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  • ITC net profit jumps 4.1% to Rs 5,179cr in second qtr

    Kolkata: ITC Ltd saw a 4.1% jump in net profit in the second quarter this fiscal, to Rs 5,179 crore from Rs 4,975 crore in the year-ago period. Gross revenue was up 7.1% year-on-year at Rs 19,148 crore driven ...

    31 October 2025 Times of India
    New JU VC vows to restore stability on the campus

    Kolkata: Chiranjib Bhattacharjee, Jadavpur University's newly appointed VC, decided to join on Monday as the first term of higher secondary results is scheduled to be declared on Friday. Calling Jadavpur his "home university," Bhattacharjee recalled his long association with ...

    31 October 2025 Times of India
    State hosp ‘washes’ man’s lung to remove protein-like obstructions

    Kolkata: Doctors at NRS Medical College & Hospital conducted a challenging procedure called Whole Lung Lavage (WLL), where a patient's lung was washed to remove materials obstructing it. The 33-year-old patient from Murshidabad was suffering from a rare condition ...

    31 October 2025 Times of India
    Second year in a row, Bangladeshi films fail to make it to KIFF

    Kolkata: The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will have no Bangladeshi participation for the second year in a row though until 2023, films from across the bordered featured in the competitive segments for five years. Among the 39 countries, ...

    31 October 2025 Times of India
    Bengal BJP plans camps to dispel SIR ‘fears’

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP has decided to organise SIR help camps that would run simultaneously with the 1,000-odd camps the party has planned to assist people for registering under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.At a meeting with state functionaries last week, ...

    31 October 2025 Times of India
    2 held for duping crypto investors of 25 crore

    Kolkata: Police arrested two individuals—Anirban Ghosh and Priyanka Sahu—accused of orchestrating a Rs 25 crore-cryptocurrency scam. The suspects were apprehended by the bank fraud division of Lalbazar after a complaint alleging embezzlement was lodged at the Shakespeare Sarani Police ...

    31 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘Reluctant’ BLOs, including teachers, join their SIR duty within deadline

    Kolkata: A potential flashpoint was avoided on Thursday with Bengal chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal indicating that "unwilling" booth-level officers, including several schoolteachers, would not face any action "as they had joined SIR work" within the deadline.The EC had ...

    31 October 2025 Times of India
    IISER prof gets Bhatnagar Award for research, innovation

    Kolkata: Dibyendu Das, a professor who works on recreating life-like systems from simple chemical building blocks, was selected for the Vigyan Yuva Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for excellence in scientific research and innovation. The associate professor in the department ...

    31 October 2025 Times of India
    KYC fraud makes a comeback with ‘apk tricks’ and 53 cases in a month

    Kolkata:Know Your Customer (KYC) fraud is back to haunt the city in its new .apk scam avatar. Kolkata Police has received as many as 53 complaints of KYC fraud this month. Taken aback by the sudden spurt of events, ...

    31 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘NRC’ suicide: Cops file abetment case after family’s FIR

    Kolkata: The suicide of 57-year-old Agarpara trader Pradeep Kar, who allegedly blamed NRC for his death, took a new turn on Thursday after his family lodged an FIR at Khardah police station alleging that someone might have instigated him ...

    31 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘Festive heart’ syndrome on the prowl post Diwali

    Kolkata: ‘Festive heart' has struck many across the city post-Diwali, with scores suffering flare-ups of existing cardiac ailments or sudden heart attacks. Doctors say this could be the result of consistent, loud noise from firecrackers and pollutants triggered by ...

    31 October 2025 Times of India
    SRFTI film only Indian short movie at Red Sea Film Fest

    Kolkata: ‘Nipaniya' (Dropless), a short film produced by SRFTI, is the only Indian short film that has been selected for the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival's ‘international shorts' competition section.Anamika Pal's film, which presents the story of a ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Suvendu remarks against Birbaha: HC seeks case diary

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed Jhargram Police to submit the case diary relating to a case of "objectionable remarks" allegedly made by BJP neta Suvendu Adhikari against state minister Birbaha Hansda. Justice Jay Sengupta fixed the ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Sunali, Sweety relatives move contempt plea in Calcutta HC

    Kolkata: Sunali Khatun and Sweety Bibi's family members filed a contempt of court petition before the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, reasoning that the govt failed to bring back the six migrant labourers who were pushed to Bangladesh despite ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Fraudsters posing as insurance agents dupe 71-yr-old of 55L

    Kolkata: A 71-year-old senior citizen man from Roy Bahadur Road in Behala lost over Rs 55 lakh after being duped by fraudsters posing as agents of various insurance companies. The accused allegedly convinced the senior citizen to surrender his ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    No direct impact, Montha brings scattered rain to city, drags max temp below normal

    Kolkata: Even though severe cyclonic storm ‘Montha' did not have a direct impact on Kolkata, it brought scattered rain to the city and brought the maximum temperature down to below normal on Wednesday after 12 days. At 29°C, the ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    N Bengal border resident attempts suicide, family blames ‘SIR panic’

    Jalpaiguri: The family of a 63-year-old resident of a village abutting a former Bangladeshi enclave in Cooch Behar district blamed "SIR worries" after he tried to end his life by consuming pesticide on Wednesday morning. Khairul Sheikh, his family ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Darj Mahakal temple issues dress code for women, cites ‘modesty & respect’

    Darjeeling: Mahakal Mandir in Darjeeling has introduced a dress code for women, barring them from wearing short dresses and skirts to the shrine, a tourist draw in the hill town that also stands as a symbol of religious harmony.Boards ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Stroke patients get younger, scanner on lifestyle, stress

    Kolkata: Stroke patients are getting younger in urban areas due to poor lifestyle and increased stress, among other reasons, said neurologists and experts on World Stroke Day on Wednesday. While strokes are still more common among those aged 65 ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    TMC spreding fear, says BJP after death ‘over NRC’

    Kolkata: The Bengal BJP on Wednesday demanded that the death of Pradeep Kar, who allegedly died by suicide due to fear of NRC, be probed and termed protests by Trinamool Congress as "theatrics"."The death (of Pradeep Kar) has to ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    MLA visit, 5pm-11pm cop posting outside gate to calm nerves at Sonarpur condo

    Kolkata: Sonarpur Dakshin MLA Lovely Maitra and local police visited Deeshari Megacity on Tuesday night and spoke to the residents who have been on tenterhooks since the Oct 23 attack on one of the residents. A mob of over ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    JU boy falls off train, body found in river

    Kharagpur: A third-year BTech printing engineering student of Jadavpur University, Soham Patra (20), died after falling off a moving train while returning home to Bankura with his mother. His body was found floating in the Kansai river Wednesday. Police ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    No screening, no vetting allow ‘minor incidents’ to spike at Kolkata nightclubs

    Kolkata: The city's nightlife has boomed in recent years, with a proliferation of bars, pubs, and nightclubs. Yet, amid the lights and music, a disturbing trend has emerged — the lax screening and vetting of revellers, which has compromised ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Body in bed-box: 2 held in Odisha for hotel murder

    Kolkata: A joint team from the detective department and Park Street Police Station on Wednesday arrested the two accused in Oct 22 hotel murder case, in which Rahul Lal's (26) body was found in a bed box in room ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Road rage: Three bikers assaulted twice on two days

    Kolkata: Three individuals were allegedly assaulted on consecutive days after a clash over an alleged road rage incident, followed by snatching of a gold chain. The dispute cropped up when two bikers, allegedly attacked Debadrita Das, Karandeep Singh, and ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Sovan assumes charge as NKDA chairperson

    Kolkata: Former Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee on Wednesday assumed charge as the chairperson of the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA). Chatterjee was appointed as NKDA chairperson on Oct 18.Upon assuming charge, Chatterjee held meetings with senior NKDA officials ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata port signs series of investment MoUs worth 48,000 cr

    Kolkata: The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) has signed a series of MoUs amounting to a committed investment of over Rs 48,000 crores across diverse sectors of maritime trade and green energy. The MoUs have been signed at ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Language row in Chhath scrap, FIR filed

    Kolkata: Ravi Das, a transporter and resident of Parnashree Pally, alleged that two individuals—apparently linked to a group called ‘Bangla Paksha'—threatened and intimidated him and his family members during Chhath, asking them to return to Bihar. Das, who has ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Serial theft: Gold, cash stolen from 2 Parnasree flats

    Kolkata: An unknown thief made off with a significant haul of gold jewellery and cash in the early hours of Monday (Oct 27) from two flats in Parnasree. The incident was reported to the local police by one of ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Children need support, not stigma: Experts stress early intervention to reverse dyslexia

    Kolkata: Around one in eight children in India suffer from dyslexia, a condition that is reversible but often not recognised and addressed early enough, said educators and counsellors at a panel discussion to mark Dyslexia Awareness Month. Hundreds of ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    SIR impact: Many state schools stare at teacher-less days

    Kolkata: Several state schools are staring at severe teacher shortage and even temporary shutdown after letters from Election Commission (EC) were sent to them, requisitioning a large number of teachers, including the heads at some institutes, to serve as ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    SRFTI short film only Indian movie at Red Sea Film Fest

    Kolkata: ‘Nipaniya' (Dropless), a short film produced by SRFTI, is the only Indian film that has been selected for the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival's ‘international shorts' competition section. Anamika Pal's film, which presents the story of a ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Poacher gets highest sentence, gets jailed for 7 yrs, fined 1 lakh

    Jalpaiguri: A notorious poacher, Rikoch Narjari, was handed a seven-year jail term — the highest sentence under the amended Wildlife Protection Act — by a Jalpaiguri court on Wednesday. He was also fined Rs1 lakh, non-payment of which will ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Must protect democratic rights of all legal voters: Mamata

    Kolkata: All genuine voters must be able to exercise their rights, Bengal CM said on Wednesday. Speaking at the inauguration of the Jagaddhatri Puja organised by the Posta Bazar Merchant Association, the CM added: "We have to strengthen ...

    30 October 2025 Times of India
    Sonarpur condo residents boycott local traders, autos after mob attack

    Kolkata: Residents of the Sonarpur housing complex, where a Customs inspector was thrashed by a mob five days ago, on Tuesday decided to boycott local traders and auto services plying between Rajpur Bazaar and Raghunathpur. Local slum-dwellers, such as ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata: 250 women receive cervical cancer vaccine

    KOLKATA: Over 250 young girls received cervical cancer vaccines in the city this week. A joint initiative by Windamere and Rotary Clubs of Kolkata, the intiiative is funded by Japanese firm Tostem. The mission aims to vaccinate 2,500 girls ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    71-yr-old New Town resident loses 1 crore to cyber fraud

    Kolkata: A 71-year-old New Town resident filed a police complaint alleging he was duped of Rs 1.1 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as private bank officials, who lured him into investing through fake trading apps.According to the FIR lodged ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Abhishek: Assam out of SIR ambit since BJP’s in office

    Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday questioned as to why the EC decided to hold special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bengal and other opposition-governed states but gave another poll-bound state Assam, governed ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Wary of poaching, parties drag feet on naming booth agents

    Kolkata: ‘Poaching fears' have prompted all parties to play a wait-and-watch game before declaring the names of booth-level agents (BLAs) for the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Bengal has more than 80,681 booths but parties have only ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Sculptor Uma Siddhanta passes away at 93

    Kolkata: Uma Siddhanta, whose name features among the few Indian sculptors to have excelled in the field, passed away at her Kolkata residence on Tuesday. Siddhanta, the first woman in the sculpture department of the Government College of Arts ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Feeling insecure, other condos step up security

    Kolkata: In the wake of the Sonarpur attack, residents' associations of other housing complexes across the city have started stepping up security measures. Fearing hooliganism, some of these posh condominiums have issued emergency action and standard operating procedures (SOPs).From ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘Nightclub torment victim too scared to return home yet’

    Kolkata: The woman from Tiljala, who was reportedly molested and assaulted by a group of hoodlums at a Playboy Club inside Hyatt Regency on Saturday, has since not returned home. Scared for her safety, she has been staying at ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    For many women, it does not take too long for their nightclub fun to turn into a nightmare

    A nightclub off EM Bypass near Kadapara during Durga Puja: A group of women were touched, groped and harassed by a group of men on the dance floor. When one of them complained to the club authorities, they were ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    TMC, CPM & Cong question SIR ‘rationale’ at EC all-party meet, BJP defends exercise

    Kolkata: An all-party meeting called by the EC on Tuesday witnessed significant uproar as TMC, CPM and Congress questioned the "rationale" of holding the SIR exercise while BJP was hosting CAA camps to facilitate voters and the EC allegedly ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    57-yr-old trader dies by suicide over NRC fear

    Kolkata: A 57-year-old trader died by suicide at his Agarpara home on Tuesday morning blaming NRC for his death, prompting Trinamool to launch a frontal attack on National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Call centre bust: Cops arrest one more with FBI help

    Kolkata: The US federal agency, FBI, is actively assisting the Kolkata Police Cyber Cell in the investigation of a major fraud case involving the defrauding of American citizens under the pretence of providing technical support.Following the technical help, Kolkata ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Raj CM urges Kol-based bizmen to invest in devpt of ‘janmabhoomi’

    Kolkata: Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma on Tuesday invited members of the Rajasthani community living in Kolkata to make investments in Rajasthan, while emphasising the rapid economic transformation of the state.Addressing the ‘Pravasi Rajasthani Divas' roadshow in Kolkata, ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Woman in trauma after gun attack by former BF

    Kolkata: The young woman from Bijoygarh in Jadavpur, whose house was fired at on Monday evening, is living in a state of constant fear after a series of violent incidents involving her former boyfriend, Ravikumar Bhardwaj. The accused continues ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Charges framed against teacher for tribal girl’s rape-murder

    Kolkata: Within 40 days of the gruesome murder of a 13-year-old tribal girl in Birbhum's Rampurhat, charges were framed in a special Pocso court on Tuesday against accused Manoj Kumar Pal, a physics teacher at the school the girl ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Female bouncers, high-tech security cover: Pubs take fresh guard against harassers

    Kolkata: Deploying female bouncers, installing an advanced surveillance system and conducting staff sensitisation sessions for better coordination with local police stations: these are some of the measures that bars and nightclubs in the city are working on to bolster ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Montha’s tail spares Kol, south Bengal districts get heavy rain

    Kolkata/Chandernagore/Tamluk: Even as Kolkata escaped with light rain on Tuesday evening, heavy rainfall and gusty winds affected Jagaddhatri pandals in West Midnapore and Hooghly. Five people sustained injuries in Chandernagore when a pandal came crashing down. The Met office ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘Sholay’ director to deliver KIFF keynote lecture at Sisir Mancha

    Kolkata: Suchitra Sen-Uttam Kumar starrer ‘Saptapadi' (1961) has been chosen as the inaugural film of the 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). The Ajoy Kar film will be screened at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium on Nov 6 to open ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Don’t panic, no genuine voter will be left out: Bengal CEO

    Kolkata: There is "nothing to panic" and "no legitimate voter will be left out", Bengal chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal said on Tuesday ahead of the rollout of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state from ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    IndiGo starts Durgapur-Kashi direct flight

    Durgapur: IndiGo Airlines has launched a new direct flight connecting Durgapur and Varanasi. The inaugural flight witnessed an enthusiastic response from the passengers.This new route, which will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays marks a significant milestone in improving ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    ZSI-IIT M study reveals microbial diversity, antibiotic resistance in urban drinking water

    Kolkata: The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata, and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras uncovered India's first metagenomic profile of municipal drinking water.This breakthrough could reshape the country's approach to water safety and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance.The study, ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    E-KYC must for LPG subsidy beneficiaries every fiscal

    Kolkata: Three PSU oil marketing companies (OMCs) — IOCL, HPCL, and BPCL — will make e-KYC mandatory for domestic LPG consumers who receive subsidies, including PMUY (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana) consumers, in every financial year, starting from this fiscal. ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    High court rap for health university

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday reprimanded the West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) in a case where a private nursing college and its 41 students, without allotment letters from West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board, moved ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata (S) registered 65% new voters, Kol (N) 47% in past 23 yrs

    Kolkata: Kolkata South Lok Sabha constituency, which covers the seven assembly seats of Bhowanipore, Rashbehari, Ballygunje, East and West Behala, Kolkata Port, and Kasba, has seen 65% new voters settling in the past 23 years, the highest recorded in ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Indian office space markets overcome tariffs, geopolitical tensions, surges ahead

    KOLKATA: Global headwinds including tariffs, geopolitical tensions, and layoffs in IT/ITeS sectors appeared to have had no negative impact on office space demand in the top cities. Office absorption continued to soar by 34% from approximately 31.31 million sq ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    GloballyGI team visits IIT Kharagpur to explore collaboration in food health and wellbeing

    KHARAGPUR: A six-member team from GloballyGI, Bengaluru, led by its founder and mentor K. Krishnaiah, visited IIT Kharagpur to explore new avenues of collaboration in the domains of food, health, and well-being.GloballyGI is presently engaged in a research partnership ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Will protest attempt to axe genuine voters: TMC on SIR

    Kolkata: Trinamool, CPM and Congress responded cautiously to the Election Commission's (EC) announcement of the rollout of the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls on Monday in sharp contrast to the BJP's exuberance. The commission has called ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Security beef-up after mob attack: Sonarpur condo to raise gate height, bolster CCTV cover

    Kolkata: Residents of Deeshari Megacity, a condominium on Dwarir Road under Sonarpur police station off Southern Bypass, have decided to raise the height of the main gate to ensure that outsiders cannot cross over. They also plan to increase ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Sunny skies with warm temperatures; AQI remains poor

    Current Weather and Air Quality Kolkata is experiencing a sunny and warm day on October 28, 2025, with temperatures ranging from 24.4°C to 33.3°C, while dealing with poor air quality from yesterday's AQI-IN reading of 196. The weather forecast indicates ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata: Asiatic Society to lead eastern India’s manuscript digitisation under Gyan Bharatam mission

    KOLKATA: The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, one of India’s oldest centres of learning and Oriental research, has been formally designated as the key cluster centre for Eastern India under the Union Culture Ministry’s flagship Gyan Bharatam Mission on Manuscripts. The ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Biker rams into 53-year-old cyclist in C Kol

    Kolkata: A 53-year-old resident of Kalimuddin Sarkar Lane, Jitendra Samanta, reported that around 11.35 am, his bicycle was hit by a bike driven by Debjit Roy Chowdhury, a 27-year-old from Salt Lake Sector-IV. The incident occurred near the NRS ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Old Park Street rape link in newest outrage

    Kolkata: Naser Khan, who, along with his friends, was convicted of the gang rape of a woman in a moving car in 2012 and was released from jail in 2020, more than a year before the end of his ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    State transfers 527 IAS, WBCS officers in pre-SIR shake-up

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt has transferred 67 IAS and 460 WBCS officers in one of the biggest single-day shake-ups the state has seen till date.Many of the transferred officers have already served between two-and-a-half years and four years in ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    KMC eyes post-Chhath date for pushback drive against illegal hawkers in New Mkt

    Kolkata: Civic authorities have decided to launch a fresh crackdown against illegal hawkers doing business on the roads around New Market. The drive will take place after Chhath. Relaxation during the festive season has led to large-scale encroachment of ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Durgapur rape survivor wants to finish MBBS in Bengal, says dad

    Durgapur: The Durgapur gang rape survivor wants to finish her MBBS degree in Bengal, her father told TOI on Monday. The first-year medical student of a private college in Durgapur left for her home in Odisha's Balasore escorted by ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Second in two months: Hoodlums terrorise woman, her family, friends at Bypass nightclub for 90 minutes

    Kolkata: In a near repeat of last month's brawl at a premium weekend club inside Hyatt Regency off EM Bypass, a homemaker, partying with her husband, brother and friends there, was allegedly molested, assaulted and attacked with beer bottles ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Auto union suspends, disowns four operators

    Kolkata: The auto union has suspended the four individuals who were arrested and later released on bail for assault and vandalism in the flat of the Customs inspector on Thursday night. The auto service between Rajpur Bazar and Raghunathpur ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Crackers, loud DJ music ramp up volume at Chhath processions

    Kolkata: From Behala and Charu Market to Central Avenue, Paddapukur, Taltala, Nonadanga, and Kasba — parts of Kolkata turned into pockets of noise and smoke on Monday afternoon and evening as Chhath processions wound their way to and from ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    After Kol-China flight resumption, airport eyes return of more int’l ops

    Kolkata: The revival of direct air connectivity between India and China after five years, marked by IndiGo's inaugural Kolkata–Guangzhou flight on Sunday, has sparked renewed optimism among travel operators. Industry insiders believe Kolkata could soon see more direct connections ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Man kills wife, tries to pass it off as suicide

    Kolkata: Two days after the body of a homemaker, Pooja Purkait, was discovered on Dispensary Lane under the jurisdiction of Shyampukur Police Station with a questionable "suicide" note lying beside her, cops arrested her husband on Monday morning on ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    I fought for my right to live safely in my city

    The flashing lights, the music that suddenly turned into screams—I still can't get the images out of my head. It was supposed to be a night out with my husband and friends at Playboy Club. The music was loud, ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Guv meets VC picks for six state univs

    Kolkata: Bengal governor and chancellor of state universities C V Ananda Bose on Monday interacted with six individuals whose names were finalised as the permanent VCs of six universities. He asked them to secure university autonomy and be firm ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Thunderstorms, 30-40kmph winds in Kol likely today: Met

    Kolkata: While the city will be largely spared from the wrath of cyclone Montha, the system's impact on Kolkata could be the most during the later half of Tuesday, Met officials said. According to the Met, the city is ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    IISC B’luru prof from Midnapore scales highest volcanic peak in North America

    Kolkata: Arpita Patra, a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, and a resident of Midnapore, summited Mount Pico de Orizaba — the highest mountain in Mexico and the highest volcanic peak in North America on Friday. ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘SSKM molester was in hospital for ailing friend’

    Kolkata: In the SSKM molestation case, the 34-year-old accused, Amit Mallik told cops that he had been to the hospital for a friend's treatment. Mallik, who was allegedly dressed as a doctor, had been accused of molesting a 15-year-old ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Molestation charge slapped on Customs inspector

    Kolkata: After slapping non-bailable molestation charge against Customs inspector Pradeep Kumar based on a complaint by the relative of auto driver Azad Ali Mondal, police on Monday said they were "reviewing" whether the assault on Kumar required harsher charges ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Rashmi Group to invest 10,000 crore in Bengal

    Kolkata: City-based Rashmi Group will invest over Rs 10,000 crore in Bengal, the company has announced. The investment will include a 2.8 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) integrated steel plant along with a 400 MW captive power plant in ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    SC’s MGNREGS order victory for Bengal against ‘arrogance & injustice’, says TMC

    Kolkata: Calling it a "historic victory for the people of Bengal", Trinamool on Monday hailed the Supreme Court's dismissal of a petition by the Centre challenging the Calcutta High Court's order to resume MGNREGA in the state after over ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    First among footwear majors: Bata to cross 2k-store mark by Dec

    Kolkata: Bata could well be the first footwear company to cross the 2,000-retail mark in the country. Other leading global or Indian footwear majors like Adidas, Nike, Metro or Khadims have not yet crossed this milestone. This was disclosed ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Wife, daughter too scared to return to flat, family will take a call three days later

    Kolkata: Four days after a violent mob stormed into Deeshari Megacity and attacked Customs inspector Pradeep Kumar in his own flat, his wife and four-year-old daughter are yet to recover from the shock. Too frightened to return, they have ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Quit HMC chief post for personal reasons, not political: Sujay

    Howrah: Sujay Chakraborty, who was serving as Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC) chairperson until Sunday, clarified that he had resigned his post for personal reasons and not political. "No one wanted to remove me. This decision has been taken for ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Mamata attends Chhath celebrations in Kol, hails Bengal’s ‘glorious tradition’ of unity

    Kolkata: While attending Chhath celebrations at Doighat and Babughat, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee emphasised that she participated in all festivals in accordance with the "glorious traditions" of Bengal."Chhath celebrations are for everyone. This is the tradition of the nation ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    SSKM molester frequented campus in run-up to crime

    Kolkata: The SSKM molester, Amit Mallick, left home "for duty" every day since he quit his job at NRS Hospital on Oct 16, including the day he molested a minor. He returned home at 5 pm, "tired after work", ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Moderate humidity with sunny skies, no rain; AQI improves

    Kolkata residents are experiencing a sunny day on , with temperatures ranging from to and moderate humidity at . While today's weather is favorable for outdoor activities, yesterday's air quality remained poor with an , primarily due ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Permanent cracker sale hub may curb violations

    Kolkata: Fireworks wholesalers have approached the state for the allotment of around 5 acres on the outskirts of Kolkata to set up a bazi hub to stop sale of illegal crackers and improve enforcement. Talks are scheduled between the ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Centre moves SC against Cal HC order to bring back Sunali, 5 others

    Kolkata: The Centre has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Calcutta High Court order on Sept 26 to bring back Sunali Khatun and five others, who were pushed into Bangladesh on the grounds of being illegal immigrants, within four ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Ahead of Chhath, complexes issue celebration guidelines

    Kolkata: In a bid to prevent a repeat of the chaotic Diwali and Kali Puja celebrations that sparked conflicts within complexes, resident welfare associations (RWAs) have issued fresh guidelines for Chhath festivities, urging residents to celebrate while being considerate ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Bay system turns into deep depression, Kolkata gets drizzles

    Kolkata: A that brewed over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression on Sunday, the Met said. Kolkata received drizzles and remained largely cloudy throughout the day.The drizzles turned more consistent in the evening. There is ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Friends stab Chetla man to death after drunken brawl, OC shunted out

    Kolkata: A late-night drinking session turned fatal in Chetla on Saturday after Ashok Paswan (42) was allegedly stabbed in the neck with an iron rod by two of his friends following an argument over misappropriation of funds of a ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Focus on empowerment & resilience: City schools teach self-defence to girl students

    Kolkata: In a move to bolster the safety and confidence of female students, schools across Kolkata are integrating self-defence training into their educational programmes. This initiative comes in response to a series of alarming incidents targeting girl students, prompting ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Auto drivers, para youths enter condo, thrash customs officer

    Kolkata: A mob of around 50, led by an auto driver, stormed a Sonarpur condominium, forced their way into the fourth-floor flat of customs inspector Pradeep Kumar and repeatedly assaulted him and his wife in front of their terrified ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Piped gas project to start from Kalyani next month

    Kolkata: The supply of piped natural gas (PNG) will begin in the KMDA area for the first time starting from in the first week of Nov, the Bengal Gas Company Limited (BGCL) said. BGCL, a joint venture between ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Biharis in city tweak travel plans, skip Chhath visit to go home to cast vote

    Kolkata: As Chhath celebrations begin on Monday, several Bihari residents in Kolkata who usually go home to observe the four-day festival with their families are staying put, changing their travel plans for the scheduled next week.For many, the ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Dengue claims 2 of family in a span of 3 wks

    Kolkata: Dengue claimed two lives from the same family in Ward No. 35 of Rajpur-Sonarpur Municipality in a span of just 20 days, triggering grief and panic in the densely populated Renia area near Bansdroni metro station.On Saturday, Bandana ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Festive pollution worsens resp distress across city

    Kolkata: The incessant cracker bursting since Diwali has unleashed a constant onslaught of carcinogenic gases in Kolkata that are putting the respiratory tract under stress, say doctors. Allergic cough, sneezing, wheezing, and shortness of breath have led to a ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    CU plans separate hostel for trans applicants

    Kolkata: In a recent notification for hostel allocation, Calcutta University has asked transgender applicants to indicate their gender on the application form. The university uploaded a set of rules and regulations where it was mentioned, "Transgender students, please specify ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
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