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  • Harass plaint against bro-in-law

    Kolkata: A woman from Metiabruz has finally lodged a police complaint, accusing her sister's husband of sexually harassing her and forcing her into physical relations on multiple occasions in the past two decades. Following the complaint lodged at the ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata weather forecast: Sunny skies, warm temperatures; lingering air pollution

    Kolkata residents on Sunday, January 25, 2026, are experiencing a sunny day with warm afternoons, despite yesterday's air quality registering in the "Severe" category. This persistent pollution is attributed to dry air, light winds, and an absence of rain, ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Shopowner shot on way to mosque in West Burdwan

    Hirapur: An unidentified bike-borne assailant shot dead a 45-year-old shopowner on his way to offer prayers at a nearby mosque in Karim Dangal in West Burdwan's Hirapur on Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Md Sarfuddin, the ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Centre-appointed interlocutor’s Darj visit draws mixed response

    Darjeeling: In the backdrop of strong protests by the Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee against his appointment, the visit of Centre-appointed interlocutor Pankaj Kumar Singh's maiden visit to Darjeeling on Saturday triggered mixed response from Hills parties.Trinamool ally Bharatiya Gorkha ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Village mourns jawan killed in J&K accident

    Kharagpur: Samiran Singh, 28, a soldier in the 169th battalion of the Indian Army, was supposed to come home to Kuchladari village in Jhargram's Sankrail on Saturday. Instead, all that reached were his mortal remains wrapped in the tricolour. ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Rail blockade in Burdwan over SIR ‘harassment’

    Burdwan: A group of locals blocked railway lines at Burdwan station on Saturday protesting alleged harassment in the course of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Bengal. Train services were disrupted for some time as protesters ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    What is EC trying to hide, asks Abhishek, announces protest

    Kolkata: Trinamool will take to the streets on Sunday, also National Voters' Day, protesting the "hurried and unplanned" SIR in Bengal that has led to "the deaths of 126 people, including booth-level officers".TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee questioned ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    State BJP questions EC’s ‘soft handling’

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP, unhappy with the Election Commission's "soft handling" of the situation in the state, has urged the poll panel to show some "action". The party, which has asked CEC Gyanesh Kumar to visit Bengal to understand the ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    BJP candidate in Maha faces voter roll controversy in Bengal

    Suri/Kolkata: Online yoga teacher Ujjwala Appa Burungale, a voter from Dubrajpur in Birbhum along with her husband, has decided to contest the zilla parishad elections from Maharashtra as a BJP candidate. The couple has been served hearing notices as ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Kargil war veteran gets SIR hearing call

    Kharagpur: A Kargil war veteran and confidential assistant to the West Midnapore DM has been summoned for an SIR hearing at the Midnapore Sadar BDO office on Jan 29.Arun Kumar Ditya said he would take his Army pension documents, ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    From Winners to RAF woman unit, ‘nari shakti’ to take centre stage on Jan 26

    Kolkata: The 50-minute-long Republic Day parade at Red Road, scheduled to kick off around 10.30 am, will feature a combination of defence and Kolkata Police personnel.However, what will stand out this year is witnessing one of the highest contingents ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Thailand emerges as top overseas destination for long weekend vacay

    Bangkok/Kolkata: With more direct international flights than to several domestic sectors, Thailand has emerged as the most preferred overseas destination for travellers from Kolkata during the five-day Republic Day weekend. Tourism surveys show that many opted for quick, visa-hassle-free ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    4th bird fest kicks off in Sundarbans

    Kolkata: The fourth Sundarbans Bird Festival kicked off on Friday. The inaugural and orientation session of bird festival was held at Sajnekhali Beat complex."Six teams have started their journey to record avian species and number of bird occurrences in ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Return tickets return to Metro after 15-yr hiatus

    Kolkata: Kolkata Metro Railway reintroduced the same-day return ticket facility after a 15-year hiatus, with the service resuming on an experimental basis from Friday across all corridors. SS Kannan, CPRO, Metro Railway, said on Saturday, "Since Friday, we have ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Sodepur flyover set to reopen on Jan 28

    Kolkata: The Sodepur flyover, connecting BT Road, Kalyani Expressway and Jessore Road, is set to reopen for vehicular traffic on the morning of Jan 28 after remaining closed for several days for urgent repair work. The reopening is expected ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Nitin Nabin to visit Bengal on Tue

    Kolkata: BJP's newly appointed national president Nitin Nabin's first state visit will be Bengal.According to the schedule received, his two-day visit will be in Asansol-Durgapur from Tuesday, Jan 27, where he will have extensive deliberations with party netas and ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Sukanta woos Cong’s North Dinajpur veteran to join BJP

    Kolkata: After Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya, Union minister and BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar has reached out to netas of opposition parties in the state in a bid to woo them into joining the saffron party. Majumdar called upon ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    'Passengers should be free to choose': TMC, BJP in war of words over veg-only Vande sleeper menu

    KOLKATA: A war of words has broken out between Trinamool and BJP over the unavailability of non-vegetarian food on the country's first ever Vande Bharat sleeper train which began its first commercial run from Howrah to Kamakhya on Friday.Accusing ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Bengal govt celebrates girl child every day, says Didi

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt celebrates the girl child every day of the year, said CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, on the occasion of National Girl Child Day, adding that her govt has pledged to provide girls an environment where ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    TMC, BJP in war of words over veg-only Vande sleeper menu

    Kolkata: A war of words has broken out between Trinamool and BJP over the unavailability of non-vegetarian food on the country's first ever Vande Bharat sleeper train which began its first commercial run from Howrah to Kamakhya on Friday.Accusing ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Drones, 2.3k cops & watch towers to turn Red Road into a fortress for R-Day parade

    Kolkata: The city will be wrapped in a security blanket in the run-up to the Republic Day celebrations this Monday, marking one of the highest deployments since Durga Puja, even higher than Christmas. With the situation on the Indo-Bangladesh ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Only demand, no supply: No receipt relief despite SC order

    Kolkata: Many electors who turned up for a hearing on Saturday demanded receipts after submitting documents, but the EC officials turned their request down, citing "no instruction" from electoral registration officers (EROs). To placate the voters, some officials signed ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Bengal CEO office to shift to SCI building on Strand Rd in a week

    Kolkata: The office of the Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) is likely to be shifted from the Balmer Lawrie premises on Netaji Subhas Bose Road to the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) building on Strand Road, about half a ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    New Town senior citizen loses 90 lakh in digi-arrest fraud

    Kolkata: A 70-year-old resident of SP Sukhobristi in New Town was allegedly cheated of Rs 89.8 lakh in a digital-arrest fraud in which the accused used a forged Supreme Court order, linked the victim to an infamous nationwide money ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Biker crushed under truck on Bypass; woman dies after being hit by bike

    Kolkata: Two persons died in two accidents in the city, while a third person was stated to be in a serious condition.The first accident took place on EM Bypass near Goutam's Dhaba around 10.20 pm on Friday, when a ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    5 involved in APK file scam held

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police cyber cell arrested five youths on Friday from a flat in Bikramgarh and a complex in Maheshtala for operating a pan-India network involved in investment fraud and malicious APK "click and lose" financial scams. The ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Temp see-saw unleashes viruses, leads to cough-and-cold flare-up

    Kolkata: A cough and cold outbreak has left thousands of Kolkatans with a sore throat, choked voice and fever, caused by a fresh spate of viruses unleashed by temperature fluctuations over the past week. With the minimum temperature fluctuating ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Setu to be shut from 5 am to 9 pm today

    Kolkata: Vidyasagar Setu will remain closed to all vehicular traffic for 16 hours on Sunday, the second consecutive Sunday that the bridge will stay shut.This time, the closure on both flanks would be effective between 5 am and 9 ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    State okays 28cr to repair 76 roads in Bally, Belur, Liluah

    Howrah: More than 3,50,000 residents may finally hope for a better quality of commute as around 76 roads in Bally, Belur and Liluah are set to be reconstructed before the elections at a cost of around Rs 28 crore. ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Tolly girl abducted by ‘orchestra group’ rescued from Bihar

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police rescued a minor girl from Tollygunge, who was abducted to Champaran in Bihar, and arrested a woman, described as "a leader of an orchestra group". The accused are part of a trafficking gang that targets girls ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Winter windfall for city eateries as Jan footfall smashes last yr’s record

    Kolkata: With the chill continuing, Kolkatans have been eating out like never before. The lingering party season led restaurants and bars to line up food festivals and offers on beverages for an extended festive weekend that began with Saraswati ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Sunny skies, warm temperatures; air quality alert

    Kolkata is set for a bright, warm winter day on Saturday, January 24, 2026, with clear skies and afternoon temperatures reaching 28.9°C, while mornings and evenings remain cool near 15.1°C. Despite the pleasant weather, yesterday's air quality was in ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Book fair day 2 footfall clocks 3.5L as metro kiosk eases rush, aides commute

    Kolkata: The second day of the 49th International Kolkata Book Fair (IKBF) continued to draw more book lovers from all across the city, with around 3.5 lakh footfall recorded at the fair on Saturday, said an official of the ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Jagadis Bose Nat’l Talent Search scholarships for 400 students

    Kolkata: Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS) held its 66th annual awards ceremony on Saturday at the Derozio Hall, Presidency University, where it awarded as many as 400 students from a pool of more than 15,000 aspirants from ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Red Road accident an hr before Republic Day rehearsal reignites 2016 horror fears

    Kolkata: A "speeding" sedan reportedly rammed into a guardrail at the J&K Crossing near Kolkata's Red Road on Saturday morning, even as the parade contingents just started reporting for the Republic Day parade final rehearsals. This brought back memories ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Final Madhyamik enrolment between Jan 27 & 28

    The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education is giving a final chance to students to enrol for the Madhyamik exam, which is scheduled to start from Feb 2. In a notice on Saturday, it stated that eligible candidates who ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Entrepreneurship’ new ISC subject from this year

    Kolkata: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) introduced ‘entrepreneurship' as a new subject at the ISC (Classes XI–XII) level, the council announced in a circular on Friday. The notice also stated that the subject ‘commerce' has ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Boy visits schools as I-T officer, detained

    Kolkata: A 17-year-old boy was detained by police on Saturday for impersonating an Income Tax officer and visiting schools in Ashoknagar in North 24 Parganas with cars fitted with blue beacons and accompanied by bodyguards, allegedly to impress friends.The ...

    25 January 2026 Times of India
    Saraswati Puja lunch, patriotic events mark togetherness at housing complexes

    Kolkata: From condominiums in New Town and on EM Bypass to co-operative societies in south and north Kolkata, housing complexes kicked off the year's festival calendar with vibrant Saraswati Puja celebrations on Friday.At South City, residents had been on ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    University on cards on Asutosh College campus after elections

    Kolkata: The three colleges on the Asutosh College campus—Asutosh, Syamaprasad and Jogamaya Devi—might soon become part of a new university, hinted chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday during her visit to her alma mater, Jogamaya Devi College, on Saraswati ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Unofficial’: Argentine envoy in city, skirts Messi controversy

    Kolkata: Messi's tour to India was an unofficial trip and the Argentine govt had nothing to do with it, said Argentine ambassador Mariano Agustin Caucino on Thursday, when asked about the mayhem that broke out during the football star's ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Didi: If Netaji were alive, even he would’ve been called for hearing

    Kolkata: "Today, if Subhas Chandra Bose were alive, even he would have been called for a (SIR) hearing, citing a logical discrepancy. He would be asked whether he is an Indian," CM Mamata Banerjee said on Friday during Netaji ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Suvendu visits Netaji Bhawan, skips Red Rd birth anniv ceremony

    Kolkata: Bengal's leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Friday, in a break from the past, skipped Red Road and instead went to Netaji Bhawan to pay tribute to Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary. Adhikari was shown around ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Man saves tree after ‘geologist’ sets trash on fire near roots

    Kolkata: A potentially dangerous act of environmental negligence was averted on Suren Sarkar Street near Subhas Sarobar on Wednesday, thanks to the timely intervention of a vigilant local. A man, who recently shifted to the locality and claimed to ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Narohari saves the day for Bengal

    Kolkata: Super-sub Narohari Shrestha's late strike saw Bengal edge past a spirited Uttarakhand 1-0 in a Santosh Trophy Group A match at the Dhakuakhana Football Stadium in Assam on Friday. This was Bengal's second win in as many matches ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Bengal pacers destroy Services

    Kolkata: Bengal are smelling an outright victory after their pacers reduced Services to 126 for eight, still 393 runs behind the hosts' total of 519, on Day II of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘C' match at the Bengal ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Rush to fish out B’deshi vessel to avert fly ash spill in Muriganga

    Kolkata: Amid growing concerns over fly ash pollution, authorities have intensified efforts to recover Bangladeshi barge MV Tamjeed Nasir, which sank on a sandbar in the Muriganga river. The vessel carried a large consignment of fly ash when it ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Despite EC order, no FIR against MLA Manirul over vandalism, hate speech

    Kolkata: Despite an Election Commission directive, the Murshidabad district administration hasn't lodged an FIR against Farakka Trinamool MLA Manirul Islam for vandalism at a BDO office and hate speech against the Commission, till Friday evening. The EC had directed ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Stop hearings, lodge FIRs in case of violence: EC to officials

    Kolkata: EC has asked DMs and DEOs to adjourn Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearings sine die and lodge FIRs "immediately" in case violence at venues where hearings are underway, adding that delay in lodging FIRs would draw "adverse inference".The ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Bengali? Yes, SIR. Brahmin? Yes, SIR. Go, fall in line

    Kolkata: The Mukherjees, Banerjees and Chatterjees are filling up "logical discrepancy" lines at hearing centres across Bengal as the Election Commission software demands to know why their families had "different surnames" a generation or two ago — Mukhopadhyay for ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    ED chief meets officials who carried out I-PAC searches

    Kolkata: ED chief Rahul Navin, who had arrived in Kolkata on Thursday night, held a high-level meeting with senior officials of the central agency, including those who were involved in searches at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Unmapped & logical discrepancy list to be out today, SIR hearing queues set to get longer

    Kolkata: The EC is set to publish a list of all voters who are unmapped or have logical discrepancies on Saturday. The SIR queues are likely to be longer because this list is likely to include around 1.5 cr ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    1st day, 1st show: Crowd takes over book fair with record 2.5L footfall

    Kolkata: The first day of the 49th International Kolkata Book Fair (IKBF) witnessed a record-breaking footfall of around 2.5 lakh, setting a landmark opening turnout, as estimated by the event's organisers, the Publishers and Booksellers Guild. As the fair ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Visitors in wheelchairs face uneven ramp & gate rail accessibility hurdles

    Kolkata: Smooth access to the book stalls at the ongoing International Kolkata Book Fair remained a challenge for persons with disabilities, especially for the visitors in wheelchairs. This has been claimed by the members of the Wheelchair Users Association. ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    1 dead, 2 hurt as car hits scooter, climbs pavement in Ultadanga

    Kolkata: A man was killed, two persons were injured, and a child managed to escape unhurt when a private car mounted the pavement on CIT Road in front of Manicktala Housing Estate near the DVC building on Friday morning, ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    28-year-old TN man found dead in Kasba hotel

    Kolkata: A 28-year-old man, Anupam Chowdhury from Tamil Nadu, was found unconscious in a first-floor room of a three-storey hotel in Kasba. He was declared brought dead at CNMCH.Police said the hotel authorities informed them that the victim was ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Cops thrashed in bid to save man out on bail, bike vandalised

    Kolkata: Cops from Metiabruz Police Station were attacked by an 80-strong mob in the Metiabruz area on Thursday, and an officer's bike was vandalised, when they went to rescue a murder accused out on bail. The incident took place ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Quack held under Pocso charges

    Howrah: Samsul Molla (46), an alleged quack, was arrested under the Pocso Act on Thursday night in Bankra, Howrah, for allegedly sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl in his chamber, police said.An officer from Howrah City Police said the girl, ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Kol collector acquires rare INA cap badge

    Kolkata: Eight decades after it was commissioned for the officers of the Indian National Army, a "cap badge" of the Azad Hind Fauj travelled from Australia to join the collection of Kolkata-based Netaji memorabilia collector Prithwish Dasgupta. Apart from ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Wife files FIR after seeing Hiraan’s ‘2nd wedding’ pics

    Kolkata: BJP MLA and Bengali film actor Hiraan Chatterjee's wife, Anindita, filed an FIR accusing him of mental and physical cruelty, and of entering into a second marriage without obtaining a divorce. Cops said they have started a probe ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Investment scam: Youth duped of 11.3L

    Kolkata: A 23-year-old Hooghly resident was allegedly cheated of Rs 11.3 lakh in an investment scam on social media and Telegram channels, police said on Friday. Avijit Pandit told cops the fraud began on Nov 9 last year, when ...

    24 January 2026 Times of India
    Nandigram gang-rape witness held, later gets bail

    Tamluk: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested a 70-year-old woman, Indubala Das, a key witness in a high-profile 2007 Nandigram gang-rape case, sparking a fresh political row in Bengal. Das's lawyer Bimal Majhi said she was ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Mobile apps to expand breast cancer outreach and care launched in Kolkata

    KOLKATA: In a significant step towards improving breast cancer awareness, early detection and treatment adherence, the Institute of Breast Disease (IBD), Kolkata, has introduced two mobile applications aimed at reaching larger and diverse groups of women and patients. The ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata weather today: Sunny skies, warm temperatures, lingering air quality concerns

    Kolkata is set for a bright, sunny Friday, January 23, 2026, with temperatures steadily rising to a warm afternoon before cooling comfortably in the evening, though lingering "poor" air quality from Thursday, January 22 necessitates caution for outdoor activities.The ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    57-yr-old’s suicide sparks violence at SIR hearing centre

    Malda: Violence broke out in North Dinajpur's Itahar on Thursday after a 57-year-old man died by suicide in the area allegedly over anxieties his family attributed to his wife receiving a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing notice. The hearing ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    BJP worker’s home, shop attacked; party blames TMC

    Bankura: A BJP worker's shop and home were allegedly attacked on Wednesday night at Nandanpur village under the Nakajuri gram panchayat area of Onda, amid rising political tension ahead of the assembly elections.Sources said Tapas Barik, head of the ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    ED attaches 58cr worth properties in cash-for-jobs case

    Kolkata: ED on Wednesday attached Rs 58 crore worth properties in the cash-for-jobs case, taking the total value of attachments to Rs 698 crore.Properties of the accused, including Burwan MLA Jiban Krishna Saha, middleman Prasanna Kumar Roy, were attached. ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Why is Bengal only state to face SIR ‘logical discrepancy’, asks Mamata

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday questioned why Bengal was the only state to face "logical discrepancy" in the ongoing SIR exercise. "It's happening only in Bengal, it does not exist in any other state," she said.Banerjee was speaking ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    EC orders FIR against Farakka TMC MLA

    Kolkata: The EC on Thursday directed the Murshidabad DEO to lodge an FIR against Farakka Trinamool MLA Manirul Islam for allegedly vandalising a BDO office and making hate speech against the Commission.A BDO office in Farakka was vandalised on ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    CIL ramps up silo-based loading for better coal quality

    Kolkata: To improve quality of domestic coal supply, Coal India Limited (CIL) is stepping up coal dispatches through a silo-based mechanised loading system, integrated with auto mechanical samplers. This technology-driven process ensures greater consistency in coal quality, circumventing human ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    2 Bengal migrant workers found dead in AP, Kerala

    Kolkata/Malda: Two migrant workers from Bengal were killed in separate incidents in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala within the past 24 hours.Manjur Alam Laskar, a 32-year-old resident from Bishnupur village under Usthi police station in South 24 Parganas, had been ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    ITC Hotels opens new property in Bodh Gaya

    Kolkata: ITC Hotels has opened Welcomhotel by ITC Hotels, Bodh Gaya, Hotel & Convention Centre. Spread across 18 acres, the property has 98 rooms and suites, along with state-of-the-art banquet and convention facilities aimed at boosting MICE activity in Bihar.

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    ED chief likely to meet officers involved in I-PAC searches

    Kolkata: ED director Rahul Naveen reached Kolkata on Thursday night to review operations of the central investigating agency. Naveen last visited Kolkata in 2024 after ED officers were attacked while conducting searches at the residence of Sheikh Shahjahan.Naveen is ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Crowding, lack of real-time tracking plague city buses’

    Kolkata: The city's bus network—often described as the backbone of Kolkata's urban transport system—is facing a deepening crisis marked by overcrowding, qualitative and quantitative decline, poor schedule management, and limited use of digital tools, even as it continues to ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    From SIR to pollution, current affairs enter Saraswati Puja pandals as themes

    Kolkata: With social and environmental concerns, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) made its debut as a Saraswati Puja theme this year.A group of students from Ballygunge Science College chose SIR as the theme for the puja decoration. In the ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Sinking Bangla fly ash barge triggers pollution concerns

    Kolkata: A Bangladeshi barge, laden with fly ash, developed a mechanical snag and met with an accident in the Muriganga near Ghoramara Island on Wednesday afternoon, narrowly escaping complete sinking. While all the 11 crew members on board were ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Bring Netaji’s remains back to India from Tokyo’

    Kolkata: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's daughter Anita Bose Pfaff, in a statement issued from her home in Germany on the eve of her father's 129th birth anniversary on Friday, said Bose died in a plane crash in Taipei in ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Simple & serene, he was undisputed Pasha of EB’s backline

    Kolkata: There was that familiar November afternoon chill in the Capital in 1993. When East Bengal coach Shyamal Ghosh asked his captain to make the customary dressing room speech before entering the Ambedkar Stadium ground to face Punjab State ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Illegal attempt to fill pond stopped

    Kolkata: An alleged attempt at illegally filling up a pond at Chakgaria was stopped after local residents alerted Kolkata Police and KMC. Cops from Panchasayar PS and KMC officials conducted a joint inspection on Dec 30 and an FIR ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Male nurse tests Nipah -ve in first test, woman still +ve

    Kolkata: The samples of the male nurse receiving treatment for Nipah infection tested negative for the virus in the first test conducted during the course of treatment. The 25-year-old's samples, however, will undergo a repeat test before declaring him ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Review premature release of 51-yr-old in jail for 32 yrs’

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the judicial department to reconsider the premature release of a 51-year-old man, who served a sentence for 32 years for murdering his former employer, stating "jails were renamed correctional homes" with ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Open creche at HC in 30 days’

    Kolkata: Seven years after a PIL was filed, seeking a creche on the Calcutta High Court premises, the HC on Thursday directed the registry to ensure the creche, which was "ready for use", was made functional within 30 days.The ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    1 day later, SSC alters panel for shortlisted teachers

    Kolkata: Less than 24 hours after the Central School Service Commission (SSC) on Wednesday released a panel of shortlisted candidates for 12,000 assistant teachers' posts for classes 11 and 12 in state schools, it was changed on Thursday. The ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    From SIR to pollution, current affairs enter Saraswati Puja pandals as themes

    Kolkata: With social and environmental concerns, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) made its debut as a Saraswati Puja theme this year.A group of students from Ballygunge Science College chose SIR as the theme for the puja decoration. In the ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Santragachhi Jheel sewage plant & drain may be ready by Aug 31: State

    Kolkata: The state govt informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that work on the long-pending sewage treatment plant (STP) and garland drain around Santragachhi Jheel in Howrah is on progress and the overall project is expected to be completed ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    CISF personnel learn how to treat disabled, new flyers

    Kolkata: New recruits of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) deployed at Kolkata airport are now undergoing mandatory soft skills and sensitivity training as part of a renewed push to improve passenger experience, with a special focus on flyers with ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    16-hour Setu shutdown for repairs on Sun

    Kolkata: Both flanks of Vidyasagar Setu will be closed to vehicular traffic for 16 hours between 5 am and 9 pm on Sunday for repair and rehabilitation work, including replacement of stay and holding-down cables and bearings, officials said. ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    864 call records help nab murder accused

    Kolkata: More than five months after Jadavpur resident Rinku Samaddar (38), who was returning from Mumbai on the Geetanjali Express, was found murdered near Brace Bridge in the port area, main accused Nur, a tailor working in Mumbai, and ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Chingrighata night traffic block trial for Metro work starts

    Kolkata: The night traffic trials at Chingrighata to collect hourly data on traffic volume had been started from Thursday, said Kolkata Traffic Police. The cops stated that these trials — using the slip road near Captain Bhery that connects ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    IIT-KGP turns hotspot for birders as rare pigeon draws photographers to campus

    Kolkata:Photographers are making a beeline on the IIT Kharagpur campus not to click photos of students bagging jobs during placement season but to capture photos of migratory birds.For the birders flocking to IIT, the star attraction is a large ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    For 3rd time in Jan, North-South Kolkata Metro ops hit due to tech snag

    Kolkata: For the third time this month, Blue Line commuters faced metro disruptions on Thursday. Services were hit because of a technical snag. Once again, the first train of the day got stuck at Rabindra Sadan station, forcing the ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    R-Day flyers told to reach airport early for checks

    Kolkata: Security at Kolkata airport has been significantly stepped up ahead of Republic Day, prompting airport authorities and airlines to advise passengers to reach the airport well before their scheduled departures since there would be enhanced checks and a ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Boy found dead in lift shaft

    Kolkata: The body of 3-year-old Pritam Rajbanshi of Convent Lane, with injury marks, was found in a water-filled open elevator shaft at an under-construction building in Entally on Wednesday. The parents, Rajkumar Rajbanshi and Kajol, lodged a missing diary ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Trader found dead, sister files murder plaint against his wife

    Kolkata: A murder case was registered at the Sarsuna Police Station after a trader was found hanging inside his rented home in Sarsuna on Tuesday evening and his sister accused his wife and his brother-in-law of killing him.The deceased, ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Sunny skies, warm temperatures; lingering air pollution

    Kolkata, Thursday, January 22, 2026, is set for a bright and clear day with abundant sunshine and warm temperatures reaching a high of 28.4°C.However, residents are advised to exercise caution as severe air quality from yesterday, which recorded an ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    43% of women without vote have ‘permanently shifted’

    Kolkata: Of the total number of female voters deleted from the 2026 Bengal draft electoral roll, 43.7% were left out because they shifted to other places permanently, hinting at relocation due to marriage and documentation gaps, which makes females ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Another group, 1L strong, pads up to stand in queues

    Kolkata: Another group, 1 lakh-strong, now have to get ready to stand in SIR queues.The EC has summoned about 30 lakh "unmapped" electors for hearings. In addition, it has decided to hold hearings for cases involving ‘logical discrepancies'. Now, ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    CM: City to get ‘Boi Tirtha’, to be ready by next book fair

    Kolkata: A ‘Boi Tirtha', at a cost of Rs 10 crore — to be released by the information and cultural affairs department — is set to come up in the city, said chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday while ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    66L locked flat heist: Duo returns from Karnataka to land in cop net

    Kolkata: Cops from the Port division arrested two persons—Shabaz Ali and Sahil Ahmed—in connection with the theft of gold jewellery worth Rs 65 lakh and Rs 50,000 cash from a locked flat in the Metiabruz area last month. Police ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Murshidabad BDO office vandalised: EC orders FIR against TMC MLA Monirul Islam; cites poll-duty obstruction

    NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday directed to register an FIR against Trinamool Congress MLA Monirul Islam for alleged vandalism at the Farakka Block Development Office (BDO) in West Bengal last week. The poll body asked the district ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
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