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  • City restos effect menu, timing changes to beat war headwinds

    Kolkata: Multiple restaurants have taken the buffet, a key attraction during the weekday lunch hour, off the menu. Others are considering partial closure during off-peak hours. Many restaurants are curtailing the spread on offer.As commercial LPG supply ceased on ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    No bar on windows facing Nabanna: HC

    Kolkata: Forcing a developer to erect a 10-foot-high view cutter and prohibiting windows, balconies, or openings facing the State Secretariat (Nabanna) are violations of constitutional rights and are contrary to mandatory building norms relating to light and ventilation, the ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Bangla youth in Bengal in search of wife, moves HC against in-laws

    Kolkata: A Bangladeshi youth has moved Calcutta High Court pleading for help to get back his wife, who he said was illegally brought to India by her parents to keep her away from him and kept confined in a ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Supply fears: Rate cards at ‘pice’ hotels and roadside eateries feel cost heat

    Kolkata: The LPG crisis has forced several roadside eateries and small restaurants to raise food prices, while others warned they might soon be forced to suspend operations if supplies did not improve.From the packed lunchtime lanes of Dacres Lane ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Health commission sees red in 26.6 lakh hospital bill in 33 days

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) asked the Director Health Services (DHS) to form a high power committee to scrutinise a bill by a private hospital after the commission found the bill "unethically" high.On Wednesday, the ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Engineer’s SOS after ship next door gets missile hits

    Kolkata: A 35-year-old electrical engineer from Bengal, Gautam Debnath, along with three of his colleagues, was stranded aboard a cargo vessel at Iran's Abbas Port amid escalating tensions and missile strikes in the region. According to family members, Debnath ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Neighbours should seek collaboration over conflict, says Bangladeshi director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit

    Kolkata: Bangladeshi director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit, whose political thriller ‘Master’ won big at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2026 despite having faced “political persecution” during its making at home, is hoping that the newly-elected government will actively build ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    BJP latches onto Mamata’s ‘safety’ remark

    Kolkata: BJP on Tuesday seized on a comment by CM Mamata Banerjee in which she allegedly told a section of voters that their safety depended on Trinamool Congress.BJP claimed the remark had "exposed" Banerjee's "politics of appeasement", alleging that ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Emami Agrotech eyes 2,000cr from Horeca segment in 3 years

    Kolkata: Emami Agrotech, part of the Rs 30,000cr Emami Group, has set a target of Rs 2,000cr revenue from the Horeca (hotel, restaurant and cafe) and other B2B segments in the next two to three years. The company has ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    BJP: TMC ‘trampling Constitution’ in state

    Kolkata: BJP netas on Tuesday slammed Trinamool for "trampling the Constitution" and alleged that the party is trying to destroy Bengal. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini compared the TMC govt with the "atrocious British Raj.""The British had tortured ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    EC may name Subrata Gupta as special observer for Bengal polls

    Kolkata: The Election Commission may appoint Subrata Gupta as special observer for the forthcoming assembly elections in Bengal.Sources said CEC Gyanesh Kumar shared this information during a meeting with the state chief secretary, DGP, and other senior govt officials ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Bose puts up at Soujanya, Didi meets him, says resignation was ‘injustice’

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday evening called on former Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose at Soujanya — a state govt guest house for visiting diplomats and dignitaries — calling his resignation an "injustice".Bose was staying at this facility ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Middle East conflict: Kolkata restaurants scramble as commercial LPG supply dries up

    KOLKATA: A city eatery chain has shut one of its popular restaurants and a café in south Kolkata after its LPG supply ran dry. Bread major Modern Foods and confectioner Mio Amore have switched to diesel, which has hiked ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    ‘Zero tolerance for violence’: CEC assures fair polls, seeks ‘non-partisan conduct’ of officers

    Kolkata: The Election Commission will ensure free, fair and peaceful assembly polls in Bengal, chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Tuesday.Commenting on law and order and helplessness of voters, Kumar said the EC has zero tolerance towards ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    TMC: Don’t need sermons from those who trampled farmers

    Kolkata: Trinamool on Tuesday criticized Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini for drawing parallels for Bengal with the British Raj and alleged that the same govt in Haryana had tried to "trample farmers' movement" and rammed cars into protesting ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Two more flights reach Kol from Dubai

    Kolkata: Two flights reached Kolkata from Dubai on Tuesday, including a special flight operated by FlyDubai and a scheduled operation by Emirates Airlines. One more flight, the first operation from Abu Dhabi, was on way to Kolkata when last ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Small eateries going back to primitive methods

    Kolkata: Roadside eateries in Kolkata have quietly shifted to coal-fired chulhas from LPG ovens amid the shortage in the availability of LPG cylinders.Akshaymal Gond, who runs a ‘bhaater hotel' on Ganesh Chandra Avenue, shifted to coal as the main ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    LPG demand doubles, market goes into black as Kolkata resorts to panic buying

    Kolkata: Rising tensions in West Asia has led to panic buying of LPG cylinders in Kolkata, creating an opportunity for black-market operators who are selling cylinders — including those meant for poor households under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Believe it or not: At the airport, there’s more to luggage than meets the eye

    Turns out while flying, travellers sometimes pack more than socks and chargers. According to the latest Found Report by Unclaimed Baggage –the United States’ only authorised reseller of lost luggage – bags left behind last year contained some truly ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Guard rails at New Market gates to pacify traders

    Kolkata: Guard rails have been installed in front of gate 15 and 18 of New Market, to pacify the traders who on March 6 threatened to call a token strike, to express their anger over the assault on three ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    ‘Solidarity of Indian friends sustained me in time of war’

    Kolkata: When war broke out in Iran, Mohammadreza Azadi was in Kolkata, nearly 3,850 km from his home in Tehran. The Iranian teacher-turned-filmmaker came to the city for DocEdgeKolkata, an international incubation and pitching forum, where he was presenting ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    HAM operators reunite ‘child-lift suspect’ with family after 15 years

    Kolkata: A 68-year-old woman, Chhobi Jyoti, suffering from memory loss, who had been missing for 15 years, was reunited with her family in Singur, Hooghly, with the joint efforts of police and HAM radio operators after being detained in ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    15 of wedding party hurt in BT Rd accident

    Kolkata: A private bus carrying a marriage party collided with a truck on BT Road at Sodepur, leaving at least 15 members of the party injured, 4 of them seriously, in the early hours on Tuesday.During the rescue operation, ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Woman’s safety more important than promoter’s liberty: HC

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday cancelled the bail of a developer accused of cheating and threatening an elderly widow whose flat he was redeveloping, observing that the Sealdah court, while granting bail, had prioritised the liberty of the ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Police campaign brings fraud victims live on social media

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police Cyber Cell launched a fresh initiative on Tuesday on their social media pages, where they are sharing videos of recent experiences of victims of cybercrimes.Victims of various cyber frauds, especially those involved in cases where ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    West Asia conflict shadow over auto LPG supply, 30% vehicles go off road

    Kolkata: A tightening supply of auto-LPG and panic buying of the fuel, also called auto-gas, began to disrupt auto services across Kolkata and its outskirts, forcing vehicles to queue for hours at fuel pumps and reducing the number of ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    3 killed in 3 truck accidents across city

    Kolkata: Three fatal accidents, reported between Monday evening and Tuesday early morning in the Shyampukur, Burtolla and New Alipore police station areas, left three people dead in Kolkata. Incidentally, trucks were involved in all three accidents.The first fatal accident ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Protesters on way to meet CM stopped

    Kolkata/Howrah: There was chaos on the busy Foreshore Road when temporary workers from the civil defence and disaster management forces tried to march towards Nabanna on Tuesday and clashed with police after demanding permanent jobs.Things turned more dramatic after ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Woman from Kol summits world’s highest volcanic peak

    Kolkata: Arpita Patra, a city-based climber, became the first Bengali woman to climb the highest volcanic peak in the world, Ojos Del Salado (22,615 ft), on the Chile-Argentina border on Mar 7. Patra earlier scaled four more volcanic peaks.A ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Helps, employees steal 28 lakh

    Kolkata: Two theft cases were reported from the Port division of the city, with the twin incidents at Ekbalpore and Watgunge reportedly leading to a loss of more than Rs 28 lakh. In both cases, the domestic and workplace ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Two arrested in 3cr bank fraud

    Kolkata: The detective department of Kolkata Police arrested two men in a bank fraud case worth Rs 2.9 crore linked to an overdraft obtained on the basis of forged property records, according to a complaint filed by the deputy ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    ‘Home’ to CAPF personnel, schools & colleges go online

    Kolkata: With central forces deployed across educational institutions such as schools and colleges, many have either shifted to online classes or started holding classes on alternate days.A portion of St Peter's School in central Kolkata has already been occupied ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    KP survey on EMB to shift bus stands from Ruby, Abhishikta crossings

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police carried out a ground survey of EM Bypass on Tuesday, as proposed by IIT Kharagpur, with a focus on shifting a few bus stands so that crossings do not get clogged and pedestrians can ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Beyond burns & scars: Acid attack survivors turn trauma into triumph

    Kolkata: Sunita Dutta was a teen when a local youth hurled acid on her 16 years ago. While the 6-year treatment, including 25 surgeries, was tough to endure, the trauma of the attack was equally painful. Today, Dutta buried ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Mamata takes charge of law, judicial depts

    Kolkata: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee took charge of the law and judicial departments which had until now been held by Moloy Ghatak. Ghatak will continue to be the labour minister of the state.A Nabanna notification issued Monday said the ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Believe it or not: Michael Vaughan's T20 prep was a close shave on the road

    Ahead of the T20 World Cup final on Sunday, former England captain Michael Vaughan opted for an unusual warm-up: a classic Indian roadside shave. Vaughan’s grooming may have been sharp – but it was India who ultimately delivered the ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Nepal-Bengal cops’ joint op busts Rs 70cr fake currency racket

    Kolkata: A team of Nepal Police's intelligence wing, assisted by its Bengal counterpart, arrested seven people, including a couple, and seized counterfeit currency with a face value of nearly Rs 70 crore from a flat in Belgharia, North 24 ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    CEC talks tough with Bengal officials, CM says courage good, not false bravado

    Kolkata: Senior Bengal govt officials, along with officers from the airport and RBI, faced the Election Commission's ire on Monday as the poll body's full bench began its review of Bengal's poll preparedness. "Everything has a digital footprint. Whether ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Nepal-Bengal cops’ joint op busts Rs 70cr fake currency racket

    Kolkata: A team of Nepal Police's intelligence wing, assisted by its Bengal counterpart, arrested seven people, including a couple, and seized counterfeit currency with a face value of nearly Rs 70 crore from a flat in Belgharia, North 24 ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    2 held for distributing Modi rally leaflets

    Kolkata: Two youths were detained for allegedly distributing BJP leaflets at CM Mamata Banerjee's sit-in protest site at Esplanade on Monday morning.The CM asked the party workers to catch them and hand over to the police. She also instructed ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Sons’ names deleted from final SIR list in Bengal, woman dies by suicide

    KOLKATA: A 50-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide by hanging herself at her home in Baduria, North 24 Parganas, on Monday. Her family claimed she had been distressed over uncertainty surrounding her and her sons' names in the first ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Impeachment motion against CEC likely this week

    Kolkata: In a first, an impeachment motion against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is likely to be tabled in Parliament this week, a senior Trinamool neta said on Monday.The draft, to be finalised within two days, will be backed ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Bongaon woman returns home after spending 8 months in Bangladesh jail

    Gede (Nadia): After spending eight months in a Bangladesh prison, 28-year-old Falguni Roy returned home on Monday through the Gede–Darshana Integrated Check Post following a flag meeting between border authorities. A resident of Singri Tengra Colony under Bongaon police ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    RS Polls: 4 from TMC, 1 from BJP elected unopposed

    Kolkata: Five Rajya Sabha candidates — four from Trinamool Congress and one from BJP — were elected uncontested from Bengal on Monday. Their terms begin in early April.TMC candidates Rajeev Kumar, Babul Supriyo and Koel Mallick, and BJP's Rahul ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    CM lauds Malda athlete for win in Thailand

    Kolkata: An athlete from Malda, who had participated in an event in Thailand, touched down in the city with four medals and went to meet chief minister Mamata Banerjee at her dharna manch at Esplanade on Monday.The CM called ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Bangladesh taps diplomatic channels to extradite Hadi murder accused

    Kolkata: Bangladesh Police is tapping diplomatic channels to extradite the two suspects — Faisal Karim Masud (37) and Alamgir Hossain (34) — arrested for the alleged murder of youth activist and Inquilab Moncho ex-spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi. Inspector General ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Kol fans in war zone keep date with history

    Kolkata: As the war raged around Dubai, and a different kind of combative action played out in Ahmedabad, Varsha Lohia, a yoga and gym instructor, sat inside Meadows apartment, near her flat in Jumeirah Lake Towers, opposite Dubai's Marina ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Bar Council election kicks off

    Kolkata: The city experienced a poll-like atmosphere on Monday during the West Bengal Bar Council election. Candidates included Trinamool MLA Ashok Deb, ex-MP Subhashis Chakraborty, and KMC MMiC Baiswanar Chatterjee. Deb, the MLA for Budge Budge, served as the ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Will come out of shadow: RG Kar victim’s kin share pic on FB

    Kolkata: The family of the 31-year-old second-year PGT doctor, who was raped and murdered at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Aug 2024, has brought her identity into the public domain. The victim's father said although the ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    CEC talks tough with state officials; CM says courage good, not bravado

    Kolkata: Senior Bengal govt officials, along with officers from the airport and RBI, faced the EC's ire on Monday as the poll body's full bench began its review of Bengal's poll preparedness."Everything has a digital footprint. Whether it is ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    'Don't shout': Heated exchange between CEC, TMC mantri at meet over Bengal poll schedule

    KOLKATA: Frayed tempers between Trinamool and the Election Commission resurfaced after state finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar told her "not to shout" during Monday's full bench meeting and appeared peeved that the party had ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    War threatens food businesses in Kolkata as Centre suspends commercial LPG supply

    KOLKATA: The conflict in West Asia is threatening to torpedo restaurants and bakeries in Kolkata. Businesses requiring LPG to operate scrambled for cover on Monday after the Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas suspended the distribution of non-domestic ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Night after triumph: City fans make it an affair to remember with fireworks, abir & Tricolour

    Kolkata: As India lifted the T20 World Cup for the third time on Sunday, Kolkata erupted into a roaring carnival, setting off hours of unrestrained celebrations that spilled from living rooms on to streets, flyovers, cafés and nightclubs across ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Met spies light rain till tomorrow

    Kolkata: The city sky was covered by cloud by Monday evening, but Kolkata escaped with only an insignificant drizzle during the day. The Met office, however, did not rule out the chances of further thunderstorm activity in Kolkata, as ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    2 cadaver donations in 3 days, Kolkata in a hurry to make up for lost time

    Kolkata: Two deceased organ donations in three days in Kolkata revived hope for thousands of patients battling organ failure. On Saturday, the kidneys and liver of a 71-year-old deceased woman were transplanted into three patients in two different hospitals. ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    IIT-Kgp plans fin aid for students in bid to boost global internships

    Kolkata: In a bid to enhance its global footprint, IIT Kharagpur will, for the first time, provide financial and institutional support to at least 100 BTech, five-year dual degree and MTech students so they can take up international internships ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Kol 3rd most polluted capital in ’25-’26 winter

    Kolkata: The city has emerged as the third most-polluted state capital in India during the winter of 2025–26 in terms of average PM2.5 concentration, according to an analysis by Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). Delhi ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    ‘Sleep loss triggers aggression, anxiety, self-harm streak in teens’

    Kolkata: Reduced hours of sleep is leading to several conditions and issues related to mental health, especially among teenagers and young adults. The effects can range from aggression, bullying to streaks of violence, experts in the city said. Exposure ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Traffic hit, fares surge as app cab drivers block Moulali crossing

    Kolkata: Traffic in vast parts of central Kolkata was severely disrupted for several hours on Monday after Citu-backed app cab drivers blocked the Moulali crossing, demanding that the govt fix a minimum fare of Rs 30 per kilometre for ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    War snaps contact between Indian filmmakers & Iranian collaborators

    Kolkata: Indian filmmakers and festival organisers with ties to Iran are struggling to contact friends and collaborators amid bombings and internet disruptions. They are relying on costly VPNs and sporadic calls as people evacuate Tehran and anxiety grows over ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Cheers & colours mark Kol school’s sports day

    Kolkata: The NKDA Football Stadium echoed with cheers as Calcutta Public School, Baguiati, celebrated its annual sports day. Students, teachers, and parents turned up in large numbers to enjoy a spirited day of competition, teamwork and enthusiasm. The event ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    57L lost in 2 investment frauds in city

    Kolkata: Two cases of investment fraud, worth around Rs 57 lakh, were reported from the Bowbazar and Parnasree areas in the past 24 hours.In the first instance, Bowbazar Police registered a case after a financial consultant (53) who operates ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Profs need nod to attend seminars

    Kolkata: A recent govt order issued by the state higher education dept has asked teachers at govt colleges to obtain prior permission before leaving the city to attend national or international meetings, conferences, and workshops. The order has sparked ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    After price pinch, city homes now complain of gas booking refusals

    Kolkata: Consumers are facing growing difficulties in booking domestic LPG cylinders, with many complaining that technical glitches and incomplete e-KYC formalities are preventing them from placing refill orders.Consumers across the city say that despite repeated attempts through phone, online ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    War takes its toll: Flyer count to, from Kol drops

    Kolkata: The conflict in West Asia, which caused widespread disruption to international flights, also affected domestic flyer count at Kolkata airport.Passenger data collated at the airport for around 1 week after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Supply worry puts CNG, PNG operators in state on alert

    Kolkata: The ongoing conflict in West Asia has started to cast a shadow over Kolkata's gas distribution network, with state-run gas major GAIL warning operators that it may invoke the force majeure clause on natural gas supplies if the ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Breaking out of ‘smaller team or small town’ jinx

    Kolkata: With the Men in Blue just a win away from making history as the first team to successfully defend the T20 World Cup crown, the anticipation and excitement is palpable among Indian fans worldwide.However, more than enhancing the ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    Prez row: State replies to MHA. Centre to blame, CM tells PM

    KOLKATA: The Union home ministry on Sunday sought an explanation from the Bengal chief secretary over a “protocol breach” at an event on Saturday in Siliguri, where President Droupadi Murmu was the chief guest.The Centre’s move prompted a rebuke ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Fatafat lottery result today (March 9): Check winning numbers and full winners' list

    KOLKATA: Kolkata Fatafat, popularly known as Kolkata FF, is a fast-paced lottery game widely played in Kolkata and West Bengal. Known for its rapid and multiple daily draws—eight rounds on most days—this game offers exciting chances to win by ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    BJP urges EC to conduct 2026 West Bengal Assembly election in not more than 3 phases

    KOLKATA: A BJP delegation on Monday met the full bench of the Election Commission of India here and urged that the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election be conducted in not more than three phases.The party also asked the Election ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    Mukutmani-Thakur ‘courtesy’ meet sparks buzz

    Kolkata: Trinamool MLA from Ranaghat South and a former BJP legislator, Mukutmani Adhikari, met BJP MP and junior Union minister Shantanu Thakur at Thakurnagar on Saturday.Sources said the two held a closed-door meeting for about 30 minutes. Adhikari dismissed ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    Guv-designate Ravi likely to reach Bengal on Mar 11

    Kolkata: Governor-designate R N Ravi is likely to reach Bengal on Wednesday and is closely monitoring the state's administrative and political developments from Chennai, sources said. His predecessor, C V Ananda Bose, said on Sunday that his resignation as ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    State minorities panel probes 14-yr-old’s death after kin allege fraud

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Minorities Commission (WBMC) initiated a probe into the death of 14-year-old Charanjeet Kaur in Siliguri. The commission's involvement followed a formal complaint alleging severe medical negligence and financial exploitation during a life-threatening medical emergency.According to ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    SMPK signs Rs 260cr deal for LNG facility at Haldia

    Kolkata: In a step towards strengthening liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure in eastern India, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK), signed a license agreement with East Horizon Pvt Ltd on March 6 for the establishment of a floating storage ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    CEO greets CEC at airport, says EC will put out supp lists of voters under adjudication

    Kolkata: Chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar was greeted by Bengal chief electoral officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal at the Kolkata airport on Sunday and by protesters when he and the other election commissioners arrived at the New Town hotel ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    Photo in hand, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee flags ‘proof of who respects President’

    KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee dug out on Sunday an undated picture of PM Narendra Modi seated and President Droupadi Murmu standing at an event, flagging it as “proof of who actually shows respect” while contesting his charge that ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    Cricket fans in USA's Houston celebrate India's cup win

    KOLKATA: Scores of Indian fans, many of them from Kolkata and other parts of Bengal, watched and then celebrated India’s historic T20 World Cup win in Houston, US, on super Sunday.They had all woken up early on Sunday morning ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    West Bengal STF arrests Bangladesh activist Sharif Osman Hadi’s killers in Bongaon

    KOLKATA: Two prime suspects in the murder of Bangladeshi youth activist Sharif Osman Hadi, who played a key role in the July 2024 uprising in the neighbouring country that dislodged the Sheikh Hasina govt, were arrested by the Bengal ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    With SIR, BJP dug own grave: Abhishek

    Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday chose Mathurapur in South 24 Parganas, from where Union home minister Amit Shah launched BJP's Poriborton Yatra a few days ago, to launch a scathing rebuttal of the saffron party's ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    Basirhat sweeper finds gold in waste, returns to woman

    Kolkata: A sanitation worker of Basirhat municipality in North 24 Parganas has exemplified what it takes to be an honest person. He returned gold ornaments worth lakhs that he had got from a trash bin to its owner, a ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    Didi: BJP wants to replace Constitution with manifesto

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said Bengal, which broke the shackles of colonial rule, will pave the way for BJP's inevitable downfall, training her guns sharply on the saffron party for "wanting to replace the Constitution with its ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    FIR after VMH gets threat mail, FB post

    Kolkata: An FIR was lodged at Hastings Police Station on Saturday based on a written complaint filed by the Victoria Memorial Hall (VMH) administration after a threat posted on their Facebook page last Friday. The post coincided with an ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    Induction cooker sales triple as city hedges against LPG supply fears

    Kolkata: The hike in cooking gas price and the uncertainty over future availability have tripled sale of electric kitchen appliances, like induction cookers, across retail stores in the city, especially in Chandni market and Ezra Street. Retailers started experiencing ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    814 stranded flyers return from war-hit West Asia on 3 aircraft

    Kolkata: Three Emirates Airlines flights ferried 814 passengers to the city on Sunday. Nearly all those who returned were stranded in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Sharjah.Flight EK 572 of the Emirates Airlines was the first to arrive at the ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    Potato distress sale starts, no change in retail price in city mkts

    Kolkata: A bumper harvest has triggered distress sale of potato across several districts of south Bengal, with farmers forced to sell the popular Jyoti variety at throwaway prices of Rs4-5 per kg, even as consumers in Kolkata continued to ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    6.8 lakh take SSC Gr D test

    Kolkata: About 6.8 lakh candidates appeared on Sunday for the West Bengal Central School Service Commission (WBCSSC) recruitment test for Group D staff positions at the secondary and higher secondary levels across state schools, against 5,400 vacant posts.State education ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    Road project: Greens see red over uprooted trees

    Kolkata: During road repair works in Dum Dum, North Dum Dum and Nimta-Birati areas, several trees and saplings were allegedly uprooted, while concrete structures were built around the bases of some others. In response, green activists launched a movement ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    KMC seals 15 shops at shopping arcade over property tax dues

    Kolkata: A team of officials from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's assessment department on Thursday raided Shreeram Arcade, a shopping complex a stone's throw from the civic headquarters on SN Banerjee Road, and sealed 15 shops after serving distress warrant ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    Experts stress health, empowerment at Women’s Day events across Kol

    Kolkata: Health remains the key to ensuring that women continue to play an important role in various activities and contribute more, said experts on International Women's Day on Sunday. The day was celebrated across Kolkata through a series of ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    255-year-old city church celebrates Michael Madhusudan connect

    Kolkata: Old Mission Church on RN Mukherjee Road near Dalhousie revived a historic moment by unveiling a plaque commemorating the baptism of poet and playwright Michael Madhusudan Dutt in 1843.The unveiling of the plaque turned the focus on the ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    Green crematoria at Bkp, Kalyani to check pollution

    Kolkata: Two electric crematoria on the banks of Hooghly, one at Kalyani and another at Barrackpore, have been set up for pollution-free cremation. The electric crematoria, with the one at Barrackpore featuring unique aspects as an eco-green cremation system, ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    Even passport not enough to please SIR

    Kolkata: Many electors, even after producing their passports during hearings to prove their voting rights for the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bengal, came under the adjudication category. When the SIR hearing was underway, the Election ...

    9 March 2026 Times of India
    EC full bench in Kol today to take stock of state poll prep

    Kolkata: The full bench of the Election Commission, led by chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, will arrive in Kolkata on Sunday night for a three-day visit to take stock of Bengal's poll preparedness.This will be the full EC bench's ...

    8 March 2026 Times of India
    UGC ex-chief appointed chairperson of IIM-C

    Kolkata: Former UGC chief M Jagadesh Kumar has been appointed chairperson of the Board of Governors (BoG) at IIM-Calcutta, according to Union education ministry officials.Confirming the development, IIM-Calcutta director Alok Kumar Rai said Kumar brought with him immense experience ...

    8 March 2026 Times of India
    Social media posts on Chicken’s Neck UT plan ‘fake’, says Centre

    Kolkata: The Centre on Saturday dubbed social media reports about it mulling carving out a Union Territory in the Siliguri corridor, also called the Chicken's Neck, taking districts from Bengal and Bihar "fake and misleading".The Press Information Bureau (PIB) ...

    8 March 2026 Times of India
    'BJP misusing highest chair in country': President Droupadi Murmu flags ‘protocol breach’, CM Mamata Banerjee denies

    KOLKATA: President Droupadi Murmu, in north Bengal to attend the International Santal Conference on Saturday, drew attention to the absence of CM Mamata Banerjee and her cabinet ministers to receive her in Siliguri and the manner in which the ...

    8 March 2026 Times of India
    TMC, allies find common ground on Speaker motion, CEC impeachment

    Kolkata: Trinamool will back the opposition's no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla with party chief and CM Mamata Banerjee giving her go-ahead to the move, TMC seniors said on Saturday.Trinamool's move to table an impeachment motion against Chief Election ...

    8 March 2026 Times of India
    NUJS ex-VC Mahendra Pal Singh passes away at 85

    Kolkata: Former vice-chancellor of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) and a "doyen in the field of constitutional law", Mahendra Pal Singh, passed away on Saturday. He was 85 years old.Singh served as WBNUJS VC from 2006 ...

    8 March 2026 Times of India
    Cops thwart suicide at Netaji Nagar

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police averted a suicide after a 32-year-old man e-mailed Tollygunge police station on Thursday night, threatening suicide, with no name or address provided. An officer said, "The man is unemployed and survived on part-time gigs. This might ...

    8 March 2026 Times of India
    6.6 lakh electrical, plumbing items stolen from condo storeroom

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police registered a theft case after store officials at Urbana residential complex in Anandapur reported that electrical and plumbing materials, worth Rs 6.6 lakh, were stolen from a locked basement storeroom.An FIR was recorded at the Anandapur ...

    8 March 2026 Times of India
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