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  • Duplicate EPICs prove Bihar SIR unscientific, says TMC

    Kolkata: With cricketer and MP Yusuf Pathan and his party colleague Lalitesh Tripathy taking part in the Vote Adhikar Yatra in Patna, Trinamool on Monday said the surfacing of "dubious voters" on Bihar's voter list constituted "not just negligence" ...

    2 September 2025 Times of India
    App biker ‘assaults’ passenger after dispute over luggage

    Kolkata: An app bike rider was accused of assaulting a passenger after an argument over carrying luggage during the ride. A complaint was lodged at Jorabagan Police Station. Officers said they had started an investigation, but no one was ...

    2 September 2025 Times of India
    Hooghly boat rape shocker: NCC cadet poses as army officer, rapes Facebook friend; victim blackmailed

    KOLKATA: A 22-year-old man, Deep Narayan Bhattacharya, was arrested on Saturday night for allegedly raping a woman on her first date with him on a boat on the Hooghly. Later, he allegedly blackmailed her for money.Bhattacharya, who had been ...

    2 September 2025 Times of India
    Women, queers flag public washroom security concerns in city survey

    Kolkata: As many as 54% of women, trans and queer people surveyed as part of a Kolkata study felt unsafe while using public toilets. The insecurity is accentuated by men stationed outside the women's toilets, inadequate lighting, and the ...

    2 September 2025 Times of India
    1,931 of 3k hawkers get rehab space in New Town

    Kolkata: A report on hawker rehabilitation in New Town since its inception, published by the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA), shows that till date, the total number of street vendors and hawkers in New Town stands at 2,957. ...

    2 September 2025 Times of India
    Ishita Mallik murder: How killer fled West Bengal with uncle’s help; no trace of accused yet

    KRISHNANAGAR (NADIA): The Krishnanagar Police arrested Kuldeep Singh—the absconding uncle of Ishita Mallik murder accused, Deshraj Singh—from Gujarat's Jamnagar for tampering with evidence. Kuldeep had allegedly helped Deshraj (18), who gunned down 18-year-old Mallik at her home, flee. Kuldeep, ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    Sterilisation, adoption of strays reduce dog bites: Data from first 7 months show cases down in Bengal

    KOLKATA: Amid the nation-wide debate triggered by a recent Supreme Court order on street dogs and the potential risk to humans, Bengal looks set to chart a course that could set an example to others.The number of dog bite ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    Durga Puja: Dhakis queue up for ID proof before journey beyond Bengal; harassment, ‘Bangladeshi’ tag haunt performers

    KOLKATA: With less than a month to go for , days are usually busy, with packing and last-minute care of the drums, at Prahlad Das’s home in Murshidabad’s Beldanga. For several years now, the dhaki has been playing at ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    Films by SRFTI alumni to go to Busan festival

    Kolkata: Two films by alumni of the direction and screenplay writing department of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute — Maharshi Tuhin Kashyap and Tribeny Rai — have been selected for the 30th Busan International Film Festival 2025. The ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    No trade licences for shops without Nepali signboards: GTA chief

    Darjeeling: Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) chief Anit Thapa on Sunday directed Darjeeling municipality to cancel trade licences of shops that fail to display signboards in Nepali. Speaking at the culmination of week-long Nepali Language Day celebrations, Thapa said, "Shops ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘Idioms are lost on idiots’, Mahua hits back at FIR

    Raipur/Kolkata: Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra shot back on Sunday after police in Raipur registered an FIR against her for her alleged remarks against Union home minister Amit Shah, saying "Idioms are lost on idiots".The FIR was lodged with Mana ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    Scouts & guides help riders book tickets

    Kolkata: Metro Railway is trying to contain crowding at Green (East-West Metro) and Blue (North-South) Line stations by helping passengers switch to procuring tickets from their smartphones instead of queuing at the booking counters. On Saturday, 30,736 commuters booked ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    Talent, creativity take centre stage at inter-school fest

    Kolkata: MP Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School hosted its biennial inter-school cultural festival, MPBlitz'25, on Aug 1 and 2. With over 30 events and keen participation from schools across Kolkata, the fest was a success.From dance battles and debates ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    TMC-ISF clash triggers tensions in Sashan

    Kolkata: Sashan turned tense on Sunday morning after clashes broke out between supporters of and Indian Secular Front (ISF), leaving at least seven people injured.A large law enforcement contingent, including personnel from Rapid Action Force (RAF) and Combat ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    Bengal cops flag mob attack on migrants to Odisha police

    Bhagawangola (Murshidabad): Bengal Police on Sunday formally informed Odisha Police about the complaint of a mob attack on eight Murshidabad migrants in Bhubaneswar last week, along with medical reports of 36-year-old Abdul Alim, one of those injured in the ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘Tainted’ SSC candidates question list, to move court

    Kolkata: Several persons whose names appear on the list of tainted candidates published by the School Service Commission (SSC) have threatened to move court on Monday, questioning the basis of their inclusion on what some of them called the ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    Helps refusing to provide details, citizens tell Kolkata cops on social media

    Kolkata: The police have introduced a new online form aimed at expediting the verification process for servants and caregivers who stay overnight with their employers. However, several citizens, particularly the elderly, have begun highlighting difficulties with the new system. ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    Citizens pledge to adopt 100 trees to boost Park Circus green cover

    Kolkata: At a time when the city's greenery is dwindling because of unplanned development, senior citizens and residents who live close to Park Circus Maidan on Sunday pledged to adopt 100 trees.They would look after their plantation at the ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    Former CII prez Sumit Mazumder passes away

    Kolkata: Sumit Mazumder, former national president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and former chairman of TIL Ltd, passed away at his residence in Kolkata on Sunday. He was 77 and is survived by his wife, Manzu Majumder.A graduate ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    HC to hear Sunali’s plea today

    Kolkata: A habeas corpus plea concerning Sunali Khatun and five others lodged in a Bangladesh jail is likely to be mentioned for urgent hearing in the Calcutta High Court on Monday, following the Supreme Court's directive for expeditious disposal. ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    TMC slams ex-BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri for sexist jibe at Mahua Moitra; calls it ‘political dialect’ of party

    KOLKATA: Trinamool on Saturday launched a sharp attack against BJP's former South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri for using an expletive (now deleted) against Krishnanagar MP Mahua Maitra in a Facebook post. TMC said the action wasn't a "stray aberration", ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    Airport plans to have 132 parking bays, expand terminal by 2033

    Kolkata: The number of parking bays at Kolkata airport will nearly double over the next eight years to accommodate more flights that are set to operate to meet the projected growth in flyers.Airport officials said that while efforts were ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    Vidyasagar Setu reopens after repair work

    Kolkata: Vidyasagar Setu, which was closed for over 17 hours from 5 am on Sunday, was reopened for normal traffic movement from 10.10 pm onwards following repair work that was conducted throughout the day. Sources in Kolkata police and ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    HC: Court can’t be mute spectator to misuse of 498A

    Kolkata: The court cannot be a mute spectator to the misuse of protective provisions like Section 498A of IPC, the Calcutta High Court held while dismissing a 498A case against a man but refusing to quash a rape case ...

    1 September 2025 Times of India
    SSC publishes list of 1,804 ‘tainted’ candidates in 2016 appointments

    KOLKATA: Complying with the Supreme Court's seven-day deadline, the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on Saturday released a list of 1,804 "specifically tainted" candidates who have been barred from appearing in the Sept 7 and Sept 14 fresh ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Warm temperatures, partly cloudy with light rain expected today

    Kolkata's weather forecast for , indicates a partly cloudy day with temperatures ranging from to , accompanied by humidity and gentle winds at . The day will see minimal rainfall of , with sunrise at and ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Youth snatches gold chain from woman in Behala, held

    Kolkata: Thakurpukur police on Saturday arrested a suspect involved in a daylight snatching incident that occurred near the crowded Doglus Ground near Behala Chowrasta on Diamond Harbour Road on Friday afternoon.The incident, which took place around 12:30 pm involved ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Cong protest hits Central Kolkata traffic, leads to diversions

    Kolkata: Traffic was affected in central Kolkata for several hours and cops were forced to make diversions after Congress, led by a thousand supporters, organised a protest at College Street on Saturday afternoon. College Street, AJC Bose Road, SN ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Sealdah flyover set for overhaul, KMDA plans temporary hawker shift

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) has prepared a five-phase detailed blueprint for the repair, retrofitting, and rehabilitation of the Sealdah flyover. As planned, the flyover will be repaired and strengthened part by part, temporarily shifting the existing ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    First rooftop resto submits bond, seeks permission for reopening

    Kolkata: Two days after an SOP was released by the state task force on fire safety, providing an opportunity for the owners of the city's closed rooftop restaurants to reopen by submitting an indemnity bond, officials of The Roots ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    School jobs case: MLA breaks down in court, sent to judicial custody

    Kolkata: Trinamool's Burwan MLA Jiban Krishna Saha, in ED custody since his arrest on Aug 25 in connection with the school jobs-for-cash probe, broke down in tears inside courtroom on Saturday. A special PMLA court remanded Saha in judicial ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Blue Line crowd surge, delays force some to look for surface options

    Kolkata: Suffocation due to overcrowding in coaches, inability to board trains and irregular services due to door glitches on the Blue Line have forced a section of commuters to revert to surface transport. Social media has been flooded with ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Fishing cat makes debut in Bengal’s west

    Kolkata: In a first, a fishing cat, state animal of Bengal, has been recorded in the western part of the state, extending its known range beyond the Gangetic plains. Cameras placed to capture wolves near industrial town Durgapur by ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Tariff cloud casts shadow on Kol’s 15k-unit garments hub

    Kolkata: Shadows are cast over garment manufacturing hubs at Metiabruz and Barasat with US President Donald Trump dropping his 50%-tariff bomb. As tariff clouds spread over the horizons of Indian economy, it's been a double-hit for garment-makers, with India-Bangladesh ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Crossover work starts, likely to be over by puja

    Kolkata: Work to set up the train crossover at Shahid Khudiram station that will allow rakes, travelling from Dakshineswar and Noapara via Tollygunge, to reverse and head back began on Saturday night. With the work being expected to be ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    67-year-old NRI survives mid-air med emergency

    Kolkata: A 67-year-old NRI, a resident of California for the last 37 years, suffered a near-fatal heart attack aboard an Air India flight from San Francisco to New Delhi on Aug 23. He was rushed to a Kolkata private ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Temple theft: Cops recover all stolen jewellery, nab 3

    Kolkata: Bidhannagar Police arrested three suspects — Paran Ali Sardar, Bapi Majhi, and Sonai Das — and recovered jwellery worth lakhs that they had allegedly stolen from Lake Town Hanuman Temple.However, one suspect remains at large, and efforts are ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Civic volunteer attacked near Metro stn

    Kolkata: A civic volunteer was reportedly assaulted outside the Ritwik Ghatak Metro station on E M Bypass around 1am on Friday, when he tried to stop a biker from riding into a restricted area of the station.Md Samir (32), ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Pedestrians get 5 more seconds to cross roads near major metro stns

    Kolkata: Police on Saturday increased pedestrian crossover timings at Esplanade, Park Street and Exide crossings by five seconds for safe dispersal of crowds on roads outside major Metro stations. "We want people, especially children and the elderly, to cross ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Actor Ankush gets ED call in illegal betting app case

    Kolkata: The ED's Karnataka office has sent a summons to actor in connection with the illegal betting app case. While Hazra could not be reached for a comment, ED sources said Hazra has been asked to appear before ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    GNLF, 4 other parties face EC over not contesting polls

    Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday heard five registered unrecognised political parties (RUPP) on why they have not contested elections in recent years. The most prominent among them was the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF), represented by ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    8 Murshidabad residents thrashed in Odisha, 1 return to tell tale of horror

    Behrampore: Suspected to be ‘Bangladeshi cattle thieves', eight migrant workers from Murshidabad were assaulted by a mob in Bhubaneswar's Mahadevnagar early on Monday. Odisha cops, allegedly, did nothing to stop the thrashing.Of the eight, 36-year-old Abdul Alim, nursing a ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    TMC’s Yusuf, Lalitesh to attend Rahul’s ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP and cricketer Yusuf Pathan will participate in the INDIA bloc rally in Patna as part of Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav-led ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra'. Lalitesh Tripathi, a national working committee member of Trinamool, will also ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Landslide blocks NH10 for 13+ hrs near Kalijhora

    Kalimpong/Darjeeling: Rain-triggered landslides led to the closure of the NH10 near Kalijhora — around 3km from the Coronation Bridge — for over 13 hours, from Friday night to Saturday afternoon.Boulders tumbled down onto the highway around 11.30 pm on ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    CBI submits charge sheet in SSC case

    Kolkata: The CBI on Friday filed a charge sheet in its investigation into the recruitment of Group C and D staff in connection with the SSC jobs-for-cash probe. In the document, the agency claimed to have obtained video footage ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Shoppers brave rain, sellers return to plastic as shield

    Kolkata: As the Durga Puja shopping gains momentum, familiar canopies of blue and black plastic sheets have returned over pavements and vending zones across the city's shopping hubs. From New Market and Burrabazar to Hatibagan, Gariahat, and Bidhan Sarani, ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Septuagenarian falls to death from terrace in Moore Ave

    Kolkata: A 73-year-old man, Mohan Bhagat, died under mysterious circumstances on Saturday morning in Moore Avenue of the Tollygunge area. Bhagat reportedly fell from the terrace of a four-storey building around 7:30 am.Bhagat, who had a daily routine of ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Kol boys reach NASA finals with space habitat design

    Kolkata: Seven students from La Martiniere for Boys Kolkata reached the finals of the International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC) 2025, held at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, Florida.Pratyaksh Singhania, Varun Bajoria, Raghav Agarwal, and Harshit Agarwal of ...

    31 August 2025 Times of India
    Buses cry out for frequency, route rejig to offset metro effect

    Kolkata: Multiple buses, which felt the pinch after the new metro expansion, are now looking for ‘dynamic solutions'. Among them are proposals to act as links between the Orange and Green lines, increase the frequency of the routes, and ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    New norm: Fewer documents needed to cancel old vehicle registrations in Bengal

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt issued a fresh order, simplifying the cancellation process of vehicle registrations in cases where vehicles were scrapped, lost, or rendered unusable. According to the new order, which has come into immediate effect from Friday, fewer ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    TMC man tries to pacify warring duo, gets killed

    Jalpaiguri: A 37-year-old man was beaten to death by two persons late on Thursday when he tried to stop the duo from fighting. The incident occurred at Nendar Paar village, under Jorpatki gram panchayat in Cooch Behar's Mathabhanga.The victim, ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    FIR against Mahua for dig at Shah, MP says ‘love it’

    Kolkata: Trinamool MP reacted with a sarcastic jibe after an FIR was lodged against her at Krishnanagar's Kotwali police station on Friday over her comments about Union home minister .Speaking to reporters on Thursday about PM Narendra Modi's ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    1st day, 1st class: UG students cheer after four-month wait

    Kolkata: After a long wait, 2.3 lakh undergraduate students of the new academic session finally stepped into the college premises on Friday. Four months of panic and anxiety are over. But some students are still waiting for the upgrade ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    City may get more rain next week: Met

    Kolkata: A cloud-covered sky with frequent spells of rain in between continued to keep the heat at bay in Kolkata on Friday. The Met office expects similar conditions on Saturday, after which the spells could become infrequent for a ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    Festive crowd adds to rush as Blue Line trains run beyond capacity

    Kolkata: The Blue Line (North-South) was less chaotic on Friday compared to Thursday. However, problems persisted as trains continued to travel to the now dysfunctional Kavi Subhash station in New Garia for rake reversal, which is taking at least ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    SSC to publish list of ‘tainted’ candidates today, SC clears decks for Sept 7 & 14 exams

    Kolkata: The on Friday made it clear that the School Service Commission (SSC) teacher recruitment examinations would be held on Sept 7 and 14 and asked the commission to ensure that not a single tainted candidate appeared in ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    Green Line crosses 1.9 lakh/day rider count

    Kolkata: East-West Metro's ridership is increasing steadily, with 1.9 lakh passengers using the Green Line on Thursday. The Sector V-Howrah Maidan corridor was projected to cross 2.3 lakh daily ridership on Friday. On Thursday, Metro Railway earned around Rs ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    Cops bust B’desh gang duping Kol traders

    Kolkata: The city cops have uncovered an organized criminal gang operating from Bangladesh that has been defrauding traders dealing in branded garments and sugar in central and north Kolkata. The probe revealed the gang, led by Bangladeshi national Md ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    IISER suicide bid 3 wks after PhD scholar death

    Kalyani: Less than three weeks after the death of 25-year-old PhD scholar Anamitra Roy at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, a student attempted to kill herself at the institute's Kalyani campus hostel on Friday afternoon, ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    Puja reopening: Rooftop restos face NOC hurdle

    Kolkata: The requirement for rooftop restobars and cafes to get multiple approvals from Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and fire department may pose a hurdle for them to resume operations before Durga Puja. Though mayor Firhad Hakim, the chairman of ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    Assistant prof arrested for stealing gold ring from shop

    Kolkata: An assistant professor and a PhD holder from Dakshineswar was arrested on Friday for allegedly stealing gold ornaments from a jewellery shop in Barasat. Cops said a preliminary probe suggests he may suffer from kleptomania. The stolen ring ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    2 from Bengal get national vocational training award

    Kolkata: Two from Bengal received the National Teachers' Award 2025 for excellence in vocational training. Sukanta Konar and Indranil Mukherjee from Govt Industrial Training Institute, Durgapur, were among 16 awardees across India.Sharing the news on X, CM Mamata Banerjee ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    8.5k migrant workers enrol for Shramshree

    Kolkata: Over 8,500 migrant workers have enrolled for Shramshree since the registration portal for the Bengal's welfare scheme was launched last Friday. CM announced the scheme a fortnight ago to encourage migrant workers from Bengal in other states ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    15-yr-old goes missing in Darj

    Darjeeling: A 15-year-old girl from Darjeeling has been missing for the past five days.The missing minor has been identified as Aastha Pradhan, a class 10 student of a private school. She went missing on Aug 24, and a missing ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    Damage control? BJP to reach out toBengali-speakers

    Kolkata: In an apparent damage-control bid, BJP is reaching out to Bengali-speakers in other states, reports Rohit Khanna. While the details of the outreach, called ‘Durga Puja Bangali Milan Samaroh' are yet to be finalised, BJP national general secretary ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    Woman wanted for Baguiati murder under lens for first hubby’s death

    Kolkata: Upasana — the prime suspect in the murder of her husband in Baguiati — was earlier accused in connection with her former husband's death in Gobordanga, where she was named in an FIR for abetment to suicide. This ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    Bengal SIR comes up at all-party meet on booths

    Kolkata: An all-party meeting called by the on Friday to discuss the setting up of booths saw heated discussions erupt on an issue that was not even on the agenda — the proposed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    SC’s words that ‘Bengal is a land that has given refuge & strength’ offers hope, says Mamata

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday the Supreme Court's acknowledgement of "Bengal's historic role as a border state, a land that has given refuge, strength and culture through generations", would come as a huge relief for Bengali-speaking ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    Kol leather industry hopes to ride out US tariff storm, wary of EU action

    Kolkata: The city's leather industry is confident of weathering the US tariff storm but is worried about the US piling pressure on the European Union to also raise tariffs against India over its continued import of Russian oil. If ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    Asiatic Society set to use AI, new tech to unlock ancient wisdom treasure trove

    Kolkata: The Asiatic Society on Friday took a decisive step towards decoding ancient wisdom preserved in Bengal's thousands of manuscripts by harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). In collaboration with IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi and the Centre ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    90% rooftop restos look to be back in biz before puja

    Kolkata: Most rooftop restaurants that are currently shut will be able to resume business before, according to functionaries of two leading restaurant associations. This announcement came a day after mayor Firhad Hakim introduced an SOP for terrace joints. Although ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    Bagdogra airport slips in customer satisfaction survey

    Kolkata: Bagdogra Airport fared among the worst in the latest Airports Authority of India customer satisfaction survey, slipping 21 places to rank 59 out of 60 smaller airports with a score of just 3.8 — well below the national ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    Kol docs’ breast cancer ‘navigator’ model features in global journal

    Kolkata: A cancer care model, where breast cancer survivors are deployed as "navigation support" for breast cancer patients in Bengal, has been published in international medical journal The Lancet. The model, conceptualised by a group of like-minded doctors, is ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    JU ragging: Mom testifies in court

    Kolkata: The Special Pocso court at Alipore on Thursday recorded the statement of the mother of the first-year Jadavpur University student who was found dead on the Main Hostel campus in 2023. The father's statement was earlier recorded in ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    Governing body removes college principal

    Kolkata: Srabanti Bhattacharya, principal of Rani Birla Girls' College, was suspended by governing body president Kajari Banerjee on Friday, while the formation of GB is pending before Calcutta High Court. Assistant professor Priti Ghatani has been appointed as vice-principal ...

    30 August 2025 Times of India
    IMD forecast heavy rain in north Bengal owing to active southwest monsoon

    KOLKATA: The IMD on Friday forecast heavy to very rainfall in some places of sub-Himalayan West Bengal owing to favourable wind pattern and moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal, leading to possible inundation of low-lying areas.Stating that the ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    2 attack BBA student and extort 52k, held

    Kolkata: A 21-year-old BBA student was allegedly kidnapped, attacked, sexually assaulted and extorted of Rs 51,800 by two men in the Karaya area. The accused — Rahim Ahmed and Sajid Zakir — have been arrested for the incident that ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    Markets extend work hours to cater to puja shopping rush in Kolkata

    Kolkata: With shoppers thronging malls and markets after office hours for Durga Puja shopping, traders and shopkeepers across the city decided to extend their working hours to manage rush and maximise sales. From New Market to Gariahat, the city's busiest ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather update: Enjoy the monsoon with rainy days ahead

    Kolkata is experiencing moderate monsoon rainfall on August 29, 2025, with temperatures ranging between 25.8°C and 31.4°C. The city faces a 92% chance of rain with overcast skies, high humidity levels at 82%, and wind speeds reaching 19.8 km/h, creating ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    US tariffs leave Bengal exporters struggling with stalled shipments and heavy losses

    KOLKATA: Consignments stuck in transit, orders piling up in warehouses and cash flow drying up. A nightmarish situation is unfolding for Bengal exporters as Trump’s 50% tariff on Indian exports hits home. Mamrez Alam, a shrimp exporter from East Midnapore, ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    71-year-old’s 6-month jail term reduced by Calcutta high court to 9 days after 37 years

    KOLKATA: Right to speedy trial is not just a “twinkling star in the high heavens only to be provided lip service”, but a meaningful protective provision, Calcutta High Court said in a recent judgment while reducing a six-month sentence ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    HC bail for Narkeldanga PS ex-OC in BJP man’s murder

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted bail to the former Narkeldanga Police Station OC, who had been in custody since July 18, accused of the murder of BJP member Abhijit Sarkar on May 2, hours after the ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    ‘Govt now choosing its voters’: Abhishek slams EC & Centre

    Kolkata: "Earlier, voters chose their govts, now govts are choosing their voters," was how Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee attacked the Election Commission and Centre on Thursday on the special intensive revision (SIR) of poll rolls in ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    Aug count: Kolkata got rain on 20 of 28 days but month’s deficit stands at 25%

    Kolkata: Even though the city received rain on at least 20 days in Aug so far, the month's rain count so far has been 25% less compared to the average Aug rain. However, with the Met office predicting more ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    Blue Line buckles under peak-hr crowd pressure

    Kolkata: Overcrowding halted trains and delayed services on the Blue Line on Thursday evening, leaving passengers on board struggling to breathe while several others remained stranded on platforms, having failed to get a toehold. While the Blue Line as ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    GTA to lease out tourism properties in revenue boost bid

    Darjeeling: Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) has decided to lease out several of its tourism-linked properties, including cottages, hotels and guesthouses, in a bid to boost revenue. Anit Thapa, the GTA chief executive, said, "GTA's role is to run the administration, ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    Publish list of ‘tainted’ in 7 days, SC tells SSC

    Kolkata: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the School Service Commission (SSC) to publish the list of tainted candidates in the 2016 SSC panel within seven days. The order came after the apex court repeatedly asked the commission why ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    Orange Line may skip a stn till Chingrighata gets underpass

    Kolkata: To break the logjam over the viaduct construction at Chingrighata and address the police's concerns over crowding at the spot once the metro station proposed there becomes operational, Metro Railway has offered not to operate the Gour Kishore ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    1cr attendees at APAS camps in under a mth

    Kolkata: Bengal govt's flagship Amader Para Amader Samadhan (APAS) programme surpassed 1 crore footfall on Thursday, 26 days after its Aug 2 launch. The citizen-centric initiative aims to solve localised problems at the booth-level itself, with Rs 10 lakh ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    Habitual litigants responsible for delay in admissions, says Mamata

    Kolkata: Blaming a spate of court cases for delaying UG admissions in Bengal, CM on Thursday said and, unable to fight her politically, were trying to take the backdoor. Taking aim at the Election Commission and the BJP-led ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    Classmates circulate AI pics of Hwh school girls on social media

    Howrah: Two class X students of a school in Howrah's Jagatballabhpur block allegedly used AI tools to morph photos of their female classmates and circulated the "obscene" pictures on social media. The incident sparked outrage among students, parents, and the ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    Call centre busted in guest house, 11 held

    Kolkata: In an early-morning raid cops busted an illegal call centre, running out of a guest house near Kankulia in the Golpark area, on Thursday and arrested 11 people involved in the illegal operations. Police said while using flats in ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    Cops find bag with 2.5L cash on Jessore Rd, return it to owner

    Kolkata: Cops from the Nagerbazar Traffic Guard in Dum Dum on Thursday found a bag—it had Rs 2.5 lakh inside it—lying by Jessore Road and returned it to its rightful owner, barely a couple of hours after the bag ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    CSE moves court for probe into ‘false, malicious’ emails

    Kolkata: The Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) has moved court, seeking investigations into alleged false and malicious emails that have damaged the reputation and financial standing of the establishment. CSE has asked for an FIR with IT sections. The emails, sent ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    14 yo missing for 5 days, family seeks CM’s help

    Darjeeling: Five days after 14-year-old Ishan Gurung went missing, his family on Thursday appealed to CM Mamata Banerjee and Siliguri mayor Gautam Deb to expedite efforts to trace him. Gurung, a Class 7 student of Krishna Maya Memorial Nepali High ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    CISCE Teachers’ Day order: Pledge commitment, fairness and integrity

    Kolkata: Teachers at CISCE schools will have to take a pledge to affirm "commitment to fairness, integrity, holistic education and nation-building" this Teachers' Day. CISCE has asked heads of affiliated schools to hold a special pledge on Sept 5 ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    In deserted North Kolkata buildings, KMC’s drive against dengue runs into a slithery problem

    Kolkata: Snake sightings inside locked and abandoned houses in north Kolkata have affected anti-dengue and cleanliness drives conducted by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). In some recent cases at such properties on Raja Dinendra Street and Radhakanta Jew Street, a ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    Elephant calf found dead in Mirga forest

    Kharagpur: An elephant calf, estimated to be between two-and-a-half to three years old, was found dead on Thursday morning in the Mirga forest of the Arabari range under Midnapore forest division, sources said. The exact cause of death will be ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    Bodies of Darj duo drowned in Slovakia river brought home

    Darjeeling: More than 10 days after two Darjeeling men drowned while swimming in a river in Slovakia, the bodies of Diwakar Thapa and Samden Tamang reached Bagdogra airport on Wednesday. The two worked at a car manufacturing company in the ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    Classmates circulate AI pics of Hwh school girls on social media

    Howrah: Two class X students of Ekabbarpur Gobinda Panja High School in Howrah's Jagatballabhpur allegedly used AI tools to morph photos of their female classmates and circulated the "obscene" pictures on social media. The incident sparked outrage among students, parents, ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
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