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  • Confusion over tainted and untainted teachers continues as schools await government list.

    123 Kolkata: Some 'untainted' teachers turned up in schools on Saturday, but several others decided to stay away and wait until the state govt publishes the list of tainted and untainted teachers to clear the confusion over who can ...

    20 April 2025 Times of India
    'They want sense of security': West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose meets victims of Murshidabad violence

    NEW DELHI: A day after visiting a relief camp in Par Lalpur in West Bengal’s Malda district, governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday met victims of the April 11 violence in Murshidabad.The unrest had erupted during protests against the ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    Tunnel work delays Kolkata’s E-W Metro Corridor safety check

    Kolkata: The Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) inspection of East-West Metro's last leg has been deferred as the work to give finishing touches to tunnels between Esplanade and Sealdah is still in progress.The CRS, an independent statutory authority under ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Speechless after hearing their pain’: NCW chief meets Murshidabad violence victims

    NEW DELHI: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and a delegation from the National Commission for Women (NCW), led by chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar, visited violence-affected areas of Murshidabad on Saturday, following communal clashes linked to protests over the Waqf ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    Man meets New Town woman on matrimonial site, takes away her car

    Kolkata: A 35-year-old woman, Sultana, from New Town filed a complaint against a man she met through a matrimonial website, accusing him of fraud, harassment, and illegally taking away her car. She claimed that it has been close to ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    STF busts inter-state arms racket, nabs 4

    Kolkata: The Special Task Force (STF) of Bengal Police arrested four persons and seized firearms and ammunition during a raid at Haroa, North 24 Parganas, on Thursday. The arrested persons — Amirul Mondal from Gopalpur, Habil Mollah, Abu Sahid ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    Bldg razed by 2010 inferno helps firemen with water, equipment

    Kolkata: When firemen responding to the emergency at Queen's Mansion exhausted the water supply from the fire tender on Friday, they turned next door to Stephen Court, the building devastated by an inferno in March 2010, in which 43 ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    Queen’s Mansion fire rekindles Park St fears

    Kolkata: A major fire was reported at a confectionery shop in Queen's Mansion, a Grade I heritage building on Park Street, on Friday. The incident initially triggered panic among traders and residents, reviving memories of the fire at the ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    Residents, nearby traders bring up safety concerns

    Kolkata: When 89-year-old Bhaskar Ghosh, a second-floor resident of Queen's Mansion on Park Street, noticed thick, dark smoke, he instantly knew it was a fire and that it was time to evacuate. "The memories of 15 years ago just ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    WBPDCL posts highest-ever operating profit of Rs 1000 crore

    Kolkata: West Bengal Power Development Corporation has posted highest-ever operating profit of Rs 1,000 crore in 2024-25, breaking the earlier record of Rs 812 crore (set in 2023-24). The company also hopes to achieve the highest net profit so ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Hyd cops’ pick up youth from city hotel; local police unaware, lodge kidnap FIR

    Kolkata: Two men, apparently from Hyderabad Police, on Thursday picked up a Howrah resident from a hotel on Camac Street in south Kolkata, barely 500 metres from the Shakespeare Sarani police station, and whisked him off to an undisclosed ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    At first Jumma prayers after clashes, community leaders call for peace

    123 Dhuliyan: The first Jumma in Jangipur after clashes broke out exactly a week ago saw a concerted effort to undo the violence and destruction.Imams and politicians took the lead in appealing for peace and solidarity after Friday prayers. ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    Airtel ties up with Blinkit for SIM delivery in 10 mins

    Kolkata: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has tied up with e-commerce platform Blinkit for the delivery of SIM cards within 10 minutes in the city. As part of the partnership, consumers can buy Airtel SIM cards on Blinkit and get ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    Darjeeling station to be restored to its past glory

    123 Darjeeling: The 89-year-old iconic Darjeeling town station is set to undergo a facelift. A detailed project report for the upcoming restoration was being finalised, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) director Rishav Choudhary said."The plan aims to revive the station's ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    Churches observe Good Friday with processions, prayers

    1234 Kolkata: Churches across Kolkata observed Good Friday with solemn processions, heartfelt prayers, and spiritual reflection. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee shared her Good Friday message on X. "Good Friday is a day of penance, prayer, and sacrifice. May all ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    Smart guidance system at airport to improve aircraft parking & safety

    1234 Kolkata: A smart guidance system for pilots to safely park aircraft at airports, developed and tested in Kolkata two years ago, was commissioned on Friday.The Smart Visual Docking Guidance System (S-VDGS) guides pilots from the taxiway to the ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    TMC calls visits by guv, NHRC & NCW part of ‘scripted plot’

    Kolkata: Dubbing governor CV Ananda Bose's act as "irresponsible", Trinamool on Friday asked if National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and National Commission for Women (NCW) travel bills and allowances were approved only if they had flight tickets to Bengal.TMC ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    BJP brought divisive politics to Bengal: Left organisations

    123 Kolkata: Left-aligned farmer and worker organisations alleged on Friday that RSS and BJP had brought divisive politics to the state and were trying to gain political mileage from communal strife. They also accused BJP of attempting to distract ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    Staff void: Schools eye casual employee route

    Kolkata: Several schools in Bengal are devising strategies to address the staff crisis following the removal of more than 7,000 personnel from state-aided schools. Schools are organising management committee meetings to find alternatives and solutions.Various school administrators revealed their ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    West Bengal School Service Commission plans minor modifications for transparent recruitment and examination process.

    Kolkata: The West Bengal School Service Commission has begun preparations for fresh recruitment following the Supreme Court order. Under the new recruitment process, candidates are likely to receive copies of OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) sheets, with SSC maintaining these ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    Internet restrictions in Murshidabad lifted, 30 fresh FIRs lodged by SIT in 48 hours

    Kolkata: Internet restrictions in Shamsherganj and Suti — spread across five pin code areas in Murshidabad — were withdrawn on Friday, with cops not seeking any further extension of restrictions after 6pm.The SIT of Bengal Police, formed to probe ...

    19 April 2025 Times of India
    Peace is returning to Murshidabad, no room for politics now, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

    Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister KOLKATA: CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said peace was slowly returning to Murshidabad's strife-hit zones, and the need of the hour was to build confidence among people."I appeal to everyone to stay in ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    'Cult of violence is reality in Bengal,' says WB governor CV Ananda Bose on Murshidabad violence

    NEW DELHI: West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose on Friday addressed the ongoing issue of violence in the state, identifying violence and corruption as two critical problems affecting the state's political landscape.""The cult of violence is a reality in ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Int’l job racket: Man held in S Kolkata

    Kolkata: The port division police arrested a 47-year-old Visakhapatnam resident after uncovering an international job recruitment scam operating from a five-storey building in Garden Reach on Wednesday. The accused allegedly duped job seekers by promising overseas employment opportunities and ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    'I want peace, like before': Cobbler opens shop 8 days after violence in Murshidabad

    NEW DELHI: Eight days after violent clashes erupted in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, normalcy is gradually returning with security forces maintaining vigil in the Dhuliyan area. While some businesses have reopened, Hindu-owned shops remain closed as residents continue ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    3 stabbed in late-night armed clash near Park Circus 7-Point in Kolkata

    Image used is for representational purposes only KOLKATA: Three persons were injured after reportedly being attacked by a group of assailants wielding knives and sharp weapons. Cops said the attack, which occurred around 10.30 pm near New Park ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Calcutta HC reverses RPF constable’s sacking over ‘Sainik Vidroh’ Facebook post

    KOLKATA: The dismissal of an RPF constable - whose comment on a Facebook group post allegedly eulogized a constable for gunning down his senior during the 2018 Meghalaya election - was reversed by Calcutta HC on Wednesday on the ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Watch: Heroic crew saves 35 as fire engulfs bus on Kolkata's Vidyasagar Setu

    KOLKATA: Around 35 passengers had a close shave as a private bus suddenly caught fire on Vidyasagar Setu on Thursday night. An Esplanade-Purulia bus burst into flames around 10 pm, causing massive traffic disruption. No casualty was reported. The ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘More recycling plants can take load off Dhapa’

    Kolkata: To prevent a Howrah's Belgachhia-like disaster at Dhapa, the city's sole municipal solid waste dumpsite that also accommodates the waste of Salt Lake, New Town and Howrah, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) needs to set up more garbage ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    City churches mark Maundy Thursday with special prayer services

    1234 Kolkata: Churches across Kolkata observed Maundy Thursday with special mass and prayer services attended by devotees. Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus and his disciples had their last meal together before he was crucified. Priests in ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Season’s sharpest nor’wester brings down temp by 5 degrees

    123 Kolkata: Tall, dark and thick clouds converging from two directions invaded the city sky on Thursday evening, triggering the sharpest thundershower spell of the season. The nor'wester spell with gusty wind dragged the mercury down by five notches ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Rogue bikers thrash cop, motorists twice in 8 days

    Kolkata: Two incidents of rogue bikers assaulting motorists — and even a traffic sergeant — were reported from the Hastings area since April 7. Cops have lodged two separ-ate FIRs and are trying to nab the accused.Sergeant Prakash Ghosh ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    CM: Temporary relief, will resolve issue by yr-end

    Kolkata: "It's a temporary relief. We are relieved to have got some time now," Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday after Supreme Court allowed "untainted candidates", whose appointments were cancelled earlier this month due to irregularities in ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Knot today? Saffron camp abuzz with ‘news’ of BJP veteran Dilip getting hitched to colleague

    1234 Kolkata: Bengal BJP circles were abuzz on Thursday with "news" of former state unit president and ex-Lok Sabha MP Dilip Ghosh tying the knot with party women's wing veteran Rinku Majumdar.The ceremony, BJP seniors said, was likely to ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    3rd accused held for father-son murders; Suti, Shamsherganj ICs removed

    Kolkata/Behrampore: The SIT and Bengal STF on Thursday arrested a third person for the murders of Haragobindo Das and son Chandan Das in Jafrabad on April 12.The arrests coincided with both the Shamsherganj and Suti police station inspectors-in-charge being ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Will go to strife-torn zones to make ‘on-spot’ assessment: Guv

    Kolkata: Despite CM Mamata Banerjee advising against it, Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday indicated that he would go to Murshidabad's strife-torn zones to make an "on-spot" assessment for a report to Centre. Bose met some of the ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Party loyalty or religion? CPM, BJP battle it out over Jafrabad victims’ identity

    Kolkata: The murder of Haragobindo Das and his son Chandan has triggered a war of words between CPM and BJP, with parties arguing as to which should take precedence — the Jafrabad family's "political identity" or its "religious identity". ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    TMC starts EPIC drive via Didir Doot App

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress began its voter verification exercise via the newly launched Didir Doot app on Thursday, with booth-level agents and representatives going for door-to-door visits. The app went live on Wednesday. The drive is set to cover more ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Resolve to rebuild fights fear in Shamsherganj

    12 Shamsherganj: If rubble and ashes lined the streets of trouble-torn Shamsherganj till Wednesday, efforts to rebuild took over on Thursday. Across Jangipur, especially Shamsherganj, people were out on the streets. A large section of shops have opened, and ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Driver killed, 2 cops injured as cattle smugglers ram police car

    12 Nandigram: Suspected cattle smugglers rammed a police vehicle which tried to intercept it, killing a police driver and injuring two others, in East Midnapore's Reyapara on Thursday morning. The death led to strong protests by locals, who blocked ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    HC allows social org to distribute relief

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed social organisation Khola Hawa to visit nine places at Shamsherganj as well as areas in Suti and Dhuliyan from Saturday to distribute relief to those affected by the violence in Murshidabad.The court ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    HC rules out NIA probe, says rehab need of the hour

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court held on Thursday that the need of the hour was to rehabilitate the victims of violence in Murshidabad over protests against amendments to the waqf act, and ruled out the plea for an NIA probe ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Vanishing buses lead to longer wait time, higher travel costs, strain on Kol infra

    Kolkata: Public transport commuters in Kolkata and Howrah have been facing a huge challenge as thousands of buses have disappeared from roads, with barely a fraction of them being replaced. The dwindling number of buses has led to a ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata students introduce classroom cleaning inspired by Japanese exchange program

    KOLKATA: After seeing Japanese students clean their school at the end of the day, students of Birla High School, who recently visited the country on an exchange programme, have introduced the concept of cleaning up the classroom after school ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Teachers return to schools but continue protests as uncertainty over jobs remains.

    123 Kolkata: Several teachers expressed eagerness to return to school after the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed 'untainted' teachers to continue with their jobs until fresh appointments by the year-end. However, they are considering it only as 'temporary relief' ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Non teaching staff question exclusion as unaffected teachers return to schools after supreme court order.

    Kolkata: Even as 'untainted' teachers prepared to return to classes on Saturday, non-teaching staff who were also caught in the SSC tangle wondered aloud why those untainted among them were not allowed to rejoin school. "Are we not part ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Classroom breather but admin logjam worry for schools

    1234 Kolkata: The Supreme Court order allowing the ‘untainted' teachers to return to school till fresh appointments are made by the year-end has given schools the much-needed breather. The massive staff crunch that several schools faced following the earlier ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Sign language interpretation introduced at Science City to make exhibitions more inclusive

    KOLKATA: Sign language interpretation made its debut at Science City on Tuesday as the country's premier science centre strove to reach out to the hearing and speech impaired and become more inclusive.The first gallery at the Birla Industrial & ...

    18 April 2025 Times of India
    Bikers thrash home guard after guard rail row

    Kolkata: A home guard attached to Sealdah Traffic Guard was allegedly pushed around and assaulted by two bike-borne men near Bata crossing on Kesab Chandra Sen Street on Monday night. According to sources, cops had blocked KC Sen Street ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    West Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose to visit violence-hit Murshidabad district

    NEW DELHI: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose will visit Murshidabad district on Friday, days after clashes erupted between two groups, Raj Bhawan officials said. Raj Bhawan officials indicated that Bose would visit victims of the violence, evaluate ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    2 duped of 32L in govt unit job scam

    Kolkata: An employment fraud was uncovered in Cossipore, where a man allegedly duped job seekers of more than Rs 16 lakh each by promising them jobs at a central govt factory. Primary suspect Mrityunjay Prasad, a resident of Baruipur, ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    Armyman’s son from Birbhum tops NDA exam, dreams to join Indian Air Force

    Kolkata: Birbhum boy Imon Ghosh has topped the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II) with a score of 1084 out of 1800.It has always been Imon's aspiration to pursue a career in defence as he grew up ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata Weather Update: Warm and Humid with Rain Expected Today

    Representational image Weather forecasts for Kolkata on April 17, 2025, indicate a warm and humid day with temperatures ranging between 26.1°C and 36.3°C, accompanied by an 82% chance of moderate rainfall expected in the late afternoon. The city will ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    'We're facing losses': Fish traders hit hard by Murshidabad violence

    NEW DELHI: Central forces have been deployed in West Bengal's Murshidabad following violent protests against the Waqf Amendment Act on April 11 that resulted in three deaths, multiple injuries, and widespread property damage, leading to the arrest of 273 ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    Hosps turn up heat on insurers ahead of meet

    Kolkata: Hospitals are turning up the heat on insurers ahead of the Monday meeting where the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission has summoned 11 health insurance companies. Sources in the health panel said the meeting aims to find ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    2 from Haryana held for 25L digital arrest fraud in Salt Lake

    Kolkata: Two men from Sirsa in Haryana — Kuldeep Singh (25) and Monu (36) — were arrested for alleged cyber fraud, in connection with a digital fraud investigation, cops said on Wednesday. The digital arrest fraud, targeting a female ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    Festival over, fresh drive against New Mkt hawkers by weekend

    Kolkata: KMC, police and the Town Vending Committee will launch a fresh drive to remove hawker encroachments in and around New Market by the weekend. Similar drives will also be conducted at other hawking hubs in the city. The ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    New chairs to increase seating capacity at Kol airport by 20%

    Kolkata: The city airport is set to increase the seating capacity by more than 20% in the next three months, following the arrival of a set of new chairs by July and refurbishment of some old chairs in the ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    Met predicts rain in city today, tomorrow

    Kolkata: While Wednesday remained mostly dry with only isolated spells of light drizzle, the Met office has not ruled out the possibility of rain in Kolkata between Thursday and Friday. The rain might not be intense but it would ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    Sukanta sits on dharna with violence victims to meet DGP

    Kolkata: Junior Union minister and Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar sat on a dharna with 11 victims of Murshidabad violence in front of Bhabani Bhawan on Wednesday, demanding a meeting with DGP Rajeev Kumar.The deadlock ended after two-and-a-half hours ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Momentous’ inauguration of Jagannath temple on Akshaya Tritiya: CM

    Kolkata: The newly constructed Jagannath temple would be inaugurated on April 30, Akshaya Tritiya, between 3pm and 3.10pm, after the ritualistic consecration of Lord Jagannath begins around 11am, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday after convening a high-level meeting. ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    SIT to probe 48 Murshidabad FIRs, net partially restored

    12 Kolkata/Jangipur: A special investigation team (SIT) will investigate 48 FIRs lodged over the past 72 hours in connection with the violence in Murshidabad. The development came on the same day that internet services were restored across seven of ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    Matix to invest Rs 2600cr in new chemical mfg plant in state

    Kolkata: Nishant Kanodia-promoted Matix Group, which has a fertiliser plant in Bengal, is planning an additional investment of Rs 2,600 crore in the state to expand its footprint in industrial and speciality chemical manufacturing sector. The proposed product portfolio ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Violence planned’: Control Shah, Mamata tells Modi

    Kolkata: The Murshidabad violence was a "planned communal riot" orchestrated by BJP with the help of central agencies, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday, questioning the role of Union home minister Amit Shah.Banerjee also questioned the "unseemly hurry" ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    None involved in riots will be spared: CM

    Kolkata: Not a single person involved in communal riots and violence in the name of anti-waqf protests in Murshidabad and Bhangar would be spared, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday, addressing a gathering of imams and muezzins from ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    Indian farmer abducted by Bangla miscreants after smuggler’s death

    Jalpaiguri: Bangladeshi miscreants abducted an Indian national from Rajarbari area on Wednesday morning, allegedly to avenge the death of a Bangladeshi smuggler who was shot by BSF a couple of hours earlier.The incidents, which occurred a couple of kilometres ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    Srijan group buys DLF IT Park 2 in New Town for Rs 693cr

    Kolkata: In one of the biggest commercial real estate deals in the city, Srijan Group has bought DLF IT Park 2 in New Town for Rs 693 crore.DLF has informed about the deal in stock exchanges and later it ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    In Shamsherganj, the homeless return to ash, tears and rubble

    12 Shamsherganj: With Murshidabad lurching back to a tense normalcy, families are returning home to trouble-torn Shamsherganj. However, even in their return, they stare at a bleak future with all their possessions reduced to ash, their houses reduced to ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    7 more arrested in Bhangar protests case

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police intensified its crackdown in Bhangar, with arrests mounting to 16 in connection with Monday's violent anti-waqf act protests. Of these, 4 were arrested in North Kashipur PS jurisdiction while 3 were held in Chandaneshwar.Cops said that ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    Let div bench examine Suvendu’s plea to visit Murshidabad: HC

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed that records of the application by state leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari to visit Dhuliyan, Shamsherganj and Suti be placed before the division bench, which is set to hear a PIL petition ...

    17 April 2025 Times of India
    Cultural events, fashion show, feast on hsg complex Poila Baisakh menu

    Kolkata: Housing complexes across Kolkata transformed into vibrant hubs of cultural celebrations as the residents came together to usher in Bengali New Year, blending community spirit with festive enthusiasm.At many of the complexes, the day started with ‘Prabhat Pheri', ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    International travelling exhibition “Vaccines: Injecting Hope” inaugurated at Science City in Kolkata

    The international travelling exhibition “Vaccines: Injecting Hope” was officially inaugurated on April 15 at Science City, Kolkata, highlighting the global scientific effort behind the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines KOLKATA: The international travelling exhibition “Vaccines: Injecting Hope” was officially ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Over 1k accounts blocked for spreading fake news on Murshidabad

    Kolkata: Around 1,093 Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube accounts have been blocked since April 11 for allegedly trying to provoke enmity between groups through fake posts on the Murshidabad violence. A good deal of these social media handles are ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Kol clubs launch their Durga Puja plans on Poila Baisakh

    1234 Kolkata: With 166 days to go for Durga Puja, several prominent Durga Puja committees in Kolkata initiated their festivities on ‘Poila Baishakh' by displaying their puja banners and revealing their themes. Kumartuli Sarbojanin Durgotsab Committee, celebrating its 95th ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Going online: Panjikas record 45% sales on e-commerce platforms

    Kolkata: Till a couple of years ago, Poila Baisakh usually meant a sudden surge of buyers at College Street, looking for panjika or almanac, traditionally used in Bengali households to look up wedding, annaprasan and puja dates. This year, ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Bengali films make Nababarsha comeback

    1234 Kolkata: After disappointing Eid sales, Bengal exhibitors rebounded with robust Poila Baisakh collections as theatres once again displayed ‘Houseful' boards. Poila Baisakh Bengali releases are experiencing such demand that many theatres are withdrawing Hindi films to accommodate ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    3 agencies in New Town for better waste mgmt

    Kolkata: For better management of daily waste collection and disposal in New Town, New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) is to appoint separate waste collecting agencies for each of the three action areas of the township. These agencies will ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    State makes grand spectacle of Bangla Divas at Rabindra Sadan

    Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, in an ode to singer Pratul Mukhopadhyay, chose the words of his song "Ami Banglar Gaan Gai" to greet people on Bangla Divas. The Bangla Divas, passed by the state assembly in ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    TMC, Cong & CPM netas hit ground zero, meet residents

    12 Shamsherganj/Kolkata: Trinamool, Congress and CPM netas reached out to those affected in strife-torn Jangipur on Poila Baisakh.The senior BJP brass stayed away from the conflict zone to launch its attacks over the situation in Murshidabad.TMC's Jangipur MP Khalilur ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Two brothers held for killing father & son; they were neighbours

    Two brothers, neighbours of the two Murshidabad riot victims, were arrested on Monday for hacking to death septuagenarian Hargobindo Das and his son Chandan (40) in Jafrabad village under Shamsherganj police station on April 12.Hargobindo's widow, Parul, had in ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Jobless teachers hold torch rally in Kol, distribute leaflets during bus trip to Del for Jantar Mantar stir

    1234 Kolkata: It was a different Poila Baisakh for protesting teachers who lost their jobs following the Supreme Court order. They organised a torch rally from Wellington to Dharmatala Y-channel, where participants held up a handmade greeting card that ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘What will I go back to? My home has been reduced to ash’

    12 Malda: What worried eight-year-old Namita Mondal on Tuesday was that she did not have a new dress, a Poila Baisakh ritual back home.Unaware of why she and her family had crossed the Ganga in a boat from Dhuliyan ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Bhangar limps back to normalcy, cops lodge 5 FIRs, arrest 9 persons

    Kolkata: Bhangar limped back to normalcy on Tuesday, a day after waqf protesters went on the rampage and clashed with police. But the tension was palpable and few shops opened at places that bore the brunt of the violence.Police ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Explosion during welding demonstration at NIT Durgapur injures professor, students

    Durgapur: An explosion during the practical demonstration of ‘Thermit welding' for mechanical engineering final-year students on the National Institute of Technology (NIT) campus in Durgapur resulted in severe burn injuries to a professor and two students.Prof Indrajit Basak, who ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Posh para Ballygunge

    123456 Nestled in south Kolkata, Ballygunge stands as a testament to the city's evolving character, where heritage seamlessly blends with contemporary urban life. The locality, whose name derives from the Bengali word ‘bali' (sand), was once a thriving sand ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Desi dengue vax nears completion, likely to hit markets in mid-2026

    123 Kolkata: A dengue vaccine is undergoing the third phase of clinical trials in India, Balram Bhargava, the former director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), who led India's fight against Covid and spearheaded the development ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    4-day Nababarsha birding: 500 species, 757 checklists

    123456 Kolkata: The third edition of Poila Baisakh Bird Count ended with participants recording 500 species during the 4-day exercise that started on April 12. Seven-fifty-seven checklists, too, were submitted during this period as per the initial outcome. Some ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Man thrashed at metro stn for ‘misconduct’

    Kolkata: A male passenger was accused of touching women inappropriately on the metro travelling from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash on Monday night. Several passengers caught him in the act. Tensions sparked after the train left Rabindra Sarobar station and ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Ayah cleans out Lake Town home

    123 Kolkata: A trusted caregiver appointed to care for an elderly and ailing resident at a housing complex in Baguiati was arrested for allegedly stealing gold ornaments and cash worth approximately Rs 4 lakh from the family she was ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Fake passports: ED searches 8 locations in state

    Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at eight locations across Bengal, including Beckbagan in Kolkata and Birati in North 24 Parganas, on Tuesday as part of their probe into the fake passport racket. Sources said a person from ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Bank manager’ dupes senior citizen of 35 lakh

    Kolkata: A 74-year-old technical consultant-cum-valuer, residing at Phoolbagan, became a victim of cyber fraud after he trusted the internet to source the contact details of a "bank manager" and shared with the accused all his bank details. The victim ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Ex-bank staffer loses 20 lakh to SIM swap

    123 Kolkata: A retired bank employee fell victim to a sophisticated cyber fraud, losing Rs 20 lakh from his fixed deposit account through a SIM swap scam, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred in the Kalikapur area when fraudsters ...

    16 April 2025 Times of India
    Traffic mayhem in central Kolkata for 3 hours as Waqf, jobless teachers’ protest rallies clog roads

    1234 Kolkata: Multiple protests, coupled with a few processions to celebrate BR Ambedkar's birth anniversary, clogged central Kolkata for around three hours on Monday afternoon, despite it being a holiday.While Bhangar turned into battlefield as police stopped protesters from ...

    15 April 2025 Times of India
    Cops nab 24 illegal Bangla immigrants

    Kolkata: Cops from Baruipur district police on Monday arrested 24 people for illegally entering India by crossing the maritime boundary from Satkhira in Bangladesh without passport or visa.Among the arrested were 11 women and nine men, who were accompanied ...

    15 April 2025 Times of India
    Stone pelting on Bhagalpur–Howrah Vande Bharat train

    NEW DELHI: A stone-pelting incident occurred on the Bhagalpur–Howrah Vande Bharat Express near Hatpuraini halt, situated between Bhagalpur and Tikani stations on Sunday, news agency ANI reported. The attack resulted in the window glass of Coach No. C2, specifically ...

    15 April 2025 Times of India
    Murshidabad violence: Home ministry briefed on role of suspected Bangladeshi miscreants

    NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been apprised of the findings of an initial probe into the recent violence in Murshidabad, West Bengal, government sources said on Tuesday.Preliminary investigations reportedly suggest the involvement of suspected Bangladeshi ...

    15 April 2025 Times of India
    West Bengal Waqf protests: 16 cops injured in Bhangar violence; Basanti Highway blocked for hours

    KOLKATA: Violent protests broke out in Bhangar on Monday as demonstrators and police clashed over the Waqf Amendment Act despite appeals for peaceful protests. At least 16 police officers were injured—eight of them required hospitalisation—as bricks were hurled at ...

    15 April 2025 Times of India
    Jan Ahaar returns to Sealdah station after Covid break

    Kolkata: Now, enjoy a meal inside Sealdah railway station for just Rs 15. Jan Ahaar, the eatery-cum-executive lounge inside the station, has reopened after five years. It had been closed during the Covid-induced lockdown in March 2020.Jan Ahaar provides ...

    15 April 2025 Times of India
    AMAR KOLKATA, AMAR PARA

    123456 The para has been the central building block of Kolkata since its existence. And, much like the DNA is to all living beings, the para gives Kolkata much of its character; the city would be soulless without its ...

    15 April 2025 Times of India
    70 teachers head to Del, ‘tainted’ group marches in heart of city

    1234 Kolkata: Around 70 state school employees, who recently lost their jobs, vacated their demonstration venue at Y Channel in Esplanade on Monday afternoon as they left for Delhi. They intend to take their demonstration to Jantar Mantar on ...

    15 April 2025 Times of India
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