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Fifth lynching in 30 days in Bengal, ninth Muslim victim in India since June
Amid back-to-back lynchings in West Bengal, a 35-year-old Muslim man identified as Azgar Molla was beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of theft in Kolkata’s Bhanar area on Sunday, July…
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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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Bengal SFI activists protest against ‘irregularities’ in NEET, UGC-NET exams
Kolkata: Activists of CPI(M) student wing SFI held demonstrations outside two universities here on Thursday as part of its day-long students’ strike to protest against alleged irregularities in NEET and UGC NET…
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West Bengal: Police makes second arrest in flogging case
Kolkata: Police on Wednesday, July 3, arrested another person for his alleged involvement in the public flogging of a couple in Chopra in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district, an officer said. A…
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NHRC notice to West Bengal govt, DGP over ‘public flogging’ of couple
New Delhi: The NHRC said on Monday that it has issued notices to the West Bengal government and the state’s police chief over reports that a couple was allegedly mercilessly beaten up…
- Kolkata
Video: Man assaulting couple in ‘illicit relationship’ in public in WB
Raiganj: The West Bengal Police on Sunday registered a case after a video clip of a brutal assault on a couple allegedly engaged in an illicit relationship went viral, sparking widespread outrage.…
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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…
- Kolkata
West Bengal Guv asks TMC to issue white paper on state’s financial situation
Kolkata: Claiming that West Bengal was facing a financial breakdown, Governor CV Ananda Bose called upon the Mamata Banerjee government to table a white paper on the state’s financial situation. Bose’s statement…
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Mamata Banerjee gives one month to hawkers to clear ‘encroachment’
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday gave a month’s time to hawkers to clear footpaths and stretches of roads they have “encroached”, and constituted a panel to conduct a…
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Confusion over oath ceremony of 2 Trinamool MLAs snowballs in Bengal
Kolkata: Confusion over the swearing-in ceremony of two newly-elected Trinamool Congress legislators in West Bengal snowballed further on Tuesday after the Raj Bhavan authorities made it clear through a fresh notification that…
- Kolkata
Cash-for-job trap: Bengal youth finds name in recruitment list without applying
Kolkata: In a strange turn of events, a youth in West Bengal found his name in the list of appointed food sub-inspectors in the state Food & Supplies Department without even applying…
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West Bengal: 2 students flash country-made gun inside classroom
Kolkata: Chaotic scenes were witnessed in a school in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district after two Class IX students entered a classroom with a gun and showed it to their classmates. The incident…