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  • Sacked non-teaching school staff to get monthly allowance: CM Mamata Banerjee

    CM Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced a monthly payout for Group C and Group D staffers in govt-aided schools who lost their jobs following the Supreme Court order in the SSC recruitment case earlier ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    'I will avenge his death': Armyman dada vows to seek justice for Jhantu Ali’s death at Nadia funeral in Kolkata

    Wife Sahana,brother Rafiqul mourn at Jhantu Ali’s funeral in Nadia’s Tehatta TEHATTA (NADIA): An entire village, which came out on Saturday to lay to rest Indian Army jawan Jhantu Ali Shaikh, heard his brother - also a jawan with ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    Kalbaisakhi lashes at night, showers relief on parched city

    Kolkata: Nor'wester lashed Kolkata around 9.30 pm on Saturday, lowering the mercury considerably and bringing relief to the scorched city. The storm was accompanied by gusty winds. Some parts of the city received a steady drizzle, which intensified into ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    CRS check of Sealdah-Esp stretch today

    Kolkata: The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) is scheduled to conduct the final inspection of the Sealdah-Esplanade stretch of East-West Metro on Sunday. A favourable report will ensure the launch of the section that will finally start the full ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    Encroachers evicted from Khardah rly stn

    Kolkata: A railway officials' team carried out a drive to remove encroachments from the premises of Khardah station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line on Saturday. About 50 encroachers, mostly unauthorised vendors, were removed from the station. Locals, including passengers, also ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    KMC identifies 85,000-sq ft Park Circus Maidan plot for market shift

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) market department has identified an 85,000 sq ft area at Park Circus Maidan for the rehabilitation of Park Circus market traders. The KMC is set to redevelop the 77-year-old structure. The KMC market ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    Son hangs self after dad ends life in Hwh

    Howrah: A twin suicide took place in Howrah's Belur area on Saturday morning. When 76-year-old Subhash Pal was found hanging from a tree near his house at Thakuran locality by morning walkers, his 37-year-old son Ajit Pal — who ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    Baisaran carnage has busted ‘fake all-is-well Kashmir narrative’, says Trinamool

    Kolkata: Trinamool on Saturday launched a frontal attack on the Narendra Modi govt and especially Union home minister Amit Shah, accusing the central govt of "deliberately" leaving the Baisaran Valley in Pahalgam unguarded, leading to the terror attack on ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    Mamata to hand over damages to Murshidabad families in May

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee announced on Saturday that she would herself hand over the compensation to the families of the victims of Murshidabad violence in early May, when she visits the district. The CM had earlier announced a compensation ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    Suvendu in Dhuliyan, gives aid to victims’ kin

    Murshidabad: Leader of opposition in Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari visited Dhuliyan on Saturday morning. His first stop was at the house of Haragobindo and Chandan Das — the father-son duo murdered during this month's violence in the district — ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    Fire breaks out at Dhapa godown, power snapped

    1234 Kolkata: A fire engulfed a warehouse, stacked with plastic and tyres, at Dhapa on Saturday. The flames spread to two other godowns, where plastic is segregated from waste and stored. The thick plumes of smoke rising from the ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    Self-help group to visit Salt Lake homes to help pay tax

    Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation on Saturday engaged a team of 33 women who would go from door to door across Salt Lake, hand over property tax bills and help residents pay the amounts online on the portal. The ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    Pahalgam terror attack: Kolkata techie Bitan Adhikary's friends from US start crowdfunding campaign for kin of killed engineer

    Kolkata techie Bitan Adhikary KOLKATA: Friends and colleagues of Bitan Adhikary, the software engineer from Florida in the USA who was killed in a terror attack at Pahalgam on Tuesday, have launched a crowdfunding campaign from Florida to support ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    Biomining of legacy waste at Dhapa dumping ground to resume soon

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will soon invite a fresh tender to resume biomining of the legacy waste at the Dhapa dumping ground. This initiative aims to prepare the wasteland to accommodate additional waste coming from Howrah after ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    Goutam Ghose and son Ishaan win best cinematography at Asian Art Film award for ‘Parikrama’

    123 Kolkata: Goutam Ghose and his son Ishaan jointly secured the Best Cinematography trophy for the film ‘Parikrama' at the 1st Asian Art Film Award, hosted in Macau on April 23. Notably, this marks the first time a father-son ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    Over 1 lakh to appear in WBJEE today

    Kolkata: Over 1 lakh candidates from Bengal and other states will appear for the Joint Entrance Examination on Sunday. Examinations will be held at over 300 centres. Sources said that there is a significant number of woman candidates appearing ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    Terror not strong enough to cut Kol bonds, say Kashmiri shawl sellers

    1234 Kolkata: The shawl-walas from Kashmir, who arrive in Kolkata at the onset of every winter, are now worried about the situation in Kashmir. While they do not anticipate any worsening of Bengal's relationship with the Kashmiris, they are ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    Bidhannagar police arrest three in salt lake office robbery worth fifty lakh

    123 Kolkata: The Bidhannagar South Police arrested three individuals in connection with a daring robbery worth around Rs 50 lakh, committed at an office located in GC Block in the early hours of last Thursday. The accused were apprehended ...

    27 April 2025 Times of India
    'There is no greater religion than livelihood': Pakistan woman married to Kolkata bizman slams Pahalgam terror attack on tourists

    Jaweria Khanum, a Pakistani woman married into a Kolkata family, expressed shock at the Pahalgam terror attack and commended Kashmiris for condemning it, emphasizing the importance of livelihood. KOLKATA: Jaweria Khanum of Karachi, who married into a family ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata police limit chargesheet witnesses to speed up trials

    Kolkata: In a written communication that is being treated as a guideline for investigating officers while they are filing chargesheets, Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma has asked his officers not to "unnecessarily" add witnesses to a chargesheet to make ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Florida friends start crowdfunding campaign for kin of slain Kol engineer

    Kolkata: Friends and colleagues of Bitan Adhikary, the software engineer from Florida in the USA who was killed in a terror attack at Pahalgam on Tuesday, have launched a crowdfunding campaign from Florida to support his grieving family — ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Pahalgam terror attack: ‘Kashmiri driver, ponywallah acted like guardians’

    KOLKATA: The image of her husband, Samir Guha (56), being gunned down in front of her eyes at Baisaran Valley has been haunting his wife, Sabari. Their daughter, Subhangi (17), has hardly spoken ever since. Yet, sitting beside the ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Radio operators spot suspicious, coded chats

    Kolkata: Amateur radio operators in Bengal, who track messages on VHF signals, picked up suspicious conversations in Bengali and Urdu for over a month and forwarded it to the ministry of home affairs. The conversations were coded, leading them ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    IPL 2025: Kolkata traffic police roll out matchday restrictions ahead of KKR vs PBKS clash at Eden Gardens today; check details here

    NEW DELHI: The Kolkata Traffic Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory in connection with the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 fixture between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS), scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Eden ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Kin of BSF jawan Purnam Sahu, in Pakistan custody after accidental border cross, pray for his release

    The family of BSF jawan Purnam Sahu, who accidentally crossed the border into Pakistan, received a glimmer of hope as his commanding officer informed them about a proposed flag meeting to discuss his release. RISHRA: The commanding officer ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata cop thrashed by mob while trying to save molest accused

    KOLKATA: A Kolkata Police constable was injured while trying to protect a sexual assault accused from a mob in the port area on Wednesday night. Constable Iqlaq Hossain was injured in the head and face when he tried to ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    At 2 Kol shraddhas, families, friends bid final farewell to slain tourists

    Kolkata: Three days after the terrorist attack at Baisaran Valley in Kashmir, family members of slain Florida-based techie Bitan Adhikary and central govt statistician Samir Guha conducted their shraddha on Friday at their homes in quiet ceremonies, away from ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Doctor refused treatment because of my religion: Woman

    Kolkata: A complaint was lodged at the Maheshtala PS and West Bengal Medical Council on Thursday against a gynaecologist for refusing to treat a seven-month pregnant woman allegedly for her being a Muslim, post Pahalgam attack. The doctor lodged ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Body of Nadia paratrooper killed in J&K reaches Kol

    12 Tehatta (Nadia): The mortal remains of Havaldar Jhantu Ali Sheikh, the paratrooper who laid down his life during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir's Udhampur district, reached Kolkata at 10 pm on Friday night. The martyr's ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Focus on water plant boost to reduce groundwater use in Kolkata

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is working to complete water supply augmentation projects for residents in five boroughs, who still rely on groundwater. According to an estimate, the KMC water supply department needs to extract a significant 40 ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Kolkata slums to come under Thika Tenancy Act’

    Kolkata: Slums in the city will be brought under the Thika Tenancy Act, said mayor Firhad Hakim on Friday. This comes at a time when there were complaints about a section of land sharks eyeing prime bustee land for ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Infra boost: Sector V to get more toilets, retail space

    123 Kolkata: The Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) has planned to set up more toilet-cum-commercial blocks in Sector V amid demands from commuters and office goers. A new spot has been identified near the pedestrian plaza for the same.Officials ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Digital arrest’ kingpin held from Hisar

    Kolkata: A ‘digital arrest' mastermind, Ankit Bhaini, was arrested from Hisar in Haryana for his alleged involvement in a cyber fraud case, where scammers posed as telecom regulatory officials to extort Rs 45 lakh from victims. Ankit was brought ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    CII Bengal council seeks new industrial policy for biz boost

    Kolkata: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) West Bengal State Council, along with different chambers of commerce, is set to submit a proposal to the state govt on April 30 for the rollout of a new industrial policy that ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    NCW violence report details ‘impact on women’, TMC calls it ‘a BJP mouthpiece’

    Kolkata: The National Commission for Women-led committee inquiring into the Murshidabad violence on Friday said the communal strife had a particularly devastating impact on women and girls. This prompted Trinamool to launch a scathing attack on the agency, calling ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    After violence, now redressal: Murshidabad, Jangipur SPs transferred

    Kolkata: In a major shakeup, Bengal govt on Friday shifted out the police superintendents of Murshidabad and Jangipur.While Jangipur SP Ananda Roy has been shifted to command the Eastern Frontier Rifles unit in West Midnapore's Salua, Murshidabad SP Surya ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Titagarh Rail unveils Vande production line

    Kolkata: Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd (TRSL), in collaboration with Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), unveiled the production line for Vande Bharat sleeper trains at its Uttarpara manufacturing facility on Friday.TRSL had bagged a contract from Indian Railways to manufacture ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Police resort to lathi-charge to remove NH12 blockade

    Kolkata: Police resorted to lathi-charge to remove people blocking the NH12 at Amdanga in North 24-Parganas on Friday evening. Police said the protesters blocked the NH12 after a group made some disparaging remarks against them. Police said they resorted ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Kasba man in police custody for alleged murder of wife over suspected affair

    KOLKATA: Janardhan Mondal (36), arrested for allegedly murdering his wife Rina Mondal (33) at the car parking lot of a Kasba complex on Thursday afternoon, was sent to police custody until May 2. Mondal was produced at the Alipore ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    SRFTI film on Nigerian footballer selected for Cannes festival

    1234 Kolkata: A short film from SRFTI featuring a 23-year-old Nigerian footballer, who came to play seven-side games in the city and ended up being an actor, was officially selected for the 78th Festival de Cannes 2025 in the ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Malda TMC neta murder main accused arrested from Katihar

    Malda: The main accused in the Jan 2 murder of Trinamool's Malda vice-president Dulal Sarkar was finally arrested on Friday morning. Krishna Rajak, alias Rohan, was held from Bihar's Katihar after being on the run for nearly four months.Police ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    FIR after FB video shows horse, hitched to carriage, collapsing on road

    Kolkata: A first information report (FIR) was registered at Bhowanipore police station after a disturbing video surfaced on social media showing one of two horses hitched to a carriage collapse on the road.DC (south) Priyobrata Roy said the case, ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    FIR after FB video shows horse, hitched to carriage, collapsing on road

    Kolkata: A first information report (FIR) was registered at Bhowanipore police station after a disturbing video surfaced on social media showing one of two horses hitched to a carriage collapse on the road.DC (south) Priyobrata Roy said the case, ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Lookout notice issued against American Center attack mastermind Amir Reza Khan in hotel extortion case

    Kolkata: A city court on Friday issued a lookout notice against American Center attack mastermind Amir Reza Khan in an alleged case of extortion. The owner of a south Kolkata five-star hotel had received an Rs 40-crore extortion call ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata to boost deceased organ donation through new retrieval centers and collaboration

    1234 Kolkata: In a move to boost deceased organ donation, the state health department plans to set up NTORC (non-transplant organ retrieval centre) in all the govt-run 24 medical colleges. The health department is also considering a periodical audit ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    No rally on Pahalgam attack for a week: HC

    Kolkata: No rallies are allowed on the Pahalgam attack for one week, the Calcutta High Court reiterated while denying permission to Kalighat Bahumukhi Seva Samiti to conduct a protest rally from Rashbehari crossing to Triangular Park on Friday evening.Justice ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata police reminded to follow body camera sop after bansdroni incident

    Kolkata: Lalbazar has once again instructed traffic police officers and all police stations to properly use body cameras. Additionally, the force has been reminded of the ten-point Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) created by Kolkata Police last year regarding the ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Hawala trader arrested in kolkata for managing finances of fake call centres

    123 Kolkata: The detective department of Kolkata Police recovered around 8 lakh and arrested a hawala trader-cum-call centre operator who was managing the finances of two fake call centres in south Kolkata. The cops also seized around 70 g ...

    26 April 2025 Times of India
    Man hacks wife to death in Kasba housing parking lot over ‘affair’

    Kolkata: Residents of a housing complex in Kasba were left in shock on Thursday afternoon after a 33-year-old woman was attacked with a chopper and slashed repeatedly at the parking lot. The incident was reported from the Shivasa Apartment ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Tourism industry stands united against terror, loss of life & livelihood in Kashmir

    Kolkata: Various industry bodies in the travel trade sector in Kolkata joined hands to condemn Tuesday's terrorist attack in Kashmir. They marched in central Kolkata to express support for the families of over two dozen tourists who lost their ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata developers partner to build elderly-friendly communities with Bengaluru-based firm

    KOLKATA: Real estate developers in Kolkata have partnered with a Bengaluru-based firm that focuses on developing senior living communities. Two developers in Kolkata — Srijan Realty and Merlin Group — have already collaborated with Primus to promote multi-generational living.Primus ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Relief vs trauma on 1st flight bringing Bengal tourists back from Kashmir

    Kolkata: When passengers boarded the IndiGo flight to Kolkata at the Srinagar airport on Wednesday evening, the sense of fear and anger was palpable in the aircraft cabin. Three hours later, when the plane touched down in Kolkata at ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata airport aces service quality test, jumps 15 places on global list

    Kolkata: In a significant stride towards regaining pre-pandemic glory, Kolkata airport has achieved its highest quarterly ranking since Covid-19 disrupted global travel. According to the latest Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey by the Airports Council International (ACI), the city ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Bengal tourists change travel plans, scamper to leave Valley

    12 Kolkata/Kharagpur/Arambagh: What began as a dream vacation for many tourists from Bengal, ended up being a harrowing ordeal.Twelve Bengali tourists from Ashoknagar — members of four families — set out for Kashmir earlier this month. The five men ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Carnage evokes deja vu for Kol Kashmiri Pandits

    Kolkata: Educational advancement, coupled with local unity, was essential to transform the situation in the Valley, pointed out Kashmiri Pandits in Kolkata, as they relived the horrors they faced back in Kashmir decades ago.The Pahalgam killings have revived the ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Dad promised to take us to Florida, says Bitan’s son

    Kolkata: Three-and-a-half-year-old Hridaan has constantly been looking for his father, Bitan Adhikari (40), little knowing that he had lost him to a terrorist attack in Baisaran Valley two days ago. "My father promised to take us with him to ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata remembers people’s Pope at spl service, mourns Pahalgam loss

    123 Kolkata: Religious figures and people from diverse faiths came together at the Church of Christ the King to honour the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack during a memorial service held in memory of Pope Francis, who passed ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Kabaddi turns a defence against gender violence

    Kolkata: Defying social stigma often linked to women in sports, Niaz Banu is one among 4,000 adolescent girls in the state who have turned to playing kabaddi and become self-efficient in ensuring personal safety.Much like Banu, kabaddi also changed ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Mutual funds best choice for retail investment: BSE chief

    Kolkata: Retail investors without technical knowhow of the equity market should consider mutual funds as the best option, said S Ramamurthy, CEO and MD of BSE, at an interaction with members of Calcutta Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. Stressing ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    TMC backs govt action but asks security & intel lapse questions

    Kolkata: Asking hard questions on security and intelligence lapses following the Pahalgam massacre, Trinamool said at Thursday's all-party meeting in Delhi that while it supported govt in its fight against terrorism, Centre must introspect on what led to the ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Kol-based mobile games startup to get Rs 1.2cr from Krafton

    Sarthak.G: A city-based mobile games startup has been selected for the Krafton India Gaming Incubator (KIGI) and will receive up to Rs1.2 crore in financial support and technical assistance for one year. Krafton, a South Korean mobile games provider, ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Digital PET-CT for cancer patients comes to Kolkata

    Kolkata: The first digital positron emission tomography (PET)-CT scan facility that will restrict radiation exposure and reduce scan time from 30 to 5 minutes is all set to come to the city. This latest technology is useful for cancer ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    FIR filed in Red Road accident

    Kolkata: The driver of the car that was hit by an electric car recently at the Red Road-Mayo Road crossing lodged an FIR in connection with the accident at Maidan Police Station.According to the complainant and the CCTV footage, ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Provide wheelchairs to patients with rare diseases’

    123 Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday took exception to the state's inability to provide mechanised wheelchairs and at least three ICU beds for treatment of patients suffering from rare diseases at the Police Hospital. Patients with rare diseases ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Segregation of civic bodies: HC trashes PIL

    123 Kolkata: Refusing to direct authorities to take a policy decision, Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking the segregation of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) from Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality for the betterment of Bidhannagar residents."It is evidently clear ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Tainted’ vs ‘untainted’ at stir site over classification

    123 Kolkata: A group of teachers started a sit-in demonstration outside the School Service Commission office on Thursday, contesting their exclusion from the list and raising concerns about OMR disputes. They positioned themselves adjacent to an existing protest that ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Teachers from the 2016 state level selection test panel return amid confusion over final list

    123 Kolkata: Teachers from the 2016 state-level selection test panel started returning to school as clear instructions from the school education department were sent to the schools, along with the list of 'untainted' teachers' names. However, there is still ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Bengal cops warn against fake profiles spreading communal hatred

    Kolkata: Bengal Police has warned citizens to be wary of fake social media profiles, claiming to be from Murshidabad residents, making provocative and anti-national statements to spread communal hatred.Sources said while 1,093 accounts were deactivated until almost a week ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Suvendu’s social media ‘alert’ to police proves to be a dud

    12 Baruipur: A social media post by Bengal leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday, alerting West Bengal Police and NIA of the "presence of two Kashmiri individuals" at a Baruipur address who had installed "Nanobeam 2AC high-performance wireless ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Politics takes centrestage before Pahalgam tears dry

    Kolkata: Even before tears from the Pahalgam terror attacks were wiped away, politics took centre stage in Bengal. On Wednesday night, state leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari went to Dumdum airport to meet the family of the bereaved. Adhikari ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Armed gang intercepted by kolkata police on basanti highway with weapons and crime plans

    Dwaipayan.GhoshKolkata: Eight armed men, carrying a large cache of arms, were nabbed on the Basanti Highway close to Anandapur in East Kolkata by a large Kolkata Police force. The operation involved men from its Special Task Force (STF) and ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    SUCI marks 78th anniv at Shaheed Minar

    Kolkata: SUCI observed its 78th anniversary on Thursday with an event at the Shaheed Minar grounds. The key speaker was party general secretary Provash Ghosh, and the programme was presided over by central committee member Manab Bera. A press ...

    25 April 2025 Times of India
    Homecoming hurdle: Flight fares skyrocket, all seats booked till Fri

    Kolkata: No seat was available on any direct flight between Srinagar and Kolkata until Friday, as panic-stricken tourists were anxious to rush home after the terror attack in Pahalgam. As a double whammy, flight fares skyrocketed, forcing tourists to ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    National Library of India (NLI) celebrates 'World Book Day' with books, films & young minds

    The National Library of India (NLI) marked World Book Day with diverse events promoting reading and books' societal impact KOLKATA: The National Library of India (NLI) celebrated World Book Day on Wednesday with a vibrant mix of events aimed ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Is it safe to travel to India?’ Tour agents field jittery calls from abroad

    Kolkata: The terror attack in Kashmir on Tuesday will impact tourism not just in the Valley, but the gunshots will reverberate far and wide, scaring off inbound tourists scheduled to visit Kolkata, Darjeeling, and other popular destinations in Rajasthan ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Salary cleared for 15,403 untainted school teachers

    Kolkata: Altogether 15,403 untainted teachers at state schools are eligible to continue their services following the Supreme Court order. The figure was mentioned in a district-wise list that was on Wednesday circulated from the school district inspector's office to ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Where is Papa? A child's question echoes in aftermath of Pahalgam terror attack

    KOLKATA: Each time her little boy wakes up from sleep, his voice trembles with the same haunting questions-"Where is Papa? Did he go somewhere?" His mother has no answers. All she can offer are tears as her son's words ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    First train brings tourists back to Kolkata from terror zone

    Kolkata: A wave of mixed emotions swept through Kolkata railway station on Wednesday evening as passengers of the Jammu Tawi Express disembarked, returning home from Kashmir hours after a terror attack rocked Pahalgam on Tuesday. Though these tourists had ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    State help desk at Del airport for kin of victims

    Kolkata: The state govt on Wednesday operated a help desk and posted senior officials at the Delhi airport to ensure smooth return of those who lost their family members in the Pahalgam terror attack. The Bengal Cabinet has also ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Met couple, who became face of carnage, a day ago’

    Krishnagore: For newlyweds Sudipta Das, a photographer, and his dentist wife Debasruti, the honeymoon trip to Pahalgam is not one they will forget in a lifetime. The couple in their 30s met Navy Lieutenant Vinay Narwal and his wife ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Desi tourists look for cool-clime alternatives in Darj, Himachal

    Kolkata: Kashmir's loss can be a significant gain for Darjeeling in Bengal, and other spots in Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Uttarakhand, as tourists are rushing to cancel their summer trips for Kashmir planned next month. Travel agents said while ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    At 38.2°C & 29.2°C, max & min hit yearly high, Kol braces for heat spell

    Kolkata: The city was left scorched on a humid and warm Wednesday, during which the maximum temperature soared to 38.2°C – the highest recorded this year so far. The warm spell could continue, and the mercury could rise further ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Mayor prods KMC to issue mutation certs within 15 days

    Kolkata: In an endeavour to expedite the issuance of mutation certificates, mayor Firhad Hakim on Wednesday asked the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) assessment department officials to release all mutation certificates within 15 days of receipt of applications. If any ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    46 hrs on, SSC chairman allowed to leave office

    Kolkata: The School Service Commission chairperson, Siddhartha Majumder, was allowed to leaved his office on Wednesday after 46 hours. The demonstration in front of Acharya Sadan in Salt Lake, however, continued.Protesting teachers stated that their movement would continue even ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Cop lens on man pushing trolley bag

    Kolkata: Cops probing into the murder of a woman whose body was found in a trolley bag in Baguiati on Tuesday have come across CCTV footage that shows a person pushing a trolley towards the abandoned place. Two motorcycles ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    SRFTI gets deemed univ tag, to offer degrees, research on film-making

    Kolkata: Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) and the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) were notified as institutions deemed to be universities under a distinct category, announced the education ministry on X on Wednesday. SRFTI director ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Missed death by whisker: Bengal families still in terror trauma

    123456 Kolkata: Monirul Islam and his wife Hamida Begum from Salt Lake had got late on Tuesday morning before setting off for their drive to Baisaran Valley, apparently because she took some time to get ready. Monirul was initially ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    HC lets Adhikari visit Murshidabad, with riders

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday allowed leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari to go to violence-affected areas in Murshidabad on giving intimation to the state administration 24 hours ahead of his visit.A division bench of justices Soumen Sen and ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Fort Fit Foods to open 2 new factories in Hwh

    123 Kolkata: Food processing company Fort Fit Foods is set to establish two new manufacturing units at Sugandha and Bagnan in Howrah in the next eight months, with an investment of around Rs 15 crore. The company will produce ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    #UnitedAgainstTerror, #NotInMyName: Muslim youths stand against attack

    Kolkata: Muslims in Kolkata have taken to social media to unequivocally reject violence and condemn terrorism and the killings of tourists. At the same time, they have been fielding unfair stereotyping and responding to negative comments with reason and ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Stranded visitors struggle as prices spike after attack

    1234 Krishnanagar/Kolkata: Tourists, who had flocked to Kashmir to admire its beauty, are now impatient to return home, being confined to hotels and in constant fear. Moreover, prices spiked overnight as Srinagar wore a bandh-like look in the aftermath ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Group on way to Pahalgam gets news, aborts plan

    Kolkata: Sahanaz P Ahmed, a dentist from Rajarhat, who is on a holiday in Kashmir with a group, had already left for Pahalmagm, when she received a call from a relative, alerting her about the terror attack."The call got ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Pahalgam terror attack: Tourists back from valley thank their luck for near-miss, others wait & watch

    KOLKATA: The terror attack at Pahalgam's Baisaran Valley, popularly known as the ‘Switzerland of India', was a black day for the Indian tourism sector, travel trade industry officials told TOI, citing the unprecedented attack that targeted tourists, killing at ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Five more held for Murshidabad violence, arrests reach 307

    123 Kolkata/Jangipur: Five more people were arrested on Wednesday on charges of rioting in connection with the violence in Murshidabad earlier this month. One among them, said the SIT probing the cases, was found to have links in both ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    Youth killed, protesters clash with cops in Malda

    123 Malda: Tension erupted in Malda's English Bazaar on Wednesday after the murder of a youth a day earlier. Roads were blocked for hours and protesters clashed with cops.About a fortnight ago, the villagers of Sekendarpur decided to keep ...

    24 April 2025 Times of India
    TV, home theatre, iPhone cleaned out

    Kolkata: A family living in a complex at Sullangari under New Town police station returned home from a week-long trip to discover their LED TV, home theatre and Apple iPhone, worth Rs 2 lakh, missing. The complaint was lodged ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Suraksha diagnostics to invest Rs 70cr for 20 new centres

    Kolkata: Suraksha Diagnostics Ltd, an integrated diagnostics chain in eastern India, is planning to invest around Rs 70 crore to open 20 new centres in Bengal, Tripura, Shillong and Guwahati. Out of these, 10-12 centres would come up this ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Provokers don’t pay salary, go back to work, CM Mamata Banerjee urges sacked Bengal teachers to end SSC headquarters seige

    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA/GOALTORE: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asked protesting teachers to end their siege of the SSC headquarters and immediately return to school duty, asking them not to be swayed by provocateurs who ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    Howrah Div turns 100, celebrates 171st anniv of eastern India’s first train run

    Kolkata: As the Howrah Division enters its centenary year in 2025, Eastern Railway is set to celebrate not just 100 years of the division's formation, but also 171 years of uninterrupted rail service from the iconic Howrah station — ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
    7 examinees from Bengal shine on UPSC merit list

    123456 Kolkata/Siliguri: At least seven Bengal candidates have made it on the UPSC merit list, which was declared on Tuesday.CM Mamata Banerjee, in a post on X congratulating the state toppers, mentioned that Meghna Chakrabarty (AIR 79), Sahars Kumar ...

    23 April 2025 Times of India
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