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  • HC no to DA rally at Hazra, nod for sit-in

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday denied a rally or any march by the state govt employees organisation, Sangrami Joutha Mancha, agitating for outstanding DA in the Bhawanipore area but allowed them to have a sit-in demonstration at Hazra ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Voters deleted in SIR anti-nationals, says Dilip in Hindu refugee colony

    Kharagpur: All 90.8 lakh people, whose names have been struck off voter list, were "anti-nationals", former state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said in Kharagpur on Thursday.BJP's Kharagpur Town candidate Ghosh was campaigning in the Talbagicha area when he remarked: ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Owaisi dumps Kabir after sting video alleges ‘1,000cr BJP deal’

    Kolkata/Rampurhat: Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM severed its electoral alliance with Humayun Kabir's Aam Janata Unnayan Party on Friday, a day after a purported sting video surfaced showing a person resembling Kabir discussing a Rs 1,000 crore arrangement with BJP in ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Iran-US conflict squeezes foundry sector

    Kolkata: The Iran-US conflict is beginning to bite India's foundry and castings sector, pushing up raw material prices, logistics costs and working capital stress — particularly for smaller manufacturers.Industry associations including the IFA and FCDA have flagged a sharp ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Coal India insulating consumers from surging input costs

    Kolkata: Coal India said it is absorbing a sharp rise in input costs instead of passing them on to consumers, shielding coal users from higher prices despite surging expenses on explosives and industrial diesel."Any pass-through of the mounting prices ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Poll panel rejects TMC Krishnanagar North candidate’s nomination

    Krishnanagar (Nadia): The Election Commission has rejected the nomination of Trinamool candidate Abhinav Bhattacharya from Krishnanagar North — the first such rejection involving a recognised party's candidate in the 2026 Bengal assembly elections.The EC invoked Section 9A of the ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Shah reiterates permanent political solution for Darj in poll manifesto

    Darjeeling: The long-debated demand for a "permanent political solution" to the Darjeeling hills issue returned to the forefront ahead of the Bengal Assembly elections on Friday, with BJP reiterating the promise in its manifesto.First highlighted in the party's 2019 ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    SUCI wants all SIR enrollees in voter list

    Kolkata: SUCI state secretary Chandidas Bhattacharya on Friday demanded that everyone who filled enumeration forms during the SIR process be included in the voter list, warning that removing millions — a majority of them women — would make the ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Bengal polls 2026: All deleted voters will be restored if TMC wins, says Abhishek Banerjee

    KOLKATA: Abhishek Banerjee, general secretary of the All India Trinamool Congress, on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Election Commission of India over alleged removal of names from voter lists, asserting that all ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Mamata flays BJP’s fish ‘lies’, slams its silence on ‘attacks on meat, fish shops’

    Kolkata/Swarupnagar: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday tore into BJP's fish "lies", saying Bengal "eats up what it produces", and questioned the saffron party's silence on "targeting of meat and fish shops" if it was such a big fan ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Hiraan mentions Anindita as ‘separated’ wife

    Kolkata: "Legally married; currently separated" — that's what actor and Kharagpur Town MLA Hiranmoy Chattopadhyay (Hiraan) has declared in his nomination affidavit while mentioning the name of Anindita Chattopadhyay as his spouse.Earlier, Anindita filed an FIR accusing Hiraan of ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Female poll officials to check women in purdah at polling stations: EC

    Kolkata: Female poll officials will have to compulsorily check and identify women in purdah at polling stations and mark them on the electoral roll before allowing them inside booths to cast their votes: This is one of the instructions ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    74-year-old woman loses 1 cr over 32 days in Kol’s longest digi-arrest

    Kolkata: A 74-year-old resident of Palm Avenue in the Karaya area has fallen victim to the city's longest "digital arrest" fraud, with scammers holding her under "virtual custody" for 32 days and allegedly defrauding her of over Rs 1 ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    ‘Lock up criminals 72 hrs before polls’

    Kolkata: The Election Commission on Friday directed police across districts to take preventive action against potential troublemakers ahead of polls. The instruction came during a video conference with CPs and SPs, attended by police observers. The EC ordered to ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    3 arrested with 27 kg ganja

    Kolkata: The detective department narcotics cell on Friday arrested three persons, including a woman, with 27.5 kg ganja during a raid on the Maidan. The contraband is valued at Rs 13.7 lakh in the grey market. The arrested, Jaideb ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Park Street cops bust loan racket, arrest 6

    Kolkata: Park Street Police Station cops, with the help of the detective department, busted a fake loan racket, believed to be worth crores of rupees, following a raid on a fake call centre on Wednesday and arrested six people. ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    No-poll work undertaking for shifted cops

    Kolkata: The Bengal Police, following an EC directive, has ordered the transfer of 81 inspectors and 19 sub-inspectors. All transferred personnel were told to ensure their unit in-charges, CPs or SPs gave an undertaking, pledging they wouldn't take poll ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Did anyone get Rs 15L in bank a/c promised earlier? Didi takes swipe after Shah’s promises for Bengal

    Kolkata: Trinamool on Friday dubbed BJP's Sankalp Patra for Bengal a "copycat" manifesto and alleged that the saffron party never delivers on its promises.At a rally in Basirhat, CM Mamata Banerjee asked how many people had received Rs 15 ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    BJP promises UCC, cash for women, jobless & farmers

    Kolkata: BJP will introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Bengal within six months of being voted to office, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Friday.He also said a BJP govt would provide a monthly assistance of Rs ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Include us in manifesto, hike allowance, boost infra, disabled voters tell netas

    Kolkata: People with disabilities from different parts of the city demanded their inclusion in political manifestos so that the new govt, to be formed next month, drew up policies for their welfare.During a panel discussion organised by an NGO, ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Brother-in-law drugs, rapes & traffics woman

    Kolkata: The city cops have launched a probe and a two-state manhunt, into an alleged case of gang rape by drugging and subsequent human trafficking involving a 26-year-old woman, who was allegedly lured by her own brother-in-law and his ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Ban on 12 Tolly actors, directors remains in place even after 72-hour deadline ends

    Kolkata: Seventy-two hours have passed since actor-MP Dev set the deadline for lifting the ban on 12 Tollywood actors and directors. This was done after industry stakeholders announced a non-cooperation against the production house of Rahul Banerjee-starrer ‘Bhole Baba ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Kol set for China film fest, language day events

    Kolkata: After 10 years, the Chinese film festival is set to return to Kolkata. And it will be followed by another event that will debut in the city — the International Chinese Language Day celebration. Both will be organised ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    After LPG crisis, many Kol auto owners want to switch to electric

    Kolkata: A sharp spike in auto LPG prices following the West Asia conflict has triggered a shift among auto operators, with many abandoning gas-powered vehicles in favour of electric alternatives. Scrapyard operators estimate that nearly 97% of autos being ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Passport: . Domicile certificate: . What more do we need, ask angry voters left out of electoral roll

    Kolkata: Electors who could not make it to the electoral roll even after submission of passports and domicile certificates are bewildered about what else they need to produce to convince the tribunal about their authenticity as legitimate voters.Even after ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    NUJS team helps deleted voters file fresh appeals

    Kolkata: The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) has come forward to offer free legal help to those whose names have been deleted or are still under adjudication.The Legal Aid Society of the university, comprising three professors ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    Beleghata man deleted from Bengal roll finds himself in Bihar

    Kolkata: Krishnendu Mukherjee, 44, a Trinamool Congress booth-level agent from Beliaghata, found that his name was deleted from the final electoral roll and added to the Bihar voter list. He is now seeking legal advice to resolve the issue.His ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    3 govt docs from Murshidabad under SIR axe but mom can vote

    Kolkata: For three siblings, all of whom are working as govt medical officers, Thursday was a hectic day. They were busy filing online appeals to the tribunal to have their names enrolled in the electoral rolls. During the SIR ...

    11 April 2026 Times of India
    ‘CBSE class 12 examiners to check papers on Sundays’

    Kolkata: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed examiners, evaluating class 12 board answer scripts, to treat Sundays as working days, revising its earlier notice that Sundays and holidays would remain non-working during the assessment period.In a ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Bengal polls: TMC goons harassed RG Kar victim's mother while filing nomination for Panihati constituency, says Smriti Irani

    PANIHATI: Union Minister Smriti Irani strongly criticised the Trinamool Congress, alleging that Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar rape victim, was harassed while filing her nomination for the Panihati assembly constituency. Speaking to ANI, Irani called Ratna a ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Rs 3,000 direct benefit, women job quota, Singur revival: Amit Shah unveils BJP’s Bengal Sankalp Patra

    KOLKATA: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said that if the BJP forms the government in West Bengal, it will provide Rs 3,000 to women by directly transferring the amount into their bank accounts. He also promised employment ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    'Even snake can be trusted, but not BJP': Mamata Banerjee attacks BJP at poll rally; says vote for TMC to keep Bengal safe

    KOLKATA: At an election rally in Tentulia, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp attack on the BJP, saying, “Even a snake can be trusted, but not BJP.”Addressing the gathering, Banerjee added, “I am ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Where ruin and melody coexist: Performances from the frontlines of war zones

    Over the years, musicians have found a way to call for peace through their melodies. In cities reduced to rubble, music has often arrived not as performance, but as interruption – cutting through dust, silence and the aftershock of ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    PM Narendra Modi makes fish overtures, says BJP will ensure adequate supply in Bengal

    KOLKATA: PM Narendra Modi, in an attempt to counter Trinamool’s portrayal of BJP as “an anti-non-veg party” in a state that loves its maachh-bhaat, accused Trinamool on Thursday of being unable to provide adequate fish to its people, prompting ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Trinamool video shows 'Kabir-like man' seeking ' Rs 1000 cr from BJP'; Watch

    KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress on Thursday released a video in which a man resembling Aam Janata Unnayan Party founder Humayun Kabir, who was with Bengal’s governing party till he was suspended last year, is heard seeking Rs 1,000 crore from ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    ‘Yes SIR’, ‘No SIR’: How voter roll revision is driving Bengal’s poll

    The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has emerged as the most dominant and contentious issue in the 2026 Bengal assembly polls, eclipsing traditional campaign themes such as welfare politics, industrial stagnation, corruption, and identity.SIR in the state ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    EC’s concessions to BJP are deletions for Bengal, says Didi

    KOLKATA: They had given an ultimatum to Trinamool. A tweet was made from the Commission’s handle in this regard. Many greetings. The reason is, Trinamool is the only one that can fight against BJP. I wish you well,” she said.

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    RG Kar mother files papers, says women’s safety a priority

    Kolkata: The mother of the RG Kar rape-and-murder victim, now a BJP candidate, once again used her saree to convey a powerful message — this time wearing one inscribed with ‘Shaktirupena Sangsthita' (embodiment of strength) — as she filed ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Another production house under lens after actor alleges sexual exploitation

    Kolkata: Another production house in Kolkata, Tent Cinema, has come under the scanner after an actor lodged a complaint with the National Commission for Women on Thursday, alleging sexual exploitation by its head. The house, which has created popular ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Presi admission: Panel set up for 7 depts’ tests

    Kolkata: Seven departments at Presidency University— chemistry, statistics, life sciences, economics, astrophysics, history and political science — which will hold entrance tests from this academic session to admit undergraduate students, have started planning. An official said, "To ensure a ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    CU panel names UG course certs

    Kolkata: Undergraduate students pursuing three-year multidisciplinary courses may receive a certificate, titled ‘Graduation with Two Cores and One Minor'. A committee, formed by Calcutta University, on Thursday determined the names of the four certificates to be awarded to students ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Artistes take to streets against grant cancellation, ‘pol schooling’ suggestion

    Kolkata: Performing artistes of Bengal, including Soumitra Mitra, Sima Mukhopadhyay, Dulal Lahiri, Arup Ray and Sanjib Sarkar, took out a rally on Thursday, condemning the Centre's suspension and cancellation of a large number of Performing Artists Grants without citing ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Admin quashes ‘EPIC must for Darj check-in’ rumour

    Darjeeling: Administration has dismissed rumours in Darjeeling that tourists must show voter IDs while checking into hotels, urging visitors to rely only on official information.Hotel associations said no such directive exists and that guests can check in with any ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Bengal tourists evacuated from landslide-hit Lachen

    Darjeeling: Over 1,300 tourists, most from Bengal, and 84 local residents, who were stranded in North Sikkim's Lachen after a landslide damaged a key stretch of road near Tarum Chu Bridge, were evacuated by the Army's Trishakti Corps under ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    68-yr-old man dies in tribunal line

    Ranaghat (Nadia): A 68-year-old man died on Thursday after falling ill while standing in line at the SDO office in Ranaghat, waiting to file an appeal for an SIR tribunal hearing.Jibankrishna Biswas, a resident of Nadia's Bagula, had gone ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata residential sales buck national trend with 5% growth in Q1

    Kolkata: The city's residential market held its ground in the first quarter of 2026, registering a 5% increase in sales even as overall housing sales across India's eight leading markets declined 4%. Kolkata recorded 4,043 units sold in Q1 ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    FIR against TMC Nandigram nominee for loot, assault

    Kolkata/Tamluk: Police registered an FIR against Trinamool candidate Pabitra Kar on Thursday for alleged assault, intimidation and looting in Nandigram's Krishnanagar area — the first such case against any candidate since the model code came into effect. Kar could ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Fight pol battle but show courtesy: CM in rally next door

    Kolkata: Without directly referring to the RG Kar incident, chief minister Mamata Banerjee, during her first political campaign where the victim's family stays, sent out a subtle message asking everyone to "maintain boundaries" and show "courtesy" to each other."No ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    ‘Spirited’ birthday bash at Behala bldg ends in bash-up

    Kolkata: A joyous birthday celebration at a residential flat in Behala's Parnasree area turned into a midnight nightmare for a local family following a bitter confrontation with neighbours.Police have registered a case against three individuals after a woman alleged ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    CBI can question RG Kar convict again: HC

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday observed that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) can re-interrogate RG Kar rape-and-murder convict Sanjay Roy, in connection with a case filed by the victim's parents flagging questions on the probe — the ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata set to enter hot and humid phase from today, no rain for next few days: Met

    Kolkata: While thunderstorms between Wednesday night and Thursday morning pulled the mercury way below the normal mark, brace for hotter days ahead from Friday. The city is set to enter a hot and humid phase when the mercury will ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Tally 1.1 crore after 3rd digital arrest case in just 24 hours

    Kolkata: A 69-year-old Picnic Garden resident was duped of Rs 23.7 lakh in a digital arrest fraud where the conmen impersonated federal investigators. This was the third major incident reported to Kolkata Police in 24 hours, a period during ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    After week of nor’westers, KMC gets ready to tackle monsoon in N Kol waterlogging belt

    Kolkata: Pre-monsoon nor'westers have pushed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to fast-track its preparedness in north Kolkata's chronic waterlogging belt, with the under-construction drainage pumping station at Hrishikesh Park set to become partly operational by early June.The sewerage and ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Kaliganj AJUP pick 3rd contestant to get tribunal clearance

    Kolkata: A day ahead of the last date for filing nominations, Aam Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) candidate Kechhabuddin Sekh from Nadia's Kaliganj constituency got clearance from the appellate tribunal on April 8, making him the third case where names ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Both her parents voters, but Sunali still fights ‘B’deshi’ tag

    Kolkata: Sunali Khatun's mother Jyotsna Bibi, initially under adjudication, has finally found her name in the voter list. Sunali's father Bhodu Sheikh had been cleared in the Dec 2025 SIR draft list.On Thursday, Sunali broke into angry tears when ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Out on bail, BJP candidate with 56 criminal cases files papers for Port

    Kolkata: Arrested in the Vidyasagar statue vandalism case, BJP leader Rakesh Singh filed his nomination on Thursday — the final day for submissions — for the Kolkata Port constituency while carrying a portrait of Vidyasagar.The Bengal govt had previously ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Shyampukur, Chowringhee, Entally top Kol deletion list

    Kolkata: In Kolkata, for voters who were placed under adjudication, Shyampukur saw the highest deletion with 87%, followed by Chowringhee at 73.3%. Ballygunge with 74%, followed by Bhowanipore (72.5%), topped inclusion list.The EC on Thursday released the assembly-wise addition ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Saradha scam accused Sudipto Sen to walk out of jail

    Kolkata: The alleged mastermind of Saradha scam, Sudipto Sen was granted bail in the last two pending cases on Tuesday by the Calcutta High Court after he spent 13 years in jail. The HC observed: "To deny bail now, ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    West Bengal elections 2026: Deleted voters grill Dilip even as BJP sticks to ‘infiltrator’ pitch

    KOLKATA/KHARAGPUR: BJP's Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said names of some genuine voters had indeed been deleted during the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls after he ran into a group of women who asked him why their names were ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    Nandalal family members get back voting right

    Kolkata: A special bench of appellate tribunal directed the EC to reinstate the name of the maternal grandson of artist Nandalal Bose, Suprabuddha Sen, 88, and his wife, 82, in the electoral rolls, following the SC order. A senior ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    72-year-old retd schoolteacher, presiding officer 10 times over, falls foul of SIR

    Kolkata: A 72-year-old retired schoolteacher with 37 years of service, including five years as teacher-in-charge, has been deleted from the electoral roll, despite submitting valid documents. Sk Asraful Haque, a Khanakul voter, was also presiding officer for at least ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    97-year-old, a 1947 refugee who has voted in every election, loses her right to SIR

    Kolkata: Subarna Bala Poddar, a 97-year-old refugee who has voted in every election since becoming eligible, has had her name deleted following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).Subarna Bala was born in Abdullahpur, in what was then undivided Bengal, and ...

    10 April 2026 Times of India
    At Bangladesh border, a fight for next chapter

    KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Baharampur’s political weight cannot be understood without its past. Established in 1757 following the Battle of Plassey, the town became one of the earliest administrative and military bases of the East India Company in India. Over time, ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Chhobiwala to be screened for free as tribute to Rahul Arunoday Banerjee

    Rahul Arunday Banerjee’s untimely death is still being mourned by the Bengali film industry. Makers of one of his last theatrical projects, Chhobiwala have announced a special non-commercial initiative to honour the late actor’s memory, amidst the atmosphere of ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    West Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee marches to file nomination, says will go to Supreme Court again over SIR

    KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday led a 400-metre march from her home to Alipore Survey Building, accompanied by about 4,000 Trinamool Congress supporters, and filed her nomination for Bhowanipore assembly seat with four proposers from four different ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    NIA doesn’t seek custody, Mofakkerul to be in jail till Apr 17

    Malda: Advocate Mofakkerul Islam, the alleged mastermind of the Mothabari violence, was sent to judicial custody by the chief judicial magistrate of Malda on Wednesday after the NIA, which has taken over the probe, did not seek his custody. ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    West Bengal elections 2026: ‘Fire doesn’t choose home it burns,’ Mamata warns BJP

    KOLKATA/ARAMBAGH: Mamata Banerjee drew a direct parallel between the SIR voter deletions in Bengal and the NRC exercise in Assam, saying at an election rally in Hooghly's Arambagh on Wednesday that BJP had failed to learn from that experience."In ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    TMC, BJP lodge flurry of complaints

    Kolkata/Delhi: Trinamool and BJP have filed a flurry of complaints with the EC alleging MCC violations and partisan behaviour. TMC lodged a complaint against Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal, alleging he met with BJP netas in Nandigram on April 5.Citing ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Don’t deploy civic volunteers for poll duty: EC

    Kolkata: Election Commission in a letter to Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal on Wednesday, again directed that no civic volunteers or Green Police be deployed for election-related duties.The directive also prohibited the personnel from wearing the uniform three days prior ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Triumph targets 1 lakh sub-400 cc bike sales in 15 months

    Kolkata: Triumph Motorcycles India is targeting sales figure of 1 lakh for sub-400 cc bikes manufactured in India in 15 months. It sold the first 1 lakh units in 30 months.Triumph is the largest UK-owned motorcycle manufacturer, with the ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Aroop Biswas files nomination, eyes 5th win in Tollygunge

    Kolkata: Four-time MLA and Trinamool heavyweight Aroop Biswas on Wednesday filed his nomination for the Tollygunge assembly constituency, with a rally to the Alipore Treasury Building.A key face of south Kolkata politics, Biswas was the last among the city's ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Unkindest cut: Struck off electoral roll but assigned poll duty by EC for West Bengal elections 2026

    KOLKATA: Senior executive magistrate Md Erfan Habib, 41, is currently on election duty in Bengal. Serving as the deputy district election officer (DDEO) of Birbhum, he oversees the accuracy of the electoral roll and provides administrative direction to electoral ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    India may beat RBI growth forecast: EAC-PM chair

    Kolkata: India may exceed RBI's GDP growth projection for 2026-27, the chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, S Mahendra Dev, said on Wednesday. Speaking at an interactive session with members of the Bharat Chamber of ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    No Muslim candidate in BJP Bengal list

    Kolkata: BJP has not fielded a single Muslim candidate in the Bengal assembly polls despite having a base of nearly two lakh members from the community in the state, even in seats where it previously fielded Muslim candidates, such ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Bihar minor caught with arms, ammo on Strand Rd

    Kolkata: The Special Task Force of Kolkata Police nabbed a 17-year-old from Bihar on Wednesday, seizing a cache of at least five finished firearms, 13 unfinished ones, and 40 rounds of ammunition. The operation took place near a public ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Airline files FIR against catering firm

    Kolkata: IndiGo airline has filed an FIR against the supervisor of the catering firm, Abdul Latif, who forgot to apply the hand brake when he alighted from the vehicle on Tuesday night, leading to it rolling off and hitting ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    After tenuous West Asia truce, restos put price-hike plan on hold

    Kolkata: The ceasefire in West Asia comes as a relief to the city's food and beverages sector, which was forced to consider a price hike, that has now been put on hold. While an annual price revision is in ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Buses bounce back as LPG crisis disrupts auto sector; overcrowding raises concerns

    Kolkata: Kolkata's bus services are witnessing a noticeable revival following the recent revision in auto-rickshaw fares, with operators reporting an increase in short-distance commuters. However, the resurgence has exposed a persistent demand-supply gap, resulting in overcrowded buses and concerns ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    16.3 L cash seized

    Unaccounted-for cash of Rs 16.3 lakh was seized in two hauls on Tuesday. A Static Surveillance Team stopped a vehicle near RN Tagore Hospital around 11.30 pm on Tuesday and seized Rs 1.3 lakh in cash from the driver. ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Country’s poorest CM, Mamata declares 76k cash in hand, 9.8g gold, 15.4 L asset

    Kolkata: With Rs 75,700 cash in hand, 9.8 g gold jewellery and a total asset value of Rs 15.4 lakh, Mamata Banerjee — who was the country's poorest chief minister last year by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    RG Kar victim’s mother caught in TMC-BJP clash

    Kolkata: The mother of the RG Kar rape-and-murder victim, who will contest the election as a BJP candidate, on Wednesday alleged she was assaulted and harassed by Trinamool-backed goons during a campaign in Sodepur. The incident reportedly occurred when ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    ‘You can’t talk like this,’ observer shoots back at CEC Gyanesh Kumar, gets removed

    By- Kaushik.Pradhan@timesofindia.comKOLKATA: A high-level election review meeting on Wednesday turned volatile when a senior election observer openly challenged CEC Gyanesh Kumar, later leading to the observer's removal.During the virtual meeting convened by the full bench of the EC, Cooch ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    IIT-Kgp ‘disruption’ fears after staff get poll duty call

    Kharagpur/Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur authorities wrote to the district magistrate, requesting exemption of hostel employees from election duties to ensure "uninterrupted mess services and hostel maintenance, considered emergency duties". Out of 211 Group C and D staff members, 171 received ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    TMC, other parties help deleted voters file appeals

    Kolkata: Trinamool, Congress and Left workers are reaching out to citizens, omitted from the electoral roll after the SIR exercise, to help them file appeals at tribunals to get their voting rights back.The most active seem local Trinamool units, ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Tollygunge criminal hits couple with gun

    Kolkata: A couple from Tollygunge Road was allegedly chased at gunpoint and assaulted by a local criminal on Monday after they protested against his illegal liquor trade. The accused, Jaydeb Malakar, was arrested on Monday night.The incident unfolded when ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    RPO to hold passport mela on April 18

    Kolkata: The Regional Passport Office, Kolkata, will organise a special "Passport Mela" on April 18 across multiple centres to expedite processing and ease services. Ashish Middha, regional passport officer, Kolkata, said the mela will be held simultaneously at Passport ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    BMC property tax collection to start on Mon

    Kolkata: Online collection of property tax in Salt Lake and Rajarhat Gopalpur areas of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) for the financial year of 2026-27 will start from Monday.The tax structure of Salt Lake is different from that of Rajarhat ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Two sr citizens from same area in Bagbazar lose 90.5 L in digi arrest

    Kolkata: Two cases of alleged digital arrest fraud were reported from the same neighbourhood in the Bagbazar area, with the victims residing barely 100 m from one another. Cops said a total of Rs 90.5 lakh was lost in ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Fourth thunderstorm in 4 days keeps city cool; dry spell ahead

    Kolkata: Another thunderstorm lashed the city on Wednesday evening, extending the spell of pleasant weather. The Met office has forecast one or two spells of rain on Thursday, though with lower intensity, before conditions turn dry from Friday. Apart ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Same-day FIRs for cognisable offences: KP

    Kolkata: In a stern warning to the city's police force, the Lalbazar headquarters has issued a directive mandating the immediate registration of FIRs for all cognisable offences, the SOP being to register the FIR the same day.The order, aimed ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    600 staffers of ‘banned’ production house on edge, Tollywood debates ‘cancel culture’

    Kolkata: At least 600 workers in Kolkata and Mumbai have lost work after Tollywood decided not to work with Magic Moments, the production house behind Rahul Banerjee-starrer ‘Bhole Baba Par Karega'. The move has triggered criticism over Tollywood's cancel ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Rahul death: Odisha cops to collect footage

    Kolkata: Odisha Police began legal process to collect relevant footage that was recorded moments before the death of actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee. The Odisha Police wrote to East Midnapore police to hand over the relevant footage to them, which ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Nor’wester catches KMC off guard, leaves city pockets waterlogged

    Kolkata: Large parts of the city were waterlogged on Wednesday evening following intense nor'wester rain. Several drainage pumping stations run by KMC recorded a sharp rise in the water in the evening, resulting in inundation of areas for a ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Manipuris in Kolkata rue renewed flare-up

    Kolkata: The death of two innocent children in a bomb attack in Manipur has opened up the old wound from which the state has started to heal slowly. With the curfew imposed in some districts and protests against the ...

    9 April 2026 Times of India
    Believe it or not: Deer wants a bite of dosa at this IIT campus

    Welcome to hostel life at IIT Madras — where your unexpected roommate might not steal your Maggi, but could absolutely walk in and ask for a dosa. A now-viral video of a deer casually strolling into a student’s room ...

    8 April 2026 Times of India
    Believe it or not: Scarecrows in Bali just got a premium Queen Bey upgrade

    Some farmers use scarecrows. Farmers in Bali? They’ve apparently hired Beyoncé. A viral video showing a life-size cutout of the pop icon “guarding” crops is back on everyone’s feed, and yes – it’s exactly as unusual as it sounds. ...

    8 April 2026 Times of India
    Talk of the town: One small step for humanity, one giant emotional meltdown to the Moon’s far side

    Artemis II wasn’t just a moonshot – it was a mood. Between a rogue Nutella jar floating through zero gravity and astronauts tearing up while naming lunar craters, the mission blended science with soul. As the crew looped around ...

    8 April 2026 Times of India
    West Bengal polls: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee targets PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah as ‘Bangla-Birodhi Zamindars’

    KOLKATA: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, calling them “Bangla-Birodhi Zamindars” who seek votes but fail to deliver for the people.In a post on X, Banerjee shared a ...

    8 April 2026 Times of India
    ‘J’khand residents, BLOs among agitators’

    Malda: The NIA has detained nine more in connection with the Mothabari violence. They are being interrogated to uncover the motive behind the attack on the judicial officers who were gheraoed for nine hours on April 1.A section of ...

    8 April 2026 Times of India
    INDIA bloc divided by polls, but united for nat’l welfare: Kharge

    Kolkata: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said that while INDIA bloc was formed keeping national interest in mind, it was never a compulsion on alliance partners to fight state elections together. Kharge, in the city to launch Congress's ...

    8 April 2026 Times of India
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