Mamata Banerjee at a rally on Friday on the occasion of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad’s foundation day Dwaipayan.Ghosh@timesofindia.comKolkata: Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday ripped into “high-voltage virus” BJP, saying she wanted to see “how many eggs and bricks they have in stock” and asserting that BJP workers will prove to be the party’s undoing and…
Kolkata: What began with eating a jamun turned into a potentially life-threatening emergency for a visually impaired woman in her 70s from the Andaman & Nicobar. She choked while eating the fruit and was rushed by her family to a local health centre, where she was stabilised with oxygen, nebulisation and supportive care. An X-ray…
Kolkata: Kolkata’s occupied office stock rose to 24.4 million sq ft in H1 2026, from 22.3 million sq ft in H1 2025, marking a 6% year-on-year expansion and adding about 2.1 million sq ft of occupied space, according to data collated by real estate consultancy firm Knight Frank India.The increase places the city in line…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt is looking to attract fresh investments in the hospitality sector by offering nearly 17 acres of land across key tourism destinations, including Gajoldoba, Jharkhali, Siliguri and Salt Lake, to prospective investors.The state tourism dept held a stakeholders’ meeting with leading private hospitality players on Thursday to discuss investment opportunities and the…
Behrampore: An elderly couple died and a relative was injured when their two-storey mud house collapsed in Sekhpara village in Murshidabad’s Bharatpur area on Friday afternoon following heavy rain.Syed Farhan Alam, 64, and his wife Jahanara Begum, 60, were buried under debris after a wall caved in.Rescue teams using an excavator pulled them out, but…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday refused to grant any interim relief to All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) over dismantling of billboard at party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s Camac Street office on Thursday afternoon stating that the issue was “too premature”.Senior advocate Kishore Datta, representing Mamata Banerjee-faction of AITC, sought for restoration of the billboard…
From rakhis that double as keepsake bracelets to personalised gifting options, markets in Kolkata have plenty to choose from this Raksha Bandhan. Alongside the festive threads, curated hampers are also emerging as a big part of the celebration, with thoughtfully put-together gift boxes adding a more intimate touch to sibling gifting this year. CT hit…
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP of using the Election Commission to “hijack” the last Assembly elections and alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was being used to “loot votes” by removing lakhs of names from electoral rolls.Addressing a rally of the TMC…
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee asserted that students have compelled ‘Delhi zamindars’ to yield to the power of youth KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Friday launched a veiled attack on the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, saying students had compelled the “Delhi zamindars” to bow before the power of the youth.Addressing a rally…
KOLKATA: During the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) Foundation Day programme held on Cathedral Road in Kolkata on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee on Friday challenged CM Suvendu Adhikari to make CCTV footage of the Bhawanipur counting booth public and seek a recount, while also asking him to sing four stanzas ofVande…
