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  • Kolkata's churches light up, special prayers & charity meets kick off Christmas celebrations

    KOLKATA: From rehearsing choirs and setting up Christmas trees to organising special prayer services and decorating nativity cribs, the churches of Kolkata are bustling with activity, offering a glimpse of the universal message of peace and hope synonymous with ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Ajoy Edwards launches new party, Gorkhaland to be prime goal

    12 Darjeeling: Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front (IGJF) was launched on Sunday as a new political front in Darjeeling. With Ajoy Edwards at its helm, the party will have Gorkhaland as its primary objective. Edwards' Hamro Party was dissolved on ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata's forest cover up but city has lowest greenery among metros

    Representative Image KOLKATA: Kolkata registered a slight increase in forest cover between 2021 and 2023, but the city has the least forest cover of India's megacities, according to the just-released Indian State of Forest Report 2023 (ISFR 2023). Successive ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Pakistan-trained terrorist held in West Bengal for J&K cleric killing

    Munshi at Alipore court KOLKATA: A Pakistan-trained member of banned terrorist group Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM), wanted by Jammu & Kashmir Police for the 2011 murder of a cleric in J&K, was arrested late Saturday by the Bengal special task force ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Stubborn winter vegetables pinch pockets as prices stay above 50

    123 Kolkata: Unlike previous years, this winter brought no relief to household budgets as vegetable prices remain unusually high. Most vegetables are now priced above Rs 50 per kilogram, with green peas soaring to Rs 120-130 and staples like ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Wife’s family, friends in hubby’s place cruelty: HC

    123 Kolkata: A wife's friend and family staying at a husband's place against his will for a continuous period can amount to cruelty, the Calcutta High Court said on Dec 19 while granting divorce to a man on grounds ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Eye on biz boost as Pous Mela returns after 4 yrs

    12 Kolkata: With over 90% of all hotels and homestays booked, Pous Mela is drawing record crowds back to Santiniketan this year. Jointly organised by Santiniketan Trust and Visva-Bharati, the fair is set to resume from Monday after a ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Shanty fires: Focus on indoor cooking in winter, illegal storage of cylinders

    Kolkata: The back-to-back shanty fires have focused the fire department's attention on indoor cooking with wooden ovens and dried cow dung cakes, as well as the illegal storage of LPG cylinders.On Friday, a massive fire gutted around 120 shanties ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Gas tanker overturns on NH-16

    Howrah: A gas-filled tanker overturned on NH-16 at Bagnan's Chandrapur early on Sunday. According to cops, the gas tanker was travelling from Haldia to Kolkata. Due to heavy fog, the tanker hit a divider and overturned on the road. ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    State sees dip in organdonations in ’24

    Kolkata: With organ transplants decreasing in 2024 compared to the year before, experts at the Neurological Society of India's annual conference NSICON 2024 in Kolkata highlighted the necessity of organ donation on Sunday.In West Bengal, kidney transplants fell by ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Marital discord made me vagabond: Hubby in HC

    123 Kolkata: A man, who reportedly went "missing", turned up at Calcutta High Court, claiming to have become a vagabond after marital discord. His wife moved the HC, claiming that her husband, whom "she deeply loved", had been missing ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    TMC, BJP war of words over ‘terrorist’s name on voters’ list’

    12 Kolkata: Trinamool and BJP engaged in a political slugfest on Sunday over claims of the name of a Bangladeshi terrorist, affiliated to Ansarullah Bangla Team, appearing on the voters' list in Bengal. TMC claimed that historically terrorists have ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    ‘Min temp may not dip much till Dec 25’

    123 Kolkata: The sun broke through the clouds on Sunday after a day of drizzles and gloomy weather, even as the minimum temperature slid three degrees to 16.8°C. With the clouds disappearing, the maximum temperature, too, soared to 24.6°C ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Art & culture on clubs’ menu this festive season

    Kolkata: The heritage clubs of the city are no longer confining themselves to only Christmas or New Year's Eve parties. From culture, food festivals to football, winter menu at clubs encompasses all that Kolkata is known for. Lake Club ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Keen on giving back to Bengal, NRBs talk business

    123 Kolkata: A WhatsApp group of diaspora puja committee members, established during Covid, organised their first in-person meet on Sunday, and vowed to take the congregation forward through business collaborations. About 70 non-resident Bengalis from 18 countries met, engaged ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Early rush on Park Street chokes C Kol traffic on Sun

    12 Kolkata: Large portions of central Kolkata were choked on Sunday evening. Revellers hit the streets and hotspots in large numbers throughout the day and thronged to Park Street in the evening. Cops said traffic was seamless on Park ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Kidnapped girl rescued in 4 hrs

    Malda: A seven-year-old daughter of a trader, abducted for ransom from in front of her home in Malda's Harishchandrapur by two armed miscreants, was rescued by cops within four hours on Sunday. The girl was playing in front of ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Lamp posts defunct, Belgharia E-way plunges into darkness

    123 Kolkata: The 3km stretch on the airport-bound Belgharia Expressway — between Dakshineswar and Dum Dum — doesn't have a single functioning street light, causing the area to plunge into darkness after sundown. All 71 lamp posts carrying the ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Metro ops hit for 34 mins after 47-yr-old falls on tracks

    Kolkata: Services on the New Garia-bound line of the North-South Metro were briefly disrupted around 4.10pm on Sunday after a 47-year-old man fell on the tracks at Sovabazar station. The man was rescued after a power block on the ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    Two-wheeler hits Maa guard wall, 2 riders flung off, die after 60ft fall

    123 Kolkata: Two youths on a bike, speeding along Maa Flyover, were killed after their vehicle rammed into the guard wall at a sharp bend on the flyover above Science City and fell 60 feet onto the road below ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    ‘CA’ held with 18 lakh in cash at Shalimar stn

    Kolkata: A man — who claimed himself to be a chartered accountant, identified as Vinay Kumar — was arrested at Shalimar Station on Sunday morning with around Rs 18 lakh unaccounted cash. Kumar is a resident of Howrah's PK ...

    23 December 2024 Times of India
    From Belpahari, Odisha tigress walks into Purulia

    12345 Kolkata/Purulia/Jhargram: The dispersing Odisha tigress has added another location to its travel map — two weeks after it left its home in Simlipal Tiger Reserve. From Jhargram's Belpahari range, it has shifted to Purulia's Bandwan (30-40 km aerial ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Now showing at museum: A photographer’s journey with past masters

    12 Kolkata: When photographer Dayanita Singh selected never-before-seen candid shots of music maestros, like Zakir Hussain, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Shivkumar Sharma, Pandit V G Jog, Vijay Kichlu, Girija Devi, Ajoy Chakrabarty, and Rashid Khan, taken four decades ago for an ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Neighbours’ plight: New Alipore slum fire singes white goods

    123 Kolkata: The Saturday night fire at the New Alipore slum singed white goods in multiple flats adjacent to the slum and forced residents of the buildings to spend a sleepless night outside their homes. They pleaded with civic ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    National Library hosts International Seminar on Bangla as a Classical Language

    WB guv CV Ananda Bose inaugurated the event KOLKATA: The National Library of India, in collaboration with Vidya Bharati Uchcha Shiksha Sansthan and Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti, hosted an International Seminar on “Bangla as a ‘Classical Language: History, Culture, and ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    From Belpahari, Odisha tigress walks into Purulia

    123 Kolkata/Purulia/Jhargram: The dispersing Odisha tigress has added another location to its travel map — two weeks after it left its home in Simlipal Tiger Reserve. From Jhargram's Belpahari range, it has shifted to Purulia's Bandwan (30-40 km aerial ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Panel no to La Martiniere’s demand for heritage de-list

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Heritage Commission turned down an appeal by the Church of North India and authorities of La Martiniere schools in Kolkata to de-list the institutes from the KMC heritage list, pointing out it did not have ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    450 homeless as fire ravages slum at New Alipore; traffic, train services hit

    Kolkata: A fire in a slum next to the railway tracks behind BP Poddar Hospital in New Alipore burnt down 70 shanties, leaving 450-odd residents homeless. Nineteen fire engines battled the blaze with many training water hoses from the ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Cops warn against fake Kumbh Mela websites

    Kolkata: Cops have cautioned citizens while booking tour packages, especially those planning to attend Maha Kumbh Mela this Jan. The warning came after Delhi Police reported several fake websites offering fraudulent Kumbh Mela deals. Police have asked people not ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Resto footfall rivals puja crowd, promises a bumper week ahead

    1234 Kolkata: The last weekend before Christmas saw a surge in festive footfall across Kolkata's restaurants and pubs, most of which remained packed on Friday and Saturday evenings. Attendance at most restaurants in central and south Kolkata swelled by ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    After cop proposal, Patuli to get foot overbridge

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) has initiated the process of engaging an agency to set up a foot overbridge (FOB) at the Patuli Bazar Crossing following the recommendations from the Kolkata Traffic Police. Officials said the cost ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Not bothered by fringe demands: Hospitals

    Kolkata: The major Kolkata hospitals, where a significant number of Bangladeshi patients seek medical care, reiterated that they did not consider the nationality of patients. All stated that they were undeterred by fringe demands calling for a boycott of ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Remains that of Bangla MP’s, confirms DNA match

    12 Kolkata: The CID has confirmed that human remains recovered from a septic tank and a canal were that of former Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar, who was murdered in New Town in May earlier this year. The DNA ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Passport verification lapses: Court slams cops

    Kolkata: Amidst some tough questions by the Alipore court judge on the possible role of govt officials responsible for the verification of passport applications, the Kolkata Police SIT carrying out the probe into the fake passports issued to Bangladeshis ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Sighting, no collar signal in ‘shadow zone’ challenges for tiger’s capture

    Kolkata/Jhargram: The three-year-old Odisha tigress continued traversing the forests of Bengal's Belpahari range on Saturday, subsequent to its entry into the state from Jharkhand early on Friday morning.No sighting of the big cat, which has purportedly not hunted since ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Terror module planned to incite communal tensions in Bengal

    Kolkata: The Ansarullah Bangla Team's sleeper cell, which operated from Bangladesh with several recruits here, held several meetings in Hariharpara and a couple of other spots in Murshidabad and Falakata in Alipurduar. Participants deliberated on fanning communal tension by ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Bhadra not cooperating, says CBI, doesn’t seek custody

    Kolkata: CBI on Saturday did not apply for further custody for job scam accused Sujay Krishna Bhadra and said he should be sent to judicial custody. Bhadra had been taken into CBI custody on Tuesday.At the CBI court on ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Bengal worker dies after accident at under-construction Majuli bridge

    12 Dibrugarh: A 42-year-old construction worker from Bengal died on Saturday after a steel structure at the under-construction Selek-Dhunaguri bridge project in Majuli collapsed.The deceased Ashok Singh sustained fatal injuries after the structure fell on him while he was ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Bad start to festive period for green zone

    123 Kolkata: With no concerted efforts to sweep the Maidan and remove tonnes of paper, plastic, and Styrofoam used by revellers and picnickers, the Maidan remains an eyesore. This was in contrast to the rest of the city, including ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    From online orders to finding slots for late comers, bakeries beat rush

    123 Kolkata: The city's baker's lane that caters to the age old tradition of Christians carrying their ingredients, including fruits soaked in rum for weeks, to a bakery to bake their cake is struggling to find slots for late-comers ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Poush Mela back after 4 years, to be held for 6 days

    123 Bolpur: The Poush Mela at Santiniketan, jointly organised by Santiniketan Trust and Visva-Bharati, is set to resume from Monday (7th Pous according to Bengali calendar) after a four-year hiatus. Whilst the main fair at Purba Palli ground will ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Winter rain brings down max-min temp gap by 2°C

    Kolkata: The city woke up to a grey sky and a drizzle that persisted till the afternoon on Saturday, following spells of moderate overnight rain caused by two weather systems. The rain and cloud cover pushed the maximum temperature ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    After cop proposal, Patuli to get foot overbridge

    12 Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) has initiated the process of engaging an agency to set up a foot overbridge (FOB) at the Patuli Bazar Crossing following the recommendations from the Kolkata Traffic Police. Officials said the ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Sighting, no collar signal in ‘shadow zone’ challenges for tiger’s capture

    Kolkata/Jhargram: The three-year-old Odisha tigress continued traversing the forests of Bengal's Belpahari range on Saturday, subsequent to its entry into the state from Jharkhand early on Friday morning.No sighting of the big cat, which has purportedly not hunted since ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    Airport @100: Ministers, MP call for revival of global flight links

    123 Kolkata: The civil aviation minister, his deputy and even the local MP voiced the need for more international flights from Kolkata to revive the city airport's glorious past, when it used to be a global aviation hub. "I ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    KMDA to repair bridges, flyovers

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is set to engage agencies on yearly contracts for the annual repair, upkeep, and maintenance of several flyovers and bridges located across the city. Some of these flyovers are Dhakuria Bridge, Bijan ...

    22 December 2024 Times of India
    JU sticks to Dec 24 convocation date

    12 Kolkata: A day after governor-chancellor C V Ananda Bose sought an explanation from Jadavpur University interim VC Bhaskar Gupta for hurriedly convening the executive council (EC) meeting on Dec 17 and fixing the convocation date on Dec 24, ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    TMC man ‘dies by suicide’ in Mandarmani hotel

    Mandarmani (East Midnapore): The discovery of a Trinamool worker's hanging body in a Mandarmani hotel created a stir on Saturday. The deceased, Abul Nasir (34), was a resident of Amdanga in North 24 Parganas.While cops suspect that Nasir died ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    No nod to Dorina Crossing protest

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Joint Platform of Doctors to hold the proposed sit-in demonstration 50 ft from the Dorina Crossing at Esplanade.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh passed the order after the state objected to the holding of ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    All but 4 Blue Line ops till Dakshineswar from Mon

    Kolkata: Of the 292 daily services on the North-South Metro corridor, 288 will run up to Dakshineswar from Monday. While the number of daily services to the terminal station on the city's northern periphery will increase by 116 from ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Cartoon chronicles: Agniva Chakraborty's tribute to Indian legend SDP in Phadnis Centenary Cartoon Calendar Book 2025

    Shivram Dattatreya Phadnis KOLKATA: Agniva Chakraborty, a cartoon aficionado, unearthed some of India’s forgotten cartoon gems through his annual calendar series, with his latest paying homage to the legendary Marathi cartoonist Shivram Dattatreya Phadnis, better known as SDP.Following successful ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata's festive fervor: Restaurants and pubs witness surge in footfalls ahead of Christmas and new year

    Kolkata's restaurants and pubs experienced a significant surge in customers during the Christmas weekend, with many reporting a 20-30% increase in footfalls. KOLKATA: The last weekend before Christmas saw a sharp surge in festive footfalls across Kolkata’s restaurants and ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    A night to remember: Sunidhi Chauhan and Tamannaah Bhatia to perform in Kolkata on Christmas eve

    Kolkata is all set to groove on Christmas eve as Sunidhi Chauhan, the powerhouse of Bollywood playback singing, brings her spectacular production, ‘I Am Home’, to Kolkata for the first time. This grand musical evening, organized by Centrestage in ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Hundreds left homeless as fire ravages Topsia slum

    1234 Kolkata: A fire broke out at Mazdoor Bustee off E M Bypass in Topsia around 12.30pm on Friday, burning down 120-odd shanties, built illegally between two canals, to ashes. No casualty was reported and no one was trapped ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Delayed Santragachhi Jheel clean-up leads to dip in migratory bird arrivals

    123 Kolkata: A nearly two-month delay in cleaning the Santragachi Jheel has led to far fewer bird arrivals this year.While 2,500 lesser whistling ducks, four gadwalls and one garganey were sighted at the water body around mid-Dec last year, ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    55 passports in torn envelope found in letter box, probe on

    Kolkata: Amid the ongoing probe into the fake passport racket having alleged links with some post offices across Bengal, a consignment of 55 passports, tucked in an envelope with a broken seal, found in the letterbox outside the Titagarh ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Consider planting trees in Maidan, SC tells defence, state

    Kolkata: The Central Empowered Committee (CEC), set up by the Supreme Court to look into the felling and transplantation of 700 trees for the construction of the Joka-Esplanade Metro corridor passing through the Maidan, has asked the forest department ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Hawkers hinder Kalighat temple revamp: Mayor

    Kolkata: A growing number of hawkers in and around Kalighat temple is a hindrance to the beautification of the historic structure, conceded mayor Firhad Hakim on Friday. Replying to a query by TMC councillor Prabir Mukherjee on the civic ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    11-year-old back home after 10 wks on ventilation

    Kolkata: An 11-year-old girl who nearly lost her life to typhoid went back home on Friday after a nearly three-month-long battle, including two and a half months of intensive treatment under ventilation. Doctors at Institute of Child Health (ICH) ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Bengal govt’s human capital strategy attracting top cos, leading to IT boom: Mitra

    123 Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee govt's focus on human capital formation through a bottom-up approach is leading to an information technology boom in the state, attracting top companies like Infosys, according to principal chief adviser to the CM, Amit ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    FDA recognises tea as a ‘healthy’ beverage

    12 Kolkata: The Indian Tea Association (ITA) on Friday announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule updating the "healthy" nutrient content claim, paving the way for tea to be officially recognised as ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Bengal grants 4cr for 4.5k LED streetlights in Salt Lake, Rajarhat-Gopalpur

    Kolkata: The state govt on Friday sanctioned Rs 4 crore to the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) for installing around 4,500 LED streetlights of different voltage across Salt Lake and Rajarhat-Gopalpur under the Green Cities Mission scheme. BMC will install ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata gets light drizzle, Met predicts Christmas may be warmer than usual

    Kolkata: Several parts of the city received traces of rain late on Friday night. The Met office has not ruled out the possibility of more light rain on Saturday. While the minimum temperature did not rise further on Friday, ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    STF busts inter-state arms racket, arrests 3

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police STF arrested three individuals who were staying in a guest house on the busy AJC Bose Road in Beniapukur and seized two 9mm automatic pistols and 18 rounds of ammunition.The arrests, coming shortly after another ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    JU student dies at rented accommodation

    123 Kolkata: A third-year student from Jadavpur University died in his rented accommodation in Santoshpur on Wednesday after he complained of feeling unwell. His roommate, who had gone to get medicine for the victim at 7 pm, returned at ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    12 Bangla fishermen to be released today

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt is going to release 12 Bangladeshi fishermen who are currently lodged in a Diamond Harbour jail on Saturday. They were acquitted by a Kakdwip court on Thursday. It is also making an all-out effort to ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Happy memories stolen at couple’s post-wedding shoot

    12 Kolkata: A post-wedding photoshoot near Babughat turned into nightmare for newlyweds and their photographer after their car was broken into and equipment, including a Canon camera, two expensive lenses, three batteries, and the three memory chips containing all ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Gorkhaland tripartite talks again in Jan, says BJP MP

    Siliguri: Darjeeling BJP MP Raju Bista on Friday claimed Centre was set to begin tripartite talks by Jan with Gorkha representatives from the Darjeeling Hills, Terai and Dooars region, along with Bengal govt, to find a solution to problems ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Tiger on prowl, Kultali residents live in fear

    Kolkata: With a tiger prowling in the neighbourhood, Kultali residents continued to live in fear on Friday. On Wednesday night, a motorcyclist was attacked by the tiger and on Thursday night, a Class IX student was attacked while speaking ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Include Bengali in metro, govt services: Mayor

    Kolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim will write to the Metro Railway general manager, urging him to engage workers at the metro booking counters and gates who will understand Bengali and won't discriminate between Bengali and Hindi-speaking commuters. KMC will also ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Techie jumps to death from office’s 16th floor

    123 Kolkata: A 26-year-old software engineer employed with a UK-based MNC jumped to death from the 16th-floor refuge area of their office in Sector V on Friday evening after completing his shift. Police said the youth, Paribesh Chatterjee, was ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Malaysia visa exemption

    Kolkata: Malaysia on Friday announced an extension of the visa exemption for Indian nationals until Dec 31, 2026. A similar exemption has been granted to Chinese nationals.The exemption allows Indian nationals to visit Malaysia without a visa for up ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Ice-cream seller loses 1L to currency exchange fraud in Kolkata

    Kolkata: Cops from the Patuli police station arrested two persons for duping an ice-cream seller of Rs 1 lakh on the pretext of exchanging foreign currency. The victim was in need of Saudi Riyals for visiting Saudi Arabia. He ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Chicken’s Neck under threat: Cops after terror module bust

    Kolkata: Hours after simultaneous raids across three states led to the arrest of eight men, two of them from Murshidabad as part of Operation Praghat — with cops alleging they are part of the banned Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Judge asks Sanjay Roy more than 100 questions

    Kolkata: Sanjay Roy, the prime accused in the RG Kar rape-murder case, was questioned under Section 351 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) by the judge at the Sealdah district court on Friday. Roy, who deposed before the ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    MBA aspirant dies in bike accident in Kolkata

    Howrah: A kindergarten school principal's son, Samit Kundu (23), on Friday died of cardiac failure a day after getting injured in a road accident en route to an MBA admission interview with his father. He was injured after a ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Pre-Christmas rush prompts Kolkata cops to switch to manual traffic control, deploy extra personnel

    12 Kolkata: Rush on roads, especially around recreational hotspots in city, on Friday indicated that the pre-Christmas festive mood has already set in with its effects on the vehicular traffic clearly visible. With several city hotspots like Alipore Zoo, ...

    21 December 2024 Times of India
    Dover Lane tribute for Zakir Hussain, 3 others

    Kolkata: The 73rd Dover Lane Music Conference, which begins on Jan 22, will be offering the Sangeet Sanman Award to Indian classical dancer and teacher Elam Indira Devi, who is known for her expertise and scholarship in the classical ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    Fire breaks out in Kolkata's Topsia area, no casualties

    NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in a slum area in Topsia, Kolkata, on Friday.Fifteen fire engines were sent to the site to control the flames.The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, no casualties were reported ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    A celebration of ‘disability cricket’

    Kolkata: The British Deputy High Commission Kolkata, in collaboration with the Indo-British Scholars' Association (IBSA), Rotary Club of Kolkata Metro City, and Connections, celebrated leadership potential of disabled cricketers, inclusion, resilience, and the power of sport to mark International ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    Preserving unity our duty, it’s what makes us complete: CM Mamata Banerjee at Christmas fest opening

    KOLKATA: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday spoke on the importance of religious harmony and unity, saying it was our duty to protect it, as that was what made us complete human beings.Banerjee was speaking on the premises ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    69% drop in Bangla patients at Kolkata’s EM Bypass hospitals

    12 Sumati.Yengkhom@timesofindia.comKolkata: The turmoil in Bangladesh has dragged down the patient influx from that country to Kolkata hospitals by about 69%. Comparative data for a month from four Kolkata hospitals, from mid-Nov to mid-Dec for the past two years, ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    No reason to delay appointment on VCs to state univs: Edu min

    12 Kolkata: State education minister Bratya Basu, on Thursday, said there is no reason to delay the appointment of vice-chancellors to state universities. Till now, 13 universities have received permanent VCs but 18 universities are still awaiting the appointments.Without ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    Helmetless biker rams into feeder box, dies

    Kolkata: A 27-year-old resident of Panchanantala died after he lost control of his bike and rammed into a roadside junction box that caused severe head injuries. The biker was not wearing a helmet.The incident was reported around 2.30 am ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    Speciality Restaurants launches 16th brand in Kol, to focus on int’l expansion

    123 Kolkata: Speciality Restaurants recently introduced its 16th brand, Bizarre Asia, bringing all Asian buffets under one roof. The fine dining restaurant chain is also looking to expand its footprint through franchises in countries like Saudi Arabia and the ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    With 34 auto firms, Bharat Mobility expo to be bigger this time

    12 Kolkata: The second edition of Bharat Mobility Global Expo (BMGE) will see the participation of 34 automobile companies, up from 28 firms that participated in the last edition. However, Chinese companies who have set other major auto expos ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    Lalbaba Engineering announces JV with German giant, eyes Rs 1k cr revenue

    12 Kolkata: Lalbaba Engineering hopes to reach the Rs 1000-crore revenue mark this fiscal. To mark its 60th anniversary, the group has also entered into a 50-50 international joint venture in the seamless tubes industry with the 100-year-old German ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    Christmas comes early as lights and tinsel deck up Bow Barracks

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the Christmas celebrations at Bow Barracks — in the virtual mode from Allen Park — on Thursday. Local residents at the city's only Anglo-Indian enclave gathered in large numbers to witness the inauguration ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    Shah to attend SSB Raising Day ceremony in Siliguri today

    12 Siliguri: Union home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to attend the 61st Raising Day ceremony of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Dec 20 at its Siliguri frontier headquarters in Ranidanga. Shah is also scheduled to inaugurate the border ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    No extreme step at border, says BSF

    12 Kolkata: The BSF's Southern Frontier has said that their personnel have been instructed to maintain strict vigilance while monitoring provocative statements emerging from Bangladesh. They are under strict orders to act only upon direction from superior authorities before ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    Child racket: Another arrested from Thakurpukur

    Kolkata: After arresting a couple on charges of selling a child from the Shalimar station last month, the CID picked up a third person for his alleged involvement in the racket. The arrested individual has been identified as Saurav ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    No faith in CBI probe, RG Kar victim’s parents tell HC, seek fresh trial

    12 Kolkata: Parents of the RG Kar rape-and-murder victim moved Calcutta High Court on Thursday expressing lack of confidence in CBI's probe and seeking a fresh investigation. The HC refused to immediately intervene in the ongoing trial but asked ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    HC no to DA protest at Nabanna bus stand

    12 Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to grant permission for a sit-in demonstration demanding DA at Nabanna bus terminus area. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh suggested the protesters an alternative place at Mandirtala bus stand but they insisted ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    Light rain, dense fog in weekend on Met radar

    Kolkata: The mercury continued with its upward rise on Thursday and it is likely to go up further as the Met office has hinted at the possibility of rain between Friday and Saturday. Kolkata and its surrounding areas may ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    Cops stick to 6am-10pm truck curb

    Kolkata: The movement of heavy and medium goods vehicles will be restricted within the city limits between 6am and 10pm, a fresh notification from Kolkata Traffic Police states. This is a continuation of the policy adopted in Aug last ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    Row over death in cop custody

    12 Kolkata: The death of a 57-year-old in the custody of Bidhanagar Police created a controversy on Thursday. While cops claimed he died a natural death, his family contested the claim saying he had no previous illness.According to police, ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    Boom in fake passport business during Bangladesh crisis, says Kolkata cops

    12 Kolkata: The investigation into the fake passport racket has revealed that the gang ‘increased its business' using no less than a thousand fake documents between Aug and Nov, the period when Bangladesh saw a massive political upheaval with ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    Assam cops nab 2 from Bengal for links with fake passport racket

    Special Task Force of Assam Police arrested two persons, identified as Abbas Ali and Minarul Seikh, for their alleged involvement in the fake passport racket from villages under Hariharpara PSnear Berhampore on Wednesday. Locals claimed the duo was innocent ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    60L restoration to infuse new life into Stephen Court in its 100th year

    123 Kolkata: The century-old Stephen Court, scarred by a devastating fire in March 2010, is undergoing the most comprehensive overhaul in decades. The residents' association is determined to restore the sheen to the building that stands at the intersection ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    Woman molested on Bankim Setu

    Howrah: Two mechanics were arrested for molesting a woman on Bankim Setu around 11pm on Wednesday. The arrested have been identified as Pintu Yadav (24) and Lal Singh (22). The youths allegedly chased the bike on which the woman ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
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