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Puja’s true spirit soars with purpose: Tala Prattoy, Mudiali, Chetla Agrani impress judges
A call against poisonous chemicals in food, a warning about technology’s grip on humanity, and a stand against superstition and blind faith — three pujas carrying these potent messages were honoured as Model Pujas on Sunday by judges from ...
30 September 2025 TelegraphCops inspect Santosh Mitra Square pandal amid BJP claims of obstruction over Op Sindoor show
A day after the organisers of a Durga puja in Kolkata, inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, charged the police with trying to stop their light-and-sound show on Operation Sindoor, senior officers on Sunday inspected the pandal and ...
30 September 2025 TelegraphOperation Sindoor themed puja turns tense on Shashthi as BJP leader warns of early idol immersion
The Santosh Mitra Square and Mohammad Ali Park Durga Puja found themselves locked in a row with the police on Panchami night. BJP leader and puja organiser Sajal Ghosh of the Santosh Mitra Square puja alleged that Kolkata Police ...
29 September 2025 TelegraphLeela Majumdar’s pandal of magic; Kashi Bose Lane puja brings storybooks to life
A north Calcutta lane opens into a playground transformed — not just into a pandal, but into a portal to the enchanted world of Leela Majumdar. In this dreamlike space, visitors are transported to their childhoods, immersed once more ...
29 September 2025 TelegraphWith Sashthi around the corner, here's your guide to a safe and joyous Durga Puja
The city is decked out in Puja colours. Thousands are already out on the streets, throwing down the gauntlet at the possibility of rain, just days after a deluge had derailed everyday life.The real festival begins with Sashthi on ...
29 September 2025 TelegraphPlastic pain & penance: Waste disrupts KMC pumping stations, drainage delayed
Draining out water from the streets was not the only challenge the Kolkata Municipal Corporation faced after the deluge of September 23.An equally daunting mission was to remove the tonnes of plastic waste from the drainage lines and pumping ...
28 September 2025 TelegraphPanchami crowd baffles police, bumper-to-bumper traffic on roads across Calcutta
Around 6 in the evening, the usually short drive through Loudon Street took almost 30 minutes, a distance of about a kilometre or less.This is one Calcutta’s most significant neighbourhoods for police. The city commissioner resides at one end, ...
28 September 2025 Telegraph'Free Palestine': Durga Puja Pandal in Behala gives a heart wrenching reality check
The theme of a Durga Puja in Behala revolves around the genocide unfolding in Gaza and the famine that has been deliberately created by systematically restricting access to food — highlighting one of the most significant humanitarian crises of ...
28 September 2025 TelegraphStudents ‘punch’ Jadavpur University guard over liquor ban; police complaint filed
A complaint has been submitted to the police by Jadavpur University, stemming from a report by a university guard who stated that he was assaulted while attempting to prevent some students from consuming alcohol on campus late on Thursday.The ...
28 September 2025 Telegraph66-year-old electrocuted in flooded Sarsuna while trying to open shop's iron gates
A 66-year-old woman was electrocuted on Saturday morning while trying to open the iron gates of her shop in waterlogged Sarsuna, on the southwestern fringes of the city.Around 7.30am, Srabanti Devi arrived at her grocery store on Talpukur Road ...
28 September 2025 TelegraphOne more person dies of electrocution in Kolkata's waterlogged road, toll rises to 12
One more person was electrocuted on the flooded streets of Kolkata on Saturday, taking the toll since the deluge to 12, officials said.Sumanti Devi, 63, died after coming in contact with live wires on the waterlogged road outside her ...
28 September 2025 Telegraph'Spirit of Durga Puja': Rare disease warriors judge pandals, positivity in the air
Individuals with rare diseases and their parents visited some pandals in the city on Friday to assess their accessibility, ability to manage the crowd if an individual with a rare disease falls ill and attempt to create both awareness ...
28 September 2025 TelegraphGovernment lists primary vacancies; 13,421 teachers to be hired for Classes I to V
The state primary education board announced on Friday that it will appoint 13,421 teachers in government-aided primary schools (Classes I to V).The announcement came a day after the board published the results of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) held ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphTTIS Choto Chokhe Boro Pujo: Young judges to pick five pujas
Talin Moitra, a Class VI student of South Point High School, is an avid pandal hopper. Every Durga Puja, he makes a wishlist but “ends up pandal hopping only one day.”This year will be different for him, as he ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphCrowd surge on Chaturthi throws traffic out of gear, streets witness huge footfall
The Chaturthi crowd hit the streets early on Friday afternoon causing huge traffic snarls across the city.The additional deployment of forces from Kolkata Police began in the afternoon from 4pm onwards.Hours before that pandal hoppers started pouring in at ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphGoddess on the 'cloud': Durga 5.0 at AI-powered Puja in Salt Lake IIHM Global Campus
In 2025, Goddess Durga will be on the “cloud”.Tradition will ride on technology, and AI will power the Puja on the IIHM Global Campus in Salt Lake. In the fourth edition, IIHM is using AI and sustainability to “enrich, ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphShut JU hostels for Puja: HC, bench tells police to ensure no stay till October 9
The high court ordered on Friday that the Jadavpur University hostels must remain closed till the end of the Durga Puja vacation.A division bench of Justice Sujoy Pal and Justice Smita Das De asked police to ensure no hostel ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphBlue Line metro services disrupted after 26-year-old jumps in Jatin Das Park's tracks
A suicide bid at Jatin Das Park station disrupted Metro services on the Blue Line for over an hour during the pre-Puja rush on Friday.A 26-year-old man jumped in front of a Tollygunge-bound train at Jatin Das Park station ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphSupreme Court defers hearing of vice-chancellors appointment in state universities
The Supreme Court on Friday deferred to October 6 the hearing on the ongoing row over the appointment of vice-chancellors to state universities in Bengal, amid a continuing deadlock between chief minister Mamata Banerjee and governor C.V. Ananda Bose, ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphFund drive for 'Boi Para' booksellers; appeal to aid traders affected by waterlogging
A fundraising drive has been initiated to help the booksellers of College Street, who have lost their livelihood and resources to the floods.An initiative — the College Street Relief Fund — has been undertaken by the Kolkata Creative Publishers’ ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphFormer education minister Partha Chatterjee gets bail from HC, but to stay in jail
The high court on Friday granted bail to former education minister Partha Chatterjee in a case of alleged irregularities in appointments to state-aided schools, being investigated by the CBI.Chatterjee has been in custody for over three years since his ...
27 September 2025 Telegraph3 levels of car cover: Assessing damage, repair delays and costs in Kolkata after recent flood
Water up to the floor of the car.Water just above the seats.Water above the steering wheel.Many workshops in Calcutta and insurance officials are assessing the claims for cars damaged in Tuesday’s deluge broadly on the basis of these three ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphCelebrating spirit of safety & service; spotlight on pujas’ commitment to inclusivity
The countdown to Durga Puja has begun, and so has the search for celebrations that go beyond dazzling lights and grand artistry.CESC The Telegraph True Spirit Puja 2025, powered by The Bhawanipur Education Society College, and with Charnock Lohia ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphBack on track with eye on sky; housing complexes revive cautiously festive spirit
After two days of bright sunshine, Durga Puja celebrations are back on track at housing complexes across the city, though organisers remain anxious about more rain in the forecast.Several pujas were inaugurated on Friday, with others set to open ...
27 September 2025 Telegraph'Light to moderate rain' till Ashtami, depression forms on northwest Bay of Bengal
A depression lurking on the northwest Bay of Bengal is expected to make landfall somewhere between south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.The Calcutta forecast for Panchami (Saturday) predicts a generally cloudy sky with light to moderate rain.The ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphWhat to expect this Durga Puja: Cloudy skies for Kolkata, concerns for tourists visiting hills
The skies are set to stay moody this Durga Puja. Heavy showers are on the cards for parts of south Bengal, with Kolkata too bracing for a wet spell. Starting Panchami, multiple bouts of moderate to heavy rain are ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphAfter this assembly election, there is a government which can make the state ‘Sonar Bangla’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday joined Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata, inaugurating the Santosh Mitra Square Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samity’s pandal, which this year showcased the theme of ‘Operation Sindoor’.Shah, who arrived in the city on Thursday night ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphPuja 2025 guide: Top pandals, cultural picks and food stops in Salt Lake
Year: 4thBudget: Rs 2 croreThe look: Artist Rintu Das has made an offering of shiuli flowers. A flower lies on its side, through which visitors walk in. The middle chamber is encircled by a grassy inundating lawn dotted by ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphInnovation mantra for IIT Kharagpur Research Park puja in New Town
A surprise venue for puja this year is the IIT Kharagpur Research Park in New Town, and true to tradition, the theme is startups and innovation.Located near Uniworld City, the pandal is decorated with live plants, birds and fish ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphFire breaks out in four-storeyed guest house rooftop; residents allege safety hazards
A fire broke out in a temporary structure on the roof of a four-storeyed building on Prince Anwar Shah Road on Thursday afternoon.The building is situated near the Lake Gardens bridge. It houses a mass communication and film studies ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphVegetable and fish prices shoot up; supply chain disrupted in waterlogged Calcutta
Prices of several vegetables and fish have spiralled over the past two days, as trucks carrying supplies remain stranded because of waterlogged roads in Calcutta.Wholesalers and retailers said that while trucks carrying goods from other states were unable to ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphFar away from Calcutta: Taj’s serene weekend picturesque riverine getaway in Raichak
The Taj brand now offers a picturesque riverine weekend getaway barely 60km from the heart of Calcutta.On Thursday, the Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) announced the opening of Taj Ganga Kutir Resort and Spa in Raichak, South 24-Parganas.The Tatas, who ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphFeathered treasures in Sundarbans; expedition records 153 species and 31,927 birds
A three-day bird expedition in the Sundarbans at the start of this year has recorded 153 species and 31,927 birds. The sightings also included non-migratory birds. Among the total number of species recorded, 13 are threatened. The mangrove delta ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphWading through River Ballygunge after calamitous rainy night; a photographer’s diary
The city’s most feted wildlife photographer wore waders to navigate his way through a riverine Ballygunge on Tuesday, just hours after the night of calamitous rain.Dhritiman Mukherjee, an award-winning nature photographer and conservationist, wore the waterproof gear to reach ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphSubmerged memories: Inside upscale housing complex Udita’s 56-hour underwater ordeal
Three upscale housing complexes stand next to each other along EM Bypass — Udita Housing Complex, Hiland Park, and Calcutta Greens. All three were flooded by torrential rain on September 23, but only Udita remained submerged until Thursday afternoon.Water ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata: Your festive week weather guide; Panchami to be slight wet, predicts Met office
The chances of heavy rain in Calcutta on Panchami, Saturday, are slim, said a Met official.A weather system over the east-central Bay of Bengal is intensifying as expected and is forecast to reach the northwest Bay near the Odisha-Andhra ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphElectrocution deaths: High Court seeks detailed reports from power utility CESC
The high court on Thursday suo motu sought a report from power utility CESC regarding the electrocution deaths in the city following heavy rain early on Tuesday morning.The division bench, comprising acting Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Apurba ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphCarcass: The watery graveyard of Calcutta's cars, Mercs and BMWs beyond repair
Basement car parks were always the most sought after and expensive. Those same basement car parks now resemble graveyards with thousands of vehicles lying dead.Most of them cannot be moved at all, and insurance companies say it is better ...
27 September 2025 TelegraphFire breaks out at Chetla Agrani Puja pandal, pandal shut for visitors until further notice
A fire broke out at the Chetla Agrani Durga Puja pandal in south Kolkata on Thursday evening. Five fire engines arrived at the scene soon after the blaze was reported and managed to bring the situation under control. The ...
26 September 2025 TelegraphFire breaks out at a guesthouse of four-storey building in south Kolkata
A fire broke out at a guesthouse on the top floor of a four-storey building in south Kolkata on Thursday afternoon, police said.There was no immediate report of any loss of life, a senior officer said.Three fire tenders were ...
26 September 2025 TelegraphCESC restores supply cautiously; waterlogged EM Bypass area faces power outage
CESC said on Wednesday that power supply has been restored in almost all the affected neighbourhoods across the city, except a housing society along EM Bypass The power utility officials said that they were unable to restore the supply ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphDeluge drowns 'boi para': College Street booksellers stare at grim festive sales
Rows after rows of books were spread out on the footpaths of College Street or atop cars parked along the kerb, soaked soft in the floodwaters. The book sellers were making a desperate attempt to sun and dry the ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphEye on the Bay: Weather system puts Puja celebrations under watch in Calcutta
A cyclonic circulation that developed over coastal Myanmar on Wednesday will determine the Puja weather in Calcutta.Moving east to west, the system is expected to intensify into a depression and reach India’s east coast, over 1,000km away, by Chaturthi ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphHC sets aside doc transfer order, directs posting of protest leader Aniket Mahata at RG Kar
A Calcutta High Court bench on Wednesday set aside the state health department's decision to send junior doctor Aniket Mahata to a Raiganj hospital.Mahata had chosen RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta during his counselling. Justice Biswasjit ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphTET 2023 results out; 6,754 qualify: No clarity when vacancies will be filled
The state primary education board published the results of a Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) held in December 2023 to shortlist candidates for primary school teacher jobs on Wednesday. Of the 2,73,147 candidates who wrote the test a ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphAny significant rain will be damaging. We just hope a washout can be avoided
The sun shone brightly on Wednesday, but some of Calcutta’s biggest Durga Pujas were still struggling to recover from the scars left by Tuesday morning’s torrential rain. With only 48 hours remaining until Panchami, organisers described the restoration of ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphDay after downpour, life in a metro: More deaths, water woes, no power, swamped pandals
Road after road in the city remained waterlogged even on Wednesday evening, and residents of some of these neighbourhoods complained they had been living without power for more than 36 hours. By the end of the day, power utility ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphInsurer eases norms, waives claim formalities for flood-damaged vehicles in Calcutta
The surge in insurance claims following Tuesday’s deluge in Calcutta has prompted at least one insurer to relax procedures for vehicle owners.“We have decided to waive several pre-claim processes for motor damage insurance in Calcutta because of the calamity,” ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphCut off and stranded, residents flee homes as Kolkata reels from blackout and water crisis
A day after calamitous rain, many parts of Calcutta were still struggling with its aftermath. In waterlogged neighbourhoods, several residents were forced to abandon their homes, many without electricity, water, or mobile connectivity.From Survey Park to Ballygunge and New ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphFlood-hit cars clog repair workshops across Calcutta after torrential rain
Car repair workshops across Calcutta saw a sharp surge in requests on Wednesday, with vehicle owners demanding urgent service after their cars were damaged by Tuesday’s torrential rain. Workshop heads said they were struggling to accommodate the influx of ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphDeadly deluge: How Kolkata drowned after worst rain in 40 years
A moving Bay system triggered in five hours the heaviest rain Kolkata has received in 40 years, killing at least 9 people, all of them electrocutions, and knocking the wind out of the sails of a city gearing up ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphBengal govt to provide Rs 2 lakh ex gratia to families of rain victims, announces Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to heavy rain in the state.At least 10 people died in ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphRahul Gandhi condoles Kolkata flood victims, urges swift action by state, central govts
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday expressed solidarity with the people of West Bengal after torrential rains and flooding battered Kolkata and adjoining districts, leaving at least 10 people dead and large parts of the city waterlogged. He urged ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata struggles to return to normalcy after rain fury, several areas remain waterlogged
Kolkata struggled to return to normalcy on Wednesday as several areas, particularly Salt Lake and pockets of north and central part of the city, remained waterlogged, a day after torrential rain left 10 people dead and threw life out ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata Metro to run all-night trains on Durga Puja days across key routes
Kolkata Metro will run special services along four corridors during Durga Puja, it said in a statement.The special services will begin on Panchami, which falls on September 27.Also, night-long services will be run on Saptami, Ashtami and Navami (September ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphRain damages idols in Kumartuli, artisans face huge massacre ahead of deliveries
The rain could not have come at a worse time for Kumartuli artisans. With two days to Chaturthi, by when most pujas across the city would be inaugurated, the overnight rain damaged rows of idols awaiting delivery.The ferocity of ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphShelves experience underwater moment: Showers sink Boi Para, unmeasurable damage
Over a dozen shelves stuffed with books were underwater around 2pm on Tuesday. Five men were using buckets to drain the water out. This was one publisher, Abhijan. College Street, Calcutta’s beloved Boi Para, is dotted with many such ...
25 September 2025 TelegraphElderly and working mothers struggle without ‘help’ after heavy rain ravage facilities
A large number of families in the city faced a tough situation on Tuesday after their domestic workers failed to turn up because of the cancellation of local trains and waterlogged streets. In the city, there exists a substantial ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphCiting concerns over unprecedented climatic conditions CM declares early Puja vacation
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced early Puja holidays in all government and aided schools and colleges in Bengal, urging private institutions to follow suit, citing concerns over the severe rainfall and its possible impact over the coming ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphBallygunge neighbours help blaze-hit; deluge and twin fires devastate city before Puja
In a city struggling to cope with a deluge, two fires broke out within 200 metres of each other at Ballygunge Place.A grocery store at Mandeville Gardens was gutted on Tuesday morning, along with a stockbroker’s office located at ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphSignificant number of surgeries called off, hospital machines damaged by floodwater
A significant number of surgeries were called off, only a handful of patients visited outpatient departments, and an even smaller number chose to be discharged or admitted to hospitals.Most hospitals, both private and government, had several wings flooded. Machines ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphTransport goes out of gear due to overnight rain, commuters face serious trouble
The city’s transportation system was severely affected on Tuesday following overnight rain. App cabs were hard to find, suburban and Metro trains were cancelled because tracks were flooded, and only a few private and state-run buses were running. Commuters ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphNine death due to electrocution, one injured CESC shut down power for further mishap
Nine people died of electrocution and one was injured on Tuesday.The victims included a 34-year-old man, Indrajit Burman, who was electrocuted near Garia after touching an iron gate, and a hotel security guard at Minto Park who died while ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphAmid the deluge, refuge in Puja spirit; Calcuttans clutch to high optimism and hope
Tuesday’s deluge triggered anxiety across the city, disrupting life just days before Puja. But hope refused to fade.With Panchami falling on Saturday, Durga Puja is knocking at the door. Torrential rain flooded streets, submerged grounds, and stalled last-minute preparations. ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphWhat’s safe and unsafe during unpredictable calamities, experts advice for betterment
The rain submerged hundreds of cars, as well as water pumps and tanks. Nine deaths and exposed power lines triggered panic across neighbourhoods. Residents were left wondering whether it was safe to use electrical appliances or drink tap water ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphMonth’s rain in 4 hours, high tide worsens floods resulting to widespread waterlogging
A month’s worth of rain poured down in just four hours on Tuesday, combined with a high tide in the Hooghly during the heaviest rainfall period, resulting in widespread waterlogging across the city.Officials and engineers from the Kolkata Municipal ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphNearly 100 flights cancelled, many got delayed due to the terrible torrential rain
Nearly 100 flights were cancelled and 95 delayed at the Calcutta airport on Tuesday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded as torrential rain battered the city from midnight.According to airport officials, 42 arriving flights and 49 departures were cancelled, while ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphDrown under: Highest rain in four decades, at least nine dead, Calcutta paralysed
A moving Bay system triggered in five hours the heaviest rain Calcutta has received in 40 years, killing at least nine and knocking the wind out of the sails of a city gearing up for its biggest festival. Between ...
24 September 2025 Telegraph‘Matter of abundant caution…’: CESC defends power cuts after multiple electrocution deaths
The Calcutta Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) on Tuesday issued a statement explaining that power supply to several parts of Kolkata had been deliberately switched off as a matter of “abundant caution” due to extreme waterlogging following the incessant rainfall ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphFire breaks out at Chinese restaurant in Kolkata’s Ballygunge
A fire broke out at a restaurant in south Kolkata's Ballygunge area on Tuesday, officials said.The blaze was spotted around 3.30 pm at the Chinese restaurant, and five fire engines brought it under control in 30 minutes, they said.There ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata rains disrupt air travel: 30 flights cancelled, 31 delayed amid severe downpour
Heavy torrential rain in Kolkata on Tuesday severely disrupted air travel, leading to the cancellation of at least 30 flights and significant delays in several others, officials said.The relentless downpour caused massive flooding across the city, leaving thousands of ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphTorrential rains leave Kolkata submerged, BJP blames civic collapse while TMC calls it ‘nature’s wrath’
With large parts of Kolkata thoroughly inundated, public life brought to its knees and at least seven people electrocuted in the wake of widespread and torrential overnight downpour, a political slugfest broke out on social media between the BJP, ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphIndependent counselling to fill BTech seats at JU, application window closes on October 7
Jadavpur University will conduct an independent counselling from October 13 to 15 to fill over 150 BTech seats that have remained vacant after the centralised counselling carried out by the state Joint Entrance Examinations Board.The decision was taken at ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphPuja Bandhu: City police install app to tour prominent Durga Puja pandals virtually
The city police launched the Puja Bandhu App on Monday, which will enable users to have a virtual tour of prominent Durga Puja pandals in the city on their mobile phones and get all emergency information related to Bengal’s ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphHunt on for gunmen who fired in The Culture gym; police suspect real estate rivalry
Police probing the shooting in a gym on Deshapran Sashmal Road have yet to locate the attackers who came looking for the gym’s owner and opened fire in the reception area on Sunday afternoon.They fled on two bikes, waiting ...
24 September 2025 TelegraphIndependent counselling for BTech seats at Jadavpur University to be held from October 12-14
Jadavpur University will conduct an independent counselling from October 12 to 14 to fill over 150 BTech seats that have remained vacant after the centralised counselling carried out by the state Joint Entrance Examinations Board.The decision was taken at ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata: 7 dead as record rain floods city, several areas waterlogged
Heavy overnight rainfall paralysed Kolkata and its adjoining areas on Tuesday, leaving seven people dead from electrocution and large parts of the city under water.The deaths were reported from Beniapukur, Behala, Haridevpur, Ballygunge, Mominpore, Netajinagar, and Garfa, according to ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphPolice commissioner Manoj Verma concerned over rampant illegal firearms in city
Police commissioner Manoj Verma on Monday expressed concern over the easy availability of illegal arms in the city. He was referring to the firing inside a gym in the Charu Market area on Sunday and the recovery of a ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphDoctors stress the need to learn basic CPR over water sprinkle and tablet under tongue
Most people still sprinkle water on the face or slip in a Sorbitrate tablet under the tongue if someone collapses in front of them. Very few know how to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that is more effective, doctors said ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphProfessor, kin held for kidnap of 4-year-old and keeping her confined in Kasba flat
A 52-year-old assistant professor of physics was arrested early on Monday for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old girl from a footpath in Dum Dum and keeping her confined in a flat in Kasba.The professor’s daughter, 20, and brother, 44, were ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphRain threat prompts puja revamp; organisers rush to fortify venues, protect lines
With rain looming over the Puja festivities, organisers across Calcutta are rushing to prepare pandals, stalls, and pathways to counter the anticipated downpour.A potentially disruptive weather system in the Bay of Bengal, expected to make landfall in Odisha, could ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphCuts bring down medicine prices, revised GST version turns out to be of great relief
Several hospitals and retail pharmacy chains in the city started offering medicines at lower prices following a revision in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on Monday. However, many standalone chemist shops continued to sell medicines at older prices ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphNames of 15 vice chancellors cleared by Bengal govt and governor C.V. Ananda Bose: SC
The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the differences between the Bengal government and governor C.V. Ananda Bose over the appointment of vice-chancellors in state universities had narrowed, with 15 of the 17 proposed names cleared by both parties.A ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphGST slash spurs demand, from vehicles to garment shops updated version got new look
The rollout of the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime on Monday sparked brisk consumer activity, particularly in the automobile and consumer durables sectors. Car showrooms were buzzing, consumer durable stores received a flood of inquiries, and garment ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphStorm path offers city hope, disaster's route turn blessing for festive celebrations
A low-pressure area took shape over the northeast Bay of Bengal on Monday.Another, likely to develop later this week, may head towards the Odisha-Andhra coast, said the Met office. If that happens, Calcutta and the rest of south Bengal ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata Metro records over 1.5 crore commuters after Green, Yellow, and Orange Line expansions
Metro Railway Kolkata on Monday said more than 1.5 crore commuters travelled in different corridors during the period of August 22-September 21, underlining its popularity as the most comfortable and convenient mode of transport in the city.A Metro Railway ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphMen open fire two rounds inside gym targeting the owner and later on flee with bikes
Two men wearing windcheaters and helmets entered a gym in south Calcutta and opened fire while looking for the owner around 12.30pm Sunday. Police said two rounds were shot, apparently targeting the reception area floor on the first floor ...
23 September 2025 TelegraphLiver Foundation to set up university; institute to focus on the emerging subjects
Liver Foundation, a non-profit organisation that operates a liver disease hospital in Sonarpur, is set to establish an institute of higher education that will integrate health sciences, humanities, social sciences, climate science, and communication, moving beyond traditional academic silos.The ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphSeven-year-old crushed to death at house after wall collapse in Nadial
A seven-year-old child who was playing near his house was crushed to death on Sunday when a wall in the neighbourhood collapsed on him. Police said Sheikh Arman, 7, a resident of Satghara Lane in Nadial in the Port ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphBikers 'assault' young delivery boy in Behala, forcefully blame him for accident
Two men who were riding a bike near Sakherbazar in Behala late on Saturday night and skidded on the road allegedly thrashed a young delivery boy who was coming from the opposite direction.The bikers blamed him for the accident. ...
22 September 2025 Telegraph'False and vindictive': NUJS vice-chancellor denies sexual harassment allegations
The vice-chancellor of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences said on Sunday that the allegations against him were “false, vexatious and vindictive” and called the demand for his resignation by students “unjust”.A female faculty member had accused VC ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphWhat are you doing: Bereaved father of late scholar asks IIT Kharagpur administration
The father of the deceased student from IIT Kharagpur said on Sunday that the institute should adopt effective strategies to stop student deaths on the campus, where five students have died in the last nine months.“How can so many ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphShift from online carts to chaotic markets; all packed on last Sunday before Puja
Festive shopping reached its peak on the last Sunday before Durga Puja.The markets and malls were teeming with people throughout the day. Most stores opened early and closed late. There was a high demand for more than just clothing. ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphH-1B clarity fails to calm Indian workers, entire room filled with worry and tension
Indians whose H-1B visas are about to expire are worried.Indians are concerned that if the visa regulations continue to change at this rate, US companies may not be as eager to keep them as they once were.An Indian, who ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphBattling out odds: Visually impaired achievers from Indian Army and railway honoured
An officer of the Indian Army and a railway employee who have defeated their visual impairment in style were felicitated in the city on Saturday.Also celebrated was an organisation that has been instrumental in promoting sports among those who ...
22 September 2025 TelegraphWest Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences pupils gherao VC, demand resignation
Students of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) gheraoed the vice-chancellor on Saturday, demanding his resignation over a recent Supreme Court verdict that asked the vice-chancellor to mention in his resume “incidents of alleged sexual harassment”. ...
21 September 2025 TelegraphKMC scrambles to fix potholes before Puja; call for comprehensive solutions to roads
Over the past three weeks, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has addressed more than 300 sections of roads to eliminate potholes from the city’s streets in preparation for Durga Puja.A consistent effort over the course of the year could ...
21 September 2025 TelegraphHC backs Rani Birla Girls’ College head’s reinstatement, principal cannot be suspended
The high court has ruled that the governing body of Rani Birla Girls’ College cannot suspend its principal. A division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra passed the order on Friday, upholding an earlier judgment by ...
21 September 2025 TelegraphSafety steers Puja travel plans, Northeast India & Southeast Asia emerge as top picks
With large parts of northern India ravaged by rain and uncertainty in Kashmir, many Puja holidaymakers from Calcutta are turning their gaze eastward, towards destinations perceived to be safer and closer to home.The Northeast, especially Arunachal Pradesh and Shillong, ...
21 September 2025 TelegraphMotor vehicle offices to remain operational during Puja, orders state government
The Bengal government has ordered all motor vehicle offices to remain operational during the upcoming Puja holidays, anticipating a sharp rise in vehicle sales following recent GST cuts on automobiles and two-wheelers.A transport department notification issued on September 18 ...
21 September 2025 Telegraph