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  • Ethnic communities in New Zealand’s Christchurch hold vigil, denounce the Pahalgam terror attack

    A memorial vigil occurred in Christchurch for tourists who died in the Kashmir terror attack. The Christchurch Bengali Community Inc organised the event KOLKATA: In Christchurch, the second-largest city in New Zealand, various communities gathered on Saturday to hold ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Access to terrace crucial to save lives during fires, say experts

    12 In the March 2010 Stephen Court fire, 43 people lost their lives, many of whom were trapped behind a locked terrace door, gasping for breath in the smoke-filled stairwell. For those trying to escape upwards, the locked ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Legendary town planner passes away

    123 Kolkata: The former chief architect of Calcutta Metropolitan Planning Organisation, Santosh Ghosh, passed away on Saturday at the age of 89.In the 1960s, he worked with renowned urban designer Gordon Cullen of the Ford Foundation to prepare the ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    IPL 2025: Traffic restrictions, diversions in Kolkata ahead of KKR vs RR clash at Eden Gardens today; check details here

    NEW DELHI: The Kolkata Traffic Police have issued a comprehensive traffic advisory in view of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 fixture between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), scheduled to be held on Sunday, May 4, ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Psychiatrists, legal experts to be on IIT-Kgp panel to probe suicide spate

    123 Kolkata: Behavioural science experts, psychiatrists, counsellors, legal experts, alumni, former faculty members, student representatives and professors will be part of IIT Kharagpur's committee that will investigate the reasons behind the spate of students' suicides and suggest measures to ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Fire lapses, bldg plan tweak at Kolkata hotel, confirms report

    Kolkata: The six-storey hotel in Mechhua did not adhere to the sanctioned building plans and operated without fire safety measures when the blaze broke out, revealed the initial forensic report. The report, which was shared with the police on ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Darj to host fest on films about train journeys

    Darjeeling: The iconic Darjeeling station of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) will host a film festival in the first week of June. This three-day cultural celebration will be organised in partnership with Dubai-based filmmaker Shrey Rajdeo. The organisers have ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Neighbourhood hotels in Kolkata flout rules, put guests at risk

    Kolkata: In the wake of the deaths caused by the Mechhua hotel inferno, fire safety experts have raised concerns about the proliferation of hotels in neighbourhoods over the past decade. Many of these hotels have been established through the ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Laughing clubs to pay homage to Pahalgam terror victims

    Kolkata: Members of different laughing clubs in Kolkata are set to spread the message of peace and pay homage to the Pahalgam attack victims during the World Laughter Day celebrations on Sunday. This year's theme is: "Bring joy, healing, ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Pak-detained BSF jawan’s wife plans to go to Delhi

    Rishra: Rajani Shaw, the wife of BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, currently detained in Pakistan, will travel to Delhi on Tuesday to meet BSF officers there if she does not hear anything concrete about her husband's release by then.Rajani, ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘Nat’l disgrace’: TMC slams BJP-led Centre over NHRC ‘downgrading’

    Kolkata: Citing reports by a section of the media that the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) had recommended downgrading India's NHRC from category A to category B, TMC on Saturday claimed this was a "price India ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    In letter to Shah, MP seeks protection of Bengali workers

    Kolkata: Trinamool MP and Bengal Migrant Workers Welfare Board chairman Samirul Islam has written to Union home minister Amit Shah, urging him to ensure safety of the migrant workers from Bengal who have been facing attacks in states like ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    2 cops suspended; 2 more held for Jafrabad murders

    Kolkata: Barely 48 hours before CM Mamata Banerjee's visit to Murshidabad, Bengal Police on Saturday suspended Shibo Prasad Ghosh, the former OC of Shamsherganj PS, and SI Md Jalaluddin Ahamed for "gross misconduct and dereliction of duty".Both Ghosh and ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    2 dead in Memari accident

    Memari: Two people were killed after an SUV collided with a rice-loaded van at the NH 19-GT Road junction near Rasulpur village in East Burdwan's Memari on Saturday morning. The rice-loaded engine van was coming from the Burdwan side, ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Fire guts hologram factory in Sec V, close shave for staff

    1234 Kolkata: A fire broke out at a hologram manufacturing factory in Salt Lake Sector V on Friday, scaring techies and locals alike. This incident was particularly alarming as it followed closely on the heels of a devastating blaze ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Panel to probe new mom death at Sagore Dutta

    Kolkata: The state health department has formed a five-member expert committee to probe into the death of a young mother following a Caesarean delivery at the College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Medical College. It has been alleged that ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Doctor loses lakhs after phone theft leads to bank fraud in kolkata

    123 Kolkata: A 31-year-old doctor, posted at SSKM Hospital and residing in Jadavpur, fell victim to an elaborate cyber fraud after his phone was allegedly stolen from his SSKM hostel room. The victim, Souradeep Das, ended up losing close ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Car owner liability and illegal vehicle transfers in fatal kolkata accidents

    123 Kolkata: You must get the car registered with the new owner if you plan to sell it. In two recent instances this year, where fatalities were involved, it was found that the old car owner sold the car ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Cover poles, repair potholes: KP to KMC, PWD

    Kolkata: The commissioner of police, Manoj Verma, has requested all concerned road-owning agencies, including the KMC and PWD, to take advance preparations for the upcoming rainy season. This includes properly insulating or covering electric poles to prevent electrocution hazards ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    BMC to temporarily close rooftop restaurants for fire safety compliance

    123 Kolkata: Following the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation has also decided to temporarily close all rooftop restaurants in the Bidhannagar area. The councillors have been asked to compile a list of rooftop restaurants in each ward, ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Police hit cell block in gang-rape probe

    1234 Kolkata: Four days after police arrested three college students in their early 20s for gang-raping a 16-year-old girl they met through an Instagram group last Dec, they said the accused had been threatening to release her nude photographs ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Pakistani national living in Bengal for forty years arrested

    Chandannagar/Kolkata: A 60-year-old Pakistani national, who lived in Bengal for over four decades, was arrested by Chandannagar police on Saturday despite her claims of having deep-rooted ties to the local community.Fatema Bibi, who was born in Bengal but whose ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    Celica Group to relocate LPG gas banks at Park St after safety concerns

    Kolkata: The Celica Group that manages a cluster of five buildings at the Park Street-Camac Street intersection where multiple restaurants and nightclubs are located, has agreed to relocate the three LPG gas banks to a different location at the ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    NKDA kicks off fire safety inspection drive in New Town

    123 Kolkata: Following the repeated fire incidents in the city, the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has started a two-day inspection drive covering 227 building premises across New Town. The focus is on fire safety and compliance, especially ...

    4 May 2025 Times of India
    1 Park Street resto shut, 4 struggle to serve patrons

    Kolkata: Several lounge bars and restaurants in Park Centre at the Park Street-Camac Street intersection operated with a limited menu on Friday while one remained shut as they were unable to use cooktops with flames due to the absence ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Waheeda relives Ray film memories

    Kolkata: At a special Nandan screening of ‘Abhijaan' organised a day prior to the director's birth anniversary on May 2 by the Society for the preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives, a video featuring Waheeda Rehman's recollections of Ray was ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Contempt rule against 7 senior cops

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday issued a contempt rule against seven senior police officers in connection with the lathicharge on Howrah court premises in 2019, in which at least 10 lawyers were injured.A division bench of Justice Debangshu ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Higher success rate, first-div scores in this yr’s Madhyamik

    Kolkata: The pass percentage of this year's Madhyamik examination saw a slight rise, from 86.4% last year to 86.6%—7,91,088 out of 9,13,883—this time. The number of students who passed in the first division also increased from last year's 1.1 ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Sindhi homemakers walk the ramp in Kolkata

    Kolkata: A group of Sindhi homemakers aged between 40 and 60 years broke stereotypes on Thursday by walking the ramp at a fashion show as part of a cultural evening.Organized by Vishwa Sindhi Seva Sangam (VSSS), West Bengal chapter, ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    New Town charging stn blaze sparks panic

    Kolkata: A major fire broke out at an e-cycle and e-bike charging, repair and docking station near Central Mall in New Town on Friday evening, triggering panic among residents and visitors to the busy commercial area. Several electric bicycles, ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata Metro: Purple Line services to go up from 18 to 40

    Kolkata: Metro Railway will increase the number of daily services on the Joka-Majerhat section of the Purple Line from 18 to 40 from Monday. "A total of 40 services (20 in each direction) will be run at an interval ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Kol airport’s longest taxiway reopens after a year, to ease ground traffic

    Kolkata: Over half of taxi track A, the longest taxiway at Kolkata airport that was out of service due to repairs, was reopened on Friday along with taxiway C, which was also shut for upgrade.The reopening of the two ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Cancer ‘winners’ turn guides for new patients

    Kolkata: When college teacher Kamalika Hazra was detected with breast cancer, she did not waste a single day in planning her treatment. Now a cancer winner, she is ready to take on the role of a guide to new ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    CM scheduled to visit Murshidabad on Monday

    Berhampore: CM Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to visit the violence-affected areas of Suti and Shamsherganj in Murshidabad, where violence during protests against amendments to the waqf act claimed three lives and left several injured last month, on May 5.The ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Rooftop restos to be shut down if found flouting bldg rules: KMC

    Kolkata: Rooftop restaurants in the city that block off access to the terrace in defiance of Kolkata Municipal Corporation building rules would be shut down, mayor Firhad Hakim said on Friday. Kolkata has around 800 restaurants that use their ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Streetside tuition, pavement home Madhyamik launch pads for Sonia, Priyanka

    Kolkata: They slept on the pavement, did odd jobs during the day, faced domestic abuse and had to look for new spots to study every night. Yet, these never broke their spirits. Not allowed to attend classes even though ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    NH10 closure likely to hit Kalimpong travel next week

    123 Darjeeling: Tourists headed to Kalimpong this summer may need to brace for higher travel fares and longer journeys as NH10 — the key highway linking Sikkim with Bengal — is set to remain closed intermittently for six days, ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    After CM’s visit, Mechhua fire singes Park Street biz complex

    Kolkata: The Mechhua fire tragedy had its fallout on Thursday as CM Mamata Banerjee visited Celica Park, a business-cum-entertainment hub on Park Street, for a surprise inspection and called out multiple outlets that were found violating fire safety norms."We ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Bangladeshi girl recovers after rare pancreatic tumour surgery in Kolkata despite visa delays

    123 An 18-year-old Bangladeshi girl, suffering from a potentially fatal tumour in her pancreas, waited eight months for life-saving surgery in a Kolkata hospital. The surgery was successfully conducted last month. Her appeal for a medical visa kept getting ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    BSF jawan’s wife back home after meet with Ferozepur CO

    123 Rishra: The wife of Purnam Kumar Shaw, the BSF jawan still in the custody of Pakistan Rangers, has come back from the Ferozepur international border, after a meeting with the BSF commanding officer there. Rajani had gone to ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Passport fraud: Arrested Pak man planned to sneak into India in 2014, ED tells court

    Kolkata: Enforcement Directorate officials believe that Ahammed Hossain Azad, the Pakistani national arrested in connection with running a passport racket in Bengal, started working on his plan to sneak into India way back in 2014. Azad (53) was arrested ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Those who change partners shouldn’t preach, says Dilip

    Kolkata: A year after he was "replaced" as the BJP candidate from his "stronghold", Midnapore, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Dilip Ghosh on Thursday took aim at his critics in the party. "I do not need to ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Tree-lamp post fall claims senior citizen in Behala

    123 Kolkata: A 60-year-old lost her life on her way back from a local shop in Behala after a termite-infested Gulmohar (Krishnachura) tree collapsed on her during the nor'wester on Thursday evening. A lamp post also collapsed on impact. ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Squall @59kmph hits city, Met spies more rain

    123 Kolkata: A powerful squall hit the city on Thursday evening, accompanied by a thundershower spell. While passing through the Alipore observatory, the squall recorded a maximum wind speed of 59 kmph from a west-southwesterly direction between 6.30 pm ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    2 held in Bongaon for bid to incite communal violence

    Kolkata: Two members of ‘Sanatani Ekta Mancha', a religious organisation, were arrested on Thursday for attempting to incite communal violence in the India-Bangladesh border area of Bongaon in North 24 Parganas. The duo allegedly pasted a Pakistan national flag ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Protect Bengal workers facing violence in Odisha: Yusuf to Shah

    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress has written to Union home minister Amit Shah, requesting his immediate intervention and outlining a four-point plan to protect labourers from Bengal facing violence in BJP-governed states, particularly Odisha.In a strongly worded letter, Berhampore MP Yusuf ...

    3 May 2025 Times of India
    Remembering Bijon Setu killings

    Kolkata: The Ananda Margis on Wednesday observed ‘Manabata Bachao Diswas' (Save Humanity Day) from Deshapriya Park to Bijon Setu to remember the killing of 16 sadhus and a sadhvi of the sect at Bijon Setu on April 30, 1982. ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Lost at Sea: BITM's new gallery spotlights ocean conservation crisis

    The Birla Industrial & Technological Museum (BITM) is set to inaugurate 'Lost at Sea' gallery on May 2 KOLKATA: A new exciting gallery is set to be inaugurated at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum (BITM) that will showcase ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    'He's safe, likely to return soon': Pregnant wife of BSF jawan in Pakistan custody returns to Kolkata after assurance

    RISHRA: Rajani Shaw, wife of BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who is currently detained in Pakistan, travelled from her home in Rishra to Pathankot on Monday seeking clarity on her husband’s condition and efforts for his return. She later ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Kol records highest April rainfall in 6 yrs

    Kolkata: A good rain spell on Wednesday morning pushed the maximum temperature in the city down to 30° C, 5.6 notches below the normal mark, ensuring the heat was kept at bay. The Met office has forecast the possibility ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    4th gang-rape accused on the run

    Kolkata: A day after three college students were arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 16-year-old girl they met through an Instagram group in Dec 2024 at a Golpark guest house, and threatening to release her nude photographs online, cops continued ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata hotel turns gas chamber: Mayor vows to demolish all illegal Rituraj structures

    KOLKATA: Mayor Firhad Hakim on Wednesday vowed to demolish all illegal structures of Rituraj Hotel following the tragic loss of innocent lives.Criticizing the hotel's owner for negligence, he stated: "Our officials, fire department personnel, and police are investigating the ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Jadavpur University unveils new accessible library for visually impaired students with Rs 40 lakh upgrade

    KOLKATA: Jadavpur University has launched a major initiative to enhance its library facilities for visually impaired students, demonstrating its commitment to inclusive education.The comprehensive upgrade, costing Rs 40 lakh, will benefit 150 visually impaired students at JU, with access ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Helmetless biker dies on Maa flyover

    Kolkata: A 35-year-old helmetless motorcyclist, Amar Dey, died in an accident on Maa flyover on Wednesday morning. Dey, a resident of Ramkrishna Pally, was travelling from Park Circus towards Science City around 5 am when he lost control of ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Gold sales shine on Akshay Tritiya

    Kolkata: On Akshay Tritiya, gold buying in Kolkata met the expectations of the jewellers despite starting on a muted note. While soaring prices of gold prompted the bulk of customers to opt for token purchases, footfall in the stores ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Couple leaves Kolkata hotel briefly, returns to find kids killed in fire

    A family's vacation turned into a nightmare in Kolkata when a fire broke out at the Rituraj Hotel. T Prabhu lost his son, daughter, and father-in-law in the blaze while briefly stepping out with his wife to buy food. ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Rituraj Hotel fire: Owner, manager held for culpable homicide after 14 deaths in Kolkata blaze

    Following a deadly fire at the Rituraj Hotel in Kolkata that resulted in 14 fatalities, authorities have arrested the hotel's owner, Akash Chawla, and manager, Gaurav Kapoor. They face charges including culpable homicide and violations of the West Bengal ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Stopovers, brief stays turned fatal, rue kin & friends of guests who choked to death

    Kolkata: Manoj Patra (43) from Jagatsinghpur in Odisha was supposed to catch a bus to Bihar on Wednesday morning, said his family friend Mahendra Pandey outside the NRS morgue on Wednesday afternoon while waiting for Patra's body. He, along ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Saw man jump to his death from third-floor balcony

    123 I was around 50 metres from the hotel when we heard the news of the fire. I rushed to the spot and saw the hotel engulfed in flames. We were standing outside, trying to provide help to douse ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Smoke drove us away but we returned to help trapped guests

    12 It was a little after 7.30 pm on Tuesday when I heard screams and came running out. Suddenly, I found a hotel employee jumping from one of the upper floors and realised that the fire was engulfing the ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    After abandoned KKR match, Odisha family lives through hotel nightmare

    123456 Kolkata: A family from Odisha's Bargarh lived through a nightmare and a miracle on Tuesday night, holding on to a window ledge and their lives when fire engulfed Rituraj Hotel. What was supposed to be a vacation turned ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Rise in ISC 90% achievers, board plans to hike critical-thinking questions by 40%

    Kolkata: The pass percentage of this year's ISC exams at 99.02% is slightly higher than last year's by 0.82% and could provide students from CISCE-affiliated schools an edge over those from other boards. The state higher secondary board and ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    ‘Stephen Court, where 43 died 15 yrs ago, is fire-safe now’

    Kolkata: A man jumping to his death from the Burrabazar hotel on Tuesday night brought back memories of the 2010 blaze at Stephen Court on Park Street, where several people took a fatal plunge to escape the flames. Forty-three ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Cops launch hunt for hotel owners, manager detained

    Kolkata: The new 11-member SIT, led by DC (central) Indira Mukherjee, launched a manhunt for brothers, Akash and Atul Chawla, the owners of Rituraj Hotel. Residents of an upscale residence on Suburban Park Road in Golabari, Howrah, told police ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Chaos, delays & heroic civilian rescue efforts

    Kolkata: As flames engulfed Rituraj Hotel in the Mechhua wholesale fruit market area, what followed was a gut-wrenching tale of chaos, delayed response and gallant civilian effort. By the time fire engines arrived from the CR Avenue fire station—barely ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Rules murdered: Vanished staircase, walled-up windows, dud smoke alarms and sprinklers

    123 Kolkata: A devastating fire at Rituraj Hotel on Madan Mohan Burman Street, adjoining Mechhua in central Kolkata, revealed how the facility functioned with complete disregard for safety regulations, leading to multiple fatalities and widespread outrage. According to Ranvir ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Tourist surge expected after temple inauguration

    Digha: With the inauguration of Digha's Jagannath temple, hotel owners are optimistic about a major boost in tourism at the seaside town. The tourism department plans to include the Jagannath temple in the religious circuit map of Bengal and ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Bandhan Bank’s Q4 net profit rises 6-fold to Rs 318 crore

    Kolkata: Private sector lender Bandhan Bank's net profit for the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year jumped nearly six-fold to Rs 318 crore from Rs 55 crore in Q4 FY24, driven by lower provisions.The bank's provisions in Q4 ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Exide Industries posts 10% fall in Q4 PAT to Rs 255 crore

    Kolkata: Exide Industries saw a 10% drop in net profit to Rs 255 crore in fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, down from Rs 284 crore in the same period one year ago. For the fourth quarter of ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Marginal drop in success rate but extra time for maths helps many ICSE candidates score high

    Kolkata: Though the pass percentage marginally dropped, the students of ICSE (class 10) did much better in mathematics this time as they got an additional half hour. School heads stated that application-based and higher-order critical thinking questions contributed to ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Girl scripts ISC success story after Pahalgam horror

    Kolkata: It was a traumatic week for 17-year-old Subhangi Guha, who lost her father, Samir Guha, in the terrorist attack at Baisaran Valley in Pahalgam, Kashmir. Seeing her father being shot in front of her eyes made her numb.On ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata's Jadavpur University erases ‘Azad Kashmir’ graffiti from campus

    KOLKATA: Jadavpur University administration on Tuesday removed the controversial "Azad Kashmir" graffiti from the walls of Technology Bhavan near Gate 3. Jadavpur University Trinamool Chhatra Parishad Unit on Monday wrote to pro-VC Amitava Datta, demanding the graffiti be erased ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Wedding firm terminates 2 staffers for duping sr citizen

    Kolkata: An agency that helps couples find and book wedding services, including venues, photos and decorators, said on Tuesday that they had terminated the services of the two employees who reportedly duped a senior citizen of Rs 7.6 lakh ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Chinese bizman cheats Kol seafood exporter of 2 cr

    Kolkata: A Chinese businessman is facing fraud allegations after allegedly cheating a Kolkata-based seafood exporter of over Rs 2.1 crore in a live crab supply deal. The proprietor of a Kolkata firm that exports live crabs to foreign nations ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Lux Cozi eyes 800 crore revenue from Pynk in 5 yrs

    Kolkata: Lux Cozi, one of the leading men's knitwear and textile brands, is hoping that Pynk, the women's wear brand from its stable, may touch Rs 800-crore mark in the next five years. The group is also eyeing the ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Mamata opens Digha temple, dedicates Jagannath Dham to people of Bengal

    Digha: Dedicating the Jagannath Dham in Digha to the people of Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that Lord Jagannath's ‘prasad' would be sent to every household in the state. This came after the CM inaugurated the temple ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Dilip meets Didi after offering prayers; ‘personal call’, says BJP

    Kolkata/Digha: Bengal BJP senior Dilip Ghosh met CM Mamata Banerjee in Digha after the inauguration of the Jagannath Dham on Wednesday and, referring to her as "Didi", said he was impressed by the temple complex. Ghosh's meeting with the ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    BSF jawan’s wife ‘hopeful’ of return after Ferozepur visit

    123 Rishra: Rajani Shaw, the wife of BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, travelled from her home in Rishra to Pathankot to find out about her husband, who was detained by Pakistan Rangers last Wednesday after he strayed across the ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Karisma Kapoor brings breezy elegance to Kolkata in a green-on-green look

    Karisma Kapoor was in Kolkata recently to attend an event, and true to her style, she made heads turn with her chic fashion game. The actress was seen striking a picture-perfect pose next to the city’s iconic yellow taxi. ...

    1 May 2025 Times of India
    Bengal boy in nat’l cricket camp in Mum

    Kolkata: Agastya Shukla, a Class X student at Asian International School, Howrah, has been selected for Under-16 (Boys) Elite Camp-2025, to be held in Mumbai. This camp is for players selected by the National Cricket Academy (NCA). The Cricket ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Jawan’s wife upset over cancelled flag meet

    Rishra: Rajani Shaw, the spouse of BSF jawan Purnam Shaw who had unintentionally crossed the international border last week and has been under the detention of Pakistan Rangers since, became distraught on Tuesday evening when she learnt that the ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Airline stops Kol-Srinagar flight till May 6

    Kolkata: IndiGo Airlines cancelled the direct flight from Kolkata to Srinagar until May 6, citing operational reasons. The airline did not specify what led to the decision but officials said flyers booked on the flight were being offered an ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    'Girl forced to arrange money for room, booze': 3 college students held for gang rape of schoolgirl in Kolkata, 4th on the run

    Three college students in Kolkata were arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 16-year-old girl they met on social media. The assault occurred in a Golpark guest house on December 19th, and the accused filmed the crime. Kolkata: Three college students ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata’s iconic yellow taxis get a green makeover: 30 new dual-fuel cabs hit the streets

    The legacy of Kolkata’s iconic yellow taxis received a fresh lease on life on Tuesday, as 30 new-generation, eco-friendly cabs joined the city’s streets, blending vintage charm with modern sustainability. Powered by a dual fuel system — compressed natural ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘We managed to wriggle out onto a ledge’: How 14 died in Kolkata hotel fire as rescue raced against time

    KOLKATA: A fire at a hotel in north Kolkata's Mechhua wholesale fruit market area on Tuesday evening left at least 14 dead and several others injured. Sanjay Paswan, 40, clambered onto a ledge in panic and jumped, leading to ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Mon storm gives Kol highest single-day rain this April

    123 Kolkata: Rain accumulating to 23 mm through Monday night pulled down the mercury significantly, cooling the city down. The Met office has predicted more rain in the next four to five days, though the intensity is likely to ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    3-member bench to hear HC ruckus case

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court, after taking suo motu cognisance of the ruckus by protesters — work education and physical education candidates in the 2016 SSC panel — in front of the chambers of high court lawyers at 6 ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Times Square Durga Puja set to get bigger this year

    Kolkata: Preparations are already underway for a grander second edition of Times Square Durga Puja on Sept 27 and 28, right in the heart of New York City. This comes after the first Times Square Durga Puja last year, ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    In age of social-media explosion and ‘friendships’, counsellors urge caution

    Kolkata: In the wake of the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl by her friends, counsellors have flagged concerns over friendships made on social media and the propensity to take the online relationships forward, urging parents to tell their ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Man held for fleeing with woman’s car

    Kolkata: Nishad Ali, a 42-year-old fraudster who posed as a groom and duped a woman he met on a matrimonial website of her trust and fled with her car, was arrested by Bidhannagar cops on Tuesday.TOI reported on April ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    ‘Bangla’ man held in fake passport case turns out to be Pak national

    Kolkata: A suspected Bangladeshi national, arrested from Birati on April 15 in a fake passport case, turned out to be a Pakistani national, staying in India with a fake Bangladeshi passport, the ED said in court on Tuesday. Ahammed ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    HS 3rd semester to have online classes during summer break

    Kolkata: Online classes would be held for plus-II students in semester III at state schools during the summer vacation, stated West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education on Tuesday. The decision was taken, given that only three months were ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Soon, a service road near Biswa Bangla Gate for safe traffic flow

    123 Kolkata: Hidco will carve out a 7.5m-wide service road from the Sector V-bound flank of the main arterial road in New Town, from ahead of Biswa Bangla Gate till Ananda Mela Park, to facilitate easy and safe access ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    MCH to be first govt hosp to start allergy detection tests

    123 Kolkata: The state-run Medical College and Hospital will be the first govt healthcare facility in Bengal to introduce two tests—skin prick allergy test and Radioallergosorbent Test (RAST)—to detect allergens. The tests will initially be part of a research, ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Religion is linked with the heart, Didi says ahead of Jagannath temple inauguration

    Digha: On the eve of the inauguration of Jagannath temple in Digha on Akshay Tritiya, CM Mamata Banerjee offered homage to the holy fire of a ‘mahayajna' on a special dais, blew the conch as part of the sacred ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Lux Cozy eyes 800 crore revenue from Pynk in 5 yrs

    Kolkata: Lux Cozy, one of the leading men's knitwear and textile brands, is hoping that Pynk, the women's wear brand from its stable, may touch Rs 800-crore mark in the next five years. The group is also eyeing the ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    At 1.6L customers, Jio holds 80% of Kol’s 5G FWA mkt

    Kolkata: Reliance Jio leads the 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) segment with over 80% subscriber market share in the city, subscription data released by TRAI has revealed.According to TRAI, Jio AirFiber led the market with 1.6 lakh customers, while ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Disaster mgmt training for civic volunteers

    Kolkata: Police set up training camps for the civic volunteers of all the 26 police stations under the Barrackpore Commissionerate to train them in effective coordination and emergency communication during natural disasters. The two-month session commenced on Tuesday at ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    HC single bench allows April 30 meet, div bench recuses self from hearing state appeal plea

    Kolkata: A division bench of Calcutta High Court late on Tuesday recused itself from hearing an appeal petition by the state challenging a single bench order on holding a ‘Sanatani Dharma Sammelan' at Contai on April 30, the day ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
    Stabbing at Karaya mkt, veggie vendor held

    Kolkata: A 20-year-old vegetable vendor was arrested Tuesday morning following a violent altercation at a local market that left another vendor injured, police said. The accused, Sk. Saidul of Rifle Range Road, allegedly attacked Md Abbas, another vendor, with ...

    30 April 2025 Times of India
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