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RG Kar hospital vandalism: Mamata blames opposition parties
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused opposition parties of being behind the vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here. Banerjee said she does not hold the…
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CBI team to investigate doctor murder case reaches Kolkata
Kolkata: A team of senior CBI officers reached Kolkata on Wednesday morning to investigate the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run hospital in West Bengal, sources at…
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Rape-murder of woman doctor: NHRC notice to West Bengal govt, state police chief
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the West Bengal government and the state’s police chief in connection with a case of rape and murder of a woman…
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Direct Dr Sandip Ghosh to go on leave: Calcutta HC to Bengal govt
Kolkata: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, directed the West Bengal health department to instruct the erstwhile principal of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital and the current…
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Kolkata doctor rape, murder: Junior doctors’ strike continues, demand judicial probe
Kolkata: Junior doctors across West Bengal continued ceasework on Tuesday protesting the rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run medical college and hospital in Kolkata and demanding justice for…
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Bengal govt must initiate strict action against accused in doctor murder case: Priyanka
Kolkata: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday asked the West Bengal government to take immediate and strict action against the accused in the female doctor murder case. “I appeal to…
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Odisha BJYM labels Bengali workers as ‘Bangladeshi’, hands them to cops
As many as 34 migrant workers working at a construction site in Odisha’s Sambalpur district were handed over to the police by the BJP’s youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, alleging they…
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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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Doctor’s rape-murder: RG Kar hospital principal resigns, stir continues for 4th day
Kolkata: Facing backlash over the rape and murder of a doctor at state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, principal Sandip Ghosh resigned from his post and government service on Monday morning,…
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Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passes away at 80
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, known for his efforts to bring industry to the state, died on Thursday at his Kolkata home following old age-related ailments. The former chief…
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Hundreds of Bangladeshis gather at border with India seeking refuge
Jalpaiguri: Hundreds of Bangladeshi nationals gathered at the international border with India in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday, seeking to crossover claiming that they were under attack in their country, officials…
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Bengal: Akhil Giri resigns as minister, says won’t apologise to woman official
Kolkata: A day after the Trinamool Congress leadership asked him to step down from the ministry and apologise to a forest department woman official for threatening and verbally abusing her, West Bengal…
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TMC asks Bengal jails minister Akhil Giri to resign, he says will comply
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday asked West Bengal Jails Minister Akhil Giri to resign and apologise to a woman officer of the state forest department following a controversy over video…
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Wayanad landslides: Bengal CM taking initiatives to bring back migrant labourers
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is taking initiatives to bring back migrant labourers from the state, currently stranded in landslide-hit Wayanad district in Kerala, the Trinamool Congress said on Saturday.…
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‘Had no intention of hurting anyone’: Hakim on controversy over his remarks
Kolkata: West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim claimed that his remarks at a religious event were “misinterpreted” and he had no intention to hurt anyone, amid protests by the opposition BJP. Hakim, the…
