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  • Locals ransack BDO office in Chakulia over SIR hearings, cops lathi charge after 5 hurt

    Malda: A day after the Farakka BDO office was vandalised during SIR hearings, North Dinajpur's Chakulia saw similar violence at an SIR hearing centre, which left at least five police personnel injured. Cops have detained 10 persons.EC has taken ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    More women’s names axed than men’s, show EC SIR data

    Kolkata: Of the total names deleted from Bengal 2026 draft electoral rolls published by the EC for the ongoing SIR, over 53.6% are of women's. . Percentage of women electors' deletions was much higher than deletions of male electors, ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    4 race horses likely to boost Kolkata Mounted Police strength next month

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Mounted Police will add up to four race horses to its unit soon, even as the world's oldest mounted police unit battles to keep the stallions fit for working.Four stallions, aged between seven and nine, might ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    North Kolkata senior citizen robbed of gold chain

    Kolkata: Two unidentified bike-borne snatchers allegedly robbed 64-year-old Shibani Banerjee of her gold chain on South Sinthee Road, close to the local market, on Wednesday morning, police said. The woman, a resident of South Sinthee Road under Sinthee Police ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Stepdad hits woman with hammer, held

    Kolkata: A 42-year-old man was arrested in Tiljala area of Kolkata after he was accused of attempting to murder his stepdaughter by repeatedly striking her on the head with a hammer during a late-night assault on Tuesday, police said. ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    BJP-Trinamool row after BLO found dead at home

    Kolkata: A 47-year-old Jadavpur BLO, Asoke Das, a schoolteacher, was found hanging from his bathroom shower with a towel on Thursday morning.Bengal BJP immediately released an audio conversation on its X handle in which his wife is heard claiming ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    KP reopens Pronam membership for sr citizens after 18-month gap

    Kolkata: This new year, Kolkata Police has "opened enrolment" for senior citizens in Pronam, a platform for the elderly, run by the city cops, after a gap of around 18 months. Every local police station maintains a detailed database ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Belgharia flyover to be shut for 4 months for repairs

    Kolkata: The Belgharia railway flyover, a crucial link between Belgharia Expressway and the airport, will be shut for nearly four months from Saturday to facilitate repairs. Commuters fear the shutdown may cause major traffic disruptions in north Kolkata and ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Youth held for killing puppy

    Kolkata: A youth from Narayanpur Hothat Colony in Rajarhat, Md Riyaz (28), was on Thursday arrested for killing a puppy on Wednesday. The one-month-old puppy's body was sent for post-mortem. If proved guilty, Riyaz could be jailed for ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    After 4 yrs, NUJS to hold convocation for 2021-25 on Sun

    Kolkata: Around 1,050 students of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, who graduated in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, will finally get their degrees at the 15th convocation at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium on Sunday. WBNUJS last held ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Asiatic Society uses AI to recreate 1150 AD puthi

    Kolkata: The replica of an ancient palm-leaf manuscript, reconstructed with the help of multispectral imaging, AI and 3D printing was showcased at Asiatic Society's 243rd Foundation Day, attended by Union culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. The reconstruction was part ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Suicide, heart attack: Two deaths in West Bengal 'linked' to SIR; kin cite anxiety, pressure

    NEW DELHI: Two deaths allegedly linked to pressure from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls took place on Thursday in West Bengal, officials said. A booth-level officer, Ashok Das, and a 60-year-old senior citizen, Putu Sheikh, ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Political row after BLO found dead at home

    Kolkata: A 47-year-old Jadavpur BLO, Asoke Das, a schoolteacher, was found hanging from his bathroom shower with a towel on Thursday morning.Bengal BJP immediately released an audio conversation on its X handle in which his wife is heard claiming ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    4.3 lakh new voters applied in Bengal since Dec 17

    Kolkata: About 4.3 lakh applications (Form 6/6A) were submitted to enrol names in the voter list in Bengal till Jan 15, since the publication of the draft list on Dec 16. The EC received 38,905 Form 7 for the ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    250 New Mkt traders contribute 500/month to refurbish Golghar

    Kolkata: Buoyed by the private initiative that led to the restoration of the New Market clock tower, shopkeepers at the 151-year-old market stepped forward to fund the beautification and maintenance of the Golghar, or rotunda, at the centre of ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Was Barasat woman who died in Dec state’s 1st Nipah case?

    Kolkata: The visit by a health team to a house in Barasat's Kazipara raised questions about whether a woman from that locality, who died in Barasat Hospital towards the end of Dec, was the index case of Nipah infection. ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    One patient taken off ventilator, another responds to treatment

    Kolkata: Samples of the two patients admitted at Beliaghata ID Hospital and close to 40 others from the close contacts of the two confirmed cases have tested negative for the Nipah virus. Meanwhile, the condition of the 25-year-old male ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Iranian woman in Kol struggles to contact kin

    Kolkata: Kolkata-based Iranian, Sima Niakan (36), has been spending sleepless nights, even as she tries in vain to get in touch with her family back home. With all phone and internet connections snapped following the violence that has been ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    JEE exam, scheduled on Saraswati Puja, deferred

    Kolkata: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday announced that the JEE Main Session 1 exam scheduled for Jan 23 would be deferred following multiple requests from West Bengal.In its notice, the NTA said: "In view of the representations ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Origin’ hospital copes with Nipah scare, reduces workforce

    Kolkata: The high mortality of the infection has caused a Nipah scare. But at ground zero, the Barasat hospital, where the two Nipah-confirmed patients are being treated, it is business as usual. Even as around 70 healthcare workers are ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    Govt directive yet to come, pvt hosps start sending Nipah suspect samples for testing

    Kolkata: Several private hospitals have decided to send samples of Nipah suspects for ‘designated' testing without waiting for a govt directive. Since hospitals in Kolkata do not have testing facilities for Nipah, there could be a delay in treatment, ...

    16 January 2026 Times of India
    From Bihar to Kolkata, tilkut-makers bring Sankranti flavours and nostalgia each winter

    Kolkata: Every year, they make their winter sojourn to the 'City of Joy', travelling over 500km from Bihar to spread some sweetness and warmth among the diaspora in Kolkata, who long for their home, especially as the new year ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Madhyamik admit card not a valid docu’

    Kolkata: The Election Commission has declined the proposal of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Office (CEO) to accept Madhyamik admit card as a valid document in the SIR 2026. On Thursday, EC under secretary Shakti Sharma conveyed the commission's ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    4 persons with Nipah symptoms admitted to hosp

    KOLKATA: Two close contacts of a female nurse battling Nipah infection were admitted to the state-run Infectious Diseases & Beliaghata General Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday, reports Sumati Yengkhom.Sources said the two developed mild symptoms, prompting health officials to ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Karnataka cops nab Kolkata admission racket kingpin in 3.5L fraud

    Kolkata: The Karnataka Police arrested the head of an agency, Sayan Basu, from the Jadavpur area during a night operation on Monday in connection to an alleged Rs 3.5 lakh overseas admission fraud. The arrest was made based on ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Where is the authority? Didn't seize any documents during I-PAC searches, says ED; Calcutta HC disposes of TMC plea

    KOLKATA: Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday told Calcutta High Court that its officials did not seize anything during the Jan 8 searches on political consultancy firm I-PAC's Salt Lake office and the residence of its director Pratik Jain and no ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    CM to lay foundation stone of Siliguri Mahakal temple on Jan 16

    Kolkata/Siliguri: The Bengal govt has allocated Rs 344.2 crore to construct the proposed Mahakal Mahatirtha temple at Matigara in Siliguri, the highest such allocation for a temple complex in the state. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will lay the foundation ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘He’s frustrated’: TMC as Suvendu threatens to take CM to court

    Kolkata: Bengal leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that his "deadline" to CM Mamata Banerjee for her remarks about him on coal smuggling has "expired". "Get ready to face legal consequences. Mamata Banerjee, now I will see ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Singur returns to spotlight ahead of Modi’s Jan 18 rally

    Singur: Ahead of PM Narendra Modi's scheduled Jan 18 rally at Singur's Singher Bheri mouza, a portion of land that was at the centre of a bitter industry-versus-land conflict 20 years ago has returned to the political centre-stage ahead ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Our govt showed Atmanirbhar Bangla: Abhishek at film launch

    Kolkata: "Delhi wanted to deprive Bengal, but we don't live on their mercy. Our govt has shown what Atmanirbhar Bangla is," said TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday after the first screening of a movie documenting multiple ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Chaos in Farakka: 30 BLOs quit, BDO office vandalised

    Behrampore: Several BLOs gathered at the Farakka BDO office on Wednesday morning and staged a protest, demanding to be relieved of their duties, citing their inability to comply with ECI instructions, which they said were changing by the hour.According ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    TMC alleges mass voter deletion bid, BJP claims officers refusing Form 7

    Kolkata: Ahead of the Jan 15 deadline to submit Form 7 to raise objections to voter inclusions, both Trinamool and BJP upped the ante, with the former alleging "mass submissions of forms to delete voters", and BJP responding with ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    TMC-BJP workers clash in Nandigram

    Nandigram: Violence broke out in Nandigram on Wednesday morning after Trinamool workers were allegedly attacked by BJP supporters while putting up banners for the upcoming ‘Sebashray' health camp to begin today. The incident, which took place in the Ramchak ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    CIFRI records 230 fish speciesin Ganga, highest in 50 years

    Kolkata: The ICAR Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CIFRI), headquartered in Barrackpore, has recorded 230 fish species across different stretches of the Ganga river, which originates in the Himalayas and flows about 2,525 km south-east through Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    BLOs serve hearing notices on themselves

    Burdwan: Setting an example of professional integrity and dedication, two BLOs from East Burdwan — Deb Sankar Chatterjee (pic Left) of Ketugram II Block and SK Abid Hossain of Memari II Block — have served hearing notices on themselves. ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Fire guts Bowbazar furniture shop, families vacate buildings

    Kolkata: A fire broke out on Wednesday morning at a ground-floor furniture shop on BB Ganguly Street in central Kolkata, gutting the establishment and partially damaging three adjoining shops, while forcing dozens of families in nearby residential buildings to ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Med fraternity cries foul after recruitment result

    Kolkata: The inequalities that existed in the medical education system before the clean-up post RG Kar incident are now reflected in the selection of candidates for the post of assistant professor across various disciplines in medical colleges. The medical ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Electors can now check hearing notices online, upload documents

    Kolkata: Electors can now check if hearing notices have been issued against their names and also upload their documents by logging in to the Election Commission's voters' service portal. On Wednesday, a new feature — ‘Document uploaded by citizens ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Man dies after falling into Posta bldg elevator shaft

    Kolkata: A 22-year-old man died after falling into an empty lift shaft from the 10th floor at an under-construction building on Hariram Goenka Street in the Posta police station areaon Tuesday night, police said.The deceased, Rajendra Mondal, was a ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Presi students demand entry tests for all depts

    Kolkata: A section of Presidency University students demanded that entrance tests be conducted for every department for undergraduate admissions from this year.After the Presidency admission committee decided to conduct UG admissions themselves, around eight departments said they would admit ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    State stocks up on Cov med for Nipah treatment

    Kolkata: The state health department has started to stock up on intravenous Remdesivir injections, an antiviral drug used in the treatment of infection caused by the Nipah virus. This antiviral medicine was in huge demand during the pandemic as ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Nadia wedding in focus as one of the possible sources of Nipah in Bengal

    Kolkata: State health department officials, working on finding the source, from where the two affected nurses in Bengal contracted the Nipah virus, have zeroed in on a border village in Nadia district as a possible place, where one of ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Defer Jan 23 JEE Main exam’

    Kolkata: The state higher education department, principal secretary Vinod Kumar wrote to National Testing Agency, urging the latter to defer the JEE-Main exam session-1, scheduled on Jan 23, on account of Netaji's birth anniversary and Saraswati Puja. The exam ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Tree-topple fear in New Alipore after roots dug up in pipe work

    Kolkata: Residents of New Alipore stepped out of their homes on Wednesday and stopped workers engaged by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation water supply department from digging a narrow pavement strip between F and G blocks after they found the ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    10 New Town residential plots up for e-auction

    Kolkata: The state govt has allocated more land in New Town for the development of residential housing projects. The West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation will e-auction 10 large plots, measuring around 4.7 acres on a freehold basis for ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Govt allocates 26.6L more for roads, pavements in New Town

    Kolkata: The govt has sanctioned more funds under the ‘Amader Para Amader Samadhan' scheme for road repairs and footpath construction in New Town. Following the earlier sanctioned amount of Rs 55 lakh to the NKDA, the govt has further ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Zoo keeps a watch on resident bat population

    Kolkata: Zoo authorities at Alipore Zoological Gardens stepped up on monitoring the colony of resident fruit bats, Indian flying foxes, amid heightened public attention following the recent Nipah scare.Visitors were seen gathering near the eastern flank of the zoo ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Mystery then, worry now: 2001 docs recall India’s first outbreak

    Kolkata: Back in 2001, when Nipah virus had struck Bengal, not too many, apart from the medical community, had heard about this lethal infection. This was India's first record of Nipah outbreak, a "mysterious fever" which took Siliguri by ...

    15 January 2026 Times of India
    Global experts assembled in Kolkata to advance precision oncology at GCC - EZOS 2026

    KOLKATA: Leading scientists, clinicians, industry innovators, and policymakers from around the globe assembled in Kolkata for the recently concluded Conference of the Global Cancer Consortium 2026 and the 15th East Zonal Oncology Symposium (GCC-EZOS) 2026. The conference served as ...

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

    On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, Kolkata is experiencing a bright and clear winter day with comfortable temperatures, following a cool start and anticipating an afternoon warm-up. However, a significant concern persists from yesterday's air quality, which remained in the ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Bengal: Only 6.6% of 1.4cr SIR hearings over; EC has 25 days to go for deadline

    KOLKATA:Only 9.3 lakh Bengal voters have attended hearings for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in 18 days since Dec 27, leaving just 25 days for the Election Commission to complete the process for a staggering ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    ICDMAI marks a milestone in AI and Data Mining innovation

    KOLKATA: The 10th International Conference on Data Management, Analytics and Innovation (ICDMAI 2026) concluded on Saturday at St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, reinforcing its role as a key platform linking academic research with industry requirements in the rapidly evolving fields ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    'Extraordinary sign of bullying': ED vs TMC in Calcutta HC over I-PAC raids; agency claims Mamata Banerjee committed offence

    KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Wednesday heard petitions filed by the Enforcement Directorate and the Trinamool Congress related to the central agency’s recent raids at the offices of political consultancy firm I-PAC.During the hearing, the Enforcement Directorate sought ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘It’s BJP vs people of Bengal’: Abhishek’s election call as he parades 9 ‘dead’ voters

    Kolkata: Framing the upcoming electoral contest as "BJP versus the people of Bengal", Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said at a public rally in Cooch Behar on Tuesday, urging voters to ensure a complete rout of BJP in ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Ahead of PM rally, BJP netas reach out to Malda locals, speak of stalled projects

    Kolkata: Days before PM Narendra Modi's scheduled Jan 17 rally at Malda, Bengal BJP netas on Tuesday started sending invitation letters to locals. Senior state BJP netas have also started campaigns in north Bengal to showcase centrally sponsored projects.On ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Suvendu in HC, seeks CBI probe into convoy attack

    Chandrakona: Leader of the opposition in Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday led a rally in West Midnapore's Chandrakona Road to protest against the attack on his convoy three days back. Adhikari also moved Calcutta HC demanding a CBI ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Form 7’ row: TMC slams bid to delete names, BJP cries refusal

    Bankura: The political temperature over SIR soared on Tuesday after Trinamool workers chased and stopped an SUV in Bankura's Khatra in which BJP workers were travelling with thousands of pre-filled Form 7, which is used to register objection to ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    I-PAC hearing will be live-streamed, says HC, bars crowd

    Kolkata: After courtroom chaos stalled the earlier proceedings on the ED-I-PAC case and Trinamool Congress's counter-petition, the Calcutta High Court, in an order on Tuesday, said the Jan 14 hearing will be live-streamed and none other than those pleading ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Coal smuggling nexus: ED notice to 6 traders

    Kolkata: The ED, probing illegal coal mining in Bengal, on Tuesday sent summonses to six coal traders who were allegedly involved in the coal smuggling nexus. At least three of the six have been under the radar of central ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Cops speak to security officers at I-PAC’s office

    Kolkata: Police on Tuesday spoke to security officers present during ED's search at the I-PAC office at Godrej Waterside building in Sector V. This also included the security officer who was present at I-PAC's 11th floor office.The police will ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Samik in HC, seeks ‘100% central forces’ at 42k booths

    Kolkata: BJP state president Samik Bhattacharyya moved the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, urging the court to order that security of 42,000 booths in Bengal be managed only by central forces. Citing past incidents of poll violence, Bhattacharyya filed ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Cal HC orders SFIO to investigate Rose Valley assets attached by ED

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed Centre to order the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to investigate Rose Valley assets worth Rs 1,171 crore attached by ED across the country, and submit a comprehensive report within a month.The ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Bengal govt to present interim budget next month

    Kolkata: Budget session for Bengal assembly has been scheduled in the first week if Feb, parliamentary affairs minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said on Tuesday. The exact date for the presentation of the interim budget, however, has not been finalised yet, ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    75-year-old just discharged from hosp, 104-year-old in SIR queue

    Behrampore: Age or ill health did not seem to be good enough reasons to spare the old and the ailing an appearance for SIR hearing. While 104-year-old Haru Sheikh had to attend a hearing on Tuesday, Monowara Bibi (75), ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    EC to appoint 294 senior micro-observers for Bengal SIR

    Kolkata: The EC is set to deploy 294 senior micro-observers for the SIR exercise in Bengal at Assembly constituency levels. They will be appointed from among central govt officers of Group A level or above and equivalent officers of ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Failed to upgrade fire safety norms, 27 rooftop restos to get KMC notices

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation identified 27 rooftop restaurants that did not upgrade their fire safety norms, according to guidelines set by a state fire safety committee. These errant restaurants were caught off guard during an inspection by a ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    All book fair stalls to have fire extinguishers

    Kolkata: All stalls at the upcoming International Kolkata Book Fair at the Salt Lake Central Park fairground will be provided with fire extinguishers to tackle any situation in case of a fire exigency, along with a strengthened fire-fighting system. ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Even killers get a hearing’: 54 lakh names struck off voter rolls without notice, says CM Mamata Banerjee

    KOLKATA: About 54 lakh Bengal voters have been deleted from electoral rolls without being given a chance to defend themselves, CM Mamata Banerjee alleged on Tuesday adding that even murderers are given a hearing by courts.The voters that Banerjee ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Nipah alert in West Bengal: Pune lab confirms 2 samples; both nurses critical, over 120 contacts in home isolation

    KOLKATA: The National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has confirmed Nipah, a viral disease with high mortality, in both samples sent from Bengal. The samples were taken from two nurses of a Barasat hospital whose condition remain critical. A ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    KMC plans to recycle 100% of city’s waste

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Tuesday placed an integrated waste management plan before the West Bengal Pollution Control Board and the East Kolkata Wetland Authority, aiming to recycle 100% of the waste generated in Kolkata. KMC is seeking ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Blue Line blues: Panic in tunnel as metro stalls again

    Kolkata: Blue Line metro commuters faced disruptions on Tuesday morning because of a power failure between Rabindra Sadan and Netaji Bhavan stations. This led to the suspension of services between Tollygunge and Maidan during the morning rush hours.The north-bound ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    BJP neta held over social media post on CM

    Kolkata: Cops arrested a BJP functionary in Lake Town following charges of making derogatory remarks on social media against chief minister Mamata Banerjee and allegedly harassing a woman Trinamool worker who protested against the posts.The arrest followed a complaint ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    14 injured, 1 critical as WBTC bus overturns after tyre burst at Topsia

    Kolkata: A govt-run West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) bus overturned at Topsia crossing on Tuesday morning after its front-left tyre burst, injuring at least 14 passengers and severely disrupting peak-hour traffic for more than 1 hour, police said.The accident ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    UPI money trail helped track Punjab gangsters

    Kolkata: Three Punjab-based members of the Dony Bal Bambiha gang who were arrested near Howrah railway station late on Sunday night were tracked after investigators traced a money trail that led from Punjab to UPI accounts in Kolkata and ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Watch what you eat: ‘Gur, patali’ fine but raw date palm sap a problem in ‘nolen gur’ season

    Kolkata: Avoid the lip-smacking fresh date palm sap — better known as khejur rash — for now. This refreshing drink is also a favourite of fruit bats, which can contaminate the liquid with their saliva or other body fluids ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Ex-MPs Tutu Bose, son get SIR hearing call

    Kolkata: Mohun Bagan Ratna and former Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Sadhan Bose (78), popularly known as Tutu Bose, and his entire family, including his son Srinjoy Bose, also a former MP, were sent notices by the EC for an ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Artistes raise democratic concerns

    Kolkata: Bangla Ekata Manch, a forum working for social welfare and the rights of underprivileged and marginalized communities, on Tuesday staged a protest at the CEO's office, raising humanitarian and democratic concerns around SIR.A five-member team, including actor Parambrata ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Decoding Nipah: Less contagious, more fatal

    Kolkata: While Nipah is less contagious than Covid-19 when it comes to transmissibility, what is concerning is the extremely high mortality rate associated with the infection. While, on an average, Covid-19 can kill about two out of the 100 ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    ID, other hosps get Cov-period treatment infra ready for Nipah

    Kolkata: The extensive health infrastructure upgrade during the Covid-19 pandemic comes in handy for hospitals in their preparedness to tackle the Nipah virus in case of a surge. While health experts said that Nipah does not have the potential ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Know your nocturnal neighbour: In a first in India, Bengal goes owl-spotting

    Kolkata: Bengal is set to go owl-spotting to map its distribution and abundance across the state. The state is now home to 23 species of owls. The state-wide owl survey, a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, will give a comprehensive ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Cleanliness drive: IIEST teachers oppose attendance mapping

    Kolkata: An office order from the IIEST authority urging participation from students, scholars, teachers and staff members from each dept on scheduled Saturdays for a cleanliness drive and mapping of attendance in those programmes prompted the teachers' association to ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    60L take dip, Sagar boosts local economy

    Kolkata: From Jan 1 till the evening of Jan 13, around 60 lakh people took the dip at Gangasagar, and several lakhs more were expected to take the holy dip over the next two days on the auspicious occasion ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Min temp may drop to 12°C today, says Met

    Kolkata: The mercury see-saw continued in the city on Tuesday. While the day temperature dipped slightly, the night temperature rose. However, with both the maximum and minimum temperatures staying below the normal mark, the cold feeling remained intact. The ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    790 no-honk challans in a month, school & hosp zones worst-hit

    Kolkata: Even as the enhanced fines got introduced more than three years ago to curb avoidable noise on roads, unnecessary honking continues to remain a headache for Kolkata traffic police and citizens, adding to noise pollution.The traffic wing prosecuted ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Missing Guj man reunites with kin in Kol after 7 yrs

    Kolkata: A man from Baroda who went missing in Aug 2018 after leaving home to buy milk was reunited with his family in Kolkata on Monday evening. In the interim period, his mother died within one year of his ...

    14 January 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata weather today: Sunshine, mild temperatures, and air quality alert

    Kolkata on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, is experiencing a bright and dry day with sunny skies and comfortably warm afternoon temperatures, though morning and late evening will remain cool. However, yesterday's air quality was in the "poor" bracket with ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘He united us all’: Darjeeling pays tearful tribute to Prashant Tamang

    Darjeeling: Political rivals set aside their ideological differences to pay tribute to Indian Idol 3 winner Prashant Tamang, whose mortal remains reached his hometown of Darjeeling on Monday. Mourners acknowledged that Tamang's rise helped unite the people of the ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
    Villagers block Katwa road over SIR hearings

    Katwa: Residents of Ganguly Danga village in East Burdwan district blocked the Katwa-Burdwan state road for hours on Monday, demanding that hearings for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters' list take place at their village instead of ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
    TMC, BJP in political tug-of-war on Swamiji’s birth anniv

    Kolkata: A political slugfest that started over the 163rd birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda across Bengal on Monday turned into a volley of allegations and counter-allegations over posters of Trinamool neta Abhishek Banerjee in front of the Simla ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
    To bolster ‘Chicken’s Neck’ security, abandoned WWII-era airstrips will be revived

    Jalpaiguri: Centre aims to revive several abandoned airstrips, some dating back to the World War-II era, in Bengal, Assam and Tripura. Sources said the govt wanted to increase regional connectivity in the states bordering Bangladesh at a time when ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
    ED broke law, party chief’s presence was essential: Trinamool to tell SC

    Kolkata: Enforcement Directorate was breaking the very law it is bound to uphold, the Supreme Court is likely to be told in response to ED's petitions on the Jan 8 I-PAC searches in Kolkata and Salt Lake.CM Mamata Banerjee's ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
    Chill returns as mercury dips, cooler days ahead

    Kolkata: The minimum temperature plunged 3.6°C and dropped to 12.4°C as chill returned to Kolkata on Monday. It will get cooler as the week progresses, with the northwesterly winds set to gain intensity over the next 3-4 days, said ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
    SSC to send HS asst teacher offer letters from Jan last week

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Central School Service Commission (WBSSC) is likely to start sending recommendation letters to higher secondary assistant teacher candidates from the last week of Jan. The recruitment panel is expected to be published before Jan 22. ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
    St Xavier’s tribute to Vivekananda

    Kolkata: St Xavier's College (Autonomous) principal Father Dominic Savio reminded students on Monday that "Faith in oneself and in God is the secret of greatness." He said this while paying tribute to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary. Focusing ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
    KP modifies cyber awareness module, adds psychological harms & metaverse risks

    Kolkata: The cyber world's dangers are not just limited to financial losses or the threat of losing reputation. It also leaves a mark on one's mind that can have a lasting psychological impact, and the cops want to warn ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
    Two helps held for thefts

    Kolkata: Rahul Sharma(30), house help, was arrested in Dhakuria for allegedly stealing a pair of gold earrings, Rs 6,000 in cash, a bag containing Rs 1,200 along with a licence, a debit card, and two wristwatches.Rohan Bal, a domestic ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
    Citizenship row in Kolkata: Sports greats who donned India jersey protest SIR hearings ‘harassment’

    KOLKATA: Around 150 current and former sportspersons, including many prominent faces who have donned the nat-ional colours and won fame for the country, joined a protest on Monday against the “harassment” caused by SIR notices asking them and their ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
    Fight misinformation, don’t yield even an inch of social media space to BJP: Abhishek to TMC ‘digital warriors’

    Kolkata: With political discourse shifting online ahead of the Bengal assembly polls, Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday urged the party's IT cell to counter "BJP's misinformation campaign against Bengal", alleging discrimination against the state and Bengali-speakers.Citing ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
    Campus occupation row in Kolkata: CISF stays for 16 months, Tangra Chinese school moves HC before New Year

    KOLKATA: One of the city’s last remaining Chinese schools in Kolkata’s Chinatown, in Tangra, moved Calcutta High Court, pleading that CISF personnel deployed for RG Kar Medical College & Hospital’s security since the Aug 2024 gang rape and murder ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Docus submitted but marked not found’: CM flags ‘arbitrary’ move in letter to CEC

    Kolkata: In her second letter to chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar within 48 hours, CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the Election Commission was not issuing proper acknowledgement or receipts for documents submitted during Special Intensive Revision hearings ...

    13 January 2026 Times of India
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