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  • Low turnout on 1st day of physical docu verification

    Kolkata: Colleges on Wednesday started the physical verification of documents of undergraduate candidates who applied on the centralised admission portal. This process, under which the students will confirm they will pursue the courses they chose and paid for online, ...

    1 August 2024 Times of India
    ‘CNG pipeline impasse likely to be resolved in 15 days’

    Kolkata: The supply of CNG to the city may go up three-fold in the next month since Gail is hoping to resolve the impasse regarding laying of the gas pipeline linking the city in 15 days. Gail chairman Sandeep ...

    1 August 2024 Times of India
    KP STF busts arms unit in Bihar

    Kolkata: Weapons used in crimes in the city, including an attempted robbery at Southern Avenue, have been traced to illegal arms factories operating in Bihar. Kolkata Police’s Special Task Force, in a joint raid with Bihar STF, has busted ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Bombs, cartridges recovered from Kolkata guest house

    Representative photo NEW DELHI: Law enforcement authorities discovered explosive devices and ammunition at a lodging facility in Kolkata's Iqbalpur neighborhood, according to officials' statements on Wednesday. The police team, acting on a tip, arrived at the guest house on ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Heavy rain likely in Kol tomorrow

    Kolkata: Several shower spells between Monday night and Tuesday evening added 44.3 mm of rain to the city’s July rain kitty, narrowing down the shortage further. The Met office expects more rain, including some heavy spells on Thursday. The ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Excited to link up with Dimitri & Jason at Bagan: Maclaren

    Kolkata: Jamie Maclaren is no stranger to success. A four-time Golden Boot winner and all-time leading scorer in A-League’s history, he’s been instrumental in Melbourne City’s recent reign in Australian football.And determined to bring the same winning mentality to ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Goods train wagon derails in Bengal's New Jalpaiguri

    NEW DELHI: A wagon of a goods train derailed near Rangapani station in West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri Rail Division on Wednesday, according to a senior official from the North-East Frontier Railway (NFR). The incident occurred at 11:45 am when ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Train derailment: Upper berths toppled onto cancer patients on way to Mumbai for treatment

    Several passengers were injured when upper berths collapsed on a Mumbai-bound train. Among the injured were couples traveling for cancer treatment MALDA/KHARAGPUR/KOLKATA: Badal Kumar Das and his wife Sabita Das were sleeping on the lower berths when the upper ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Didn’t notice any signs of foul play, say docs

    12 Kolkata: Not just one but two elderly doctors — a homeopath and an MBBS — had apparently checked the body of the 54-year-old woman but didn’t flag any concern. However, while one stuck to norms and refused to ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Clifford sprints to victory

    Kolkata: Neil Darashah-saddled Clifford sprinted away with the Cavallo Velloce Cup at the RCTC here on Tuesday. The son of Jolie Rue was given a confident ride by Neeraj Rawal.There was a major mishap in the last race of ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    49 days after blaze, Kolkata's Acropolis mall set to reopen on Saturday

    Acropolis Mall in Kolkata prepared to reopen 49 days after a fire incident. Most facilities were set to resume operations following clearance from the fire department. KOLKATA: Acropolis mall in Kasba is set to reopen on Saturday (Aug 3), ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Duo confessed after locals accosted them

    Kolkata: Shocked neighbours in the Behala neighbourhood are wondering how a 54-year-old woman who hardly ever took medicine for high pressure suffered a heart attack and passed away all of a sudden. They are even more surprised at how ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Theft at ACP’s house; gold, cash looted

    Kolkata: A case of theft has been reported from the residence of an ACP at the police quarters in Tollygunge. “The theft took place on Monday between 11 am and 6.30 pm after unidentified miscreants entered the quarters of ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    ‘Time to break adoption news is crucial’

    Kolkata: The timing and manner of informing an adopted child that she/he is not the biological child of her/his parents are crucial, according to psychologists. This consideration has gained attention in the light of a case, where a 14-year-old ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Five arrested for ‘aviation job’ scam

    Kolkata: Five persons, who used to scam aviation job seekers, were arrested in New Town after cops raided two offices run by the fraudsters at Akankha crossing on Monday night. Police have recovered cellphones, POS machines, laptops, medical test ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Abhishek to FM: Provide white paper on NREGA funds to Bengal

    Kolkata: Trinamool general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday demanded a white paper on MGNREGA funds allocation for Bengal. Banerjee along with Trinamool MPs walked out of Parliament after there was no mention of the state being deprived under MGNREGA ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Organs of SSKM doc’s brain-dead mom save 2

    Kolkata: After almost two months, Kolkata recorded a deceased organ donation, —10th so far this year—where two kidneys of the donor were transplanted into two patients on Tuesday night. The donor, Kumkum Chakraborty (66), had suffered a brain stroke ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    HC slams police report on custody death, seeks fresh one

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday pointed out inadequacies in a report submitted by Tamluk police on the unnatural death of an accused in jail on July 5.Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj directed the police and Midnapore jail authorities to submit ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Man tries to drive away with cab, crushes owner

    Kolkata: A 52-year-old cab owner lost his life while trying to prevent the theft of his taxi on Tuesday morning. The incident took place around 7.30 am in front of Rajasthan Guest House on Zakaria Street in central Kolkata. ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    6-hour fire on top floor at Garstin Place

    Kolkata: A fire broke out on the top floor of a two-storey building at 5, Garstin Place around noon on Tuesday. No one was injured.Four fire engines managed to douse the blaze only around 5.45pm, said police. The cause ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    JU show-cause notice to over 20 for 2023 ragging

    Kolkata: Eleven months after the death of a fresher, who was a victim of ragging and died after a fall from Main Hostel on Aug 10 last year, Jadavpur University has issued show-cause notices to students who were found ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    How long must we endure procession of deaths: CM

    12 Kolkata: “Is this governance?” CM Mamata Banerjee said angrily on Tuesday in reaction to the derailment of the Howrah-CSMT Mumbai Mail that left two people dead. In a statement on X, she said: “This series of nightmares almost ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    4 cars, 10 bikes damaged in Anandapur bar brawl

    Kolkata: Around a dozen miscreants, several of them wearing masks, allegedly went on a rampage at a bar-cum-restaurant near Tagore Park-VIP Nagar off EM Bypass under Anandapur PS on Monday night. The accused vandalized four cars and 8-10 bikes ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Mumbai Mail derailment: Families throng Hwh, Kgp stns for updates

    12 Kolkata/Kharagpur: Family members thronged Howrah and Kharagpur stations, anxious to find out the status of their relatives travelling on the Howrah-CSMT Mumbai Mail that derailed in Jharkhand early on Tuesday. Unable to reach their relatives, families were seen ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    1L sq ft of retail space leased in Kol from Jan to June this yr

    Kolkata: Around 1 lakh sq ft of retail space has been leased across Kolkata from Jan to June this year. While fashion and apparel sectors accounted for about 46%, consumer electronics was next at 21%, followed by health and ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Isolation units back at city hosps as flu, H1N1 and other virals surge

    Kolkata: Isolation units are back at several city hospitals. A surge in influenza, swine flu and multiple other viral infections has led the hospitals to reintroduce them to prevent transmission, for the first time since Covid. While a couple ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    Bidhannagar police bust gang duping businessmen with fake tenders for Bengal school uniforms

    Representative Image (Picture credit: IANS) KOLKATA: Bidhannagar police have busted a racket that has duped several businessmen in Bengal and other states for several crores under the pretext of securing contracts for making school uniforms, bags and socks that ...

    31 July 2024 Times of India
    KMC deploys mobile vans to repair cratered stretches

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) roads department has engaged mobile pothole repairing vans to repair stretches of the city’s roads that have developed craters after spells of intermittent rain in the past seven days. These vans have been ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Passenger slaps Vande Bharat staff over mistaken non-vegetarian meal; fellow travelers demand apology

    An elderly passenger allegedly slapped a Vande Bharat staffer after being served non-vegetarian meal despite being 'a strict vegetarian' during his train journey. The video of the incident went viral on social media platforms.An elderly passenger allegedly slapped a ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Panja: State clocked $3.1M in engineering exports in ’23-’24

    Kolkata: Bengal govt was looking to increase engineering exports, said minister of industry, commerce and enterprises Shashi Panja on Monday, adding that the state was already witnessing an unprecedented growth in manufacturing sector.The minister was speaking as she presented ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    JU forms 4-member committee to probe torture on MTech student

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University has formed a four-member panel to probe the Wednesday night incident, where MTech student Biswajit Paramanik was mentally tortured and forced to sign confessional statements on allegations of stealing a laptop by fellow boarders at D ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    BMC gets 2.6 cr for road repairs

    Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation on Monday received an approval for Rs 2.6 crore from the state urban development department to repair and upgrade the main roads in Mahishbathan, Nayapatti and Polenite under ward 28 — just behind the ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Man who sought action on ex-Andaman and Nicobar Island chief secretary Jitendra Narain dies

    Image used for representative purpose only PORT BLAIR: Markande Tiwari, who had been advocating action against arrested former Andaman and Nicobar Island chief secretary Jitendra Narain amid allegations of his involvement in a rape case, was found dead inside ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata: Teen lovers kill girl's mom, 'threatened' dad keeps mum since June 6

    Image used for representative purpose only KOLKATA: A 14-year-old girl and her boyfriend, also a teenager, strangled the girl's 54-year-old mother to death, obtained a natural death certificate from a local Behala doctor and then cremated the body last ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Impossible to share Teesta water with Bangladesh: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

    Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: It was "impossible" to share Teesta water with Bangladesh, CM Mamata Banerjee told the Bengal assembly on Monday, adding that the needs of "Bengal's people should be met" before those of the neighbouring country's."The demand to ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    ‘Block raids’ to curb night crimes across Bidhannagar

    Kolkata: More than 80 persons were arrested for disorderly conduct and unsafe driving in a special drive undertaken by Bidhannagar Commissionerate to keep a check on night crimes between 9 pm on Saturday and 1 am on Sunday. According ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    ‘Climate crisis pushes up trafficking in Sundarbans’

    Kolkata: Frequent migration from the Sundarbans, often induced by climate change, is to be blamed for the rise in human trafficking in the region during the post Covid period, besides other factors like poverty and loss of livelihood, reveals ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Exide invests over ₹2.7k crore towards sustainability

    Kolkata: Battery major Exide Industries has already invested Rs 2,671 crore towards sustainability — producing lithium ion cells and recycling lead and lead alloys — and is planning to pump in more in the sector. This was disclosed by ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Assault plaint against TMC panchayat member

    Kolkata: Two youths were summoned to the Trinamool office in Rajarhat for arbitration over a financial dispute where a Trinamool panchayat member allegedly abused and assaulted one of them. The victim, Gautam Sarkar, filed a complaint against panchayat member ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    City zoo brings over young tigresses from outside state to woo its reluctant males

    Kolkata: It's been 18 years since a tiger cub was born in Alipore zoo. All efforts at breeding since 2006, when Krishna gave birth to a male cub, have gone in vain because the males are either not interested ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    BJP stir in House over Kanjilal as speaker

    Kolkata: BJP legislators staged a demonstration and walked out of Bengal assembly on Monday afternoon to protest the mention of Suman Kanjilal’s name on the list of its speakers. Kanjilal, the BJP MLA from Alipurduar, had switched over to ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    A319 Kolkata-Faridabad ‘flight’ gets stranded on busy stretch near Dakshineswar, cops struggle to manage traffic & curious motorists

    Kolkata: The sight of a 110-ft aircraft on a tractor trailer stuck on a busy road near Dakshineswar left motorists and locals amused. Many stopped to take photographs and selfies with the scrapped plane as traffic was hit on ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Girls surpass boys in UG admission race

    Kolkata: In the race for undergraduate college admission, female students have surpassed their male counterparts, with 59% girls — over 2.5 lakh — securing admission to undergraduate degree programmes.After the upgrade round, 4.3 lakh students have submitted admission fees ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Base constructed for Orange Line’s 90-m Metropolitan viaduct

    Kolkata: The Orange Line or the New Garia-Airport Metro corridor has completed base construction of 90 m of viaduct beyond Metropolitan station. By launching a 28-m span up to pier 287, implementing agency Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) now ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Dimi scores on debut in EB victory

    Kolkata: Dimitrios Diamantakos scored on his debut in East Bengal FC jersey as Carles Cuadrat’s team began their Durand Cup campaign with a 3-1 win over Indian Air Force FT at the Salt Lake Stadium on Monday. East Bengal ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Metro work, rain take toll on Technopolis road

    12 Kolkata: Movement of heavy vehicles due to an ongoing metro construction work and continuous rain have left the road in front of Technopolis in Sector V cratered. According to motorists, vehiclular speed has reduced to 5-7 kmph even ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Rainwater harvesting cuts freshwater use at Hwh stn

    Kolkata: In a step towards sustainability, Howrah station of Eastern Railway has implemented an innovative rainwater harvesting system. This has also stopped the use of freshwater for cleaning and washing purposes. The station manages to recharge around 7,300,000 litres ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Plaques add to heritage flavour of 3 eateries serving up signature dishes for decades

    Kolkata: An iconic restaurant on Park Street, a pice hotel on College Street closely associated with the freedom struggle and a century-old thandai shop on Mahatma Gandhi Road have received the Intach Heritage Culinary Recognition Blue Plaque over the ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Tolly shoots stalled, technicians & directors look for common ground

    Kolkata: The shutdown of shooting in Tollywood, precipitated by the absence of directors on Monday after the discord over SVF’s puja film shoot, has raised at least two pertinent questions. Firstly, why can’t Tollywood implement a system that grants ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata: 80% of 5 lakh applicants already got college berths through CAP

    Image used for representative purpose only KOLKATA: The final upgrade round of online UG admissions ended on Sunday. More than 4 lakh students out of 5.2 lakh applicants have taken admission by depositing fees through the online system, said ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Nonagenarian treated for stomach cancer with robotic-assisted surgery

    Representative Image KOLKATA: A 92-year-old man underwent successful treatment for stomach cancer in a Kolkata hospital. Doctors used robot-assisted surgery to remove a bleeding tumor from the nonagenarian’s stomach, who had multiple comorbidities including hypertension, COPD, and type 2 ...

    30 July 2024 Times of India
    Lathe owner arrested for murder off EM Bypass

    Kolkata: A lathe owner, Md Zakir Khan alias Lili, was arrested for the murder of construction material contractor Arif Khan in Uttar Panchannagram on Friday. Arif was murdered close to his residence, the incident leaving locals shocked. This is ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Shadow Fax has a good chance

    Kolkata: Donald Netto- trained Shadow Fax runs with a good chance of winning first division of WWW.Hyderabadraces.Com at Malakpet on Monday. Lashka from the stable of LVR Deshmukh should have it easy in the second division.Hyderabad selections12.45pm: 1. N ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata musicians mourn loss of Bangladeshi band’s former lead singer Shafin Ahmed

    Shafin Ahmed, the former lead singer, songwriter and bassist for the Bangladeshi rock band Miles KOLKATA: Music lovers of Epar and Opar Bangla are in mourning following the untimely demise of illustrious musician Shafin Ahmed, the former lead singer, ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Debate rages over Tollywood director’s suspension in Kolkata

    <p>Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rahool Mukherjee & Anirban Bhattacharya at an event<br></p> KOLKATA: The shooting for a Puja release hangs in balance over a debate on who should direct it. The Directors’ Association of Eastern India (DAEI) has revoked the threemonth ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Good Samaritan rescues injured doc lying on Kankurgachhi road after accident

    Kolkata: As a physician, he had tended to the ailing, including accident victims. But on Saturday afternoon, when the 29-year-old injured doctor needed medical attention, it was a passer-by who took him to hospital, and even stayed with him ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Teen killed, cop injured in bike accidents

    Kolkata: A teenager died after the bike he was riding hit a median divider on the Garden Reach flyover, while a Kolkata Police inspector was injured when he fell off his bike on the Kidderpore road in the Maidan ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata gets bigger US visa application centre

    Kolkata: US Consul General Melinda Pavek on Sunday morning inaugurated the relocated visa application centre in Kolkata that is two times the size of the earlier one and will help process twice the number of visa applications. The improvement ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    30% capacity boost in six yrs for airport’s terminal 1

    Kolkata: The current integrated terminal (T-1) at Kolkata airport is set to undergo 30% capacity augmentation in six years. Built in 2013, the 2.6 crore passengers per annum (ppa) capacity terminal caters to both domestic and international passengers. It ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    KP rescues antique dealer from kidnappers in Gaya

    Kolkata: A 63-year-old antique dealer, Mohon Chakraborty, was rescued by Kolkata Police on Sunday morning after he was kidnapped in Bihar’s Gaya and a ransom of Rs 40 lakh demanded from his family. Cops were able to arrest one ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Man on ‘Mission Mango’ reaches out to city schools to save environment

    Kolkata: When schools reopened after the summer holidays people were greeted with the sight of innumerable mango seed bundles on the premises. Instead of being relegated to the garbage bin as is the case, students had brought mango seeds ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Sector V to get over 100 smart street signs

    Kolkata: The Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) plans to set up more than 100 smart road signage across Sector V for the convenience of commuters and motorists. The signage will be visible during night. The authorities also plan to ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Sudden 120 dip in chicken price brings relief for kitchen budget

    Kolkata: Chicken prices in Kolkata have dipped by almost Rs 100-Rs 120 for the dressed ones and Rs 60-Rs 70 for the whole ones in the past 10 days due to the decrease in temperature, several communities switching to ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Armed men assault priest, flee with cash & ornaments

    Kolkata: Armed robbers assaulted a priest and looted gold and silver ornaments and Rs 18,000 in cash, from a temple in the Nadial area of Port division early on Sunday.According to police, a gang of three to four persons, ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Son, his wife kill woman, inform cops

    Kolkata: A 65-year-old woman, Prabha Nath, was found dead and wrapped in a plastic at her Akra Jagannath Datta Bagan residence by cops on Sunday. Police arrested her son and his wife for allegedly murdering her and leaving her ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    JU struggles to find profs as hostel wardens

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University is facing a problem in finding teacher wardens for its hostels as professors are not interested to take this responsibility, in spite of a rise in the allowance from Rs 2,500 to Rs 6,000. JU decided ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    State to set up three new sewage treatment plants along city canals

    Kolkata: The state govt has announced plans to construct three new sewage treatment plants (STPs) aimed at reducing pollution in the Bagjola and Kestopur canals, which eventually discharge into the Hooghly river. However, an affidavit submitted by Rajesh Kumar, ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Cops bring trucks, buses under bad-sticker drive

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police will now slap defamation cases even against owners of buses and trucks if obscene or derogatory posters or photographs — that can hurt sentiments of any sex, caste or creed — are put up on ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Schoolkids roped in to drive state’s fight against hepatitis

    Kolkata: The state govt has roped in school students to be the torch bearers of its campaign to nip out viral hepatitis by 2030.On Saturday on the eve of World Hepatitis Day, students across all govt and govt-aided schools ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Crowdfunding by Lake birders to help restore greenery lost to cyclones

    Kolkata: Next month, bird enthusiasts who frequent Rabindra Sarobar will plant 150 trees in two-three phases to attract more birds to the Lake. The birders, who have a WhatsApp group (Biodiversity of Rabindra Sarobar) where they generally exchange posts ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    West Bengal: Don’t worry, I’m not going to end my life, Jadavpur University boy told medical officer

    The MTech student was reportedly tortured at the Main Hostel on allegations of stealing a laptop KOLKATA: The Jadavpur University MTech student, who was mentally tortured at the Main Hostel on allegations of stealing a laptop, told the university’s ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Vulgar messages on vehicles? Kolkata Police decides to act against owners

    The decision comes after Kolkata Police on Sunday found two trucks with derogatory remarks against women KOLKATA: Kolkata Police has decided to slap defamation cases against bus and truck owners if found displaying on their vehicles obscene or derogatory ...

    29 July 2024 Times of India
    Nahoum returns to Jewish roots, non-kosher chicken off menu

    Kolkata: Nahoum & Sons, the cake-and-savoury shop that has been operating out of New Market for the last 122 years and is a part of Kolkata's foodscape has taken chicken items off its menu. The decision, employees say, is ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    Timely intervention by cops thwarts FB Live suicide bid

    Kolkata: A 20-year-old youth, who threatened to end his life on Facebook Live, was saved, thanks to the timely intervention of Kolkata Police a little after Saturday midnight. Cops said it was around 11 pm on Friday that a ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    Vending kiosks for cloth bags set up at 11 more Salt Lake mkts

    Kolkata: Following the successful pilot project of installing cloth bag vending machines at Salt Lake CA market, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC), with the help of the state pollution control board, has installed similar kiosks in most of markets across ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    CM review meet after KMC hawker report: Mayor

    Kolkata: KMC, which is preparing a report on the findings of a hawker survey at prime hawking zones across the city, will send it to the chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s office. The CM is expected to hold a review ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    Workshop on food safety norm compliance

    Kolkata: CII, in association with Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and state food safety department held the state connect initiative to create awareness about Eat Right India movement and strengthen the food safety ecosystem. FSSAI executive director ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    40 in a wk: KMC records spike in dengue cases

    Kolkata: There has been a spike in dengue cases, particularly in some south Kolkata neighbourhoods, over the last one week. According to a Kolkata Municipal Corporation health department official, the civic body has recorded 40 fresh cases in a ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    Be sympathetic to juniors, think about your family: Bratya to students

    Kolkata: Education minister Bratya Basu on Saturday hinted that the absence of a permanent vice-chancellor may be resulting in the delay in punishing the accused in the Jadavpur University ragging incident that took place last Aug and a repeat ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    Evening murder leaves Bypass para reeling

    Kolkata: The murder in a bustling area of Uttar Panchannagram, a neighbourhood off E M Bypass, on Friday evening sent shock waves through the area, which is not new to crimes and street fights. Police on Saturday cordoned off ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    Undertrial dies, kin allege negligence

    Kolkata: An undertrial died at Dum Dum Central Correctional Home on Saturday, leading to protests by his family, alleging negligence by jail officials. But jail officials denied the allegation and said Raj Dutta fell seriously ill while returning from ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    Cache for Trophy event

    Kolkata: Cache from the stable of Pesi Shroff is likely to strike in the first division of the feature event on Sunday at Pune. The second division is likely to see the well prepared Timeless Vision from the yard ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    To beat stress, docs take off stetho, wield painting brushes & cameras

    Kolkata: They can wield the brush as deftly as the scalpel or the scissors or debate intensely on subjects as varied as the war in Ukraine and the diminishing tolerance level in our society. Others can strum the guitar ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    3 held in illegal phone exchange bust

    Kolkata: Bengal STF has busted an illegal telephone exchange operating along the Chicken’s Neck corridor in north Bengal. Three persons — residents of Matigara and Pradhannagar in Siliguri — have been arrested.SP (operations) Indrajit Basu said the raid was ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    Suhail gives holders Bagan a winning start in Durand Cup

    Kolkata: Mohun Bagan Super Giant got their title defence off to a winning start, eking out a 1-0 win over Downtown Heroes FC in the opening game of the 133rd edition of Durand Cup at the Salt Lake Stadium ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    Subodh Singh confesses to 5 crimes

    Kolkata: The police claim that Bihar-based gangster Subodh Singh, who was brought to Bengal on transit remand by the CID in the cases involving the murder of Titagarh councillor Manish Shukla has confessed to at least five major crimes ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    Power snag hits metro ops

    Kolkata: Metro services were partially disrupted for around half-an-hour on Friday after a Dum Dum-bound train got stranded at Rabindra Sarobar Station at 12.45pm. Sources said there was some issue with the power connection on the third rail. The ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata Police prevent suicide bid after Facebook alert

    Representative Image KOLKATA: Alerted by a message on Facebook about a 20-year-old man livestreaming while attempting to commit suicide, multiple teams of Kolkata police joined hands to track down his home and ultimately coaxed him out of his decision ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    Unseasonal outbreak of chicken pox lays Kolkata low, takes doctors by surprise

    Representative Image KOLKATA: An unseasonal outbreak of chicken pox has taken hospitals and physicians by surprise in the middle of an influenza epidemic now sweeping through Kolkata. Even though the varicella zoster virus, that triggers chicken pox, usually gets ...

    28 July 2024 Times of India
    Contractor murdered, left on road

    Kolkata: A contractor of construction materials was murdered and left on the road in Uttar Panchannagram, off EM Bypass, on Friday. The body reportedly lay on the road unattended for a long time till police arrived. But Lalbazar officers ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Meet 'Ananya': The robot server taking over a restaurant in West Bengal

    NEW DELHI: A restaurant located beside a national highway in West Bengal is serving multi-cuisine dishes to its customers in a unique way.Instead of human servers, a robot named Ananya is responsible for delivering food from the kitchen to ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Ex-West Bengal minister Biswanath Chowdhury dies at 82

    NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal minister Biswanath Chowdhury, an eight-term MLA and leader of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), passed away at the age of 82 at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata on Saturday morning. Chowdhury, who was combating cancer, ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Minister takes ‘noise monitor’ dig at oppn

    Kolkata: State environment minister Md Ghulam Rabbani on Friday took a dig at “noisy” BJP legislators by proposing that a noise-monitoring device be installed inside the assembly. Rabbani made the remark amid sloganeering by BJP legislators during the question-and-answer ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Using derogatory posters on vehicles will now draw legal action: KP

    Kolkata: The city police have warned motorists of legal actions if they are found using derogatory posters on their vehicles. In a case reported from north Kolkata on Friday, cops counselled the owner of a car who flaunted a ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Bagan open against J&K side

    Kolkata: The 133rd edition of the Durand Cup is poised for a grand ceremonial start at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday, with local favourites and defending champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant taking on Downtown Heroes of Srinagar in a ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Cal HC lifts restraint order on CM in guv defame case

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday held that the Bengal chief minister had every right to make statements against the state's governor as long as they were not defamatory in nature.A division bench of justices IP Mukherji and Biswaroop ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Allow prisoners their daily bath, courts should consider bail for terminally ill undertrials: Calcutta HC

    Calcutta high court KOLKATA: Prison authorities cannot deny a daily bath to prison inmates, as it is a matter of basic health and hygiene, Calcutta High Court, hearing a petition on the condition of prisoners in state jails, said ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Plot against West Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee says before NITI Aayog meet

    Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of trying to divide Bengal and criticizes fund allocation at NITI Aayog meeting. KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: From ministers to members, BJP had been conspiring to divide Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee told reporters at Kolkata airport while ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    In I-T return season, fraudsters strike with fake tax-benefit message

    A recurring phishing scam since 2018 targets taxpayers with fake I-T department messages, leading to significant financial losses for many. KOLKATA: If you have recently received an email from the ‘Income Tax department’ asking you if you have availed ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    'No problem, but under her rule North Bengal is deprived': BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee attending NITI Aayog meet

    BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar criticized her rule for neglecting North Bengal. Banerjee plans to protest what she deems political discrimination against Bengal, accusing BJP leaders of attempting to divide the state and imposing blockades NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
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