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  • 4 days to go for verification deadline, EC yet to check docus of over 95L voters

    Kolkata: The EC has so far verified documents of approximately 55 lakh electors who submitted them during the SIR hearings, a senior commission official said on Tuesday. With only 4 days left, as per the EC's schedule, to verify ...

    4 February 2026 Times of India
    Cal HC upholds eviction notice against PWD office

    Kolkata: Upholding the lower court's directions in May 2023, Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the PWD to vacate rented premises at 67, Bentinck Street within 90 days, where it operated for a rent of Rs 44,422 per month.D ...

    4 February 2026 Times of India
    Vrindavan’s Aarti Khetarpal finds her true calling on a Grammy-nominated album

    At the height of her career, the presenter and performer find a balance between ambition, faith, and inner life Aarti has spent years mastering what being in the spotlight is about. From commanding India’s biggest live stages to slipping ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    MuscleBlaze’s documentary on MMA fighter Sonam Zomba inspires the new generation

    Most sports stories today begin after success has already arrived. Brands step in once medals are won, rankings are secured and names start trending. MuscleBlaze seems to be doing the opposite. The fitness nutrition brand has released a short ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    INS Kaundinya to sail ancient Odisha–Bali trade route on Kartik Purnima: Sanjeev Sanyal

    The next historic voyage of the stitched-hull vessel INS Kaundinya will retrace an ancient maritime trade route from Odisha to Bali on Kartik Purnima, reviving India’s deep-rooted seafaring legacy, said economist and maritime history enthusiast Sanjeev Sanyal on Monday.“The ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Shubhashish Homes launches final phase of iconic projects Shubhashish Marina & Shubhashish Forest

    Shubhashish Homes announced the launch of the final phase of two of its most iconic and celebrated projects — Shubhashish Marina and Shubhashish Forest. Sharing the milestone, the company said that both projects were originally planned to be launched ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Could have brought lakhs’: CM Mamata Banerjee confronts Delhi Police at Banga Bhawan amid SIR row

    KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: "Brother, what are you doing here? I am not here for an agitation. If I did, you wouldn't be able to handle it," CM Mamata Banerjee told Delhi cops as she reached Banga Bhawan at Chanakyapuri on ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    In morning face-off, CM dares Delhi cops: ‘Not here for stir, wouldn’t be able to handle if I was’

    Kolkata/New Delhi: "Brother, what are you doing here? I am not here for an agitation. If I did, you wouldn't be able to handle it," CM Mamata Banerjee told Delhi cops as she reached Banga Bhawan at Chanakyapuri on ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    This forest village wakes up for one girl’s Madhyamik dream

    Jalpaiguri: Dawn came early on Monday at Budhuram forest village, a hamlet by the Gorumara national park in the Maynaguri block of Jalpaiguri, as 16-year-old Sumila Oraon appeared for the Madhyamik examination. Sumila is the first child of the ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    After parading SIR ‘victims’, Didi walks out of CEC meet

    New Delhi: CM Mamata Banerjee, draped in black, stormed out of a meeting with chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bengal's electoral roll on Monday, alleging that Election Commission "humiliated and insulted" ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    EC officials should be jailed for SIR mistakes: Ananta Maharaj

    Jalpaiguri: EC should be held accountable and poll officials jailed for mistakes in SIR forms and subsequent harassment, said BJP Rajya Sabha member and Cooch Behar neta Ananta Maharaj on Sunday.Addressing a gathering at Baneswar on the birth anniversary ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Budget boost to MSMEs but more needs to be done: Experts

    Kolkata: Measures announced in the Union Budget for MSMEs would help the 90-lakh strong segment in the state, but much more needs to be done in this regard, according to experts.FM Nirmala Sitharaman proposed introducing a dedicated Rs 10,000 ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Vote-on-account, SIR on agenda in last session before elections

    Kolkata: The vote-on-account session of the Bengal assembly will start on Tuesday and the vote on account will be tabled on Thursday, it was decided at an all-party meeting on Monday. No representative of BJP was present at the ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Woman dies of heart attack in SIR hearing queue

    Kolkata: A 32-year-old woman collapsed in the queue of an SIR hearing on Monday at the Deganga block office in North 24 Parganas. Serina Bibi was rushed to Deganga Biswanathpur Hospital, where she was declared brought dead. Doctors said ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    National Fibre Scheme a boost for jute, say mill owners

    Kolkata: The National Fibre Scheme announced in the Union Budget for self-reliance in natural fibres, such as jute, will help the struggling jute industry, according to leading jute mill owners. There are at present 88 jute mills in the ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Ensure safety of netas’ convoys, Cal HC says on Suvendu plea

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday, hearing a PIL by state leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari, directed Bengal govt to ensure adequate safety for convoys of political netas, ministers and members of the legislative assembly, as per their entitlement.Adhikari ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    SIR demand fuels birth cert ‘sale’, 30k each

    Kolkata: Do you need a digital birth certificate as a document for passport renewal? Or are you in a hurry to get a digital certificate as proof to prove your citizenship and avoid harassment during an SIR hearing? Can't ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Fire victims’ kin wait for remains, fin help

    Kolkata: A week after a fire ripped through two godowns at Nazirabad near Anandapur, families continue to wait for the mortal remains and death certificates of victims whose charred body parts were found at the site. Body parts of ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Rail budget: Bengal gets 14,205 crore

    Kolkata: Bengal was allocated Rs 14,205 crore in the 2026-27 budget, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a virtual press conference on Monday."Against the average allocation of Rs 4,380 crore during the period from 2009 to 2014, a whopping ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘Why spread communal content?’ Old loyalists from Kol and beyond pour in as bar reopens

    Kolkata: After staying shut for two days following the controversy over meat mix-up, when Olypub reopened on Monday, old loyalists poured in to show their support for the restaurant and enjoy the good old Kolkata vibe.Following police request, the ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Park Street meat mix-up: FIR filed against influencer for ‘inciting riots’

    Kolkata: Despite his apparent climbdown in the meat mix-up case, an FIR was on Monday registered against influencer Sayak Chakraborty, who on Friday claimed he was served a steak of a meat he had not ordered for at Olypub ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Case shows dangers of ‘influencers’ on the loose minus checks

    Kolkata: The social media post by an influencer on an Olypub service issue ignited a debate—both online and offline—on the boundaries of influencers.The debate is also about the growing sense of entitlement—the belief that a good number of subscribers ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘If docus not among EC’s 13, name may not be on final rolls’

    Kolkata: People who have submitted documents during the SIR hearing process other than the 13 notified by the EC are unlikely to be included in the final electoral rolls. EROs and AEROs, who uploaded those "wrong" documents, violating the ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Kamakhya–Howrah Vande Bharat sleeper goes non-veg with Bengali, Assamese-style chicken curry

    KOLKATA: Bengali- and Assamese-style chicken curry became available on the Kamakhya-Howrah Vande Bharat sleeper from Sunday, days after a "veg-only" menu whipped up a political row.The "non-veg" menu, however, was limited to chicken only. In the vegetarian menu, paneer ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    1st of 3 restroom blocks on airport’s upper arrival level open to flyers

    Kolkata: The first of the three restroom blocks for flyers on the upper arrival level of Kolkata airport, where passengers enter the domestic terminal via aerobridges, became operational on Monday, bringing relief to travellers. Two other sets of toilet ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    EC gets around 7.4L forms for new voter enrolment in state

    Kolkata: The Election Comission (EC) has received around 7.4 lakh Form 6/6A from people, who wanted to be enrolled as new electors in Bengal after the publication of the draft SIR roll, a senior official from the commission said ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Chingrighata hurdle defers Orange Line deadline by a yr

    Kolkata: The Chingrighata impasse has pushed the Orange Line's deadline from 2027 to 2028, Metro Railway GM Subhransu Sekhar Mishra said at the post-budget media conference on Monday. "Hopefully, the Orange Line (New Garia-Airport) will be completed in mid-2028. ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    ‘No cracker from 10 pm to 6 am on Shab-e-Barat’

    Kolkata: No bursting of crackers from 10 pm to 6 am during Shab-e-Barat, the Calcutta High Court on Monday directed in a PIL filed by a Ripon Square resident. She complained that, in the absence of any regulations, irregular ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Meds to get cheaper by March end, retailers worry about existing stock

    Kolkata: While the Union govt proposed doing away with the customs duty on 17 medicines in the 2026-27 budget, medicines with reduced prices are likely to be available with drug retailers in the city in two months' time. However, ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Kol gets digi platform to save wetlands

    Kolkata: A citizen-centric digital wetland knowledge and community platform was launched in Kolkata on Monday to strengthen grassroots conservation efforts across West Bengal, marking World Wetlands Day. The initiative, titled ‘Voices for Wetlands', is a community-led conservation programme organised ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Madhyamik begins, teachers still on BLO duty at hearing centres

    Kolkata: With alternative arrangements in place, the Madhyamik examination began on Monday, while teachers serving as Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to perform SIR duties spent the whole day at their respective hearing centres carrying out their responsibilities.The West Bengal ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Condo resident teen held for robbing neighbour of 1.5 cr

    Kolkata: A 19-year-old BCA student of a private college in Odisha, who resides in a Behala condo, was arrested for robbing his neighbours of Rs 1.5 crore, said police. The anti-burglary unit of DD said the accused, Harsvardhan Shaw, ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Kankulia mastermind Sona Pappu, wanted in 15 cases, on the run

    Kolkata: The alleged mastermind for the Kankulia violence on Sunday, Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu, has successfully evaded the police. For cops, Pappu is a familiar name. He was in and out of jail ever since he joined the ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Residents recount evening when S Kol para turned into war zone

    Kolkata: Fifteen-year-old Snigdha Haldar, a Class 10 student of Kamala Girls' School, was in the middle of last-minute preparations for her Madhyamik exams, which began on Monday. It was around 8.30 pm on Sunday. Her mother Purnima was in ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Police arrest 10 and patrol area hrs after violence; three FIRs filed

    Kolkata: Hours after bombs were hurled, bullets fired, cars – including police vehicles – vandalised, and brickbatting was carried out at Panchanantala Road at Kankulia on Sunday evening, police arrested 10 persons in connection with the violence."The arrested individuals ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    66-yr-old loses 5L in digital arrest scam

    Kolkata: A 66-year-old woman from Rajarhat was reportedly cheated of Rs 5 lakh in a digital arrest scam after fraudsters, posing as senior officials from multiple central agencies, threatened to arrest her and freeze her accounts over alleged illegal ...

    3 February 2026 Times of India
    Budget 2026: Mamata Banerjee slams allocation, moves SC against EC, CEO over SIR

    KOLKATA: CM Mamata Banerjee, acting in her capacity as Trinamool Congress chairperson, has moved Supreme Court against the Election Commission and the Bengal chief electoral officer on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll. The apex court ...

    2 February 2026 Times of India
    Bombs hurled, bullets fly, and stones pelted as two groups clash over control in Kolkata's Kankulia; 2 injured, several vehicles damaged

    KOLKATA: Bombs were hurled, bullets fired and stones pelted as two rival groups clashed on Kankulia Road in the Golpark area around 8.30 pm on Sunday, leaving at least two injured. Several cars and bikes were vandalised, and the ...

    2 February 2026 Times of India
    Siliguri-Varanasi rail link: North Bengal eyes tourism boost

    Siliguri: In a major step towards reshaping long-distance rail travel and strengthening regional integration, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament, announced plans to develop seven high-speed rail corridors connecting key economic and ...

    2 February 2026 Times of India
    Hopeful Bengal BJP picks up ‘devpt’ cues from Budget

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP on Sunday picked up some cues from the Union Budget and expanded these to stress creation of critical infrastructure in Bengal. Durgapur and Dankuni, netas said, will now have immense growth potential.State BJP netas said that ...

    2 February 2026 Times of India
    Budget reinforces push towards Atmanirbhar Bharat: DRDO director

    Kolkata: The Union Budget has reinforced India's push towards Atmanirbhar defence and next-generation military technologies, with continued support for deep-tech research, semiconductor self-reliance and indigenous weapons systems, DRDO director general Binoy Kumar Das said on Sunday.Speaking to reporters after ...

    2 February 2026 Times of India
    It’s a Humpty Dumpty Budget with nothing for Bengal: Didi

    Kolkata: "It's a Humpty Dumpty Budget," CM Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday, adding that the "jugglery of words" and the "sound and fury" in the Union Budget speech could not hide the fact that Bengal received nothing."Funds and subsidies ...

    2 February 2026 Times of India
    Hit by B’desh turmoil, hosps eye place in med hub plans

    Kolkata: The Union budget proposal to set up five regional medical hubs in partnership with the private sector offered hope for Kolkata's health sector, which struggled to cope with the loss of Bangladeshi patients since 2024.The hubs, proposed as ...

    2 February 2026 Times of India
    Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude strikes Andaman and Nicobar Islands

    SRI VIJAYA PURAM: A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Monday at around 3:30 am, the National Center of Seismology (NCS) said.According to the NCS, the tremor occurred at a depth of 10 km, with its ...

    2 February 2026 Times of India
    Madhyamik starts today, schools scramble to arrange invigilators

    Kolkata: As teachers perform duties as booth-level officers (BLOs), schools serving as venues for Madhyamik exams from Monday are struggling to bring in invigilators from neighbouring schools to cover the shortfall.TOI reported earlier that, to address this crunch, district ...

    2 February 2026 Times of India
    Durgapur pins hopes on industry corridor proposal

    Kolkata: Durgapur, the city which has a long industrial history, may benefit from the Budget proposal for development of an integrated East Coast Industrial Corridor, with a well-connected node at the city. This will be part of the Purvodaya ...

    2 February 2026 Times of India
    Budget wait-&-watch for Metro: Green, Orange & Purple Lines get 20 cr more

    Kolkata: The Orange Line (New Garia-Airport corridor) received Rs 705.5 crore, slightly less than the budgetary allocations of Rs 720 crore last year, and the Purple Line (Joka-Esplanade corridor) got a little more — Rs 906 crore against last ...

    2 February 2026 Times of India
    16 years after Didi’s Dankuni-Ludhiana freight corridor, Budget signals Dankuni-Surat connect

    Kolkata: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a dedicated freight corridor (DFC) linking Dankuni and Surat in Gujarat while delivering her 2026-27 budget speech."After the great success of eastern dedicated freight corridor and western dedicated freight corridor, ...

    2 February 2026 Times of India
    Budget renews revival hope for tariff-hit leather sector

    Kolkata: Manufacturers of leather goods in the city feel that the implementation of the measures announced in the Union Budget on Sunday will "renew hope" for the struggling units that are reeling under high raw material costs and falling ...

    2 February 2026 Times of India
    'It's a Humpty-Dumpty budget': Ahead assembly polls, CM Mamata Banerjee slams Union Budget 2026–27

    KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday criticised the Centre, calling the Union Budget 2026–27, “anti-women, anti-farmer, anti-education” and claiming that it has “nothing on offer for Bengal”, as political sparring intensified ahead of the state’s upcoming ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    NIA starts Beldanga probe, state govt replaces dist SP

    Beldanga (Murshidabad): Coinciding with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) taking over the probe in the Jan 16-17 Beldanga violence, the Bengal govt on Saturday transferred Murshidabad police superintendent Kumar Sunny Raj and replaced him with Dhritiman Sarkar. Raj will ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata warehouse fire: Tragedy result of TMC’s corruption, says Amit Shah; Mamata govt reminds BJP of Goa nightclub blaze, Indore water tragedy

    KOLKATA: The Nazirabad fire tragedy was not an accident but a result of Trinamool’s corruption, Union home minister Amit Shah alleged on Saturday during a workers’ meeting in Barrackpore. Later, speaking in Siliguri, Shah said if voted to office ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Indian Museum to unveil ‘beyond the land’ exhibition on 212th foundation day

    KOLKATA: Indian Museum pieced together a rare exhibition from its enviable reserve collection for the first time in its history as a tribute to India’s deep civilisational relationship with water to mark its 212th foundation day on February 2. ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Thieves target walkers, cars in south and central Kol

    Kolkata: Incidents of thefts and snatching targeting walkers and cars have been reported from south and central Kolkata. A 46-year-old techie from Behala, employed with an MNC, claimed his bag containing gadgets and his employee identity card, were missing ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Wrong meat: Park St waiter arrested

    Kolkata: A waiter at a Park Street restaurant was arrested on Saturday after an influencer from the television industry, who was dining there with his friends on Friday night, alleged he was served a steak of a meat different ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Health sector eyes lower GST and tech expansion

    Kolkata: More funds for tertiary hospitals, lower GST, incentives for rural health care workers, and expansion of technologies like AI to reach more patients were some of the expectations of the Kolkata and Bengal health sector ahead of the ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Kalighat film wins Grand Prix at int’l docu festival

    Kolkata: Bipuljit Basu's ‘Redlight to Limelight' has won the Grand Prix Award in the international competition at FIPADOC – Festival International du Documentaire in France, a recognition he values as deeply as the disappointment he feels over CBFC norms ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    TMC reminds BJP of Goa nightclub blaze, Indore water deaths

    KOLKATA: If home minister Amit Shah blames CM Mamata Banerjee for the fire tragedy in Anandapur, then PM Nar-endra Modi is equally responsible for the Goa nightclub blaze a month ago, Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said on ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata godown fire tragedy no accident, TMC responsible: Union home minister Amit Shah

    KOLKATA/SILIGURI: The Nazirabad fire tragedy was not an accident but a result of Trinamool’s corruption, Union home minister Amit Shah alleged on Saturday during a workers’ meeting in Barrackpore. Later, speaking in Siliguri, Shah said if voted to office ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    CM Mamata Banerjee writes to CEC again over micro-observers in Bengal

    KOLKATA: Two days before her meeting with chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday shot off another letter to Kumar — her 6th since the Nov 4 SIR rollout — questioning EC’s intent in saddling Bengal ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    City school showcases athletic prowess, teamwork

    Kolkata: Army Public School Barrackpore celebrated its annual sports day, themed ‘Inclusive India – We are the Champs', for classes 9-12 on Dec 26.Renowned archer and Arjuna Awardee Dola Banerjee was the chief guest at the event.Brigadier Ashish Hooda, ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Bus-bike crash kills 3 of family in East Midnapore

    Haldia: Three members of a family died and four others were critically injured in a motorcycle-bike collision on the Balughata-Chaitanyapur state highway in East Midnapore on Saturday morning. The deceased have been identified as Arup Mondal (52), his wife ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Voters queue up in courts for affidavits to fix electoral roll name mismatches

    Kolkata: Thousands of people who were asked to report for hearings by the Election Commission for logical discrepancies in SIR forms they filled in earlier made a beeline for the courts to get corrections made through affidavits. Most of ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    FIR over ‘objections’ filed against 3 electors in Behala

    Kolkata: A day after a BJP leader from south Kolkata was arrested by cops and later granted bail, Kolkata Police filed another FIR in which a person named Mithun Bhattacharya allegedly used forged documents to file objections against three ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata warehouse fire result of TMC's corruption: Shah

    Kolkata/Siliguri: Union home minister Amit Shah alleged on Saturday the eastern Kolkata warehouse fire that killed 27 was not an accident but the result of Trinamool Congress's corruption and claimed CM Mamata Banerjee "needs a cataract operation" because she ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    BLO app gets 17th feature in last phase of SIR hearing

    Kolkata: The Election Commission has introduced the 17th feature in the BLO app in the last phase of the SIR hearing. The new feature — Upload Hearing Photo and Attendance— records the details of the electors appearing before EC ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Hearing nears completion in S Kol assembly seats

    Kolkata: The hearing exercise is almost complete in three assembly constituencies — Bhowanipore, Rashbehari, and Ballygunge — all of which fall under the Kolkata South Lok Sabha seat, a senior EC official said on Saturday. In north Bengal, all ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Before budget, focus on remaining Purple, Orange and Yellow Line work

    Kolkata: Having added 13 km metro sections last year, including the East-West Metro's (Green Line) full run and the maiden airport connectivity, engineers are eyeing hefty allocations this Rail Budget for the Purple, Orange and Yellow lines on Sunday. ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    McPherson Sq: KMC seeks more time from HC to file report

    Kolkata: The counsel representing Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Friday sought an additional 10 days to file a report on McPherson Square at the Calcutta High Court.This was the second extension that the civic body sought on the issue. After ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Water set to be back in S Kol after repairs at plant

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) water supply department on Saturday successfully completed repair and maintenance of the Garden Reach water treatment plant and necessary maintenance works at some water booster pumping stations across south Kolkata.Water supply to vast ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    After SC pad-up order, city schools relive 20-year hygiene journey

    Kolkata: A nearly two-decade-long push to make schools safer and more comfortable for girls during menstruation is gaining renewed attention in Bengal, as the state education department prepares to review menstrual hygiene facilities in government-run schools following the Supreme ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    E-payment boom at book fair amid weekend rush

    Kolkata: With only three more days to go for the 49th International Kolkata Book Fair to conclude, book lovers are making the most of the last weekend. Close to 25 lakh people have visited the fair till now, with ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Police rejig continues as new CP, DGP join office

    Kolkata: "Will work as a team," Bengal DGP Peeyush Pandey told reporters on Saturday after taking charge from Rajeev Kumar. Kolkata Police commissioner Supratim Sarkar also took charge and immediately listed out his priorities to senior officers. Meanwhile, the ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Ex-MP Mimi stands in SIR queue with sis

    Kolkata: After Dev, actor and former TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty was summoned to the SIR hearing. On Jan 31, she attended the hearing at the Kasba Chittaranjan Girls' High School with the required documents. Her sister was also summoned ...

    1 February 2026 Times of India
    Centenary spotlight on Kolkata’s 400+ Art Deco buildings sparks preservation push

    KOLKATA: Even as the world celebrates the centenary year of Art Deco, a distinct style of architecture that incorporated geometric patterns, sleek lines, zigzags, and sunbursts in buildings, conservation architects and heritage experts in Kolkata called for preservation and ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Shah in Kol, BJP launches ‘infiltration’ film

    Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah's arrival in the city on Friday night coincided with Bengal BJP releasing a documentary on "infiltration" and "demographic change" in Bengal. He is scheduled to address two consecutive rallies on Saturday, one in ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Economic survey flags revival of village commons as key to sustainable rural growth

    KOLKATA: The Union government’s Economic Survey 2025–26 has called for a renewed focus on the revival and protection of village commons, describing them as a critical but underutilised foundation for sustainable rural development, resilient livelihoods and ecological stability.Released on ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Exide net profit jumps 5.3% to Rs 258cr

    Kolkata: Storage battery major Exide Industries saw a 5.3% jump in net profit to Rs 258 crore in the third quarter of this fiscal, from Rs 245 crore during the same period last fiscal. Revenue from operations saw a ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    151 fishermen repatriated in India-B’desh sea exchange

    Kolkata: A total of 151 fishermen from India and Bangladesh were repatriated to their respective countries as part of a coordinated exchange on Thursday. Twenty-three Indian fishermen and two Indian fishing boats were released by Bangladesh, and 128 Bangladeshi ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Khoai character not established’: SC clears Santiniketan bldg project

    Kolkata: In the absence of any tangible evidence that a residential building near Visva-Bharati University in Santinektan was in the protected ‘khoai' area, which is an ecologically and culturally preserved zone, the Supreme Court has overturned a Calcutta high ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Retd engineer defies digi arrest threat & goes to cops when asked to pay 28L

    Howrah: A 72-year-old retired assistant engineer of Kolkata Municipal Corporation who had been under digital arrest for eight days, and in danger of losing his life's savings of Rs 28 lakh, managed to escape by the skin of his ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Proposed BTR railway line sparks concerns over tiger relocation

    Jalpaiguri: A railway line proposed through the Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) has led to concerns among wildlife conservationists over the fate of the tiger relocation programme at Buxa.The 15.3-km Rajabhatkhawa-Jainti line, estimated to cost Rs 180.2 crore, is part ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Seat-sharing talks stumble as Cong, CPM spar

    Kolkata: A day after CPM fuelled alliance speculation by holding a meeting with Humayun Kabir's Janata Unnayan Party, comments by party state secretary Md Salim on the state Congress's perceived proximity to Trinamool have further exposed apparent fault lines ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Bridge collapses in West Bengal's Cooch Behar as truck crosses

    KOLKATA: A bridge collapsed on Friday while a goods-laden dumper was crossing in West Bengal's Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar district, officials said. The incident occurred in the morning when a portion of the bridge gave way with a loud ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Bengal, Kol get new top cops in major pre-poll police rejig

    Kolkata: In possibly the last major reshuffle of police brass before the assembly elections, Bengal govt on Friday appointed Peeyush Pandey as acting director general of police and Supratim Sarkar as the new Kolkata Police commissioner. The police commissioners ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Hand over acquired border land to BSF, HC tells Bengal

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court has directed the Bengal govt to hand over to Border Security Force by March 31 land acquired by the Union govt across nine districts for a project to secure the India-Bangladesh boundary with barbed-wire fencing. ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Serve all pending notices by Sunday, complete hearings in a week: EC

    Kolkata: The Election Commission on Friday instructed officials to generate all pending notices for hearings (about 50,000-60,000) by 5 pm on Saturday and serving all notices (about 5-6 lakh) by 5 pm on Sunday. It also directed completion of ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Business continues as usual at warehouse zone but fire safety lapses haunt locals

    Kolkata: Several commercial units, mostly logistics hubs and warehouses for e-commerce firms and other companies, continue to operate near the Anandapur fire site without adequate fire safety measures, claimed locals and gig workers.TOI on Friday spoke to local residents ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Bengal in firm control vs Haryana

    Kolkata: Bengal took firm control of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘C' match against Haryana, sitting pretty with a 248-run lead at stumps on Day II at the Chaudhary Bansi Lal Stadium in Lahli on Friday. Haryana perhaps saw ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Start-up infra push at Surendranath College

    Kolkata: An ‘automated blood analyser' was inaugurated at Surendranath College on Friday, marking a step forward in its start-up initiative. Students of the department of physiology will conduct blood tests and provide primary health check-ups for the students, teachers, ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Rebuked for crossing time limit, morning walker beats up Botanic Garden guard

    Howrah: A former soldier and security guard at Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah was hospitalised after he was injured by a morning walker. A complaint was filed against accused Soham Sharma. The security guard, who ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    New Mkt shoe seller attacks customer during price row

    Kolkata: New Market Police registered a case after a 33-year-old man alleged he was assaulted with an iron rod by a shoe hawker following an argument over prices on Market Street on Wednesday.The complainant, Md Irfan Khan a resident ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Biker thrashes sgt and home guard, snatches equipment

    Kolkata: A 32-year-old biker was detained and handed over to Bowbazar Police on Thursday after he allegedly assaulted two cops — a sergeant and a home guard — on traffic duty and snatched govt-issued equipment at the Ganesh Chandra ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Metro plans to begin work to rebuild Kavi Subhas stn in April

    Kolkata: Metro Railway is planning to start full-fledged work to rebuild the Blue Line's Kavi Subhash station from around April, senior officials said. The rake-reversal point at the new southern terminus station, Shahid Khudiram, will start around the same ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Madhyamik: Board writes to CEO for teacher release

    Kolkata: With Madhyamik examination set to begin in two days, the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) is unaware of how many teachers and education dept officers are performing SIR duties. On Jan 27, the board sent letters ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    IIT MoU to boost cancer diagnosis

    Kolkata: In a significant collaboration between three institutes of national importance, IIT-Kharagpur signed an MoU with the Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) and Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) to launch MSc programmes in nuclear medicine and medical physics from ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    After decorator firm owner, cops arrest 2 momo factory managers

    Kolkata: Two more persons, both senior employees of Wow! Momo, were arrested in connection with the fire that broke out in Anandapur in the early hours of Monday. The total arrests in the incident now stands at three. The ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    IIT-Kgp plans automated vigil on students’ entry, exit

    Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur is set to roll out an high-level automated notification system at the main gate of the institute for greater surveillance of students' movements in and out of the campus to ensure their safety. The new system—developed ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    Doctor not guilty, say courts

    Kolkata: Lake Town resident Aradeep Chatterjee, who was arrested 9 years ago on allegations of being a fake doctor along with his father, Ashim Chatterjee, has been exonerated from all charges by 2 courts over a period of time.While ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
    By March 31, transfer land for fencing of border: HC to Bengal

    Kolkata: Calcutta high court has directed Bengal govt to hand over to BSF by March 31 land parcels earmarked and paid for by the Union govt across nine border districts for a project to secure the porous India-Bangladesh boundary ...

    31 January 2026 Times of India
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