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  • Fencing along Indo-B’desh border on hold to prevent tension: BSF

    Kolkata/Cooch Behar: Fencing unplugged stretches of the India-Bangladesh border may not resume immediately to avoid tension between the two countries, BSF said on Friday.On Monday, amid growing infiltration concerns, tension flared up between BSF and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    Trinamool suspends RS ex-MP Santanu, ex-MLA Arabul

    12 Kolkata: Trinamool on Friday suspended the party's former Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen and Bhangar ex-MLA Arabul Islam. In a statement, TMC spokesperson Jay Prakash Majumdar did not elaborate on the reasons or suspension timelines.Sen seemed to have ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    Bring back remains from Renkoji: Netaji kin writes to PM

    Kolkata: Netaji's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose has written to the Prime Minister asking the govt of India to bring back the mortal remains of the hero or issue a notification to announce that the remains at the Renkoji temple ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    BSF prevents illicit Bangla border activity with warning shots

    12 Kolkata: BSF personnel fired in the air at four different locations along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Bengal to prevent infiltration and cattle smuggling. Two Bangladeshi nationals were arrested while trying to enter India and cattle about to be ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    In race to buy Akzo Nobel’s India biz, confirms JSW

    12 Kolkata: JSW Group on Friday confirmed that it was in the race to take over the business of Dutch paints major Akzo Nobel in India. Akzo own brands like Dulux."As far as Akzo is concerned, we are running ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    Paints industry bets on rural demand to fuel growth

    12 Kolkata: The paints industry is pinning its hopes on rural demand to push growth. Over the last few quarters, the industry has witnessed muted growth following low urban demand, which is likely to continue for some more time. ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    Film on B’desh liberation shown at JU

    12 Kolkata: The screening of ‘Invincible Bravura' — Abhijit Dasgupta's documentary on Indian Navy's formation of the first ‘Nau Commando' that included eight Bengali escapees from a Pakistani submarine during the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971 — took place ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    1 woman dead, 4 critical after childbirth; ‘expired saline’, claim kin

    Midnapore: A 22-year-old woman died and four are fighting for their lives after delivering their babies at Midnapore Medical College Hospital on Friday morning. All the deliveries were done by caesarean section on Wednesday. Families of the five women ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    I-T officer loses gold chain to kepmars

    123 Kolkata: A gang of kepmars posing as cops allegedly made off with a gold chain from an income tax officer residing in Kasba by tricking him into believing that removing the chain was "a safety protocol". The incident ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    No E-W under-river ops tomorrow, next Sun

    123 Kolkata: There will be no services on the East-West Metro's under-river section this Sunday and the next because of signal and telecommunication (S&T) tests. Metro Railway announced on Friday that "to conduct interlocking tests for the communication-based train ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    No E-W under-river ops tomorrow, next Sun

    123 Kolkata: There will be no services on the East-West Metro's under-river section this Sunday and the next because of signal and telecommunication (S&T) tests. Metro Railway announced on Friday that "to conduct interlocking tests for the communication-based train ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    Major parts of S Kol to go dry on Jan 18

    123 Kolkata: Major parts of south Kolkata will go dry on January 18 as the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) water supply department will shut down the Garden Reach water treatment plant for necessary maintenance and repair work. Normal supply ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    State sets new speed limits for school, hospital & market zones

    12 Kolkata: The state has issued a comprehensive notification aimed at reducing road accidents and fatalities across the state. In line with the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety's directives and the state's commitment to reducing road fatalities by ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    Amid HMPV buzz, docs warn RSV may be more dangerous for kids

    Kolkata: While Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is being much talked about, doctors are seeing a good number of children requiring hospital care for those affected with RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), another virus that affects children mostly in winter. While the ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    VIP Rd gets rumble strips to curb speeding, accidents

    12 Kolkata: In the wake of an accident that claimed the life of an app biker earlier this week, rumble strips were installed on VIP Road to stop overtaking and accidents. As of now, rumble strips have been installed ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    Middle-of-road bus halts, blind-side entry of bikes under lens

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police has formed special squads to carry out surprise checks at major bus stops to ensure that passengers can safely alight or board buses without having to deal with traffic in the middle of the ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    KMC: Promoters can’t give home possession sans CC

    123 Kolkata: Armed with a Supreme Court directive and in a bid to ensure that prospective flat buyers don't get cheated by a section of developers and promoters who give possession without obtaining a completion certificate (CC) from KMC, ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    Bengal police allows relaxed uniform to pregnant, breastfeeding cops

    12 Kolkata: Bengal Police on Friday introduced uniform relaxations for members of the force who are pregnant or breastfeeding to ease some "practical issues" posed by their regular uniform during this phase.Women members of the force of all ranks, ...

    11 January 2025 Times of India
    Blow-hot-blow-cold winter makes it worse for resp disease patients

    123 Kolkata: The mercury fluctuation is causing various ailments, including persistent cough, runny nose, throat congestion, and chest infection among Kolkatans. The minimum temperature dipped nearly three notches on Thursday from that of Wednesday. While the mercury is expected ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Sr citizen killed, 4 hurt as minibus rams pavement

    12 Kolkata: A minibus rammed four women, all of them pedestrians and three of them senior citizens, leading to the death of one of them around 11.50 am at the MG Road-Kalakar Street crossing, close to Satyanarayan Park in ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Stray dogs being picked up at random: Citizens to KMC

    12 Kolkata: Last week, Rachana Ghosh had a nightmarish experience when she discovered that her favourite pet dog Bhodu, who lived on the street in her neighbourhood, had gone missing. So distraught was the lawyer who resides in Behala ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Preserve HMPV +ve samples for genome sequencing, West Bengal labs told

    KOLKATA: The state health department has informally told pathological laboratories to preserve HMVP positive samples so that those could be sent for genomic sequencing, if required. Health officials reiterated that there was no unusual spike in the number of ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Port Blair 1st circuit bench to get video-con cabins

    12 Kolkata: Ten video-conferencing cabins were set up at the Calcutta High Court circuit bench at Port Blair, making it the first circuit bench in the country to be equipped with such a facility. The sound-proof cabins were virtually ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    RG Kar rape-murder verdict on January 18; CBI demands death penalty for accused Sanjay Roy for 'monstrous crime'

    KOLKATA: A trial court is set to deliver the RG Kar rape-murder verdict on Jan 18, more than five months after a 31-year-old junior doctor was violated and brutally killed in the state govt-run medical college and hospital, setting ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Kol lensmen lose 30L equipment in Bihar theft

    Kolkata: Several pieces of photographic equipment —a mirrorless camera, lens, drone—a laptop, ATM cards, passports and crucial documents, together worth around Rs 30 lakh, were stolen from a guesthouse in Bihar, where wedding photographer Sujay Das, along with colleagues ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Indian Museum @ 210: Past set to meet present to celebrate institute’s birthday

    Kolkata: The Indian Museum is set to mark its 210th anniversary with ‘Dialogues Across Time', an art exhibition, where the past will meet the present. Union minister of culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will on Jan 11 inaugurate the exhibition ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Fire at slum on DH Road

    Kolkata: A fire broke out at a slum and auto rickshaw union's office in Joka below a metro viaduct on Diamond Harbour Road on Thursday evening. Two fire tenders brought the blaze under control in half-an-hour.Fire officers confirmed that ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Traffic cops set up guard rails, new signal in bid to make tram track death zone safer

    123 Kolkata: The Regent Park Traffic Guard converged on the Jubilee Park-Police Estate crossing close to Tollygunge metro station, trying to come up with long- as well as short-term measures to ensure safety for commuters. At that very spot ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Poor batting lets Bengal down

    Kolkata: Poor batting display saw Bengal lose to Haryana by 72 runs in the pre-quarterfinals and crash out of Vijay Hazare Trophy meet at the Motibaug ground in Vadodara on Thursday.Chasing 299 for victory, none of the Bengal batters ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Woman escapes abuse, returns to Bolpur with help of Birbhum DLSA, Mum NGO

    Bolpur: A married woman has returned to her hometown with the help of a Mumbai-based NGO and Birbhum District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in Bolpur after allegedly escaping abuse. The woman has filed a complaint with Bolpur police against ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    ITC Infotech to set up its first global AI hub in city

    Kolkata: ITC Infotech, the wholly owned subsidiary of diversified corporate giant ITC, is setting up its Global AI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengal.The CoE will act as a central hub for ITC Infotech, through which it will service ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Bengal STF to move Assam court to question ABT trio

    12 Kolkata: Bengal STF plans to move Assam court to question at least three members of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) about the role of two former JMB men, believed to have helped the ABT module in Bengal and Assam ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Bengal reforms budget document, managing central scheme funds

    12 Kolkata: Bengal's budget document will exclude mentions of central share in centrally sponsored schemes (CSS). Additional chief secretary (finance) Prabhat Kumar Mishra, by a notification dated Jan 6, has clarified that separate headings for central and state shares ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Emami eyes Rs 1k cr revenue, rebrands male grooming range

    Kolkata: After rebranding Fair And Handsome to Smart And Handsome on Thursday, Emami Ltd is eyeing Rs 1,000 crore revenue from the male grooming brand. Before rebranding, Fair And Handsome was a Rs 250-crore brand but had been witnessing ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    India, B’desh border forces hold flag meet amid fencing tension

    Kolkata: A flag meeting took place between IG, South Bengal Frontier of Border Security Force and the regional commander of Border Guards Bangladesh at Petrapole–Benapole border on Thursday, days after a standoff at Malda Baishnabnagar over BSF's attempts to ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    TMC expels arrested Malda neta from party

    Malda: Trinamool on Thursday expelled Narendranath Tiwari, who was arrested on Wednesday for the Jan 2 murder of his TMC colleague, Dulal Sarkar.Malda TMC president and MLA Abdul Rahim Boxi announced Tiwari's expulsion from the party. Trinamool vice-president Jayprakash ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Police, govt officials under scrutiny in passport scam case

    Kolkata: Even as investigations by Kolkata Police into issuing of passports using fake IDs have begun to take into account the role of govt officials in the entire process, verification officers from several police stations under two divisions of ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    HC refuses to hear Adhir’s plea on DVC water release

    12 Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday declined to entertain a petition by former state Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury seeking the court's directions on two allegedly contradictory stances of the state over the release of Damodar Valley Corporation ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Be safe, maintain peace: CM to Gangasagar pilgrims

    Kolkata: Addressing pilgrims en route to Gangasagar Mela at the Babughat transit camp on Thursday, CM Mamata Banerjee emphasised the significance of safety. She urged the thousands converging in Kolkata to exercise prudence, saying: "Don't do anything that would ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Safety of women: Citizens’ letter to CM

    123 Nagorik Chetona, a civil society collective with citizens from different walks of life, sent an email to CM Mamata Banerjee and other govt officials demanding long-term policy for safety of women. The demands include establishment of internal complaints ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    ZSI team discovers new pangolin species in Arunachal

    123 Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) scientists have discovered a pangolin species — the Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica) — in Arunachal Pradesh. Diverging from the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) approximately 3.4 million years ago, the species is believed ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    ER takes digital leap with smart tickets

    123 Kolkata: Eastern Railway (ER) has transformed purchasing tickets into a streamlined, tech-driven experience. Over the past few months since ER introduced automatic ticket vending machines (ATVMs) and the unreserved ticketing system (UTS) on cell phones, it has ushered ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    RG Kar corruption: CBI records statements of witnesses from med procurement panel

    123 Kolkata: The CBI, which has already filed the charge sheet in connection with the alleged financial corruption at R G Kar Medical College, has named 116 witnesses. The agency started recording statements of other witnesses who were part ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    Mastermind among 11 held in nationwide digital arrest scam

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police have arrested 11 individuals involved in a nationwide crackdown against digital arrest scam, claiming to have solved over 930 complaints across the country. Among the latest to be arrested is the mastermind, Chirag Kapoor, also ...

    10 January 2025 Times of India
    After 2 months, 4 E-W rakes from Hwh go to Salt Lake for upkeep

    12 Kolkata: The four rakes running on the East-West Metro's under-river section for nearly two months were finally taken to the Salt Lake depot for maintenance. Four other spruced-up ones were brought in for operation on the Esplanade-Howrah Maidan ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    No divorce sans proof to back ‘breakdown of marriage’ claim: Calcutta HC

    The Calcutta High Court has ruled that simply claiming an irretrievable breakdown of marriage without proof is not a valid ground for divorce. KOLKATA: Merely insisting on an "irretrievable breakdown of marriage", but being unable to prove what led ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    BSF puts up fencing along unfenced border stretches

    12 Petrapole: Considering the current relation between Indian and Bangladesh, officers of the Border Security Forces (BSF) said they were in the process of putting up permanent and temporary fences along the 400km-odd unfenced portion of the international border ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    IIT-Kgp celebrates old boy’s ISRO elevation

    12 Kolkata: IIT-Kharagpur celebrated the appointment of alumnus V Narayanan as the next chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and the secretary of the department of space. The officials and teachers remembered the rocket-and-spacecraft propulsion expert's last visit ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    JMB terrorist used 'crowd-funding' to help Ansarullah Bangla Team get Indian documents, safe passage

    KOLKATA: Alleged Jamaat-Ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist Tarikul Islam alias Suman - currently at Murshidabad Correctional Home for his involvement in the 2014 Khagragarh blast - came up with the idea of "crowd-funding" to ensure that members of Ansarullah Bangla ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    Shami in line to make CT squad

    Kolkata: Missing the bus for the Border-Gavaskar series Down Under, Mohammed Shami will be keen to make the India squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy. The pacer, who was sidelined for almost a year after the 2023 ODI World ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    Yatri Sathi, other app-cab platforms ease commute in Asansol, Durgapur

    12 Kolkata/Durgapur: Multiple app-cab aggregators have started operations in the twin cities of Durgapur and Asansol, offering much-needed relief to residents who were dependent on autos, totos, a handful of buses, and car rental companies charging exorbitant rates. Since ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    Max temp dips below normal, Met predicts min dip today

    Kolkata: While the minimum temperature in Kolkata stayed above normal on Wednesday, the maximum temperature slipped over three notches from that of Tuesday. The Met office predicted a drop in the minimum temperature from Thursday.A steady inflow of cold ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    Club encroachments eat into Vivekananda Park green space

    12 Kolkata: The civic body, after taking over Vivekananda Park's upkeep from Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, has discovered that chunks of the park have been encroached upon. Currently, the lion's share of the 43-bigha park is being used by ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    Sandakphu snow revives hope for increase in tourist footfall

    Siliguri: Sandakphu, the highest point in Bengal, received the year's first snowfall, the season's third, on Wednesday. It received up to two inches of snowfall. This area usually receives snowfall from Dec to Feb. The snowfall has brought hopes ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    Crackdown on bike racing, masking of number plates

    Kolkata: Lalbazar has ordered a crackdown on racing bikers who often cover the number plates of their motorcycles to evade prosecution.Kolkata Police and Bidhannagar Police have formed special teams for the drive. Check-nakas are also being set up across ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    After 2-day hide-&-seek, Kultali tiger returns to forest

    12 Kolkata: The tiger that entered Kultali Moipith's Kishorimohanpur village under South 24 Pgns forest division on Monday and later shifted to North Jagaddal on Tuesday, returned to the forest late last night.DFO Nisha Goswami said it has returned ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    Cops seize 2 bikes with modified silencers in Park Circus, fine riders

    12 Kolkata: The Park Circus Traffic Guard has seized two motorcycles in Beniapukur and Karaya and fined the owners for modifying the bikes' silencers and riding down the roads with a blasting noise. While one of the riders was ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    Bengal India’s ‘cultural capital’, says CM, hails edu achievements

    Kolkata: Calling Bengal the cultural capital of the country, CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hailed Bengal's achievements across different fields — from education to culture and sports. Speaking at the conclusion of Students' Week celebrations in the city, the ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    HC nod for BJP rally to Alipore today

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted permission to the Bengal BJP to hold a rally from Rabindra Sadan metro station to National Library from noon to 3 pm on Thursday.Justice Jay Sengupta gave the permission but capped the ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    Cops to grill passport verification officials to unearth scam trail

    12 Kolkata: The Kolkata Police special investigation team (SIT) probing the passport scam has sent letters to five passport offices in Bengal to question verification and granting officers there. These officers had allegedly vetted the applications of 73 passports, ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    Bizman abducted for 1 cr, rescued

    Kolkata: The state regional vice-president of a Kolkata-based MSME (micro, small, and medium enterprises) company, Amitava Bose (52), was abducted by a gang of six for a ransom of Rs 1 crore on Sunday. But cops from the Duttapukur ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    HC orders police security for S’khali rape survivor

    12 Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed police to provide security to a gang-rape survivor in a case registered at Sandeshkhali police station in May 2024. The state was directed to submit a report on Jan 13.The case ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    1 lakh served in 7 days under health project launched by Abhishek

    123 Kolkata: Sebaashray, the pet healthcare project launched by Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee, has served more than 1 lakh patients in seven days, the Trinamool general secretary shared on Wednesday."I am thrilled to announce that SEBAASHRAY successfully served ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    TMC functionary arrested for Jan 2 murder of Malda neta

    12 Malda/Kolkata: A Trinamool Congress leader was arrested on Wednesday for the Jan 2 murder of his party colleague, Dulal Sarkar, in Malda. Accused Narendranath Tiwari, the party's English Bazar Town president and the Malda Hindi cell chief, allegedly ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    Jan 5 not my real birthday, says Didi

    Kolkata: Three days after she was wished on her birthday, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that Jan 5 was not the day she was born but just a random date that her father had put in the school ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    Maha Oct rain turns onions into tear-jerker across Kol markets

    1234 Kolkata: The aftermath of Oct rain in Nashik, Maharashtra, made a significant impact on onion prices across Kolkata, with retail markets witnessing steep fluctuations this Jan. The blending of rain-damaged onions with good-quality produce has caused a headache ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    Release of crop damages has begun: CM

    123 Kolkata: Bengal had started releasing Rs 350 crore as assistance to 9 lakh farmers whose crops were damaged due to adverse weather conditions, said CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday.The CM posted on X: "I am very happy to ...

    9 January 2025 Times of India
    Stop using your child as pawn: Calcutta HC to woman fighting divorce battle

    KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday told a woman, fighting an acrimonious divorce battle, to "stop using your child as a pawn", saying it would otherwise grant custody to her estranged husband, for the sake of the child's well-being.The ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    How JMB terrorist with links to Khagragarh blast recruited a Pocso accused in West Bengal prison

    KOLKATA: When Assam police, with the help of Bengal STF, arrested Minarul Sheikh and Abbas Ali in Murshidabad's Hariharpara police station area last month, local police were left surprised. Abbas had a criminal record - he had served jail ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    BSF refutes media reports on border stretch takeover by Border Guard Bangladesh

    PETRAPOLE: Border Security Force (BSF) has denied as "baseless" Bangladesh media reports that claim the country's border guards have taken over a 5km riverine border stretch in Ranghat village of Bagdah block in North 24 Parganas.A Bangladeshi media channel ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    5 Kol labs detected 30-odd HMPV cases in Nov-Dec 2024, all patients recovered

    Kolkata: Five major Kolkata labs—some of them stand-alone facilities and some hospital-based—diagnosed 30-odd people with human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Nov and Dec, '24. All the patients—three-four adults and the rest children, some as young as three months old—have recovered. ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Some schools bring back masks, some issue stay-at-home advice for unwell students

    12 Kolkata: Masks have made a comeback in some schools in the city after Covid. Concerned about reports of HMPV, some schools have asked their students to come masked, while some others urged the guardians not to send their ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    There’s no reason to worry: CM

    Kolkata/Howrah: There was no immediate cause for concern about human metapneumovirus (HMPV), said chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, allaying fears among people about the virus spread. "There is no reason to worry. If there is indeed a reason ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    HC no to woman’s stay-extension plea after visa expiry

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to interfere when an Algerian woman, who married a Kolkata resident, sought permission to overstay after the expiry of her visa until the marriage registration under the Special Marriage Act was ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    HS council’s workshop for better Eng skills

    12 Kolkata: West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Education on Tuesday held a day-long workshop on English for XI-XII students to improve their proficiency in the language. The workshop was part of the council's pilot project, aimed at honing ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Bengal govt woos investors for green hydrogen units

    Kolkata: To promote a circular economy, Bengal govt was wooing investors to set up green hydrogen manufacturing units, state industry and commerce minister Shashi Panja said on Tuesday. She was speaking at the 18th Environment Partnership Summit organised by ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Bengal labourer trapped in Assam coal mine

    12 Jalpaiguri: A 34-year-old migrant labourer from Falakata is among those trapped in the coal mine in Assam's Umrangso.Sanjit Sarkar, who has worked in various states as a migrant labourer, was employed at the coal mine in Assam.His family ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Caution public on Banglar Awas funds fraud, DMs told

    Kolkata: Worried about cyber fraudsters targeting beneficiaries of Banglar Awas Yojana, Bengal govt on Tuesday asked district magistrates to be extra cautious and make people aware of deceitful designs.The DMs were instructed to campaign so that poor people do ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Close shave as two buses collide at Dorina crossing

    Kolkata: An accident involving two buses was reported from the Dorina crossing at Esplanade on Monday night. This affected traffic flow on both Mayo Road and Dufferin Road for over an hour.According to the South Traffic guard, the bus ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Biker, bus conductor die in accidents

    Kolkata: Two people lost their lives in two separate accidents in the past 48 hours. A 55-year-old bus conductor died near the Dufferin Road-Outram Road crossing next to the Fort William Gate when a biker, riding rashly, hit him ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Mars to star in two celestial shows this Jan

    Kolkata: This winter, stargazers in Kolkata are in for a celestial treat as Mars makes its closest approach to Earth and reaches opposition with the Sun, presenting a spectacular view of the Red Planet. The phenomenon began on Dec ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Track buses in real time with revamped ‘Pathadisha’ app

    Kolkata: The Pathadisha app, once lauded for revolutionising public transport navigation in Kolkata, is set for a grand revival by the state. This revamped version, named ‘Track-my-bus', aims to restore its functionality and popularity, allowing commuters to track buses ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Track buses in real time with revamped ‘Pathadisha’ app

    123 Kolkata: The Pathadisha app, once lauded for revolutionising public transport navigation in Kolkata, is set for a grand revival by the state. This revamped version, named ‘Track-my-bus', aims to restore its functionality and popularity, allowing commuters to track ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Kol homes above Rs 10cr and below Rs 50L see robust sale in 2024

    123 Kolkata: The real estate sector in Kolkata witnessed unprecedented growth across the price spectrum, with super luxury properties priced between Rs 20 crore and Rs 50 crore, as well as luxury properties priced between Rs 5 crore and ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Fresh tiger paw prints seen in Kultali

    Kultali: Fresh tiger paw prints were discovered on Tuesday morning in Kultali's Maipith after residents of Kishorimohanpur reported its presence near the area, which was cordoned off with net fences by the forest department on Monday. Additional steel fencing ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Dhaka-bound flight stranded in city for 25 hrs

    123 Kolkata: A plane-load of passengers bound for Dhaka from Kuala Lumpur was stranded at Kolkata airport for an entire day after it was diverted to the city due to dense fog over the Bangladesh capital in the early ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Malda murder: Cops question TMC neta after widow’s claim

    12 Malda: The Malda police on Tuesday questioned English Bazaar Town Trinamool Congress president and former municipality chairperson Narendranath Tiwari in connection with the Jan 2 murder of TMC councillor Dulal Sarkar. His brother Akhilesh Tiwari, a trader, was ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Road death audit system in govt hosps

    12 Kolkata: The state health department has laid down the specifics for reporting each road traffic accident (RTA) death. Each govt hospital where an accident victim dies must submit the report in the particular format issued on Tuesday. This ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    CM lays foundation stones for Rs 214 crore projects in S 24 Parganas

    12 Gangasagar: CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday laid foundation stones for projects worth Rs 214 crore in South 24 Parganas. She inaugurated 30 govt projects and laid the foundation for 19 others,which she said would benefit the lives of ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    ‘Rightly said’, Didi says on Cong neta’s expulsion comment

    12 Kolkata: "Rightly said." CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday reacted with just two words to Bengal Congress senior Pradip Bhattacharya's statement on Saturday that Congress was still paying for her expulsion from the party.Banerjee landed at Howrah's Dumurjala helipad ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Mild quake jolts city early risers, sparks panic in Hills

    Kolkata/Siliguri/Kalimpong: Kolkata experienced mild earthquake tremors on Tuesday morning. Many early risers, people who were preparing to leave for their morning walks, and parents who woke up to get the kids ready for school felt the vibrations. Though mild, ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    Kol’s PM2.5 count improved by 21.5% over 5 years, shows study

    12 Kolkata: The city has achieved a 21.5% reduction in PM2.5 levels over the past five years, with annual averages improving from 57.1 µg/m³ in 2019 to 44.8 µg/m³ in 2024, according to the report ‘Toward Cleaner Skies: An ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    EB rope in Venezuelan attacker

    Kolkata: Emami East Bengal FC on Tuesday announced the signing of Venezuelan international Richard Celis for the remainder of the season. Celis, who can play both as a left-winger and centre-forward, will replace French playmaker Madih Talal, who has ...

    8 January 2025 Times of India
    In 2024, road deaths rose first time since 2016

    12 Kolkata: The city witnessed 191 deaths in 2024, the commissioner of police, Manoj Verma, said on Monday at Lalbazar. In 2023, the city witnessed 159 deaths. Thus, Kolkata Police registered a 20% jump in fatalities in the previous ...

    7 January 2025 Times of India
    ‘Follow violation data for hiring pvt bus drivers’

    123 Kolkata: The Kolkata Police will prepare a detailed data sheet on traffic violations committed by each bus driver. It has proposed that the bus owners and unions consult their integrated traffic violation data, along with criminal antecedent checks, ...

    7 January 2025 Times of India
    368 more state buses on road to ease travel woes

    123 Kolkata: Prodded by chief minister Mamata Banerjee, the transport department on Monday launched special services from major transit points to big hospitals in the city. A total of 368 extra buses operated on city roads. Senior transport department ...

    7 January 2025 Times of India
    4-year-old’s journey: From Kharagpur railway platform to New Jersey

    MIDNAPORE: A child with special needs, who had been abandoned at Kharagpur railway station four years ago when he was just six months old, was formally adopted by a couple in New Jersey, US, on Monday.Joshua and Raven Lieurance ...

    7 January 2025 Times of India
    Tiger spotted in Kultali

    12 A tiger sighting in Kultali's Srikanta Palli has sparked fear after it was seen dragging a bull carcass into a forest on Sunday. Cops and forest department were informed and a fencing net has been erected. Pug marks ...

    7 January 2025 Times of India
    App biker killed, IT woman injured in VIP Rd accident, bus ransacked

    123456 Kolkata: A 33-year-old app bike rider was killed and a 28-year-old Sec V employee riding pillion was seriously injured when a private bus hit the motorcycle on VIP Road at the Narayanpur crossing on Monday. The accident sparked ...

    7 January 2025 Times of India
    Customs man killed in Garden Reach, 1 injured

    Kolkata: A 58-year-old customs officer riding a bike, Chittaranjan Singh, died and his colleague riding pillion, Premnath Routh (52), was injured when their two-wheeler brushed against a truck. The incident was reported around 3.50 pm on Central Garden Reach ...

    7 January 2025 Times of India
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