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Doctor’s rape-murder: Night-long sit-in held in Kolkata
Kolkata: Participants of a mega rally, including prominent film personalities and rights activists, held a night-long sit-in here till 4 am on Monday, demanding justice for a doctor who was allegedly raped…
- India
Hospital laboratory staff molests minor patient in Bengal’s Howrah, arrested
Kolkata: A contractual laboratory technician in West Bengal’s Howrah District Hospital was arrested by police for allegedly molesting a minor patient within the hospital premises, said officials here on Sunday. The incident…
- News
Doctor’s rape-murder: Multiple protest rallies, demonstrations planned in Bengal for Sunday
Kolkata: Numerous rallies and demonstrations are scheduled to be held in Kolkata on Sunday, demanding justice for the trainee doctor who was allegedly raped and killed at the RG Kar hospital here…
- India
Mamata writes to PM again, seeks stringent central legislation in rape and murder cases
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reiterating her request for stringent central legislation and exemplary punishment on heinous crimes like rape and murder.…
- Photos
In pics: RG Kar tragedy ignites public fury in Kolkata
Kolkata: West Bengal Pradesh Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury with party activists during a protest rally against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College…
- India
Bengal govt will amend existing laws to ensure death penalty to rapists: Mamata
Kolkata: Asserting that her government has zero tolerance to incidents of rape, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said an amendment to existing laws will be passed in the state…
- India
BJP’s 12-hour shutdown partially affects life in West Bengal
Kolkata: Daily life was partially affected in West Bengal on Wednesday due to a 12-hour shutdown called by the BJP, protesting the police action against demonstrators during a march to the state…
- Kolkata
RG Kar protests: 2K cops deployed to ensure security during ‘Nabanna Abhijan’
Kolkata: A ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ (March to Secretariat) call given by the students of West Bengal on August 27 in protest against the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s R.G.…
- India
Woman paraded naked in West Bengal: BJP booth president, 5 others held
In a shocking incident, a woman in West Bengal’s Nandigram town was allegedly stripped naked and paraded for approximately 300 meters by local Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) workers. The disturbing incident reportedly…
- India
West Bengal govt seeks SC stay on HC verdict striking down OBC status of several castes
New Delhi: The West Bengal government on Tuesday sought an urgent hearing by the Supreme Court of its appeal against the Calcutta High Court verdict striking down the OBC status of several…
- Opinions
Opinion: Don’t politicise rape
We should all bend our heads in shame following the horrible rape and murder of a young doctor in West Bengal. Naturally, there is a nationwide flare up that continues to snowball…
- India
Bengal government advises against night duties for women doctors
Kolkata: The West Bengal government has advised the medical colleges and hospitals in the state to avoid allotting night duties to women doctors. “All attempts will be made to avoid allotting night…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
