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  • 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
    CBD traffic diversion for 3 wks for KMC repair work

    Kolkata: Travelling from north Kolkata towards Dalhousie or Howrah will take longer for the next three weeks starting Saturday. According to Lalbazar, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is likely to take a blockade on Lalbazar Street and Hemanta Basu Sarani ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Bandhan Bank’s net profit jumps 47% to ₹1,063 cr

    Kolkata: Bandhan Bank has registered a 47% jump in net profit in the first quarter of this fiscal. It has touched Rs 1,063 crore from Rs 721 crore during the same period last year. The bank’s gross NPA also ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    2023 ragging accused interact with JU freshers

    Kolkata: Some of the students accused in the ragging of the first-year student at the Main Hostel last Aug have been roaming freely on the JU campus and interacting with potential engineering freshers and their parents who are coming ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Metro to go counterless at 3 stations from Aug 1

    Kolkata: Metro Railway will launch a pilot project to introduce ‘no booking counter stations’ at Taratala and Sakherbazar on the Purple Line, and Kavi Sukanta on the Orange Line from Aug 1. In these stations, no booking counters will ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Harassed boy, 1st-generation engg student, may get a different hostel

    Kolkata: Several Jadavpur University officials and teachers are considering a possibility of moving the tormented MTech student, Biswajit Pramanik, to another hostel once he resume classes.Pramanik, who was rescued from Main Hostel’s Block D, where he was being mentally ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Sought Murshidabad UT in 2022: BJP MLA

    Kolkata: The political storm over carving out Union Territories inside Bengal continued on Friday with BJP’s Murshidabad MLA Gouri Shankar Ghosh calling for UT status for Murshidabad, drawing a sharp reaction from Trinamool. Ghosh claimed he had raised making ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    ITC to invest ₹20k cr in the next 5 years, max in FMCG scetor

    Kolkata: Sanjiv Puri-led diversified conglomerate ITC Ltd is planning to invest Rs 20,000 crore in various sectors in the next five years. The maximum investment will be in the FMCG business, followed by paper board and packaging and other ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    ‘Madam’ towers above all

    Kolkata: B Prithviraj-nursed Madam Rich should have no peers in lifting the Sir Visvesvaraya Memorial Trophy in Bengaluru on Saturday. The daughter of Arthur’s Girl will be guided by A Sandesh.Bengaluru selections2pm: 1. Liv In The Mist 2. Il ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    City sees spike in scrub typhus cases, 1-month-old baby in PICU

    Kolkata: The city has been witnessing a rise in scrub typhus cases, with several hospitals admitting patients, some with multi-organ involvement. Among those affected is a one-month-old baby who is undergoing treatment in PICU at a hospital for severe ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    KMC uses drones to survey city canals

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is using drones to survey the city’s outfall canals. This is the first time drones are being used to take pictures of encroachments on the banks of canals and to identify the heavily ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Soft-pedalling leads to sense of impunity: Jadavpur alumni

    Kolkata: JU alumni, students and professors, both current and retired, questioned why there seems to be “an effort to soft-pedal” whe-never allegations surface of ragging on the varsity campus. They say the university management may be fostering “a sense ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    BJP protests outside CESC office

    Kolkata: BJP staged a demonstration in front of the CESC head office at Victoria House on Friday against “fleecing” of consumers. State leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari threatened that if CESC did not reduce bills by August 15, the ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Min calls for India-Bhutan joint panel to curb flooding

    Kolkata: Bengal’s parliamentary affairs minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay on Friday moved a resolution for an India-Bhutan Joint River Commission for controlling floods in transboundary rivers. Chattopadhyay said in his resolution, “Centre has been unilaterally engaging with Bangladesh on finalising the ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Min: Crackdown on middlemen will bring down potato price

    Kolkata: Potato price is expected to come down further as the govt continues to crack down on middlemen, as instructed by CM Mamata Banerjee. “The govt has stepped in to bring down potato prices. We have had talks with ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Justice Chatterji, HC ex-judge who headed July 21 panel, dies

    Kolkata: Retired Justice Susanta Chatterji, who had served as a judge at Calcutta High Court and Orissa HC, died at his Howrah residence on Thursday. He was 87.CM Mamata Banerjee posted on social media that Justice Chatterji served both ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Films, tourneys in Kol for Paris Olympics

    Kolkata: Alliance Francaise du Bengale, in association with the Embassy of France in India and French Institute in India will screen a series of movies that celebrate sports, host a table tennis and dart tournament, organise a virtual reality ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    UK delegation concludes its two-day visit in Kolkata

    NKDA hosting the Innovate UK delegation at their office on 26 July 2024 KOLKATA: Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, in collaboration with British Deputy High Commission and industry partner FICCI on Friday concluded their “Global Business Innovation Programme” ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Medical camp for families adopted by MBBS students of Diamond Harbour Medical College

    TOI photo KOLKATA: The Family Adoption Programme (FAP) for medical graduate students under the National Medical Commission is making a difference in the lives of many, especially those residing in the rural areas. As part of the programme, MBBS ...

    27 July 2024 Times of India
    Speaker to Suvendu, Tapan: Act responsibly

    Kolkata: Speaker Biman Banerjee on Thursday asked Trinamool MLA Tapan Chatterjee and leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari to show restraint and behave responsibly, a day after the two had a heated exchange.“There are often heated discussions within the assembly. ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    ‘Set up pavement barriers in AJC Bose Road school zone’

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has written to Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) requesting it to introduce a number of measures — including installation of pavement barriers and replacement of electric poles — in AJC Bose Road school zone between Moulali ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    Laptop theft slur: JU MTech student in hospital after 'mental torture' at hostel

    The boy was rescued from Main Hostel Block D KOLKATA: More than 70 boarders of Jadavpur University's (JU) Main Hostel on Wednesday allegedly confined and "mentally tortured" a fellow boarder, accusing him of stealing a laptop, putting him in ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    Exports resume via Petrapole border

    Kolkata: Export of goods from Bengal to Bangladesh resumed on Wednesday with several of the 1,000 vehicles crossing over to the neighbouring country via Petrapole, signalling resumption of trade between the two countries which came to a halt after ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    KMC to hand over Alipore land to WBHIDCO

    Kolkata: A resolution to hand over the Alipore land was passed in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation mayor-in-council meeting on Thursday. According to the resolution, the 4.2 acre land owned by the KMC will be handed over to the West ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    Babysitter steals 8.5L ornaments from Ballygunge flat

    Kolkata: A 24-year-old woman from Sonarpur working as a babysitter at a businessman’s residence at Chakraberia in Ballygunge has been arrested for allegedly stealing ornaments worth Rs 8.5 lakh from her employers over a period of a year. Cops ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    KMC to clear ad clutter

    Kolkata: KMC’s advertisement department has decided to replace two-legged structures displaying advertisements with monopoles to reduce visual pollution. “Except for some major traffic intersections, the number of monopoles will be restricted within a km stretch of any road,” said ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    ‘Sessions court has to give reasons for arrest warrant’

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court recently maintained that arrest warrants should not be issued mechanically by courts and they must be justified with valid reasons. This ruling was made in a case concerning malpractice at three branches of a ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    Grievance panel revamped

    Kolkata: The state govt had reconstituted the state-level police complaint authority. It will be headed by Justice Ashim Kumar Roy, Lokayukta of Bengal. Other members include home secretary Nandini Chakraborty while DGP Rajeev Kumar is the convenor of the ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    Yatri Sathi AC cabs from airport to charge ₹70 more

    Kolkata: Passengers booking air-conditioned Yatri Sathi cabs at Kolkata airport will have to pay more than the current fares as the airport authorities are set to slap the taxis an extra charge of Rs 70 per trip as parking ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    Cops, kin trace kids who went missing from home, tuition

    Kolkata: Two children, aged between 11 and 13 years, were traced within 24 hours after they left their homes on Wednesday. In the first case, the student of a top English medium school in central Kolkata reportedly left his ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    1-year delay for holistic progress report card

    Kolkata: The decision to introduce the holistic progress report card for school students in the state-run schools has been delayed by a year. A notice has been issued by the state school education department and circulated to the schools. ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    Kol-Agartala daily flight from Sep 1

    Kolkata: Air India Express will start a flight between Kolkata and Agartala from Sep 1. The daily flight will take off from Kolkata at 7.50 am and land at Agartala at 8.50 am. The return flight will take off ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    ‘Start counselling at school to check college bullying’

    Kolkata: The process of identifying and tackling the factors that can lead students to isolate and torture their peers should start in school, well before they reach college and university, a cross-section of psychiatrists, counsellors and educationists have said ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    ‘2nd phase of cop-KMC hawker survey on, report to CMO in Aug’

    Kolkata: A detailed report on the state of hawking in some of the prime hawking zones is being prepared and will be submitted to the CMO next month.Sources in Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Thursday said the report was being ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    Mahitosh’s late penalty spares MSC’s blushes

    Kolkata: Mahitosh Roy’s stoppage-time penalty spared Mohammedan Sporting’s blushes as the defending champions scraped past bottom-placed Patha Chakra 2-1 in Naihati on Thursday to keep their Super Six hopes alive in the CFL Premier Division. Israel Dewan continued his ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    Hospitals must update kin on patients’ health: Panel

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) is set to issue an advisory, asking private hospitals to regularly update families about the patients’ medical conditions either on the mobile number or the email address registered during admission. ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    Flow of Bangla patients to city hosps comes to a complete halt

    Kolkata: The flow of patients from Bangladesh to Kolkata has dried up completely following the unrest in the neighbouring country that has stalled bus and train services across the border. Bangladesh patients comprise 12%-15% of revenue for several private ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor to plough back royalty from his book to hospital for children

    Cheque being handed over to ICH Kolkata KOLKATA: A Kolkata doctor has pledged to plough back the entire royalty from his book on paediatric dermatology to a hospital for children. Apart from educating parents on skin issues in children, ...

    26 July 2024 Times of India
    Harassment charge: NUJS VC moves HC

    Kolkata: The VC of WBNUJS moved the division bench of Calcutta High Court, challenging a single bench judgment that directed re-examination of harassment charge by a professor. The bench of Justice Kausik Chanda had directed the local committee of ...

    25 July 2024 Times of India
    Two from West Bengal craft success tales, selected for National Handloom Award

    File photo BURDWAN: A 48-year-old weaver from East Burdwan's Kalna, Khayeruddin Sheikh, and Howrah-based handloom designer, Soumitra Mondal, are among the list of Sant Kabir and National Handloom Awardees for 2023. The two awardees from Bengal will be felicitated ...

    25 July 2024 Times of India
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