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  • Flood toll up: Rhino carcass in B’desh, 5 more bison dead

    Kolkata: The flood toll on wildlife in north Bengal has gone up with carcasses of one more rhino and 5 more bison being found in the region, majority of them are from Gorumara National Park.CCF (wildlife), north Bengal, Bhaskar ...

    10 October 2025 Times of India
    Darjeeling hotels start getting fresh bookings, queries for winter trips

    Darjeeling: Queries for winter bookings and rescheduling of bookings have given Darjeeling's battered tourism industry a glimmer of hope.Members of the Darjeeling Hotel Association (DHA) reported that the recent spate of cancellations following the landslides initially dealt a severe ...

    10 October 2025 Times of India
    Rajarhat senior citizen loses over 1 crore in a fortnight to digital-arrest fraud

    Kolkata: A 74-year-old retired central govt employee from Rajarhat fell victim to digital-arrest fraud, losing more than Rs 1 crore to scammers posing as Bangalore Police and Karnataka Police officers who accused him of online sexual harassment and human ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    VIBEWA report calls for urgent reforms in banking for visually impaired

    KOLKATA: To ensure equitable working conditions for visually impaired bank employees, the Visually Impaired Bank Employees Welfare Association (VIBEWA) has concluded a series of pivotal meetings with key government ministries. The discussions, held on October 6-7, 2025, involved top ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    Flood-hit wild boar kills villager in Cooch Behar, second time in 12 hours

    Jalpaiguri/Kolkata: In the second such incident in past 12 hours, a man was killed by a wild boar, swept in by flood waters, at Ghoksadanga in Cooch Behar's Mathabhanga in the early hours of Wednesday. Experts said stress-induced hormonal ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    Kol woman first to get dual-chamber leadless pacemaker in eastern India

    Kolkata: A 69-year-old woman from Kolkata was implanted with the AVEIR DR Dual Chamber Leadless Pacemaker System on Tuesday at BM Birla Heart Hospital. The hospital claims that this is the first implantation of the world's first dual-chamber leadless ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather update for October 9, 2025: Rain, warmth, and moderate pollution

    Kolkata residents face a mix of weather conditions on , with patchy rain and moderate pollution levels. The city anticipates a maximum temperature of and minimum of , along with a , while maintaining an from the ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    North Bengal floods: Toll rises to 40 as more bodies found; many still in relief camps

    SILIGURI/DARJEELING/JALPAIGURI: Two more decomposed bodies were recovered in the flood-ravaged Magurmari gram panchayat area in Jalpaiguri on Wednesday, taking the toll in the north Bengal calamity to 40.Police said five residents of Magurmari were still missing, a claim disputed ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    Dengue sample tests show predominance of 2 strains

    Kolkata: The current spate in dengue cases is being caused predominantly by the DEN 2 or DEN 3 strain of the virus. Serotyping done at ICMR-NIRBI (National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections) Kolkata, formerly NICED, has found slightly ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    DMRC team visits Green Line amid handover talks

    Kolkata: Officials from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation () inspected the East-West Metro on Wednesday amid talks on the possibility of handing over the Green Line's operations to DMRC.On Mar 14, 2024, ahead of PM Modi flagging off East-West Metro's ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    Vehicles denied, TMC delegation march to vandalised party office

    Kolkata/Agartala: CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit back at the BJP, asking it not to "lecture on democracy" after TMC delegation was allegedly denied vehicles to visit the party's vandalised office in Agartala."We only sent a five-member team comprising ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    Retail transition: Single-screens turn into department stores

    Kolkata: The retail landscape in Kolkata is witnessing a transformative phase with several erstwhile single-screen theatres being repurposed into modern retail spaces. Several developers are also exploring mid-sized mall formats of 2 lakh-3 lakh sq ft. According to the ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    Attack on BJP netas: Sukanta warns of ‘retaliation’, TMC hits back

    Kolkata: Sparking a political storm, junior Union minister Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday warned police that if no action was taken against those who attacked BJP MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Shankar Ghosh, then "there will be retaliation". "If the ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    Airport pvt cab kiosk running ops despite marching orders

    Kolkata: The private car rental operator running under the misleading name ‘Prepaid Cab – City & Outstation' outside Kolkata airport has been ordered to shut down and vacate the premises, a day after TOI highlighted the issue.The outlet, accused ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    2k applications for 150 vacant JU engg seats

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University has received 2,218 engineering applications for the 150-odd vacant seats, which will be filled during the decentralised counselling scheduled on Oct 13, 14 and 15.After two rounds of centralised counselling, JU had these seats vacant out ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    Students booked after caste assault on varsity campus

    Kolkata: Several second-year BBA students of Amity University in New Town have been booked under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and relevant sections of BNS for allegedly assaulting and hurling caste slurs on the ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    Mamata slams Shah over SIR, says behaving like ‘acting PM’

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said Union home minister Amit Shah was working like an "acting Prime Minister" and asked PM Narendra Modi to be cautious about him.Speaking to reporters on the rollout of special intensive revision (SIR) of ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    MG Select targets top spot in luxury EV sales

    Kolkata: MG Select is eyeing number one spot in luxury electric vehicle (EV) sales, overtaking German carmakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz.Speaking to TOI, MG Select interim head Milind Shah said the company already climbed to the number two spot in ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘Virus’ made Birla group put off paints unit launch: CM

    Kolkata: A "high-loaded virus" made Aditya Birla Group postpone the inauguration of its Birla Opus paints factory in Kharagpur, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday. While her comments were seen as insinuating that there was more to the postponement ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘Monsoon may recede later than usual, more rain likely’

    Kolkata: The city is likely to miss the normal monsoon withdrawal date, with the Met office seeing no sign of the rains retreating in the next five days at least. The monsoon is still active in this region, and ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    Bengal SIR willbe better than Bihar’s, says CEO

    Kolkata: Bengal's special intensive revision (SIR) will be "better than Bihar's", state chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal said on Wednesday, announcing several measures including online enrolment, WhatsApp video verifications and allowing agents from eight recognised political parties to accompany ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    Elephant fight blocks road in West Midnapore for 2 hrs

    Kharagpur: A fight between two elephants blocked the Pirakata-Goaltore state road in the Ranja area of Salboni block, west Midnapore, for nearly two hours on Wednesday morning. The incident in the Ranja beat of the Pirakata range has already ...

    9 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata luxury EV race: MG Select eyes no.1 spot in sales

    KOLKATA: MG Select, the channel that sells premium luxury segment vehicles under the MG brand, is eyeing the no.1 spot in luxury electric vehicle (EV) sales, overtaking German carmakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz.Speaking to TOI, MG Select interim head Milind ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Skoda Auto India plans to launch electric SUV within 18 months

    KOLKATA: Skoda Auto India is working on an electric SUV that it plans to introduce in the next 18-24 months, just in time for the introduction of the new Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency norms in April 2027.Though the parent ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Foreign tourist arrivals in Kol see 20% jump this Durga Puja

    Kolkata: The number of foreign tourists in Kolkata this Durga Puja is up by nearly 20% over last year, reflecting the festival's ever-growing appeal among foreigners since it won the Unesco heritage tag four years ago. A significant number ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Carlsberg to invest Rs 400 cr to expand Dhanekhali brewery

    Kolkata: Carlsberg India will invest over Rs 400 crore in Bengal for the brownfield expansion of its brewery at Dhanekhali in Hooghly. This is part of the expansion strategy of the global beer giant in India. This comes after ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Pvt prepaid cab kiosk at city airport faces eviction for ‘misleading’ flyers

    Kolkata: A private car-rental operator using the misleading name ‘Prepaid Cab – City & Outstation' outside Kolkata airport, which charges a two-way fare from passengers and is often accused of sheltering touts for years, has been issued a notice ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather update: Moderate rain, comfortable temperatures, and improved air quality

    Kolkata is experiencing moderate rainfall on , with temperatures ranging from and an throughout the day.The city recorded a moderate Air Quality Index () of yesterday, with the rain expected to help improve air quality conditions ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Child entitled to call parents at least once a day during custody case: Calcutta HC guidelines

    KOLKATA: A child is entitled to speak with both parents over phone at least once a day while custody battle is being fought, according to Calcutta High Court guidelines on child access and custody. Besides, parents involved in custody ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    North Bengal floods: Lost IDs add new agony for calamity-hit residents; SIR worry deepens

    SILIGURI/MIRIK: Calamity-hit residents of north Bengal, at a loss over how to rebuild their battered lives, have one more big worry to tackle — damaged or lost identity documents.With a special intensive revision of the electoral rolls set to ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Anticancer drug saves boy with brain damage

    Kolkata: An anticancer drug, now repurposed for neurological and autoimmune conditions, came to the rescue of a seven-year-old boy, diagnosed with seronegative autoimmune encephalitis, a rare and life-threatening inflammatory condition of the brain. Peerless Hospital doctors prescribed Rituximab to ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    LS Speaker seeks report on Nagrakata attack, Bengal BJP for NIA probe

    Jalpaiguri/Kolkata: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla sent a notice to the West Bengal govt seeking a report within three days on the attack on BJP MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Sankar Ghosh in Jalpaiguri's Nagrakata, even as state BJP ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Sporadic rain prolongs dengue season in Kol

    Kolkata: The post-puja dengue surge is a result of the Sept 23 deluge and the subsequent spells of , which created fresh mosquito breeding grounds across the city, said doctors and microbiologists. Several private hospitals now have over 20 ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    At IIT-Kgp, task force to monitor canteen food quality, hygiene

    Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur has formed an eight-member hygiene and food monitoring task force to ensure safe and hygienic food at all the eateries on the campus, including messes, technology food court and other food joints. "Some students raised concerns ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    DVC water pushes up river turbidity, Palta plant on alert

    Kolkata: The turbidity level in the Hooghly has risen to a danger mark due to the release of stormwater in high volumes from DVC barrages, putting the Palta water treatment plant on high alert. This century-old plant supplies potable ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    SIR in 51 Cooch Behar enclaves to have 2015 as reference year

    Kolkata: Bengal will have two criteria for the upcoming special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls — the 2002 SIR as the reference point and 2015 as the reference year, a Election Commission official said.The SIR in 51 enclaves ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Two more bodies in Darj take toll to 38; power back in Mirik after 40 hours

    Mirik (Soureni Bazar): The Darjeeling district administration intensified relief and rescue operations, recovering two more bodies from the Chhota Rangit river under Bijanbari block on Tuesday, two days after the tragedy struck the region. An unidentified body was found ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    ISI Bill may delink 3 centres, rob autonomy, fear profs

    Kolkata: The Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025, aimed at granting more autonomy to the institute, might end up trifurcating the administrative control over the Kolkata, New Delhi, and Bengaluru centres, fear faculty and council members of the 94-year-old centre ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    New wasp species discovered in Salt Lake, named after Banabitan

    Kolkata: The discovery of a new species of wasp has captured the attention of entomologists worldwide. Found in the lush environs of Central Park, Salt Lake, the new species was named ‘Nesolynx banabitanae' in honour of Banabitan, the local ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Foreign victims:CS to speak to Del, Nepal, Bhutan

    Siliguri: With bodies of Bhutanese and Nepalese nationals also being traced, CM Mamata Banerjee said chief secretary Manoj Pant will speak to the Centre and Nepal and Bhutan embassies in India.According to reports, five bodies of Nepalese nationals, including ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Jeweller duped of 94k with fake bank SMS

    Kolkata: A jeweller in Santoshpur was duped of Rs 94,000 by a man, who posed as a customer and walked away with a wristlet after showing him a fake bank credit message.Subir Pal (49) of NCP Jewellers in south ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    IISER develops cancer-fighting bacteria

    Kalyani: A team from IISER Kolkata has developed ‘friendly bacteria' that can safely and effectively fight cancer. The institute is developing a detection system, capable of monitoring the progress of therapy, marking a new frontier in the combined therapeutic ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    CM to open Birla paint factory tomorrow

    Kharagpur: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is likely to inaugurate Birla Opus paint factory at Vidyasagar Industrial Park in Kharagpur on Thursday, said sources. The factory is built on approximately 86 acres of land next to the national highway in ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    New wasp species discovered in Salt Lake, named after Banabitan

    Kolkata: The discovery of a new species of wasp has captured the attention of entomologists worldwide. Found in the lush environs of Central Park, Salt Lake, the new species was named ‘Nesolynx banabitanae' in honour of Banabitan, the local ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    46% YoY rise in number of home buyers spending on 1-2cr flats

    Kolkata: This July to Sept, almost one in four home buyers in Kolkata spent over Rs 1 crore to purchase apartments. Of the 4,374 flats sold in the three months, 1,065 apartments were priced in excess of Rs 1 ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Didi visits injured Murmu in hosp, assures kin of support

    Siliguri: In a show of political courtesy, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met injured BJP MP Khagen Murmu in the ICU of a Siliguri hospital. Murmu was attacked while on a visit to flood-affected areas in Nagrakata. After ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Abhishek slams BJP after Tripura party office attack, TMC to send team

    Kolkata/Agartala: on Tuesday said it was sending a team to Tripura after the HQ of its Tripura unit in Agartala was allegedly attacked by members of the 's youth wing. The incident took place a day after the ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    After 5-month delay, 4k to take CU law entrance test

    Kolkata: Around 5,000 applications were submitted for 2,000-odd undergraduate law seats at Calcutta University-affiliated colleges. The university for the first time revamped the LLB entrance test format but given the delay in the admission process, fewer applications were received ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Landslides, flood rip through 102 Mirik houses, locals shift to camps

    : Eighty people in Mirik were moved to three shelter camps after 102 houses were completely damaged, and another 300-400 houses were partially damaged. Thirteen people lost their lives in Mirik, including three minors and three members of a ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Call for insurance cover for domestic trip cancellations

    Kolkata: Tour and travel bodies are negotiating with insurance firms to develop policies that cover domestic travel against natural disasters such as floods, cyclones and earthquakes, which can lead to trip cancellations. This follows losses incurred by both travellers ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Floods choke supply lines, Hills mkts feel price pinch

    Siliguri/Mirik: Prices of vegetables and essentials are already witnessing a northward movement across the Hills following the severe rain-triggered landslides. With reports of major agricultural tracts being submerged by water coming in from across north Bengal, local traders fear ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Drifting Bhutan logs on Torsa may have scaled up damage during flood: Experts

    Kolkata: Thousands of logs floating on the raging Torsa during the floods in north Bengal on Sunday were pine logs that originated from a "govt timber depot in Bhutan". A video that went viral on social media led to ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Two more bodies found in Darj; power back in Mirik after 40 hours

    Mirik (Soureni Bazar): The Darjeeling district administration intensified relief and rescue operations, recovering two more bodies from the Chhota Rangit river under Bijanbari block on Tuesday, two days after the tragedy struck the region. An unidentified body was found ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Tourists back in Hills as rain subsides, flood water recedes

    Mirik/Lamahata/Kolkata: Following the devastating rains and landslides that jolted tourism in north Bengal, a glimmer of hope has returned to the battered tourism sector in the Hills. A section of travellers has started trickling back not only to Darjeeling ...

    8 October 2025 Times of India
    Choked Hills routes, sky-high cab fares, missed trains add to tourists’ nightmare

    Darjeeling/Siliguri/Kolkata: Tourists returning to Siliguri from Darjeeling faced a harrowing time on Sunday, with taxi operators charging exorbitant fares amid chaos on the roads. Many still failed to reach Siliguri in time to catch their trains and flights as ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Jalpaiguri attack backlash: BJP protests against TMC govt in Kolkata; MP Khagen Murmu still in ICU

    NEW DELHI: The West Bengal BJP on Tuesday launched a massive protest in Kolkata, a day after party MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Shankar Ghosh suffered injuries in stone-pelting during their visit to flood-hit Jalpaiguri.Party leaders and workers took ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Bagdogra-Kol airfares touch 21k as tourists scamper for tickets

    Kolkata: Floods in north Bengal and the ensuing tourist rush to return home have led to a sudden demand for seats on flights from Bagdogra to Kolkata, sending fares soaring through the roof.While the usual one-way fare is around ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    30 hours on, Kolkata student still missing

    Kolkata/Siliguri: It has been over 30 hours since JU student Himadri Purkayet went missing in Darjeeling but all search operations have drawn a blank so far. On Monday, Himadri's elder brother Priyobrato and friend Sayan Das received a video ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Dengue admissions double in a week in hospitals across Kolkata

    Kolkata: Hospitals across the city are seeing a gradual uptick in dengue patient count, with the number doubling from that of a week ago in many hospitals. Now, with sporadic rain causing puddles in various city pockets, health experts ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘No outreach, no fin aid’: Didi slams Centre’s silence after north Bengal devastation

    Siliguri: CM Mamata Banerjee attacked the BJP-led Centre for neither reaching out to the state govt after the flood in north Bengal nor providing any assistance to the affected. She went on to slam the Centre for failing to ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Vacationers stranded in forests ride earthmover across river to safety

    Madarihat/Kolkata: After elephants and ziplines were pressed into rescue operations on Sunday, the authorities on Monday turned to earthmovers and inflatable boats to evacuate tourists trapped in forest resorts and homestays isolated by floods and landslides in north Bengal.On ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Kol teacher, daughter, 3 more die in C’garh crash

    Kolkata: Three school teachers — Parama Mitra Bhattacharjee from Jadavpur, and Anwesha Som and Poppy Burma from Hooghly's Dankuni — died when the SUV they were travelling in rammed a truck near Akalgharia village in Kabirdham district, Chhattisgarh, on ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata sees record office space leasing amidst national surge

    Kolkata: The city is witnessing an unprecedented surge in office space leasing, with approximately 0.6 million square feet leased in the third quarter of 2025 alone. This brings the total office space leased in Kolkata to a record 1.5 ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    BJP lawmakers assaulted during visit to flood-hit area

    Jalpaiguri/Siliguri: A group of around 50 villagers assaulted the BJP MP from Malda North, Khagen Murmu, and the BJP MLA from Siliguri, Sankar Ghosh, and ransacked their cars at Bamandanga in Jalpaiguri's Nagrakata where the legislators went to inspect ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Young Sarbartho bags bronze

    Kolkata: Sarbartho Mani continues to take giant steps in international chess. The youngster from Kolkata bagged a bronze in the Under-10 open section of World Cadet Chess Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan, recently. This was Mani's second podium finish in ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Clean-up drive in SL victim’s complex

    Kolkata: A day after 15-year-old Rupashi Jana, a resident of ESI housing complex, died of dengue — the first in Salt Lake this year — Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation on Monday conducted a drive to clean up and spray larvicide ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    New Town bizman loses 21.6 crore to fraudsters posing as US firm officials

    Kolkata: A businessman from New Town was allegedly tricked into paying Rs 21.6 crore in an online trading scam, where fraudsters posed as officials of a reputable American investment advisory firm.According to his complaint, 51-year-old Nirmalya Saha was drawn ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Fake job agency dupes N Bengal man of 55k

    Kolkata: A man from Phoolbari in north Bengal lodged a complaint alleging that he was cheated of Rs 55,000 by an agency in Baguiati that promised jobs in Singapore and Brunei.Victim Amal Dutta, said he came across a leaflet ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Met spies sporadic rain, thundershower activities

    Kolkata: While the Alipore weather office did not record any rain in the city on Monday, Met officials have not ruled out thundershower activities in the next few days. Even though there is no major weather system to trigger ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Fresh flood threat in south Bengal dists as DVC releases 55k cusec

    Ghatal: Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has released 55,000 cusecs of water from its Maithon and Panchet reservoirs, triggering fresh flood concerns in the southern districts of Bengal. Parts of the Ghatal subdivision, including Chandrakona and 12 wards of the ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘Build nation, not narrative’: Didi returns fire as PM slams TMC

    Kolkata: Within hours of PM 's post on "pathetic law and order situation" in Bengal after lawmakers were assaulted, Bengal CM told the PM: "You are the Prime Minister of India, not just of BJP. Your responsibility ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Cough syrup scare: Kolkata stores say no medicine sans prescription

    Kolkata: In the wake of child deaths in Madhya Pradesh (MP) linked to the consumption of a particular cough syrup, medicine retailers in Kolkata have started refusing patients asking for any paediatric medicine over the counter. The retailers are ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Office traffic back, puja barricade blues yet to fade in Kolkata

    Kolkata: With many puja committees yet to dismantle the festive installations, decorative gates and barricades may snarl as the city returns to routine post-Puja break on Tuesday. The city's roads remain choked the temporary barricades and decorative gates. ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    EC looks to upload more accessible 2022 SIR data

    Kolkata: As part of its preparation for the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bengal, the is focusing on a more accessible soft copy of the 2022 voter rolls, with an improved search option. The last ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    No place to call home: Residents abandon their flood-battered villages in Teesta Bazar

    Kalimpong: Picturesque villages — Krishnagram and Ghafoor Basti —- along the banks of Teesta in Kalimpong are turning into ghost villages as back-to-back floods and landslides over the last two years forced residents to abandon their homes.For nearly 24 ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    2 leopards, a rhino, 3 bisons, 4 deer & counting: N Bengal flood toll on wildlife

    Jalpaiguri/Kolkata: An average rainfall of around 300 mm in a day — since Saturday night — covering the entire 200-km width between Mechi and Sankosh rivers has wreaked havoc on the forest areas and wildlife in the region, leading ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Cancellations hit hotels & homestays in Hills, Dooars

    : As Darjeeling and Mirik reel from the devastating landslides that claimed several lives and cut off major routes, the hill town's tourism industry is facing a sharp downturn. Hoteliers and tour operators report a surge in cancellations and ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    Flood damages 950 hectares of tea plantation

    Jalpaiguri: Around 210 hectares of land has been washed away in at least 30 tea gardens in Nagrakata, Banarhat, and Kalchini in the Dooars. Overall, around 950 hectares of tea plantation land has been affected by the floods. Although ...

    7 October 2025 Times of India
    North Bengal floods: BJP MP Khagen Murmu attacked during visit to Jalpaiguri; party blames TMC

    JALPAIGURI: BJP MP Khagen Murmu, a two-time parliamentarian from North Malda, sustained serious injuries after being attacked by locals while visiting flood-affected areas in North Bengal. The incident occurred as he was traveling to the Nagrakata area in Jalpaiguri’s ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    Bengal floods: Bridges washed away, roads cut off, some tourists rescued by elephants; Darjeeling saw 261mm rain in 24 hours

    DARJEELING/JALPAIGURI/KOLKATA: At least 28 people died, most of them in Mirik, as constant downpour in north Bengal between Saturday night and early on Sunday triggered landslides, washed away bridges and caused extensive flooding across the hills and plains. ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    West Bengal hills battered: Floods and landslides leave families stranded, roads blocked

    KOLKATA/KALIMPONG: News of torrential rain triggering landslides in , claiming the lives of 28 people, has left the family members of Jadavpur University (JU) student Himadri Purkayet on edge. They are unable to contact the 24-year-old, who went missing ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    North Bengal: Trek to safety via human chains, elephant rides & ziplines in waist-deep waters

    KOLKATA/MADARIHAT: Some waded through waist-deep water and slush, others clung to ziplines or ropes to be hauled across raging rivers, and many even rode elephants through flooded stretches-turning what was meant to be a leisurely post-Puja holiday in North ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Warm temperatures with rain expected; AQI improves

    Kolkata's weather forecast for October 6, 2025, indicates temperatures between 25.2°C and 31.9°C with an 87% chance of patchy rain throughout the day. The city's air quality remains moderate with an AQI of 52 from yesterday, while humidity levels ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    West Bengal floods: A recurve that left a trail of destruction; 'westerly winds brought system closer to state’

    KOLKATA: An unexpected change in the trajectory of a low-pressure system, brought on by a retreating monsoon, was responsible for the devastating rain that crippled the north Bengal plains and hills.The system, which formed over Bay of Bengal on ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    4 cops attacked in Garden Reach immersion clash

    Kolkata: Four cops, including three women, were injured after members of a Durga Puja committee reportedly attacked them during an immersion procession on Paharpur Road in Garden Reach late on Saturday. One officer suffered a fractured jaw. Seven people ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    Late rains retreat effect: Low PM 2.5, ‘good’ AQI during puja

    Kolkata: The unusually late retreat of the had a gift for the city: the cleanest air in recent memory, except in 2022, when Cyclone Sitrang had dramatically cleared the air. With the recent heavy shower washing away ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    ‘Carnival is an exhibition of city’s cultural heritage’

    Kolkata: For Italian visitor, Silvia Rovelli, the Red Road Carnival was "an exhibition of the city's cultural history". "I found it to be cultural traditions and heritage merged with festivity. I decided to come to Kolkata just to be ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    Frequent landslides: Lens on tourist influx, infra projects, riverbed mining

    Kolkata/Jalpaiguri: The long-term damage to Darjeeling and Kalimpong by over-ambitious infrastructure projects and construction of concrete buildings by cutting the hills cannot be undone in a day. However, the steps to rectify this need to start now, sustainable development ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    113 idols join Red Road carnival for a grand finale to Durga Puja

    Kolkata: Red Road on Sunday evening turned into a stage of a resplendent spectacle as 113 Durga idols rolled down the road through the Maidan on their way to immersion. The puja mood was back as the 10th edition ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    At 11, Mirik accounts for most of the deaths, remains cut off from Siliguri

    Darjeeling: Mirik, which was battered by heavy rain, emerged as the epicentre of the north Bengal disaster, where rain-triggered landslides claimed 11 lives and injured eight others. The rains also washed away the iron bridge over the Balasun River, ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    Congress names Adhir poll observer in Bihar

    Kolkata: has appointed its former state chief Adhir Chowdhury as an observer for the upcoming . The party's observers list includes former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel. Subhankar Sarkar, the party's current state ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    BJP netas join rally to protest waterlogging deaths

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP leaders on Sunday joined a rally in Kolkata to against the death of 12 persons due to waterlogging following torrential rains before the pujas. ‘Khola Hawa', a cultural wing linked to the BJP, organised the ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    Floods in Ghatal cut off rural roads, submerge farmlands

    Ghatal: Heavy rain and discharge from the DVC have flooded large parts of West Midnapore's Ghatal subdivision. The release has swelled the Shilabati river, inundating vast stretches of farmland and roads. Manikkundu, Sultanpur, Banka, Azabnagar and Maharajpur are under ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    City wraps up immersions with 5,200 idols sent off since Dashami

    Kolkata: Apart from the idols that joined the Red Road Carnival, around 100 Durga idols were given a farewell at the city ghats and water bodies on Sunday, the last day of immersion. Since Dashami, around 5,200 idols have ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    Trinamool rushes to help flood victims

    Kolkata: Activists of hit the ground running on Sunday to help those affected by the floods in north Bengal. Party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee issued the call to action. "I appeal to all party workers to reach ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    Kalighat took max load on North-South Kolkata Metro line during puja

    Kolkata: The Blue Line's Kalighat metro station carried the maximum number of passengers during puja this year. Between Panchami and Dashami,4 lakh passengers either alighted or boarded the trains at Kalighat. The city metro network ferried 46.5 lakh commuters ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    DHR cancels ops after landslides near Kurseong

    Darjeeling: Torrential rain not only caused loss of life, property, and connectivity, but also dealt a significant blow to the Unesco World Heritage site, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR). The DHR has suspended full-fledged services between New Jalpaiguri (NJP) ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    CM to leave for north Bengal today, PM assures assistance

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who chaired an emergency meeting on the north Bengal floods on Sunday, will fly out to on Monday. said the Centre was closely monitoring the situation and would provide all help required."On ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    Fresh flood fears loom over Toto Para, Hasimara after Bhutan dam overflows due to tech failure

    Jalpaiguri: A dam malfunctioning in Bhutan has caused renewed flood fears. Authorities in north Bengal were placed on high alert after Bhutan's Tala Hydropower Dam began overflowing due to a technical failure, raising fears of downstream flooding in the ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
    Rain and Bhutan flood waters inundate N Bengal tea gardens

    Jalpaiguri/Kolkata: Heavy showers between Saturday night and Sunday morning largely affected the tea belt of the Dooars, particularly in three blocks — Banarhat and Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri and Kalchini in Alipurduar. Banarhat and Nagrakata witnessed 350 mm of rainfall ...

    6 October 2025 Times of India
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