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  • 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
    Man posing as doctor with same name held

    Kolkata: A 48-year-old man, Sunil Kr. Shaw, was arrested from Halishahar in North 24 Parganas for impersonating a doctor by the same name for medical practice and trying to secure medical officer job at Madhyamgram Municipality. The accused had ...

    20 December 2024 Times of India
    It is our duty to protect our language: Education minister Bratya Basu

    Kolkata: Bengal accepts any language but it is wrong if there is any attack on the Bengali language, state education minister Bratya Basu remarked during his inaugural speech at the ‘Bhasa Mela' on Thursday.This statement came after two incidents ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    2 sentenced to life, 1 gets 10-yr RI in 3 child rape cases

    Kolkata: Two persons have been handed life sentences and one 10-years of rigorous imprisonment over the past week in cases involving the rape of minors in three police districts in Bengal.In Purulia, a special Pocso court on Tuesday sentenced ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar rape-murder case: Victim's parents move Calcutta HC seeking fresh probe investigation

    NEW DELHI: The parents of the doctor who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar hospital filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court on Thursday, requesting a new investigation into the crime. They expressed distrust in the ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    Bengali film with Bangladeshi actor joins competition at Rotterdam fest

    KOLKATA: Suman Mukhopadhyay's 'Putul Nacher Itikatha', featuring Bangladeshi actor Jaya Ahsan alongside India's Dhritiman Chaterji, Abir Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee and Surangana Bandyopadhyay, has been nominated for the Big Screen Competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). It is ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    Ishaan Ghose's 'Morichika' selected for Rotterdam's Harbour section

    A still from'Morichika' KOLKATA: Ishaan Ghose’s ‘Morichika’ – an interlinked journey revolving around two young dreamers in the heart of Kolkata - was selected for the non-competitive Harbour section of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Happy with ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    A streetcar named 'Just Married': Couple sets off on a tram for happily ever after in Kolkata

    Ahmed and Ayesha pose with the tram after their nikah (left), with family and friends during the wedding inside the vehicle (right) KOLKATA: A Nonapukur tram depot staffer chose the vehicle closest to his heart - a tram - ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    Malda man held by UP cops for threat to kill Yogi

    Kolkata: A resident of Malda has been arrested in the Delhi-NCR region by Uttar Pradesh Police for allegedly threatening to kill UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Bengal Police sources said the accused, Sheikh Ataul of Ratua, worked as a ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    HC slaps 1L fine on Delhi bizman

    Kolkata: A private company was asked to pay Rs 1 lakh to the respondent as they "attempted to mislead" the Calcutta High Court, claiming that it had "lost track" of the litigation since 2005.The company, Baxter (India) Private Limited, ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    End of road for bus route no. 3, once a lifeline between Serampore and Bagbazar

    Kolkata: Bus route 3, a symbol of Kolkata and Serampore's rich legacy, has walked into the sunset. The final bus service from Serampore to Dakshineswar (a curtailed journey), which started way back in 1927, made its last ceremonial journey ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    Ankur clinches a ‘double’

    12 Kolkata: Bengal boy Ankur Bhattacharjee clinched a ‘double' claiming the men's and U-19 boys' titles in the National Ranking Table Tennis Championships in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Bhattacharjee, who narrowly missed the title in his previous final in Thiruvananthapuram, ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    Santa, reindeer start moving out of Dompara for year-end festivities

    Kolkata: In north Kolkata's Dompara slum, a marginalised community is actively crafting Christmas decorations using bamboo and cane. Over 150 skilled craftsmen along Central Avenue at Ramesh Dutta Street are working tirelessly in their workshops, creating Santa Claus figures, ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    Flyers to get affordable snacks at ‘fair price’ cafe

    Kolkata: In Sept, former Union finance minister P Chidambaram had flagged the issue of overpriced food and beverages at Kolkata airport, amplifying the complaints of many flyers in the past. Chidambaram felt the tea with a tea bag dipped ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata airport in 2025: New ATC tower, smooth secondary runway

    Kolkata: In its 100th year, Kolkata airport has lined up a mini expansion plan for the existing passenger terminal, followed by the start of work on a new terminal building that will see capacity increase by nearly 40%. Also, ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    Court orders ED to frame charges in SSC case

    Kolkata: The special PMLA court asked the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday to frame charges in the SSC job-for-cash case at the earliest. Following a Supreme Court order, the investigating agency is likely to frame charges before the start of ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    Pak mortar shell from ’71 war found in Dinhata

    12 Jalpaiguri: The discovery of a mortar shell near the India-Bangladesh border in Cooch Behar's Dinhata sparked concerns on Tuesday.The shell was unearthed by 70-year-old Hiten Modak while he was ploughing his field in Jhikri village under Sahebganj PS, ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    Cal HC to Metro: Tetants eligible for damages as well

    12 Kolkata: Tenants of private land acquired for Metro Railway construction work are eligible for compensation even if the owner has already been compensated, the Calcutta High Court held on Tuesday in a land acquisition case for the construction ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    B’deshis living abroad with Indian passports

    Kolkata: A temporary postal department staffer — the fifth overall arrest in a fake passport case and the third accused in the case with links to Indian postal services — was recently arrested by Kolkata Police SIT, proving that ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar: Judge to question Sanjay Roy

    Kolkata: Sanjay Roy, the prime accused in the RG Kar Medical College doctor's rape-murder case, will be questioned by the judge on Friday after the district court at Sealdah completed hearing the deposition of 50 witnesses in connection with ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    ‘Multilevel parking, heritage revamp to ease congestion’

    123 Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Kolkata port authorities have come closer to identifying land for the construction of a multilevel car parking plaza at a location near Howrah station. The move will help decongest Strand Road, Brabourne ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    Cops look for BMC councillor in N Bengal

    Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Police reportedly raided a luxury resort in the Chilapata area of north Bengal on Wednesday in search of Bidhannagar councillor Samaresh Chakraborty. However, the three-member police team did not find him. The councillor is accused of ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    State schools tweak holidays

    12 Kolkata: State schools are tweaking holidays to reduce count in summer and increase holidays during Durga Puja. Primary students will receive only a nine-day summer vacation, while secondary students will get an 11-day leave during the summer vacation. ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    Kol bizman held for 6k-cr banking scam

    Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested businessman Sanjay Sureka in connection with a Rs 6,000 crore banking scam. Sureka was produced in the Special PMLA court on Wednesday.ED officials raided 10 premises associated with Sureka, including his Ballygunge ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    Santanu Sen is IMA Bengal state secy

    Kolkata: Former Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen got elected as the state secretary of IMA Bengal on Wednesday. Sen earlier had said he would not contest this time but finally he changed his plans and nominated himself ...

    19 December 2024 Times of India
    Airfares to tourist getaways soar ahead of holiday season

    Kolkata: Airfares from Kolkata to traditional holiday hot spots in the country are soaring high this festive season as thousands are leaving the city to enjoy Christmas and year-end festivities with friends and families. From the valleys of Kashmir ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Bangla-Hindi row at metro stn

    12 Kolkata: An argument broke out between a passenger at the Howrah Metro station and the employee handling the booking counter on Tuesday allegedly over language. Trouble started with the passenger reportedly asking about a fare and the Metro ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Cops urge KMC, KMDA to repair roads before start of festive season

    Kolkata: It is that time of the year when police are usually not worried about the poor condition of the roads in the city, with stretches getting repaired during Durga Puja. However, certain patches in the city have become ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Bengal Global Connect Meet 2024: Kolkata conference unites global Bengali community

    Representative Image KOLKATA: NRIs from 18 countries will congregate this Sunday in a conference organised by Bengal Global Connect, a network of Bengalis across the globe. The forum commenced post-COVID as a platform to unite Durga Puja organisers. Presently, ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Pursuing excellence, rewarding talent at students’ award ceremony

    12 Kolkata: After a hiatus of nine years, Times NIE in association with National High School under the NR Iyer Memorial Education Society awarded 200-odd students at the Kala Mandir auditorium recently. The prestigious Student of the Year award ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Fire on IIT-Kharagpur campus

    12 Kolkata: A fire broke out at the Meghnad Saha Hall residence on the IIT-Kharagpur campus on Tuesday evening. Timely intervention by the authority and evacuation avoided any fatal incident.The Meghnad Saha Hall of residence experienced a fire due ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Cops injured in college clash over RG Kar

    12 Kolkata: At least three police personnel, including a sub-inspector (SI) from Barasat PS, were injured when a protest by SFI supporters demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder case turned violent at Barasat Govt College on Tuesday. The ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Bizman duped of 64L in ‘apk scam’

    Kolkata: A young south Kolkata businessman fell victim to the .apk fraud and lost Rs 64 lakh. On Monday, the cops managed to arrest an accused from Barasat in this regard. The accused, Tanmoy Paul (34), claimed cops, was ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Temp postal worker held in passport scam

    Kolkata: A temporary postal worker, who was assigned to create passports, was on Tuesday arrested for allegedly making fake passports for Bangladeshi citizens on a day when cops decided to move the passport office for the cancellation of several ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Protesters cannot hold innocent people to ransom by blocking highway, railway: HC

    12 Kolkata: Innocent citizens could not be held to ransom by indefinite protests on national highways and on railway tracks, the Calcutta High Court reiterated on Tuesday, restraining a social welfare organisation from conducting a highway block on Friday. ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Park St to turn festival street from tomorrow

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Christmas Festival will kick off on Dec 19, with an inaugural ceremony at Allen Park on Park Street. The festival, which has become permanent fixture on the city's festive calendar, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    More E-W Metro services after rake run to Salt Lake

    Kolkata: Commuters can expect more services in East-West Metro's Esplanade-Howrah Maidan section from next month as the west-bound tunnel is now linked between Sealdah and Esplanade. The four BEML rakes used in the section since Nov 11 will be ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Kol tabla workshop artisans remember the down-to-earth Ustad, his generosity

    12 Kolkata: A day after the world mourned the loss of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, artisans in Kolkata, who serviced the Ustad's tablas, shared their experiences, highlighting the legendary percussionist's modest demeanour despite his international acclaim.At ‘Surlahori', a percussion ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Didi begins Rs 60k 1st-tranche disbursal for Banglar Bari

    12 Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday started the disbursement of Rs 60,000 to 12 lakh beneficiaries under Banglar Bari, constituting the first instalment of Rs 1.2 lakh under the state's rural housing scheme, which she had announced.Banerjee denounced ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    CM to inaugurate new Infosys campus in New Town today

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee will on Wednesday formally inaugurate the new campus of Infosys at New Town, along with the state IT and electronics minister Babul Supriyo and principal chief adviser to the CM Amit Mitra. Top officials of ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Don’t shut down trams till Jan 14 hearing: HC

    Kolkata: Calcutta HC Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam on Tuesday asked the state to ensure that the tram services currently in operation are not suspended until the next hearing and that tracks should not be covered with bitumen.The CJ also ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    To save more lives, state orders accident audit

    Kolkata: The state health department will audit each road traffic accident death with the aim of devising a larger plan to save the lives of accident victims. All hospital heads and CMOH of all districts have been instructed to ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    New rules, change in timings at Tarapith Kali Temple

    123 Kolkata: From Tuesday, the Tarapith Kali temple implemented several new regulations for devotees and sevaits, including changes in the temple timings. The temple committee and Birbhum district administration jointly established these rules to enhance devotee convenience and maintain ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    HC adjourns bail hearing of ex-WBBSE adviser Sinha

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday adjourned the bail hearing of Santi Prasad Sinha, former adviser to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) and co-accused in a CID case regarding the irregular appointment of a teacher. The ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Former CPM MLA Tanmoy gets anticipatory bail

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to former CPM MLA Tanmoy Bhattacharya, who was accused of sexual harassment by a woman journalist associated with a YouTube channel in Oct.The division bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    ‘Extremists can be of any religion: B’desh advocate

    12 Kolkata: Extremists can be of any religion, and religious fundamentalists, regardless of their faith, aim to destroy other religions at any cost, said Bangladeshi advocate and human rights activist Rabindra Ghosh on Tuesday. The advocate, who is keen ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar case: Medics to move court as police deny them permission to hold protest

    PTI photo KOLKATA: The police on Monday denied permission to the West Bengal Joint Platform of Doctors (WBJDF) to hold a demonstration from December 17 at a key crossing in central Kolkata demanding that the CBI immediately submit a ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata exhibition to showcase world’s oddest currency notes this month

    123 Kolkata: Myanmar issued odd-value currency notes like 15 Kyats, 35 Kyats and 99 Kyats with the photograph of military dictator Ne Win who between 1958 and 1981 twice served as Prime Minister and also as President. The odd ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Ganga Sagar bridge may be ready in 4 years: CM

    12 Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that her govt would construct a 5-km-long Gangasagar Setu across the Muriganga river to connect the mainland with Sagar Island, where the annual Gangasagar Mela takes place, following the Centre's ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Houseful! Kolkata's star-rated hotel rooms booked till year-end

    Hotels of all categories witness a surge in bookings ahead of year-end festivities KOLKATA: 'Tis the season... of weddings, business meets, parties and homecomings, and Kolkata is witnessing an unprecedented surge in demand for high-end hotel rooms. Most of ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Bidhannagar Mela Utsav kicks off without Bangladeshi traders

    12 Kolkata: For the first time, the annual Bidhannagar Mela Utsav organised by Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) which kicked off at the Salt Lake Central Park fairground on Tuesday, is not having any participation from Bangladesh.TOI on Monday reported ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    HC pulls up Lake PS, orders online or at-home interrogation

    12 Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday pulled up Lake police and directed them to conduct the questioning of a 78-year-old woman and her cancer-stricken husband either virtually or at their residence. The couple had moved court, alleging ...

    18 December 2024 Times of India
    Illegal constructions in East Kolkata Wetlands being demolished following Calcutta high court orders

    KOLKATA: The Sonarpur block administration on Tuesday demolished illegal constructions in the East Kolkata Wetlands. A verdict regarding the demolition of these illegal structures was issued in 2017. Again, in 2023, the Calcutta high court directed the district magistrate ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    In Kol for treatment, advocate wants to be in B’desh for monk’s hearing

    Kolkata: Rabindra Ghosh, the Bangladeshi advocate and human rights activist who came to Kolkata from Dhaka on Sunday for treatment, is keen to return by this month-end so that he can represent former Iskcon monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, who ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Beware of links that drag you to ‘online courtrooms’, warn cops

    Kolkata: Imagine receiving a message asking you to go online and join court proceedings — lasting several hours — for allegedly "either watching illegal child porn" or "placing orders for drugs and other illegal items". Kolkata Police has cautioned ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    TMC slams West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim's ‘communal’ remarks

    KOLKATA: TMC Monday disassociated itself from its Bengal minister Firhad Hakim's comments on Muslim population. Hakim courted a controversy after a video of his Saturday's address to Muslim students was widely circulated on social media where he is saying: ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Temperature rises, Kolkata may get light rain later this week

    KOLKATA: After plunging to 12.5°C on Sunday, the minimum temperature rose to 13.8°C on Monday. The Met office has predicted a further rise in mercury as a low-pressure area over the central Bay of Bengal is injecting moisture into ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Airport metro Up line to be ready by Jan-end

    12345 Kolkata: Trial runs will be conducted on the Down line (Noapara-bound) of the Noapara-airport stretch for the time being since the Up line is still incomplete. The Up line (airport-bound) tracks should be ready by the end of ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    E-W Metro’s westbound track bridges collapse zone

    123 Kolkata: After five harrowing years, East-West Metro's westward (Howrah-bound) tunnel below Bowbazar is finally complete. The last six metres gap between the two open ends of the subsidence-hit tunnel is now bridged, and the track bed cast. This ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    EAM should share details of B’desh talks in House: Abhishek

    12 Kolkata: Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday accused Centre of "misleading" people, and demanded the external affairs ministry shared the details of the bilateral talks following the foreign secretary's visit to Bangladesh."The foreign secretary went there ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Youth dies after b’day celebrations

    Kolkata: A 25-year-old man, who was celebrating his birthday with friends after landing a job barely a month ago, was found dead on Monday morning.The victim, Prashant Pandey, had extensive burns on his hands, legs, and abdomen at his ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Casting couch? Director held after actor alleges rape

    Kolkata: Kolkata-based film director Soumyajit Adak was arrested by the Rabindra Sarobar police station on charges of alleged rape on Monday. He will be produced in court on Tuesday. Cops are likely to seek the director's judicial custody.An aspiring ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Bengal tops meat production, posts growth in milk, egg output

    123 Kolkata: West Bengal has emerged as India's top producer of meat, contributing 12.6% to the national output, according to Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024, published by Centre. The achievement was largely attributed to robust poultry production in the ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Chief secy meets officials, takes stock of water supply project

    123 Kolkata: Chief secretary Manoj Pant held a high-level meeting at Nabanna on Monday with the Group of Ministers, along with DMs and other senior officials. He asked the DMs to be proactive in checking the work of contractors ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Ustad misses date with Kol event slated for day he passed away

    Kolkata: Except during the pandemic, every winter Ustad Zakir Hussain graced the Swara Samrat Festival (SSF) in Kolkata since 2013. This year, he was supposed to perform at SSF in Kolkata the day he passed away in San Francisco ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    KP suspends ASI after extortion bid

    Kolkata: The personal assistant (CA) of a divisional DCP of Kolkata Police was suspended following allegations of extorting money in the name of another IPS officer. According to sources at Lalbazar, the divisional commissioner reportedly suspended him on the ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    BTL-EPC pays first tranche of Rs 65 cr to take over McNally Bharat Engineering

    12 Kolkata: Shrachi Group's construction arm BTL-EPC deposited the first tranche of Rs 65 crore as stipulated by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kolkata bench, in its Dec 3 order for taking over McNally Bharat Engineering. NCLT had ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    6 get life term for promoter murder

    123 Kolkata: A Barrackpore court on Monday sentenced six convicts to life imprisonment for killing Barrackpore-based promoter Amarnath Tiwari five years ago after he refused to pay extortion money. Tiwari was gunned down in his residence.The incident occurred on ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Classroom behaviour now part of evaluation system

    12 Kolkata: The govt and govt-aided schools across the state are implementing a new evaluation system that incorporates classroom behaviour, like listening skills and self-discipline, into student assessments. The state school education department recently issued a notification outlining this ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    4 of family drown as car falls into pond in Cooch Behar

    12 Jalpaiguri: Four members of a family, including two children aged seven and three, drowned when the car they were travelling in fell into a roadside pond in Cooch Behar on Sunday night.The tragedy unfolded in the Kurar Paar ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    CM honours India, B’desh armies on Vijay Diwas

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee attended the Vijay Diwas celebrations at the Royal Calcutta Turf Club on Monday, with representatives from Bangladesh present, but refused to delve into the current political situation in the neighbouring country."I don't know the ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Abhishek bats for Mamata to lead INDIA bloc

    12 Kolkata: Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday advocated for CM Mamata Banerjee to lead INDIA, stressing that she was the "most senior" neta in the opposition bloc."She is the most senior politician in the bloc. This ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    BJP, Cong on Kol streets to protest B’desh atrocities

    12 Kolkata: Political parties and social activists on Monday took to the streets in Kolkata to protest against attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. BJP and Congress seniors joined separate rallies on the day that also marks the Indian Army's ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Kol complexes show the way to live sustainably despite challenges

    12 Kolkata: In the bustling metropolis of Kolkata, where high-rises are becoming the norm, two residential complexes — Diamond Residency in Bakultala, Behala, and Deeshari Megacity in Narendrapur — are leading the way in adopting green living practices despite ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    ‘Reclaim Night’ group stir at CGO complex

    12 Kolkata: A gathering was called by the ‘Raat Dokhol, Din Bodol' group in front of the CGO complex to protest against the CBI's failure to provide a charge sheet within 90 days. Sandip Ghosh and Avijit Mondal. were ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Cal HC tells cops to halt playground construction in W Midnapore school

    Kolkata: Calling construction on school playgrounds a ‘dangerous' trend, the Calcutta High Court on Monday directed police to halt the construction at the playground of a primary school in West Midnapore.The District Primary School Council was directed to restore ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    2 touts nabbed, 3 detained from SSKM Hospital in Kolkata

    12 Kolkata: The Kolkata Police arrested two touts, identified as Asish Saha of Kalighat Road and Anwar Sk of Farakka in Murshidabad, on Monday while conducting a search on the SSKM Hospital premises. Cops also detained three others. The ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Erosion guard: KMDA to lay trunks on Rabindra Sarobar banks in Kolkata

    12 Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) will conduct piling of eucalyptus bullah (wood poles) to protect the banks of Rabindra Sarobar. The authorities on Monday received approval of Rs 1.7 crore from the state govt to conduct ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Palta water plant repair over, supply resumes in Kolkata today

    12 Kolkata: The repair and maintenance work of the century-old Palta water treatment plant was completed on Monday afternoon, a Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) official said. The plant is ready to supply potable water from 6am on Tuesday, catering ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata Police bats for couple who stole a kiss at metro station

    123 Kolkata: After a viral video of a couple deeply engaged in a kiss at Kalighat Metro Station, somewhat oblivious of their surrounding, led to a furore on social media, Kolkata Police came to their rescue to thwart any ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Sewer line job to hit Central Kol traffic for three weeks

    123 Kolkata: If you are commuting from north Kolkata towards Dalhousie or Howrah, leave a bit early as ‘need-based' traffic diversions — to be in place for the next three weeks starting Tuesday — may increase the travel time. ...

    17 December 2024 Times of India
    Water supply to be hit from 9 am today in Kolkata

    Representative image KOLKATA: Water supply will remain suspended from the Palta treatment plant of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) from 9 am on Monday to 6 am on Tuesday to facilitate its repairs, maintenance and overhaul. The century-old ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Hawkers back in central Kolkata, hit pedestrians, shop owners, and traffic flow

    123 Kolkata: Encroachers have once again gripped the central business district, with hawkers usurping pavements and spilling onto carriageways in bustling hubs such as Burrabazar, Brabourne Road, College Street, Ganesh Chandra Avenue, and Dalhousie.Traditional shopping hubs like Gariahat, Hatibagan, ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Bangladeshi lawyer Rabindra Ghosh arrives in Kolkata for medical treatment amid threats over Iskcon monk case

    Rabindra Ghosh and his wife, Krishna, at the Petrapole passenger terminal on Sunday KOLKATA: Rabindra Ghosh, the Bangladeshi advocate fighting an uphill battle for jailed Iskcon monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, reached India on Sunday evening for medical treatment, to ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Rap after death for RPF man involved in gang-rape

    Kolkata: Being a member of a disciplined force, the accused was expected to lead a life ensuring the image of the force was not tarnished, the Calcutta HC held while not interfering with the enquiry report in a gang-rape ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Sonowal unveils ‘Jalvahak’ to boost cargo movement

    123 Kolkata: In a move to boost cargo transportation via inland waterways and reduce congestion on road and railways, Union minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, unveiled a scheduled freight service and ‘Jalvahak' scheme on Sunday.The ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    61 tribal couples officially wed in mass ceremony

    They were already married in the true sense, but their society did not recognise them as a couple. They all have children, yet they required a ‘social marriage'. At a mass wedding ceremony on Sunday, organised by Purbanchal Kalyan ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Murthy bats for AI, says tech is a great leveller

    Kolkata: Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Sunday during the ICC Centenary Celebration in the city advocated for using advanced technologies, including Artificial intelligence (AI) in India, stating that technology is a great leveller."Technology is about reducing cost. It's ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Hakim asserts secular identity amid row over minority remarks

    12 Kolkata: "I am an Indian and I will always be Indian. I am secular and I will always be secular," said city mayor and urban development minister Firhad Hakim on Sunday while attending a local party programme. This ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Trinamool bags 101 of 108 seats in Contai Cooperative Bank polls

    12 Contai: The election at the Contai Cooperative Bank, which was held on Sunday following a Supreme Court order to deploy central forces for the purpose, was swept by Trinamool Congress. The party bagged 101 seats out of 108, ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Please do not come, we are refunding your booking fees: Salt Lake fair to Bangla traders

    123 Kolkata: The ongoing turmoil across the border has led the organisers of one of the city's most popular winter fairs to request traders from Bangladesh — who had booked stalls on the fairground and paid an advance — ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Wedding nolen gur season helps mouldings compete with flavours in sandesh world

    123 Kolkata: The wedding and nolen gur (liquid date palm molasses) season has helped moulded sandesh compete with flavoured ones in the sweets market. Cornered by flavoured and experimental sweets, the traditional ‘chhanch' (mould) sandesh like "Jol-bhora" and "Taal-saansh," ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Packed markets, events to prep up for Christmas in Kolkata

    123 Kolkata: With barely 10 days to go for Christmas, markets are teeming with shoppers and vendors selling baked goodies, decorative items and other Santa-themed items often regarded as ‘must-haves' for soaking in the season's festive charm. Besides the ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Roadside leaves & waste burning haunts Kolkata’s Ballygunge, raises pollution concerns

    Kolkata: Even as the civic body, prompted by the pollution control board, uses mist canons and sprays water on avenue trees to stop the spread of particulate matter that increases the pollution count, the efforts are being dampened by ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
    Docs’ body seeks nod for Esplanade sit-in

    Kolkata: The Joint Platform of Doctors (JPD) wrote to the Kolkata Police CP on Sunday seeking permission to construct a dharna mancha at Dorina crossing in Esplanade where it wants to hold a sit-in demonstration on the RG Kar ...

    16 December 2024 Times of India
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