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  • JU plans fenced ponds, time limits, more lights

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University (JU) on Monday decided to install more street lights on the campus, put proper fencing around water bodies, fix a time until when students can stay on the campus and locate zones where students cannot sit ...

    16 September 2025 Times of India
    BJP asks Bengal unit to launch outreach during puja

    Kolkata: The BJP leadership has asked its Bengal unit to engage in a mass contact programme during Durga Puja to counter claims by Trinamool that Bengalis from Bengal are being harassed in states governed by the saffron party, sources ...

    16 September 2025 Times of India
    Illegal building demolition has nothing to do with its age: HC

    Kolkata: The demolition of an illegal building had nothing to do with its age, the Calcutta High Court held on Sept 12, refusing to interfere with a demolition order for a house in Baguiati, built between 1961 and 1970."The ...

    16 September 2025 Times of India
    Late runs, crowded rakes: Mon blues on Blue Line of Kolkata Metro

    Kolkata: Blue (North-South) Line metro commuters were on tenterhooks on Monday, given the repeated metro disruptions last week. The authorities tried their best to cope with passenger rush but punctuality issues continued to disrupt services.On Monday afternoon, some commuters ...

    16 September 2025 Times of India
    Para to fete voice behind Mahalaya mornings

    Kolkata: The voice behind ‘Mahisasurmardini', Birendra Krishna Bhadra, will be honoured by his own para this puja. Uttar Kolkata Sarbojanin Durgotsav has chosen him as their pandal theme to pay tribute to the narrator on his 120th birth anniversary. ...

    16 September 2025 Times of India
    2-hr traffic trial passes off smoothly at Chingrighata

    Kolkata: Traffic trials were successfully conducted at the Chingrighata crossing on Saturday midnight. Cops have decided to keep the Chingrighata flyover closed on the days the crossing will be cordoned off to make way for girder-launching for Orange Line ...

    16 September 2025 Times of India
    Traffic curbs on Setu affect LPG supply in Kol, two districts

    Kolkata: Traffic restrictions on Vidyasagar Setu have allegedly disrupted the supply of LPG cylinders in Kolkata and Howrah and Hooghly districts. The movement of LPG cylinder-carrying vehicles are restricted on the bridge from 6 am to midnight due to ...

    16 September 2025 Times of India
    FIR after woman accuses delivery person of assault, molestation

    Kolkata: A woman in Rajarhat lodged a police complaint against a delivery person, accusing him of threatening and assaulting her after she lodged a complaint against him on an e-tail platform for not delivering a product she ordered for ...

    16 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘Friends might have killed my daughter’: JU student's father to lodge murder plaint; 4 under questioning

    KOLKATA: The father of Jadavpur University student Anamika Mondal, who drowned in a campus pond on Thursday, said on Sunday he would lodge a murder complaint. He said her friends might have forced her to drink alcohol and pushed ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    West Bengal: One injured in bomb explosion; 3 detained

    NEW DELHI: A man was severely injured in a bomb explosion in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, and three persons were detained in this connection, the police said on Monday.The incident took place on Sunday night in the Raninagar area ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    3 kids of a family die while asleep as fire guts home in Murshidabad

    Murshidabad: Three children, two twin boys and their sister, died in a fire in Murshidabad's Bhanganpara early Sunday morning.Police said a fire broke out at the house of one Swoyon Sheikh. He was not at home, but his wife ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: High humidity with rain; AQI improves

    Kolkata is experiencing continuous moderate rainfall on , with temperatures ranging between , accompanied by high humidity of .The city's air quality index () stood at yesterday, falling in the moderate category, while today's persistent rain may help ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Lighting up Kolkatas heritage through citizens' initiative

    KOLKATA: Kolkata Restorers, a crowd-funding initiative by a citizens' group in love with Kolkata and its heritage, has illuminated 94 buildings across the city since its inception in November-2023, demonstrating a citizen-driven approach to preserving the city’s heritage. The ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Blip in Kolkata medicine supply ahead of GST change; pharmacies delay purchases, stocks to normalise

    KOLKATA: Medicine supply has suddenly hit a bump in the city as retailers and manufacturers wait for the new GST rates to kick in from Sept 22. Tax on all medicines have been reduced to 5% from 12%, while ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Female literacy drives decline: Bengal’s TFR drops 17.6%, urban rate lowest in India

    KOLKATA: Bengal's Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has dropped by 17.6 % over the past decade, according to the Sample Registration Survey (SRS)'s Sept report, which also cites a literacy level among women in the 15-49 age group in the ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Puja committees back ‘buy-local’ drive to help rural artisans

    Kolkata: Around 10 Durga Puja committees on Sunday bought handicrafts from a Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BNCCI)-organised fair to support artisans of rural Bengal. Several puja organisers, including Tarun Sangha, South Kolkata Samaj Sebi, Shyampukur Street ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Boyfriend held for RG Kar jr doc death in Malda

    Malda: The boyfriend of RG Kar junior doctor Anindita Soren, who allegedly committed suicide, was arrested and taken into police custody for seven days on Sunday. Police had detained him on Saturday evening for interrogation. Soren had died on ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Traffic curbs on Setu affect LPG supply in Kolkata, two disricts

    Kolkata: Traffic restrictions on Vidyasagar Setu have allegedly disrupted the supply of LPG cylinders in Kolkata and Howrah and Hooghly districts. The movement of LPG cylinder-carrying vehicles are restricted on the bridge from 6 am to midnight due to ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Rain fails to keep puja shoppers away on last Sun before Mahalaya

    Kolkata: An overcast sky with spells of rain failed to deter shoppers who flocked to malls, high-street shops, and hawking hubs on Sunday. Mahalaya, when early birds begin pandal hopping, falls on next Sunday.South City, Acropolis, Quest, and the ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Salt Lake’s pandals plan to turn spotlight on Bangaliyana

    Kolkata: A number of puja pandals in Salt Lake will have ‘Bangaliyana' as the theme this year, highlighting Bengali language, literature and culture. This comes in the backdrop of CM Mamata Banerjee starting a language movement to defend Bengali ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Reschedule fuel stop in Kolkata, airport tells Air India

    Kolkata: Keen to expedite crucial maintenance work on the primary runway and complete it before the onset of winter, Kolkata airport authorities have requested Air India to consider rescheduling or relocation of the technical halt of its flights from ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    45k from outside among 5.6 lakh SSC examinees

    Kolkata: Out of 5.6 lakh examinees for the second state-level selection test (SLST), 44,879 were from other states, said state education minister Bratya Basu on Sunday. Merit lists for the second state-level selection test (SLST) will be published along ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    City tunes in as India beats Pakistan in 1st cricket match after Pahalgam

    Kolkata: While it was expected due to India's growing strength that has widened the gulf between the arch-rivals, the Men in Blue's triumph over Pakistan in the Asia Cup was celebrated across the city on Sunday night.Crackers were burst, ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Assam earthquake tremors felt across Siliguri, Kolkata

    Siliguri: Tremors from a moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.8, which occurred in Assam's Udalguri, were felt across Bengal. From Siliguri, which was less than 500 km away, to Kolkata, which was over 100 km away, the impact was noticeable. ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Mimi, Urvashi get ED call in betting app case

    New Delhi: ED has summoned actor and former Trinamool MP on Monday and actor on Tuesday to record their statements in connection with their alleged association with 1xBet betting app.The two actors have been asked to appear ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    On Hindi Divas, Didi lists state initiatives for Hindi-speakers

    Kolkata: Extending her greetings on , CM said on Sunday, "We respect all languages." She also highlighted several initiatives taken by state govt for the welfare of Hindi-speaking people in Bengal, including the recognition of Hindi as an ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Owner held after quarry collapse kills 6

    Suri: Police on Saturday arrested Bhulu Ghosh, the owner of the stone quarry whose collapse on Sept 12 led to the death of six workers.Superintendent of police Amandeep said, "The mine was operating illegally. The accident happened because there ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Usha Shriram plans to foray into FMCG

    Kolkata: Electrical appliances major Usha Shriram plans to foray into the FMCG segment and will launch a series of products over the next six months, its chief operating officer (COO) Satnam Singh Sandhu said on Friday.Speaking on the sidelines ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Tega to raise Rs 3,300 crore to fund 77% buy in Molycop

    Kolkata: Tega Industries will raise Rs 3,300 crore to fund its acquisition of US-based mining equipment-maker Molycop, in consortium with NYSE-listed Apollo which manages funds worth over $840 billion.The board of the Kolkata-based maker of mining and mineral-processing gears ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    In death, former Bengal health director saves two lives with her organs

    Kolkata: A senior doctor and former state director of health services, Sanchita Bakshi, continued her life-saving efforts even in death. After having worked tirelessly to strengthen health services in the state, she saved two saved two more lives following ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘Seems like blood & cricket can flow together’: TMC MPs slam BJP over India-Pak match

    Kolkata: As India took on Pakistan in Dubai in an Asia Cup match, Trinamool netas on Sunday hit took aim at BJP with the latter's blood-and-water-cannot-flow-together comment in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack.Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra took to ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Modi arrives in Kol to inaugurate key defence conference

    Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Kolkata at 6.38pm on Sunday on a special Indian Air Force flight from Assam's Jorhat. From the airport, he went to Raj Bhavan, where he will be spending the night.On Monday, the ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Will start our fight from today, say JU girl’s parents after shraddh ceremony

    Kolkata: Our fight for justice begins tomorrow, the shocked parents of Jadavpur University's third-year English student Anamika Mondal said on Sunday after completing the shraddh ceremony of their only daughter at their Lalit Gupta Street home in Nimta, North ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Will start our fight from today, say JU girl’s parents after shraddh ceremony

    Kolkata: Our fight for justice begins tomorrow, the shocked parents of Jadavpur University's third-year English student Anamika Mondal said on Sunday after completing the shraddh ceremony of their only daughter at their Lalit Gupta Street home in Nimta, North ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Terror victims’ kin question sports ties

    Kolkata: The Pahalgam victims' kin in Kolkata on Sunday said they did not approve of an India-Pakistan cricket match in Dubai barely four and a half months after they witnessed Pakistan-trained terrorists gunned down their own in Pahalgam.Shankar Chakraborty, ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Will lodge plaint: Kin after shraddh

    Kolkata: The shraddh ceremony of Jadavpur University's third-year English student, Anamika Mondal, was held on Sunday at her residence on Lalit Gupta Street in Nimta, North Dum Dum. The neighbourhood wore a deserted look, with hardly anyone seen outside ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Animal lovers protest against starvation of community dogs at Agri-Horticulture Society

    Kolkata: Animal lovers and caregivers from different parts of the city assembled at the main gate of the Agri-Horticulture Society of India (AHSI), Alipore, on Sunday afternoon and staged a protest against the starvation of about 12 community dogs ...

    15 September 2025 Times of India
    Cops chase and arrest 2 bike snatchers after mobile theft in Kolkata

    KOLKATA: Cops on evening patrol chased down two snatchers on a bike on Saturday evening within moments after the duo snatched a mobile phone from a victim in Gobra off Park Circus.Around 6:30 pm, cops from Tangra police station ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Friends forced my daughter to drink, pushed her into water: Dad

    Kolkata: The father of the Jadavpur University third-year English honours student, Anamika Mondal (22), who was found dead in a campus pond on Thursday night, alleged that her friends forced her to drink alcohol before pushing her into the ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Golf Green murder: Lens on daughter’s role

    Kolkata: Cops probing the murder of 75-year-old retired central govt employee Samir Kishore Gupta at his Golf Green home, in which his son-in-law was arrested on Saturday, suspect it was a planned murder to acquire his property. He confessed ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Didi congratulates Nepal’s first woman PM

    Kolkata: CM took to social media on Saturday to congratulate Sushila Karki for taking charge as interim Prime Minister of Nepal. "I extend my best wishes to Sushila Karki on her assumption of office as the Prime Minister ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Retired govt officer murdered in south Kolkata; son-in-law detained

    KOLKATA: A 75-year-old retired central govt employee, Samir Kishore Gupta, was found murdered inside his Golf Green residence in south Kolkata on Saturday morning. Cops detained his son-in-law, who got married to his daughter barely 20 days ago, on ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Group fight over love interest behind Dakshineswar metro murder shocker

    Kolkata: A dispute between two groups of students over a suspected love interest is believed to have led to the murder of the class XI student, 18-year-old Manojit Yadav, at Dakshineswar Metro station on Friday afternoon, sparking outrage and ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: High humidity with moderate rain, AQI remains moderate

    Kolkata is experiencing on , with temperatures ranging between and , accompanied by of and winds at . The city's air quality index stood at yesterday, falling in the , with expectations of improvement ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Second phase of teacher recruitment exam today

    Kolkata: The highest level of arrangements was in place for the state-level selection test (SLST), state education minister Bratya Basu said on Saturday, the eve of the second phase of the exams for the recruitment of assistant teachers for ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Agri-Horticulture Society fences off dogs, plaint reaches cops, ‘cruelty’ notices sent

    Kolkata: Around a dozen stray dogs that underwent sterilisation recently have reportedly been starving on the Agri-Horticulture Society of India (AHSI) campus for the past four-five days with the functionaries in charge of the two-century-old organisation restricting the animals ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    With one eye on sky, KMC focuses on roads, drainage in run-up to puja

    Kolkata: Continuous dry spells helped the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) wrap up the repairs of major roads across the city. Simultaneously, the KMC sewerage and drainage department is making all preparations to combat waterlogging in the event of rainfall ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Police focus on CCTV footage, JU girl’s photos after call from mom

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police team probing the death of Jadavpur University third-year English Honours student Anamika Mondal is now focusing on the one-hour period between 9.08 pm and 10.15 pm on Thursday to check if there was any foul ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    After wake-up call, varsity goes back to security checks, scans IDs at campus gates

    Kolkata: Two days after the death of a third-year English department student by drowning in a pond on the Jadavpur University campus, which prompted renewed calls to beef up security and install more CCTV cameras, security checks began at ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Cops tighten watch on Salt Lake parking, pandal exits in Kol

    Kolkata: Cops in Bidhannagar and Kolkata on Saturday began their last leg of preparations for . While the top brass of Bidhannagar Police, led by commissioner Mukesh Kumar, inspected some of the biggest pandals in Salt Lake, ACs and ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Robbery after home delivery call at Picnic Garden

    Kolkata: A 23-year-old man was robbed at knifepoint by criminals posing as online delivery agents at his Picnic Garden apartment late on Thursday.The victim, Simranjeet Singh, originally from Ludhiana in Punjab, was attacked by three unidentified men who forced ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Traders express concern over sluggish puja sales

    Kolkata: Musrooming of budget-friendly departmental stores across the city has impacted sales of traders and hawkers at traditional shopping hubs. With less than a week to go for Mahalaya, stores like Citi Mart, Apna Bazar, Bazar Kolkata and Zudio ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    After strife film, Durga Puja club to recreate para of ’40s with message of amity & harmony

    Kolkata: Following the recent uproar over the content of a film on the Great Calcutta Killings, a south Kolkata puja pandal is set to spread the message of amity and harmony this year. The puja of Samaj Sebi Sangha ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    KMDA plans to mark safety signs on Bypass

    Kolkata: The KMDA plans to paint road signs on the surface of both flanks of E M Bypass between Dhalai Bridge and Kamalgazi.Officials said that at present, there is no road safety marking, like stop line or zebra crossing, ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Elderly man loses retirement savings of 1.8 crore in digital arrest fraud

    Kolkata: A senior citizen from Netaji Nagar lost his entire retirement savings of Rs 1.8 crore to scamsters, who posed as cops from the Mumbai Crime Branch and threatened him with "digital arrest". A complaint was lodged on Friday. ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Trader missing in Odisha, kin seek CM help

    Kolkata: A Baduria family has sought CM Mamata Banerjee's help after a vegetable trader, Anarul Islam (55), went missing in Odisha. His family, alleging inadequate action by Odisha cops, claimed Islam was abducted. They said Anarul went to Chhatra ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Trader thrashed for refusing to pay hiked puja subscription

    Kolkata: A bicycle trader and Trinamool worker, Amit Sarkar, was reportedly assaulted by members of a local club in Gobra off CIT Road, under the Topsia Police Station, after refusing to pay an inflated Durga Puja subscription. The incident, ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Cops file 340-page charge sheet in Tamanna murder case

    Kolkata: Police on Saturday filed a 340-page charge sheet in the Tamanna Khatun murder case, 83 days after the 10-year-old girl was killed in a bomb blast on June 23 following 's bypoll victory in Nadia's Kaliganj.The charge sheet ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    More than 100 Kol fans in Dubai to cheer for India

    Kolkata: Cricket fans from Kolkata visiting Dubai for the India-Pakistan match on Sunday said there was palpable tension between the fans from the two countries, unlike previous occasions when the match would be like one big party. The atmosphere ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Sex workers in Kolkata’s red-light districts underline problems behind Nepal eruption

    Kolkata: Nepali sex workers in Kolkata face new hardships as unrest grows back home. Just a few metres from Bowbazar's bustling gold jewellery market, where showcases shimmer with necklaces and bangles, narrow staircases lead into cramped, dimly lit rooms. ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    TMC: PM politicised S’khali issue, remained mum on Manipur

    Kolkata: on Saturday said while had politicised Sandeshkhali in Bengal by reaching out publicly to an alleged rape victim who was later made BJP's Lok Sabha candidate, he chose to remain silent on the Manipur women who ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    National Lok Adalat held in Bengal, 4.4L cases resolved

    Kolkata: The State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) hosted 490 benches across the state as part of the National Lok Adalat initiative on Saturday, where 6.1 lakh cases were taken up and 4.4 lakh resolved.S Arnab Ghosal, member secretary of ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Cop among 5 hurt in Kestopur drink-drive accident

    Kolkata: At least four two-wheeler riders, along with a woman cop, had a lucky escape after an accident was reported around 8.45 am on Saturday on the Kolkata-bound flank (Dum Dum Park-Lake Town bound) of VIP Road, just metres ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Simultaneous cases: Tribunal dismisses plaint against promoter

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Real Estate Appellate Tribunal dismissed a complaint filed by landowners against Ashok Dutta, the proprietor of Sreeram Enterprise, citing the inadmissibility of pursuing identical claims in multiple legal forums simultaneously. The case stemmed from a ...

    14 September 2025 Times of India
    Myanmar delegation in Kol for Armyto Army talks

    Kolkata: A five-member Mynamar army delegation, led by Lieutenant General Ko Ko Oo, Commander of BSO-1, visited the headquarters of the Army's Eastern Command at Vijay Durg on Friday. The visit was part of the 7th Army to Army ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata: PIB’s Vartalap in Krishnanagar focuses on financial inclusion, cyber security in rural banking

    KOLKATA: Vartalap, an outreach programme of the Press Information Bureau (PIB), was held at Krishnanagar in Nadia district, focusing on financial inclusion and cyber security in the banking sector. The initiative aimed to engage local media and provide updates ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    West Bengal real Estate Appellate Tribunal dismisses complaint against promoter over simultaneous proceedings

    KOLKATA: The West Bengal Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has dismissed a complaint by landowners against Ashok Dutta, proprietor of Sreeram Enterprise, citing that identical claims cannot be pursued in multiple legal forums simultaneously.The case arose from a development agreement ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata highlight stories of freedom struggle & partition

    KOLKATA: A Durga Puja in Hatibagan, north Kolkata, is paying tribute to real Durgas from diverse socio-economic, religious, and cultural backgrounds who participated in the Quit India Movement in 1942, a pivotal event that united people across the country. ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    In shock, Eng dept suspends classes and postpones exam

    Kolkata: The English department of Jadavpur University, where Anamika Mondal was a third-year student, did not hold any classes on Friday. Teachers reached out to students and told them that if anyone is distressed, they can talk to them. ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: High humidity, moderate rain with AQI improves

    Kolkata is experiencing moderate rainfall on , with temperatures ranging from and humidity at .The city's air quality index stood at yesterday, falling in the moderate category, with expectations of improvement due to the ongoing rain accompanied ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    UK Bengali doctor couple’s film to debut at Chicago fest

    Kolkata: A UK-based Bengali doctor couple's maiden venture into film-making is set for an international premiere in Chicago.A consultant in radiology in England's National Health Service (NHS), Debasish Banerjee has made his directorial debut with ‘The Unexpected', a Bengali ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Couple assaulted in road rage

    Kolkata: A routine morning drive to school turned into a nightmare for a family on Wednesday when a road-rage dispute escalated into a violent assault on a narrow stretch between Chinar Park and Joramandir.Ankita Mukherjee and her husband Chandan ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Wife in protest, Nepali guide helps climber scale Manaslu

    Kolkata: Even as violence raged through Nepal, climbing guide Bikram Karki (35) trudged along rocky, snow-covered mountain tracks, helping a climber from Alipurduar summit Manaslu in the Mansiri Himal range of the Himalayas. Karki knew he had to be ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Know my ‘Lakshman rekha’, exec also has a line: Outgoing HC CJ

    Kolkata: "It is a delicate balance between the judiciary and the state. Diplomacy is important on either side... I know my lakshman rekha, similarly the executive also has a line," Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court TS Sivagnanam said ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Two rounds of mayhem over 5.5 hours as bullets and bombs fly in Gulshan Colony off E M Bypass

    Kolkata: Gulshan Colony in Anandapur resembled a battlefield on Thursday as a local tough, Mini Feroz, whose dominance had apparently been waning since 2022 despite enjoying political clout, assembled his gang in an all-out effort to bring the local ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Why BJP netas at veterans’ rally, asks HC, urges caution

    Kolkata: Taking a dim view of the fact that despite its orders BJP office-bearers attended the ex-servicemen's rally on Mayo Road on Sept 11, Calcutta High Court on Friday cautioned all parties that it was giving a "last chance" ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    6 workers dead, 5 injured in Birbhum stone quarry collapse

    Kolkata: Six workers died and five others were severely injured on Friday when a portion of a stone quarry collapsed at Bahadurpur village in Birbhum's Nalhati. Eyewitnesses said the labourers got buried under heavy rocks.Officers said efforts were on ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Construction industry seeks to tap returning migrants

    Kolkata: Builders Association of India (BAI), the largest trade body of construction industry, hopes to leverage the skills of construction workers from Bengal engaged in Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and other states as they trickle back following a spate ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    City records year’s highest dengue spike

    Kolkata: The city has recorded 74 new dengue cases in the last week, the highest weekly spike this year, taking the case tally to 509. According to mayor Firhad Hakim, the rise in dengue numbers in Sept will necessitate ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    No new rooftop construction atop residential bldgs: Govt

    Kolkata: The state urban development and municipal affairs department on Friday banned any new rooftop construction on residential buildings across the state. Even the existing rooftop establishments in residential buildings will have to be discontinued and the rooftop restored ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Bengal team in Punjab with relief for flood victims

    Kolkata: Social workers from Bengal—hailing from different communities— have lent a helping hand to the flood-hit people in Punjab with relief materials. Indian Human Assistance (IHA) Foundation stepped forward with the initiative "Punjab Calling – Flood Relief Drive 2025", ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    SC asks CBI to finish municipal appts probe in 6 mths, refuses bail to Sil

    Kolkata: The Supreme Court on Friday asked CBI to complete its investigation into the Bengal municipal recruitment corruption case within six months.Accused Ayan Sil had approached the apex court seeking bail, but his plea was rejected. The court advised ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Kol duo returns home after ordeal in Nepal

    Kolkata: Sibaji Basu, a professional stuck in Kathmandu from Sunday, finally returned to his Baranagar residence on Friday. He took a morning flight to Delhi before taking a connecting flight to Kolkata. "I have been to Nepal for work ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘Save our locality, it has become a den of thugs’

    Kolkata: Residents of Gulshan Colony near Panchannagram, about 1 km from EM Bypass, remained on tenterhooks as bombs were hurled and gunshots echoed through their densely populated neighbourhood a day earlier. People remained indoors for most part of the ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    This Durga Puja, French connection to help showcase city ghats at N Kol crowd-puller

    Kolkata: A French artist is collaborating with an Indian theme-maker to showcase Kolkata's ghats at Hatibagan Sarbojanin, one of the most popular Durga Puja pandals in north Kolkata.Thomas Henriot, a graduate of Ecole des Beaux Arts de Besancon, is ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    JU student died by drowning: P-M report

    Kolkata: A third-year English honours student at Jadavpur University, who was rescued from a campus pond in an unconscious state around 10.15 pm on Thursday, was declared dead when taken to a hospital near the university.Anamika Mondal, 22, a ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Student knifes classmate to death at Dakshineswar metro stn, held

    Kolkata: A Class 11 student at Bagbazar High School was stabbed to death by a classmate during a fight at a crowded Dakshineswar metro station on Friday afternoon.As Manojit Yadav, 17, lay bleeding in front of the ticket counters, ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Vehicle lane trial starts at Sealdah stn

    Kolkata: Eastern Railway on Friday started trials for dedicated laning of vehicles below the canopy in front of Sealdah station.The first lane is reserved for autos, the second for pre-paid taxis, the third for private cars and app-based cabs, ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Vigil, introspection on prof-student lips as JU reissues notice to check 7pm-7am unregulated campus entry

    Kolkata: The drowning of Jadavpur University third-year English department student Anamika Mandal in a water body on the campus opposite the UG Arts building on Thursday night has brought several issues into focus including lack of adequate vigil on ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Security, mental health, sexual harassment dominate student-task force discussions

    Kolkata: During an interaction with the Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force (NTF), 52 Jadavpur University students flagged several issues, including security concerns, mental health issues, inadequate support systems, sexual harassment, and caste discrimination. The interaction took place from 10 ...

    13 September 2025 Times of India
    Neurosurgeon from Kolkata scales Mount Kilimanjaro and returns to surgery

    Kolkata: While neurosurgery is his first love, Ajay Agarwal escapes to his other love, too, the mountains. The 61-year-old doctor is back in Kolkata after scaling Mount Kilimanjaro recently, back on his toes again in the OT, conducting a ...

    12 September 2025 Times of India
    Ready for polls, awaiting govt nod: JU pro-VC

    Kolkata: JU pro-VC Amitava Datta on Thursday said the university is ready to conduct students' union polls and is waiting for the nod from the state govt. Datta said, "We have written to the govt multiple times, expressing our ...

    12 September 2025 Times of India
    Cops arrest man 14 years after court warrant, Calcutta HC bins case against him

    KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday quashed a narcotics-related case against a person who was arrested 14 years after a warrant was issued against him by a local court in 2010. The HC sarcastically told Bengal Police there was ...

    12 September 2025 Times of India
    Jadavpur University student found unconscious in campus pond; declared dead

    KOLKATA: A Jadavpur University third-year undergraduate student of English department was rushed to KPC hospital on Thursday night after she was rescued in an unconscious state from the pond opposite UG arts building by other students and security guards, ...

    12 September 2025 Times of India
    Durga Puja celebrates India's Lunar triumph & unmasking superstitions

    KOLKATA: A Durga Puja in the city will highlight a theme that blends India’s scientific achievements with a call to dispel age-old superstitions.The Purvachal Udayan Sangha, in its 29th year, will showcase a theme inspired by India’s recent strides ...

    12 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: High humidity with rain expected today; AQI remains moderate

    Kolkata's weather forecast for , indicates with temperatures ranging between and , accompanied by and an . The day will see reduced visibility of due to , while gentle winds at are expected to ...

    12 September 2025 Times of India
    SC panel visits IIT campus, meets students & faculty

    Kolkata: The Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force (NTF), tasked with examining the mental well-being issues of students in India, interacted with students, wardens, hall management officials, and deans at IIT Kharagpur on Thursday.The NTF on the mental health of ...

    12 September 2025 Times of India
    Sunali case: HC seeks Centre’s clarification

    Kolkata: The state govt on Thursday informed the Calcutta High Court that although had been notified of a Bengal Police enquiry report stating that pregnant migrant labourer Sunali Khatun, her husband, and their minor child had been residing ...

    12 September 2025 Times of India
    Calcutta HC upset over court infra problems

    Kolkata: The state govt on Thursday faced criticism from the Calcutta High Court after the chief secretary, appearing virtually before a division bench, failed to explain why certain essential aspects of court infrastructure had remained unattended since Dec 2024.The ...

    12 September 2025 Times of India
    Over 200 Bankura bell metal artisans stranded

    Kolkata: More than 200 bell-metal artisans from Jangalmahal are not sure if they can return to their villages in Bankura before puja this year. These men from Lalbazar, Pukhuria, Magra and Lakhisagar villages, expert artisans of hand-hammered bell metal ...

    12 September 2025 Times of India
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