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  • 26-yr-old dies after fall from 24th floor

    Kolkata: A 26-year-old woman, Garima Ladha, fell to her death from a luxury apartment on Canal South Road on Monday morning. Cops, prima facie, suspect it to be death by suicide.Ladha, who lived with her family in the upscale ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Bengal fin & municipal secys face contempt rule over contractor’s dues

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday issued a contempt rule against Bengal's finance secretary and municipal secretary for non-compliance of the court's order to pay Rs 80 lakh dues to a contractor working with Raiganj municipality.A division bench of ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    EC to take action against BLOs missing training

    Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) will take disciplinary action against booth-level officers (BLOs) who did not attend a training session, authorities said on Monday, after several thousand gave it a miss.The EC has been conducting training for BLOs on ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    41 & counting for record-setting East Bengal in CFL

    Kolkata: Hours after lifting the previous season's crown at home, East Bengal FC painted the CFL Premier Division in red and gold hues again, beating United Sports Club 2-1 in the championship finale on Monday and taking their record-extending ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Bikes beat cars, buses and trucks to become biggest killers on city roads

    Kolkata: Two-wheelers were the biggest killers on city roads in 2024, causing 431 deaths — 23% of all accident victims. Cars accounted for 362 deaths (19%), and buses 289 (15%). Police noted that while fatalities from buses declined for ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    From themes to ‘Bonedi Bari’ nostalgia, housing societies explore fresh ideas for puja celebrations

    Kolkata: This Durga Puja, the city's gated communities are stepping out of routine celebrations to explore fresh ideas. Some are experimenting with themes, others are recreating the nostalgia of north Kolkata's ‘Bonedi Bari' pujas while several are weaving in ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    12 states don’t give DA at central rates, Bengal govt tells SC

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt told the on Monday that at least 12 states do not provide dearness allowance (DA) to govt employees at central rates.Bengal argued that govt employees in the state are not deprived of DA; rather, ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Prof, kin in police net for Dum Dum ‘childlifting’

    Kolkata: A five-year-old girl who was reported missing from the Sinthi area near Dum Dum metro station was rescued on Monday morning from Kasba, four days after her father lodged a ‘kidnapping' case.Cops have arrested an associate professor of ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Med confusion: Clear divide between big & local retailers

    Kolkata: Small pharmacy owners and neighbourhood shops in the city, who prepare bills manually, struggled with the new GST slabs on Monday while trying to convince customers. Many of them, unsure about tax rates on old stock, offered a ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    No GST relief for customers at star category hotels in Kol

    Kolkata: The GST rejig in hotel rooms will not have much impact on the tourists. As the festive season is already on in the city and busy season for hotels will continue till March, almost 90% of the rooms ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Car showrooms see rise in bookings

    Kolkata: Car showrooms recorded a higher than usual turnout of prospective customers on Monday, with nearly all dealerships registering a spike in bookings. But, unlike shops selling white goods that saw a huge surge as prices of large TVs, ...

    23 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata law college rape case: DNA samples on girl’s clothes match those of Monojit Mishra, say cops

    NEW DELHI: In their chargesheet, Kolkata Police investigating officers have claimed that DNA reports confirmed the involvement of key accused Monojit 'Mango' Mishra in the alleged rape of a student inside South Calcutta Law College.Police sources on Monday said ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: High humidity, moderate rain; AQI remains moderate

    Kolkata is set to experience on , with temperatures ranging from amid high humidity levels of . The city's air quality index stood at yesterday, falling in the category, with and being the ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    H-1B visa $100K fee spurs tech firms in Kolkata's Sector V to shift focus to remote work, India-based operations

    KOLKATA: Stung by the steep $100,000 H-1B visa fee, companies in the tech hub of Sector V, including multinational firms, are planning strategy tweaks to skirt or soften the blow by reducing short on-site visits to the USA and ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Operation Sindoor to Sholay@50: Kolkata’s many themes for a dream Durga Puja

    From to the thrashing of Bengalis in Odisha and their “deportation” to Bangladesh, and from the commercial razzmatazz of Sholay to the niche art of Ritwik Ghatak, the sheer variety of “themes” that Kolkata’s pandals are showcasing ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Book US flight tickets fast, advise travel agents

    Kolkata: Travel agents in Kolkata have urged families planning to visit relatives in the US later this year or early next year to book flight tickets promptly to avoid higher fares. The advice follows a US Presidential order on ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    1st day, 1st show: Durga Puja pandal-hopping in Kolkata starts on Mahalaya

    Kolkata: The city saw an early start to Durga Puja celebrations as revellers began queuing up outside major pandals from Mahalaya evening, even though many were not yet open to the public. Organisers said the early crowds caught them ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Bengal BJP’s Puja outreach will take Samik to Guj, Sukanta to Varanasi

    Kolkata: As part of its Puja outreach to connect with the Bengali-speaking diaspora in each state, Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya is scheduled to visit Gujarat during the festival, while Union minister Sukanta Majumdar will leave for Varanasi in ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Won’t let anyone snatch our addresses, writes Mamata

    Kolkata: There would be consequences even if one genuine Bengal voter was struck off electoral rolls deliberately, CM wrote in ‘Jago Bangla' on Sunday. "We will not let anyone snatch away our address," wrote Banerjee in her article ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Sunday road repairs across city after spells of heavy rain

    Kolkata: With the sun shining bright, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) utilised Sunday to repair damaged stretches. On Saturday, the repair work was hampered due to spells of heavy rain. The KMC roads department repaired stretches on Gariahat Road ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Goons open fire at S Kol gym, close shave for bizman-owner

    Kolkata: A real estate businessman, who also runs a gym in the Charu Market area, narrowly escaped an attack when unknown assailants opened fire inside the gym on Deshapran Sashmal Road on Mahalaya morning. Witnesses said the attackers fled ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    EC sets Bengal poll clock ticking with calendar

    Kolkata: The (EC) has released a calendar to get the ball rolling for the assembly elections in Bengal next year. Officials said the EC wants to start work on the special intensive revision (SIR) right after Durga Puja ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Sunny side up, Kolkata shoppers scramble to stalls & malls for final picks on last Sun before puja

    Kolkata: With rain giving a respite on the last Sunday before Puja—that coincided with Mahalaya—shoppers streamed into Gariahat, Hatibagan and New Market, besides malls for last-minute festive purchases. Jam-packed markets brought cheer to traders and roadside vendors. "Yesterday (Saturday), ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    MRP-stock confusion remains despite price assurance from sellers

    Kolkata: A day before GST 2.0 implementation, confusion over MRP and old vis-à-vis new stock prevailed in markets on Sunday, despite assurance of price reduction from most of the sellers. The retail outlets, ranging from grocery, apparels to electronics, ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Medicine price doubt lingers over para stores as GST cut set to take effect

    Kolkata: While medicine wholesalers and retailers have been busy making changes to billing software to factor in reduction in GST from Monday, customers will see at least 6.2% reduction in their bills. Meanwhile, neighbourhood medicine stores, depending primarily on ...

    22 September 2025 Times of India
    Trump H-1B proclamation unsettles Bengali communities in US amidst Durga Puja preparations

    KOLKATA: US President Donald Trump's H-1B proclamation on the eve of Mahalaya has ignited a storm within Indian and NRI Bengali communities across US cities, particularly among those in the IT sector. Preparations for next weekend's (with some ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Delivery agents come to blows at Girish Park

    Kolkata: A 26-year-old delivery agent, Rahul Shaw, reported that he and his colleagues, Sahanwaj Hussian, Md Meheraj and Md Majhar, were attacked by a group led by Banti Das, another delivery agent, and his associates on Friday at Sarkar ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Warm temperatures, rain expected with AQI improves

    Kolkata's weather forecast for , indicates a warm and humid day with temperatures reaching and an . The city's air quality index measured yesterday, falling in the , while the upcoming week promises a transition to cooler ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    IIT Kharagpur PhD scholar found dead in hostel room; suicide feared

    KOLKATA/KHARAGPUR: A 27-year-old IIT Kharagpur PhD research scholar from mech-anical engineering department was found hanging in his room at B R Ambedkar Hall on Saturday. This is the fifth unnatural death on the campus this year and sixth in ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Feluda & Byomkesh bring detective magic to pandals in Kolkata

    KOLKATA: Two of Bengal's most-loved detective characters have featured in Durga Puja pandals this year. While Satyajit Ray's sleuth Feluda holds fort in the 'Sonar Kella' recreated at Ballygunge 71 Pally Baisakhi Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samity on Bondel Road, Tarun ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Rain brings Kolkata Municipal Corporation repair vans out on road

    Kolkata: A day after Mayor Firhad Hakim surveyed city roads, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) roads department on Saturday decided to press seven of its mobile road repair vans into service round the clock, fearing possible damage amid rain ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Elephant crosses over to Nepal, electrocuted

    Jalpaiguri: An adult female elephant, which recently crossed the international border to enter Nepal via Naxalbari along with a herd, was found dead on Saturday morning in a paddy field at Bahundangi village in Nepal's Jhapa district. Char marks ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    City restos red carpet-ready before first big festival weekend

    Kolkata: A big Mahalaya weekend kicked off on Friday night across city restaurants and bars with offers on food and beverages and big screens that attracted cricket fans who joined the party to watch India take on Oman in ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Kudmi stir disrupts train services across Bengal, J’khand & Odisha

    Kharagpur: At least eight trains, including Vande Bharat Express, were cancelled or short-terminated on Saturday on account of a Kudmi community agitation seeking inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list across Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand.The South Eastern Railway system ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Ode to Devi Durga: When nature’s abundance coincides with Ma’s arrival

    Aamar Nayano Bhulano Ele, Aami ki herilam hriday mele..." — Tagore's lines welcoming the Sarat (autumn) season, heralding Durga Puja, capture both nature's renewal and the anticipation of the Divine Mother's arrival. As the earth is washed clean by ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Push for Bangla, unity in CM’s festival speech

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday stressed the need to stay united and questioned why Bengalis, who are very much a part of united India, were being heckled across the states for speaking in Bengali. Banerjee chose the ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Pre-Mahalaya showers set tone for wet festive season ahead in Kolkata

    Kolkata: The city woke up to a gloomy sky and a cloud cover. But frequent spells of rain later in the day signalled the onset of a wet period on the eve of Mahalaya on Saturday. This could stretch ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Engineering univ student held for attack on juniors

    Kolkata: A final-year student of a private engineering university in Bidhannagar was arrested following allegations of assaulting two juniors studying in second year. The incident followed a disagreement and subsequent friction during the university fest.The Electronic Complex police station ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Judges distribute wheelchairs, hail social inclusion efforts

    Kolkata: Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, along with Calcutta High Court judge Justice LS Jamir and Gauhati High Court's senior judge Justice Michael Zothankhuma, attended a pre-puja social inclusion programme on Saturday. In the event was organised by ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    JU impasse continues as 3rd-yrs refuse to change hostel

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University authorities are at a loss over where to accommodate first-year boarders as 80 third-year students continue to refuse to shift from the New Boys' Hostel (NBH) to the Main Hostel. The third-year boarders have declined to ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    JU death: Cops question prof, 6 others in 48 hrs

    Kolkata: Cops investigating the death of Jadavpur University student Anamika Mondal questioned seven more persons over the past 48 hours. Among those whose statements were recorded was a professor, apart from students and security guards.This brings the total number ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Honour for achievers with the vision to light up others’ life

    Kolkata: Railway commuters at Sealdah have been following Paritosh Biswas's announcements on the public address system, guiding them to their designated platforms, for over three decades. The Eastern Railway employee never allowed his blindness to come in his professional ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Elephant crosses over to Nepal, electrocuted

    Jalpaiguri: An adult female elephant, which recently crossed the international border to enter Nepal via Naxalbari along with a herd, was found dead on Saturday morning in a paddy field at Bahundangi village in Nepal's Jhapa district. Char marks ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    NUJS students gherao VC, seek resignation

    Kolkata: More than 200 students from West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences staged a protest and gheraoed vice-chancellor Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti in his chamber till late on Saturday, demanding his resignation following a Supreme Court judgment. Chakrabarti reportedly ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    EC plans to finish Bengal SIR in 100 days

    Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) will take around 100 days to finish the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, officials said on Saturday. The poll panel intends to complete the exercise ahead of the assembly elections in Bengal ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Have faith in judiciary, says Bengal min as ED seeks custody

    Kolkata: Walking out of the special PMLA court on Saturday, Bengal minister of correctional homes Chandranath Sinha said he has faith in the judiciary after the judge heard the ED's plea to shift him to the central agency's custody. ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Afternoon rain keeps shoppers indoors, crowd city markets during evening hours

    Kolkata: Rain blues on the eve of Mahalaya kept many shoppers indoors as they cancelled their shopping plans at the last moment because of the overcast sky and downpour. This affected the business of traders and hawkers at the ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Pocso cuffs after chase in Bay of Bengal

    Kalyani: Ranaghat Police arrested a Pocso case accused, who had been on the run since last year, in a mid-sea operation, masquerading as fishermen. Biswajit, accused of abducting a 16-year-old girl, was arrested on a fishing trawler sailing in ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Cab with colonel’s son takes detour on way to school, picks up stranger

    Kolkata: A colonel in the Indian Armed Forces, who is also the mother of a 16-year-old boy, approached the office of the Commissioner of Kolkata Police and the local Hastings Police, claiming that an app-cab driver had attempted to ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Chingrighata jam: Culvert work to start after Kali Puja

    Kolkata: Construction of a culvert near Chingrighata that is needed to ease traffic congestion will start shortly after Kali Puja. The decision was taken at a meeting of district traffic safety committee on Friday.The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Pandals, Kumartuli prep to battle rain gods

    Kolkata: With the Met office warning of a wet , organisers and idol makers across the city are scrambling to shield their creations from rain clouds already forming over the Bay of Bengal. The Met dept has predicted a ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Elias Frank takes charge as new Archbishop

    Kolkata: His Holiness Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Archbishop Thomas D'Souza from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Calcutta on Saturday. This marks the end of his distinguished service as the Archbishop of Calcutta.According to Canon ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Rooftop restos at Sec V, New Town can reopen, asked to submit bonds

    Kolkata: The rooftop restaurants in Sector V and New Town that were asked to stop operations earlier this year for having grave anomalies and gross violations in building plans can reopen, strictly following the terms and conditions as mentioned ...

    21 September 2025 Times of India
    Durga Puja in Kolkata celebrates Satyajit Ray movie 'Sonar Kella' and its lasting impact

    KOLKATA: A Durga Puja in Kolkata is celebrating auteur 's movie that not only heralded the Feluda phenomenon on celluloid, which still continues half a century later, but also transformed the fortunes of a city and catapulted an unheralded ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Festive boost: Nepal courts Indian tourists with safety assurances

    KOLKATA: Desperate to revive tourism that took a hit following the students' uprising in Kathmandu and other cities in the Himalayan country, the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) along with leading hotel and trekker's associations in the country have reached ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Rest in rhythm: CM mourns singer Zubeen

    Kolkata: Mourning singer , CM on Friday wrote on X: "My dear brother Zubeen — Rest in Rhythm! We will miss you, your mellifluous voice and your indomitable spirit. Music teaches us to fight, to heal and to ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘Cholte Cholte 40’: Kolkata's yellow ambassador taxis become mobile canvases celebrating Durga Puja

    KOLKATA: In the vibrant tapestry of Kolkata's cultural heritage, few symbols resonate as deeply as the yellow Ambassador taxi and the annual Durga Puja celebrations. This year, Ambassador cabs that are on the way to being phased out have ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    North Kolkata Durga Puja: Century-old celebration pays tribute to writer Leela Majumdar

    KOLKATA: As autumn arrives, the Kashi Bose Lane community prepares for the festival of Durga Puja, a celebration marked by joy, excitement, and large crowds. This year, the Durga Puja in Kashi Bose Lane celebrates the legacy of Leela ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata scientist-singer Medha Basu to take Indian classical music on European tour

    KOLKATA: Music’s role in human well-being is widely acknowledged, but for Medha Basu, a young scientist and Hindustani classical vocalist from Kolkata, it is also a subject of scientific inquiry. As she sets off on a month-long European tour ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Warm temperatures with rain expected; AQI improves

    is experiencing a mix of warm temperatures and rainfall on , with temperatures ranging from to and an chance of precipitation. The city's air quality from yesterday registered a moderate AQI-IN of , while today's forecast ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    An ode to writer Leela Majumdar at this century-old north Kolkata puja where reality merges with fantasy

    KOLKATA: As autumn arrives, the Kashi Bose Lane community prepares for the festival of Durga Puja, a celebration marked by joy, excitement, and large crowds. This year, the Durga Puja in Kashi Bose Lane celebrates the legacy of Leela ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    BSI opens Antarctica gallery for climate change studies

    Kolkata: The Central Botanical Laboratory of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Howrah, inaugurated its Antarctica Gallery and Phycology Laboratory. Both are set to play a crucial role in advancing climate change research and biodiversity studies. The facilities, established ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    SSC ex-chair claims Partha, Mukul ‘influenced’ appts

    Kolkata: On the first day of CBI's trial in the school jobs-for-cash scam, former School Service Commission (SSC) chairman Chittaranjan Mondal said that former education minister Partha Chatterjee and then Trinamool Congress neta tried to exert influence on ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    HC orders SEBI audit of Rose Valley assets disposal panel

    Kolkata: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered a forensic audit by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) of the alleged financial irregularities of the Rose Valley Assets Disposal Committee.The committee was set ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Nariman backs SC view on assent to bills delay

    Kolkata: Former judge Rohinton Fali Nariman, referencing the ongoing presidential reference questioning the court's authority to impose deadlines for the governor and President regarding assent to bills, reiterated the apex court's view that delaying bills passed by the ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Bengal to see Rs 49,000 crore investments across sectors: MCCI prez

    Kolkata: Bengal will see investments worth Rs 49,000 crore from member firms of Merchants' Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) across industries including steel, power, engineering, animal feed and stationary, said MCCI president Amit Saraogi on Friday. Saraogi was ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    CM to open first pandals today, cops focus on traffic

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will flag off Durga Puja 2025 on Saturday with the inauguration of two of the city's biggest crowd-pullers — Tala Prottoy in north Kolkata and Sreebhumi Sporting in Lake Town.While both pandals will remain ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    RS virus infection on the rise among kids, some requiring respiratory support in Kolkata: Docs

    Kolkata: A highly contagious respiratory virus is sending an increasing number of children to the sick bay. The onslaught of Respiratory syncytial (RS) virus is common in autumn and winter. But doctors across city hospitals have been finding ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    EC delists GNLF, 11 other parties over not contesting elections

    Kolkata/Darjeeling: Four-and-a-half decades after Subhas Ghising formed the Gorkha National Liberation Front, the Election Commission on Friday delisted it and 11 other registered unrecognised political parties in Bengal for not contesting polls for the past six years.Centred on the ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Has the city by Ganga lost its taste for Padma-r ilish? Doubt after tepid welcome

    Kolkata: The exorbitant price of Bangladeshi hilsa has dampened the initial exuberance that greeted its arrival and left importers in a dilemma about whether they should get more stock from across the border or press the pause button.After the ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Mitra counters FM on Bengal’s tax share surge remark

    Kolkata: Responding to Union finance minister 's remark that the Centre's tax devolution to Bengal had gone up 291% between 2014 and 2024 from the previous 10 years, principal chief advisor to CM Mamata Banerjee, Amit Mitra, said the ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Suicide after ‘torment’

    Howrah: An engineer from Jagatballavpur in Howrah, Rakesh Chanda (33), died by suicide on Thursday after he left a video message, pleading with a person not to harass his mother and sister". In the video, Chanda said, "I borrowed ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    HS centre in-charge removed after ‘spl treatment’ to MLA son

    Behrampore: The state HS council has removed the principal of Laskarpur Baliaghati High School following complaints that Shamsherganj Trinamool MLA Amirul Islam's son received "special treatment" as he appeared for the HS physics paper on Sept 12. Principal Md ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘1 hour 15 mins not enough for 40 HS maths questions’

    Kolkata: Students appearing for the Higher Secondary Part 1 exams, which started on Sept 8, complained about inadequate time and writing space for the maths paper held on Friday.This is the first batch of state board Plus-II students to ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    3 get life term

    Kolkata: A court on Friday sentenced three—Farman Laskar, Maniram Khatoon, and Atiyar Rahaman—to life imprisonment until death for killing a woman, Aleya Laskar, in Joynagar in 2020. Aleya's body was found at Charghata Mouza, her severed head lying nearby, ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    BJP worker beaten to death in Nadia

    Nabadwip (Nadia): A 35-year-old BJP worker was allegedly beaten to death in the temple town of Prachin Mayapur in Nadia's Nabadwip early on Thursday, reports Ashis Poddar.Victim Sanjay Bhowmik's sister said his brother was attacked by Trinamool workers with ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Panskura rape: Health dept sets up probe panel

    Panskura: The East Midnapore district health department on Friday formed a five-member committee to investigate the complaint of rape of a contractual employee at Panskura Super Specialty Hospital by a facility manager on Sunday.The committee members — three female ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    CEA warns of banking risks from energy transition power plant closures

    Kolkata: India's chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Friday cautioned that forceful shutdown of thermal power plants in the country's energy transition journey may have serious consequences on the banking system.Addressing the ‘Indo-Pacific Economic Conclave 2025' organised by ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Peerless to exit insurance distribution, eyes Rs 1k cr revenue from core biz

    Kolkata: Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Ltd (PGFI) plans to exit the insurance distribution business within a year and will seek the regulator's approval by Dec, managing director Jayanta Roy said on Friday.The company has also drawn up ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Bad-road worry for Salt Lake pandal hoppers

    Kolkata: With craters and potholes in many places, motorists may face a bumpy ride during pandal-hopping in Salt Lake. Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is conducting patchwork repairs but, with the block community pujas set to be inaugurated one after another ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    After fencing off dogs, Agri-Horticulture Society bans visitors’ entry

    Kolkata: Amid a row over prohibition of feeding community dogs and birds on the sprawling campus of the Agri-Horticultural Society of India (AHSI), the functionaries allegedly stopped the entry of visitors who are not members of the organisation. The ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Mayor hits the roads, inspects pre-puja repairs, but doubts linger with rain clouds on horizon

    Kolkata: City mayor Hakim went on an inspection drive on Friday, checking on the condition of the city's roads, especially those that lead to major pujas. He expressed satisfaction over the civic body's efforts on the special road-repair drive ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Met forecasts wet puja, rain set to intensify on Navami

    Kolkata: Rain is set to play spoilsport this Durga Puja with the Met office predicting showers on the festive days, which could intensify when the revelry reaches its peak around Navami.A long period of rain, which could start on ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    At Kol meet, jury picks Ishan Khattar-starrer ‘Homebound’ as India’s Oscars bet

    Kolkata: Of 24 film submissions from across the country, 's ‘Homebound' has been picked as India's official entry to the 98th Academy awards in the Best International Feature Film category. This was announced in Kolkata — chosen as the ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Condo attack: Cops visit complex, assure residents, arrest 6 from local slum

    Kolkata: Six persons were arrested from Daspara slum adjoining condo complex Ekta Flora in Tangra for terrorising 452 families residing there. The accused had barged into the complex at 3 am on Sept 17, kicked on the doors of ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘Criminals, no matter how big they are, can’t escape cop net’

    Kolkata: Police commissioner Manoj Verma on Friday said that the two prime suspects wanted for organising two heinous crimes in the heart of the city for more than a week now will be arrested soon, as "no criminal, however ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Police: Panskura rape accused a repeat offender, held in 2008

    Panskura: The accused in the rape of a contractual employee at Panskura Super Speciality Hospital, who worked as its facility manager, had been arrested in 2008 for allegedly raping a minor, police said on Thursday.Sheikh Zahir Abbas was out ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Killer 'Guru Baba': Calcutta HC commutes death to life term

    KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of a 45-year-old man - convicted of murdering a woman and her daughter - to a life sentence, but directed no remission for 40 years.The HC observed that the ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    A pandal in Kolkata's Alipore is brewing Darjeeling tea this Durga Puja

    KOLKATA: Tea, often referred to as the "philosopher's stone" by the Chinese philosopher Laozi, plays a pivotal role in Indian culture and history. It embodies the five elements and has been central to numerous myths, stories, and legends about ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    History of burning and the resilience of women at Kolkata's Dakshindari Youths' Durga Puja pandal

    KOLKATA: An average of 200-300 acid attacks are reported annually in India, with approximately 95% of cases seeing the accused go unpunished, official govt statistics reveal. Between 2000 and 2016, over 2,500 individuals, primarily women, were killed by fire. ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Durga Puja pandal recreates grandeur of Kumbh Mela in Kolkata

    KOLKATA: The Agarpara Tarapukur Adi Sarbojanin Durgotsav Committee, known for its innovative themes, has this year recreated the grandeur of the within the confines of their . As visitors approach the pandal, they are greeted by a magnificent ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata 5th among Indian cities on dollar-millionaire list

    KOLKATA: Kolkata, the cultural and commercial heart of eastern India, secured the fifth position in the latest Mercedes-Benz Hurun India Wealth Report 2025, with 26,600 millionaire households, each with a net worth of at least Rs 8.5 crore. This ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Bengal nod to industry status for logistics sparks growth hope

    Kolkata: The state cabinet on Thursday approved industry status for the logistics sector, a move that will facilitate govt incentives and easy bank credit for the players in the field.Experts said that with adequate support, Bengal is poised to ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather update: Humid morning with high chance of rain showers and good air quality

    The weather pattern indicates may offer the best conditions for outdoor activities, though rain gear will still be necessary. The subsequent days will bring more consistent rainfall to the city.Kolkata's weather forecast for , indicates a warm and ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Lost in Uzbekistan: Overlanding Bengali couple goes off track, traces Babur link

    KOLKATA: When UK-based Bengali couple Prabir and Sanjukta Mitra realised they had taken a wrong turn somewhere in Uzbekistan, they thought their epic 100-day, overlanding journey spanning 27,000km to raise awareness about diabetes had hit another serious bump.Little did ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Nod for 36 MIG flats in Chetla

    Kolkata: The state cabinet on Friday gave the permission to build 36 MIG-category flats in Chetla, which would be available on freehold basis. The flats in a multi-storey building, with lifts and 18 garages, would be allocated through lottery, ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Ex-US prof loses 8.5L to fake airline customer care

    Kolkata: A US-based senior citizen, currently visiting his brother in Salt Lake, was duped of Rs 8.5 lakh by cyber fraudsters, who impersonated airline customer care executives.A resident of Gainesville in the US, Kishalay Hoare (71), a former professor ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    No more hurdles for Orange Line work at Chingrighata: HC

    Kolkata: Metro work at Chingrighata crossing for the Orange Line construction could now be executed smoothly, Calcutta High Court (HC) said on Thursday. This was observed while a division bench of justices, Sujoy Paul and Smita Das De, was ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Extended repair deadline ends, mayor to survey city roads today

    Kolkata: A day before Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim's scheduled survey of the city's roads, the KMC roads department wrapped up its road repair drive on Thursday. The deadline for the drive was extended to Sept 18 due to continuous ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    NIA didn’t step in to probe Samserganj violence: HC

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court, hearing a matter on the violence in Murshidabad's Samserganj, noted that neither the Centre nor its agency, the NIA, initiated a probe into a complaint of a scheduled offence despite having suo motu powers ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
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