The number of dengue cases under the Calcutta municipal area rose by 129 in the last two weeks, records released by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has shown. An official of the civic body said 509 dengue cases were ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphThe investigating officer (IO) of Jadavpur police station on Friday submitted the laptop of the former JU student Hindol Mazumdar before the additional chief judicial magistrate court in Alipore.The ACJM’s order said the IO is directed to release the ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphRestrictions on the movement of goods vehicles in Calcutta will come into effect from Tritiya that falls on September 25, Kolkata Police said in a notification.It is a departure from the police’s earlier practice of setting Puja traffic curbs ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphA 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death, allegedly by a schoolmate, near the ticket counters at Dakshineswar Metro station around 2.30 on Friday afternoon.Victim Monojit Yadav was a Class XI student at Bagbazar High School, police said, and was ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphAnamika Mondal, a third-year English honours student at Jadavpur University who was found dead in a campus pond on Thursday night, died by drowning, according to the preliminary post-mortem report.Police confirmed there were no internal or external injuries. Water ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphThe death of a third-year English honours student by drowning on the Jadavpur University campus late on Thursday has again exposed the institution’s poor track record in ensuring student safety.In spite of repeated promises following previous incidents, the university ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphThe deaths of two tigresses at the Alipore zoo within 24 hours were due to natural causes, a senior forest official said on Friday.“One was 17, the other was 20. Both died of natural causes,” said the official. The ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphA section of Jadavpur University students on Friday narrated complaints of caste discrimination and lack of mental health support to the Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force, saying such issues cause trauma and distress among the student community.The students alleged ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphJadavpur University authorities on Friday issued a fresh circular tightening entry and security rules on campus.The notification, asked all concerned to strictly follow guidelines earlier circulated in March. It stated that only vehicles with JU parking stickers would be ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphA 17-year-old student was stabbed to death during a clash between two groups of teenagers at Dakshineswar Metro Station on Friday afternoon.Eyewitnesses said the quarrel began near the ticket counter and quickly escalated into a scuffle, during which one ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphA decade of footballing brilliance with a tinge of nostalgia unfolded at CK-CL Park when the alumni association of Sri Aurobindo Institute of Education hosted the 10th edition of its Auro Premiere League (APL).“APL began as a modest football ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphOffer Kitkat some rice, and while he might not eat it, he’ll definitely take it. He’ll then dash up to the terrace with his parcel for a little business transaction. “He gives the rice to the crows, and in ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphA group of youths braved heavy rains one recent Sunday to vaccinate nearly 60 dogs in New Town and Kestopur. The group had come from Naihati and while they work all over the state, had chosen this area for ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphThe self-confidence of young people about their health is proving to be their bane. Doctors at the Stroke Summer School, organised by the Indian Stroke Association over a recent weekend at Taj Taal Kutir, on the edge of Eco ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphParking woes, congested junctions, footpath encroachment…residents have a long list of grievances. But at a seminar held at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan last week, experts from various fields came together to propose practical solutions to bypass these and head towards ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphTheft, tracing of clues, search for culprit, crackdown and retrieval of stolen property. An incident last week had all the ingredients of a whodunit, except that the item stolen was a pot of a leafy palm tree.Smita Piplai of ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphThe rotary outside Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra will now officially be known as “Ramakrishna Island”, while the DD Block centre itself will be powered by newly-installed solar panels.These are among the initiatives planned as part of the golden jubilee ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphThe presence of youths in Durga puja activities has been dwindling steadily for years, but now organisers say even children are becoming hard to find.At EC Block, the Saptami evening stage is usually reserved for children’s performances, but this ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphThe high court sought a report from chief secretary Manoj Pant on Thursday regarding why the government had not disbursed the funds allocated for the development of correctional homes and courts. Pant had appeared virtually before the division bench ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphA third-year English honours student at Jadavpur University drowned in a campus water body on Thursday evening.Police identified the woman as Anamika Mondal.Sources said Anamika, a resident of North 24-Parganas, was found unconscious in a pond near the UG ...
13 September 2025 TelegraphA private hospital is set to introduce a device that promises faster and more accurate imaging, helping in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases like cancer.A digital PET CT scanner was unveiled by Ruby General Hospital on Thursday. A ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphA man posing as an IPS officer was caught after he asked for a “VVIP toilet” in the Entally area on Wednesday evening. A man identified as Sounak Chakraborty was arrested for alleged impersonation and unauthorised use of a ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphCharges were framed against 21 people, including former education minister Partha Chatterjee, on Thursday in an Alipore court in connection with alleged corruption in the recruitment of teachers and school staff. Besides Chatterjee, charges were also framed against former ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphThe mother of one of the accused in the alleged gang rape of a woman in Regent Park has alleged that an officer of Haridevpur police station assaulted her, resulting in a forearm fracture and a skull injury.According to ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphAlipore court’s additional chief judicial magistrate ordered the police on Thursday to return the devices, including a laptop, mobile phone, tab, and e-book, belonging to Hindol Mazumdar, a former Jadavpur University student, by September 12.Mazumdar was arrested on August ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphOne in nine Metro trains will switch tracks from Mahanayak Uttam Kumar (Tollygunge) station on the north-south corridor or the Blue Line, an official said on Thursday.The Blue Line has been put under tremendous pressure following the closure of ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphA housing complex on the southern fringes of the city, where several elderly residents have fallen prey to cyber fraud, is turning its Durga Puja theme into an awareness campaign.The Southwinds complex on Southern Bypass has chosen “Cyber Durga” ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphA woman from the city and her friend from Mumbai escaped strife-torn Nepal on Thursday after witnessing charred cars and burnt buildings during a tense drive through deserted Kathmandu streets to reach the airport.Park Circus resident Pritha Soni and ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphHundreds of TET-qualified primary teacher job aspirants staged a flash protest outside the state Assembly in central Calcutta on Thursday, alleging an “inordinate delay” in recruitment despite a large number of vacant posts.Around 1,500 candidates, who had cleared the ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphA Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force visited IIT Kharagpur on Thursday following the deaths of four BTech students on the campus between January and July this year.The four-member team, formed to address rising suicides on campuses, is touring higher ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphSeveral Calcuttans are flying to Dubai this weekend to watch the India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup on Sunday, with travel demand expected to surge further if the two teams meet again in the final.Travel agents and tour operators ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphTwo tigresses of Alipore Zoo died within a day of each other, swivelling the spotlight on the century-old facility that is already mired in a controversy over serious administrative lapses.Payal, who would have turned 17 next month, died on ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphNine minors and two adults, all trafficked, were rescued by a team from the Kolkata Police’s detective department on Wednesday night.According to police sources, the detective department had received information of human trafficking victims were being kept in a ...
12 September 2025 TelegraphFive people lost their lives in separate crashes across the city on Tuesday and Wednesday.A 75-year-old woman died after she was hit by a government bus on Dargah Road at Park Circus on Wednesday afternoon. Police said Sursathiya Debi, ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe Bengal government will table a bill to regulate fees of private non-minority schools in the winter session of the Assembly, an education department official said on Wednesday. The draft was approved by the governor last week, and the ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphTwo more Metro rakes from China reached the Calcutta port on Tuesday.The 16 coaches, which arrived on MV Spring Shine at Netaji Subhas Dock, were unloaded on Tuesday, Calcutta Port Trust officials said. These were shipped from Dalian in ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe completion of the overhead Metro link at Chingrighata, connecting Beleghata and Sector V stations along the New Garia-Airport link, is likely to take nine months from the start of construction, senior officials of RVNL said during a meeting ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) will provide schools a 15-day window to select their assessment dates for Classes III, V, and VIII. The assessments — a pilot project — are likely to be held in ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphSeveral roads across Salt Lake are in a perilous state, riddled with deep craters and potholes, leaving residents and commuters anxious and frustrated. Despite promises of timely repairs, many stretches remain risky to navigate, both in residential and commercial ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphA Beckbagan resident has spent five days in flood-ravaged Punjab, offering help, and returning deeply moved by the generosity of those he had set out to assist.Zeeshan Majid, 37, founder of the Anti-Hunger Squad Foundation, travelled from Calcutta to ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe high court on Wednesday directed the city police commissioner to appoint an officer to investigate the alleged assault on the mother of the slain RG Kar doctor during a protest march to the state secretariat Nabanna last month.The ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe Bengali script on business signboards must be at least as large as the font size of any other language displayed, Calcutta mayor Firhad Hakim said on Wednesday.Speaking during the monthly Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) councillors’ meeting, Hakim clarified ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphOne of the men accused of the gang-rape of a woman at a friend’s birthday party in Regent Park last week was arrested at Burdwan station late on Tuesday.Police said Chandan Malik, who had taken the woman to a ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will e-auction contracts to operate parking lots across the city, marking a significant shift toward transparency and increased revenue generation.On Wednesday, the civic body’s mayoral council approved a proposal to put fourteen road stretches ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe Kolkata Municipal Corporation has prohibited setting up temporary Puja hoardings and banners along EM Bypass, citing visibility issues for drivers and the safety of the structures. The municipal commissioner of Calcutta issued a circular on Wednesday warning about ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphPritha Soni, a Calcuttan on a girls-only trip to Kathmandu, was sitting in a restaurant with her friend on Monday after their visit to Pashupatinath Temple had to be called off when they were told a curfew had been ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphOne of the accused in the Regent Park gang rape case was arrested from Burdwan railway station on Wednesday.Four days after a complaint was lodged at the Haridevpur police station in the southern fringes of Kolkata, both the accused ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata Metro’s network is set for an upgrade with the arrival of two new Dalian rakes at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port on September 9, 2025. The rakes, procured through a global tender, comprise a total of 16 coaches that ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphThe Kolkata Police are strengthening security infrastructure, such as deployment of vehicle-mounted X-ray baggage scanners, ahead of the festive season, a senior officer said on Wednesday.Two units of such portable scanners at a cost of nearly Rs two crore ...
11 September 2025 TelegraphA 10-year-old girl who was at home to take care of her toddler sibling while their parents were away for work drowned in a pond near her home in Sarsuna on Tuesday morning. Police said the parents had left ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphPolice informed the additional chief judicial magistrate in the Alipore court that a lookout circular on former Jadavpur University student Hindol Mazumdar was “revoked” on August 27, and immigration officials had been informed about the step.The investigating officer informed ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphHawkers who had set up stalls on roads surrounding the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) headquarters, in violation of street vending rules, were evicted on Tuesday afternoon. The street vending rules, notified by the government in 2018, do not permit ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphA trial run of traffic diversions at Chingrighata, clearance for which has stalled a vital Metro project, is likely this weekend, sources said following a meeting on Tuesday between representatives of the state government and the railways.The impact of ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphAfter a brief lull, south Bengal is likely to see another wet spell this week, though the rain is not expected to be heavy. Calcutta is likely to receive more than one spell of showers between now and Friday, ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphPolice have sought detailed information from Ashutosh College about applicants who allegedly received calls offering admission in exchange for money, days after the college reported a suspected data breach in the centralised admission portal run by the state higher ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphIIT Kharagpur has officially withdrawn a policy that enforced seating segregation in hostel dining halls based on vegetarian and non-vegetarian food preferences.The decision comes three weeks after a directive was issued on August 16 to residents of the BR ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphThe civic body and the state forest department will soon carry out a joint inspection of nearly 200 trees identified as dead or dangerously leaning, following a recent survey along key arterial roads.A survey conducted in July along major ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphImporters in the US and exporters in Bengal are locked in tough negotiations to cushion the impact of the steep tariff imposed by the Donald Trump administration, hoping to settle terms before the Christmas season.The 50% US tariff, which ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphShyama Prasad Mookerjee (SMP) Port, Kolkata, on Tuesday said it will extend all support to trade for smooth cargo movement to Nepal in view of the ongoing crisis in the neighbouring country.Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli resigned ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphHoardings and banners mounted on bamboo frames have sprung up across the city’s pavements in clear violation of the rules laid down in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Advertisement Policy notified earlier this year.The policy allows temporary advertisements during ...
10 September 2025 TelegraphMetro services on the north-south corridor — the Blue Line — were disrupted for over an hour on the first working day of the week, tormenting tens of thousands of passengers during the office rush.A Shahid Khudiram (Briji)-bound train ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphAround 6.5 lakh Class XII students wrote the first of their two-semester Class XII board examinations on Monday. This was the first time the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) had conducted the Class 12 board exams ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphAn elderly man was found lying in the middle of a busy road in Kalighat on Monday afternoon and was later declared dead at a hospital, police said.Officers suspect that the man was either hit by a vehicle or ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphA group of children with varying degrees of visual impairment has taken the first step towards digital literacy.On Monday afternoon, at a multidisciplinary interactive art centre off EM Bypass, the students fiddled with cell phones and keyboards with remarkable ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphAn elderly Ballygunge resident reported a theft of valuables, including a Rolex watch and diamond jewellery, from his home on Monday, shortly after a domestic help left for his native place, citing a relative’s funeral.Police intercepted the suspect, Dipak ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphCircus is set to make a comeback at Park Circus Maidan this winter, with the civic body greenlighting its return after police lifted their earlier objections.A Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) official said the last circus was held at the ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphThe two men accused of gang-raping a 20-year-old student remain untraceable two days after the woman lodged a police complaint.The woman is likely to record her statement before a magistrate on Tuesday.According to the complaint, the student, who also ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphThe West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission on Monday issued a directive to private hospitals in the state, stating that no delay should occur in releasing bodies due to billing issues or the family’s inability to clear dues immediately.The ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphA Puja coordination meeting to plan civic services turned into a chorus of complaints about battered roads across the city, as several Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) borough chairpersons voiced frustration over the prolonged deterioration of key thoroughfares.Mayor Firhad Hakim, ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphAshutosh College in south Calcutta has alerted police about an alleged data theft from the Centralised Admission Portal run by the higher education department. The college claimed that unknown people, suspected of having obtained the data, were calling up ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphServices along both Up and Down lines of the North-South corridor of Kolkata Metro were disrupted for over an hour on Monday morning after a rake developed a mechanical snag, turning it dysfunctional.The rake got stranded at Kavi Nazrul ...
9 September 2025 TelegraphSome candidates who took the teacher recruitment test on Sunday were appearing for an exam for the first time, while others had taken the previous test in 2016. The first group hopes to secure a job, whereas the latter ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphHoardings and banners mounted on bamboo frames have sprung up across the city’s pavements in clear violation of the rules laid down in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Advertisement Policy notified earlier this year.The policy allows temporary advertisements during ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphTwo senior officials of a nationalised bank were arrested on Sunday for alleged forgery of signature and cheating a family who had taken a loan from the bank eight years ago.Police said Isharad Ali Mollah, a teacher in Calcutta ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphA school addressed issues like gender disparity, over indulgence towards children and conflicts between grandparents and parents in front of the child through a play to mark Grandparents Day. Mahadevi Birla World Academy invited one grandparent accompanied by a ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphPuja shoppers took over the malls and markets for most of Sunday. Some said they were held back by the weather. The shoppers beat the twin assault of heat and humidity. Around 2pm, the overhead sun was blazing. The ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphA young woman sent a video message to a friend saying she was going to end her life on Saturday night. The friend rushed to the place where she was living as a paying guest, only to find that ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphA 20-year-old college student has alleged gang rape at a friend’s birthday party, where she was invited on Friday. The young woman, who also does a part-time job, has alleged that she was invited to a birthday party where ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphThe festive season has brought a sharp increase in visitors to eateries throughout the city, particularly near popular shopping areas.From fancy restaurants in malls to the small roll outlet in Gariahat, the eateries have been doing brisk business since ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphMany candidates who took the teachers selection test on Sunday said they were looking forward to getting a new job at the government-aided schools, while others said they appeared for the tests to retain their jobs after December 31 ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphA group of heritage enthusiasts and envoys visited a 118-year-old jute mill on the banks of the Hooghly in North 24-Parganas on Saturday.Hukumchand Jute Mills, located in Naihati’s Hazinagar, was built in 1907 by the British, but was financed ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphStudents at IIT Kharagpur’s BR Ambedkar Hall of Residence recently received an email mandating “compliance with vegetarian and non-vegetarian seating arrangements” in their dining hall — a policy that has reignited debates about inclusivity at India’s premier technical institutions.The ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphA woman being forced to return to her abusive marital home by her own parents is a stark example of violence perpetrated by the natal family, said the founder of a feminist organisation at the launch of a recent ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphBuildings with grand architecture should bring more value than relatively new ones, and owners of such structures will feel interested in keeping the properties if they realise their real worth, an architect advocating the adaptive reuse of Calcutta’s built ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphSenior officers announced on Saturday that a special task force of Bengal Police will conduct an inquiry to establish the number of firearms allegedly sold illegally from Nursing Chunder Daw & Co., a 180-old arms and ammunition establishment in ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphWith just a fortnight to Mahalaya and Durga Puja beginning earlier than usual on September 28, Kumartuli’s artisans are battling relentless rain and tight deadlines. Nearly 400 idol-makers across 140 studios in the city’s largest idol hub are scrambling ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphAround 3.19 lakh candidates are set to appear for the State Level Selection Test (SLST) on Sunday, marking the return of teacher recruitment exams in Bengal after a nine-year gap.The test will shortlist candidates for 23,212 teacher posts in ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphA clear sky and bright sunshine were just the cue Puja shoppers had been waiting for. The result: Calcutta’s shopping hubs were packed from morning till night on Saturday.By 3pm, Gariahat resembled its usual pre-Puja self. Every time the ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphA man was arrested at the Calcutta airport Thursday night while heading to Bangkok for allegedly carrying a passport under someone else’s name. Gulab Ojha, from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, was stopped at immigration while attempting to use a passport ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphMore than 20,000 vehicles in different state government departments have reached the 15-year-old mark, making it mandatory for them to be phased out, a preliminary survey by the transport department has revealed.Trinamool MLA from Canning East, Saokat Molla’s pilot ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphThe school service commission (SSC) will hold a State Level Selection Test (SLST) on September 7 to choose 23,212 teachers for the secondary level, the commission said on Friday.There will be a second test on September 14 to appoint ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphA 30-year-old man was arrested on Friday from Chandrakona in West Midnapore for allegedly claiming that he had received a telephone call saying someone could arrange for questions and answers of the State Level Selection Test (SLST) to recruit ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphDoctors emphasised at an endocrinology conference on Friday that early identification of children with type 1 diabetes is crucial, and ASHA workers can play a key role in this effort.A doctor proposed that Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) visiting ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphA drop in two assessment parameters — graduation outcomes and perception — has led to Jadavpur University’s steep slide in this year’s NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) rankings for engineering colleges.JU has slipped to 18th, its lowest rank since ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphThe Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea by terminated Scheduled Tribe (ST) school teachers challenging changes to the West Bengal School Service Commission’s rules for the upcoming recruitment tests, the first of which is scheduled for ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphSeveral schools in the city are requesting parents to exercise caution and sensitivity when posting about school-related matters on parent-run WhatsApp groups — a message that’s not sitting well with everyone.Many parents view such advisories as overreach, arguing that ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphThe owners of one of the city’s oldest arms and ammunition dealers, Nursing Chunder Daw & Co. at Dalhousie, were arrested on Thursday for allegedly operating a racket involving illegal firearms sales to unauthorised individuals.The Special Task Force (STF) ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphThe finest writers, artists and photographers of the twin townships gathered last week for the prize distribution ceremony of The Telegraph Salt Lake Super Souvenir 2024, alongside winners of readers’ column contests Click Your Township and Brush Strokes. Held ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphTHE BIDHANNAGAR HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: They recently celebrated Forest Week by distributing about 250 plants at their CF Block address.“We’re giving three plants per person, and they can give us in writing their preferred choice of plants. We’re giving six ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphIn a township mushrooming with cafes, here’s one with a unique selling point: Calcutta Confecti in AE Block makes breads with oats instead of refined flour, replaces sugar with jaggery, and seed oils with olive oil. It is a ...
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