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Removal of wares, single-row parking free up Mullick Bazar
KOLKATA: A day to go before the expiry of the Calcutta High Court deadline, Mullick Bazar was a starkly different picture on Saturday with shopkeepers and vendors ensuring enough space on the pavement for pedestrians and only one row of two-wheelers parked along the western kerb. Unauthorized repairs of vehicles though continued along the western flank adjoining the Lower Circular Road cemetery boundary wall. "Shopkeepers have removed their goods from the pavement.
Man notices shivering hand, saves son given up for dead | India News - Times of India Original
Kolkata: A 24-year-old Howrah youth given up for dead and kept at a makeshift morgue in Bahanaga was found alive, noticed by his father from the faint shivering of a wounded hand in a heap of corpses. Thanks to his father’s refusal to believe that his son was dead, Biswajit Malik was resuscitated and brought to Kolkata’s SSKM hospital on Sunday. His condition remains critical, with multiple surgeries lined up in the next few days, doctors said.
He refused to believe his son was dead. Hours later, he found him - alive - in a morgue
KOLKATA: A father's firm refusal to believe his son, on board Coromandel Express, had died in the accident made him travel more than 230km in an ambulance to Balasore, trace him to a makeshift morgue, resuscitate him in hospital and bring him back to Kolkata for further treatment. Biswajit Malik (24) can thank his lucky stars that his father, Helaram Malik, did not take the news of his "death" at face value.
Stay hydrated, don't go out in sun, say doctors
KOLKATA: With the temperature soaring, many in Kolkata are complaining of cramp, headache, dizziness, overall exhaustion and gastrointestinal issues. With the Met office predicting no immediate respite from the scorcher, doctors said people needed to take precautions to keep heat related health issues at bay. "I am getting a good number of people who are coming with complaints of pain in limbs, dizziness, headache nausea and fatigue. Most of them are morning walkers.
MCH Kolkata fire sparks panic, OT power snapped
KOLKATA: A fire triggered panic at Medical College Hospital Kolkata (MCHK) on Tuesday afternoon. Even though the fire did not cause any significant damage to the hospital property or injured anyone, doctors had to work in the operating theatre using torchlight after electric supply was disconnected for about 10 minutes when the fire personnel brought the fire under control.
Glass facade shatters, woman dies after 25-foot fall from restaurant in Kolkata
KOLKATA: A 57-year-old woman who was attending a family get-together at a restaurant in Kankurgachhi died after a nearly 25ft fall when the tempered glass exterior facade - against which she was leaning - suddenly crumbled and gave way. The victim, Padma Malu, a resident of Shibpur in Howrah, had come to the restaurant with around 10 other family members and acquaintances.
Vidhan Sabha: Assembly Panel Visits Alipore Zoo
KOLKATA: A 10-member Vidhan Sabha Estimates Committee, comprising Trinamool and BJP MLAs, visited Alipore zoo on Monday to take stock of steps the zoo has taken to keep the animals comfortable in this heat. The team also checked the enclosures and quality of food given to the animals, and will submit a report to speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay, along with their suggestions and takeaways. TOI on Saturday reported that the zoo has taken “summer care” steps to keep the residents cool.
Print Technician, Son Die In Fire In Topsia Workshop, 2nd Son Injured
KOLKATA: A 46-year-old screen printing technician and his 26-year-old son — who were working at a workshop that prints emblems on plastic bags and chappals — died in a fire at Topsia on Thursday. The technician’s youngest son, who managed to open the main shutter of the workshop, sustained burns on his hands and was admitted to a hospital. The incident was reported around 6.30am from the ground floor of a five-storey building on Topsia First Lane.
Faulty elevator crashes down, crushes liftman to death in Kolkata
KOLKATA: A 57-year-old caretaker-cum-liftman was on Wednesday crushed to death as one of the elevators he operated, which was being repaired, came crashing down on him from a higher floor. The Ekbalpore resident, Abdul Rahim, had been working at the 15-storey commercial building on JL Nehru Road near Park Street Metro station for the past three decades. The incident took place around 11am, at a time when hundreds were waiting for lifts to reach their offices.
Kkr: Rush For Tickets As Kkr Pads Up For Eden Action After 4 Yrs
KOLKATA: KKR may have not got the kind of start they had hoped for in this edition of IPL but the fact that the home team will be in action at the Eden Gardens after four long years was enough for fans to grab all tickets much ahead of the D-day. IPL had returned to Eden Gardens in 2022 for the qualifier and the first eliminator but none of the matches featured KKR. The Shreyas Iyer-led team had finished seventh last year.
Her face was tied, all her body parts had injury marks: Mom of Tiljala girl
KOLKATA: She had asked her seven-year-old daughter on Sunday morning to go and dump the garbage at a local vat around 7 am. That was the last time she saw her daughter alive. "I was the first to spot my daughter at the residence of Alok Kumar (32) after the cops came in. I wish I had not spotted her.... She was put inside a jute bag. Her tongue was out and her entire body had wounds. There were black spots all over her body.
Brothers washed away during high tide while offering tarpan in Kolkata
KOLKATA: Two brothers - aged 17 and 21 and residing at Karl Marx Sarani in Kidderpore - went missing in the Hooghly river on Wednesday morning after they went to observe the death anniversary rituals of their grandfather. The parents of the victims and other family members helplessly saw the incident being played out before their eyes. The incident was reported between 8.45am and 9am from Gwalior Ghat, also known as Judges Ghat, close to the Fort William gates.
Chingrighata: Three Hurt As Car Hits Bypass Divider
Kolkata: Three people were injured in a car accident on Sunday morning when the vehicle they were travelling in rammed into the median divider between Chingrighata and Science City. Cops said the force of impact flung a portion of guardrails several feet into a roadside canal. The front wheels of the car had burst, cops said. They suspect the accident occurred either due to the tyres’ bursting or the driver losing control of the vehicle or whether he fell asleep at the wheel.
Five hurt in car pile-up after driver suffers heart attack, loses control in Kolkata
KOLKATA: A 48-year-old chauffeur suffered a heart attack at the wheel of a luxury car that triggered a pile-up at the AJC Bose Road-Shakespeare Sarani crossing, leading to injuries to five persons and damage to three cars. A biker who was also hit wasn't injured. Gautam Giri, the New Town resident who suffered the attack while driving down AJC Bose Road, was admitted to a private hospital in Beckbagan. Doctors said his condition was serious.
Trader missing after calling wife from Vidyasagar Setu in Kolkata
KOLKATA: A 26-year-old trader from Narendrapur has gone "missing" after parking his bike on Vidyasagar Setu early on Monday. Cops suspect that Arijit Das - who ran a mobile handset business in Garia - might have jumped into the Hooghly. Police said Das had spoken to his wife over video call from the bridge, minutes before he went missing. "He was crying profusely and claiming that no matter what happens, he will continue loving her," the wife told cops.
Plaint, counter-plaint after road rage leads to assault on woman in Kolkata
KOLKATA: A 37-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted in front of her 12-year-old daughter in an alleged case of road rage near Beliaghata Sales Tax Office around 11.45am on Monday. The main accused, a phlebotomist, has been arrested. The accused has lodged a counter complaint against the woman, claiming she had slapped him, and that his wife had not been spared either. "A case and counter case have been registered at Beliaghata police station.
64-year-old spends 3 days with mom's body in Kolkata
KOLKATA: A 64-year-old woman was found living with the body of her 90-year-old mother at their Badan Roy Lane home in Beliaghata at least for three days. Since Sunday night, locals started getting a foul smell from the house and when one of the neighbours asked her, she said her mother had passed away. Her mother, Namita Ghosal, was seen last four days ago. "Around 8am on Monday, we rescued her daughter who seems to be suffering from mental illness.
2 injured in Tangra wall collapse in Kolkata
KOLKATA: An 11-year-old boy and a 50-year-old woman were injured when a boundary wall of an under construction building at Devendra Chandra Dey Roy Road in Tangra collapsed on Sunday morning. Adarsh Roy was headed to a shop and Mina Devi was standing outside her house when the 20-feet-wide wall collapsed on them. Roy was injuried on his head, neck, ears and spine while Mina Devi suffered a leg injury.
Kolkata cyber cops return Rs 12.5 lakh stolen during online transactions
KOLKATA: In a first in Kolkata, 25 victims of cyber fraud got back Rs 12.5 lakh of stolen money from police and banks on Wednesday. At a time when cyber crime is swiftly becoming a major threat and people are losing lakhs due to fraud calls, the cyber wing of the eastern suburban division of Kolkata Police followed the footsteps of the Bidhannagar Police in recovering more than Rs 12.5 lakh stolen in online transactions and returning the same to their rightful owners.
Fire In Central Kol High-rise, 50 Rescued, None Injured
Kolkata: Fire broke out in a five-storey building on Mangoe Lane in central Kolkata on Sunday evening. Firemen rescued 50 people, trapped in the residential building, that also houses some offices. Four fire tenders doused the flames within an hour. No casualty was reported. The fire that was spotted on the ground floor near a meter box around 8.25pm spread to the building in no time. The residents who could not come out of the building mostly ran upstairs to save their lives.
Midnight crowd tsunami swamps Park street as Kolkata rings in New Year
KOLKATA: A sea of people stepped into Park Street after 11.45pm on Saturday stretching cops to the brink to avoid any untoward incident. Barring some incidents of drunken brawl in which police had to physically remove some revellers, rescue a child and a person with a fractured face, the crowd eased out after around 45 minutes. Till 11.45 pm, Park Street had a disciplined crowd.
SI, civic volunteer save girl from fire at church in Kolkata
KOLKATA: Some quick thinking by a laundry owner and an act of bravery by a sub-inspector and a civic volunteer from Kasba Police saved a 10-year-old girl's life on Christmas. Pratyusha Mondal had come to the church in Picnic Garden during the prayers, and her clothes accidentally caught fire from the candles.
Rubble removed from spot but sand a threat in Kolkata's Tala
KOLKATA: A day after a pile of rubble dumped on the roadside in Tala led to a bike accident and killed a young woman riding pillion, the authorities cleared the road on Monday and also deputed road supervisors in the area, cordoning off a zone on the same road where a beautification work was underway. "Had they done this earlier, a precious life could have been saved. Dumped rubbish and construction materials have led to major accidents in the past as well.
Jerseys, flags fly off shelves as FIFA World Cup fever grips Kolkata
KOLKATA: It's still 24 hours before "the greatest show on earth" - the Qatar World Cup - gets underway, but this weekend has brought some cheer to the otherwise dull Maidan Market with brisk buying brings hope of greater business during the FIFA World Cup. Traders said the T-20 cricket World Cup had failed to live up to their business plans after India's exit in the semi-finals and this football mega event was crucial for a turnaround.
Fire Guts Paint Godown, Damages 2 Bldgs
KOLKATA: At least two houses were damaged and a warehouse was gutted completely after a fire broke out in a paint godown on Biplabi Barin Ghosh Sarani on Sunday morning. A woman fell unconscious while a man received burn injuries in the fire, which was brought under control in two hours.
kalpana: 19-year-old Girl Now Owns The Bus She Drives | Kolkata News - Times of India
Kalapana had started driving a goods vehicle, which her father drove till he met with an accident in 2015. KOLKATA: Kalpana, the 19-year-old girl, who started driving a bus to help her ailing father, is now the owner of the vehicle, courtesy an organization of LIC officers, called Insurance Care, that has helped the family pay off the remaining amount of the bus price.
After Dad’s Accident, 19-yr-old Kalpana Reimagines Life Behind Bus Wheels
KOLKATA: Still a teenager, Kalpana Mondol finds herself at the driver's seat of a private bus, taking control of her family's fortunes that had hit a rough patch since her father - who drove a vehicle till 2014 - met with a crippling accident. At 19, she is probably the youngest woman to drive a bus in Kolkata that runs on route 34C between Nawpara in North 24 Parganas and Esplanade . While her father has now taken over the role of the conductor, her mother assists him as the 'helper'.
phoolbagan: 2 Phoolbagan Groups Clash, Lens On Real Estate Biz Rivalry | Kolkata News - Times of India
KOLKATA: Members of two local clubs allegedly clashed in the Phoolbagan area, leadingto attack on a motorist returning home late on Friday evening. The clash was a fallout of a long-time rivalry where both groups had promoting interests. Also, there were reports of vandalism from two commercial establishments in the CIT Road area. Cops, though, are yet to receive any complaint. However, cops are yet to initiate a probe or detain people for questioning.
Dawn Blaze At City Lodge Kills Elderly Bangla Heart Patient
The guest house on Mirza Ghalib St, where the blaze broke out in the morning, killing an elderly Bangladeshi boarder KOLKATA: An elderly Bangladeshi woman, who had come to the city for cardiac treatment, died in a blaze at a guest house on Mirza Ghalib Street, which was operating without any sort of fire safety measures, early on Saturday. The toll could easily have been much higher.
Car Breaks Down, Cop Takes Two To Exam Hall
Kolkata: A Kolkata Police inspector escorted two Madhyamik students to their exam centre in his vehicle on Friday as their car broke down near Shyambazar. The two were scared of missing the exam that was due to start in less than 10 minutes.Soumik Sengupta, the additional OC of Shyambazar traffic guard, rushed to the spot around 11.35pm after he was alerted about the matter.
Classes Break Barriers, Muslim Kids Go To School In Temple Of Learning
KOLKATA: Education smashed all barriers of religion in central Kolkata on Monday morning as 26 students — from pre-primary to Class IV, many from the Muslim community — walked into a Kali temple to attend classes while doting parents kept an eye on them.The authorities of the Sri Sri Haro Gouri Kali Mandir extended a helping hand to Sri Krishna Chandra Adarsha Vidyalaya and Sishu Siksha Kendra , the primary section of Taltala High School , when they were scouting for a makeshift classroom as...
7 Of Man’s Best Friends Die In Morning Sinthee Fire
KOLKATA: A fire that broke out at a hutment at Sinthee’s Ramlila Bagan early on Monday morning might have spared the area of extensive damage, limiting its fury to a single house, but it left a two year-old dog mother — whose first litter consisted of seven puppies — childless. As the mother — fondly named Pappi by neighbours — kept running around in the ruins where he had last left the puppies, hardly a human around could control their emotions.
Kolkata's Alipore police station goes green
KOLKATA: Alipore police station has become the city's first police station to have gone green. It has installed 10 solar panels with a capacity of generating 4.5KWH of electricity - enough to keep all lights, fans, TV, computers and other basic electrical equipment running throughout the day at the police station as well as the adjoining police barracks.
Kolkata: Cops plan to keep watch on elderly living alone
KOLKATA: The attack on the elderly woman on Kali Puja night has left the middle-class neighbourhood of Tallah terrified. For the locality dominated by pensioners, Tallah police station has decided to identify homes of the elderly who live alone and keep close contact with them. Padma Mandal, 73, of Khelat Babu Lane, was alone at home on Thursday night when she was attacked by an unidentified youth.
Diesel zooms past Rs 100 in Kolkata, leaves vehicle owners fuming
KOLKATA: Diesel price in Kolkata shot past the century mark on Thursday, leaving commercial vehicle operators, private vehicle owners and fuel station owners fuming at the relentless surge in rates over the last few months. Those who had purchased diesel cars banking on its lower price when compared to petrol are now regretting their decision with the difference between the two fuels at barely Rs 8 now.
Petrol makes Rs 100 debut in Kolkata, 19 of Bengal’s 23 districts
The increase of 49 paise per litre — the 35th hike in two months — has also pushed commodity prices to a new high KOLKATA: The price of a litre of petrol crossed the 100-rupee mark at two fuel stations in the city and at 19 of the state’s 23 districts on Monday. At most city petrol pumps, the price was a hair’s breadth shy of three digits, hovering between Rs 99.84 and Rs 99.90. “The way the price of petrol was rising, we were expecting it to hit the century mark in a week or so.
Kolkata: Speeding bus mows down cop on bike on Red Road
KOLKATA: On the day bus services in Bengal resumed after being suspended for a month-and-a-half, an accident involving a mini-bus claimed the life of a policeman travelling on a motorcycle. As the bus violently jolted forward, around 18 people on board were injured, two of them seriously. But their condition is stated to be stable.
Dancer-turned-food delivery man hit by Kolkata cop on bike, injured
KOLKATA: A 27-year-old dancer, Biki Das of Russa Road in Tollygunge, who joined a food delivery firm as a delivery man only two days ago, was injured after his bike was allegedly hit by a Kolkata Police sergeant’s motorcycle near Ashoka Nursing Home at Jodhpur Park on Friday around 7.45pm. Das, who was part of several dance shows and had ended up as a runner-up in one such show seven years ago, was making a living by imparting dance training and taking part in shows.
Covid-19 scare in Kolkata: Shops sell masks at 8 times the price, finds EB during raids
KOLKATA: From selling duplicate paper masks for Rs 80, which is eight-times more than its original price, to illegal Chinese-made masks, an Enforcement Branch (EB) raid in central and north Kolkata revealed that these medical stores are carrying out illegal pricing. Coronavirus outbreak live updates A shopkeeper in College Street was found selling a duplicate paper mask as N95 at Rs 80.
Kolkata: Level crossing across Chitpore yard likely to open today, Tallah jams may ease
Traffic flow on the Tallah stretch is likely to improve after the level crossing opens KOLKATA: The level crossing across Chitpore yard is ready for inauguration and is likely to be thrown open for traffic on Monday. The level-crossing was built parallel to Cossipore bridge with traffic signals on both ends of the railway tracks along with height barriers and speed breakers.
SUV hits woman, then runs her over in Kolkata
KOLKATA: A 44-year-old schoolteacher died when an SUV dashed into her at a breakneck speed and flung her into the air. As she landed on the bonnet, the driver took a sharp turn, throwing her to the ground and then, ran her over while speeding away. Police have got the vehicle’s registration number but are yet to track down the driver. The incident took place early on Saturday at Kalighat, barely 50m from the victim’s home.
West Bengal: Commuters suffer as number of bus services from Sinthee dips
In the past couple of weeks, number of buses from Sinthee area has almost been halved to 700 from 1,200. KOLKATA: With almost half of the buses not in service, daily commuters in the B T Road-Tallah area are facing a harrowing time. Overcrowded buses have left hundreds stranded on the roads on Tuesday, the second working day of the week. In the past couple of weeks, number of buses from Sinthee area has almost been halved to 700 from 1,200.
Kolkata: Two killed, three hurt in accidents; two truck drivers arrested
KOLKATA: Two persons were killed and three injured in three separate accidents across the city late on Saturday night. Two truck drivers were arrested for alleged rash driving. Around 11pm on Saturday, Basudev Paul (57), a manager of a private transport company, was standing opposite Nawab Lane near Strand Road when a truck hit him. Paul was crushed under the wheels of the truck that was allegedly running at a high speed.
24 students, parents hurt in north Kolkata school bus crash
KOLKATA: A private school bus ferrying school kids and their parents to a north Kolkata school rammed a parked van, hit a pedestrian, crashed into a traffic post and finally keeled over to come to stop at the PK Mukherjee Road-Cossipore Road crossing on Monday morning. All 24 occupants of the bus â including 12 children â were rushed to a hospital with facial, head and hip injuries but all of them were released by the evening.
Residents allege civic apathy after death in China Town
Garbage dumped in front of a restaurant at China Town in Tangra. KOLKATA: Fear has gripped the China Town in Tangra, where a 24-year-old had died of dengue on Thursday evening. Locals complained of apathy on the part of civic authorities and said that many other persons in the area are suffering from fever. âThe mosquito menace in our neighbourhood is far more intimidating this year than earlier years. Several persons are suffering from fever and now one of our neighbours has died of dengue.
West Bengal floats ferry hope to bypass Tallah Bridge woes
People scramble to catch a ferry at Kuthighat on Monday (above); work starts to install height barriers on Tal...Read More KOLKATA: Commuters travelling to Dalhousie and Esplanade from north Kolkata and its adjacent suburbs, who have been facing severe inconvenience ever since the Tallah bridge was closed to buses and other heavy vehicles, heaved a sigh of relief on Monday.
Youth in car chased and robbed during immersion at Naktala
KOLKATA: A 29-year-old youth driving a car was allegedly assaulted by a group of men taking part in an immersion procession by a local club as he tried to drive past the revellers on a narrow NSC Bose Road near Naktala on Friday night. The victim, Ujjal Haldar, alleged that the men first assaulted him for daring to drive past the procession and thumped against the car.
Elderly man found hanging in Tagore Park
KOLKATA: A 66-year-old retired CTC worker was found hanging from a tree near his Tagore Park home on Sunday morning. Locals claimed Haradhan Dey regularly fought with his wife and daughter and on Saturday night they again had an altercation. Police are investigating abetment-to-suicide charges against Dey's wife and daughter and have already questioned them. The body has been sent for post-mortem.
Close shave for youth as asbestos breaks fall
KOLKATA: A 24-year-old youth narrowly escaped death in the early hours of Saturday when his fall from the fifth floor of Surana House on Mangoe Lane was broken by an asbestos shed on a three-storey building. The incident was reported around 3.30am. The victim â who has sustained serious waist and leg injuries â has been admitted to SSKM Hospital.
Biker crushed as tree crashes on him
Kolkata: A young medical representative who had recently joined a pharmaceutical firm died in a freak accident on Friday night, when a tree fell on him on Kidderpore Road in Maidan. Around 10pm on Friday, 26-year-old Khardah resident Sayan Mukherjee was heading towards Esplanade, when a giant tree, which was leaning precariously over the road, uprooted and crashed on him. Mukherjee, along with his bike, was buried under the heavy branches.
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