Slow traffic in front of Thanthania Kalibari on Tuesday. photo by Sayantan Chakraborty Kolkata: Traffic in north and central Kolkata remained disrupted on Tuesday as key roads, including Amherst Street, Sukeas Street and Keshab Chandra Sen Street, stayed under water. The closure of Amherst Street forced vehicles on to APC Road and CR Avenue, increasing…
Theatre workers repaint the Academy ticket counter. pic by Subhojyoti Kanjilal Kolkata: A month after Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said that the party will not tolerate any “overreach” by a section of “ultra BJP” at Academy of Fine Arts, theatre workers and members of group theatres repainted the “defaced walls” white on Tuesday. BJP…
Kolkata: The state govt will place Kolkata Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and Howrah Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in a special session on Wednesday, seeking to increase the number of elected councillors in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) from 144 to 209 and from 50 to 68 in Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC). The two bills…
New Garia-Airport Metro Corridor Kolkata: The Orange Line would start operating up to Sector V by Dec, Metro Railway general manager Prem Sagar Gupta said on Tuesday.“We are targeting to start Orange Line operations up to the IT Centre (Sector V) station by Dec 31, 2026,” the GM told TOI after the Purple Line TBM…
A student released from the hospital on Tuesday .. Photo by Sayantan Chakraborty Kolkata: Around 33 students from the Park Institution for Girls hostel have been admitted to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital with various symptoms. Following a meeting with parents, the school authority has decided to close the hostel for a week.While 26…
TBM Divya breaks through the station box of Purple Line’s Victoria station on Tuesday Kolkata: The city’s Purple Line completed its first phase of underground tunnelling on Tuesday as tunnel boring machine (TBM) Divya broke through the wall of the under-construction Victoria Memorial station.A month ago, its sibling, TBM Durga, achieved the feat, covering the…
Kolkata: A 65-year-old retired official from the West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (WBSETCL) was allegedly duped of Rs 25.5 lakh by an educational consultancy in south Kolkata on the pretext of securing an MBBS seat for his daughter under the management quota.The Sodepur resident lodged a police complaint on July 31, leading to…
Govt officials collected water samples from the tanks for testing Kolkata: The water contamination crisis at Siddha Happyville in Rajarhat deepened on Tuesday with more residents, including a three-year-old child, reportedly falling ill and requiring hospitalisation, prompting some families to temporarily move out of the complex. Some appealed to the govt to intervene urgently as…
RWA of a New Town complex has implemented the ‘No helmet no entry’ rule Kolkata: Housing complexes in New Town and Kolkata have begun tightening traffic regulations within their premises, with several resident welfare associations (RWAs) introducing stricter speed and helmet checks, banning driving lessons and installing guard rails at vulnerable stretches following the death…
Kolkata Police warn parents Kolkata: Kolkata Police is warning parents and children about cyber fraud linked to online gaming, including simple games like Ludo. Cybercriminals are targeting young gamers by asking them to share OTPs, click on fake links, download unsafe APK files, or make suspicious payments for gaming points, coins, or avatar upgrades.These tricks…
