The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata

East Bengal rope in Mobashir Rahman, sign three-year deal with mid-fielder

KOLKATA: East Bengal on Saturday announced the signing of promising 24-year-old midfielder Mobashir Rahman, who was a part of League Shield winning side Jamshedpur FC.

The Times of India · Apr 30, 2022

Political parties play blame game over reports of Maoist resurgence

KOLKATA: Amid reports that Maoists were trying to regroup in Junglemahal area of West Bengal, their former stronghold, with posters having resurfaced in some pockets, political parties in the state have taken to blame game, maintaining that fears were being unnecessary fuelled by rival camps for individual gains.

The Times of India · Apr 30, 2022

CIL output grows 27% in April; despatch improves 5.8%: Coal ministry

KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Public sector miner Coal India has reported an increase of 27.2 per cent in its output in April 2022 as compared to the year-ago period, coal ministry said on Friday.

The Times of India · Apr 29, 2022

Kolkata's maximum temperature may hover around 37 degree Celsius till Saturday

KOLKATA: With the scorching westerly winds continuing to blow into south Bengal and Kolkata, the maximum temperature in the city crawled up marginally to 37.3°C on Thursday.

The Times of India · Apr 28, 2022

Private schools in Kolkata look at online option after CM Mamata Banerjee’s appeal

KOLKATA: Several private schools in the city have decided to again shift classes to online from Monday, responding to chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s appeal to bring forward the summer vacation to May 2, given the current spell of extreme heat.

The Times of India · Apr 28, 2022

West Bengal: Wednesday Covid tally crosses 50 1st time since April 2, dips to 34 on Thursday

KOLKATA: The number of daily new Covid cases crossed 50 in Bengal on Wednesday, for the first time since April 2, when it was 70. Since April 23, there has been a slow rise in the number of new cases and the figure reached 52 on Wednesday. On Thursday, however,…

The Times of India · Apr 28, 2022

West Bengal govt prepares for app cab raids from May 4

KOLKATA: Police and state transport department will hit the streets from May 4 when the new guidelines by the state regarding app cab operations are likely to come into force.

The Times of India · Apr 28, 2022

West Bengal: Five held for attack on Salt Lake family

KOLKATA: Five persons have been arrested for allegedly barging into a BL Block home in Salt Lake and assaulting a family of 10 on Thursday morning.

The Times of India · Apr 28, 2022

Calcutta University tops higher education ranking list

KOLKATA: Calcutta University has been adjudged number 1 among all central and state aided public universities and institutes in the country by Times Higher Education.

The Times of India · Apr 28, 2022

100 years before Covid, this Kolkata doctor had told us to mask up

KOLKATA: A hundred years before the use of pathogen-preventive masks burst onto the public consciousness with the appearance of the Covid pandemic, a Kolkata doctor had written extensively about the significance of masks in preventing infectious diseases, and had even described, in a manual, how to make such a mask.

The Times of India · Apr 28, 2022