir, Md Khurshid Akhtar, Shadab Khan, Kundan Roy, Md Hussain Ahmed Khan, Zakir Khan ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Another man held in Kankulia violence case

    Kolkata: The city police arrested another person in the Kankulia violence case reported last Sunday, in which two persons were injured after shots were fired, bombs hurled, personal property and vehicles vandalised. Sambhu Sikari alias Patla (34), a resident ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    6 Madhyamik examinees hurt in bike crash, 2 critical

    Howrah: Six Madhyamik examinees were injured in an accident at Howrah's Hatal Manashatala crossing while returning home on bikes after their exams on Friday afternoon. Among them, two are in a critical condition while four were discharged after initial ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    BJP MLA says ‘criminals produced in madrassas’, Trinamool hits back

    Kolkata: A remark on madrassas and criminality by BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul in the Bengal assembly on Friday sparked a war of words, with Trinamool MLAs hitting back.Speaking on the state's vote-on-account budget, tabled on Thursday, Asansol (South) MLA ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    NT, SL cops to visit high-rises to spread word against digi arrest

    Kolkata: Prodded by back-to-back instances of digital-arrest scams targeting wealthy elderly residents in Salt Lake and New Town, Bidhannagar City Police is revamping its cybercrime awareness strategy, planning repeated outreach sessions in housing complexes to ensure every household is ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Boyfriend’s mom takes app-cab driver to cops for trying to film girl

    Kolkata: An app-cab driver has been arrested for allegedly misbehaving with two female passengers. Police said the incident was reported on Tuesday evening when a 42-year-old woman raised an alarm near the Diamond Harbour Traffic Guard at Behala Chowrasta ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Arrested influencer faces rape charge

    Kolkata: Cops added rape charge against social media influencer Shamik Adhikary, arrested from Dum Dum on Friday, based on the statement of his 22-year-old friend. He was sent to police custody till Feb 16 after being produced in court ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    TN woman held for illegal bid to cross Indo-Bangla border

    Dhantala (Nadia): A 21-year-old woman from Tamil Nadu was arrested on Thursday while attempting to illegally cross the India-Bangladesh border through the fenced area in Nadia. The incident took place under the jurisdiction of Dhantala police station, near the ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    22 more names of Bangla passport-holders on rolls

    Kolkata: The Foreigner Regional Registration Office (FRRO) has urged the Election Commission (EC) to scrap the EPIC cards of 22 Bangladeshi passport-holders — two of them businessmen — holding Indian voter IDs and Aadhaar cards.The FRRO obtained the lead ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    KMC cracks down on birth cert racket after TOI report

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) brass has cracked the whip on a section of civic employees posted at the birth certificate wing, where a racket is allegedly demanding exorbitant prices for birth certificates in the wake of a ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘AI uses behaviour-based analysis to spot suspicious patterns in real time’

    Kolkata: As artificial intelligence continues to redefine the digital landscape, its role in cybersecurity has become increasingly central to ensuring safety, efficiency and resilience. Awareness and preparedness are now two critical elements that can help build a secure digital ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Case listing jump draws HC judge ire

    Kolkata: Some mischief was going on in this court, said Justice Krishna Rao of the Calcutta High Court, when a case, listed at serial number 92 on Thursday appeared at 16 on Friday. He directed the registrar general to ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    2 Purulia med college students suspended for ragging 1st-yr boy

    Manbazar (Purulia): A first-year student at Deben Mahata Govt Medical College and Hospital in Purulia lodged a complaint against 15-odd seniors for brutally assaulting him. Two of them, the primary accused, were suspended and told to vacate the hostel."Following ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Cops close net around meat row influencer

    Kolkata: Cops stepped up their probe into complaints against social media influencer Sayak Chakraborty in the Olypub ‘wrong meat' controversy, recording statements of all four complainants who filed separate cases against him.One of the complainants, theatre artiste Joyraj Bhattacharjee, ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Kids help make Subhas Sarobar plastic-free

    Kolkata: In a bid to generate more awareness on the need to keep urban waterbodies free from plastic waste and pollution, a plastic waste plogging and wetland conservation programme was held at Subhas Sarobar on Friday, involving school students. ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Sandip Ghosh in ED’s RG Kar corruption charge sheet

    Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday filed its first charge sheet before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court in Kolkata in the multi-crore financial irregularities case linked to state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.The ED ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Sweaty palms, patchy hair loss can’t be reasons for denying CAPF job: HC

    Kolkata: Sweaty palms, patchy hair loss, and birthmarks cannot be grounds to disqualify a candidate for the post of constable under the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), Calcutta High Court recently held in three cases.In the first case, Md ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Asha workers hit the streets, demand fixed monthly pay

    Kolkata: Hundreds of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) volunteers staged a protest in Kolkata on Friday, rejecting the Rs 1,000 increase in honorarium announced in the West Bengal vote-on-account budget on Thursday and renewing their demand for a fixed ...

    7 February 2026 Times of India
    Bengal forms its own five-member panel for DA dues

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt on Thursday formed a 5-member committee headed by chief secretary Nandini Chakravorty to examine the Supreme Court order asking the state govt to pay 25% of the outstanding dearness allowance (DA) to its 20 lakh ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    West Bengal polls: Congress ditches Left to go it alone, to fight in all 294 seats

    KOLKATA: Snapping its decade-old alliance ties with the Left Front, Congress on Thursday decided to "go it alone" in the 2026 Bengal assembly polls and fight in all 294 seats, setting the stage for a four-cornered contest.Putting to rest ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Landless farmers to get 4,000 in aid, agro industrial park to come up at Singur

    Kolkata: From providing annual support of Rs 4,000 to landless agricultural labourers to increasing man days for a 100-day work scheme, the Bengal budget on Thursday aimed to bring more people from the agricultural sector into the social security ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    ssue sub judice: Speaker’s no to TMC’s SIR debate request

    Kolkata: The Bengal assembly on Thursday saw sharp political sparring over a proposed discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls after speaker Biman Banerjee ruled out a debate on the issue noting that the matter was pending ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    CM: People-friendly fiscal plan despite deprivation by Centre

    Kolkata: Dubbing the Union budget as "visionless, missionless and actionless" that "derailed" the economy, CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said Bengal's vote-on-account budget was "focused on development of the people". Bengal gave a people-friendly budget "despite the deprivation from ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Vote-on-a/c like poll manifesto: BJP

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP on Thursday criticised the state govt's vote-on-account budget for "lacking vision", questioned Trinamool for not creating jobs and accused it of repackaging old welfare schemes as new.Ashok Lahiri, BJP senior and former economic adviser to the ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Congress ditches Left to go it alone, fight all 294 seats

    Kolkata: Snapping its decade-old alliance ties with the Left Front, Congress on Thursday decided to "go it alone" in the 2026 Bengal assembly polls and fight in all 294 seats, setting the stage for a four-cornered contest.Putting to rest ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    In Kolkata for Aadhaar hearing, Sunali asks CM to help bring husband home

    Kolkata: On Thursday afternoon, while chief minister Mamata Banerjee was speaking against the BJP and central forces, accusing them of torturing people for speaking Bengali, she said, "they did not even spare a pregnant woman", while referring to Sunali ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    West Bengal VOA: Yuba-Sathi debuts, social schemes get fund boost in poll year

    KOLKATA: Banglar Yuba-Sathi, targeted at the state’s unemployed youth, joined the slew of social welfare schemes of the Mamata Banerjee regime on Thursday as state finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya presented its last vote-on-account budget before the state assembly poll ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    SIR hearings lag, Malda, South 24 Pgns DMs seek extension

    Kolkata: Facing the highest number of logical discrepancy notices, the district magistrates of several districts, including Malda and South 24 Parganas, have sought an extension of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing deadline, a senior EC official said on ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Guv cuts short speech at 4.5 mins, sparks war of words

    Kolkata: Governor CV Ananda Bose delivered a truncated four-and-a-half-minute speech ahead of the Bengal budget session, scaling down the pitch that had previously put the Bengal govt and Raj Bhavan at loggerheads over multiple issues.Though Bose may have avoided ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    New Town Haj fraud: Man held in Hyd after returning from abroad

    Kolkata: The prime accused in a major fraud case in New Town, in which hundreds of Haj pilgrims were allegedly cheated, was arrested in Hyderabad after returning to India from Kuwait. According to cops, accused Mohammad Mahabur Mondal opened ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Police recover bags stolen from cars, plan to step up vigil near Prinsep Ghat

    Kolkata: A series of thefts from vehicles parked near Prinsep Ghat and Judges Ghat has led investigators to a stretch of dense bushes between the Circular Railway tracks on the riverfront and the adjacent road, where the gangs are ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Two marine worm species discovered on Bengal coast

    Kolkata: Scientists from Zoological Survey of India, in collaboration with international researchers, discovered two new species of marine worms along the Bengal coast, underscoring the region's rich but fragile marine biodiversity.The discoveries were made in the waters of Digha ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Shaken, Kol parents’ WA groups discuss Ghaziabad triple suicide

    Kolkata: The alleged suicide of three sisters in Ghaziabad, all of them minors, has shaken parents in Kolkata — not because the circumstances mirrored their own homes exactly, but because the warning signs felt disturbingly familiar. While police described ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Cal HC rejects plea to quash 80L bitcoin investment scam case

    Kolkata: The Calcutta HC on Wednesday rejected a plea to quash criminal proceedings in a cyber fraud case involving alleged inducement to invest more than Rs 80 lakh in bitcoin, stating the proceedings cannot be quashed on mere apprehension.The ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Providing emotional & social support can help deal with new-age pressure, say counsellors

    Kolkata: While mental health experts across Kolkata witnessed a concerning trend of gadget addiction among teens, they said the mental health of these young minds was affected by many other factors. They said good parenting, regular supervison, and providing ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    3 lose 5 cr in investment frauds in 72 hrs

    Kolkata: Three city residents lost more than Rs 5 crore in investment frauds in the past 72 hours. One person was arrested by Kolkata Police in this regard.In the first case, a 63-year-old New Town resident was allegedly cheated ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Digi arrest scammers accuse award-winning scientist of child trafficking, extort 1.1 crore

    Kolkata: A 72-year-old internationally acclaimed retired scientist and former a researcher at Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, who is also an author, lost Rs 1.1 crore to the digital arrest scam with the cybercriminals posing as law enforcement and intelligence ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    The old draw: From 1.7L to 2.1L, DHR records jump in footfall

    Siliguri: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) recorded a substantial increase in revenue and tourist footfall in the calendar year 2025 compared to 2024, reflecting a growing interest in heritage and premium tourism in the region. In a significant move ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Echoes of ‘dharma’ & dreams at annual day celebration

    Kolkata: Delhi Public School, Howrah, illuminated the Science City auditorium recently with its magnificent annual day celebration—an evening woven with creativity, emotion, scholastic pride and cultural brilliance.The evening was graced by distinguished guests, including Manipuri danseuse and choreographer Priti ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    VIP Road gets second biodiversity park at Debi Ghat near Dakshindari

    Kolkata: VIP Road now has its second biodiversity park. The renovated Debi Ghat at Dakshindari off VIP Road with renovated landscape, greenery and walkway along the waterbody was virtually inaugurated by chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday."The place has ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Mrinal Sen’s Phalke cert, rare stills, personal letters find permanent home in Kolkata

    Kolkata: Mrinal Sen's Dadasaheb Phalke certificate and the original script of his aborted film ‘Bhubaneswari', along with Geeta Sen's voter ID card and even her vermilion box, have found a new home in the city. On Sunday, Sen's Chicago-based ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata gets 25 AC CNG buses, new green routes

    Kolkata: Several new air-conditioned (AC) bus routes have been drawn up for the city as it is set to get a fleet of 200 CNG buses in the coming months. This comes days after gradual introduction of 25 AC ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Content creator arrested on molest charge

    Kolkata: A Kolkata-based content creator was accused of molesting and assaulting a 22-year-old woman, who used to be a close friend until recently, police said.After an FIR was registered at the Behala PS on Wednesday, he remained on the ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Went to Dubai but didn’t get time to fight divorce? HC throws out woman’s case

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to condone a two-year delay in filing an appeal against an ex parte divorce decree by a woman, observing that while she could "fly to Dubai" at an advanced stage of ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Veggie prices dip below 30/kg, season’s lowest

    Kolkata: With most vegetables selling at Rs 25 to Rs 30 per kilogram, there is some relief for kitchen budgets in Kolkata. According to experts, this is the season's lowest-ever pricing. The price of potato dropped to Rs 15/kg ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Get ready for winter’s last spell, temp to dip in Kolkata

    Kolkata: The mercury is set to dip by around two degrees by Saturday in the city, giving Kolkatans the last lag of the wintry feel. Even as the Met office expects the temperature to start rising by Monday, the ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Budget outlines upgrade plans for dist towns, gets Bengal Inc thumbs-up

    Kolkata: State finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, while presenting the vote-on-account budget on Thursday, lined out the modernisation of Howrah, Diamond Harbour, Burdwan, Durgapur, Bolpur, Krishnagore, Barasat, Raiganj, Siliguri, Berhampore, Malda, Kalyani, Serampore, Andal, Bankura, Purulia, Digha, Midnapore, Jhargram, the ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Mother dies by suicide after son’s accident death

    Kolkata: Hours after a 28-year-old youth was killed in a late-night accident on the Kalyani Expressway while returning home from work, his grief-stricken mother died by suicide at Shyamnagar in North 24 Parganas on Thursday.The youth, identified as Sushovan ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
    Continue suo motu hearing: SC to HC on riverbank project

    Kolkata: In a PIL flagging illegal construction on the Hooghly banks, where the litigant was fined Rs 50,000 for not disclosing pending FIRs, the Supreme Court recently requested Calcutta High Court to continue hearing it in a suo motu ...

    6 February 2026 Times of India
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