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AI symposium at New Town CD Block explores future of work and ethical challenges on Ashtami
Not just agomoni songs and plays, the puja stage was also used for serious discussions — on artificial intelligence (AI). On Ashtami evening, New Town CD Block hosted a symposium on the impact of AI on the job market.The ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphSholay spoof performance delights audience at FD Block puja mandap on Ashtami night
The pull of Sholay and the promise of good fun drew a full house to the FD Block mandap, adjoining its puja pandal, on Ashtami night. The spoof of the 1975 Ramesh Sippy classic, which turns 50 this year, ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphTagore-themed fancy dress contest celebrates women portraying iconic literary characters
On Ekadashi, the women walking into AL Block community hall looked as though they had stepped out of a period drama. One resembled a tribal woman, another a warrior, and yet another wore a frilly blouse with her red ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphMovie nights draw crowds at GC Block terrace and BE East stage during Puja celebrations
At a time when movie watching is becoming a personal experience on phones, some groups tried to revive the tradition of community screenings this Puja, with overwhelming response.At BE (East), four classics were screened on various Puja days. The ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphHC seeks cracker report, Govt to detail steps taken on 2019 guidelines in 3 weeks
A vacation division bench of Calcutta High Court headed by Justice Biswajit Basu on Thursday directed the state government to inform the court within the next three weeks about the steps taken to implement the court-framed 2019 guidelines on ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphGovt cracks down on fake certificates, 6,000 vehicles under scanner for fitness fraud
The state government has ordered all registering authorities associated with the transport department to scrutinise databases and identify vehicles that have secured the compulsory fitness certificate (CF) without paying taxes and renewing permits.A notification by the state transport secretary, ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphPerson posing as senior official from CMO at Nabanna arrested for extortion scam
A resident of New Town was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly impersonating a senior official from the chief minister’s office at Nabanna, and for purportedly employing the state government's logo and emblem to extort money from people.Police said Saurav ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphCornice climb bares murder trio, CCTV footage reveals flee movement of miscreants
Three men wanted in connection with a murder in Rajasthan, and believed to be hiding in Calcutta, sneaked into a residential complex near the Hyatt Regency hotel along EM Bypass late on Thursday night. They hid in a cornice ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphForesters track pack movement, living with Wolves: Bengal’s Strategy for Coexistence
At a moment when their conflict with humans has escalated in a certain area of Uttar Pradesh, foresters and researchers are observing the population, habitat, and behaviour of wolves in south Bengal.Protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphParents opt for holistic schools, more than marks equal importance for other activities
Academic performance may still matter, but for a growing number of parents, it is no longer the only factor when choosing a school for their child. A strong shift towards holistic education is changing how schools are being assessed, ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphCar parked at Nimtala Ghat roll backwards into Hooghly, three injured while sleeping
A white WagonR parked at Nimtala Ghat rolled backwards into the Hooghly on Thursday morning, injuring three people who were sleeping on the ghat.The vehicle’s owner, Amit Agarwal, a resident of 188B Maniktala Main Road, had taken his mother ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphKolkata police commissioner Manoj Verma at Bazi Bazar: Sell only green crackers
City police commissioner Manoj Verma visited the Bazi Bazar at Shahid Minar on Thursday and formally inaugurated the fair, though stalls had been set up by Tuesday. During his visit, he instructed all stall owners to sell only green ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphChina flight lifts foreign travel demand, surge in bookings despite the high fares
A direct flight to Guangzhou, China, from Calcutta has generated very encouraging demand in advance of its relaunch on October 26.Despite return fares reaching as high as ₹56,000 on some days, travellers have eagerly booked seats, signalling strong interest. ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphKolkata Police to deploy 50 advanced breath analysers to curb drink driving ahead of Diwali
To crack down on drink driving ahead of the festive season, Kolkata Police will deploy 50 advanced breath analyzers across the city, a senior officer said on Thursday.These upgraded devices are aimed at making roadside checks more effective and ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphFake CMO officer arrested in Kolkata’s New Town for extortion
A 49-year-old man who allegedly posed as a senior official attached to the West Bengal Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) and extorted money from multiple people was arrested by the Cyber Police Station late on Wednesday night.The accused, identified as ...
17 October 2025 TelegraphAuto hits bike, killing rider in Watgunge
A 28-year-old man riding a motorcycle died after an autorickshaw hit the two-wheeler on Karl Marx Sarani in Watgunge early on Wednesday, police said.After hitting the motorbike, the autorickshaw rammed into a trailer parked by the road. According ...
16 October 2025 TelegraphSealdah prepares for festive rush with special trains, segregated gates
The Sealdah division of Eastern Railway has announced several measures to manage the festive rush during Diwali and Chhath Puja, Rajeev Saxena, the Sealdah divisional railway manager, said on Wednesday. Entry and exitEntry and exit routes at Sealdah will ...
16 October 2025 TelegraphCloudy weekend, but no Celsius dip soon: Met signals slow winter onset
Monsoon gone, the signs of the onset of winter are visible in Calcutta. A significant dip in the Celsius is, however, still some time away, said Met officials. Clear skies and bright sunshine greeted Calcuttans for the fifth consecutive ...
16 October 2025 TelegraphConstruction of water tank at Marcus Square yet to begin, mayor cites political hurdles
Work on a water reservoir and pumping station at Marcus Square, which is being planned as a substitute for the reservoir under Mohammad Ali Park that needs immediate shutdown and repairs, could not be started because of “political trouble,” ...
16 October 2025 Telegraph17 held for running ‘marriage scam’ call centre targeting Indian and Bangladeshi men
A man and 16 women were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly operating a fake call centre at Minto Park, through which they reportedly cheated Indian and Bangladeshi nationals with false promises of marriage.Police said they had received information that ...
16 October 2025 TelegraphTransport offices to go virtual during Diwali: Officials told to work from home to aid vehicle sales
The state government has instructed transport department officials to work from home during the Diwali holidays from October 18 to 28 to facilitate registration of vehicles purchased during this period.The GST rate cuts that came into effect on September ...
16 October 2025 TelegraphTop cop’s festive fraud alert: Commissioner Verma issues guidelines ahead of Diwali
Kolkata Police commissioner Manoj Verma on Wednesday alerted Calcuttans about online frauds through social media that appear to be Diwali offers or promise a chance to offer Kali Puja online. The top cop was speaking at a Kali Puja ...
16 October 2025 TelegraphUS-bound postal services resume after 54-day suspension over import policy change
India Post on Wednesday resumed postal services to the US, ending a 54-day suspension triggered by a change in American import policy.All categories of international mail — including EMS, air parcels, registered letters/packets, and tracked packets — can now ...
16 October 2025 TelegraphMetro stalls, rally adds to chaos: Blue Line snag deepens midday gridlock
Metro services on the Blue Line came to a halt for over an hour on Wednesday afternoon, marking yet another disruption on the often snag-ridden corridor.The timing could not have been worse. The outage coincided with a BJP rally ...
16 October 2025 TelegraphAirfares soar ahead of Diwali weekend travel as demand surges for Kolkata flights
Airfares to Calcutta have more than doubled from some cities this weekend, as many Calcuttans are flying home for a long Diwali break.On Wednesday afternoon, a one-way economy class ticket from Mumbai to Calcutta for a Thursday evening flight ...
16 October 2025 TelegraphCops’ last-ditch cracker noise test flops: Pollution watchdogs skip sound check, shift blame
A last-minute attempt by Kolkata Police to conduct noise-level checks on Diwali firecrackers to be sold at official Bazi Bazars had to be called off on Wednesday after none of the invited pollution-monitoring agencies turned up for the tests.The ...
16 October 2025 TelegraphKolkata: Metro services resume after nearly two-hour disruption on Blue Line
Kolkata Metro services on the Blue Line returned to normal around 2.25 pm on Wednesday, nearly two hours after a crack was detected on the track near MG Road station, bringing a brief period of chaos and inconvenience for ...
16 October 2025 TelegraphEngineering student 'raped' in Kolkata, classmate arrested from Anandapur area, investigation on
A second-year student of a private engineering college in Kolkata was allegedly raped by her classmate, and the accused was arrested from the Anandapur area in the southern part of the city, police said.The woman, who came to West ...
16 October 2025 TelegraphKolkata: Blue Line metro services disrupted after crack detected near MG Road station
Metro services on the Blue Line were partially disrupted on Wednesday afternoon after a crack was detected on the track near MG Road station.The glitch was reported around 12:45 pm. Maidan to Dumdum services remain cancelled.Around 12.40 pm, a ...
16 October 2025 Telegraph'Wanted': Engineering college student arrested in 20-year-old woman's rape case
An engineering student who was wanted in connection with the alleged rape of a classmate was arrested on Tuesday.Police said Rajdeep Roy was arrested from his relative’s home at Sarsuna, on the south-western fringes of the city. “He had ...
15 October 2025 TelegraphAce first attempt, Class 10 students and parents to stay in focus: CBSE schools
Several CBSE schools are telling Class X students and their parents to focus on their first board exam instead of banking on the cushion of the second to improve their scores. Starting 2026, students appearing for the CBSE Class ...
15 October 2025 TelegraphHumidity drops as bright days return, Calcuttans get greeted by sun after long wait
Clear sky and bright sunshine greeted Calcuttans for the fourth straight day on Tuesday with a drop in the moisture level.On Monday, southwest monsoon retreated from Bengal. The minimum relative humidity — a measure of the humidity in the ...
15 October 2025 TelegraphFirst woman to head chamber, push for tourism, global links, small firms: Priti Sureka
More international flights from Calcutta and Bengal’s projection as one of the best tourist destinations are on the wish list of the first woman to lead a 125-year-old business chamber.“A lot of infrastructure development is taking place in the ...
15 October 2025 TelegraphPrisoner at Presidency jail booked for smuggling in phone, legal case initiated
A legal case has been initiated against an undertrial prisoner lodged in Presidency jail for allegedly smuggling in and retaining a mobile phone in his possession, which was said to have been used by another undertrial prisoner who successfully ...
15 October 2025 TelegraphSetu overhaul to take ‘another year’, 1 of 14 cables replaced in Phase 1: Official
One of the 14 stay cables marked for replacement in the first phase of Vidyasagar Setu’s overhaul was replaced during last weekend’s nine-hour traffic closure. The full overhaul of the country’s longest cable-stayed bridge, which connects Calcutta and Howrah, ...
15 October 2025 TelegraphNoise crusaders ring alarm, situation could be tough if turned blind eye: Activists
Doing away with the annual sound test for firecrackers will take the city back to a time when there were no restrictions on the noise limit for sound crackers, environment activists have warned.Metro reported on Tuesday that the sound ...
15 October 2025 TelegraphMaulana Azad College to open centenary archive, historic texts on public display
As part of its centenary celebrations, Maulana Azad College is setting up an archival gallery and museum to showcase a collection of old manuscripts, journals, scientific instruments, and historic documents — many of which have never been on public ...
15 October 2025 TelegraphBoard rolls out school review plan, new system for ongoing quality checks: ICSE chief
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) plans to introduce a new school assessment framework aimed at fostering continuous improvement in education quality, inclusivity, leadership, and parent engagement.The pilot phase of the initiative, named Rise (Review for ...
15 October 2025 TelegraphCommuters demand fix for Taratala Road, IICP takes the streets to stage protest
Students, parents, and teachers from the Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy (IICP) blocked Taratala Road on Tuesday morning in a bid to draw the administration’s attention to its crumbling condition. The protest highlighted a stretch riddled with potholes, craters ...
15 October 2025 TelegraphSouth Calcutta Law college mishap: 55-year-old security guard's bail granted by court
A city court on Monday granted bail to Pinaki Banerjee, the 55-year-old security guard of South Calcutta Law College and a co-accused in the gang rape of a 24-year-old student inside the college premises in June.Banerjee is the first ...
15 October 2025 TelegraphKMC plans surface fixes for EM Bypass again before winter, not long-term though
The civic body will level the undulated portions of EM Bypass between the Ruby crossing and Dhalai bridge this winter. However, experts have warned that this will only be a stopgap measure, not a long-term solution.The stretch, which suffers ...
14 October 2025 TelegraphOne arrested for sexual harassment of 9-year-old girl at a zari embroidery unit
A nine-year-old girl who was sent to deliver embroidered garments at a zari embroidery unit was allegedly sexually harassed by the manager of the unit on Saturday evening, police said. The accused, identified as Imtiaz Alam, was arrested on ...
14 October 2025 TelegraphCracker fairs start, minus sound test; missing decibel check fuels pollution fears
A sound test meant to measure the decibel levels of firecrackers has not been conducted this year, even as Bazi Bazars are set to open from Tuesday, prompting concerns that the authorities may have skipped the mandatory check.In 2023, ...
14 October 2025 TelegraphExperts: Shift focus from conduct to crime, ‘curbing women’s freedom isn’t safety’
The alleged gang rape of a medical student in Durgapur and chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s advice that women should not be allowed to leave campus at night have triggered outrage. While many working in the field of gender rights ...
14 October 2025 TelegraphAll boxes ticked monsoon officially exits Bengal, dry day without a single drop
The monsoon has officially departed from Bengal on Monday, the Met office confirmed.The city got its third straight bright and sunny day on Monday, while most of Bengal was bone dry.As the dry northwesterly winds tighten their grip on ...
14 October 2025 TelegraphNo QR code? Know your green fireworks, risky but needed to be purchased cautiously
QR codes, previously the only way to verify green crackers, have been discontinued, even though the rule mandates using only green crackers this Diwali. Environment activists fear that reduced vigilance could worsen pollution levels. Unaware of what is legal, ...
14 October 2025 TelegraphTeenage boy arrested for raping and leaving a 15-year-old girl pregnant
A 19-year-old boy was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl multiple times and leaving her pregnant, police said.Officers of South Port police station received an email from the father of the girl complaining that she had ...
14 October 2025 TelegraphDigital arrest costs elderly retired banker Rs 28 lakh
An elderly retired bank official was duped out of ₹28 lakh by placing him under digital arrest, police said.Alleged fraudsters claimed that a package — booked in his name — had been found containing narcotics and it had been ...
14 October 2025 TelegraphDownpour impacts sports events at schools, sludgy grounds hinder in the activities
One school has deferred its post-Puja sports activities by a week, while another one, which was scheduled to host an inter-school sports event last month, had to postpone because of the heavy rain this year. The brunt of the ...
14 October 2025 TelegraphSalt Lake roads turn into ankle-twisters
Several roads in Salt Lake continue to remain broken and battered, with residents complaining that some of them were damaged even after repairs only a few months ago. Motorists complain of frequent damage to their vehicles because of the ...
13 October 2025 TelegraphOwner arrested after cat swapped at creche, family protests against discrepancy
A family that went out of the city during Durga Puja, leaving their pet — a Persian cat — at a creche in their neighbourhood, discovered upon their return that the cat had allegedly been exchanged.Based on the family’s ...
13 October 2025 Telegraph250 dengue cases found in 30 days, KMC officials focuses on the vulnerable areas
More than 250 dengue cases were reported in the city in the last 30 days, according to data shared by Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) officials.A KMC official said on Sunday that 791 cases were reported till October 5.An official ...
13 October 2025 TelegraphDeceit delivered in fake packages, fraudulent activities create chaos across Calcutta
An elderly woman in south Calcutta was defrauded on Saturday after she received a package from an app delivery platform. The delivery person claimed the parcel contained sunscreen lotion ordered by her daughter. The woman paid ₹1,500 for the ...
13 October 2025 TelegraphDhanteras-Diwali shopping frenzy sweeps Calcutta, new rush right after Durga Puja
The last weekend before Dhanteras and Diwali saw a surge in festive shopping across Calcutta.Cars, jewellery, phones, consumer durables and decorative lights — there was a robust demand across segments. Stores decorated with promotional offers were crowded throughout the ...
13 October 2025 TelegraphMetro’s Blue Line gets a grey review, delays hamper services creating extra burden
An adjustment in operations to alleviate delays and interruptions on the Metro Blue Line has been effective, though only to some degree.There was a another disruption on the Blue Line on Sunday night, the latest in a series of ...
13 October 2025 TelegraphElderly woman clicks on link given by unknown caller and loses Rs 1.2 lakh
An elderly woman who manages a book reading shop near Shakespeare Sarani was allegedly cheated out of ₹1.2 lakh by an unknown caller.The caller, who presented himself as the branch manager of a bank, convinced her to install an ...
13 October 2025 Telegraph“Conditions are favourable for further withdrawal of southwest monsoon from the remaining parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar; entire Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh and some parts of Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha and Telangana during the next 24 hours and from Northeast India during the subsequent two to three days,” said a national bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department
Monsoon is set to start retreating from Bengal from Monday, the Met office has said.Calcutta, and much of south Bengal, have been dry for the past two days after a long and incessant period of rain.“Conditions are favourable for ...
13 October 2025 TelegraphAnother technical glitch occurs, Blue Line metro services disrupted for three hours
A fresh technical glitch crippled services on the Blue Line Metro for three hours on Saturday, disrupting commutes across the north-south corridor.The glitch was reported around 12.50pm, when a fault was detected in the automated display panel at Dum ...
13 October 2025 TelegraphSurge in festive fraud; click-bait scams ring alarm ahead of Diwali, to stay alert
Lucrative “Diwali Bonanza” offers flooding social media have become one of the biggest concerns for police this festive season, as fraudsters increasingly use such advertisements as bait to trap unsuspecting shoppers.Most of these offers that look “too good to ...
13 October 2025 TelegraphOrganised tea estates face losses as prices fall, ITA seeks minimum sustainable price
Only a handful of tea gardens will achieve a positive EBIDTA (earnings before interest, depreciation, taxes, and amortisation) this year, Hemant Bangur, chairman of the India Tea Association (ITA), has warned, citing lower market price of tea on the ...
12 October 2025 Telegraph‘Divya’ starts second Metro tunnel work on Joka–BBD Bag corridor from Kidderpore
A tunnel boring machine (TBM) began digging the second tunnel from Kidderpore on Saturday evening, speeding up work on the underground section of the long-delayed Joka-BBD Bag Metro corridor (Purple Line).Two TBMs had earlier been lowered into a launching ...
12 October 2025 TelegraphKMC removes 300 Puja hoardings by conducting an overnight operation post deadline
Civic teams conducted an overnight operation on Friday to clear around 300 hoardings that had been erected for Durga Puja.The drive was launched after the seven-day deadline for removing the hoardings expired on Thursday.Two teams visited EM Bypass and ...
12 October 2025 TelegraphSSC to accept online applications for Group C and D staff in schools from November 3
The School Service Commission (SSC) is set to begin accepting online applications for non-teaching positions in government-aided schools starting November 3.The commission, which issued a notification on Thursday, stated that the month-long exercise will continue until December 3.Metro reported ...
12 October 2025 Telegraph20-year-old man arrested for rape of woman with disability in Calcutta’s port area
A 20-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a woman with a disability in Nadial, in Calcutta’s port area, in the early hours of Saturday.Mohammad Yeasin, a resident of Bagdi Para Road in Nadial’s Ayub Nagar, was ...
12 October 2025 Telegraph88-year-old man loses Rs 33 lakh to digital arrest scam by frauds posing as CBI
An 88-year-old resident of Rashbehari Avenue was “digitally arrested” for a day and coerced into paying ₹33 lakh by fraudsters who pretended to be CBI officers, police said.The elderly man was told that unless he paid up, he would ...
12 October 2025 TelegraphCouncil push for Class X and XII internships for learning real-life experiences
Students in Classes X and XII should be encouraged to take internships and relate classroom learning to real-life experience, the chief executive and secretary of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) told school principals on Saturday.The ...
12 October 2025 TelegraphCalcutta photographer bags big cat prize; winning shot captures lioness pride at Kenya
After eight long, sleepless nights inside a sunken hideout in a forest in Kenya, 60-year-old Calcutta-based wildlife photographer and businessman Rajarshi Banerji finally got the shot he had been waiting for: a pride of lionesses and their cubs drinking ...
12 October 2025 TelegraphICSE board moves to curb student exodus to other boards after class 10 examination
About 1.5 lakh of the 2.5 lakh students studying under the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) switch to other boards after Class X, the council’s chief executive and secretary, Joseph Emmanuel, told Metro on Saturday.During a ...
12 October 2025 TelegraphKolkata Metro begins tunnelling work with second TBM ‘Divya’ on Purple Line extension
Metro Railway Kolkata General Manager Subhransu Mishra on Saturday inaugurated the Purple Line tunnelling work by the second TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine), an official statement said.A launching shaft measuring 37 m in length, 22 m in width, and 17 ...
12 October 2025 TelegraphFrom space to schools, Shubhanshu Shukla inspires 50,000 students through webinar
Curiosity is where learning begins, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to travel to the International Space Station, told 50,000 students across the country and abroad on Friday. He was in an online session connected to almost 1,000 classrooms. ...
12 October 2025 TelegraphCouncil assures HS students of fair evaluation after complaints on 'tough questions'
The state higher secondary council has said that it would protect the interests of students while evaluating the answer scripts of mathematics, following complaints that examinees struggled to answer “tough questions” within the stipulated one hour and 15 minutes. ...
12 October 2025 TelegraphRegistered post service ends, it was one of India's oldest in the postal history
Registered Post, one of the oldest services in India’s postal history, has been discontinued.Offered as a standalone service since the British era and valued for secure and accountable delivery, Registered Post has now been merged with Speed Post, a ...
12 October 2025 TelegraphGun scare near chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s Kalighat residence, panic boils up
A man carrying a “gun” had sneaked close to chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s Kalighat residence on Thursday. Later, it was found to be an air gun.Police said the 51-year-old man, who had a bag in one hand and a ...
12 October 2025 TelegraphHand in hand, hosting puja on campus: DPS Megacity crafts a celebration of unity and art
The first pandal that students of DPS Megacity visited this year was their own. The school hosted a full-fledged Durga Puja with decorations elaborate enough to rival any neighbourhood pandal.The theme of the puja was “hands”. A huge 3D ...
12 October 2025 TelegraphPresidency University authorities to meet on screening method for UG students
Presidency University authorities have called a meeting of the review committee next month to decide on the process of screening students at the undergraduate level next year. The university, which outsourced the assignment of screening prospective students to the ...
11 October 2025 Telegraph20-year-old female student of private engineering college alleges rape by classmate
A 20-year-old woman, a second-year student at a private engineering college along EM Bypass, has alleged that she was raped by a classmate at her rented apartment in the city.The alleged incident occurred on September 26 but was reported ...
11 October 2025 TelegraphGovt steps to regulate unauthorised totos, enrolment number must for future use
Unauthorised e-rickshaws — popularly known as totos — will have to register with the transport government and collect a temporary toto enrolment number (TTEN), the state government has decided.Moreover, the old vehicles will have to be replaced with new ...
11 October 2025 TelegraphDeadline missed, temporary hoardings set before Durga Puja overstay on the roads
The deadline to remove all temporary hoardings put up before Durga Puja ended on Thursday, but many banners and bamboo frames from which they were hung still line the city’s roads.They are everywhere. Even right in front of the ...
11 October 2025 TelegraphNobel writer’s Calcutta link; Seagull Books brought travel memoir to English readers
Laszlo Krasznahorkai, the Hungarian writer who won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, has a unique connection to Calcutta through publisher Seagull Books.The Calcutta-based publishing house, founded in the early 1980s and known for bringing a wide range of ...
11 October 2025 TelegraphFamily duped out of Rs 14.33 lakh by travel agency hired to organise Europe trip
A family from Rajarhat’s Block B has alleged that they were cheated out of ₹14.33 lakh by a travel agency they had hired to organise a trip to Europe.One of the accused was arrested on Thursday in East Midnapore’s ...
11 October 2025 TelegraphTwo-hour heavy downpour floods roads, hits traffic, sudden shift from sunny to stormy
A heavy spell of rain, accompanied by bolts of lightning, lashed the city and its fringes on Friday afternoon, flooding roads and forcing people indoors or under shelter. It marked the third consecutive day when a bright, sunny morning ...
11 October 2025 TelegraphED raids Sujit Bose’s office; multiple spots searched in municipality graft probe
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday raided multiple premises linked to state fire and emergency services minister and Trinamool Congress MLA Sujit Bose, as well as a bar and restaurant owned by his son, in connection with alleged recruitment ...
11 October 2025 TelegraphAdmission consultant held for fooling guardian with Rs 11.47 lakh in the name of admission
The director of an admission consultancy on Rashbehari Avenue was arrested on Friday for allegedly taking ₹11.47 lakh from a guardian with a false promise of securing a BTech seat in a private engineering college in Salt Lake.According to ...
11 October 2025 TelegraphSong, dance & catwalk to dhak beats: IEM Public School’s Puja carnival shines bright
Students at IEM Public School, New Town, sang and danced to agomoni songs at their Puja carnival, but their experience began with the rhythmic beats of the dhaak.“We could have played the beats on the music system, but a ...
11 October 2025 TelegraphGenerations swap clothes on BH Block ramp
BH Block hosted a fashion show on Panchami, but with a delightful twist. Primary school kids donned bell-bottoms and polka-dotted hairbands, and strutted to ABBA hits from the 70s while their grandmas sported sneakers and walked to Korean pop ...
11 October 2025 TelegraphCold War on GD Block stage
The opening of the GD Block puja turned out to be quite a diplomatic tightrope walk for the organisers. The residents’ association had invited the US consul general alongside the Russian consulate general, which was represented by their vice-consul.When ...
11 October 2025 TelegraphCarnival time: IEM Public School bursts into festive fun and dance
IEM Public School held a colourful puja carnival shortly before the vacations, offering students the chance to shop, play games, and perform.“Durga puja marks the beginning of the festive season, followed by Kali puja, Chhat puja, and, finally, Christmas. ...
11 October 2025 TelegraphPuja footfall champs: Newtown Sarbojanin leads with 7 lakh visitors a day
Newtown SarbojaninThe New Town puja has done it again — it has drawn the largest crowd across the twin townships, and crowd and traffic management have also improved since the puja began four years ago.The puja’s vice-president, Anupam Jana, ...
11 October 2025 TelegraphLegendary Sabitri Chatterjee shares memories of acting journey at FE Block event
Legendary actress Sabitri Chatterjee was the star of the inauguration at FE Block. Also felicitated with her were President’s Award-winning patachitra artist Manimala Chitrakar, from Nayagram in West Midnapore, and Bharati Mudi, a women’s football coach from Bankura. Swami ...
10 October 2025 TelegraphNew foot overbridge opens at Sector V Metro to connect Green and Orange lines
A foot overbridge (FOB) was opened on Monday at the Sector V Metro station to allow passengers to cross the road from the Eastern Drainage Canal side to the software hub side or vice versa without having to negotiate ...
10 October 2025 Telegraph15-year-old girl’s dengue death at ESI complex triggers civic action in Salt Lake
Following the dengue death of a 15-year-old girl from ESI housing complex, a medical camp conducted there days later has found at least one more resident testing positive.ESI complex is situated in Sector III, near Purbachal, and is occupied ...
10 October 2025 TelegraphMissing teenage boy found dead in Dum Dum dumping yard off Belgharia Expressway
A teenage boy missing since Tuesday was found lifeless under a heap of trash in the Dum Dum dumping yard off Belgharia Expressway on Thursday, police said.According to officers, the body of 17-year-old Ganesh Samaddar was found under a ...
10 October 2025 TelegraphWeekend Vidyasagar Setu closure planned for repairing and replacement works
Vidyasagar Setu will be closed to traffic from 5am to 9am on Saturday and from 3pm to 8pm on Sunday to allow for the repair and replacement of cables and bearings of the 33-year-old structure, police said.The closure of ...
10 October 2025 TelegraphTwo arrested for Rs 4.5 lakh investment fraud, failure in return turtles the bowl
Two persons were arrested on Thursday for allegedly cheating a resident of Kalyani in Nadia. The duo convinced the victim to invest in their company but failed to return the sum when the complainant asked for it, police said. ...
10 October 2025 TelegraphVirtual interactive session with astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla arranged by the CISCE
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to journey to the International Space Station, will participate in a virtual interactive session on Friday. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) is organising the event.“The Council for the Indian ...
10 October 2025 TelegraphBanned sound firecrackers sold silently at well-known centres in South 24-Parganas
With less than two weeks remaining until the festival of lights, prohibited firecrackers were found in various areas of Maheshtala and Nungi, which are well-known firecracker centres in South 24-Parganas.While most traders were reluctant to discuss their stock of ...
10 October 2025 TelegraphWireless and lesser complications: Leadless pacemakers in Calcutta for the first time
A new pacemaker, free from wires and offering fewer complications, was launched in Calcutta and implanted in patients for the first time in the city on Wednesday.The leadless dual-chamber pacemaker is a one-piece device inserted into the heart to ...
10 October 2025 TelegraphTake care of the mind: Mental health campaign on the go by professionals inside train
A team of mental health professionals engaged with commuters at Sealdah railway station to discuss the topic of “mental health”. The travellers received a card featuring a mirror along with a message that stated: “Take care of the mind ...
10 October 2025 TelegraphLong wait for drug price cut; pharmacies cite old stock, hospitals pass on benefits
The GST on medicines came down from September 22, but prices haven’t followed suit in many cases, almost three weeks later.Most small medicine shops in Calcutta and adjoining areas — the neighbourhood pharmacies people regularly visit — are yet ...
10 October 2025 TelegraphMonsoon farewell in uncertain position: More rain likely, to ease next week, says Met
A bright and sunny Thursday morning in Calcutta hinted at change, but the clear skies didn’t last.By 1pm, dark clouds took over, and rain followed soon after. The first spell was brief but sharp, followed by intermittent showers under ...
10 October 2025 Telegraph