TOI Kolkata
- newKolkata Metro zips past 8 lakh ridership in a day, earns Rs 1.6 crore from tickets
Kolkata Metro achieved a new milestone on Monday, transporting 8 lakh passengers across its five corridors, with the East-West Metro (Green Line) surpassing 2 lakh daily riders for the first time. This surge in ridership led to record earnings of Rs 1.
- 2 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 7:28am - - newDelhi-Kolkata IndiGo chaos: Flyer, crew spar over Har Har Mahadev slogan; flight held up 3 hours
A Delhi-Kolkata IndiGo flight faced a significant delay due to a dispute between crew members and a passenger. The crew accused the passenger, a lawyer, of disruptive behavior, including chanting a religious slogan and consuming alcohol on board.
- 2 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 7:12am - - new5 yrs on, court acquits man as woman says rape FIR was ‘a misunderstanding’
- 4 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 5:22am - - newJob sack order can ruin many lives, HC says on primary appts
- 5 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 4:38am - - newKolkata weather: High humdity with moderate rain expected; AQI remains good
Kolkata begins Tuesday with moderate rain and temperatures between 26.2°C and 30.7°C, accompanied by high humidity. Yesterday's air quality was notably 'good' at AQI 47, the cleanest in a week, with today's rain expected to further enhance it. The city anticipates continued damp weather throughout the week, with moderate rain persisting until Friday.
- 5 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 4:30am - - newFollow Prague model, transform trams into feeder service to metro network: Experts
- 5 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 4:12am - - newArmy action on Trinamool stage rocks Bengal assembly, Suvendu suspended
The Bengal assembly witnessed uproar following the Army's action. The Army tried to remove a Trinamool protest stage. This led to Suvendu Adhikari's suspension during a special session. The session addressed attacks on Bengali migrant workers. Minister Bratya Basu compared the Army's action to the Pakistani Army's 1971 actions. BJP legislators protested Basu's remarks.
- 5 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 3:57am - - newMetro to segregate Yellow Line, revive Tollygunge shed to ease Blue Line rush
- 6 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 3:28am - - newRobson tasked with writing own legacy at Barreto’s Bagan
- 6 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 2:47am - - newState to set up 660MW thermal power plant at Durgapur
- 7 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 2:42am -
- new‘Enough is enough’: HC nixes plea by SSC ‘tainted’ candidates
- 7 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 2:37am - - newKol Port records 16% growth in cargo handling
- 7 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 1:48am - - newDay after CM confronts jawans, TMC sets up new dais at Dorina
- 8 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 1:42am - - new‘Akhtar event as good as cancelled’
- 8 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 1:39am - - newTesting stns penalized after state govt alarm
- 9 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 12:28am - - newState launches toll-free environment helpline
- 9 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 12:27am - - newNo Blue Line night service from today
- 9 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 12:27am - - newCops warn of fake traffic challan alerts
- 9 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 12:07am - - newIIT suicide: Forensic team visits hostel
- 9 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 12:07am - - newTwo bikers brandish gun in red-light area
- 9 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 12:06am -
The New Indian Express Kolkata
- Mamata slams Centre "for using Army" to dismantle TMC's stage, calls it unethical, undemocratic
- 2 days ago 1 Sep 25, 5:57pm - - The deafening and disturbing silence of Mamata Banerjee after the Kasba law college gang rape
- 61 days ago 3 Jul 25, 9:24pm - - Chennai to Kolkata in 3 hours on a Rs 600 ticket possible, claims this IIT-M-backed startup
- 18 Feb 25, 1:02am - - RG Kar issue: Junior doctors' hunger strike enters 11th day, two more ill
- 15 Oct 24, 11:25am - - Kolkata's own Tahrir Square moment: City of joy turns into city of righteous anger
- 4 Sep 24, 6:51am - - RIP Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: Marxist, bhadralok and poet with big dreams for Bengal
- 8 Aug 24, 8:18pm - - 'Victory will be fitting reply to expulsion from LS', says confident Mahua Moitra
- 3 Apr 24, 7:13pm - - Bengal's Cooch Behar braces for high-octane campaign as Modi, Mamata set for back-to-back rallies
Bengal's Cooch Behar braces for high-octane campaign as Modi, Mamata set for back-to-back rallies
- 3 Apr 24, 6:41pm - - Battle of Plassey back in spotlight as TMC, BJP trade barbs over role of former Maharaja
- 2 Apr 24, 7:58pm - - Under-construction ‘illegal’ building collapses in Kolkata, 9 killed & 15 hurt
- 30 Mar 24, 4:36pm -
- Bengal youth dies by suicide fearing CAA would deny citizenship, say relatives
- 21 Mar 24, 7:45pm - - Sanjay Mukherjee, son of special advisor to ex-Home Minister, appointed as West Bengal DGP
- 19 Mar 24, 3:05pm - - Left trying to control INDIA bloc's agenda, will not accept it: Mamata
- 22 Jan 24, 8:32pm - - CM Mamata begins all-faith harmony rally in Kolkata
Mamata begins all-faith harmony rally in Kolkata
- 22 Jan 24, 4:28pm - - School jobs scam: ED conducts raids at 9 locations in Kolkata
- 28 Dec 23, 10:51pm - - JU convocation illegal, seeking legal opinion: Bengal guv Ananda Bose
- 26 Dec 23, 11:56pm - - Arrested West Bengal Jyoti Priya Mallick's health condition deteriorates, expert team formed
- 23 Nov 23, 10:53am - - A day after Diwali, air quality 'poor' in Kolkata, neighbourhood
- 13 Nov 23, 11:39am - - World Cup: Kolkata cops send notice to CAB over 'mishandling' of tickets for India vs S Africa match
- 3 Nov 23, 9:35pm - - Kolkata's premium car owners fail to clear road tax dues worth Rs 70 crore, govt mulls crackdown
- 19 Oct 23, 8:43pm - - West Bengal: Seven feared killed in Raniganj after opencast mine caves in
- 12 Oct 23, 10:31pm - - Renowned nuclear physicist Bikash Sinha dies at 78
- 11 Aug 23, 5:17pm - - Trans-woman prevented from donating blood in Kolkata
- 8 Aug 23, 7:08pm - - Minor crushed to death by speeding truck in Kolkata, massive protests erupt, vehicles set on fire
- 4 Aug 23, 1:04pm - - Former Bengal Chief Minister Budhhadeb Bhattacharjee hospitalised
- 29 Jul 23, 8:31pm - - Armed suspect rounded up from near CM Mamata Banerjee's house
- 21 Jul 23, 1:30pm - - Sealed ballot boxes found in counting centre in Bengal
- 18 Jul 23, 1:01pm - - WB teacher scam: SC refuses to halt probe against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee
- 10 Jul 23, 2:51pm - - Phenomenon of Furfura Sharif: Decoding minority vote in Bengal
- 3 Jul 23, 4:55pm - - West Bengal panchayat polls: SEC tells Kolkata HC withdrawal of candidates much less compared to 2018
- 29 Jun 23, 9:32pm - - Mamata's helicopter makes emergency landing near Siliguri
- 27 Jun 23, 3:19pm - - One killed, four injured in clash between two groups in West Bengal's Cooch Behar
- 27 Jun 23, 2:25pm - - Calcutta HC sets aside order for CBI probe into 'tampering' with rural poll nomination papers
- 26 Jun 23, 7:07pm - - Bengal panchayat polls: Central forces start route march to instil confidence among voters in Bolpur
- 24 Jun 23, 4:40pm - - Former Bengal CM's 41-year-old offspring to undergo sex-change surgery
- 21 Jun 23, 9:50pm - - Bengal rural polls: Body of BJP candidate's kin found with stab wounds
- 18 Jun 23, 4:32pm - - West Bengal radio club, police help reunite missing woman with family after a decade
- 18 Jun 23, 3:18pm - - Union minister Nisith Pramanik's convoy attacked in Bengal
- 17 Jun 23, 5:40pm - - WB panchayat polls: Governor visits violence-hit Bhangore
- 16 Jun 23, 12:03pm - - Bengal panchayat polls: one shot dead, two injured during rally
- 15 Jun 23, 2:44pm -
Indian Express Kolkata
- new233 apartments, parking space for 269 cars – Cal HC orders demolition of 26 storey tower in Kolkata
- 2 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 7:07am - - newHC orders demolition of 26-storey tower in Kolkata over ‘construction violations’
- 6 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 3:24am - - newArmy in TMC’s crosshairs, chaos descends upon Bengal Assembly, LoP suspended again
- 11 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 9:43pm - - newKolkata: Youth dies after car in TMC MLA’s convoy hits motorbike
- 13 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 8:39pm - - newHeavy rainfall likely in Bengal in next 2 days, yellow alert in some districts
- 13 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 7:47pm - - newRVNL floats Rs 377 crore tender for IIM station, viaduct on Kolkata Metro’s Purple line
- 15 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 6:02pm - - newArmy truck swerves ‘dangerously close’ to Kolkata Police chief’s car, jawan booked
- 16 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 5:12pm - - newBengal School Jobs Case | ‘Enough is enough’: HC dismisses petition of ‘tainted’ candidates for appearing in fresh recruitment exam
- 17 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 4:09pm - - newBJP leader Suvendu Adhikari suspended for day after uproar in Bengal assembly
- 17 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 3:54pm - - Over two-thirds of women in Kolkata pay 10% of daily income to use toilet: Study
- 1 day ago 2 Sep 25, 8:05am -
- Bengal school jobs case | Will back govt if it brings ordinance or Bill to retain ‘untainted’ teachers: BJP
- 1 day ago 2 Sep 25, 7:07am - - Calcutta HC puts interim stay on sale of a portion of Alipore Zoo
- 1 day ago 1 Sep 25, 11:40pm - - Bengal Urdu Academy cancels literary event over invitation to lyricist Javed Akhtar, draws backlash
- 2 days ago 1 Sep 25, 8:55pm - - Bengal school jobs case: Over 300 named in ‘tainted’ list seek HC nod to appear in fresh recruitment
- 2 days ago 1 Sep 25, 8:36pm - - Key face in SSC teacher protest accuses police of manhandling him ahead of protest
- 2 days ago 1 Sep 25, 6:52pm - - As Army dismantles TMC’s Kolkata dharna stage over permission lapse, Mamata reaches spot, sees ‘Centre’s hand’
- 2 days ago 1 Sep 25, 5:45pm - - Bengal college girl murder case: Prime accused arrested from UP-Nepal border; police suspect he was victim’s ex-boyfriend
- 2 days ago 1 Sep 25, 12:42pm - - 3-day Bengal Assembly Session: Special session begins today; on agenda, govt resolutions against SIR, ‘targeting of Bengalis’
- 2 days ago 1 Sep 25, 6:30am - - Bengal school jobs case: Day after ‘tainted’ list of 1,806, charges of it being incomplete; TMC names say will challenge in HC
- 2 days ago 1 Sep 25, 2:46am - - Fresh cyclonic trough may intensify rain, landslides in Bengal: Met
- 2 days ago 31 Aug 25, 10:43pm - - Mamata claims hunger eradicated in Bengal: ‘Children bathing in milk and rice is true now’
- 2 days ago 31 Aug 25, 10:36pm - - Yellow alert issued for north, south districts of Bengal: IMD
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 4:25am - - Bengal school jobs case | Days after apex court directive, SSC releases list of 1,804 ‘tainted’ teachers
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 4:20am - - Orange alert sounded for Jalpaiguri, several other Bengal districts remain under yellow alert
- 4 days ago 30 Aug 25, 6:35pm - - EC mulls setting up polling booths in Bengal’s housing societies; won’t allow on private premises, says TMC
- 4 days ago 30 Aug 25, 4:22pm - - ‘Didn’t throw phone, it slipped’: TMC MLA Jiban Saha sent to judicial custody till September 12 in SSC scam case
- 4 days ago 30 Aug 25, 3:42pm - - Kolkata: 6 held for posing as central agency officials, extorting businessmen
- 4 days ago 30 Aug 25, 3:39am - - Mahua’s remarks on Shah over ‘infiltration’ sparks row; BJP files police complaint
- 4 days ago 30 Aug 25, 1:14am - - Bengal: Submit suggestions on booth rationalisation by September 8, says CEO to political parties
- 4 days ago 30 Aug 25, 12:50am - - Darjeeling teen still missing, police hunt for leads
- 4 days ago 29 Aug 25, 9:25pm - - Cong says its state headquarters ransacked by ‘BJP supporters’, 6 held
- 5 days ago 29 Aug 25, 4:00pm - - RG Kar Hospital corruption case: CBI raids TMC MLA Atin Ghosh’s house, records statements
- 5 days ago 29 Aug 25, 3:50pm - - NUJS Silver Jubilee: Law has become an integral part of life, says Calcutta HC Chief Justice
- 5 days ago 29 Aug 25, 5:50am - - RG Kar rape and murder case: Calcutta HC judge releases victim’s family’s appeal for further investigation
- 5 days ago 29 Aug 25, 5:41am - - Kolkata: Focus on safety as rooftop restaurants set to reopen for festive season
- 5 days ago 29 Aug 25, 5:20am - - Festive season preparations: Police restrict leaves for personnel, power dept expects high demand
- 5 days ago 29 Aug 25, 4:51am - - At rally, Mamata accuses BJP of using SIR to ‘omit voters from list’ – ‘Don’t give them any information’
- 6 days ago 28 Aug 25, 6:05pm - - Kolkata Metro launches TETRA communication system to minimise disruptions, ensure safe travel
- 6 days ago 28 Aug 25, 3:54pm - - Calcutta University sticks to its guns, conducts exams on TMC student wing’s Foundation Day
- 6 days ago 28 Aug 25, 2:12pm - - Man gets life term for minor’s rape-murder
- 6 days ago 28 Aug 25, 4:06am - - Produce medical records of RG Kar victim’s mother injured in rally: HC tells pvt hospital
- 6 days ago 28 Aug 25, 4:05am - - Amid protests, CU to hold exams on TMC student wing’s foundation day today
- 6 days ago 28 Aug 25, 4:04am - - HC on Durga Puja grant: Only clubs that gave last year’s utilisation certificates to get funds
- 6 days ago 28 Aug 25, 4:02am - - Amid furore over teen’s ‘abduction’ in Darjeeling, police announce Rs 2 lakh reward for leads
- 6 days ago 28 Aug 25, 12:48am - - ‘Scared of police, don’t want to leave Bengal,’ says 19-year-old accused of being illegal immigrant and sent to Bangladesh
- 7 days ago 27 Aug 25, 7:43pm - - Evocative scenes from Pahalgam, hat tip to Operation Sindoor: Ganesh Chaturthi pandal in Kolkata adds a patriotic touch
- 7 days ago 27 Aug 25, 4:55pm - - Autopsy confirms 3 bullet wounds, search on: Police in college student murder
- 7 days ago 27 Aug 25, 5:14am - - As ISF sends alliance proposal to Left for Assembly polls, ‘cautious’ CPI(M) weighs
- 7 days ago 27 Aug 25, 5:11am - - Calling us thieves an insult to Bengal, don’t expect this from a PM: Mamata during Bardhaman visit
- 7 days ago 27 Aug 25, 2:16am - - Suvendu Adhikari hits out at Mamata Banerjee government for ‘neglecting Adivasi community’
- 8 days ago 26 Aug 25, 7:23pm - - ‘Trinamool chor’: Day after TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha’s arrest, BJP claims he’s ‘collector’ for top leaders
- 8 days ago 26 Aug 25, 6:47pm - - Are you letting out house or hiring domestic help in Kolkata? First, fill out these forms issued by police
- 8 days ago 26 Aug 25, 6:40pm - - After 4 decades, Zoological Survey of India records discovery of 2 new springtail species in West Bengal
- 8 days ago 26 Aug 25, 4:52pm - - Priests ready, budgets set: from Australia to Canada, Bengalis worldwide finalise Plans for Durga Puja celebrations
- 8 days ago 26 Aug 25, 12:17pm - - Brother vs brother, BJP vs BJP: Party in unease over latest Matua family feud
- 8 days ago 26 Aug 25, 5:00am - - ‘Handing probe to CBI will make it a gallery show’: Calcutta High Court on Khejuri murders
- 8 days ago 26 Aug 25, 2:31am - - College student shot dead in her house by ‘ex-friend’ in Bengal’s Nadia
- 8 days ago 26 Aug 25, 2:22am - - TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee reaches Calcutta HC, files counter affidavit to petition challenging his 2024 poll victory
- 9 days ago 25 Aug 25, 6:30pm - - Kolkata and other South Bengal districts to see week-long wet spell, thundershowers expected: IMD
- 9 days ago 25 Aug 25, 6:06pm - - Veteran Bengali actor and former BJP leader Joy Banerjee passes away at 62
- 9 days ago 25 Aug 25, 5:37pm -