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  • Kolkata: 250 women receive cervical cancer vaccine

    KOLKATA: Over 250 young girls received cervical cancer vaccines in the city this week. A joint initiative by Windamere and Rotary Clubs of Kolkata, the intiiative is funded by Japanese firm Tostem. The mission aims to vaccinate 2,500 girls ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    71-yr-old New Town resident loses 1 crore to cyber fraud

    Kolkata: A 71-year-old New Town resident filed a police complaint alleging he was duped of Rs 1.1 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as private bank officials, who lured him into investing through fake trading apps.According to the FIR lodged ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Abhishek: Assam out of SIR ambit since BJP’s in office

    Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday questioned as to why the EC decided to hold special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bengal and other opposition-governed states but gave another poll-bound state Assam, governed ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Wary of poaching, parties drag feet on naming booth agents

    Kolkata: ‘Poaching fears' have prompted all parties to play a wait-and-watch game before declaring the names of booth-level agents (BLAs) for the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Bengal has more than 80,681 booths but parties have only ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Sculptor Uma Siddhanta passes away at 93

    Kolkata: Uma Siddhanta, whose name features among the few Indian sculptors to have excelled in the field, passed away at her Kolkata residence on Tuesday. Siddhanta, the first woman in the sculpture department of the Government College of Arts ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Feeling insecure, other condos step up security

    Kolkata: In the wake of the Sonarpur attack, residents' associations of other housing complexes across the city have started stepping up security measures. Fearing hooliganism, some of these posh condominiums have issued emergency action and standard operating procedures (SOPs).From ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘Nightclub torment victim too scared to return home yet’

    Kolkata: The woman from Tiljala, who was reportedly molested and assaulted by a group of hoodlums at a Playboy Club inside Hyatt Regency on Saturday, has since not returned home. Scared for her safety, she has been staying at ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    For many women, it does not take too long for their nightclub fun to turn into a nightmare

    A nightclub off EM Bypass near Kadapara during Durga Puja: A group of women were touched, groped and harassed by a group of men on the dance floor. When one of them complained to the club authorities, they were ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    TMC, CPM & Cong question SIR ‘rationale’ at EC all-party meet, BJP defends exercise

    Kolkata: An all-party meeting called by the EC on Tuesday witnessed significant uproar as TMC, CPM and Congress questioned the "rationale" of holding the SIR exercise while BJP was hosting CAA camps to facilitate voters and the EC allegedly ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    57-yr-old trader dies by suicide over NRC fear

    Kolkata: A 57-year-old trader died by suicide at his Agarpara home on Tuesday morning blaming NRC for his death, prompting Trinamool to launch a frontal attack on National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Call centre bust: Cops arrest one more with FBI help

    Kolkata: The US federal agency, FBI, is actively assisting the Kolkata Police Cyber Cell in the investigation of a major fraud case involving the defrauding of American citizens under the pretence of providing technical support.Following the technical help, Kolkata ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Raj CM urges Kol-based bizmen to invest in devpt of ‘janmabhoomi’

    Kolkata: Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma on Tuesday invited members of the Rajasthani community living in Kolkata to make investments in Rajasthan, while emphasising the rapid economic transformation of the state.Addressing the ‘Pravasi Rajasthani Divas' roadshow in Kolkata, ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Woman in trauma after gun attack by former BF

    Kolkata: The young woman from Bijoygarh in Jadavpur, whose house was fired at on Monday evening, is living in a state of constant fear after a series of violent incidents involving her former boyfriend, Ravikumar Bhardwaj. The accused continues ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Charges framed against teacher for tribal girl’s rape-murder

    Kolkata: Within 40 days of the gruesome murder of a 13-year-old tribal girl in Birbhum's Rampurhat, charges were framed in a special Pocso court on Tuesday against accused Manoj Kumar Pal, a physics teacher at the school the girl ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Female bouncers, high-tech security cover: Pubs take fresh guard against harassers

    Kolkata: Deploying female bouncers, installing an advanced surveillance system and conducting staff sensitisation sessions for better coordination with local police stations: these are some of the measures that bars and nightclubs in the city are working on to bolster ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Montha’s tail spares Kol, south Bengal districts get heavy rain

    Kolkata/Chandernagore/Tamluk: Even as Kolkata escaped with light rain on Tuesday evening, heavy rainfall and gusty winds affected Jagaddhatri pandals in West Midnapore and Hooghly. Five people sustained injuries in Chandernagore when a pandal came crashing down. The Met office ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘Sholay’ director to deliver KIFF keynote lecture at Sisir Mancha

    Kolkata: Suchitra Sen-Uttam Kumar starrer ‘Saptapadi' (1961) has been chosen as the inaugural film of the 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). The Ajoy Kar film will be screened at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium on Nov 6 to open ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Don’t panic, no genuine voter will be left out: Bengal CEO

    Kolkata: There is "nothing to panic" and "no legitimate voter will be left out", Bengal chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal said on Tuesday ahead of the rollout of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state from ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    IndiGo starts Durgapur-Kashi direct flight

    Durgapur: IndiGo Airlines has launched a new direct flight connecting Durgapur and Varanasi. The inaugural flight witnessed an enthusiastic response from the passengers.This new route, which will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays marks a significant milestone in improving ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    ZSI-IIT M study reveals microbial diversity, antibiotic resistance in urban drinking water

    Kolkata: The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata, and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras uncovered India's first metagenomic profile of municipal drinking water.This breakthrough could reshape the country's approach to water safety and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance.The study, ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    E-KYC must for LPG subsidy beneficiaries every fiscal

    Kolkata: Three PSU oil marketing companies (OMCs) — IOCL, HPCL, and BPCL — will make e-KYC mandatory for domestic LPG consumers who receive subsidies, including PMUY (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana) consumers, in every financial year, starting from this fiscal. ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    High court rap for health university

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday reprimanded the West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) in a case where a private nursing college and its 41 students, without allotment letters from West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board, moved ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata (S) registered 65% new voters, Kol (N) 47% in past 23 yrs

    Kolkata: Kolkata South Lok Sabha constituency, which covers the seven assembly seats of Bhowanipore, Rashbehari, Ballygunje, East and West Behala, Kolkata Port, and Kasba, has seen 65% new voters settling in the past 23 years, the highest recorded in ...

    29 October 2025 Times of India
    Indian office space markets overcome tariffs, geopolitical tensions, surges ahead

    KOLKATA: Global headwinds including tariffs, geopolitical tensions, and layoffs in IT/ITeS sectors appeared to have had no negative impact on office space demand in the top cities. Office absorption continued to soar by 34% from approximately 31.31 million sq ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    GloballyGI team visits IIT Kharagpur to explore collaboration in food health and wellbeing

    KHARAGPUR: A six-member team from GloballyGI, Bengaluru, led by its founder and mentor K. Krishnaiah, visited IIT Kharagpur to explore new avenues of collaboration in the domains of food, health, and well-being.GloballyGI is presently engaged in a research partnership ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Will protest attempt to axe genuine voters: TMC on SIR

    Kolkata: Trinamool, CPM and Congress responded cautiously to the Election Commission's (EC) announcement of the rollout of the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls on Monday in sharp contrast to the BJP's exuberance. The commission has called ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Security beef-up after mob attack: Sonarpur condo to raise gate height, bolster CCTV cover

    Kolkata: Residents of Deeshari Megacity, a condominium on Dwarir Road under Sonarpur police station off Southern Bypass, have decided to raise the height of the main gate to ensure that outsiders cannot cross over. They also plan to increase ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Sunny skies with warm temperatures; AQI remains poor

    Current Weather and Air Quality Kolkata is experiencing a sunny and warm day on October 28, 2025, with temperatures ranging from 24.4°C to 33.3°C, while dealing with poor air quality from yesterday's AQI-IN reading of 196. The weather forecast indicates ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata: Asiatic Society to lead eastern India’s manuscript digitisation under Gyan Bharatam mission

    KOLKATA: The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, one of India’s oldest centres of learning and Oriental research, has been formally designated as the key cluster centre for Eastern India under the Union Culture Ministry’s flagship Gyan Bharatam Mission on Manuscripts. The ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Biker rams into 53-year-old cyclist in C Kol

    Kolkata: A 53-year-old resident of Kalimuddin Sarkar Lane, Jitendra Samanta, reported that around 11.35 am, his bicycle was hit by a bike driven by Debjit Roy Chowdhury, a 27-year-old from Salt Lake Sector-IV. The incident occurred near the NRS ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Old Park Street rape link in newest outrage

    Kolkata: Naser Khan, who, along with his friends, was convicted of the gang rape of a woman in a moving car in 2012 and was released from jail in 2020, more than a year before the end of his ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    State transfers 527 IAS, WBCS officers in pre-SIR shake-up

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt has transferred 67 IAS and 460 WBCS officers in one of the biggest single-day shake-ups the state has seen till date.Many of the transferred officers have already served between two-and-a-half years and four years in ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    KMC eyes post-Chhath date for pushback drive against illegal hawkers in New Mkt

    Kolkata: Civic authorities have decided to launch a fresh crackdown against illegal hawkers doing business on the roads around New Market. The drive will take place after Chhath. Relaxation during the festive season has led to large-scale encroachment of ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Durgapur rape survivor wants to finish MBBS in Bengal, says dad

    Durgapur: The Durgapur gang rape survivor wants to finish her MBBS degree in Bengal, her father told TOI on Monday. The first-year medical student of a private college in Durgapur left for her home in Odisha's Balasore escorted by ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Second in two months: Hoodlums terrorise woman, her family, friends at Bypass nightclub for 90 minutes

    Kolkata: In a near repeat of last month's brawl at a premium weekend club inside Hyatt Regency off EM Bypass, a homemaker, partying with her husband, brother and friends there, was allegedly molested, assaulted and attacked with beer bottles ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Auto union suspends, disowns four operators

    Kolkata: The auto union has suspended the four individuals who were arrested and later released on bail for assault and vandalism in the flat of the Customs inspector on Thursday night. The auto service between Rajpur Bazar and Raghunathpur ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Crackers, loud DJ music ramp up volume at Chhath processions

    Kolkata: From Behala and Charu Market to Central Avenue, Paddapukur, Taltala, Nonadanga, and Kasba — parts of Kolkata turned into pockets of noise and smoke on Monday afternoon and evening as Chhath processions wound their way to and from ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    After Kol-China flight resumption, airport eyes return of more int’l ops

    Kolkata: The revival of direct air connectivity between India and China after five years, marked by IndiGo's inaugural Kolkata–Guangzhou flight on Sunday, has sparked renewed optimism among travel operators. Industry insiders believe Kolkata could soon see more direct connections ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Man kills wife, tries to pass it off as suicide

    Kolkata: Two days after the body of a homemaker, Pooja Purkait, was discovered on Dispensary Lane under the jurisdiction of Shyampukur Police Station with a questionable "suicide" note lying beside her, cops arrested her husband on Monday morning on ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    I fought for my right to live safely in my city

    The flashing lights, the music that suddenly turned into screams—I still can't get the images out of my head. It was supposed to be a night out with my husband and friends at Playboy Club. The music was loud, ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Guv meets VC picks for six state univs

    Kolkata: Bengal governor and chancellor of state universities C V Ananda Bose on Monday interacted with six individuals whose names were finalised as the permanent VCs of six universities. He asked them to secure university autonomy and be firm ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Thunderstorms, 30-40kmph winds in Kol likely today: Met

    Kolkata: While the city will be largely spared from the wrath of cyclone Montha, the system's impact on Kolkata could be the most during the later half of Tuesday, Met officials said. According to the Met, the city is ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    IISC B’luru prof from Midnapore scales highest volcanic peak in North America

    Kolkata: Arpita Patra, a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, and a resident of Midnapore, summited Mount Pico de Orizaba — the highest mountain in Mexico and the highest volcanic peak in North America on Friday. ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘SSKM molester was in hospital for ailing friend’

    Kolkata: In the SSKM molestation case, the 34-year-old accused, Amit Mallik told cops that he had been to the hospital for a friend's treatment. Mallik, who was allegedly dressed as a doctor, had been accused of molesting a 15-year-old ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Molestation charge slapped on Customs inspector

    Kolkata: After slapping non-bailable molestation charge against Customs inspector Pradeep Kumar based on a complaint by the relative of auto driver Azad Ali Mondal, police on Monday said they were "reviewing" whether the assault on Kumar required harsher charges ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Rashmi Group to invest 10,000 crore in Bengal

    Kolkata: City-based Rashmi Group will invest over Rs 10,000 crore in Bengal, the company has announced. The investment will include a 2.8 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) integrated steel plant along with a 400 MW captive power plant in ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    SC’s MGNREGS order victory for Bengal against ‘arrogance & injustice’, says TMC

    Kolkata: Calling it a "historic victory for the people of Bengal", Trinamool on Monday hailed the Supreme Court's dismissal of a petition by the Centre challenging the Calcutta High Court's order to resume MGNREGA in the state after over ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    First among footwear majors: Bata to cross 2k-store mark by Dec

    Kolkata: Bata could well be the first footwear company to cross the 2,000-retail mark in the country. Other leading global or Indian footwear majors like Adidas, Nike, Metro or Khadims have not yet crossed this milestone. This was disclosed ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Wife, daughter too scared to return to flat, family will take a call three days later

    Kolkata: Four days after a violent mob stormed into Deeshari Megacity and attacked Customs inspector Pradeep Kumar in his own flat, his wife and four-year-old daughter are yet to recover from the shock. Too frightened to return, they have ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Quit HMC chief post for personal reasons, not political: Sujay

    Howrah: Sujay Chakraborty, who was serving as Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC) chairperson until Sunday, clarified that he had resigned his post for personal reasons and not political. "No one wanted to remove me. This decision has been taken for ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    Mamata attends Chhath celebrations in Kol, hails Bengal’s ‘glorious tradition’ of unity

    Kolkata: While attending Chhath celebrations at Doighat and Babughat, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee emphasised that she participated in all festivals in accordance with the "glorious traditions" of Bengal."Chhath celebrations are for everyone. This is the tradition of the nation ...

    28 October 2025 Times of India
    SSKM molester frequented campus in run-up to crime

    Kolkata: The SSKM molester, Amit Mallick, left home "for duty" every day since he quit his job at NRS Hospital on Oct 16, including the day he molested a minor. He returned home at 5 pm, "tired after work", ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Moderate humidity with sunny skies, no rain; AQI improves

    Kolkata residents are experiencing a sunny day on , with temperatures ranging from to and moderate humidity at . While today's weather is favorable for outdoor activities, yesterday's air quality remained poor with an , primarily due ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Permanent cracker sale hub may curb violations

    Kolkata: Fireworks wholesalers have approached the state for the allotment of around 5 acres on the outskirts of Kolkata to set up a bazi hub to stop sale of illegal crackers and improve enforcement. Talks are scheduled between the ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Centre moves SC against Cal HC order to bring back Sunali, 5 others

    Kolkata: The Centre has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Calcutta High Court order on Sept 26 to bring back Sunali Khatun and five others, who were pushed into Bangladesh on the grounds of being illegal immigrants, within four ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Ahead of Chhath, complexes issue celebration guidelines

    Kolkata: In a bid to prevent a repeat of the chaotic Diwali and Kali Puja celebrations that sparked conflicts within complexes, resident welfare associations (RWAs) have issued fresh guidelines for Chhath festivities, urging residents to celebrate while being considerate ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Bay system turns into deep depression, Kolkata gets drizzles

    Kolkata: A that brewed over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression on Sunday, the Met said. Kolkata received drizzles and remained largely cloudy throughout the day.The drizzles turned more consistent in the evening. There is ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Friends stab Chetla man to death after drunken brawl, OC shunted out

    Kolkata: A late-night drinking session turned fatal in Chetla on Saturday after Ashok Paswan (42) was allegedly stabbed in the neck with an iron rod by two of his friends following an argument over misappropriation of funds of a ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Focus on empowerment & resilience: City schools teach self-defence to girl students

    Kolkata: In a move to bolster the safety and confidence of female students, schools across Kolkata are integrating self-defence training into their educational programmes. This initiative comes in response to a series of alarming incidents targeting girl students, prompting ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Auto drivers, para youths enter condo, thrash customs officer

    Kolkata: A mob of around 50, led by an auto driver, stormed a Sonarpur condominium, forced their way into the fourth-floor flat of customs inspector Pradeep Kumar and repeatedly assaulted him and his wife in front of their terrified ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Piped gas project to start from Kalyani next month

    Kolkata: The supply of piped natural gas (PNG) will begin in the KMDA area for the first time starting from in the first week of Nov, the Bengal Gas Company Limited (BGCL) said. BGCL, a joint venture between ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Biharis in city tweak travel plans, skip Chhath visit to go home to cast vote

    Kolkata: As Chhath celebrations begin on Monday, several Bihari residents in Kolkata who usually go home to observe the four-day festival with their families are staying put, changing their travel plans for the scheduled next week.For many, the ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Dengue claims 2 of family in a span of 3 wks

    Kolkata: Dengue claimed two lives from the same family in Ward No. 35 of Rajpur-Sonarpur Municipality in a span of just 20 days, triggering grief and panic in the densely populated Renia area near Bansdroni metro station.On Saturday, Bandana ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Festive pollution worsens resp distress across city

    Kolkata: The incessant cracker bursting since Diwali has unleashed a constant onslaught of carcinogenic gases in Kolkata that are putting the respiratory tract under stress, say doctors. Allergic cough, sneezing, wheezing, and shortness of breath have led to a ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    CU plans separate hostel for trans applicants

    Kolkata: In a recent notification for hostel allocation, Calcutta University has asked transgender applicants to indicate their gender on the application form. The university uploaded a set of rules and regulations where it was mentioned, "Transgender students, please specify ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Two dead in city accidents

    Kolkata: A 60-year-old man was hit by a private bus on route 71, leaving him with fatal injuries on the Howrah Bridge, on Sunday morning. Local police have seized the bus but the driver of the bus had fled ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    468m Hume pipe bridge brings Siliguri-Mirik link back to life

    Siliguri: Normal traffic at Dudhia — the only link to Siliguri and Mirik — is set to be restored after 16 days, as the 468-metre-long Hume pipe alternative bridge at Dudhia was completed on Sunday.The alternative route was built ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    TMC member in BLO list?EC to probe Suvendu’s claim

    Kolkata: The Bengal chief electoral officer (CEO) has sought a report after leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari alleged that a Trinamool Congress member had been appointed booth-level officer (BLO) in the Diamond Harbour assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas.Adhikari ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata calling Guangzhou: After 5-year hiatus, city’s direct flight to China takes off

    Kolkata: The city got back its flight connectivity to China on Sunday as IndiGo's Kolkata-Guangzhou direct flight took off. Kolkata to China flights were discontinued in the backdrop of Covid and border clashes five years ago. The A32 Neo ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Howrah civic body chief quits for ‘personal reasons’

    Howrah: In a sudden move, the Howrah municipal corporation chairperson Sujay Chakraborty resigned late on Sunday evening citing personal reasons. He was heading the HMC since Aug 2021. A few days back the HMC vice chairperson Saikat Chowdhury also ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata doc’s debut film on religious discrimination to be screened at KIFF

    Kolkata: The city's discriminatory tenancy problem that makes it tough for Muslims to find rental accommodation in Kolkata is one of the hard-hitting real issues that a medical practitioner's debut feature film has explored. ‘Pinjar', focusing on the subject ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    KMC, KMDA gear up for festival, make 80 ghats ready for rituals

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) have started preparing 80 ghats and water bodies for the Chhath devotees. In addition, the KMC will create six artificial ponds in the neighbourhoods adjacent to ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Auto assault exposes building-versus-para faultlines, from Bhowanipore to Ultadanga

    Kolkata: Residents of high-rises, who faced the ire of the local mob in the past, felt that the mob behaved in ways beyond logic and became violent instantly. While the mob comes to terms with logic after the dust ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    3,000 families cower in fear after Sonarpur horror, offer cops space for police outpost

    Kolkata: Around 3,000 families living in six condominiums along Southern Bypass under Sonarpur police station have cowered in fear following the vandalism and assault on a customs officer in one of the complexes on the night of Oct 23. ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Auto stand two kilometres away epicentre of high-rise hooliganism

    Kolkata: Two kilometres away from Deeshari Megacity, a condominium on Sonarpur's Dwarir Road off Southern Bypass, the auto stand wore a desolate look on Sunday. Partly protesting the assault on a local auto driver by customs inspector Pradeep Kumar, ...

    27 October 2025 Times of India
    Back-to-back snatchings on E M Bypass service roads prompt demand for cop patrol, more light

    Kolkata: Consecutive incidents of mobile-snatching on a 500 m stretch along EM Bypass, between Tagore Park and Ruby crossing, have prompted employees of a private hospital and some offices in the area to demand installation of street lights and ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Sunny skies, no rain; AQI remains poor

    is experiencing a sunny autumn day on , with temperatures ranging from to and . While the weather conditions are favorable, the city recorded yesterday with an , primarily due to elevated and levels.The ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Woman falls to death in New Town

    Kolkata: The body of a homemaker, Rachana Pariwal (42), was found on the premises of a condominium in New Town around 11 pm on Friday. Cops from the Techno City Police Station have started a probe.According to police, the ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Cyclone ‘Montha’ heads to Andhra

    Kolkata: Kolkata and several south Bengal districts are set to receive light to moderate rain from Oct 28 to 30, even as cyclonic storm ‘Montha' hits the coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada during the evening or ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    On SIR, Bengal BJP speaks in many voices

    Kolkata: BJP neta and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday said Indian Muslims don't have to worry about the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls. Speaking at Vijay Sankalp Sabha at Gangarampur in South Dinajpur, Majumdar said, "Indian ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    EC eyes volunteers to assist BLOs during Bengal SIR

    Kolkata: With the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls about to kick off in Bengal, the Election Commission plans to appoint volunteers to assist booth-level officers (BLOs) during the three-month exercise.Poll announcement in Bengal is likely by ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Trinamool slams BJP for ‘silence’ on crimes against women in Maha, MP

    Kolkata: "You cannot preach ‘Nari Shakti' while women, Indian or foreign, are unsafe under your watch," Trinamool said on Saturday, hitting back strongly at BJP's "selective outrage" when it came to incidents of crime against women in Bengal and ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Mob enters Tolly home, thrashes youth, molests 2

    Kolkata: A family of seven living on Tollygunge Road was allegedly assaulted and harassed on Friday night after they protested against the bursting of high-decibel firecrackers during a Kali Puja immersion procession. A group of around 12 to 14 ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Firecracker onslaught: Diwali repeat threat looms over Chhath

    Kolkata: Following a noisy Diwali and Kali Puja, cops e gearing up for a fresh crackdown on banned crackers to ensure Chhath Puja remains less noisy. Cops working on the ground told TOI that the "threat of a Diwali ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    KMC to try music therapy to prod citizens into segregating waste

    Kolkata: Kolkata Municipal Corporation's solid waste management department has unveiled a plan to deploy battery-powered vehicles equipped with audio systems that will play popular songs to encourage citizens to segregate waste. This initiative will mark a shift from the ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Community calls for cleaner, greener Chhath celebrations

    Kolkata: With the city still reeling from incidents of violence and noise pollution during Diwali and Kali Puja, community elders have appealed for a clean and green Chhath Puja this year. Several organisations representing residents of Bihar and Uttar ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Holding areas in stns to check Chhath crowding

    Kolkata: Ahead of Chhath, South-Eastern Railway is on guard against overcrowding that may lead to stampedes like in Burdwan, Delhi, and other stations. SER is setting up dedicated holding areas in key stations to decongest platforms and waiting areas. ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    10-day-old with rare disease back home from brink of death

    Kolkata: A 10-day-old baby who was born with a rare, life-threatening cardiac disorder, Long QT Syndrome, was revived from the brink of death by doctors at a city hospital. Following intensive treatment that started soon after the baby was ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Sec V likely to pay property tax via UAA from next fin year

    Kolkata: NDITA has sent the final proposal to the state for introducing the unit area assessment (UAA) system of property tax collection in Sector V.According to the draft proposal, framed by NDITA, the property tax amount of a holding ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Salon employee arrested after woman’s complaint of molestation

    Kolkata: A woman was allegedly molested in the outlet of a beauty salon chain in the Kalipark area of Rajarhat. The accused was arrested and produced in court on Saturday.The woman, a resident of a housing complex on Rajarhat ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Ensure patient security at hosps: CM at 1st post-SSKM meeting

    Kolkata: CM on Saturday questioned how people with criminal antecedents could access hospital premises and directed that all security personnel posted at state-run hospitals undergo thorough background checks and receive proper identification, uniform and training.The CM's posers and ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Wrap up New Market clock tower exterior repairs by Christmas: KMC

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has urged the architect responsible for restoring the iconic clock tower at New Market to complete the exterior work by Christmas, enabling its unveiling to the public on Bada Din.Speaking to TOI, restoration architect ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Body in bed: Accused left with bed sheet, alcohol bottle

    Kolkata: Rahul Lal (26), the Picnic Garden resident, whose body was found stashed inside a storage bed in Room 302 at Hotel Al Burj on Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, was a victim of a "perfectly planned ", said police. ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Garia assault: Cops start probe, scan CCTV footage

    Kolkata: Two days after a woman teacher residing at Lakshmi Narayan Colony near Garia was ‘attacked' for protesting against the bursting of loud sound-emitting firecrackers, the Netaji Nagar Police on Saturday has served notice to all parties concerned to ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Woman survives bear attack

    Jalpaiguri: A woman, who was attacked by a wild bear at Lodhama in Darjeeling on Oct 17, was released from hospital on Thursday. Ashmaya Rai, 31, had suffered multiple lacerations on her face during the attack. She was rescued ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Durgapur gang rape survivor identifies 5 accused in parade

    DURGAPUR: The Durgapur gang rape survivor identified five accused in the case, who allegedly violated and extorted her, at Durgapur Correctional Home on Friday in the presence of a magistrate. The sixth accused, the 23-year-old who studies in the ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Main Hostel shift: JU writes to parents of 3rd-yr students

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University (JU) has written to the parents of third-year students who have refused to shift to Main Hostel from New Boys' Hostel (NBH), informing them that their wards will have to vacate NBH rooms by Oct 31 ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Cops conduct medico-legal, DNA tests on SSKM accused

    Kolkata: The police on Saturday conducted the medico-legal examination of the accused, Amit Mallick (34), who was arrested for sexually assaulting a minor girl inside a male restroom at SSKM Trauma Centre on Oct 22. The cops received necessary ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Focus on cybercrime against women in Kol Police’s 5.8-cr upgrade plans

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police has decided to upgrade its cyber investigation labs to enhance the safety and security of women online and track women-centric crimes. It has called for e-tenders worth Rs 5.8 crore, with the funding coming under the ...

    26 October 2025 Times of India
    Cyclone brews over Bay, impact alert for city

    Kolkata: Kolkata and several south Bengal districts could be lashed by thunderstorms and gusty winds on Oct 28 and 29 under the impact of a cyclonic storm, which is set to form over the southwest and adjoining west-central Bay ...

    25 October 2025 Times of India
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