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  • 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
    CU exams pass off smoothly

    Kolkata: Amid the confrontation over deferring the exam date scheduled for Aug 28, Calcutta University conducted exams smoothly with attendance over 95% in both halves. Calcutta University's interim vice chancellor, Santa Datta De, said, "This is a clear sign ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    2.3 lakh admissions in first phase

    Kolkata: The first phase of undergraduate admission ended on Thursday with a total of 2.3 lakh entries. Sources said physical verification was completed for 2.2 lakh students. Thursday was the final day for the first phase of admission. First-semester ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    July adds 8,496 cars but bucks upward trend

    Kolkata: After a record-breaking June, vehicle registrations in Kolkata moderated slightly in July 2025, though the city's overall numbers remained well above pre-2023 levels. Data from the four Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) reveal 8,496 new vehicles registered last month, ...

    29 August 2025 Times of India
    CM, Abhishek express grief over J&K landslide

    Kolkata: Expressing grief over the devastation caused by rain and landslides in J&K, Bengal CM on Wednesday posted on X: "The natural disasters in Jammu and Kashmir (due to a landslide on the way to Shri Mata ) ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    On the surface, transport dept seeks to realign bus routes

    Kolkata: With Durga Puja just a month away, the state govt is set to roll out a series of transport initiatives aimed at easing commuter pressure, improving last-mile connectivity, and complementing the expanding metro network. On Wednesday, transport minister Snehasis ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather forecast: Rainy and humid conditions expected today, August 28, 2025

    Kolkata is forecasted to experience moderate rainfall on , with temperatures ranging between and , accompanied by high humidity levels of and a chance of precipitation. The day will see moderate winds up to , with ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Trump’s 50% tariff hits Bengal: Rs 17,000 crore exports at stake; engineering, shrimps and leather to be worst-hit

    KOLKATA: Exports worth over Rs 17,000 crore are at stake for Bengal following the 50% tariff slapped on India by US President Trump with sectors such as engineering, marine products (mainly shrimp), leather and garments to be majorly impacted. ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Met spies a few rain spells in city

    Kolkata: A sharp rain spell and a partly cloudy sky made the maximum temperature slip below the normal mark on Wednesday. While Met has ruled out heavy rain in the city for now, it has forecast an overcast sky ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Pak man in jail for 11 yrs after serving sentence moves HC for repatriation

    Kolkata: Rejected by Pakistan but branded a Pakistani by India, a "stateless" P Yousuf (44) has moved the Calcutta High Court seeking repatriation after being lodged at Dum Dum Correctional Home for more than 11 years, even after serving ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    New Town rape-murder accused gets life, girl’s parents unhappy

    Barasat/Kolkata: A Barasat Pocso Court on Wednesday sentenced toto driver Soumitra Roy, alias Raj, to life imprisonment for raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl in New Town earlier this year. In addition to life imprisonment under section 6 of ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    New Town rape-murder accused gets life, girl’s parents unhappy

    Barasat/Kolkata: A Barasat Pocso Court on Wednesday sentenced toto driver Soumitra Roy, alias Raj, to life imprisonment for raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl in New Town earlier this year. In addition to life imprisonment under section 6 of ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Closed rooftop restos ready to comply with SOP to reopen and catch Durga Puja crowd

    Kolkata: With less than a month to go for Mahalaya, restaurateurs with rooftop facilities hope to attract the festive crowd, provided the weather is favourable. Sudesh Poddar, president of Hotel & Restaurant Association of Eastern India, called the rooftop SOP, ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Officials look to reduce Green Line peak-hour time gap to 5 mins, ask for 8 more rakes to handle rush

    Kolkata: Metro Railway intends to reduce the frequency of the Green Line (East-West Metro) from 8 minutes to 5 minutes during peak hours. For this, more rakes will be needed. Hence, KMRC, the implementing agency of the Green Line, ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    KMC move: Rooftop restos may open ahead of Durga Puja; fire-safety rules mandatory

    KOLKATA: Rooftop restaurants in the city may reopen before Durga Puja — four months after they were shut down — after a task force on Wednesday announced a fire-safety SOP for these establishments. They will have to give a ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Illegal parking riles Hindustan Park residents

    Kolkata: After a citizens' action group wrote to the KMC commissioner and Kolkata Police commissioner last year, highlighting the plight of the locals in a south Kolkata neighbourhood due to unfettered parking on the streets and pavements, it is ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    HC acquits 2 death row convicts after 7 years

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday acquitted two death row convicts seven years after they were sentenced by a Hooghly court under the in the murder case of a four-year-old girl. A division bench of Justice Prasenjit Biswas ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Rapid Fire with Metro GM

    Q: When do you see things stabilising? A: We are already on the job to streamline operations. It might take a little time since the Green Line is emerging as the other lifeline. There is a huge influx of local ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Youth held for raping 12-yr-old after b’day party

    Kolkata: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 19-year-old app biker after she was forced to drink alcohol at a birthday party in an AJC Bose Road hotel. The accused was arrested. The incident reportedly took place between ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Mom murder: Youth sent to judicial custody

    Kolkata: Five days after Nandita Basu (64) was allegedly beaten to death by her son Mainak at their Beleghata home, Sealdah Court sent the accused to 10 days of judicial custody.Mainak's legal counsel Sankhajit Mitra filed a bail petition ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Youth held for raping 12-yr-old after b’day party

    Kolkata: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 19-year-old app biker after she was forced to drink alcohol at a birthday party in an AJC Bose Road hotel. The accused was arrested. The incident reportedly took place between ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Cop caution against fake online profiles

    12 Kolkata: The Kolkata Police Cyber Cell, which has launched an awareness drive against fake social media profiles, advised users to take screenshots of fake Instagram and Facebook profiles, posts and messages, copy the profile URL and username, and ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    EC to Bengal officials: Don’t share poll portal’s log-in details

    Kolkata: The EC has warned Bengal officials on election duty against sharing log-in IDs and OTPs to access the poll panel's portal "under any circumstances whatsoever".State chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal on Wednesday wrote to the district election officers, ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Bengal’s shrimp export market braces for tariff jolt

    Kolkata: The 50% tariff imposed by the US is likely to jolt Bengal's Rs 5,000 crore-6,000 crore shrimp or prawn exports market. Shrimp or prawn is among Bengal's top 10 exports. The state produces around 70,000 tonnes of prawns ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    HC ties Puja grant to spend certificate

    12 Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered that those clubs that had received govt grant for Durga Puja last year but did not submit utilisation certificates wouldn't get the money this year.The division bench of justices Sujoy ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Cash-for-job: ED summons Trinamool MLA’s aunt

    Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday asked Maya Saha, the aunt of Trinamool MLA Jiban Krishna Saha, an accused in the teachers' recruitment scam, to appear before it on Thursday in connection with the case.The central agency, which arrested ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Poll panel writes to state govt on vacancies, again

    Kolkata: With earlier letters yet to evoke a response, the EC has written to the Bengal govt once again calling upon it to fill vacant posts, an official said on Wednesday.Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal, in a letter to chief ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Esplanade station in focus as Metro seeks to guard Blue Line against new tremors

    12 Kolkata: Metro Railway is planning to build an underground subway to connect the old Blue Line Esplanade station with the new one, for seamless movement of passengers using the interchange.Consultants will be hired to expand the Blue Line's ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Sebi asks merchant bankers for ‘realistic’ IPO valuations

    12 Kolkata: Capital markets regulator Sebi has advised merchant bankers to be "realistic" while setting valuations of large IPOs.Speaking at an event organised by Merchants' Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) in Kolkata on Tuesday, Sebi wholetime member Kamlesh ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Leopard kills boy at Kalabari, 2nd in a month

    Jalpaiguri: A 12-year-old boy was killed by a leopard at Kalabari Jalpaiguri's Nagrakata on Wednesday. This was the second leopard attack in the area in just over a month.The incident occurred at 7.30 pm, when class VI student Aminur ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Tagore letter to philosopher Shishir Kumar Maitra going under the hammer for first time

    12 Kolkata: A handwritten and signed letter from Rabindranath Tagore, dated Oct 29, 1921, is going under the hammer for the first time. Addressed to philosopher Shishir Kumar Maitra—then recovering in Darjeeling—the Bengali letter, preserved with its original envelope, ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    City witnesses vibrant Ganesh Puja celebrations across communities

    12 Kolkata: The city witnessed vibrant Ganesh Puja celebrations on Wednesday, as housing complexes, neighbourhood clubs, and community groups organised festivities across localities, marking the beginning of the festive season in the state. From Behala to Barrackpore, Lake Town ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    Surge in power demand for puja

    12 Kolkata: The peak power demand during Durga Puja is projected to reach a staggering 12,050 MW on Tritiya, marking a significant increase from last year's puja peak demand of 9,912 MW recorded on Chaturthi. This sharp rise underscores ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    City witnesses vibrant Ganesh Puja celebrations across communities

    12 Kolkata: The city witnessed vibrant Ganesh Puja celebrations on Wednesday, as housing complexes, neighbourhood clubs, and community groups organised festivities across localities, marking the beginning of the festive season in the state. From Behala to Barrackpore, Lake Town ...

    28 August 2025 Times of India
    BEML rakes achieved speeds over 90 kmph during East West Metro trials

    KOLKATA: The BEML standard gauge rakes used in the East West Metro's Green Line between Salt Lake Sector V and Howrah operated at over 90 kmph during trials along two stretches in 2020 and two other sections in 2024. ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Thief with triple-century record caught

    Howrah: Samuel Biswas (63), a most-wanted criminal involved in over 300 thefts and robberies using "magic" and sleight of hand, was arrested by cops from the Jagatballavpur Police Station in Howrah early on Tuesday. Biswas, who told police his ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    ‘Got only three days this time’: Over 7 lakh of 9.5 lakh UG seats vacant in Bengal colleges; admission deadline extended

    KOLKATA: After three days of undergraduate admission through the state common admission portal (CAP), seven out of 10 seats in colleges remained vacant when the initial deadline expired on Monday. The large number of vacancies prompted the education department ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata Metro: Commuter count rises by 1 lakh in one day after new links; Green Line adds 80,000, Blue Line earnings cross Rs 1 crore

    Kolkata Metro sees a surge in ridership after the opening of three new lines KOLKATA: The three new links have added 1 lakh riders to Kolkata Metro's daily commuter count with the Green Line (East-West Metro) clocking an additional ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    ‘Respect begets respect’: Didi returns Modi’s ‘thieves’ salvo

    12 Kolkata/Burdwan: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday strongly hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "thieves" slur from his Dum Dum rally last week, saying she "did not expect this from a PM". "I respect his chair, he ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Rain expected today

    The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.Kolkata is set to experience a typical monsoon day on August 27, 2025, with forecasts ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    App, more gadgets to ease commute trauma

    Kolkata: Metro Railway, under immense pressure from operating multiple corridors, left no stone unturned on Tuesday to ensure seamless operations and find solutions to the teething issues.On Tuesday, the station crowd was less overwhelming even during peak hours compared ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Suicide by man, young woman in Anandapur

    Kolkata: Two cases of suicide, one by a young woman and another by a man, were reported from the Anandapur area on Monday. Police confirmed there was no connection between the two incidents.Mousumi Mondal (21), a resident of Purba ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Delays, short-termination: Not a smooth ride on first couple of days of full metro services

    Kolkata: The Green Line and Blue Line timetables malfunctioned on Monday and Tuesday evenings as operators were unable to close the doors of overcrowded trains. On the Yellow Line, services remained erratic throughout the day.Office returnees crowded the platforms ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Mamata: We embrace workers from other states, but why are Bengalis assaulted there?

    12 Kolkata/Burdwan: Why were Bengalis assaulted in Odisha, Mumbai, UP or Gujarat, even though migrant workers from other states were "loved and embraced" here, asked CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday. Saying that the "world salutes our talent", the CM ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Riders look at bigger picture beyond teething problems

    Kolkata: Even as passengers continue to face overcrowding, delayed services, and confusion over signage and announcements across the metro network, a majority of riders said the benefits of connectivity and reduced travel time outweigh the initial jitters.Commuters who earlier ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Cybercrime losses dip from 22cr a month last yr to 16.5cr a month now

    Kolkata: The amount of money lost to cybercrime in the city has decreased, from an average of Rs 22 crore a month in 2024 to around Rs 16.5 crore a month now. Recovery of siphoned money had also increased ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Bus revenue dips by 1k per day on metro corridors, operators hope to realign routes

    Kolkata: Buses, both govt and private, have begun losing passengers to the new Metro links, though the situation is not as ‘doomed' as predicted by some transport experts. As expected, almost four days after the East-West Metro began operations, ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Cal HC hands over Khejuritwin deaths probe to CID

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court handed over the probe into the July 12 twin deaths in Khejuri to Bengal CID on Tuesday, a day after it said CBI probes are "a gallery show" in response to a plea for ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Bengal BJP plans weekly outreach sessions to ‘reactivate’ veterans

    Kolkata: The Bengal BJP will hold outreach sessions at its Muralidhar Sen Lane office every Monday to try and bring back the veterans into active campaigns before the assembly polls and energise the party rank and file.The decision follows ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    State govt starts process to set up ‘Durga Angan’ in city

    Kolkata: Following chief minister Mamata Banerjee's announcement and its subsequent cabinet approval earlier this month, the state govt has formally started the process to set up ‘Durga Angan'—a temple-like complex dedicated to Goddess Durga. A plot has been identified ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Announcements still stuck in time

    Kolkata: A message being broadcast across the public address system at metro stations over the past few days has left young commuters confused and the elderly perplexed."Don't touch any unattended object like a briefcase, bag, thermos, transistor, etc., which ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    HC: Preventive detention for past offences unconstitutional

    Kolkata: Preventive detention becomes unconstitutional if used to prolong the custody of an accused for past offences despite court granting them bail, the Calcutta High Court observed on Monday, while quashing the detention order passed against Jahanara Bibi on ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Refused 100 for alcohol, man kills mom in Salt Lake

    Kolkata: A 28-year-old youth was arrested on Monday for allegedly strangling his mother to death after she refused to give him Rs 100 for alcohol. The incident took place at CJ Block in Salt Lake, where the woman, Saraswati ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Ludhiana bar dancer dies in Kol guest house

    Kolkata: A 27-year-old woman from Ludhiana, identified as Shreya Verma, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a guest house in Anandapur off the EM Bypass on Monday. Acquaintances here claimed the woman was a bar dancer in the ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    GST exemption will boost health insurance: NIC boss

    Kolkata: The retail health insurance segment will see a boom if premiums are exempt from GST, National Insurance CMD Rajeswari Singh Muni said on Tuesday. A price drop, she said, would attract more retail customers and may also encourage ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Sushil Poddar elected CWBTA prez for 5th term

    Kolkata: Sushil Poddar has been elected as the president of the Confederation of West Bengal Trade Associations (CWBTA) for the 5th term. The newly elected Executive Committee will also have Dinesh Kumar Jain, C K Varadarajan, Mustafa Khasamwala, Jatan ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    ED lens on MLA’s properties in names of kin & driver, ill-gotten money

    12 Kolkata/Berhampore: Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials probing the school jobs-for-cash scam have traced properties of Trinamool MLA Jiban Krishna Saha registered in the name of his relatives and driver. On the first day of his interrogation, investigators tried to ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Don’t be BJP’s lollipop, CM tells EC over ‘NRC in guise of SIR’

    12 Kolkata/Burdwan: "I respect you, but do not be BJP's lollipop," CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said, addressing the EC, reiterating her claim that the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was only an "NRC in guise" to ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    5 cops beaten up in bid to rescue youth from kangaroo court

    123 Malda: Cops were beaten up by villagers while trying to rescue a youth from a kangaroo court in Malda's Dantian village on Monday night. Five police personnel, including the inspector in charge, were injured after a mob attacked ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Bronze for renal patient at World Transplant Games

    Kolkata: Renal failure almost robbed Raj Sarki of his pleasure in indulging in sporting activities. But the gutsy 33-year-old from Dooars' Jaigaon turned the tide around, post-kidney transplant, to win a bronze medal at the recently concluded World Transplant ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Bar Council renewal shadow over law college admission

    Kolkata: There is uncertainty over the law entrance test for first-year admission across CU law colleges as affiliation-related issues have not been resolved yet. Thousands of students who want to appear for the Calcutta University Law Entrance Test (CULET) ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Advised VCs about holding student polls

    Kolkata: The state on Tuesday informed Calcutta High Court that it had advised holding elections in colleges and universities, but the institutions' authorities did not take the initiative. The division bench directed the petitioners to scrutinise whether the state ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    HC allows mom’s name in Bar Council enrolment form

    Kolkata: The Bar Council of West Bengal shall not reject any enrolment form that mentions the name of the mother instead of the father's or husband's, Calcutta High Court held on Aug 20 while hearing a PIL filed by ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Make puja pandals mosquito-free: KMC tells organisers during dengue drive

    Kolkata: In the wake of a rise in dengue cases, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) health department on Tuesday started a dengue drive at the puja pandals. With less than a month left for the state's biggest festival, the ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Cops to clubs: Don’t block CCTVs, disrupt traffic flow

    Kolkata: Kolkata Traffic Police has issued strict directives to all 26 traffic guards to ensure that the construction of Durga Puja pandals does not obstruct CCTV cameras or disrupt traffic flow.This decision was made during a traffic review meeting ...

    27 August 2025 Times of India
    Regaal plans expansion with herbal gulal

    Kolkata: Regaal Resources, a city-based manufacturer of maize-based specialty products, will start making herbal gulal alongside existing products such as gluten, germ, maize flour, icing sugar, custard powder and baking powder.More new natural starch-based products are on the cards, ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata law college rape: Manojit Mishra filmed act through exhaust fan hole; ‘used video to blackmail survivor’

    KOLKATA: The incident of June 25 gang rape on a city law college campus was meticulously documented by the accused, the cops claimed in their charge sheet. According to police, the act of rape was captured on mobile phones ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    AI is redefining academic libraries, says RTMNU professor at global conference

    KOLKATA: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming academic libraries from traditional repositories into dynamic learning hubs, said Dr Shalini Lihitkar, Professor of Library and Information Science at Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU). She was speaking at the 9th International ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Over 2L students take admission through CAP as first phase ends

    Kolkata: Over 2 lakh students have taken admission through the centralized admission portal (CAP) across 460 state-aided colleges. Of them, 60,000 have completed physical verification. Monday was the last day of the first phase of admission. A total of ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Rain expected today

    The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.Kolkata residents can expect patchy rain and humid conditions on August 26, 2025, with temperatures ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    At ‘nowhere woman’ Sunali’s Birbhum home; 6-year-old keeps crying for her mom

    KOLKATA: What was supposed to be a short vacation to her grandparents' home in Birbhum's Paikar has turned into a three-month-long stay for little Afrina. She fails to understand why her parents and elder brother haven't met her, or ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Presidency UG entrance: Other boards fare better than HS

    Kolkata: Students from other boards performed better than HS examinees in the UG entrance test of Presidency University. The WBJEE Board on Monday published the Presidency University Bachelor Degree Entrance Test (PUBDET) results, a month after the exam.A total ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata Metro Yellow Line: Cantt & Jessore Rd stations pull switch-over crowd

    Kolkata: On the airport-Noapara Metro route, larger crowds boarded at Dum Dum Cantonment and Jessore Road even as the footfall at the terminal station, Jai Hind (Airport), was moderate on the first day of the onset of commercial operations ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Ex-cop nabbed by BSF faced murder charges in B’desh

    Kolkata: The former Bangladesh police officer caught by BSF while entering India on Saturday was facing murder charges in the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of Bangladesh, said investigators questioning him on Monday. Mohammed Arifuzzaman had planned to take shelter ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Housing complexes, clubs gear up to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi

    1234 Kolkata: As the city gears up to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, housing complexes and clubs in Kolkata are preparing to welcome the god of prosperity with a blend of tradition, creativity, and community spirit on Aug 27. At Executive ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    CBI investigation a ‘gallery show right now’, says Calcutta HC

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday called CBI probes "a gallery show right now" while turning down a plea for an investigation by the central agency into an East Midnapore murder in July. It, instead, said it would ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    1st day, 1st show: Flyers take metro for faster, cheaper commute to, from airport

    123456 Kolkata: When Italian travellers Giulia Ferruggia and Thomas Maggiore landed in Kolkata on Monday, they did not head for a taxi to reach their hotel in Park Street. Instead, they walked into the brand new Jai Hind metro ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Former ISKCON monk Chinmoy Das charged with murder in B’desh

    Kolkata: News reports from Bangladesh indicating that former ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das was charged with murder in a Chittagong court on Monday drew shock and condemnation in Kolkata.Radharamn Das, vice-president and spokesperson, ISKCON Kolkata, said: "It is now ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    BJP uneasy over Matua rift, refuses to take sides

    Kolkata: The Bengal BJP leadership has been left uneasy by the feud between two prominent netas from the Matua Thakurbari family — Union minister Shantanu Thakur and his elder brother Subrata Thakur, party's Gaighata MLA — ahead of the ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    After CBI, ED arrests TMC MLA in school jobs case

    12 Berhampore/Suri/Kolkata: Trinamool Congress's Burwan MLA Jiban Krishna Saha, out on bail from Supreme Court in CBI's cash-for-jobs case in May 2024 after spending 13 months in prison, was arrested by ED in the same case on Monday amid ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Orange Line helps beat Bypass snarls

    Kolkata: The first Metro service rolled on the 4.4km new stretch between Ruby and Beleghata on the Orange line along EM Bypass on Monday, easing the commute for many office-goers availing themselves of Sealdah South suburban train services from ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    HC seeks puja fund affidavit from state

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought an affidavit from the state within 48 hours, providing a detailed account of how many of the registered clubs that received Durga Puja grants from the state until last year furnished ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Light-moderate rain may continue in Kol

    Kolkata: The city received intermittent drizzles on Monday, including a spell of sharp evening shower, even as the maximum temperature rose to 31.4°C. Light to moderate rain may continue in Kolkata and south Bengal over the next two days, ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    BJP indulging in pre-poll vendetta politics: Trinamool

    Kolkata: Trinamool on Monday accused BJP of indulging in vendetta politics and called central agencies "BJP's party wings" after the ED arrested its MLA Jiban Krishna Saha in the cash-for-jobs case.Speaking to reporters, Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said, "The ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    CM asks Pant to keep tab on ST certs

    Kolkata: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked chief secretary Manoj Pant to keep a tab on the issuance of ST certificates as they are being misused.She asked Pant to alert the DMs as well because Nabanna has received ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Migrant worker dies month after ‘detention in Mumbai’

    Kolkata: A migrant worker who had returned from Mumbai a month ago after spending six days in detention on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant died on Monday, with his family alleging that he contracted pneumonia while in detention.Golam ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Signage confusion, long queues and delays plague metro on 1st day of full run

    Kolkata: Booking counters at the busiest stations on the East-West Metro corridor struggled to cope with the commuter rush, prompting the authority to rethink and change their crowd management plans during peak hours on Monday. Metro services on the ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Can’t wait, rebuild 23 Bowbazar homes in 9 months: KMC

    Kolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim on Monday pressed for expediting the reconstruction of houses on Durga Pituri Lane and Shyakrapara Lane in the Bowbazar cave-in zone. Taking up a resolute stance, Hakim—who had called a Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Direct metro link helps Sector V employeesskirt break-journey pain

    Kolkata: For thousands working in the city's IT hub in Salt Lake Sector V, daily commute took a decisive turn on Monday with the start of East-West Metro's first full weekday run between Sector V and Howrah Maidan. The ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    TMC to take part in ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar on Sept 1

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress will participate in the Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar, alongside other INDIA bloc parties, on Sept 1. However, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and its national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee are unlikely to attend due ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    2 from Bengal set to receive National Teachers’ Awards

    1234 Kharagpur/Kolkata: Two Bengal schoolteachers are among the 45 nationwide who will receive the National Teachers' Awards on Sept 5 in Delhi from President Droupadi Murmu.Bengal govt's Shiksha Ratna awardee Tanusree Das, who began teaching at Kuchlachati Primary School ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Email your help’s details to local police station

    Kolkata: In a bid to simplify the process through which elderly citizens can inform the local police station about their servants, caregivers, or even utility service providers, Lalbazar has asked all local police stations to accept emails sent to ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    College student shot dead by boyfriend in Krishnanagar

    1234 Krishnanagar (Nadia): In a chilling incident, a teenage girl was allegedly shot by her boyfriend at point-blank range at her residence in Krishnanagar town between 2 and 2.30 pm on Monday. Sources said she wanted to end the ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    Email your help’s details to local police station

    Kolkata: In a bid to simplify the process through which elderly citizens can inform the local police station about their servants, caregivers, or even utility service providers, Lalbazar has asked all local police stations to accept emails sent to ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
    SIM-swap crooks dupe man of 2.9L

    Kolkata: In a recent case of cyber fraud, which cops suspect might be a SIM swap, Shyampukur PS received an unusual case recently where the accused used the defrauded money to book tickets and other travel-related bookings through a ...

    26 August 2025 Times of India
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