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  • Rain fails to keep revellers indoors as city enters festival home phase

    Kolkata: Kolkata's streets came alive on Saturday as people stepped out in droves to visit Durga Puja pandals since morning. The misgivings about possible showers, especially after the deluge and the consequent waterlogging, shifted as pandal-hoppers embraced the start ...

    28 September 2025 Times of India
    Stock limits put on raw jute

    Kolkata: A stock limit has been imposed on raw jute for traders, stockists and manufacturers to prevent hoarding and speculative practices. The order, passed by the jute commissioner on Sept 25, restricts balers with presses to 2,000 quintals, other ...

    28 September 2025 Times of India
    Footfall surge at city bars & restaurants breaks records

    Kolkata: City bars and restaurants were swarmed by the puja eve weekend crowd, shattering all previous footfall records and is expected to explode on Shasthi night when India crosses swords with Pakistan at the Asia Cup final. Serpentine queues ...

    28 September 2025 Times of India
    Slog-over shopping helps trade tide over 23/9 rain losses

    Kolkata: Last-minute shopping and pandal-hopping went hand in hand on Panchami as the dry morning served the dual purpose of visiting the big pujas in north and south Kolkata, and buying apparel or other accessories from markets like Gariahat ...

    28 September 2025 Times of India
    Bring back 6 from West Bengal deported to Bangladesh in 4 weeks: Calcutta HC to Centre

    KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court on Friday gave Centre four weeks to bring back Sunali Khatun and five others who were branded illegal immigrants and deported to Bangladesh three months ago.The HC also scrapped the June 26 order of Delhi ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: High humidity with moderate rain; AQI remains good

    Kolkata experienced moderate rainfall on , with temperatures ranging between and , accompanied by humidity.The city's air quality remained good with an , though residents are advised to carry masks during peak traffic hours due to potential ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Civic body drains flooded basements at Nandan, hosp

    Kolkata: Besides struggling to flush out rainwater from the city's housing complexes, KMC was also assigned to save landmark govt properties from damage due to waterlogging. Responding to an SOS from the state, KMC on Friday deployed men and ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Woman, 3 daughters found dead in Purulia

    Purulia: A woman and her three daughters were found dead in their home at Latapara, Bandwan, in Purulia district on Thursday. Initial autopsy suggested poisoning as the cause of the deaths. Police are yet to determine whether it was ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Former edu min Partha gets bail in last cash-for-jobs case

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted bail to former Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, in custody for over three years, in a case related to alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers for govt-aided primary schools.A month ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Dengue count starts rising, hosps admit 10 to 20 patients on average

    Kolkata: Ahead of Durga Puja, the city witnessed a spurt in dengue cases. Several private hospitals, which had not seen more than two to three cases over the last three months, now have 10 to 20 dengue patients admitted ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Pandals reopen but rain, sun play hide-&-seek, keep clubs on edge

    Kolkata: As sun and showers toyed with Kolkata's skyline, Durga Puja organisers remained on tenterhooks on Chaturthi, shoring up against predicted with tarpaulin covers, plywood walkways, and additional pumps. All major pujas reopened their pandals after urgent repairs.At ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Puja crowd vies for space with office-goers on Kolkata roads

    Kolkata: The city ended the week with a bang on Chaturthi, with thousands trying to squeeze in their pandal visits before the festival enters its peak days. On Friday, office-goers joined other revellers for a quick bout of pandal-hopping ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘High triglycerides may affect kids in long run’

    Kolkata: Seven out of 10 children in the age group of five to nine years have high triglycerides in Bengal, putting them at risk of developing heart and pancreas diseases in the long run. The latest national nutrition survey ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Tell mom I’m waiting for her, says Sunali’s 6-year-old daughter

    Kolkata: Afrina, all of six, rushed to the phone every time it rang on Friday afternoon. She didn't understand what transpired in the conversations but it had to do with her mother, Sunali Khatun, she knew."When will Maa return ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Relief for city homebuyers: State eases circle rates in select areas

    Kolkata: The state govt has rationalised circle rates in some localities in Kolkata and neighbouring Salt Lake and New Town where a recent 80%-90% rate revision had sharply increased the burden of stamp duty and registration fee payout of ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Mom-killing: ‘Treat accused in jail’

    Kolkata: Weeks after 65-year-old Nandita Basu was found dead at her Beliaghata home amid allegations that her son Mainak assaulted her brutally, leading to her death, a local court accepted the doctor's diagnosis that the accused suffers from paranoid ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    BSNL expands 4G network in Bengal, plans 5G in Kol in ’26

    Kolkata: BSNL commissioned 3,744 4G sites in Bengal, including Kolkata, with an investment of Rs 1,166 crore since last Aug, the state PSU said on Friday, a day before the inauguration of its indigenously built 97,500 mobile 4G towers ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Shah pitches ‘Sonar Bangla’ at puja opening, pays homage to Vidyasagar

    Kolkata: Union home minister , who was in Kolkata on Friday, reiterated BJP's ‘Sonar Bangla' pitch at the inauguration of the Santosh Mitra Square pandal, which has been built on the theme of Operation Sindoor. "Our Bengal should ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Rose Valley: 10cr to be refunded to 14.7k depositors

    Kolkata: The Assets Disposal Committee (ADC) to refund money of Rose Valley investors has started disbursing Rs 10 crore to 14,764 investors. So far, the committee, headed by Justice D K Seth, has disbursed nearly Rs 80 crore to ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Justice Sujoy Paul appointed Cal HC acting CJ

    Kolkata: The Union govt on Friday notified the appointment of Justice Sujoy Paul as the acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court. He was appointed following the elevation of Justice Soumen Sen as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.Earlier ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Hindustan copper posts highest revenue from ops in FY2024-25

    Kolkata: Hindustan Copper Ltd recorded the highest revenue from operations of Rs 2,070.9 crore in FY 2024-25. This reflects a robust year-on-year increase of 21% from Rs 1,717 crore in FY 2023-24, said CMD Sanjiv Kumar Singh, at the ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Brace for rain on all puja days, heaviest on Dashami, warns Met

    Kolkata: Do not forget to carry an umbrella when stepping out to visit pandals; it is now official that Durga Puja 2025 will be a wet affair. The Met office's special weather bulletin for the festival has predicted some ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Pandal-hoppers’ hurdles: Bus no-show, metro disruption, surge in auto fares

    Kolkata: Blue Line Metro service disruption, the far and few buses on roads, surging auto fares that turned into extortion by evening and the traffic jams, especially until evening, turned commute nightmarish for pandal-hoppers, along with office commuters and ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Sudesh Poddar is HRAEI prez again

    Kolkata: Sudesh Poddar has been elected again as the president of The Hotel & Restaurant Association of Eastern India (HRAEI), the apex body representing the hospitality sector in Eastern India. "It is an honour to be elected president of ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    Brij Bhushan appointed new prez of ICC

    Kolkata: Brij Bhushan Agarwal was appointed as new president of the Indian Chamber of Commerce at its 97th Annual General Meeting on Thursday. Agarwal said, "As President, I am committed to fostering collaboration, leveraging technological advancements and strengthening human ...

    27 September 2025 Times of India
    St. Xavier's Collegiate School wins best school trophy at All India Frank Anthony Debate

    KOLKATA: St. Xavier’s Collegiate School, Kolkata, won the Best School Trophy in the All India Frank Anthony Debate organised by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, while The BSS School emerged as the first runner-up team in ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata Durga Puja evokes Adi Ganga’s lost glory; ‘Parapar’ theme reimagines river, faith & life

    KOLKATA: A in Narkeldanga near Beliaghata has highlighted the plight of Adi Ganga, once a tributory of the Hooghly river that used to flow with life, faith and stories but has now become a shallow canal due to ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Shah in Kol to open pujas

    Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to reach Kolkata late Thursday night for a two-day visit ahead of Durga Puja. Shah is scheduled to inaugurate three pujas in Kolkata, his tight schedule on Friday might see changes ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    School jobs case: Calcutta HC grants bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee

    NEW DELHI: The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the teacher recruitment irregularities case.The bench of Justice Suvra Ghosh ordered Chatterjee to surrender his passport and remain within ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Durga puja celebrations adjusted by global diaspora for convenience and participation

    KOLKATA: This year, several diaspora organisers across the globe are advancing their celebrations to the upcoming weekend, beginning Friday and concluding with Dashami rituals on Sunday, which is Sashti or the pre-inaigurate day, as per the almanac. Some ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Bangla hilsa flop show in Bengal markets

    Kolkata: Fish importers and traders have termed the much-anticipated hilsa arrival from Bangladesh ahead of the Durga Puja festivities a ‘flop show' with low supply and steep price putting the delicacy from across the border beyond the reach of ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: High humidity with moderate rain; AQI remains good

    Kolkata anticipates a day of moderate rainfall today, September 26, with temperatures ranging from 25.7°C to 32.4°C and high humidity. Yesterday recorded 'good' air quality, an AQI of 47, which today's rain may further enhance. Residents are advised to ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata Durga Puja: Organisers race to repair pandals after 23/9 deluge; curb entry amid crowd surge

    KOLKATA: Several big-ticket Durga Pujas in Kolkata were on Thursday racing against time to complete repair work while attempting to accommodate revellers who kept thronging the pandals since morning. Some had to restrict entry and a few put off ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    UK Durga Puja to pay tribute to Walt Disney, Nandalal Bose and Jamini Roy

    KOLKATA: Fans of Walt Disney, Nandalal Bose, and Jamini Roy will join in the celebration of a Durga Puja that will be held at Milton Keynes in the UK. Preparations are in full swing for the event, which will ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Fire guts top floor of south Kol guest house

    Kolkata: A fire broke out on the top floor of a four-storey guest house on Prince Anwar Shah Road on Thursday afternoon, leading to widespread panic and disruption in the area. The building also accommodates an educational institution. All ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Teacher recruitment after puja

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) on Thursday published a recruitment notice for the recruitment of 13,421 assistant teachers across state-run primary schools. State education minister Bratya Basu posted on X: "The recruitment process will commence ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Water recedes, new craters surface on repaired roads

    Kolkata: The 30-hour waterlogging after the seven-hour torrential downpour has again battered freshly repaired roads. As the storm water receded, craters surfaced on various stretches in the city. A survey by the KMC roads repair gangs at the borough ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Balmer Lawrie to expand holiday pkg biz

    Kolkata: Central PSU Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd plans to expand and strengthen its holiday package business with more facilities and features of its existing portal, CMD Adhip Nath Palchaudhuri said on Thursday. The company is also eyeing a ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Overnight deluge: Deaths plunge families in darkness before Durga Puja

    Kolkata: Priyanshu Singh (21), a second-year BCom student, and Shivangshu Singh (17), a class XII student at Kalighat High School, have been braving poverty for decades, trying to shape a better future in this city. Their father, Jitendra Singh ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Alipore jail museum exhibition to give a peek into babu culture

    Kolkata: An exhibition on early Bengal oil paintings and Kalighat pats will be inaugurated at the Alipore jail museum on Thursday. Held in association with DAG, the exhibition titled ‘The Babu & The Bazaar' showcases aspects of Kolkata's history, ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Crowds make a comeback across city pandals, spark festive hope

    Kolkata: Pandals across Kolkata witnessed a strong comeback of crowds, many carrying umbrellas or wearing raincoats, signalling the revival of the festive spirit on Thursday. The evening shower, however, led to a sea of umbrellas on the streets, and ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    ED quizzes Bengal min for 5 hrs in cash-for-jobs case

    Kolkata: A day after a special PMLA court turned down 's (ED) plea to interrogate Chandranath Sinha in custody, the state prisons minister was questioned by the agency for nearly five hours on Thursday. Sinha was quizzed primarily about ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Airfares skyrocket amid rush to return home for Durga Puja

    Kolkata: Airfares to Kolkata from metros, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Chennai nearly doubled in the run-up to Durga Puja, as thousands prepare to return home for the festival.On Panchami, the cheapest one-way tickets showed steep hikes — Rs ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    KMC keeps pumps ready, to monitor waterlogging

    Kolkata: The Met department's rain prediction has prompted the KMC sewerage and drainage department to keep all its drainage pumping stations puja ready. Leave of all drainage department officials and workers have been cancelled until further notice. The civic ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Met predicts rain spells in Kol over next two days

    Kolkata: While heavy rain is unlikely in the city for now, squally wind along with a few spells of rain in the next two days could play spoilsport for Durga Puja revellers who have started hitting pandals in the ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    60% private buses remain off Kolkata roads

    Kolkata: Commuters faced a major challenge on Thursday as most of the minibuses stayed off the roads. Barely 60% of the private buses operated. Bus owners and workers warned of a repeat on Friday."Several buses suffered damages due to ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    BJP names Bengal poll strategists, TMC scoffs

    Kolkata: BJP on Thursday appointed Union minister Bhupendra Yadav as election in-charge for the 2026 Bengal assembly polls and former Tripura CM Biplab Deb as his deputy.The move prompted Trinamool Congress to ask if Bengal was a "dump yard" ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Balmer Lawrie expands holiday pkg biz

    Kolkata: Central PSU Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd plans to expand and strengthen its holiday package business with more facilities and features of its existing portal, CMD Adhip Nath Palchaudhuri said on Thursday. The company is also eyeing a ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata adds 4,890 residential units in Q2, marks 56% annual rise

    Kolkata: The city added around 4,890 residential units in July to September this year, a whopping 56% annual increase and a significant 95% rise over the previous quarter. Around 75% of the new supply was added in the mid ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Taj Ganga Kutir resort opens in Raichak

    Kolkata: Hospitality major Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) on Thursday announced the opening of Taj Ganga Kutir Resort & Spa in Bengal's Raichak. This is the seventh Taj property in the state in collaboration with the Ambuja Neotia group.Puneet Chhatwal, ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Shoppers return but sales below festival par

    Kolkata: The city's shopping hubs saw a modest return of business activity on Thursday after two days of no-show caused by unprecedented rain, waterlogging, and damaged stocks. While buyers began trickling back to Gariahat, Hatibagan, and New Market, sales ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    CEO meets officials over cash, contraband seizures

    Kolkata: Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal on Thursday met officials from the I-T department, DRI, ED, Customs and GST to discuss issues related to the seizure of cash and contraband. A blueprint for monitoring political parties six months ahead of ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    36 hrs under water, without power, families trapped in city pockets

    Kolkata: For several families in different pockets of the city, the ordeal of the downpour is still not over. Though nearly 36 hours have passed since the torrential downpour ceased on Tuesday morning, they continue to live in inundated ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    HC seeks report from utility on electrocution deaths

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought reports from CESC by Nov 7 on multiple electrocution deaths in and around Kolkata during the torrential rains that led to flooded streets earlier this week.The CESC was directed by the ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    CESC announces 5-lakh financial help after CM prod

    Kolkata: City power utility CESC on Thursday announced financial assistance to the kin of those who died due to electrocution during the flooding in Kolkata on Tuesday."CESC is deeply saddened with the loss of lives in our city due ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Water starts receding; power, life come back in Kol pockets after 48 hrs

    Kolkata: Two days after the torrential rain ceased on Tuesday morning, several localities in the city that were struggling with inundation and power cuts started witnessing receding of water and resumption of power supply.More than 2,000 living at Naskarpara ...

    26 September 2025 Times of India
    Kol safest of 6 metros, says KP accident report

    Kolkata: A study by city cops, with help of police in other metros, has revealed that Kolkata is the least accident-prone city among all metros in the country. The findings have been made a part of the annual traffic ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Exhibition on early Bengal oil paintings and Kalighat pats opens at Alipore Museum

    KOLKATA: An exhibition on early Bengal oil paintings and Kalighat pats will be inaugurated at Alipore Museum on Wednesday. Held in association with DAG, the exhibition titled 'The Babu & The Bazaar' showcases aspects of Kolkata’s history, culture, class ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Call for a multi-specialty consensus on obesity management in India

    KOLKATA: Metabolic obesity physicians and endocrinologists have called for the development of a comprehensive, multi-specialty consensus statement and clinical practice guidelines for obesity management in India. This initiative aims to address one of the most pressing health challenges facing ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata: Dr Kanad Das Appointed Director of Botanical Survey of India, 1st Mycologist to Head the Institute

    KOLKATA: The Botanical Survey of India (BSI), under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), has announced the appointment of noted scientist and mycologist Dr. Kanad Das as its new Director. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    2 sides of same coin: Prolonged heatwave & sudden cloudburst

    Kolkata: The twin crises of heatwaves and extreme rainfall are now defining urban life across India, and Kolkata is emerging as one of the most vulnerable. The record rainfall on the intervening night of Sept 22 and 23 is ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    'How insensitive can one be': BJP questions CM Mamata Banerjee's dandia dance amid Kolkata rain deaths

    NEW DELHI: BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya criticized West Bengal chief minister for participating in dandiya during a inauguration in Bhawanipur's Chakraberia, less than 24 hours after Kolkata experienced flooding that led to more than 8 ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Massive fire at Kolkata highrise; fire tenders rushed to spot

    NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at a guesthouse on the top floor of a four-storey building in south Kolkata on Thursday afternoon, police said.A senior officer said there were no immediate reports of casualties. Three fire tenders were ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Oracle focuses on hiring in smaller Indian cities

    Kolkata: Global IT major Oracle has focused more on smaller Indian cities for new hiring, while setting a target to have a presence in every state capital, a top company official said on Wednesday.Speaking on the sidelines of the ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Met spies wet puja as 2 more low-pressure systems loom

    Kolkata: Two more low-pressure systems loom over Kolkata, which is already reeling from Tuesday's deluge, with one forming within the next 24 hours and the other on Sept 30 or Ashtami. The first one is set to develop into ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Record-smasher Kol’s strongest non-cyclonic system since 1978

    Kolkata: The gigantic cloud mass that flooded Kolkata on Tuesday with the sixth-ever single-day rain recorded in the city was the most potent non-cyclonic weather system to strike the region in five decades. It moved in from the northeast ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Rain gods join Tolly screen war this puja

    Kolkata: Robbers, cops and sleuths are at a screen-war this puja in Tollywood. But the new entrants in this war are the rain gods. While one group of exhibitors feel the heavy downpour and the subsequent rain prediction have ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Rain gods join Tolly screen war this puja

    Kolkata: Robbers, cops and sleuths are at a screen-war this puja in Tollywood. But the new entrant in this war are the rain gods. While one group of exhibitors feel that the heavy downpour and the subsequent rain prediction ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Why Amherst St, Ballygunge, Patuli: KMC blames plastic, choked canal, pond delinking

    Kolkata: Copious amount of plastic, construction materials, green coconuts and even a used pillow were extracted from gully pits in Sukeas Street and its adjacent areas. These materials had choked the drainage channels and delayed drainage of stormwater from ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Remains of the night: Puja clubs remove debris, pray for the best

    Kolkata: Sunshine on Wednesday morning brought relief to organisers as they started repairing their damaged pandals. Organisers mobilised sweepers to clean the premises, artisans and decorators to mend damaged sections, and electricians to test wire insulation and service ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Stocks damaged, mid-week snap breaks puja shopping spirit

    Kolkata: A day after business was disrupted due to rain-triggered inundation, vendors returned to the city's shopping districts like Gariahat, Hatibagan, and New Market on Wednesday. However, they could not sell much of their puja stocks, mostly garments that ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    After flooding, SOS call deluge drowns car workshops across city

    Kolkata: A day after Tuesday's deluge in Kolkata that left thousands of vehicles, including luxury cars, submerged, authorised auto workshops were inundated with calls from car owners seeking to revive their waterlogged vehicles. However, the sheer volume of damaged ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Bengal government announces compensation for rain related deaths and urges accountability for electrocution incidents

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who were electrocuted to death across the state on Tuesday. The CM also urged power utility CESC to ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Traffic back on track but waterlogging a concern

    Kolkata: Road transport slowly limped back to normal on Wednesday. However, waterlogged roads, broken-down vehicles including buses, fewer app cabs, and even autos caused several hiccups. The morning traffic remained bumpy and slow on stretches in central and south ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    2 crocodiles stray out of flooded zoo enclosure

    Kolkata: Two marsh crocodiles strayed out of their enclosure at Alipore Zoo and landed on the main campus during the deluge between Monday night and Tuesday morning. Officials said they were put back in their enclosure soon.Zoo director Tripti ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    No defamatory comments on Mithun till Dec 15: HC to Kunal

    Kolkata: In an interim order, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh not to say anything defamatory against actor and neta and his kin until Dec 15.The HC is likely to hear the ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Shopkeepers to act as delivery agents for Amazon

    Kolkata: Amazon India has tied up with local shopkeepers in the state for last-mile connectivity. Shopkeepers will store Amazon parcels in their shops and deliver them to customers living in their locality.Amazon Transportation Services director Arindam Ganguly said that ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    9th body found in Gariahat as water recedes

    Kolkata: The body of a middle-aged person was found floating in Nandi Street off Gariahat on Tuesday night, police said. This is the ninth death reported in Kolkata after the intense rain. Police said the cause of death was ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Spl court denies ED plea to arrest Bengal min

    Kolkata: Dismissing 's (ED) plea for custodial interrogation of Bengal minister of correctional administration Chandranath Sinha, a special PMLA court on Wednesday said it wasn't satisfied "any custodial interrogation" was "justified at this stage".The court held that the minister ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Can she be brought back: Cal HC in Sunali case

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre whether nine months pregnant Sunali Khatun, who has roots in Birbhum and was pushed into Bangladesh with her son and husband on suspicion of being illegal immigrants, could be ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Night ops on Blue, Green lines for puja

    Kolkata: Metro will run night-long trains on the Blue and Green lines on the three main puja days. On Saptami, Ashtami, and Navami (next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday), 246 services will be available on the Blue (North-South) Line from ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Cal HC seeksreport on budgetfor judiciary

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed top state bureaucrats to meet with the registrar general during the puja vacation to decide on the funds release from the state budgetary allocations for the judiciary, reports Subrata Chattoraj.A division ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    BSF, BGB hold flag meet for smooth idol immersion

    Kolkata: and BGB held a flag meeting on Wednesday to clear decks for Durga idol immersions in the Ichamati. The immersion is popular among tourists on either side of the India-Bangladesh border. On the Indian side, North 24 ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    1st flight from Nepal to fly in on Oct 19

    Kolkata: Nepal's private airline, Buddha Air, will re-establish a direct air link between Kolkata and Kathmandu on Oct 19, resuming operations after a year-long hiatus. The service was previously suspended by last Oct. Although Air India Express, the ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Rain gods join Tolly screen war this puja

    Kolkata: Robbers, cops and sleuths are at a screen-war this puja in Tollywood. But the new entrant in this war are the rain gods. While one group of exhibitors feel that the cloud burst and the subsequent rain prediction ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Heavy rain increases risk of infectious diseases

    Kolkata: Tuesday's heavy downpour has started taking a toll on health and sparked fears of a potentially deadly disease – leptospirosis, which triggers fever, rigor, and jaundice – apart from temperature fluctuation-induced viral ailments that already saw a spurt ...

    25 September 2025 Times of India
    Kol schools, colleges bring forward puja holidays

    Kolkata: Schools affiliated with the Madhyamik board and state colleges and universities declared puja holidays on Tuesday, four days before they were to formally shut. This decision followed severe waterlogging across the city following overnight rain, which paralysed traffic ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Cars bear rain brunt on roads and at garages

    Kolkata: A night of heavy rain left cars, two-wheelers, and even buses stranded across the city on Tuesday as waterlogged roads turned commuting into a nightmare. Those who preferred to stay indoors were not spared either as flooded basements ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather update: Rainy day forecast with moderate air quality and temperature insights

    Low-lying areas might experience waterlogging, particularly during the predicted heavy rainfall on September 28. The consistent rain pattern through the week suggests a significant shift in weather conditions as autumn begins. Kolkata is experiencing a rainy day on September 24, ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Deluge drowns Kolkata: 7km cloud column dumps record 252mm rain; floods disrupt flights, trains, and daily life

    KOLKATA: At least eight people died in Kolkata on Tuesday as a seven-km column of cloud dumped 252mm of rain on the city in seven hours overnight. The deaths, all from electrocution and spread across the city, occurred as ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata rains: Widespread power cuts after 8 electrocution deaths; CESC shuts supply in multiple areas

    KOLKATA: The night-long downpour that inundated vast stretches of the city and caused eight electrocution deaths led to supply being switched off in extensive areas of south Kolkata on Tuesday morning to prevent further mishaps.Residents of Buroshibtala, Baghajatin, Paschim ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Zero-shopping day four days before puja

    Kolkata: With just four days to go for Durga Puja, Monday night's downpour washed away the crucial last hours of festive business, leaving both shoppers and traders in the lurch. The seven-hour deluge brought several shopping hubs in the ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Flooded streets, crew delays throw flight schedule haywire

    Kolkata: Overnight rain and subsequent waterlogging across Kolkata threw air traffic into chaos on Tuesday, impacting 187 flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded at the airport. By 7.30 pm, 42 arriving and 49 departing flights were cancelled at ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Plastic waste adds to drainage struggle

    Kolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim was spotted unclogging a gully pit in his neighbourhood in Chetla on Tuesday morning, dragging out plastic waste with the tip of an umbrella. The thin plastic packets pulled out of the choked drain revealed ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    8 dead as a near-cloudburst dunks Kolkata days before festival

    KOLKATA: At least eight people died in Kolkata Tuesday as a 7km column of cloud dumped 252mm of rain - almost 20% of what the city gets in the entire year - in the span of seven hours overnight, ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Civic body struggles to flush out water amid downpour, high tide

    Kolkata: A combination of torrential rain and high tide in the Hooghly frustrated desperate efforts by the KMC to flush out water from an inundated city and once again exposed the fragility of the city's drainage system at the ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    In less than 2 mths, 2cr+ attend ‘Amader Para...’

    Kolkata:Bengal govt's flagship ‘Amader Para, Amader Samadhan' (APAS) scheme reached a significant milestone on Tuesday when the total attendance at the outreach programme surpassed the 2-crore mark. Launched on Aug 2, APAS aims to bring local governance closer to ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Garia: 332mm; Kalighat: 280mm; Topsia: 275mm. Kolkata gets 20% of annual rainfall in one night

    Kolkata: A sudden, relentless downpour submerged Kolkata between Monday midnight and early on Tuesday morning with the city receiving around 252 mm of rainfall — almost 20% of its annual rain count of 1345.5 mm. The worst-affected areas were ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    BJP weaponising pain and spreading hate: TMC

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Tuesday reacted sharply to BJP's attack on the Bengal govt over the deaths and widespread inundation following the overnight downpour."Yesterday, Kolkata faced the fury of a rare cloudburst. Nearly 300 mm of rain fell within ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
    Uprooted trees add to traffic chaos

    Kolkata: Heavy rain not only flooded roads but also uprooted trees across the city, further crippling traffic on Tuesday.Central and south Kolkata were worst affected, as fallen branches blocked lanes and forced vehicles to take alternate routes. Commuters faced ...

    24 September 2025 Times of India
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