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  • CISF to recruit 70,000 jawans over 5 years

    Kolkata: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will recruit 70,000 jawans over the next five years to take the sanctioned strength to 2,20,000.The force inducted 13,230 personnel in 2024 and aims to recruit an additional 24,098 in 2025. There ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Mamata Banerjee poorest among CMs: ADR report says Bengal CM has assets worth Rs 15 lakh; Chandrababu Naidu, Pema Khandu top the list

    KOLKATA: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee continues to be the poorest among all 31 CMs with assets worth a little over Rs 15 lakh, according to the latest report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) prepared after state assembly ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata shocker: Customs dog mauls 4-year-old at airport; handler absconds as family cries for help, FIR filed

    KOLKATA: A four-year-old boy headed to Malaysia for a holiday with his family on Aug 12 was attacked by a Customs dog at Kolkata airport resulting in deep scratches on his back and leading to his hospitalisation. The family ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Biggest expansion: 14km of new metro tracks, a giant leap for Kolkata

    When PM Narendra Modi inaugurates three Metro sections on Friday, Kolkata will get 14km of new metro tracks, the largest addition to its network since inception, transforming the way the city commutes. TOI gives you a low-down on the ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Humid temperatures and rain expected today

    The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.Kolkata is set to experience a rainy day on August 22, 2025, with moderate rainfall ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    E-W full run from 6pm today; Orange, Yellow Line ops from Monday

    Kolkata: Revenue services for the final leg of East-West Metro and the entire 16.6 km corridor will start around 6 pm on Friday, approximately one and a half hours after PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the section. Services on the ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Panel holds votes to choose VCs at 15 state universities

    Kolkata: In a first, the search committee, formed to select permanent vice-chancellors at 15 state universities, conducted votes to choose the candidates from the shortlist of VC-aspirants.The voting system was introduced as VC selection for 17 state universities was ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    SC OBC hearing on Mon, HC refuses to pass order on JEE PIL

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to pass any order in PIL, seeking the publication of WBJEE results, given that the Supreme Court is likely to hear the OBC-related issue on Aug 25. The HC will next ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Cops in plain clothes assault lawyer over parking; no duty for ASI, says HC

    123456 Kolkata: The assault of a Calcutta High Court lawyer by plain clothes cops in Salt Lake over a parking tiff on Wednesday night prompted the HC to ask Bidhannagar City Police commissioner not to assign any duty to ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    State norm for prime-time theatre slots for Bengali films debuts today

    Kolkata: The new rule of slotting at least one prime-time show, between 3 pm and 9 pm, to a Bengali film at all screens in the state will have to be implemented from Friday. While the move will ensure ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Car ownership transfer, regn renewal made easy

    Kolkata: Ownership transfers of private vehicle and registration renewals would now be possible at any registering authority within Bengal, regardless of the buyer's address or location of residence, announced the state transport department on Wednesday. The move, aimed at ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Over 100 mm rain pounds Ballygunge, Jodhpur Park

    1234 Kolkata: Multiple spells of rain lashed Kolkata on Thursday, causing traffic snarls and waterlogging, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the city. The cloud cover and the intermittent rain pushed the maximum temperature to Aug's lowest ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Language row: 12 CU hostel residents injured in scuffle with Sealdah traders

    12Kolkata: At least 12 people, all Calcutta University students staying at Carmichael Hostel, sustained injuries after allegedly being assaulted by traders on Wednesday night. Tension flared in the Sealdah area after the students alleged they were attacked and abused ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    TMC: Metro projects delayed to allow PM a ‘pre-poll photo-op’

    Kolkata: Trinamool on Thursday termed Narendra Modi's jibe at the party as a "broken record" with "ab ki baar" playing on loop since the 2016 assembly polls in Bengal and said the metro projects set to be inaugurated by ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    All ‘untainted’ teachers eligible for fresh SSC test: SC

    Kolkata: All "untainted" teachers, who were part of the 2016 SSC selection panel and lost their jobs following a court order on April 3, were allowed to sit for the fresh recruitment test and they were exempted from the ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Displaced families wait to return home as metro trains set to run below Kolkata’s cave-in zone

    Kolkata: On Friday, as the city will celebrate the launch of Metro services through the very stretch where the East-West line burrowed under Bowbazar, dozens of families will be watching from a distance — still barred from the homes ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Last-mile connectivity: Route rejig likely for autos

    Kolkata: The opening of three new metro alignments is set to change the way commuters travel in Kolkata. Now, transport department officials and auto unions are working on reconfiguring routes so that autos will run perpendicular to the Metro ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Birbhum double murder: 12 sent to jail for life

    Kolkata: A Birbhum court on Thursday sentenced 12 persons to life imprisonment for the murder of two Trinamool Congress supporters in Birbhum's Margram more than two years ago.The victims — Nazrul Islam, also known as Newton, and Laltu Skj ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Airport to join Esplanade, Howrah and Sealdah on metro map, Bypass corridor now till Beleghata

    Kolkata: The city is set to get its second lifeline extending 16.6 km from Salt Lake Sector V to Howrah Maidan when the full East-West Metro is commissioned on Friday evening. Till now, the North-South metro was the sole ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Elevator logjam worry for flyerstaking metro ride to Kol airport

    Kolkata: Passengers who take the metro to the airport to then board a flight will have to queue up for elevator before exit gate No. 1A at the arrival level to move to the departure level before entering the ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Mohta aims to turn Titas into a Rs1,000 crore brand in 10 yrs

    Kolkata: Anirudh Mohta, who acquired a majority stake in Titas Footwear a few months ago, said he wants to turn it into a Rs 1,000 crore brand over the next 10 years. Mohta has 51% stake in the company, ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    TMC MLA, 2 others get bail in 2021 murder case

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed the anticipatory bail plea by Trinamool Congress MLA Paresh Pal and two councilors, accused in the murder of BJP activist Abhijit Sarkar in 2021.Justice Jay Sengupta held that there was no evidence ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Not invited to PM’s rally, says Dilip

    123 Kolkata: Dilip Ghosh, former national vice-president of BJP, is unlikely to attend PM Narendra Modi's programme in Dum Dum on Friday as he was yet to get an invite."I have not yet decided whether to attend the PM's ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Bribery cry: Kunal moves court against Abhaya’s father

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on Wednesday filed a defamation case against the father of the RG Kar rape-and-murder victim for his purported claim that the leader was involved in a plot to bribe the CBI to influence ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    64-year-old ailing woman sets herself on fire, dies in Behala

    Kolkata: A 64-year-old elderly woman was found dead from severe burn injuries at her residence located at Bakultala's Parui Daspara area of Behala.The incident was reported early on Thursday morning with cops stating that the victim – Sarbani Paul ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    Severe waterlogging, traffic movement hit across city

    Kolkata: A large part of the city, especially areas in south-east and south Kolkata, was inundated due to heavy rain that lasted for two hours (1 pm to 3 pm) on Thursday. This severely affected traffic movement, which lasted ...

    22 August 2025 Times of India
    ‘You Bengali speakers must be Bangladeshis’: Calcutta University students attacked by hawkers with hockey sticks, rods, and knives; 4 injured

    KOLKATA: "You Bengali speakers must be Bangladeshis"—Calcutta University students staying at Carmichael Hostel were beaten up by Hindi-speaking hawkers at Sealdah Bridge. Police arrested two persons in relation to this incident.The incident began when a boarder on Wednesday night ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    HC seeks EC report over fake voters allegation

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday sought a report from the EC after an petitioner from Kakdwip complained of multiple instances of fake birth and domicile certificates being issued to non-citizens in an attempt to manipulate electoral rolls.The petitioner's ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Cop focus on parking as new pujas gear up to compete with biggies

    Kolkata: With several new Durga Puja pandals across the city positioning themselves as possible top draws this year, the Kolkata Traffic Police is coordinating with local police to identify the fresh parking spots that can handle the increased footfall ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: High humidity with rain expected

    The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.Kolkata is set to experience moderate rainfall on August 21, 2025, with temperatures ranging between ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    'Will be difficult to finish syllabus, warn colleges': Bengal faces most-delayed UG admissions in 25 years; leaves students in limbo over OBC quota

    KOLKATA: Bengal's most-delayed undergraduate admission season in at least 25 years has set alarm bells ringing in academic circles with colleges raising concerns over academic schedules going haywire and students worried about the effect on their careers. A former ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    'Nothing short of Hitlerian assault on Indian democracy': CM Mamata Banerjee slams Centre's 'super-Emergency bill' as death warrant for Constitution

    KOLKATA: CM Mamata Banerjee termed the bill proposing the removal of the PM, CM and ministers if held in custody for more than 30 days as "nothing short of an Hitlerian assault on the very soul of Indian democracy" ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Search panel interviews 18 VC applicants for JU, 4 other univs

    Kolkata: The search panel, led by former Chief Justice of India U U Lalit interviewed 18 VC applicants for Jadavpur University, Netaji Subhas Open University, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University, Biswa Bangla University, and Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya. The ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Power block hits Kolkata Metro operations for 40 mins

    Kolkata:Services along the North-South Metro (Blue Line) were disrupted for 40 minutes from around 11.30am on Wednesday due to a power block that was carried out to pump out excess water from the drainage channel. However, the tracks were ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Lionstead acquires Ceramat for bio-ceramics

    Kolkata: Lionstead Applied Materials, the advanced materials platform of Lionstead Ventures (LV), has acquired Ceramat, a manufacturer of bio-ceramics and a subsidiary of Tata Steel Advanced Materials Ltd. The definitive agreement was signed in Mumbai on Aug 18, 2025.The ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Now, a single-train ride will take you to airport from Shahid Khudiram stn

    Kolkata: Once full-fledged commercial operation begins on the Yellow Line, commuters who take the metro on the Blue Line will be able to travel straight to the airport without having to switch trains at Noapara. Metro Railway is planning ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    TMC MPs tear up bill copies; Abhishek cites Bengal’s strength

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MPs on Wednesday protested inside and outside Parliament against the introduction of the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha.The MPs tore copies of the bill and threw bits of paper towards treasury benches in ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Raid on banned thermocol items at Kumartuli, other artisan hubs

    Kolkata: The cops have started their a month-long pre-puja awareness campaign by conducting raids on all idol-making hubs, including Kumartuli, to dissuade decorators and artisans from using thermocol or expanded polystyrene. By an order dated Oct 28, 2022, the ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Woman kingpin gives cops the slip, Kolkata Police fears girl gang behind 1cr con

    Kolkata: On a day when the Chandigarh Police returned empty-handed from Golf Green in search of Manisha Dhar — a female cybercriminal wanted in over 10 states for involvement in dozens of bank frauds, the Kolkata Police fears that ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    KMDA takes up repair of battered surfaces of more city bridges

    1234 Kolkata: A couple of days after TOI carried a report on the sorry state of some of the carriageway surfaces on the city's bridges and flyovers, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA), the custodian of most of the elevated ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    JU IR dept seeks reopening of research library shut for a year

    Kolkata: Students and research scholars of the international relations (IR) department have written to the registrar demanding the reopening of two vital academic facilities — TN Das Research Centre and Journal Section — which have been closed due to ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    No seat list yet, aspirants worry about med dreams

    Kolkata: It was a restless Wednesday for MBBS and DBS aspirants who had been looking forward to the first list of seat allocation following the first round of counselling. The suspension of the counselling procedure by West Bengal Medical ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    IISER death probe panel starts work

    Kolkata: The fact-finding committee at Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER-Kolkata), formed to investigate the circumstances leading to PhD student Anamitra Roy's death, started its probe, said sources. An official said the panel comprises external and internal ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    59L attend Amader Para camps to solve local civic issues

    Kolkata: The state govt's Amader Para Amader Samadhan (APAS) camps reached a total footfall of 58.9 lakh on Wednesday, within a fortnight of the programme's launch. Waterlogging, cleaner tap water, road repairs, and street lights were among the primary ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    ‘Custodial torture’: Divn bench nixes state prayer

    Kolkata: A Calcutta High Court division bench on Wednesday refused to interfere with the order of a single bench in a case relating to the alleged custodial torture of female activists picked up by West Midnapore Police on March ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Job scam: Court asks mantri to surrender on Sept 12

    Kolkata: A special PMLA court on Wednesday directed state minister Chandranath Sinha to surrender in court on Sept 12, in connection with the teacher recruitment scam. Charges against the minister are likely to be framed on the same date. ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Darj magistrate apologises for comment on Nepali

    Darjeeling: The judicial magistrate at Mungpoo Court has issued a written apology to the Darjeeling Bar Association for describing Nepali as a "foreign language" and restricting its use in her court.On Aug 14, judicial magistrate first class and civil ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Business-class comfort on low-cost flights soon

    Kolkata: Days after Emirates and Thai Vietjet announced four-class and three-class cabin configurations on their respective flights to Dubai and Bangkok, domestic carrier IndiGo Airlines announced a two-class configuration in its cabin on flights to Delhi and Mumbai. At ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Why driving alone: Cop to woman after signal jump

    Kolkata: Kolkata Traffic Police started an inquiry against a traffic cop, believed to be a constable from a traffic guard, who allegedly stopped a woman, who was driving a car, for a traffic light violation near Fort William. Instead ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Airport hub, six more stations all set to redefine Kol’s metro commute experience

    Kolkata: The city is set to get seven new metro stations, including the pivotal Jai Hind station at the airport, and a stabling yard 13m below the century-old NSCB airport. Jai Hind is among Asia's largest underground metro stations ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Modi to unveil 3 new metro projects in Bengal tomorrow

    Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Bengal on Friday, will inaugurate three metro rail projects, and lay the foundation stone for road infrastructure projects worth Rs1,200 crore for the state. Later, he will address a public ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    KMC awaits ‘hard evidence’ before declaring ‘Nandakumar hanging well’ a heritage site

    1234 Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is waiting for "hard evidence" to declare the Nandakumar hanging well at Hastings a heritage site. The civic body has repeatedly received proposals from historians and civil groups regarding its recognition as ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    'We may fall behind schedule': Clock ticks, September 5 deadline looms for 11,178 MBBS entrants in Bengal; counselling paused over OBC quota

    KOLKATA: Bengal's 11,178 aspiring medical students, whose seat allotment lists were to be declared on Wednesday, are now staring at uncertainty with the state suddenly pausing counselling "till further orders". National Medical Commission's all-India admission schedule for MBBS and ...

    21 August 2025 Times of India
    Veggie rates refuse to cool down as rain hits supply

    Kolkata: City households are feeling the pinch of a relentless rise in vegetable prices as record rainfall has hit supply lines and damaged standing crops across Bengal. With demand outstripping local supply, traders are sourcing vegetables from states like ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Humid temperatures with moderate rain expected today

    The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.Kolkata is set to experience persistent rainfall on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, with temperatures ranging ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    'We may fall behind schedule': Clock ticks, September 1 deadline looms for 11,178 MBBS entrants in Bengal; counselling paused over OBC quota

    KOLKATA: Bengal's 11,178 aspiring medical students, whose seat allotment lists were to be declared on Wednesday, are now staring at uncertainty with the state suddenly pausing counselling "till further orders". National Medical Commission's all-India admission schedule for MBBS and ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    'Tried to shield untainted teachers': SC junks review pleas against order scrapping 25k Bengal school jobs; says selection process was vitiated and tainted beyond redemption

    KOLKATA: Supreme Court has dismissed all review petitions against its April 3 order scrapping the 2016 recruitment of 25,734 school staffers, saying the selection process was "vitiated and tainted" beyond redemption. The Aug 5 order could be accessed on ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Emami Agrotech eyes Rs 2k cr revenue from foods biz in 3 yrs

    Kolkata: Emami Agrotech, the foods and edible oil arm of Emami Group, is eyeing Rs 2,000 crore revenue from the foods business in the next three years. The company is entering the staples business with atta, suji and maida, ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Bengal steel industry to get Rs8,000cr investment over 5 years

    Kolkata: Bengal's steel industry is poised for an investment of Rs 8,000 crore over the next five years, as two major players are set to expand their production capacity to meet the rising demand.Shakambhari Group, an integrated steel manufacturing ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Metro to charge extra for oversized luggage

    Kolkata: Metro Railway will allow passengers to carry suitcases — mostly within standard size limits — from all stations in its network to the airport station. However, those carrying large or oversized luggage will have to pay extra, senior ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Kol may get more showers from today, predicts Met

    Kolkata: The rain spells on Tuesday could only be a prelude to wetter days ahead. The Alipore weather office has predicted increased rainfall activities from Wednesday. The showers also pushed the maximum temperature below the normal mark after it ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    KMC pauses distribution of vending certs to hawkers

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has yet again decided to keep the distribution of vending certificates on hold. The civic body was supposed to start distributing vending certificates among 8,727 hawkers — chosen based on a KMC survey ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Reaching airport still a pain as VIP Rd repairs stop midway

    Kolkata: Even as road repairs across the city has gathered momentum during the current dry spell, the VIP Road stretch continues to be in a poor shape, leading to snarls and safety risks for motorists.Bidhannagar Police, in charge of ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Couple gets 2nd chance at having baby as HC gives IVF nod to overage husband

    Kolkata: A couple from Narendrapur received a second chance at having a child through IVF after the Calcutta High Court on Monday allowed the man, now 59 years old, through the process despite him overshooting the age criteria by ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    TMC reaches out to Kejriwal, gets ‘AAP support’ for INDIA veep candidate

    Kolkata: Trinamool on Tuesday reached out to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to get the party's backing for retired Justice B Sudershan Reddy — the opposition's vice-president pick. AAP isn't a member of the INDIA bloc now. TMC, which was ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Durand semis: East Bengal look to clear DHFC hurdle

    Kolkata: In this season of more fractious and perplexing moments in Indian football, East Bengal FC and Diamond Harbour FC embody a unique contest in the Durand Cup semifinals here on Wednesday. East Bengal have earned their place in ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Durand semis: DHFC, more than a typical newcomer’s story

    Kolkata: Diamond Harbour FC offer more than a newcomer's fairytale.Born on April 15 — the Bengali New Year's Day — in 2022 and backed by the local Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, the club's meteoric rise from the humble ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Salt Lake gets 14 more fee parking zones

    Kolkata: Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has allotted 14 fee parking zones across Salt Lake, adding a few new stretches for paid parking. The zones were finalised in consultation with the Bidhannagar traffic cops.Among the stretches demarcated for parking are ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Pup, kitten carcasses found in pet clinic trigger row

    Kolkata: Allegations of animal cruelty and subsequent assault on those inflicting the cruelty by a section of locals and animal lovers have led to the filing of two separate police cases in the Parnasree area on Tuesday. According to ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    KP starts Durga Puja traffic, crowd mgmt talks at monthly review meet

    Kolkata: The Lalbazar brass went into Durgra Puja mode at the monthly Kolkata Police traffic review meeting on Tuesday, with commissioner Manoj Verma asking all traffic OCs to identify and solve three major concern areas — identifying and addressing ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    8 candidates appear before panel as VC interview starts

    Kolkata: Eight vice-chancellor candidates appeared before the former CJI-led committee as the final round of interviews for the appointment of VCs at 14 state universities began on Tuesday. The panel, led by ex-CJI U U Lalit, will conduct the ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Two sexually assault model after luring her to hotel with film promise

    Kolkata: Two persons, S S Uddin alias Ricky and Rajarshi Dey, have been accused of sexually assaulting a 25-year-old model from south Kolkata, with the false promise of giving her a film role. The two men allegedly posed as ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Darj magistrate’s Nepali language comment stirs row

    Darjeeling: A statement attributed to a Darjeeling judicial magistrate on Nepali language prompted all Hills parties on Tuesday to condemn it and even demand the magistrate's transfer.Alakananda Sarkar, posted at Mungpoo Court as judicial magistrate first class and civil ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Darj magistrate’s Nepali language comment stirs row

    Darjeeling: A statement attributed to a Darjeeling judicial magistrate on Nepali language prompted all Hills parties on Tuesday to condemn it and even demand the magistrate's transfer.Alakananda Sarkar, posted at Mungpoo Court as judicial magistrate first class and civil ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Mother of jawan killed after Pahalgam attack passes away

    Tehatta (Nadia): Akiran Bibi (65), the mother of army jawan Jhantu Ali Sheikh who was killed in an encounter with terrorists in J&K in April, passed away at her home in Nadia's Tehatta on Tuesday morning. Her elder son, ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Spike in construction cost poses a challenge to Kol affordable housing

    Kolkata: Rising construction costs have emerged as a major challenge for developers of affordable housing, which makes up the biggest share of the residential market in Kolkata. According to a study by real estate consultancy firm Anarock, while labour ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    In ‘landmark’ find for forensics, ZSI IDs 17 distinct blow fly species

    Kolkata: A breakthrough study by Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) on blow flies promises to transform forensic investigation by helping scientists accurately determine the time of death, especially in the case of decomposing bodies.Led by ZSI director Dhriti Banerjee ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Tamluk death: Dist hosp autopsy proven wrong at SSKM disturbing, says Cal HC

    Kolkata: Hearing a case relating to the mysterious death of a man in East Midnapore, Calcutta High Court on Tuesday said it was "very disturbed" after finding that the autopsy conducted at a district hospital was proven wrong by ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Lawyer assault case: HC allows plea

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday allowed a petition seeking the court's intervention after a high court lawyer was allegedly assaulted in Murshidabad, where he had gone to defend the accused in a murder case.The petitioner's counsel informed Justice ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    ‘Utility of Metro to be maximised now’: Kolkata set to pick up speed with 14km of new tracks this Friday; highest single-day addition till now

    KOLKATA: In the largest such addition, the city is all set to get 14 km of new metro lines, changing the way how Kolkatans commute. This Friday, PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to flag off three metro sections — ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata Metro expansion: Smallest of 3 new links to act as biggest game changer for city's commute; East-West line to finally run end-to-end

    KOLKATA: Commuters may be able to ride the entire 16.6 km stretch from Sector V to Howrah Maidan immediately after the Prime Minister flags off its last 2.6 km leg — the Esplanade-Sealdah section — on Friday, sources said. ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Missing couple found dead in Anandpur canal

    1234 Kolkata: More than 12 hours after a young woman and a male teenager went missing on Monday night, their bodies were fished out of Nonadanga Canal under Anandapur PS on Tuesday.The deceased have been identified as Ronita Baidya ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    Probe reveals man died in blast plotting to kill lover’s hubby

    Kolkata: The Uttar Pradesh resident who died in an explosion in Madhyamgram in the early hours of Monday had planned to use the improvised explosive device (IED) to kill his paramour's husband, investigators said on Tuesday,Police said the deceased ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    With 1,044 sq km more, Sundarbans set to be 2nd largest tiger reserve in India

    123456 Kolkata: The Centre on Tuesday cleared a proposal to include three ranges in South 24 Parganas forest division under the management of the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve, paving way for the Unesco World Heritage Site to become the second ...

    20 August 2025 Times of India
    UP man dies in IED blast near girlfriend’s home

    Kolkata: A 26-year-old man from UP, in a relationship with a Madhyamgram girl, died in an IED blast near the girl's home close to Madhyamgram High School for Boys early on Monday.Police said the blast occurred barely 10 metres ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    CLW seeks production boost, global market entry

    Kolkata: Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) is aiming to ramp up production capacity to achieve 777 locomotives target set by the Railway Board for 2025-26. So far, it manufactured 302 locomotives in 115 working days this fiscal.CLW general manager Vijay ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    Row erupts over AIIMS mental health survey

    Kalyani: A row erupted on Monday over a door-to-door mental health survey being conducted by AIIMS Kalyani after CM Mamata Banerjee alleged that personal details were being collected from families in the name of a mental health survey indirectly ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    ‘Onus on EC’: Bengal BJP begins ‘no SIR, no vote’ campaign

    Kolkata: A day after Election Commission announced that special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls would commence in West Bengal, state BJP began campaigning for "No SIR, No Vote"."We are demanding ‘No SIR, No Vote'. The more Trinamool puts ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    In dry spell, KMC focuses on crater-riddled bridge surfaces

    1234 Kolkata: After repairing roads, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is now focusing on the road surface of several bridges in the city that are in dire need of repair. Large craters have rendered Bridge No. 4 near Park Circus ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    IIEST alumni donate 20L for smart classes, beautification of alma mater

    Kolkata: Former students of the 1975 batch of BE College, now Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, have donated Rs 20 lakh for the beautification and landscaping of the approximately 1,500 sq m area called Bakultala ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    Principal’s body writes to ex-CJI on Raj Bhavan staffer in VC selection committee

    Kolkata: A day before the committee led by ex-CJI UU Lalit convenes in Kolkata to decide on vice-chancellors for 15 state-run universities, an apex college principal's body in Bengal on Monday asked him to reconsider the inclusion of a ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    IIT-Kgp SOP to make world’s biggest art fest more accessible

    Kolkata: Nudged by Unesco, Durga Puja — the world's biggest art festival — is striving to become the best by making it inclusive and accessible. The state govt has appointed IIT-Kharagpur to prepare accessibility guidelines and safety SOP for ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    Ganpati idol-makers, puja organisers caught in rain-shine hide-&-seek

    Kolkata: Ganesh Puja preparations in Kolkata are facing delays due to unpredictable weather. With just a week left for the festival, preparations at Kumartuli and across several neighbourhoods were hit by the game of hide-and-seek between the sun and ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    Dismissed teachers held after ‘violence threats’, freed

    Kolkata: A dismissed schoolteacher from Murshidabad, Rezaul Haque, who had gone to Salt Lake to join a demonstration in front of SSC Bhavan, was arrested on Monday, apparently for plotting a "violent protest". Another dismissed teacher, Suman Biswas, who ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    Adani for self-reliance driven by technology

    Kolkata: The world was moving from conventional wars to technology-driven wars of power, and our ability to prepare would decide our future, said Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani at IIT Kharagpur's 75th foundation day on Monday. The industrialist launched ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    Legal aid for servicemen, families

    Kolkata: The judiciary has taken a new initiative to extend legal support to serving and retired soldiers and army personnel and their families. District and sessions Judge Shantanu Jha, also the chairman of the District Legal Services Authority opened ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    Hwh youth falls to death from 3rd floor at Kurseong homestay

    1234 Darjeeling: A 23-year-old youth from Howrah, Sapranil Chatterjee, who along with his friends had gone on a trip to the Hills, died on Monday morning after allegedly falling off the third-floor room of a homestay at Dowhill, around ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    Centre moves SC against HC order to resume NREGA in Bengal from Aug 1

    Kolkata: The Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court, challenging a Calcutta High Court order that asked it to resume the NREGA scheme in Bengal from Aug 1. The SC is likely to hear the plea this week.In June, ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    Mamata may skip event where Modi will unveil new Metro routes

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is unlikely to attend the inauguration ceremony of the three Metro routes in Dum Dum on Aug 22, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to cut the ribbon. Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
    Bengal cabinet approves fresh tender for Tajpur port project

    Kolkata: The Bengal cabinet on Monday approved a fresh request for participation (RFP) for the proposed Tajpur deep sea port.The state govt had announced in Nov 2023 that it would open a fresh tender for the Rs 25,000-crore project ...

    19 August 2025 Times of India
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