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Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Will hand over case to CBI if police fail, says Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government will hand over the RG Kar hospital doctor murder probe to the CBI if police fail to solve the case…
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Kolkata: Young doctor raped, murdered in hospital; nationwide protest erupts
A 28-year-old post-graduate trainee doctor was found partially clothed in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College, West Bengal, on Friday morning, August 9. The autopsy report indicated the woman was sexually assaulted…
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In pics: TMC observes Martyrs day in Kolkata
Kolkata: TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee with West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay during TMC Martyr’s Day rally, in Kolkata, Sunday, July 21, 2024. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Kolkata: Supporters during TMC Martyr’s Day…
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Skeleton found during renovation of old building in south Kolkata
Kolkata: A human skeleton was found during the renovation of an old building in south Kolkata’s Kasba area on Thursday, police said. The identity or the sex of the skeleton is yet…
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Kolkata mayor’s call to invite non-Muslims towards Islam draws outrage
The Mayor of Kolkata, Firhad Hakim’s remark at a recent felicitation event for Quran memorisers has sparked a political row, with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders condemning his statement, calling it an…
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Kolkata: Man lynched to death upon suspicion of theft
A 47-year-old man was beaten to death by students on suspicion of theft in Bowbazaar of Central Kolkata. The victim identified as Irshad Alam worked in a television repair shop. According to…
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India, Bangladesh announce new train service between Rajshahi & Kolkata
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh on Saturday announced a new train service between Rajshahi and Kolkata and a new bus service between Chittagong and Kolkata. The announcement came following a bilateral meeting…
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Day after Kanchanjunga accident, Rail officials met unions
New Delhi: A day after the June 17 accident of the Kanchanjunga Express train that left 10 dead, senior Railway Ministry officials held an emergency meeting with trade union office-bearers and discussed…
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Noted Kolkata chronicler P Thankappan Nair passes away at 91
Kochi: Acclaimed Malayalam researcher and author P. Thankappan Nair (91), who spent more than six decades in Kolkatta and is known as the most famous ‘Barefoot Historian’ of the City of Joy,…
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Trinamool Congress’s Abhishek Banerjee undergoes minor surgery
Kolkata: Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday underwent a minor surgery on his back at a Kolkata-based hospital and his condition is stated to be stable, authorities of the medical…
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Massive fire at shopping mall in Kolkata
Kolkata: A massive fire broke out on the third floor of a shopping mall in the southern part of Kolkata on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate the building, an official said. Ten…
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Kolkata teacher stops going to college over wearing ‘hijab’
Kolkata: A teacher at a private law college affiliated to the University of Calcutta resigned and stopped attending classes after the institute authorities allegedly requested her to refrain from wearing a hijab…
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TMC’s actor-MLA assaults restaurant owner for ‘abusing’ Abhishek, apologises later
Kolkata: Actor-turned-Trinamool Congress MLA Soham Chakraborty created a controversy by assaulting a restaurant owner who allegedly abused party MP Abhishek Banerjee during the shooting of a film there. Both Chakraborty and restaurant…
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Baharampur dumps Adhir Chowdhury to find a new MP in ex-cricketer Yusuf Pathan
Kolkata: It took the electorate of the Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency a quarter of a century to break the status quo and elect a new representative from the seat to the lower…
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Sandeshkhali’s voter turnout may be hit with most men working in other states
Kolkata: Amidst the hustle for survival, the riverine island of Sandeshkhali in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district finds itself at a crossroads. As men from almost every household chase livelihood…