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  • News from West Bengal | 12 May, 2025 | ২৯ বৈশাখ, ১৪৩২
  • Squall @59kmph hits city, Met spies more rain

    123 Kolkata: A powerful squall hit the city on Thursday evening, accompanied by a thundershower spell. While passing through the Alipore observatory, the squall recorded a maximum wind speed of 59 kmph from a west-southwesterly direction between 6.30 pm ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    2 held in Bongaon for bid to incite communal violence

    Kolkata: Two members of ‘Sanatani Ekta Mancha', a religious organisation, were arrested on Thursday for attempting to incite communal violence in the India-Bangladesh border area of Bongaon in North 24 Parganas. The duo allegedly pasted a Pakistan national flag ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Protect Bengal workers facing violence in Odisha: Yusuf to Shah

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress has written to Union home minister Amit Shah, requesting his immediate intervention and outlining a four-point plan to protect labourers from Bengal facing violence in BJP-governed states, particularly Odisha.In a strongly worded letter, Berhampore MP Yusuf ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Remembering Bijon Setu killings

    12 Kolkata: The Ananda Margis on Wednesday observed ‘Manabata Bachao Diswas' (Save Humanity Day) from Deshapriya Park to Bijon Setu to remember the killing of 16 sadhus and a sadhvi of the sect at Bijon Setu on April 30, ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Lost at Sea: BITM's new gallery spotlights ocean conservation crisis

    The Birla Industrial & Technological Museum (BITM) is set to inaugurate 'Lost at Sea' gallery on May 2 KOLKATA: A new exciting gallery is set to be inaugurated at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum (BITM) that will showcase ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    'He's safe, likely to return soon': Pregnant wife of BSF jawan in Pakistan custody returns to Kolkata after assurance

    RISHRA: Rajani Shaw, wife of BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who is currently detained in Pakistan, travelled from her home in Rishra to Pathankot on Monday seeking clarity on her husband’s condition and efforts for his return. She later ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Kol records highest April rainfall in 6 yrs

    Kolkata: A good rain spell on Wednesday morning pushed the maximum temperature in the city down to 30° C, 5.6 notches below the normal mark, ensuring the heat was kept at bay. The Met office has forecast the possibility ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    4th gang-rape accused on the run

    Kolkata: A day after three college students were arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 16-year-old girl they met through an Instagram group in Dec 2024 at a Golpark guest house, and threatening to release her nude photographs online, cops continued ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata hotel turns gas chamber: Mayor vows to demolish all illegal Rituraj structures

    KOLKATA: Mayor Firhad Hakim on Wednesday vowed to demolish all illegal structures of Rituraj Hotel following the tragic loss of innocent lives.Criticizing the hotel's owner for negligence, he stated: "Our officials, fire department personnel, and police are investigating the ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Jadavpur University unveils new accessible library for visually impaired students with Rs 40 lakh upgrade

    KOLKATA: Jadavpur University has launched a major initiative to enhance its library facilities for visually impaired students, demonstrating its commitment to inclusive education.The comprehensive upgrade, costing Rs 40 lakh, will benefit 150 visually impaired students at JU, with access ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Helmetless biker dies on Maa flyover

    Kolkata: A 35-year-old helmetless motorcyclist, Amar Dey, died in an accident on Maa flyover on Wednesday morning. Dey, a resident of Ramkrishna Pally, was travelling from Park Circus towards Science City around 5 am when he lost control of ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Gold sales shine on Akshay Tritiya

    12 Kolkata: On Akshay Tritiya, gold buying in Kolkata met the expectations of the jewellers despite starting on a muted note. While soaring prices of gold prompted the bulk of customers to opt for token purchases, footfall in the ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Couple leaves Kolkata hotel briefly, returns to find kids killed in fire

    A family's vacation turned into a nightmare in Kolkata when a fire broke out at the Rituraj Hotel. T Prabhu lost his son, daughter, and father-in-law in the blaze while briefly stepping out with his wife to buy food. ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Rituraj Hotel fire: Owner, manager held for culpable homicide after 14 deaths in Kolkata blaze

    Following a deadly fire at the Rituraj Hotel in Kolkata that resulted in 14 fatalities, authorities have arrested the hotel's owner, Akash Chawla, and manager, Gaurav Kapoor. They face charges including culpable homicide and violations of the West Bengal ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Stopovers, brief stays turned fatal, rue kin & friends of guests who choked to death

    Kolkata: Manoj Patra (43) from Jagatsinghpur in Odisha was supposed to catch a bus to Bihar on Wednesday morning, said his family friend Mahendra Pandey outside the NRS morgue on Wednesday afternoon while waiting for Patra's body. He, along ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Saw man jump to his death from third-floor balcony

    123 I was around 50 metres from the hotel when we heard the news of the fire. I rushed to the spot and saw the hotel engulfed in flames. We were standing outside, trying to provide help to douse ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Smoke drove us away but we returned to help trapped guests

    12 It was a little after 7.30 pm on Tuesday when I heard screams and came running out. Suddenly, I found a hotel employee jumping from one of the upper floors and realised that the fire was engulfing the ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    After abandoned KKR match, Odisha family lives through hotel nightmare

    123456 Kolkata: A family from Odisha's Bargarh lived through a nightmare and a miracle on Tuesday night, holding on to a window ledge and their lives when fire engulfed Rituraj Hotel. What was supposed to be a vacation turned ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Rise in ISC 90% achievers, board plans to hike critical-thinking questions by 40%

    Kolkata: The pass percentage of this year's ISC exams at 99.02% is slightly higher than last year's by 0.82% and could provide students from CISCE-affiliated schools an edge over those from other boards. The state higher secondary board and ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘Stephen Court, where 43 died 15 yrs ago, is fire-safe now’

    12 Kolkata: A man jumping to his death from the Burrabazar hotel on Tuesday night brought back memories of the 2010 blaze at Stephen Court on Park Street, where several people took a fatal plunge to escape the flames. ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Cops launch hunt for hotel owners, manager detained

    Kolkata: The new 11-member SIT, led by DC (central) Indira Mukherjee, launched a manhunt for brothers, Akash and Atul Chawla, the owners of Rituraj Hotel. Residents of an upscale residence on Suburban Park Road in Golabari, Howrah, told police ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Chaos, delays & heroic civilian rescue efforts

    Kolkata: As flames engulfed Rituraj Hotel in the Mechhua wholesale fruit market area, what followed was a gut-wrenching tale of chaos, delayed response and gallant civilian effort. By the time fire engines arrived from the CR Avenue fire station—barely ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Rules murdered: Vanished staircase, walled-up windows, dud smoke alarms and sprinklers

    123 Kolkata: A devastating fire at Rituraj Hotel on Madan Mohan Burman Street, adjoining Mechhua in central Kolkata, revealed how the facility functioned with complete disregard for safety regulations, leading to multiple fatalities and widespread outrage. According to Ranvir ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Tourist surge expected after temple inauguration

    Digha: With the inauguration of Digha's Jagannath temple, hotel owners are optimistic about a major boost in tourism at the seaside town. The tourism department plans to include the Jagannath temple in the religious circuit map of Bengal and ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Bandhan Bank’s Q4 net profit rises 6-fold to Rs 318 crore

    Kolkata: Private sector lender Bandhan Bank's net profit for the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year jumped nearly six-fold to Rs 318 crore from Rs 55 crore in Q4 FY24, driven by lower provisions.The bank's provisions in Q4 ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Exide Industries posts 10% fall in Q4 PAT to Rs 255 crore

    Kolkata: Exide Industries saw a 10% drop in net profit to Rs 255 crore in fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, down from Rs 284 crore in the same period one year ago. For the fourth quarter of ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Marginal drop in success rate but extra time for maths helps many ICSE candidates score high

    12 Kolkata: Though the pass percentage marginally dropped, the students of ICSE (class 10) did much better in mathematics this time as they got an additional half hour. School heads stated that application-based and higher-order critical thinking questions contributed ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Girl scripts ISC success story after Pahalgam horror

    12 Kolkata: It was a traumatic week for 17-year-old Subhangi Guha, who lost her father, Samir Guha, in the terrorist attack at Baisaran Valley in Pahalgam, Kashmir. Seeing her father being shot in front of her eyes made her ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata's Jadavpur University erases ‘Azad Kashmir’ graffiti from campus

    KOLKATA: Jadavpur University administration on Tuesday removed the controversial "Azad Kashmir" graffiti from the walls of Technology Bhavan near Gate 3. Jadavpur University Trinamool Chhatra Parishad Unit on Monday wrote to pro-VC Amitava Datta, demanding the graffiti be erased ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Wedding firm terminates 2 staffers for duping sr citizen

    Kolkata: An agency that helps couples find and book wedding services, including venues, photos and decorators, said on Tuesday that they had terminated the services of the two employees who reportedly duped a senior citizen of Rs 7.6 lakh ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Chinese bizman cheats Kol seafood exporter of 2 cr

    Kolkata: A Chinese businessman is facing fraud allegations after allegedly cheating a Kolkata-based seafood exporter of over Rs 2.1 crore in a live crab supply deal. The proprietor of a Kolkata firm that exports live crabs to foreign nations ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Lux Cozi eyes 800 crore revenue from Pynk in 5 yrs

    Kolkata: Lux Cozi, one of the leading men's knitwear and textile brands, is hoping that Pynk, the women's wear brand from its stable, may touch Rs 800-crore mark in the next five years. The group is also eyeing the ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Mamata opens Digha temple, dedicates Jagannath Dham to people of Bengal

    Digha: Dedicating the Jagannath Dham in Digha to the people of Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that Lord Jagannath's ‘prasad' would be sent to every household in the state. This came after the CM inaugurated the temple ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Dilip meets Didi after offering prayers; ‘personal call’, says BJP

    Kolkata/Digha: Bengal BJP senior Dilip Ghosh met CM Mamata Banerjee in Digha after the inauguration of the Jagannath Dham on Wednesday and, referring to her as "Didi", said he was impressed by the temple complex. Ghosh's meeting with the ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    BSF jawan’s wife ‘hopeful’ of return after Ferozepur visit

    123 Rishra: Rajani Shaw, the wife of BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, travelled from her home in Rishra to Pathankot to find out about her husband, who was detained by Pakistan Rangers last Wednesday after he strayed across the ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Karisma Kapoor brings breezy elegance to Kolkata in a green-on-green look

    Karisma Kapoor was in Kolkata recently to attend an event, and true to her style, she made heads turn with her chic fashion game. The actress was seen striking a picture-perfect pose next to the city’s iconic yellow taxi. ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Bengal boy in nat’l cricket camp in Mum

    Kolkata: Agastya Shukla, a Class X student at Asian International School, Howrah, has been selected for Under-16 (Boys) Elite Camp-2025, to be held in Mumbai. This camp is for players selected by the National Cricket Academy (NCA). The Cricket ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Jawan’s wife upset over cancelled flag meet

    Rishra: Rajani Shaw, the spouse of BSF jawan Purnam Shaw who had unintentionally crossed the international border last week and has been under the detention of Pakistan Rangers since, became distraught on Tuesday evening when she learnt that the ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Airline stops Kol-Srinagar flight till May 6

    Kolkata: IndiGo Airlines cancelled the direct flight from Kolkata to Srinagar until May 6, citing operational reasons. The airline did not specify what led to the decision but officials said flyers booked on the flight were being offered an ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    'Girl forced to arrange money for room, booze': 3 college students held for gang rape of schoolgirl in Kolkata, 4th on the run

    Three college students in Kolkata were arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 16-year-old girl they met on social media. The assault occurred in a Golpark guest house on December 19th, and the accused filmed the crime. Kolkata: Three college students ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata’s iconic yellow taxis get a green makeover: 30 new dual-fuel cabs hit the streets

    The legacy of Kolkata’s iconic yellow taxis received a fresh lease on life on Tuesday, as 30 new-generation, eco-friendly cabs joined the city’s streets, blending vintage charm with modern sustainability. Powered by a dual fuel system — compressed natural ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘We managed to wriggle out onto a ledge’: How 14 died in Kolkata hotel fire as rescue raced against time

    KOLKATA: A fire at a hotel in north Kolkata's Mechhua wholesale fruit market area on Tuesday evening left at least 14 dead and several others injured. Sanjay Paswan, 40, clambered onto a ledge in panic and jumped, leading to ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Mon storm gives Kol highest single-day rain this April

    123 Kolkata: Rain accumulating to 23 mm through Monday night pulled down the mercury significantly, cooling the city down. The Met office has predicted more rain in the next four to five days, though the intensity is likely to ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    3-member bench to hear HC ruckus case

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court, after taking suo motu cognisance of the ruckus by protesters — work education and physical education candidates in the 2016 SSC panel — in front of the chambers of high court lawyers at 6 ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Times Square Durga Puja set to get bigger this year

    Kolkata: Preparations are already underway for a grander second edition of Times Square Durga Puja on Sept 27 and 28, right in the heart of New York City. This comes after the first Times Square Durga Puja last year, ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    In age of social-media explosion and ‘friendships’, counsellors urge caution

    Kolkata: In the wake of the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl by her friends, counsellors have flagged concerns over friendships made on social media and the propensity to take the online relationships forward, urging parents to tell their ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Man held for fleeing with woman’s car

    Kolkata: Nishad Ali, a 42-year-old fraudster who posed as a groom and duped a woman he met on a matrimonial website of her trust and fled with her car, was arrested by Bidhannagar cops on Tuesday.TOI reported on April ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Bangla’ man held in fake passport case turns out to be Pak national

    Kolkata: A suspected Bangladeshi national, arrested from Birati on April 15 in a fake passport case, turned out to be a Pakistani national, staying in India with a fake Bangladeshi passport, the ED said in court on Tuesday. Ahammed ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    HS 3rd semester to have online classes during summer break

    Kolkata: Online classes would be held for plus-II students in semester III at state schools during the summer vacation, stated West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education on Tuesday. The decision was taken, given that only three months were ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Soon, a service road near Biswa Bangla Gate for safe traffic flow

    123 Kolkata: Hidco will carve out a 7.5m-wide service road from the Sector V-bound flank of the main arterial road in New Town, from ahead of Biswa Bangla Gate till Ananda Mela Park, to facilitate easy and safe access ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    MCH to be first govt hosp to start allergy detection tests

    123 Kolkata: The state-run Medical College and Hospital will be the first govt healthcare facility in Bengal to introduce two tests—skin prick allergy test and Radioallergosorbent Test (RAST)—to detect allergens. The tests will initially be part of a research, ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Religion is linked with the heart, Didi says ahead of Jagannath temple inauguration

    Digha: On the eve of the inauguration of Jagannath temple in Digha on Akshay Tritiya, CM Mamata Banerjee offered homage to the holy fire of a ‘mahayajna' on a special dais, blew the conch as part of the sacred ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Lux Cozy eyes 800 crore revenue from Pynk in 5 yrs

    Kolkata: Lux Cozy, one of the leading men's knitwear and textile brands, is hoping that Pynk, the women's wear brand from its stable, may touch Rs 800-crore mark in the next five years. The group is also eyeing the ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    At 1.6L customers, Jio holds 80% of Kol’s 5G FWA mkt

    Kolkata: Reliance Jio leads the 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) segment with over 80% subscriber market share in the city, subscription data released by TRAI has revealed.According to TRAI, Jio AirFiber led the market with 1.6 lakh customers, while ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Disaster mgmt training for civic volunteers

    Kolkata: Police set up training camps for the civic volunteers of all the 26 police stations under the Barrackpore Commissionerate to train them in effective coordination and emergency communication during natural disasters. The two-month session commenced on Tuesday at ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    HC single bench allows April 30 meet, div bench recuses self from hearing state appeal plea

    Kolkata: A division bench of Calcutta High Court late on Tuesday recused itself from hearing an appeal petition by the state challenging a single bench order on holding a ‘Sanatani Dharma Sammelan' at Contai on April 30, the day ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Stabbing at Karaya mkt, veggie vendor held

    12 Kolkata: A 20-year-old vegetable vendor was arrested Tuesday morning following a violent altercation at a local market that left another vendor injured, police said. The accused, Sk. Saidul of Rifle Range Road, allegedly attacked Md Abbas, another vendor, ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Injured tusker Ramlaal gets treatment in Jhargram

    Kolkata: Ramlaal, a tusker which recently became a hit on the internet after videos emerged of it stopping trucks carrying foodgrain on the highway and letting them pass only after collecting its ‘due' share, has been receiving treatment from ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Murshidabad violence arrests rise, cops reach out to community

    123 Kolkata/Jangipur: The SIT probing the Murshidabad violence, along with Murshidabad Police and Bengal STF, has arrested 316 people so far in connection with the 138 FIRs registered. Seven of those arrested are implicated in the murders of a ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Guv clears 3 bills passed by Bengal assembly in 2022-23

    12 Kolkata: The Raj Bhavan on Tuesday announced that it had cleared three bills passed by the Bengal assembly in 2022 and 2023. In a statement, the Raj Bhavan said the governor "has accorded assent" to the West Bengal ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Suvendu meets slain jawan’s family in Nadia, promises support

    12 Kolkata: State leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari met the father of Havildar Jhantu Ali Sheikh at a programme in Nadia's Tehatta on Tuesday.Adhikari, who said he was unable to meet the family due to the sudden developments in ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Youths assault Phoolbagan man in road rage row

    123 Kolkata: A 42-year-old man residing at Phoolbagan claimed that he was assaulted in a road rage incident involving at least a dozen youths. The incident was reported last Sunday around 5 pm when the victim was driving back ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    2 held in Basirhat, STF seizes arms and ammo cache

    123 Kolkata: In a significant breakthrough against illegal arms trafficking at the India-Bangladesh border, the Bengal STF arrested two persons and seized a substantial cache of firearms and ammunition during a raid in Basirhat on the intervening night of ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    E-W Metro’s Esplanade-Sealdah section gets CRS nod for full 16.6 km revenue ops

    123 Kolkata: The East-West Metro's Esplanade-Sealdah section received the safety certificate from the Commission of Railway Safety on Monday, signalling the countdown to operations across Sector V and Howrah Maidan via the river Hooghly. In the run-up to the ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Farmers give land to BSF to construct Bangla border fence in Jalpaiguri

    12 Jalpaiguri: Around 50 farmers in Jalpaiguri's South Berubari GP have agreed to part with portions of their farmland to enable construction of a 11-km fence along the India-Bangladesh border.Located in Sadar block, this area shares a peculiar boundary ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Rain prompts KMC to focus on 68 dengue-prone zones

    Kolkata: After a couple of rain spells, the KMC health department has started focusing on dengue prevention in 68 zones that were declared as hot spots last July. These hot spots, spread across the city, include 2,800 apartment buildings ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Cops to file FIRs for fake, hate posts

    Kolkata: Both Kolkata Police and Bengal Police have received around 20 complaints about inflammatory posts on social media following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22. Sources said at least seven of them are in the process of being ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    'Her phone has all the answers. CBI has it but denies': RG Kar victim's father says agency presented 2 different reports in Calcutta HC

    NORTH 24 PARGANAS: The father of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder victim voiced strong dissatisfaction with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday, pointing out inconsistencies in their investigative reports.You Can Also Check: ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Siliguri trekker, last spotted a week ago, goes missing in Sikkim

    123456 Kolkata: A trekker from Siliguri, Sandeep Roy (39), headed to Goecha La—a high mountain pass in Gyalshing district of Sikkim—has been missing for a week. He was last spotted around 3.30 pm on April 21 on a motion-sensing ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Litigants in pending case can’t take to streets: HC

    Kolkata: Litigants in a matter pending before court could not simultaneously take to the streets, Calcutta High Court's Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam said on Monday following a ruckus in front of lawyers' chambers on Friday afternoon. The protest ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Primary school teacher hearing from May 7: HC

    12 Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday slated the hearing of an appeal petition by 32,000 state primary school teachers for May 7. A division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Reetobroto Mitra said the hearing would ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Bhowanipore locals on alert after twin thefts

    Kolkata: Two back-to-back thefts have been reported in the Bhowanipore area, leading cops to believe that some petty criminals, who carried out a recce of the area, were involved in these crimes. Locals have demanded greater patrolling, even during ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Uri martyr’s dad wants Pahalgam revenge

    123 Howrah: A bereaved man, whose son was killed in the Uri attack in 2016, has demanded justice for the Pahalgam massacre. He expressed frustration over Pakistan-sponsored terrorists repeatedly conducting such attacks with impunity. Gangadhar Dolui from Nimbalia village ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    RG Kar parents seek SIM probe

    Kolkata: Parents of the RG Kar victim on Monday raised questions about the SIM card of the PGT doctor's phone, which had stayed active for three months after her death, and her WhatsApp was accessed through it. Also on ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Max temp up, nor’westers may pull it down in 5 days

    1234 Kolkata: A squall over Kolkata on Saturday night dragged the minimum temperature down by nearly five notches on Sunday. However, in the absence of rain, it shot up again on Monday. At night, parts of the city received ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Min temp up, nor’westers may pull it down in 5 days

    1234 Kolkata: A squall over Kolkata on Saturday night dragged the minimum temperature down by nearly five notches on Sunday. However, in the absence of rain, it shot up again on Monday. At night, parts of the city received ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Don’t have a helmet? Biker asks cop in Kolkata, gets slapped

    Kolkata: Days after Lalbazar ‘closed' a cop from Bansdroni Police Station for allegedly slapping an app bike driver who showed his vehicle documents on Digilocker instead of showcasing the hard copies, the Kolkata Police headquarters has launched investigation in ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    UCO Bank Q4 profit jumps 24% to Rs 652cr

    Kolkata: UCO Bank reported a year-on-year growth of around 24% in its net profit to ₹652.4 crore for the fourth quarter of the last financial year. This was supported by an over 30% year-on-year increase in its operating profit ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Can’t erase facts’: Bratya on NCERT move to omit Mughals from texts

    Kolkata: Bengal education minister Bratya Basu on Monday slammed the NCERT for erasing historical facts from its social science textbook. "While history is open to interpretation, historical facts cannot be erased," Basu said, adding, "One should remember that history ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Kol court acquits murder accused after 8 yrs in jail

    Kolkata: A 31-year-old man, who spent the last eight years in jail for alleged murder, has been acquitted by a Kolkata court, which faulted police for not sending the alleged murder weapons — a bloodstained pillow and a cotton ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    FIR against BJP councillor for cop assault in Kolkata after parking dispute

    Kolkata: A 44-year-old sergeant, Pranab Mondal, posted with the Howrah Bridge Traffic Guard, registered an FIR against Vijay Ojha, the BJP councillor from Ward 23 in Posta, for allegedly abusing and assaulting him,while he was making arrangements for a ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    BJP chooses Akshay Tritiya to restore Murshidabad’s vandalised temples

    Kolkata: BJP will undertake restoration of Murshidabad's damaged temples on April 30, the day of Akshay Tritiya, state leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari said on Monday. The Jagannath Dham in Digha would also be inaugurated on that day.Adhikari claimed ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    At 23.6°C, min dips by 6°C, Met says more nor’westers likely

    12 Kolkata: The city remained partially cloudy and the mercury dipped considerably on Sunday following Saturday night's nor'wester. While the maximum temperature was 34.2°C, the minimum — at 23.6°C — dropped six degrees from Saturday, two notches below normal. ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Flyers protest after storm delays arrival

    Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: Passengers headed to Kolkata faced immense harassment after being stranded at Bhubaneswar airport from late Saturday evening to early Sunday morning following the diversion of eight Kolkata-bound flights during a nor'wester.The nor'wester played havoc with flight operations at ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Khasi film feted at Moscow film festival

    1234 Kolkata: ‘Ha Lyngkha Bneng' (‘The Elysian Field'), Pradip Kurbah's Khasi film, co-written by Kolkata's Paulami Dutta with sound design and mixing engineering by Saptak Sarkar and Sayantan Ghosh, won the Best Film and Best Director award at the ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Programme of ‘real’ Hindus, Digha train cancellation make way to HC

    12 Kolkata: A petition seeking Calcutta High Court's intervention into police denying permission for a ‘Sanatani Dharma Sammelan' at Contai on April 30, the day the CM is scheduled to inaugurate the Jagannath temple in Digha, attained a new ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Two more arrested for Murshidabad double murders

    Kolkata: Bengal STF on Monday made two more arrests in the double murder case of a father and son in Jafrabad on April 12, taking the total to seven.The arrests of Ajfarul Sheikh and Monirul Sheikh are believed to ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Cops intensify drive against taxi touts, bike taxis at Kol airport

    123456 Kolkata: In a major crackdown against illegal taxi touts and unauthorised bike taxi operators, Bidhannagar City Police intensified their drive outside Kolkata airport. This action followed a directive from airport authorities banning the movement of app-based two-wheeler taxis ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Cops negligence no reason for disbelief in woman for sex crime: HC

    123 Kolkata: Investigation authority's negligence cannot be a reason for disbelieving a woman who alleges to be victim of sexual harassment, Calcutta high court recently held in a 28-year-old attempt-to-rape case while upholding the conviction of the accused. "Investigating ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    CM visits Jagannath temple twice to look over opening preparations

    12 Digha: Two days ahead of the inauguration of the Jagannath Dham, Digha wore a festive look on Monday, all ready to welcome tourists and devotees to Bengalis' favourite beach destination. CM Mamata Banerjee visited the temple twice — ...

    29 April 2025 Times of India
    Over 200 stranded vehicles removed amid sudden snowfall in East Sikkim

    Heavy snowfall and hailstorms in East Sikkim stranded over 200 vehicles NEW DELHI: Over 200 vehicles, stranded between Tsomgu and Thegu in East Sikkim, were evacuated safely following an unexpected snowfall and hailstorm. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI ...

    28 April 2025 Times of India
    Ex-hubby’s ‘wedding notice’ lands Port Blair woman in trouble

    KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court's circuit bench recently directed a Port Blair woman to pay Rs 1 lakh to her husband for defaming him by publishing two notices in a newspaper. She accused him of trying to remarry while ...

    28 April 2025 Times of India
    At 2,507 MW, Kol power demand peaked on Thurs night

    Kolkata: The city witnessed an early and intense increase in cooling demand, driven by the worsening Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. On April 24, Kolkata's energy needs peaked, a full two months earlier than last year. According to West ...

    28 April 2025 Times of India
    Senior citizen duped of 7.6L ahead of daughter’s wedding

    Kolkata: A senior citizen's dream of organising a grand wedding for his daughter turned into a nightmare when he was duped of Rs 7.6 lakh by two men posing as staff at a luxury hotel in New Town. The ...

    28 April 2025 Times of India
    Thai hotel apologises to Kol Sikh after kirpan ordeal

    Kolkata: The Bangkok hotel that denied check-in to a Kolkata-based entrepreneur and community leader, Satnam Singh Ahluwalia, due to his kirpan—a sacred article of faith for practising Sikhs—on April 12, apologised to him. The hotel, in an email to ...

    28 April 2025 Times of India
    Kol sees dip in ’24-25 unsold affordable home stock, rise in luxury inventory

    123 Kolkata: In Kolkata, unsold affordable housing stock declined by 20%, while luxury stock increased by 96% in 2024-25, a research by real estate consultancy firm Anarock revealed. Flats priced below Rs 40 lakh are categorised as affordable, while ...

    28 April 2025 Times of India
    65-year-old cancer patient records video, shoots self

    Kolkata: A 65-year-old construction businessman and cancer patient from Phoolbagan, Jayanta Saha, shot himself dead with his licensed firearm on the rooftop of his home on CIT Road on Saturday evening. Before taking the extreme step, he self-recorded a ...

    28 April 2025 Times of India
    Deserted baby girl wrapped in cloth rescued from orchard

    Kolkata: A newborn girl, wrapped in a cloth, was found abandoned in a mango orchard at the Dhanyakuria Zamindar House in Basirhat, North 24 Parganas, on Sunday morning. The infant, whose body had multiple marks and bruises, is undergoing ...

    28 April 2025 Times of India
    New manufacturers’ body aims to increase tea drinking in Indians

    12 Kolkata: The Federation of Indian Tea Manufacturers Association (FITMA) — formed on Saturday after three major tea associations joined hands — will tie up with Tea Board to improve per capita consumption of tea in the country. This ...

    28 April 2025 Times of India
    Hooghly BSF jawan’s wife to fly to Punjab border today

    123 Rishra: A 10-member team of senior BSF officers on Sunday visited the home of Purnam Kumar Shaw, the BSF jawan in custody of Pakistan Rangers. The visit came even as his wife, Rajani, postponed her departure for the ...

    28 April 2025 Times of India
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