Kolkata: The second phase of Bengal assembly polls witnessed 92.9% turnout, with Bhangar in South 24 Parganas recording the highest at 97.74%. With 93.19% turnout in the first phase, Bengal clocked about 93% turnout over the two phases of polling on April 23 and April 29. According to EC’s data on Sunday, Minakhan recorded 97.4%…
Krishnendu.Bandopadhyay@timesofindia.comKolkata: The city’s last-mile connectivity has been pushed into a state of absolute “anarchy” this week as auto-rickshaw fares surged to arbitrary highs following a record spike in auto LPG prices. With the fuel now retailing at an unprecedented Rs 89.4 per litre, the delicate balance between operators’ livelihood and commuters’ affordability has collapsed into…
Kolkata: Park Street police have launched a manhunt for two men on a motorcycle who allegedly stalked and molested a woman early on Thursday. The duo targeted the victim twice, escalating from verbal abuse and obscene gestures to physical assault, first at Park Street and then near Russell Street.The suspects fled after the woman resisted…
Kolkata: Just hours before vote counting, over 1,000 VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) slips belonging to the Noapara assembly constituency were recovered from a roadside drain at Madhyamgram near Duttapukur in North 24 Parganas on Sunday afternoon.The incident occurred in the Subhash Nagar area of Nilganj under Duttapukur PS, within the Madhyamgram assembly segment….
Kolkata: Whether at work or working from home, people will have one eye glued to the election scoreboard as the nail-biting electoral season ends with counting on Monday.Unlike previous polls that revolved around a single dominant issue and relatively predictable outcomes, this year’s political climate is markedly different. A strong sense of urgency and seriousness…
A Champagne and tea moment at Chia Kutir When custodians of the Comité Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne (CIVC) arrived in India for the first time, it marked a strategic convergence between two of the most well-known origin stories. On the misty slopes of Darjeeling, where India’s first GI-tagged product is grown in around 87…
Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started sending property tax bills across households in Salt Lake for the year 2026-27. Taxpayers will get a 5% tax rebate, excluding the arrear dues, if tax is paid within the due dates.For those taxpayers who did not clear the arrear tax dues of the last financial year,…
Kolkata: A man was run over by a private bus on Prince Anwar Shah Road near a mall on Friday around 11 am. The pedestrian, Amar Kumar Ghosh (65), a resident of Pratapaditya Road at Tollygunge, sustained multiple injuries, and he was declared brought dead at a nearby private hospital. Cops from Lake police station…
Kolkata: The city has been placed under an unprecedented security lockdown ahead of the May 4 counting, with sweeping prohibitory orders and multi-layered deployment of forces across all strongroom locations following escalating tensions and allegations of breaches by rival political camps.Acting on complaints from both Trinamool Congress and the BJP over alleged outsider interference, Kolkata…
Kolkata: Bengal’s centenarian voters turned out in striking numbers in the two-phase Assembly polls, with 7,268 out of the 7,492 electors aged 100 years or above casting their votes. The centenarian voter turnout was nearly 97%, said additional CEO Arindam Neogi. One of the reasons behind the high percentage of voting among the seniors was…
