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  • No tie-up with CPM, ISF, Kabir to lead AIMIM, ‘small parties’ in 182 seats

    Kolkata: Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir on Monday signalled the end of his alliance talks with CPM and ISF and claimed he will lead an alliance that would have AIMIM and six to seven smaller parties, to contest 182 assembly ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    No coercive action against accused in Mahua FIR, says HC

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday directed that no coercive step be taken against Rishi Bagree, who was accused by Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra of allegedly circulating "derogatory" and "sexually suggestive" content on social media, while directing a reply ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    Murshidabad leads, Kurseong last in Yuva Sathi applications on 1st 2 days

    Kolkata: With 1.6 lakh registrations out of around 12 lakh across the state till Monday, Murshidabad is leading the Bengal districts in Yuva Sathi applications. Kalimpong, with 3,700 applications, sits at the bottom of the list.Purulia, Bankura, South 24 ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    No-vacancy at hotels as weddings, cricket, biz meets keep Kol’s hospitality space overbooked

    Kolkata: Rooms in most star-rated hotels in city are sold out for the next 20 days thanks to the T20 World Cup frenzy, back-to-back wedding dates and business conferences. Kolkata is hosting several World Cup matches while the wedding ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    Bike-borne snatchers flee with man’s phone

    Kolkata: A 41-year-old man fell a victim to snatching on Strand Road on Saturday evening. Burrabazar cops registered a case after the victim, Krishnadeo Ray, resident of Nilganj Road in Agarpara, made a statement to cops. Ray alleged that ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    Orange Line work: Wary of airport snarls, cops offer alternative route

    Kolkata: Days after rejecting a traffic diversion plan — to facilitate construction of the final 135m of the Orange Line — around Kolkata airport, Bidhannagar City Police has proposed an alternative route to revive the project and ease congestion.Officers, ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    Will shift CISF out of Tangra school by April 30: State to HC

    Kolkata: The state will find alternative accommodation for CISF personnel brought in after the RG Kar rape-murder, who are currently housed at Tangra's Pei May Chinese High School, by April 30, state counsel told the Calcutta High Court on ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    48 hrs after deadline, 1L voters with Banglar Bari docus face deletion

    Kolkata: Forty-eight hours after SIR hearings ended in Bengal, the EC on Monday clarified that the financial assistance sanction letters under the Centre's PMAY-G and IAY, and the state govt's Banglar Bari schemes, will not be considered as SIR ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    300 at New Town complex down with diarrhoea amid contamination fears

    Kolkata: More than 300 residents of Shukhobrishti housing complex's E Block in New Town have reportedly been down with acute diarrhoea the past three weeks, leading to hospitalisation of some, with families blaming the facility management for poor upkeep ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    ED charge sheet against Damani

    Kolkata: The ED had earlier last week filed a charge sheet in the alleged embezzlement case against Krishna Damani, secretary of the board of trustees of South Point High School. The ED, an officer said, found links of funds ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    51-yr-old falls off Behala building, dies

    Kolkata: A 51-year-old man, Nayandip Lai, died on Monday after falling from the roof of his G+3 residential building on Becharam Chatterjee Road in Behala under Panrasree PS around noon, police said. He was rushed to Vidyasagar State General ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    Bengal boy ranks 17th in JEE Mains 1

    Kolkata: The National Testing Agency on Monday published the JEE Mains Session 1 results. Among the top 43 candidates, Kuntal Choudhury from Bengal secured the 17th position with an NTA score of 99.9984908.The Session 1 exam was held from ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    Bumper potato harvest sparks distress sales fears, no sign of farm-retail gap narrowing

    Kolkata: An unprecedented bumper potato harvest in Bengal, powered by exceptionally favourable weather and high yields, has sparked fears of large-scale distress sales and mounting financial stress across the supply chain.The record production notwithstanding, the benefits are apparently bypassing ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    ZSI discovers new hexapod species in eastern Himalayas

    Kolkata: In a significant achievement for Indian taxonomy, scientists at the Zoological Survey of India discovered a new species of Diplura, a primitive, wingless group of soil-dwelling hexapods, in the eastern Himalayas.The newly described species, Lepidocampa sikkimensis, marked the ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    300-yr-old Achipur temple restored before Chinese NY

    Kolkata: Ahead of the Chinese New Year, the Chinese community in Kolkata has restored the historic temple in Achipur, on the outskirts of the city, bringing to life the over 300-year-old structure that lay dilapidated for several years.On Feb ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    KP may move HC to oppose bail to 9 in Kankulia case

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police is considering to move to Calcutta High Court to seek bail cancellation of nine accused in connection with the Kankulia violence of Feb 1, officers said on Sunday. Police said they plan to file a petition ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    Two more die in accident near Joka ESI stretch

    Kolkata: Two people died around 11.10 pm on Sunday near the Joka Metro Station gate, about 150 m from ESI Hospital, when a vehicle rammed into the bike that they were riding on. The victims, Anjan Sadukhan (30) and ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    2 get 8 years in jail for 2021 attack on morning walkers

    Kolkata: Two snatchers — Md Imran alias Totla, 33, and Sk Sameer Hossain alias Saboo, 33 — were awarded eight years' jail term for injuring three morning walkers and snatching mobile phones and cash from them on July 14, ...

    17 February 2026 Times of India
    Banglar Yuva Sathi scheme: Over 2 lakh youth apply for Rs 1,500 monthly allowance on Day 1

    KOLKATA: About 2 lakh citizens flocked to 294 camps across Bengal on Sunday to apply for the Rs-1,500 Yuva Sathi payout for 21-to-40-year-old Class-X pass-outs without work. Registration for the monthly allowance started on Sunday.At camp after camp, queues ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    In 72 days, tree ambulance removes nails, plastic sheets from 110 trunks

    Kolkata: During the last 72 days since it was launched on Dec 5, KMC's tree ambulance service removed nails from 110 trees across Kolkata. This included eight century-old trees near the winter garments market at Wellington Square, where, after ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    Oil lamp lit for Shivratri sparks fire at Tollygunge apartment

    Kolkata: An oil lamp lit on the occasion of Shivratri sparked a fire inside an empty fifth-floor apartment at Diamond City South in Tollygunge on Sunday morning, triggering panic across multiple floors of the high-rise before firefighters brought the ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    SSKM cancer-care hub may be up & running from March end

    Kolkata: The Cancer Care Hub (CCH) at IPGMER & SSKM Hospital is set to take off at the new building by the end of March or the beginning of April, with radiation oncology services. Officials hope to get all ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    1-mth slaughter ban in Sikkim from Wed

    Darjeeling: The annual animal slaughter and fish import ban in Sikkim during key Buddhist holy observances in 2026–27 will now extend to 55 days, officials said on Sunday.This year, the primary phase of the ban will be observed from ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    long with Shivaratri greetings, CM lists govt’s temple efforts

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday extended greetings to Bengal on Maha Shivaratri, highlighting her govt's 15-year record of renovating and developing religious sites across communities to maintain religious harmony.Paying tribute to Lord Shiva in an X post, the ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    Youth’s claims of attack on train found untrue: Cops

    Kharagpur: A 24-year-old Beldanga resident was handed over to his family after his sensational claims that two men had pushed him off a moving train near West Midnapore's Bakhrabad station were found to be inconsistent. The youth, his family ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    BJP calls Yuva Sathi ‘dole for votes’, starts Modi rally prep

    Kolkata: BJP on Sunday called the state govt's Yuva Sathi scheme "dole in exchange for votes" even as the party's Bengal unit started preparations for PM Narendra Modi's March rally at Brigade Parade Grounds. The unit has been tasked ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    Student ‘dies by suicide’ in Durgapur med college hostel

    Durgapur: A second-year student was found dead in his hostel at a Durgapur medical college on Saturday night. The deceased, 22-year-old Lavanya Pratap from Patna, was found hanging from the ceiling by his neck in his hostel room at ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    Didi dials Tarique; Bengal sweets, flowers reach BNP chief in B’desh

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee, who had earlier congratulated Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman on his poll victory, sent sweets and flowers to him on Saturday. The package also contained a note for Rahman.The Dhaka Tribune reported that ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    Blaze guts train compartment in Katwa, sabotage suspected

    East Burdwan: A massive fire gutted an empty compartment of the Katwa-Azimganj passenger train at platform number two of Katwa railway station around 4.45am on Sunday.Railways formed a five-member inquiry committee headed by additional divisional railway manager (ADRM) Uday ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    4 bohurupi fraudsters from Anand arrested

    Kolkata: Four men from Gujarat's Anand district were arrested for allegedly posing as bohurupis resembling Hindu gods and stealing wallets and mobile phones from unsuspecting pedestrians across the city, police said on Saturday.The accused — Anil Ramju Salat, Dhiru ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    Scrutiny starts for 42k Form 7 applications

    Kolkata: EC officials are now scrutinising more than 42,000 Form 7 applications submitted across Bengal seeking the exclusion of names from electoral rolls, as the hearings for the same concluded. These 42,000-plus forms were submitted after the draft roll ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    Man loses 1.9L in credit card fraud

    Kolkata: A 53-year-old Rajarhat resident has alleged nearly Rs 2 lakh was fraudulently debited using his SBI credit card through two unauthorised transactions in favour of an online shopping retailer. A case has been registered at Bidhannagar Cyber Crime ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    PM 2.5, PM 10 improve over 4 years: Survey

    Kolkata: The city's air quality improved modestly between 2022 and 2025, with the city-wide average PM2.5 level falling from 50 µg/m³ to 45 µg/m³ and PM10 declining from 102 µg/m³ to 89 µg/m³, according to CAAQMS data analysed by ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    Reprieve after 9 years: HC acquits man of rape-murder

    Kolkata: After being sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 for the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl, an East Midnapore man was acquitted by the Calcutta High Court on Feb 5, after the prosecution failed to establish that ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    Demand for lux residential projects grows in city, south Kolkata leads with 58% share

    Kolkata: Kolkata's premium residential market (Rs 1.9 crore to Rs 5 crore), as cited in the 2025 NKlusive report, is moving into a higher-velocity phase—more projects, more units, faster absorption—while prices remain steady and rational, signalling a demand-led expansion ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    Met predicts rise in mid-week temp

    Kolkata: The mercury in Kolkata continued to hover slightly below the normal mark even as it was the second fortnight of Feb. The Met office predicts no change in the weather in the next three to four days, but ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    Salt Lake mkt upgrade nod in BMC budget

    Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation has doubled its allocation in its budget proposal for repair and maintenance of the community block markets across Salt Lake. The authorities, in its budget proposal, has allocated Rs 2 crore for repair and ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    In a first, 2 from state win Ramanujan prize

    Kolkata: Two Bengal academics, Sipra Mukherjee and Mrinmoy Pramanick, won the A K Ramanujan Prize for translating the works of Dalit woman poet Kalyani Thakur Charal into English. They also became the first Bengalis to win the honour awarded ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    Walkathon focus on cancer & thalassaemia awareness

    Kolkata: The BDM International Alumni Association, in collaboration with Rotary Club of Calcutta Endeavour, organised Walkathon 2026, to spread awareness on thalassaemia and cervical cancer recently. The walkathon had commenced from Ruby General Hospital at 7 am on Feb ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    A different line: After SIR trauma, eager faces dot Yuva Sathi queues

    Kolkata: From engineering students to gig workers and job seekers and from poor to well-to-do households, youths from sharply different economic backgrounds stood shoulder to shoulder to claim the promised Rs 1,500 monthly unemployment allowance, registrations for which opened ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    From neighbourhood clubs and pubs in Kol to Colombo stands, fans ride on Blue wave as India thrash Pakistan in no-handshake T20 clash

    Kolkata: As Hardik Pandya castled Usman Tariq, Kolkata burst into a wild celebration with crackers, Tricolours and victory processions to mark yet another victory against the arch-rivals in a T20 WC match that was nearly called off and had ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    SIR queues end, micro-observers check docus uploaded by BLOs

    Kolkata: After completing the hearing for the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bengal, micro-observers are now scrutinising the electors' enumeration forms and documents uploaded by BLOs and AEROs, and marking their observations in cases that do ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    Trinamool’s vaunted machinery dress-rehearses for poll season

    Kolkata: Across the city on Sunday, Yuva Sathi camps doubled up as a test run for what Trinamool's much-vaunted poll machinery would deliver during elections. What began as enrolment drives for the state's Yuva Sathi scheme, party seniors said, ...

    16 February 2026 Times of India
    Focus on art, feminism at Goethe-Institut exhibition

    Kolkata: An international multidisciplinary exhibition titled ‘Empowerment: Art and Feminisms in Kolkata' explores feminist artistic practices and their role in addressing contemporary global challenges through photographs, video installation, lithograph, neon, multimedia installation, animation, virtual reality, drawings, and performance art ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Panchayat samiti chief quits over ‘leaked audio’

    Contai: A political storm erupted in East Midnapore's Contai after an audio clip — allegedly featuring a woman panchayat pradhan recounting an ordeal of molestation — went viral. The scandal has forced Bikas Bez, the president of the Kanthi-III ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    West Bengal voter list may shrink by 68 lakh from 2024 Lok Sabha polls; SIR hearings conclude, final list due February 28

    KOLKATA: Bengal's voter count is likely to shrink by at least 68 lakh, or about 9%, from what it was in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The final list after special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls is ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Camps to enrol for Yuva Sathi scheme start today

    Kolkata: Bengal chief secretary Nandini Chakravorty on Saturday held a meeting with the DMs and other senior officials to implement the Swanirbhar Bangla scheme, which was announced by CM Mamata Banerjee last week. The Swanirbhar Bangla comprises schemes like ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Tea garden owners seek Bengal govt nod to enter real estate biz

    Binnaguri (Jalpaiguri): Tea garden owners want the state govt to let them use unused land for townships, IT parks, and logistics hubs to offset recurring losses.At the 54th AGM of the Tea Association of India's (TAI) north Bengal chapter ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Restopub stays shut, other offices open a day after SL fire

    Kolkata: Normalcy returned to the Globsyn Crystals building at Sector V on Saturday, a day after a restopub fire that had triggered panic and led to mass evacuation of hundreds who worked in offices located in the building. Offices ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    HAM reunites Bihar man missing for 10 years with kin

    Kolkata: A 75-year-old man, Mohammad Mustafa from Bihar, found wandering in Bongaon in North 24 Parganas and rescued by police, was reunited with his family with the help of Bengal HAM radio enthusiasts on Saturday afternoon. The elderly man, ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Two steal gold bracelet from Baguiati shop

    Kolkata: The proprietor of an ornament shop, Shyamal Kumar Paul, lodged a complaint at Baguiati police station on Friday, stating that two men allegedly stole a gold bracelet from his shop while posing as customers.Paul, a resident of Bipin ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Waitress from East Burdwan dies in Guj

    Nandanghat: A 38-year-old woman from Bengal's East Burdwan district, working as a waitress at a restaurant in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Friday night. Sonamoni Bairagya, from Nasratpur in Siddepara village under Nandanghat PS limits, ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Bengal govt transfers six senior IPS officers

    Kolkata: In the continuing pre-poll reshuffle of senior IPS officers, the Bengal govt on Saturday transferred 6 IPS officers in the rank of ADG, IG and SP.Rajeev Mishra, presently posted as ADG and IGP (modernisation and coordination), was named ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Multiple voter ID cards found in drain

    Kharagpur: Multiple voter ID cards were found in a drain at ward 5 of Gosai Bazar under Chandrakona Municipality in West Medinipur district on Saturday. The police have recovered about 20-22 voter IDs and started an investigation.While the BJP ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Bengal lost out on 10,000cr by opposing NEP: Union edu min

    Kolkata: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said Bengal had missed at least Rs 10,000 crore worth of central grants for not implementing the National Education Policy (NEP). He said that almost half of the zero-teacher schools in ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Man killed in elephant attack in Salpatra forest

    Kharagpur: A man was killed by an elephant in the Salpatra forest area of the Ramnara Beat in the Manikpara Range on Saturday morning. The incident happened when Sheikh Harun (57) was cycling on a forest road at around ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Bihar man held for molesting co-passenger on Hanoi flight

    Kolkata: A male passenger, Abdur Rahim, was arrested at the Kolkata airport after a co-passenger alleged that he molested her during a flight from Hanoi, Vietnam.In the complaint, the woman, who was travelling in seat 26A, complained that the ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    2nd PS jurisdiction tweak in 3 months

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police revised the jurisdictional boundaries of three police stations for the second time in three months, expanding the areas under Ekbalpore and Watgunge police stations and reducing that of Alipore PS. CP Supratim Sarkar approved the move.A ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Illegal SIM box op busted in flat, one held

    Kolkata: A Bidhannagar Police detective department team busted an illegal SIM box operation, which routed international calls into Indian networks by masking them as domestic traffic, in an upscale housing complex in Hatiara. Cops arrested one person, Abir Sk ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Baduria man’s body parts found in 3 bags, BLO confesses to killing

    Kolkata: The BLO, arrested on Friday for abducting a Baduria resident, on Saturday confessed to murdering him. Nasir Ali's dismembered body parts, stuffed in three plastic bags, were recovered from three water bodies.Police said an alleged extramarital relationship between ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Baranagar interior designer attacked for ‘not paying 1L’

    Kolkata: An interior designer, Sudipto Ghosh, on Saturday lodged a complaint at the Baranagar PS, claiming he was dragged out of his Baranagar home and taken to a club, where he was thrashed by an INTTUC member and his ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    BMC budget focuses on water supply & drainage

    Kolkata: The budget proposal for the 2026-27 financial year which the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) placed on Friday has special focus on augmentation of drinking water supply and modernisation of the drainage and sewerage system with the assistance of ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Oppn, BJP rebels move no-trust motion against Nandigram pradhan

    Nandigram: A unified front of opposition members and rebel BJP representatives moved a no-confidence motion against the pradhan of the BJP-led Nandigram gram panchayat on Saturday. Citing allegations of financial irregularities, they submitted a formal petition to the block ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Flooding-prone areas in central, N Kol look for KMC budget relief

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation will take up a comprehensive drainage upgrade project for the worst waterlogging pockets of north and central Kolkata to give residents relief from inundation every monsoon.According to a KMC official, a Rs 200-plus crore ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    FIR after 21L loan fraud, ‘recovery’ threats

    Kolkata: An FIR was registered at Parnasree PS following a court-directed complaint, claiming a forced digital loan disbursal of over Rs 21 lakh, using forged e-signatures, and threats from loan recovery agents. The victim was forced to pay Rs ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    CM counters politics of hate in V-Day post, invokes Tagore’s ‘Ananta Prem’

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday invoked Rabindranath Tagore's ‘Ananta Prem' (Unending Love) to pen a love-for-the-people Happy Valentine's Day message on X, her first since her debut on the social platform in May 2014.Banerjee's "May love live long" ...

    15 February 2026 Times of India
    Bengal goes birdwatching under global event, logs 289 species so far

    Kolkata: Bengal has gone bird-spotting from Friday as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) that is being held across the globe between Feb 13 and 16. From hills to grasslands and swamp, teams will fan out in ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    2 Murshidabad arms smugglers arrested by STF

    Kolkata: A Bengal Police STF team conducted raids at Jalangi, Domkal and Shamsherganj in Murshidabad district on Wednesday night, arresting two men for allegedly running an illegal weapons racket.The arrested were Md Samsad Ali (alias Kalu) of Jalangi, and ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    From lifeline to muse: Nadi Utsav at Victoria Memorial celebrates India’s riverine art heritage

    A river is not merely a lifeline for a civilisation — it is also a cradle of culture. In India, rivers have shaped not only settlements and economies but also inspired generations of artists, giving birth to diverse art ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    TMC slams BJP on ‘Vande’, says symbolism ceases to be homage when it’s weaponised

    Kolkata: With Trinamool sharpening its ‘Vande Mataram' pitch, alleging that "those whose political ancestors submitted mercy petitions to colonial rulers now seek to adjudicate Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's patriotism", BJP on Friday argued that the national song had a much ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    Swasthya Sathi puts state among top in health cover

    Kolkata: Bengal's Swasthya Sathi covers 74.5% residents — among the highest in India for publicly-funded health insurance, according to a research report released in Kolkata on Friday.The report also flags that a Swasthya Sathi beneficiary incurs four times higher ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘May our relations be cordial’: CM congratulates BNP chief on win

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee congratulated BNP chief Tarique Rehman on Friday after the party's victory in the Bangladesh election. "Wish that our relations with Bangladesh be always cordial," Banerjee posted on X. The CM's post followed that of PM ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    CS meets EC officials in Del over poll prep

    Kolkata: Bengal chief secretary Nandini Chakravorty met Election Commission officials in Delhi on Friday to discuss preparations for the assembly elections likely to be held in April. She was asked to ensure immediate transfer of officers who have been ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    Senco Gold sees nearly 8-fold rise in net profit

    Kolkata: Jewellery retailer Senco Gold reported close to an eight-fold jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 264 crore for the third quarter this fiscal, backed by around a 50% YoY increase in its revenue. The company posted ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    BJP Moyna neta defects to Trinamool, targets MLA Dinda

    Moyna (East Midnapore): A key BJP neta in Moyna, Chandan Mondal, defected to Trinamool on Friday and immediately took aim at MLA Ashok Dinda, calling him an outsider. Mondal's wife is a panchayat pradhan.With Mondal criticising the MLA saying, ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    DHR revives princess’s moonlit party train

    Darjeeling: Building on the lore of the princess of Cooch Behar, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) is set to introduce special rides on full-moon nights, ‘Maharani's Great Escapade'. The first ride will be flagged off on the first full ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    CPM flags strain with Cong, ISF pact likely on Feb 18

    Kolkata: CPM general secretary M A Baby on Friday said that the party has a "critically friendly" relationship with Congress and alleged that the latter is refusing to recognise the cooperation.Addressing a media briefing, Baby said, "In some places, ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    Wormwood Hotels plans Rs100cr investment on expansion

    Kolkata: City-based Wormwood Hotels announced an investment of Rs 100 crore aimed at expanding its footprint across Bengal and beyond. The company claimed that the expansion was set to boost the local economy and generate 500 direct and 800 ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    Abhishek meets grieving family of Purulia migrant killed in Pune

    Purulia: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday met the grieving kin of 30-year-old migrant worker Sukhen Mahato, who was found brutally murdered in Pune on Feb 10.Banerjee said Maharashtra Police should ensure the culprits are punished or ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    KMC budget focuses on roads, water in poll year

    Kolkata: Months before the assembly polls, mayor Firhad Hakim on Friday placed a Rs 111 crore deficit budget, in which KMC stressed the development of the city's infrastructure, prioritising road improvement and cleanliness, water supply and drainage. For the ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    BMC promises better, well-lit roads, improved water supply

    Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday placed its budget proposal for 2026-27, increasing allocation for various civic amenities, with a focus on roads, drainage and sewerage system, street lights, solid waste management and filtered water supply.BMC was ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    100 cr for sweeping machines to fight winter air pollution

    Kolkata: To fight air pollution in winter, KMC on Friday announced the allocation of around Rs 100 crore to the solid waste management department to buy self-propelled road-sweeping machines, battery-operated mechanical sweepers, litter-sucking machines and water sprinklers in its ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    SL stadium ready for action first time since Messi mess

    Kolkata: As live action returns to Vivekananda Yuvabharati Krirangan in Salt Lake on Saturday with the opening ceremony of the Indian Super League and the inaugural clash between defending champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Kerala Blasters FC, the ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    Diarrhoea, vomiting lay kids, seniors low as viral stomach flu sweeps Kol

    Kolkata: An outbreak of viral gastroenteritis triggered by rotavirus and norovirus has laid hundreds low across Kolkata over the last one week, with symptoms mimicking severe diarrhoea or food poisoning. For most, it is starting with loose motions, followed ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    Influencer dials 100 after assault on Setu

    Kolkata: A 28-year-old female influencer and her male friend were allegedly subjected to road rage, verbal abuse, and threats by four bikers for more than 40 minutes on Vidyasagar Setu after a minor collision, prompting the woman to seek ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    App-biker harasses doc for not paying more than displayed fare

    Kolkata: A 30-year-old woman from Shibpur, a doctor, alleged that an app-bike rider abused and intimidated her, and later sent vulgar messages after she refused to pay Rs 20 more than the fare shown on the app. The complainant ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    10.5k techies, visitors evacuated after fire breaks out at Sec V pub

    Kolkata: Around 10,500 employees and visitors from more than 100 offices and 40 restaurants operating in a commercial complex in Sector V were evacuated on Friday evening after a fire broke out at a gothic-themed pub, triggering panic and ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    A rose with a story: Make love bloom with ‘Op Sindoor’ variety this V-Day

    Kharagpur: Ahead of the Pahalgam incident anniversary, the Army has named a red rose variety as ‘Operation Sindoor' during the Valentine's week as a symbol of bravery and indomitable spirit.The hybrid variety of the flower was cultivated at Pushpanjali ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    Rose price shoots up to 100 a piece

    Kolkata: The high demand for roses in the run-up to Valentine's Day has doubled the prices of the flower. While the price of Bangalore roses shot up from Rs 40 to Rs 80-100 per piece, the price of local ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    BNP wins but border districts in Bangladesh vote for Jamaat

    Kolkata: Although BNP has secured a decisive victory over the hardline Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh's elections, the latter has won multiple seats in constituencies along the Indian border — mirroring BJP's gains in border districts during the 2021 Bengal assembly ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    Couple drinks poison before V-Day, 1 dead

    Kolkata: A youth in Bagdah died after drinking poison with his girlfriend, a minor, on Friday. The girl is in hospital. The girl's family had opposed the match. "They met in a field ahead of Valentine's Day, the boy ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    Lankan sailor falls off ship in Hooghly, body found

    Kolkata: The body of a Sri Lankan crew member of a Singapore-bound container vessel was pulled out of the Hooghly on Friday evening after he reportedly jumped into the water near Netaji Subhas Dock. Cops said the victim was ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    Queues on penultimate day to avoid last-min hearing rush

    Kolkata: The eve of the last hearing day for the SIR of electoral rolls saw crowds of anxious electors queueing up at hearing centres to protect their voting rights. Even as the SIR hearing concluded in most of the ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    Hope for tourism revival in Kol’s mini-Bangla

    Kolkata: Hope and relief swept through central Kolkata's "mini Bangladesh" on Friday as news came in that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured a two-thirds majority in the Feb 12 general elections.In the narrow lanes of Marquis Street, Free ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    Voter missing, abduction cuffs on BLO

    Kolkata: A 48-year-old BLO has been arrested on Friday for allegedly abducting a voter at Baduria in North 24 Parganas. Another person, identified as Sagar Gayen, has also been taken into custody in connection with the incident.The arrested BLO ...

    14 February 2026 Times of India
    Puppy beaten with stick, stuffed in sack in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri; FIR registered

    KOLKATA: Police have registered an FIR following complaints against two people who cruelly injured a puppy, stuffed it into a sack, and moved it from the Senpara area of Jalpaiguri. The complaint was filed by local activist Krishnayan Dasgupta, ...

    13 February 2026 Times of India
    IIT Kharagpur set to offer 4-year BTech in biomedical engineering

    KOLKATA: IIT Kharagpur is set to introduce a four-year BTech programme in biomedical engineering in the upcoming academic season to create “a new class of professionals fluent in engineering rigour, clinical insight and translational impact”.Students will be screened through ...

    13 February 2026 Times of India
    Visva-Bharati to build cowshed for strays on campus: VC

    KOLKATA: Visva-Bharati is setting up a cowshed at Sriniketan, a neighbourhood adjacent to Santiniketan that houses several departments of the university, to shelter stray cows roaming the streets of the township.“The plan to have a shed for cows has ...

    13 February 2026 Times of India
    65-yr-old found dead at Salt Lake home

    Kolkata: The decomposed body of a 65-year-old man living alone in Salt Lake was recovered from his residence on Thursday morning after neighbours alerted police about his absence since Tuesday and a foul smell emanating from the house.Police identified ...

    13 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Vande Mataram’ circular aims to demean Tagore and not glorify its creator, says TMC

    Kolkata: Bengal education minister Bratya Basu on Thursday said the Centre's ‘Vande Mataram' circular was not aimed at glorifying it or its creator Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, but was more aimed at demeaning and belittling Rabindranath Tagore."We (Trinamool) were very ...

    13 February 2026 Times of India
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