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  • Shyam Metalics sets sights on Rs 40,000 cr revenue by 2031

    Kolkata: Shyam Metalics and Energy Limited (SMEL) is targeting a 2.5 times increase in revenue to reach Rs 40,000 crore by 2031, driven by capacity expansion, product mix enhancement and export diversification. One of India's leading integrated metal producers, ...

    18 October 2025 Times of India
    Tenth rhino swept away in N Bengal floods rescued

    Kolkata: The 10th one-horned rhino in Jaldapara, swept away during the Oct 4 deluge, was rescued from Patlakhawa forest in Cooch Behar on Friday, making it the "largest coordinated rhino rescue and release operation of its kind in India".DFO ...

    18 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘Kol safest city, BJP most unsafe party’

    Kolkata: Kolkata has repeatedly been recognised as the safest city in the country by central agencies, yet opposition parties spread rumours about the city's safety, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Friday. "Are you safe in states with double-engine govts? ...

    18 October 2025 Times of India
    Sunday full-load trial for glitch-free Green Line ride

    Kolkata: In a bid to make Green Line operations glitch-free and address the issue of packed trains by reducing frequencies further, KMRC will be running "full-load" train trials on Sunday, with tracks "loaded" with 14 rakes. The trials will ...

    18 October 2025 Times of India
    Cops fix 8pm–10pm cracker window for Mon, tighten vigil on sky lanterns

    Kolkata: Use of fireworks and crackers will be allowed only between 8 pm and 10 pm on Monday to celebrate Kali Puja and Diwali, a notification issued by Kolkata Police stated on Friday, warning those who burst crackers before ...

    18 October 2025 Times of India
    Centre names interlocutor to find political solution to Gorkha issues

    Darjeeling: The Centre appointed Pankaj Kumar Singh, former deputy national security advisor, as the official interlocutor to facilitate talks to find a political and permanent solution to Gorkha issues.The move sparked mixed reactions across the Hills. While some welcomed ...

    18 October 2025 Times of India
    3 women held in Cooch Behar with 1cr worth drugs

    Kolkata: The Bengal Special Task Force (STF) on Friday arrested three women at New Cooch Behar Railway Station with contraband drugs worth more than Rs 1 crore, reports Dwaipayan Ghosh. Acting on a tip, STF personnel conducted a raid ...

    18 October 2025 Times of India
    WBBSE: Avoid controversial questions in selection tests

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has issued a notice asking schools to avoid controversial questions for selection tests.It releases a question bank for the Madhyamik examinees every year, which includes question papers from the ...

    18 October 2025 Times of India
    Man dupes firms of costly phones, invests money in gold

    Kolkata: Bhowanipore PS, with help of Lalbazar cyber cell, arrested a "lone wolf", who duped firms of costly phones and invested the money in gold. He chose to stay in hotels across the city while carrying out his operations ...

    18 October 2025 Times of India
    CM’s high-rise drainage prod to councillors

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asked party councillors in Kolkata Municipal Corporation to take lessons from the Sept 23 deluge in Kolkata to ensure high-rises have proper drainage facilities.The CM warned councillors to learn from the recent ...

    18 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘Why have you stolen my FB content?’ Woman assaulted over plagiarism

    Kolkata: A 24-year-old woman from Behala claimed that she was assaulted at her residence by another woman, whom she was not acquainted with and who accused the complainant of copying the other's Facebook content to increase viewership and reach. ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    CPR trained personnel deployed at Kolkata airport to enhance passenger safety

    KOLKATA: At least four health personnel trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) will be deployed at Kolkata airport at any given time. CPR is an emergency procedure that combines chest compressions and rescue breaths to help revive someone when their ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Be a digital warrior and protect Bengal’s dignity: Abhishek

    Kolkata: Barely six months before the 2026 Bengal assembly polls, on Thursday launched a social media campaign calling on Bengal's youth to counter misinformation and propaganda against the state on social media."If you want Bengal's name to be ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Warm temperatures,clear skies, no rain; AQI remains poor

    Kolkata residents can expect a sunny day on , with temperatures ranging from to , accompanied by clear skies and a gentle breeze. While weather conditions are favorable for outdoor activities, the city's air quality remains a concern, ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    ED searches 22 locations in illegal sand mining probe

    Midnapore/Asansol: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out searches at multiple locations across Bengal in connection with an ongoing probe into illegal sand mining.According to sources, the agency conducted raids at a total of 22 locations across ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    100cr pumping stn to end Howrah waterlogging woes

    Howrah: Howrah is set to get a central pumping station at a cost of nearly Rs 100 crore. The facility at Nazirgunj is aimed to rid Howrah of waterlogging woes every monsoon. It should be in place before the ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Siliguri to get grand Mahakal temple, state to form trust: CM

    Darjeeling: CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that a larger, grand Mahakal temple would be constructed adjacent to the proposed convention centre in Siliguri, for which a trust will be formed. She said the Darjeeling district magistrate has been ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Kids’ spines under strain from bags, screens: Docs

    Kolkata: On World Spine Day, doctors across the city said they were witnessing a significant rise in spinal problems among children and adolescents. Contributing factors include the weight of school bags and the increasing screen time from online gaming ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    The Hills are ready, come back: Didi’s message from Darjeeling

    Kolkata/Darjeeling: CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged tourists to visit Darjeeling in large numbers, assuring them that they can visit the majestic Hills "without fear" and reminding them that while two roads to the Hills are fully functional, another ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Honda gears up to launch over 5 SUVs in next 5 years

    Kolkata: Honda Cars India is gearing up to launch of a series of cars, most of them SUVs, over the next couple of weeks. The company had already announced five SUVs, including the Elevate and an electric SUV based ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Classmate of gang-rape survivor tried to mislead probe, say cops

    Durgapur: Wasef Ali, the second-year MBBS student and the Durgapur gang-rape survivor's classmate, tried to mislead investigators, police sources said on Thursday. It was the survivor's hostel roommate, also a second-year MBBS student, who brought the incident to light.In ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    In week leading to Kali Puja, noise demon rears head in Kolkata pockets

    Kolkata: As the city gears up for Diwali, sporadic bursts of firecrackers — particularly high-decibel chocolate bombs and dodomas — have already shattered the calm in several neighbourhoods. None of these conforms to the prescribed 125 dB noise ceiling ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Global campaign for jailed Bangla activist

    Kolkata: A group of rights activists from around the world is conducting a signature campaign to secure the release of Bangladeshi author, filmmaker and journalist Shariar Kabir, who has been imprisoned in Bangladesh for exactly a year since his ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Hosp staff’s cellphone snatched in Anandapur

    Kolkata: A private hospital employee alleged that a bike-borne assailant snatched his mobile phone close to his workplace barely minutes after he walked out from the hospital on completion of his shift. The incident occurred on Oct 11 around ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Dog feeder assaulted in Salt Lake over funds row

    Kolkata: A street dog feeder, Gautam Pramanik (60), was allegedly assaulted by a group of men outside his employer's house in Salt Lake's FC Block on Tuesday night. He is now in the ICU of SSKM Hospital with a ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Bengal cops probe ‘arrest’ of two Basirhat brothers in Pak

    Kolkata: Bengal Police have started a preliminary inquiry following reports that two brothers from Matia in Basirhat, North 24 Parganas, are lodged in a Karachi jail after being arrested by Pakistan police more than two years ago.According to the ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Cops to shut roads, arrange for parking for Kali Puja in Kolkata

    Kolkata: Following requests from Kali Puja organisers, Kolkata Traffic Police has identified parking spots for puja clusters in north, central and south Kolkata, though the force has maintained that the facility will be on "an entirely fluent, hour-to-hour requirement ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Doctor, hubby assaulted after Phoolbagan road rage

    Kolkata: A doctor from Kasba was allegedly verbally abused and her husband assaulted in a case of last Sunday on Narkeldanga Main Road after a minor accident. The Phoolbagan PS arrested main accused Kartik Chowdhury and are probing ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Couple faces Pocso plaint for assault, abuse of 14-yr-old ayah

    Kolkata: A 14-year-old girl from Bihar accused a couple in Kolkata — Intekab Alam and Samrin Nisha — of subjecting her to physical and sexual abuse while she was employed as an ayah for their newborn child. The girl ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    SC allows withdrawal of contempt petition against Mamata

    New Delhi: The on Thursday permitted the withdrawal of a contempt petition against Chief minister after it was informed that the Attorney General R Venkataramani did not give consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Banerjee. The ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Drive to fight malnutrition in Krishnanagar

    Kolkata: The Krishnanagar Police has launched a community outreach programme to combat malnutrition in remote villages under its jurisdiction. Spearheaded by SP Amarnath K and ASP Uttam Ghosh, the initiative aims to provide nutritious food to those in need, ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Deocha Pachami: Tenders floated for 2nd phase of mining over 314 acres

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) has floated a tender for the selection of an MDO (mine development operator) for the second phase of the basalt mine in Birbhum's Deocha Pachami Dewangunj Harinsingha (DPDH) block under ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    EC extends voter data deadline till Oct 18

    Kolkata: The EC has extended the deadline for submitting data for matching of voters who existed in the special intensive revision (SIR) of 2002 and have their names in the 2025 voters list, as only seven districts submitted the ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Howrah doctor saves man at Mumbai airport

    Kolkata: Quick action by a young doctor from Howrah saved the life of a man, who collapsed at Mumbai airport on Monday. Anaesthesiologist Diptasree Ray was waiting in the boarding queue at the airport's Terminal 1 to fly back ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Airfares skyrocket by 40%-80% amid festive homecoming rush

    KOLKATA: Airfares to Kolkata from major Indian cities nearly doubled ahead of Diwali as thousands of Kolkatans working or studying elsewhere prepared to return home for Kali Puja and Bhaiphonta.On Oct 18, a Saturday and two days before the ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Phoolbagan pub brawl: Group chases youths on EMB for 3.5km, thrash them

    Kolkata: A night out near Phoolbagan turned into a harrowing ordeal for four youths — all employees of a private cultural conclave located nearby — last Sunday when they were allegedly assaulted by a group of pub-goers. The incident ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Regulate construction in Hills, use multi-hazard early warning system to prevent disasters: Study

    Kolkata: A new report on the vulnerability of the population living in the Himalayan region, including Darjeeling and adjoining districts of north Bengal that were left reeling under flash floods and landslides has called for replacing fragmented disaster responses ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Provisional NOC for partial comm use of NT bldgs

    Kolkata: After gross anomalies for use of many residential buildings in New Town for commercial purposes like ceremonial halls and nursing homes, New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has now started issuing provisional no objection to interested parties wanting ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Bengal home to 707 jumbos, reveals 1st DNA-based study; up from 682 in 2017; S Bengal data may be underestimate: Experts

    Kolkata: Bengal is home to around 3% of the country's elephant population. Of the 22,446 jumbos in India, Bengal has 707 — 676 (upper & lower limits of 541 and 812) in north Bengal and 31 (22-41) in south ...

    17 October 2025 Times of India
    Honda to launch more than 5 SUVs in 5 years

    KOLKATA: Honda Cars India will announce the launch of several more cars, mostly SUVs, in the next couple of weeks. The company had earlier announced the launch of five SUVs, including the Elevate and an electric SUV based on ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Rolls-Royce partners with Bharat Forge to manufacture fan blades for business, regional jet engines

    Kolkata: British aircraft engine giant Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement with Bharat Forge Ltd to manufacture and supply fan blades for Rolls-Royce’s Pearl 700 and Pearl 10X engines. The fan blades used in high-performance turbofan engines for business jets ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Med student’s arrest in rape case shocks Malda village

    Malda: Residents of Bahadurpur in Malda's Kaliachak are distraught over Wasef Ali's arrest in the Durgapur gang rape case and say they do not believe that he can be involved in such a heinous crime.It could be a conspiracy ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Gold price surge prompts discounts to woo buyers

    Kolkata: With gold prices soaring to Rs 1.3 lakh per 10 gm on Wednesday, three days ahead of Dhanteras on Saturday, Kolkata's jewellers are reshaping their festive playbook to sweeten the deal for buyers.Across major jewellery hubs on BB ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Warm temperatures, no rain; AQI remains poor

    Kolkata residents can expect a sunny day on October 16, 2025, with temperatures ranging between 21.5°C and 31.1°C, while dealing with poor air quality from the previous day that recorded an AQI-IN of 134 due to elevated levels of ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Evaluate parents' psyche before child custody decision: Calcutta HC norms

    KOLKATA: Family courts can suo motu order psychiatric or psychological evaluation of parents to ensure that custody of a child is given to the emotionally and mentally fit parent, according to guidelines laid down by Calcutta High Court on ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    2 dead, 1 missing in 2 trawler accidents

    Kolkata: A trawler carrying 18 fishermen capsized nearly 40 nautical miles off Bakkhali coast, leaving one dead and another missing. Rescue teams have recovered the body of Kamal Jana (37), a resident of South 24 Parganas, while Debnath Kar ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Bengal directors’ award-winning films to miss KIFF competition

    Kolkata: Movie buffs expected Purulia girl Anuparna Roy's Venice winner ‘Songs of Forgotten Trees' and Barrackpore-born Tanushree Das's Berlin-premiered ‘Shadowbox (Baksho Bondi)' to compete for the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger award at the 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Ro-Ko magnet draws fans to Oz for match and vacation

    Kolkata: With Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma being set to stage a comeback in what could be their last major outing, the India-Australia white ball series beginning in Perth on Sunday has led to a travel rush to destinations ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Underground chaos as Metro ops stall

    Kolkata: Metro services on the Blue (North-South) and Green (East-West) lines were disrupted on Thursday afternoon and evening, respectively. A technical snag halted services on the Blue Line for nearly three hours due to issues on the tracks at ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Girl wants to take test later, dad speaks in many voices

    Kolkata: The second-year medical college student who survived rape and is now undergoing treatment wants to take a supplementary test at a later date since she will miss the ongoing examinations. Her father, however, reiterated on Wednesday that they ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    This Diwali, mkt prefers more light, less sound

    Kolkata: The pollution watchdog may have raised the permissible noise limit for crackers from the earlier 90 decibels (dB) to 125 dB but retailers believe the leeway will not lead to a switch from display fireworks to sound crackers ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Gang-rape charge against classmate

    Durgapur: Wasef Ali, the second-year MBBS student and classmate of the Durgapur rape survivor, was remanded in 7 days' police custody on Wednesday after cops slapped gang-rape charges against him, along with snatching and extortion.Police told the court that ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Rallies and puja pandals choke streets above

    Kolkata: With Metro trouble on the Blue line, commuters who decided to take the road above also faced severe slow traffic in central Kolkata due to multiple rallies choking the roads in the area.Lalbazar said that RR Avenue was ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Presi weathers delays, betters 2024 UG admission performance

    Kolkata: Presidency University weathered delays and disturbances, and performed better than last year in UG admissions this year compared to other state-run universities and colleges where seats are lying vacant. The UG admission in the state was stalled due ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Biker caught between truck & auto in Kidderpore, dies

    Kolkata: A 28-year-old biker, Md Sonu —a resident of Jorasanko in central Kolkata—died in a freak accident in the early hours of Wednesday. According to police, the cutting shaft of a heavy trailer truck—travelling from the Port area towards ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Motorcyclist held for hitting sergeant in Kolkata

    Kolkata: A sergeant from Beliaghata Traffic Guard sustained severe injuries on Tuesday evening after being deliberately hit by a biker, who was trying to flee from him at Phoolbagan on the CIT Road.According to police, sergeant Suvrokanti Banerjee was ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Prisoner flees from SSKM

    Kolkata: An under-trial prisoner, Arup Dhar, escaped from the custody of the Presidency Correctional Home cops on Oct 9 while undergoing treatment at SSKM Hospital. This led authorities to carry out surprise checks in the cells. During such a ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Implement sky lantern ban, smooth traffic: Kali Puja clubs to cops

    Kolkata: A section of the 2,600-odd organisers in the city has appealed to police to ensure a complete ban on sky lanterns, especially near pandals. At least five organisers raised the demand during the coordination meeting with Kolkata ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Marcus Sq construction will start soon, says mayor

    Kolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim on Wednesday expressed worries over the delay in the construction of an underground water reservoir and booster pumping station at Marcus Square near College Street market. This delay is due to resistance by a section ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    New Town road set to get more speed breakers

    Kolkata: WBHIDCO plans to set up bituminous speed breakers at different locations, including service lanes, on Street No 3333, which leads towards after crossing Biswa Bangla Gate in New Town. Officials said it is becoming one of the ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Ultra cycling: Kol professor pedals 3,700km in 21 days

    Kolkata: Abhishek Tunga, an ultra-marathon runner and a professor from Kolkata, completed a 3,700 km trans-Himalayan journey on a cycle from Ladakh to Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh. The expedition, monitored each day by the World Ultra Cycling Association (WUCA), ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Buses of route 45 go off road

    Kolkata: All buses plying on route 45, which operate on three separate routes, went off the road on Wednesday due to unrest between the worker syndicate and the owners. As a result, commuters from Airport, Baguiati, Kestopur, Chinar Park, ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    EC finds 3.4cr name matches between current list, 2002 data

    Kolkata: The has found 3.4 crore names of voters that match the 2002 SIR list. This indicates that 44.7% of Bengal's 7.6 crore voters, according to the 2025 electoral rolls, match the 2002 data. The EC has received ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    WB survivor’s classmate held for gang-rape, extortion

    Durgapur: Police slapped gang-rape, snatching and extortion charges Wednesday on the arrested classmate of the second-year MBBS student who was sexually assaulted outside her campus in Bengal’s Durgapur last Friday night.The suspect, the sixth to be arrested in the ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Mamata: Unbridled building of hydro-projects will spell doom

    Kolkata/Darjeeling: "If you play with nature, nature will retaliate. With such unrestricted constructions and hydro-projects like those in Sikkim, exploitation is on... The situation might turn out to be dangerous," CM said on Wednesday while addressing an administrative ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    2 Birbhum ASIs suspended for taking bribes

    Suri: Two assistant sub-inspectors from Md Bazar police station in Birbhum have been suspended for allegedly taking bribes from truck owners. Birbhum SP Amandeep said on Wednesday that a complaint by the Truck Owners' Association was received on Tuesday ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    CM names rescued elephant calf ‘Lucky’

    : CM Mamata Banerjee has named a seven-day old female elephant calf — rescued after she was separated from its herd during the north Bengal flood on Oct 5 — ‘'. "Since the calf survived such devastation, we have ...

    16 October 2025 Times of India
    Investment fraud-digital arrest twin scams rob 76-yr-old of 57L

    Kolkata: A 76-year-old man from Kalighat was cheated of Rs 57 lakh by fraudsters who posed as senior govt officials, created fake profiles on social media and used specific apps to target the victim.The accused employed combined investment and ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Hyundai Motor India unveils ambitious Rs 45,000 crore investment plan; aims for Rs 1 lakh crore revenue by 2030

    KOLKATA: Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) on Wednesday has unveiled a strategic roadmap that underscores its commitment to the Indian market with a massive Rs 45,000 crore investment over the next five years. This ambitious plan is set to ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Calcutta University holds first-ever computer-based law entrance test

    KOLKATA: Calcutta University conducted an entrance test for law admission, following a computer-based test on Tuesday. This time, the university revised the entire process of conducting the law entrance test for students seeking admission to the five-year BA LLB ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Patna travel surge: Air India, Air India Express add 166 extra weekly flights for Diwali & Chhath Puja

    KOLKATA: and its subsidiary, Air India Express, have announced the addition of 166 weekly flights to and from Patna to meet the increased travel demand during Diwali and Chhath Puja celebrations. Starting from Oct 15 to Nov 2, ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Bengal home to 707 elephants, reveals 1st DNA-based study; up from 682 in 2017; S Bengal data may be an underestimate: Experts

    Kolkata: Bengal is home to around 3% of the country's elephant population. Of the 22,446 jumbos in India, Bengal has 707 — 676 (upper & lower limits of 541 and 812) in north Bengal and 31 (22-41) in south ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Monsoon leaves, AQI slips to moderate, sparks fear of pollution spike after festival

    Kolkata: With the rains receding and the air turning drier, Kolkata's air quality is showing early signs of deterioration. The city's air quality index (AQI) slipped into the moderate category for the first time this season, triggering concerns of ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    State health officials step up efforts to tackle drinking water crisis, diseases

    Kolkata/Dhupguri: In the wake of the devastating north Bengal flood, public health engineering and health departments have intensified efforts to address the acute drinking water crisis plaguing the region, making it their "first priority".With CM Mamata Banerjee overseeing the ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Warm temperatures, no rain; AQI improves

    Kolkata residents woke up to a bright and sunny morning on , with temperatures expected to reach during the day. While the weather conditions remain favorable for outdoor activities, the city's air quality recorded a yesterday, with ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Bengal: 51%-65% match between current voter lists, 2002 SIR data in 7 districts

    KOLKATA: Between 51.3% and 65.2% of voters in seven districts in Bengal have their names on the 2025 electoral roll as well as the list prepared after a special intensive revision (SIR) in 2002, the has found during ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Woman files cruelty, cheating plaint against son, his wife

    Kolkata: An 85-year-old woman from Chinsurah, Hooghly, lodged a police complaint seeking registration of an FIR against her son and daughter-in-law for alleged misappropriation of money, cruelty, harassment, and neglect under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    MCCI prez aims to focus on start-ups, women entrepreneurs

    Kolkata: Newly elected president of the Merchants' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Priti A Sureka, aims to make the chamber more inclusive by bringing together large and small businesses and serving as a bridge between them.Sureka, executive director ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Short circuit exposes absence of emergency exit in new ATC bldg

    Kolkata: A short circuit at the new air traffic control (ATC) tower on Oct 7 blew the on off a major flaw in the design. The facility, which is crucial to flight operation at Kolkata airport, does not have ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Didi hands over jobs, relief as she meets bereaved families

    Mirik: CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met the families of those who lost their lives to devastating landslides that struck Mirik following incessant downpour on Oct 5. Banerjee offered her condolences to the families and asked whether they had ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Only 790 out of 10L totos register in drive’s 1st 2 days

    Kolkata: On the first two days of the state's registration drive, around 950 battery-operated vehicles — including totos and e-rickshaws — were registered with regional transport offices (RTOs) across Bengal. While the move marks a significant step towards bringing ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Health dept develops AI protocol, app for quick breast cancer identification

    Kolkata: An artificial intelligence-based protocol is being developed by the state health department for the quick identification of breast cancer patients in Bengal. Funds were sanctioned to IPGMER to develop an app, in collaboration with an IT firm, to ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Kalighat film selected for Amsterdam docu fest

    Kolkata: From Kalighat's red-light district to the world's largest documentary festival, Bipuljit Basu's ‘Redlight to Limelight' has lived up to its title. The documentary was on Tuesday selected as part of the ‘Best of Fest' category at the 38th ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    In festive season, Durga Puja gates & pandals breed mosquitoes, diseases

    Kolkata: Puja gates turn into mosquito breeding grounds, raising dengue-malaria fears. The grand decorative gates and pandals of are now being flagged as potential health hazards. Rainwater trapped inside their bamboo-and-polythene frames has turned them into mosquito breeding ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Gear up for ‘drone’ crackers, ‘tank’ rockets as bazi bazaars take up Op Sindoor theme

    Kolkata: From missile-shaped shells and aerial crackers that look like drones, from S-400 air-defence replicas and tank-shaped rocket launchers, tricolour sparklers and flower pots, Operation Sindoor-themed crackers are set to be the flavour of the season at Kolkata's bazi ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Murmu attack: HC says no to central agency probe

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ruled against transferring the investigation into the attack on Khagen Murmu at Nagrakata to central agencies.Hearing a plea to transfer the probe, Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) stated, "It is not possible ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    9 Jaldapara rhinos rescued

    Kolkata: A total of nine rhinos from Jaldapara National Park have been rescued since the Oct 4 deluge in north Bengal. The operation to rescue the ninth was completed on Tuesday evening.Jaldapara DFO Parveen Kaswan said the latest rescue ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Come to spl camps for lost docus: Mamata to flood-hit

    Mirik/Kolkata: CM visited multiple flood-hit villages in Mirik and Sukhia Pokhri on Tuesday, personally oversaw relief work and requested the victims to enlist their names if any important official document like Aadhaar card, EPIC or passport had been ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Durgapur survivor’s friend held after she claims molestation

    DURGAPUR: A classmate of the Durgapur gang rape survivor was arrested Tuesday evening after she told a judicial magistrate, in an in-camera statement, that he had molested her when she stepped out of the campus with him on Oct ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    After 23/9 deluge, KMC focus on Bhowanipore-Ballygunge belt

    Kolkata: The waterlogging scenario in large parts of Ballygunge, Sarat Bose Road, Bhowanipore, and the Tiljala-Topsia-Picnic Garden area is likely to change significantly with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) taking up a special project to desilt a century-old underground ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Dhunseri chairman resigns from ITA, TAI

    Kolkata: Dhunseri Group chairman CK Dhanuka has resigned from the Indian Tea Association (ITA) and the Tea Association of India (TAI). In a statement, Dhanuka said that he would dedicate his time and resources to champion the cause of ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    KP to step up pre-Diwali drink-drive checks

    Kolkata: This weekend, barely a week before , saw around 40 cases of drink -driving, a trend witnessed since Durga Puja this year. Kolkata Police expect the figures to remain high as winter, along with festivities, is about to ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘3 chased us, fled with phone after crime, 2 joined them to demand 3k’

    Durgapur: In her detailed statement to the police on Oct 11, the Durgapur survivor told that one person pinned her to the ground and raped her in an abandoned jungle stretch, while two others watched. Two other persons ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘Everyone has right to fair trial & it’s my duty to defend them’

    Durgapur: "It is my professional duty to defend them," the woman lawyer tasked with defending the five Durgapur gang rape accused told TOI on Tuesday.Pooja Kurmi, a criminal lawyer who has been fighting criminal cases for the past 10 ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    HC directs cops to provide security at Durgapur med college amid protests

    Kolkata: Amid growing protests around the pvt medical college in Durgapur, Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed cops to provide security and ensure no unauthorised person is allowed on its premises. College authorities approached the vacation bench citing cop ...

    15 October 2025 Times of India
    Durgapur gang-rape: 5 accused, survivor’s friend taken to crime spot; asked to reenact their roles

    NEW DELHI: West Bengal Police on Tuesday afternoon took the five arrested accused and the friend of the Durgapur gang rape survivor to the crime spot for reconstruction of the crime as a part of their ongoing probe, a ...

    14 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata: Motovolt Mobility to double retail outlets to 200 by March 2026; boosts EV reach for delivery

    KOLKATA: In a bid to capitalize on the burgeoning demand for (EVs) in the last-mile delivery and micro-mobility sectors, Kolkata-headquartered electric two-wheeler company Motovolt Mobility Pvt Ltd has announced plans to double its retail network from 100 to ...

    14 October 2025 Times of India
    EIMPA president keen to explore reducing virtual print fee for Bengali cinema

    Kolkata: The city's single-screen exhibitors have highlighted the financial losses following the mandatory screening of Bengali cinema at primetime shows. This issue was discussed at an exhibitors' meeting held at the Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) on Monday. ...

    14 October 2025 Times of India
    Durgapur gang-rape case: Bengal BJP launches ‘Operation Lal Mirch’; hands out red chilli powder to women

    NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP workers on Tuesday distributed red chilli powder among women for "self-defence" amid "worsening law and order" in the state, citing the recent gang rape of a medical student in Durgapur.The BJP launched its campaign, ...

    14 October 2025 Times of India
    As schools reopen after disaster, green lessons inform lived reality

    Sukhiapokhri: Her school, the Balasun Bhanjyang Forest Primary School under the Jorebungalow-Sukhia Pokhri block, was swept away on Oct 4 and now lies buried under mud and debris. Micchen Sherpa, a Class 4 student, started school again on Monday ...

    14 October 2025 Times of India
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