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Banker held for ‘aiding cyber fraud’, misused identity documents for own benefit
A private bank employee was arrested on Thursday for allegedly misusing the identity documents of a Sovabazar resident to open multiple bank accounts without his consent, which were later used in cybercrimes.The accused, Kushal Roy, was arrested by officers ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphNew criminology PG course at NUJS to tackle digital-age crimes
Eastern India’s first post-graduate course in criminology and criminal justice sciences was launched on Sunday at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS).“This course will help students develop the skill sets required to prepare for emerging challenges ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphSalt Lake BJ Block remembers Biswajiban Majumdar as guide, friend, mentor
Leader, teacher, father, friend…. Biswajiban Majumdar, chairman of the erstwhile Bidhannagar Municipality, was remembered in many a capacity at a memorial service held at BJ Block community hall recently.Majumdar passed away on June 5, but the hall echoed with ...
30 August 2025 Telegraph'Leaders we deserve': Aparna Sen reminds Techno India grads of civic responsibility
Students of Techno India University receiving their university-leaving degrees also received a lesson in being responsible citizens on their convocation day. “It is not enough to pay taxes and cast your vote. Our duty is to be vigilant of ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphNational award for DPS Newtown teacher
As a student, she used to walk 40 minutes each way to and from her school in Chirimiri, a “rather primitive town” (in her own words) in what was then Madhya Pradesh. After spending 21 years grooming countless students, ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphMythology brought alive on stage
Students of IEM Public School, New Town, arrived at school last Saturday not in uniform but dressed as little Radhas and Krishnas. The school, that began in 2023, has classes from playgroup to Class VI, and every child participated ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphWhen East meets West: Metro extension boosts passenger flow, challenges local transport
It is not just passengers who are delighted with the commencement of the direct Metro route between Salt Lake and Howrah. Auto drivers are making hay too.The trains are bringing in hordes of passengers, but once they alight, many ...
30 August 2025 Telegraph11 held in fake call centre bust
The city police busted a fraudulent call center operating from a guest house in Gol Park on Wednesday night and arrested 11 people. According to the police, they raided the guest house based on specific information. The team found ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphNUJS silver jubilee highlights law career scope, an integral part of human life
Law has become an integral part of everyone’s lives, said Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, and went on to address students on how different fields of law can turn into lucrative careers. Nobody imagined, even 35 years back, that the ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphKavi Subhash station closure chokes Garia crossing and surge in passenger footfall
A surge in passenger footfall at Shahid Khudiram (Briji) Metro station — now the temporary terminal on the north-south corridor — has led police to seek additional force deployment to manage traffic and pedestrian movement at the EM Bypass-Garia ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphKolkata Metro to suspend services between Tollygunge and Shahid Khudiram on Aug 30-31
The Kolkata Metro Railway on Thursday said its services will be affected in a section of the north-south section on August 30 and 31, as the authorities will work on effecting a mechanism for smooth changeover of trains from ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphFormer OC of Narkeldanga police station gets bail in murder case
The former officer-in-charge of Narkeldanga police station, Subhajit Sen, who retired as an assistant commissioner of Kolkata Police last year, was granted conditional bail on Thursday in connection with the murder of BJP activist Avijit Sarkar in 2021.The CBI ...
29 August 2025 TelegraphVice-chancellors await state government's directive on student elections in campuses
The state government on Tuesday told Calcutta High Court that vice-chancellors are free to decide whether to hold student elections in universities and affiliated colleges.However, most full-term VCs of state-aided universities appear reluctant to proceed without a formal directive, ...
29 August 2025 TelegraphNew Town family to appeal Pocso court verdict of the accused's life imprisonment
The family of a teenager who was found raped and murdered in New Town in February has expressed disappointment over the verdict that sentenced the accused to life imprisonment. They now plan to challenge Wednesday’s order by a Pocso ...
29 August 2025 TelegraphMet lab to fight Nor'westers with artificial intelligence for accuracy and timing
A laboratory that is the first step towards more accurate and timely storm forecasts was launched at the Met office in Alipore on Thursday.Eastern India faces weather threats from severe local storms and Nor’westers that often strike with little ...
29 August 2025 TelegraphCalcutta High Court judge steps aside from RG Kar probe plea by slain's parents
Justice Tirthankar Ghosh of Calcutta High Court on Thursday recused himself from hearing a petition filed by the parents of the slain RG Kar Medical College and Hospital doctor seeking further investigation into the rape and murder case.The judge ...
29 August 2025 TelegraphCalcutta University's undergraduate examinations held smoothly on TMCP rally day
Undergraduate exams of Calcutta University were conducted without any disruptions on Thursday, despite coinciding with the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad’s (TMCP) foundation day rally, CU officials said.Most students reached their exam centres on time for both the first and ...
29 August 2025 TelegraphRooftops get ready for festivities; owners search for staff as they wait for clarity on rules
Owners of the city’s rooftop bars and eateries have welcomed the government’s announcement of standard operating procedures that will allow them to resume operations ahead of the festive season after a three-month shutdown.Most establishments plan to reopen before Durga ...
29 August 2025 TelegraphMetro reversal fix to ease rush, technical upgradation to take place this weekend
Metro Railway will carry out a key technical upgrade at Shahid Khudiram (Briji) station this weekend, marking the first step to reduce overcrowding and long delays on the Blue Line since the closure of Kavi Subhash (New Garia) station ...
29 August 2025 TelegraphMamata Banerjee to unveil memoir on India's prime ministers at Kolkata Book Fair next year
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to release a memoir chronicling her personal experiences with several prime ministers of India, offering rare insights from one of the country's most seasoned political figures.The book is scheduled to be ...
29 August 2025 TelegraphDurga Puja pandal power use soars 542% in 14 years, says state power department
The number of Durga Puja pandals that seek temporary power connection from the state electricity board has jumped 141% in 14 years, while the power consumption has grown by 542%, according to the state power department. The figures do ...
29 August 2025 TelegraphKolkata rooftop cafés, bars to reopen after 3 months under strict fire safety norms
Rooftop cafes, lounges and bars shuttered for over three months in the city can reopen under new safety guidelines, mayor Firhad Hakim announced on Wednesday.The establishments must provide an indemnity bond promising compliance with fire safety measures within three ...
29 August 2025 TelegraphBengal power demand to hit record high during Durga Puja with 12,050 MW peak load expected
Reviewing arrangements for uninterrupted electricity supply during the upcoming Durga Puja festival on Wednesday, West Bengal Power Minister Aroop Biswas said the state projects record demand this year, with peak load expected to touch 12,050 MW on ‘Tritiya’, two ...
29 August 2025 TelegraphKolkata’s Judges Ghat gets a new lease of life as Prerna Ghat on Ganesh Chaturthi
A renovated and beautified Judges Ghat, now called the Prerna Ghat, was inaugurated in Kolkata on Wednesday to mark the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim inaugurated the ghat in the presence of Prerna Foundation and Gloster Limited ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphRaj Chakrabarty announces next feature film ‘Hok Kolorob’ starring Saswata Chatterjee, Subhashree Ganguly
Raj Chakrabarty’s next feature directorial is set to be a political drama titled Hok Kolorob, the Tollywood filmmaker announced on Wednesday on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. The film’s title shares its name with a Rupam Islam song and also ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphJU panel sets new rules for re-evaluation after marks mismatch row
Jadavpur University’s joint faculty examination committee has decided to address complaints of marks mismatch between initial assessment/review and the re-evaluation of answer scripts in journalism and mass communication.The decision comes following a meeting last week.The university’s examination committee in ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphGovt to run ‘Puja Parikrama’ buses, launches for pandal hoppers in Calcutta, districts
The government will operate buses for pandal hoppers in and around Calcutta and the districts during Durga Puja as a part of a special “Puja Parikrama” package.A separate service will be available for visitors to Bonedi Bari Pujo within ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphGovt staffer held for forging PAN, Aadhaar to secure Rs 6.5 lakh loan in Salt Lake
A man who police said is a state government employee was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly submitting fake documents to obtain a personal loan from a finance company in Salt Lake. According to officers of Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, the ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphSouth Calcutta Law College yet to install promised CCTVs two months after gang-rape
The governing body of South Calcutta Law College, which had resolved on July 24 to install a large number of CCTV cameras by August 15, has yet to act. No cameras have been installed to date. The governing body ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphDesigner grandson revives Bibhutibhushan’s Barakpur home with souvenirs and memories
A quiet but determined effort to preserve the legacy of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay — author of Bengali literary classics like Pather Panchali, Adarsha Hindu Hotel, and Ichhamati — has taken the form of a line of thoughtfully designed souvenirs.Leading the ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphBengal leather, seafood exports reel as US slaps steep 50% tariff on Indian goods
Leather exporters in the city are considering shifting their manufacturing operations overseas to retain access to the US market after the Donald J. Trump administration implemented a punishing 50% tariff on Indian exports.The steep tariff, which took effect on ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphHistoric Judges Ghat reopens with new look after Rs 4.5 cr makeover on Hooghly’s banks
Judges Ghat, one of the busiest ghats in the city for idol immersions and post-cremation rituals, has got a major facelift.The renovated ghat, inaugurated by Calcutta Mayor Firhad Hakim on Wednesday evening, now features dedicated ritual spaces, changing rooms, ...
28 August 2025 Telegraph‘What’s special about Aug 28?’ CU officiating VC Dutta rebuffs TMC call to postpone exams
Calcutta University officiating Vice Chancellor Shanta Dutta on Wednesday refused to reschedule the fourth-semester exams scheduled on August 28, deepening the row between the VC and ruling Trinamool Congress.The Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) had urged the university to postpone ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphCalcutta University seeks transport help for August 28 exam
Calcutta University on Monday wrote to the government requesting adequate transport facilities to ensure that college students can attend their examinations on Thursday.The exam date — August 28 — clashes with the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad’s (TMCP) foundation day. ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphTree health ‘ignored’ for Puja hoardings, uneven cuts by KMC problematic: Experts
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has started trimming trees to make space for Puja hoardings, but residents and experts in several neighbourhoods say that only the roadside branches are being cut, which is disturbing their natural balance.Metro spotted trimming ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphUnrelated and astonishing: 3 unnatural deaths in separate locations of Anandapur
Three persons were found dead in three separate locations in Anandapur in south Calcutta on Tuesday. According to police, no foul play was found in any of the cases, and all cases were unrelated. A 27-year-old woman from Punjab, ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphGanesh pandal celebrates Bengali identity, topical themes no more limited to Durga Puja
Topical themes that make Durga Puja spectacular are gradually making a mark on Ganesh Puja as well.A Ganesh Puja pandal on Anwar Shah Road, near Dhaka Kali Bari, has a famous song inscribed atop — Ami Banglay gaan gai ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphKolkata to get a new crematorium by the Hooghly, families join hands to raise Rs 50 crore
The city is set to get a new crematorium by the Hooghly, a first in several decades, with the financial heft of some of the prominent business families here.The facility will come up next to Dahi Ghat near Hastings ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphNo Internet access needed in computers used for pilot assessments: ICSE council
Computers used by students in Classes III, V, and VIII for upcoming pilot assessments do not require Internet access, but schools must ensure a LAN (local area network) connection, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) told ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphVCs free to hold student polls in universities and colleges, state govt tells HC
The state government on Tuesday told the high court that it was up to the vice-chancellors to decide whether student elections would be held in universities and affiliated colleges — a shift from the state’s earlier stance.Campus elections have ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphHeritage tag push for Bow Barracks and Dalhousie; proposals call for precinct status
Declaring Dalhousie Square and Bow Barracks as heritage precincts would face the least resistance and help revive public interest in these historic neighbourhoods, said a group of Calcuttans at a heritage-themed adda on Saturday.The gathering, held at Calcutta Bungalow ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphBowbazar tunnel gets tech shield, seepage checks in Metro’s subsidence-hit zone
Vibration-mitigating track cushions, laser-based monitoring for subsidence, and grouting teams on standby — East-West Metro’s Bowbazar stretch is equipped with a range of protective measures to prevent further trouble in the once-unstable zone, officials said.The 16.6km corridor from Howrah ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphOne-year deadline: Build Bowbazar homes by Sept 2026, says Mayor to KMRCL officials
The mayor of Calcutta has set a one-year deadline to reconstruct the residences in Bowbazar that were destroyed because of subsidence resulting from underground tunnel excavation for the East-West Metro. At a meeting on Monday, mayor Firhad Hakim asked ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphFIR filed by state primary education board after TET candidates’ data goes online
The state primary education board has filed an FIR against unknown persons or organisations for allegedly collecting details from candidates who cleared TET (Teachers’ Eligibility Test) in 2022 and posting the data on a website, raising questions about ...
28 August 2025 TelegraphNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose now part of anime world, to feature in new series ‘DQN’
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is now part of the anime world. The trailer of an AI-powered anime series titled DQN offered glimpses of Bose earlier this month, sparking buzz among anime lovers in India. The video shows Bose commanding his troops, ...
27 August 2025 TelegraphKolkata Metro short-terminates south-bound trains in Blue Line to maintain service frequency
The Metro Railway Kolkata authorities have short-terminated the journey of several trains from Dakshineswar in the extreme north up to Tollygunje station in the south to ensure the frequency of train services.A Metro spokesperson said on Tuesday, the steps ...
27 August 2025 TelegraphMysterious deaths in Kolkata: Bar dancer, middle-aged man, woman found dead in Anandapur
Three mysterious deaths were reported from Anandapur area in South Kolkata, police said on Tuesday.In the first incident, a bar dancer was found unconscious in a guesthouse near the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass and was rushed to a private hospital ...
27 August 2025 TelegraphHigh Court seeks report on lawyer assault
The high court on Monday sought a report from the detective department of Bidhannagar police in connection with an assault allegedly by a policeman on a lawyer and his son in Salt Lake’s AA Block on Wednesday. Justice Tirthankar ...
27 August 2025 TelegraphSupreme Court's notice to Bengal government, SSC on teacher hiring plea in schools
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Bengal government, the school service commission, and others in response to a petition filed by a group of "untainted teachers" challenging the state’s recruitment rules as “whimsical, arbitrary, ...
27 August 2025 TelegraphBus hits app cabs, car and bike, three injured
Two accidents were reported in Calcutta on Monday — one involving a bus that resulted in injuries to at least three individuals, and the other concerning a car that was left abandoned at the scene near the Webel crossing ...
27 August 2025 TelegraphQuery on Puja dole use details, Calcutta High Court demands clarification from state
The high court on Monday demanded clarification from the Bengal government about Durga Puja committees that have failed to submit utilisation certificates for government grants, despite a standing court directive.“How many committees are yet to file their utilisation certificates? ...
27 August 2025 Telegraph‘Never happened before; home quick, no hassle’, blessing for airport passengers
The airport Metro service was hailed as a godsend by passengers on its very first day.Aashish Kumar Bharadwaj, a chartered accountant, was among the early users of the service. He took the Metro from Jai Hind Bimanbandar (airport) to ...
27 August 2025 TelegraphCalcutta HC questions Bengal govt over Durga Puja fund use, seeks list of defaulters
A division bench of the Calcutta High Court asked the Bengal government to submit an affidavit on Durga Puja organisers who haven’t submitted expense reports to the state on the grants provided.“Are the organisers submitting records on how the ...
27 August 2025 TelegraphCloudy skies, rain and thundershowers likely in Kolkata this week, says met department
Kolkata is likely to experience cloudy conditions with spells of rain and thundershowers this week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its forecast on Monday.For August 25, the city is expected to witness a cloudy sky with rain ...
27 August 2025 TelegraphTrader held for selling pre-activated SIM cards
A shop owner in Rajarhat who runs an outlet from where SIM cards are being issued, was arrested last week for allegedly selling pre-activated SIM cards without valid documents. Officers of Rajarhat police station, who made the arrest on ...
27 August 2025 TelegraphHot days and some rain on cards, Kolkata to deal with a sweat-soothing weather: Met
A fresh system is likely to bring in more rain this week, said Met officials. A low-pressure area that was over Gangetic Bengal on Saturday morning moved northwest to Jharkhand by Sunday morning. It was tipped to move west-northwest ...
27 August 2025 TelegraphWhen Amazon fails, Sailen Da’r Dokan at Behala Purono Bazar opens its treasure box of stationeries
In 2011, the Class IX students of a Kidderpore school were handed an unusual art project. It was called broken glass painting. It was not just painting on glass, but on pieces of broken glass glued onto their work. ...
26 August 2025 TelegraphTagore trio’s art revived in virtual show at Abanindranath’s Konnagar retreat
A virtual exhibition of the art of the three Tagores at Konnagar Baganbari on the banks of the Hooghly was launched on August 9, breathing new life into the heritage property where Abanindranath Tagore spent a magical summer with ...
24 August 2025 TelegraphStories of grit shine at 30th Telegraph School Awards for Excellence 2025
Seventeen-year-old Prem Singh had “a lot of free time” to study as he battled with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.Confined to his home for six months during treatment, with weekly hospital visits for chemotherapy, Prem channelled his isolation into academic excellence — ...
24 August 2025 TelegraphPolice file chargesheet against Monojit Mishra, 3 others in Kasba gang-rape case
Trinamool student leader Monojit Mishra, now suspended by the party, and three others had abducted and confined a 24-year-old student of South Calcutta Law College, and gang-raped her on June 25, police said in the chargesheet submitted on Saturday.Besides ...
24 August 2025 TelegraphAyah, aide arrested for killing 82-year-old employer in Kolkata
An ayah, appointed to care for an elderly couple, was arrested on Saturday along with a male accomplice for the murder of 82-year-old Bijaya Das and the assault of her husband, 87-year-old Prasanta Das, at their New Garia home.The ...
24 August 2025 TelegraphTrain of two cities: Full stretch of Salt lake-Howrah Metro network operational
The city’s transport system hit a new milestone on Friday with the entire 16.6km stretch between Howrah Maidan and Salt Lake Sector V bridged by the Metro network, a project come to fruition despite several hurdles.A six-coach rake left ...
24 August 2025 TelegraphFire breaks out at Anandapur factory, prompt action prevents casualties
A fire broke out at a factory in Anandapur’s Gulshan Colony on Saturday afternoon.Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot, but could make it to the affected area through the narrow bylanes, local sources said. However, locals swung ...
24 August 2025 TelegraphOperational after 16 years: All you need to know about the East-West Metro moves
A 2.45 km stretch of the East-West Metro was inaugurated on Friday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making the entire 16.6km — from Howrah to Sector V — finally operational 16 years after the construction began.Metro gives a lowdown ...
24 August 2025 TelegraphUnity reminder: Resist language bias, says Amartya Sen during a public discussion
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Friday playfully asked if it was safe for him to speak in Bengali, before reminding a young audience in the city that he was originally from Dhaka.“I am from Dhaka and I do not ...
24 August 2025 TelegraphEasy targets: They killed my mom, says daughter of the 82-year-old murdered in home
Bijaya Das, 82, and her husband Prasanta Das, 87, could barely walk, even with sticks, and became easy targets for the killer who raided their home. Their daughter, who is settled in Germany and last spoke to her mother ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphMBBS and dental admissions process resume after Supreme Court's stay order on HC
The admission process for MBBS and dental courses resumed on Friday, within hours of the Supreme Court issuing a stay on Calcutta High Court’s conditions for the publication of the state JEE results. The counselling and admission process for ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphTake national sports day pledge during morning assembly: ICSE council to schools
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has asked heads of schools to administer a national sports day pledge to students and staff during the morning assembly on August 29. August 29 is celebrated as National Sports ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphAsha workers block road for wage hike, traffic at Rashbehari crossing disrupted
Traffic was disrupted for almost four hours across parts of south Kolkata on Friday after several hundred Accredited Social Health Activists (Asha) blocked the Rashbehari intersection during their march to chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kalighat, demanding higher ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphMetro adds 14km, eases travel after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inauguration
The Metro network expanded by 14km on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three new sections, marking multiple milestones for the city’s public transport system.At 4.45pm, Modi waved a green flag at Jessore Road Metro station, officially opening ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphJoint Entrance Examination results out hours after SC nod; worry over delayed start
The results of the Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) were finally published on Friday — over two-and-a-half months later than scheduled — following a timely intervention by the Supreme Court.Originally set for publication on June 5, the results were ...
23 August 2025 Telegraph82-year-old woman murdered at her two-storey home in New Garia Cooperative Housing
An 82-year-old woman was found murdered under the staircase of her two-storey home in New Garia Cooperative Housing early on Friday morning, with her hands tied.The woman’s 87-year-old husband was found on the floor beside his bed with his ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphOBC hurdle cleared, UG entry finally begins after a month-and-a-half behind schedule
Admission to undergraduate courses in government and aided colleges began on Friday at last, over a month-and-a-half behind schedule.The process resumed after the Supreme Court stayed a Calcutta High Court order on OBC reservations, clearing the legal block on ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphLibrary body hits century
Bengal Library Association (BLA) recently hosted an evening celebrating three of Bengal’s most beloved literary figures — Tagore, Nazrul and Sukanta — at its FD Block premises. Incidentally, one of the founding fathers of BLA was none other than ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphSecurity agency dog bites boy in Kolkata airport, family cancels trip to Malaysia
A sniffer dog belonging to a security agency allegedly bit a four-year-old boy in the Kolkata airport, forcing his family to cancel a trip to Malaysia, a police officer said on Friday.The child was attacked by the animal between ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphBowbazar residents in Kolkata hold sit-in over damaged houses from East-West metro tunnelling
Over 200 residents of Bowbazar in north Kolkata, whose houses were damaged in repeated subsidence incidents during East-West Metro tunnelling since 2019, on Friday staged a sit-in alleging neglect by the authorities.Local Trinamool Congress councillor Biswarup Dey said several ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphKolkata metro expansion to drive connectivity, housing demand, say industry leaders
The expansion of Kolkata's metro network is set to give a major fillip to connectivity, spur housing demand, and boost office leasing activity, industry leaders said on Friday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will later on Friday inaugurate three new stretches ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphFrom darkrooms to smartphones: How photography lost its mystery
The year was 1988. Rajib De was then a first-class cricketer recovering from an injury. “I was visiting a friend’s house who, for some reason, was hidden in a dark room. When I asked what he was up to, ...
23 August 2025 Telegraph3 flags on special day
On August 15, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Education observed a triple celebration by hoisting three flags — the Indian National Flag to mark Independence Day, the Mother’s Flag to commemorate Sri Aurobindo’s birth anniversary, and the school flag as ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphKrishna meets freedom fight
Some came in all whites and were given tricolour sashes by the school, while others came in elaborate lehengas and dhotis.With Independence Day and Janmashtami falling one after the other last week, the tots of Nurturing Minds preschool held ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphJubilee joy in Independence Day meet
Salt Lake Point School turned 50 this year and marked its jubilee with a grand celebration on August 15 and 16 at EZCC. They brought alive India’s rich history and heritage through music, dance, drama, visuals, and narration. The ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphTots learn of Independence Day at school show
Not just flag hoisting, the children of Sri Chaitanya Techno School, New Town 2, took part in a number of performances on August 15.This branch of the school is for primary and pre-primary classes, from nursery to Class IV, ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphOnline platform for NGO products
A n e-commerce platform was launched on August 15 whereby NGOs can sell their products and bag the entire sale proceeds without paying any commission to the site.“Usually, any concern selling through an e-commerce site has been the hefty ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphRickshaws go online to duck pay challenge as Salt Lake drivers switch to digital wallets
You’ve booked totos and e-rickshaws over app cabs, now you shall also get to pay rickshaw drivers directly through your phone’s online wallet.“We have been accepting online payments through GPay, PhonePe, and other platforms for almost seven months now,” ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphTyre burst flips Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara car on Lansdowne, traffic disrupted
A Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara turned turtle at Lansdowne Road on Thursday evening, disrupting evening traffic on the Minto-Park bound flank for some time. The driver of the vehicle managed to come out of the car unhurt, police said. ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphCut-off marks relief for teachers
In a relief to “untainted teachers,” the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Bengal government to allow all such candidates to participate in the ongoing fresh selection process without requiring the newly introduced minimum 50 per cent marks in ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphMetro on track for surge in passengers, Green, Orange, and Yellow Lines for betterment
Metro Railway is bracing for a massive jump in footfall with three new corridors set to open on Friday. The Metro network’s total carrying capacity will more than double as new stretches on the Green, Orange, and Yellow Lines ...
23 August 2025 TelegraphMore concessions ruled out for ex-teachers; focuses on fresh recruitment tests in September
The sacked school teachers, who are scheduled to write the fresh recruitment tests in September to retain their jobs, have been given the maximum possible relaxations in the screening process and no further advantages would be provided to them, ...
21 August 2025 TelegraphWaterlogged Metro tunnel disrupts trains on north-south corridor for almost an hour
Metro services on the north-south corridor (Blue Line) were disrupted for almost an hour on Wednesday because of waterlogging in the tunnel between Kalighat and Jatin Das Park stations.“An overflowing drain was spotted along the tracks between Jatin Das ...
21 August 2025 TelegraphPWD lists roads crying for urgent repairs, 522 in dilapidated condition since monsoon
The state public works department (PWD) has identified 552 roads across Bengal where urgent repairs are needed, a senior official told Metro on Thursday.The department has received over 1,100 complaints from residents about poor road conditions since the onset ...
21 August 2025 TelegraphFor 30 years, a movement that restores faith in humanity, smile and cheers for all
The joy of an occasion lies not just in receiving an award, but in giving from whatever little one has — often anonymously.Over the next two Saturdays, close to 550 students will receive awards or scholarships, while an equal ...
21 August 2025 TelegraphDisplacement pain amidst transit triumph, pessimistic view over East-West Metro
The East-West Metro is ready to run its full course from Howrah Maidan to Sector V.While the city cheers, some 80 families in Bowbazar who were rendered homeless because of subsidence in the Metro tunnel six years ago do ...
21 August 2025 TelegraphMerger of STR, tiger habitats gets approval at National Board for Wildlife meeting
A proposal to merge the tiger habitats of the South 24-Parganas forest division with the Sundarban Tiger Reserve (STR) was approved at a meeting of the National Board for Wildlife on Tuesday, said sources in the Union ministry of ...
21 August 2025 TelegraphHeavy rain likely across Bengal till August 24, IMD warns of flooding and traffic disruptions
Large parts of West Bengal are set to receive heavy rainfall over the next few days due to strong moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal and an anticipated eastward shift of the monsoon trough, the India Meteorological Department ...
21 August 2025 TelegraphSC decision hits sacked schoolteachers; review hopes dashed, focus on fresh test
The Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss the petitions seeking a review of its April 3 order sacking teachers and staff in Bengal’s state-aided secondary and higher secondary schools has left thousands of “hopeful” teachers “shocked and disappointed”. The petitions ...
21 August 2025 TelegraphRs 70 for Metro ride from Sector V to airport once new links are operational
A ride between Salt Lake Sector V and the airport will cost ₹70, once the new Metro links are operational. The ride between New Garia (Kavi Subhash) and airport will be ₹45.A fare chart has been prepared for display ...
21 August 2025 TelegraphA home away from home: Dolna Day School founder, 'Aunty Mashi' passes away at 89
A woman who pioneered a creche, a concept that let women go out to work back in the 1970s while their children were cared for and attended to, is no more. Madhusree Dasgupta — fondly called Aunty Mashi ...
21 August 2025 TelegraphViolence over dead animals; decomposed bodies found in polythene bags at shelter
Decomposed bodies of puppies and kittens and their body parts wrapped in polythene bags were found in an animal shelter at Parnasree on Tuesday. People in the neighbourhood had been complaining about the stench from the shelter on Sagar ...
21 August 2025 TelegraphMedical joins freeze; all undergraduate entry stalled, 'in abeyance till further order'
All undergraduate admissions in Bengal have been stalled with the latest directive issued by the state health department on Monday, putting the MBBS and dental admission process “in abeyance till further order”.Admissions to general degree courses in state-aided colleges ...
21 August 2025 TelegraphTrough shifts, showers likely to pick up in coming days city to get drenched: Met
A fresh wet spell is headed to south Bengal, the Met office has said.Calcutta has been getting occasional showers in between hot spells. The intensity and spread of the rain are likely to rise in the coming days.A bulletin ...
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