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  • News from West Bengal | 14 May, 2025 | ৩১ বৈশাখ, ১৪৩২
  • At this West Bengal hospital, nine pairs of twins born in 24 hours

    In a curious incident at West Bengal’s Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, nine pairs of twins were born in 24 hours, between Tuesday and Wednesday.“On average, twins are born for every 80 births that take place in the hospital,” ...

    19 October 2024 Indian Express
    ‘Total strike’ on Oct 22 if all demands not met by Monday: Junior doctors

    JUNIOR DOCTORS in West Bengal, who have been on an indefinite hunger strike since October 5 demanding justice in the RG Kar rape and murder case as well upgrade of security infrastructure at medical establishments across the state, on ...

    19 October 2024 Indian Express
    Roses, kurtas for bald men from TMC MLA: ‘They’re more intelligent from rest’

    Bala, the 2009 Hindi film, revolved around a bald protagonist who suffered from lack of confidence and social pressure.In a unique gesture, TMC MLA from Canning East, Saokat Molla, who believes that such people are “more intelligent” than others, ...

    19 October 2024 Indian Express
    Fire at ESI Hospital in Sealdah; 1 dead, 50 patients shifted out

    A fire broke out at the ESI Hospital in Sealdah, Kolkata, on Friday morning, prompting officials to evacuate patients from one of the buildings. One of the patients, who was critical, died but hospital authorities are yet to confirm ...

    19 October 2024 Indian Express
    Bangladesh Navy detains 31 fishermen, CM assures help

    The Bangladesh Navy has said that it has detained 31 Indian fishermen, along with two fishing trawlers — FB Basanti and FB Jai Jagannath — for illegally entering their territory.The detained fishermen are residents of Kakdwip of South 24 ...

    19 October 2024 Indian Express
    Woman found dead in Nadia had ante-mortem burns, says doctor who conducted autopsy

    The 18-year-old woman, who was found dead in Krishnanagar town in Nadia district of West Bengal, had “ante-mortem” burn injuries on her face, the doctors who conducted the post mortem said on Thursday.“She got burn injuries while she was ...

    19 October 2024 Indian Express
    ‘I kept asking them what was my fault’: Kolkata doctor arrested at Durga Puja carnival speaks about his detention

    The on-duty doctor who was allegedly arrested for sporting a T-shirt and badge in solidarity with the RG Kar protests at the West Bengal government’s Durga Puja Carnival said that he wasn’t told the reason for his arrest.“For over ...

    18 October 2024 Indian Express
    West Bengal by-polls: New Congress state president ‘seeking feedback from district heads’ before renewing alliance with Left

    With by-elections in six assembly seats scheduled to be held on November 13, alliance or seat sharing between the Congress and the Left is yet to be finalised.Subhankar Sarkar, newly appointed Pradesh Congress president, told The Indian Express that ...

    18 October 2024 Indian Express
    BSF nabs four Bangladeshi nationals with fake Aadhaar Card at border

    Border Security Force (BSF) officials have arrested four Bangladeshi nationals with forged Aadhaar cards along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s Murshidabad, along with an Indian national who allegedly was hired to facilitate their entry.The forged Aadhaar cards were ...

    18 October 2024 Indian Express
    18-year-old girl with burn marks found dead in West Bengal’s Nadia, family alleges rape and murder

    An 18-year-old woman was found dead with burn marks on her body in Krishnanagar town of Nadia district on Wednesday morning, hours after she had left home, saying she was going out to have pizza.The family alleged that she ...

    18 October 2024 Indian Express
    Despite R G Kar outrage, TMC leaders appear confident of win in West Bengal by-polls

    On the backfoot of the R G Kar rape and murder issue, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress party is eyeing the upcoming by-polls for six Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, seats for five of which the TMC had won ...

    18 October 2024 Indian Express
    Bypolls of six seats in West Bengal on November 13, ECI announces

    Bypolls for six assembly constituencies in West Bengal were announced by the Election Commission of India on Tuesday afternoon. The elections for Sitai (SC), Madarihat (ST), Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, and Taldangra will be held on November 13 and the ...

    17 October 2024 Indian Express
    During Lakshmi puja, scattered rain in Kolkata and parts of West Bengal expected: IMD

    As the nation celebrates Kojagari Lakshmi Puja, the weather in West Bengal is set to experience a transition. While the monsoon is on its way out, the state will still see some showers in the coming days.According to the ...

    17 October 2024 Indian Express
    HC scraps Kolkata Police order, allows RG Kar protesters to hold event near TMC govt’s carnival venue

    The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday nullified the Kolkata Police’s prohibitory orders in places near the venue of the Trinamool Congress government’s Durga Puja Carnival, allowing an event being held in the vicinity by protesters against the August 9 ...

    17 October 2024 Indian Express
    Monk accuses BJP Rajya Sabha MP of assault, police complaint lodged

    A complaint has been lodged against BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Ananta Maharaj, alias Nagendra Roy for allegedly assaulting a monk in north Bengal’s Cooch Behar district, police said.The alleged incident took place took place on Sunday when Ray visited ...

    17 October 2024 Indian Express
    RG Kar medic’s rape-murder: Jr doctors’ delegation meets Governor Bose, seeks his intervention

    A five-member delegation of the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front on Monday met Governor CV Ananda Bose and handed over to him a memorandum over their concerns in the wake of the RG Kar Hospital rape-and-murder case.Earlier, members of ...

    16 October 2024 Indian Express
    RG Kar protests: Deadlock continues as no resolution at Chief Secretary’s meeting with senior doctors

    The ongoing deadlock over the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder issue continued as no resolution was found in a meeting on Monday between Chief Secretary Manoj Pant and senior doctors’ associations as the state government expressed its ...

    16 October 2024 Indian Express
    Beluga XL makes second landing at Kolkata Airport on way back from China

    The Airbus Beluga XL, a specialised wide-body airliner, made its second landing at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata today. The aircraft arrived from Tianjin Binhai International Airport in China at 5:47 am IST.The purpose of the ...

    15 October 2024 Indian Express
    Patient’s son beaten up at Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital, doctors again raise safety concern

    Assailants entered Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital, the largest government hospital in West Bengal, and attacked a patient’s relative with with hockey sticks and wickets on Sunday morning, reigniting concerns about safety measures put in place at healthcare facilities, especially after ...

    15 October 2024 Indian Express
    Violence erupts in Bengal’s Howrah over a picture during Durga Puja celebrations

    Violence broke out in West Bengal’s Howrah district on Sunday over a picture made during a drawing competition during a Durga Puja celebration, prompting authorities to deploy the Rapid Action Force (RAF) and impose prohibitory orders.Swati Bhangalia, Superintendent of ...

    15 October 2024 Indian Express
    RG Kar: Junior doctors’ hunger strike enters 9th day, others on ‘symbolic fast’

    The hunger strike by junior doctors of West Bengal to press for their demands following the RG Kar hospital incident entered the ninth day on Sunday, when people are holding a “symbolic fast” at various parts of the state ...

    15 October 2024 Indian Express
    4 more junior doctors join hunger strike protest in Kolkata even as Aniket Mahato remains critically ill

    The ongoing hunger strike by junior doctors at Dharmatala, Kolkata, continues to gain momentum as more medical professionals join the protest. The doctors are demanding a 10-point charter of demands, including improved working conditions, better remuneration, and increased government ...

    14 October 2024 Indian Express
    R G Kar rape-murder case: Mass resignation by doctors not valid, must be done individually, says Bengal govt

    The West Bengal government announced Saturday that the mass resignation of senior doctors from various state-run hospitals are not valid as the letters have to be submitted individually as per the service rules.West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s Chief Advisor ...

    14 October 2024 Indian Express
    Man sneaks into ladies’ hostel of medical college in West Bengal’s Bankura, arrested 

    A man was arrested in West Bengal’s Bankura district on Friday after he allegedly entered the girls’ hostel of Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital and made indecent gestures in front of a hostel inmate.The security lapse was reported ...

    14 October 2024 Indian Express
    Junior doctor on hunger strike admitted to R G Kar hospital, condition critical; calls for larger rally today

    Aniket Mahato, a junior doctor who has been on hunger strike for several days, was rushed to R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on Thursday due to deteriorating health. He is currently under critical care in the Intensive ...

    13 October 2024 Indian Express
     IMA writes to Mamata, appeals for ‘immediate attention’ to junior doctors on indefinite ‘fast to death’

    The Indian Medical Association on Thursday appealed to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to “begin a dialogue process” and give “immediate attention” to junior doctors who have started fasting, in order to “save their lives”. The organisation also ...

    13 October 2024 Indian Express
    ‘TMC fostering threat culture, jungle raj… truth will prevail’: J P Nadda in Kolkata

    BJP National President and Union Minister J.P. Nadda on Thursday scathingly criticised West Bengal’s Trinamool Congress-led government, saying they are fostering “threat culture and jungle raj” in the state.Addressing a gathering at a hotel in Kolkata, Nadda criticised the ...

    13 October 2024 Indian Express
    While on its way bidding farewell to city, Kolkata trams relive their legacy at Durga puja pandals

    At a time when the iconic tram services in Kolkata are on its way out, the heritage public transport system has hogged the limelight again. Many Durga puja pandals in the city are showcasing the trams in their artworks ...

    12 October 2024 Indian Express
    Beluga XL’s Kolkata return scheduled for October 13: What is Beluga, and why was its landing important for India?

    On Tuesday, Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBI) welcomed the Airbus Beluga XL for the first time. This massive aircraft, the largest in the Beluga series, landed in the city while carrying essential components for Airbus aircraft.The ...

    12 October 2024 Indian Express
    R G Kar: Talks fail again; junior doctors in scuffle with police

    Junior doctors in West Bengal protesting the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital said on Wednesday night that talks with senior state officials failed to break the deadlock and that it was “the ...

    11 October 2024 Indian Express
    In chargesheet, CBI traces the movement of accused hours before crime

    The RG Kar Hospital rape and murder accused Sanjay Roy went drinking, visited red light areas and made several rounds of the hospital, the CBI has said in its chargesheet, it is learnt.According to the chargesheet filed before a ...

    11 October 2024 Indian Express
    Ex-principal of RG Kar as demon king? Pandal in Murshidabad stirs a row

    A Durga Puja pandal in Murshidabad district has sparked controversy as the idol of the demon king, Mahishasur, bore a striking resemblance to the arrested former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh.The image went viral ...

    11 October 2024 Indian Express
    RG Kar protests: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into ‘custodial torture’ of 2 women

    The Calcutta High Court has ordered a CBI investigation into the alleged “custodial torture” of two women after they were arrested by West Bengal Police for protesting over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the RG ...

    11 October 2024 Indian Express
    Bengal Governor visits junior doctors on fast-unto-death over RG Kar issue

    West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Wednesday evening met junior doctors, on fast-unto-death over the RG Kar issue, in Kolkata’s Esplanade area and enquired about their health condition, an official said.Bose spoke to seven junior doctors, who ...

    10 October 2024 Indian Express
    In chargesheet, CBI lists 11 pieces of evidence – from Roy’s DNA samples at crime scene to victim’s blood on his clothes

    The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, has listed 11 pieces of evidence in its chargesheet to hold Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer with ...

    10 October 2024 Indian Express
    In Kolkata, cops brace for a double challenge — handling Puja chaos amid doctors’ protest

    The Kolkata Police are bracing for a challenging Durga Puja season this year, as the festivities coincide with the ongoing protests by doctors over the rape-and-murder of a junior colleague at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.With 2,905 ...

    10 October 2024 Indian Express
    Kolkata Airport witnesses a historic landing: Airbus’s Beluga XL

    The Kolkata International Airport made history on Tuesday as it welcomed the Airbus Beluga XL, the largest aircraft in the Beluga series. This marked the first time the airport has accommodated the XL version, having previously handled the Beluga ...

    10 October 2024 Indian Express
    Braving flowers and coins, how these ‘live Durgas’ in Kolkata keep still for hours

    As the Navratri celebrations kick in in Kolkata, 32-year-old Sulekha from Bihar is back on stage, performing her annual role as Goddess Durga. For hours on end, she sits motionless on stage, braving the coins and flowers thrown by ...

    10 October 2024 Indian Express
    Backing junior doctors’ hunger strike, senior doctors of RG Kar hospital resign en masse

    Expressing deep concern over the “deteriorating health” of junior doctors who are on an indefinite hunger strike for the last four days, senior doctors and faculty members at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College & Hospital on Tuesday sent en ...

    10 October 2024 Indian Express
    Behind Bengali’s classical language tag, a Kolkata institute’s 2,000-page research document

    It was an over 2,000-page detailed research document that paved the way for the Union Cabinet’s decision to extend the ‘classical language’ tag to Bengali along with Marathi, Pali, Prakrit and Assamese. And the West Bengal government-run organisation that ...

    9 October 2024 Indian Express
    Colleagues rally behind RG Kar docs on indefinite hunger strike, start mass resignation campaign

    As protests continue at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital over the rape and murder of a junior doctor, senior doctors and faculty of the hospital have submitted a mass resignation letter to the director of medical education. ...

    9 October 2024 Indian Express
    In theme extraordinaire, farmer’s ‘ordinary’ wife gets an encore

    The Kumartuli Sarbojanin Durgatsab, this year, one of the oldest Durga Pujas in North Kolkata, has opted for an innovative approach for its theme — honouring the often overlooked contribution of farmers and their wives.Divided into three sections, the ...

    9 October 2024 Indian Express
    In a first for India, Darjeeling Zoo’s Red Panda programme among top 3 finalists for World Association of Zoos and Aquariums conservation award

    For the first time, a conservation-breeding programme of a zoo in India is one of three to be shortlisted as a finalist for the 2024 Conservation & Environmental Sustainability Awards, by the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).The ...

    9 October 2024 Indian Express
    ‘Platform Howrah Maidan’: Nation’s first underwater Metro comes to a pandal

    The Durga Puja pandal in North Kolkata’s Jagat Mukherjee Park this year, through its innovative theme highlights the contrasting images of the city’s underwater Metro and the pollution afflicting the River Ganges.As Kolkata Metro marks its 40th year, the ...

    9 October 2024 Indian Express
    RG Kar Rape-Murder: With timeline for CCTVs and referral system, govt asks junior doctors to end hunger strike

    Urging the protesting junior doctors to end their hunger strike and resume duty, the West Bengal government on Monday assured to complete the installation of CCTV cameras in all the medical colleges in the state in the next three ...

    8 October 2024 Indian Express
    Durga Puja in West Bengal likely to be pleasant with occasional light rain, per IMD

    As Durga Puja festivities kick off in West Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a forecast predicting intermittent light rain. While there is a possibility of scattered showers in some districts, the overall weather is expected to ...

    8 October 2024 Indian Express
    ‘Sanjay Roy raped, murdered doctor in inebriated condition’: CBI files first chargesheet in R G Kar case

    THE CBI on Monday filed its first chargesheet in connection with the rape and murder of a junior doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, holding Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer with Kolkata Police, as the sole ...

    8 October 2024 Indian Express
    Six killed, 3 injured in Bengal coal mine blast

    At least six people were killed and three others injured when explosives kept in a truck went off at a coal mine in Birbhum district of West Bengal on Monday, a police officer said.The incident took place at 10.30 ...

    8 October 2024 Indian Express
    RG Kar Rape-Murder: Protest march today, senior doctors join fast

    Even as the state government on Monday urged junior doctors to end their hunger strike and resume duty, the protesting medics announced to hold a march from College Square to Dharmatala on Tuesday afternoon.The junior doctors also announced that ...

    8 October 2024 Indian Express
    Women civic volunteer alleges molestation by cop in Park Street police station

    A woman civic police volunteer attached to a police station in Kolkata has accused a local sub-inspector of molesting and sexually harassing her inside the police station. She also alleged that when she complained, the Duty Officer refused to ...

    8 October 2024 Indian Express
    ‘Couldn’t believe it’: For Rose Valley investors, a faint ray of hope as refund process begins

    Sitting on a bed with sheets of papers spread out in front of him, 52-year-old Asim Kumar Baruri recounts how he lost his life savings in Ponzi schemes and that he even contemplated suicide.On Friday, howeverm he received an ...

    8 October 2024 Indian Express
    Schoolgirl Killed In South 24 Parganas | HC pulls up police: add POCSO charges

    Ordering a second post-mortem of the nine-year-old schoolgirl allegedly raped and killed in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, the Calcutta High Court on Sunday pulled up the police for not adding POCSO charges in the FIR.The girl was ...

    7 October 2024 Indian Express
    Mamata Banerjee backs police: Don’t get distracted by what others say

    Asserting that crime has no colour, caste, or religion, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday directed the police to register the FIR under the POCSO Act in connection with the murder of a schoolgirl in South 24 ...

    7 October 2024 Indian Express
    ‘Sexual misconduct, threat culture, forceful collection of money’: Doctors, interns and students expelled from R G Kar Medical College

    The R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Saturday expelled ten people, including doctors, house staff, and interns, for allegedly threatening others to fail examinations or get them ousted from the hostel, forcing other juniors to ...

    7 October 2024 Indian Express
    Heavy rain in West Bengal on Sunday ahead of Durga Puja: Weather department

    With Durga Puja just round the corner, residents were gearing up for last-minute shopping, but the weather forecast has now cast a shadow over their plans. According to the Alipore Meteorological Department, heavy rainfall is expected in several districts ...

    7 October 2024 Indian Express
    How some Durga puja pandals in Kolkata are addressing R G Kar incident & protests

    The “Lojja” themed pandal in the Saraswati Kalimata Mandir Parishad club in Kolkata’s Narkeldanga is one stark example of how Durga Puja is different this year.The centrepiece of the pandal is a Maa Durga idol whose face is covered ...

    7 October 2024 Indian Express
    9-yr-old Bengal girl killed, villagers torch police post

    HOURS AFTER a nine-year-old girl was allegedly murdered in a village in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, violence broke out in the area on Saturday morning as angry villagers set a police outpost on fire, alleging inaction on ...

    7 October 2024 Indian Express
    Junior doctors announce indefinite hunger strike, say demands not fulfilled

    A day after the protesting junior doctors in West Bengal called off their “total cease work”, they announced an “indefinite” hunger strike on Saturday, claiming that their demands were not fulfilled by the state government.After a rally on Friday, ...

    7 October 2024 Indian Express
    Durga Idols getting smaller each year due to rising costs & focus on theme, say Kumartuli artisans

    With Durga Puja just around the corner, artisans are busy crafting idols. Noting a significant trend towards compact Durga idols in the past five-six years, the more than 14 feet average height of an idol five years ago, has ...

    6 October 2024 Indian Express
    R G Kar ex-principal, police station in-charge ‘wanted to hush up’ rape-murder incident, turn it into suicide case: CBI tells court

    The CBI has alleged that former principal of Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College, Sandip Ghosh, and former in-charge of Tala police station, Abhijit Mondol, “wanted to hush up the incident” after a junior doctor’s body was found at ...

    6 October 2024 Indian Express
    Mutton kasha, biryani, basanti pulao: What’s on the menu for Bengal inmates during Durga Puja

    Macher matha diye pui shak (Malabar spinach with fish head), macher matha diye dal (Bengali moong dal with fish head), luchi cholar dal (deep fried Bengali puffed bread with Bengali chana dal), payesh (Bengali porridge), chicken curry, alu potol ...

    6 October 2024 Indian Express
    Junior doctors call off cease work, warn Bengal govt: ‘Hunger strike if demands not met in 24 hours’

    JUNIOR DOCTORS in West Bengal on Friday called off their “total cease work” and issued an ultimatum to the state government that their demands should be met within 24 hours. Otherwise, they warned of launching an “indefinite hunger strike”.During ...

    6 October 2024 Indian Express
    Maa Durga covering her face in shame, doctor’s idol, light shows: how some Kolkata pandals address R G Kar incident and protests

    The “Lojja” themed pandal in the Saraswati Kalimata Mandir Parishad club in Kolkata’s Narkeldanga is one stark example of how Durga Puja is different this year. The centrepiece of the pandal is a Maa Durga idol whose face is ...

    5 October 2024 Indian Express
    Former BJP MP Arjun Singh alleges gunshots fired, bombs thrown at home ‘in front of police’, directly blames West Bengal’s TMC

    Former Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh alleged that miscreants allegedly fired multiple gunshots and attacked his house in Bhatpara with stones and bombs on Friday morning, spreading tension in the Meghna More area of West Bengal’s Jagatdal.Singh said that his ...

    5 October 2024 Indian Express
    TMC, BJP spar over credit for Bengali getting ‘classical language’ recognition

    West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) engaged in a war of words to claim credit after the Union Cabinet recently recognised Bengali as a “classical language” along with Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, and Assamese.“The ...

    5 October 2024 Indian Express
    Protests greet Governor at Calcutta University

    Members of the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), the student wing of the ruling TMC, protested against  Governor C V Ananda Bose during a certificate and medal distribution ceremony at the University of Calcutta on Thursday.Later, Bose said, “Everyone has ...

    5 October 2024 Indian Express
    Mamata underlines: ‘Govt committed to help flood-hit people during festive season’

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reaffirmed that her government is committed to stand and support the flood-hit people of the state during the festive season. Inaugurating a Durga Puja pandal as well as an art exhibition in Kolkata’s Behala area, ...

    4 October 2024 Indian Express
    Scattered rain in Kolkata during Durga Puja; rainfall likely for Darjeeling & Kalimpong

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a rain forecast in the state until October 9, with some areas experiencing scattered rain until October 13.According to the weather office, light to moderate rain/thundershowers are likely to occur at many ...

    4 October 2024 Indian Express
    Roopa Ganguly arrested after dharna; driver held, say police

    THE KOLKATA Police on Thursday arrested BJP leader Roopa Ganguly in connection with her night-long sit-in demonstration in front of Bansdroni police station in south Kolkata, demanding the release of five people, including a local woman leader of the ...

    4 October 2024 Indian Express
    CBI arrests TMC youth leader Ashish Pandey in RG Kar financial irregularities case

    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested TMC youth leader Ashish Pandey, a doctor, who is associated with RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, on Thursday evening in connection with a financial irregularities case involving the institution.On September 2, ...

    4 October 2024 Indian Express
    Lack of land hampered development projects in Bengal, says Union Rly minister Vaishnaw

    Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday claimed that due to the lack of availability of land many projects in West Bengal are currently pending.While inaugurating several railway projects and train services at Sealdah station, the Union minister announced ...

    4 October 2024 Indian Express
    Class 9 student hit by excavator during road repair work, dies

    A class 9 student was killed after being knocked down by an excavator in south Kolkata’s Bansdroni area on Wednesday morning, said police. The incident took place near the Dinesh Nagar auto stand when the boy was heading to ...

    4 October 2024 Indian Express
    RG Kar case opens Pandora’s box, complaints pour in from Bengal’s key medical colleges

    The rape and murder at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and its aftermath has triggered a series of complaints in some of the state’s top government medical colleges. From allegations of political nexus with the ruling establishment ...

    4 October 2024 Indian Express
    ‘Why are we celebrating Durga Puja? To those who ask — we work & also celebrate festivals’: Mamata

    Amid ongoing protests against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated a slew of community Durga Puja’s on Wednesday.As CM Banerjee wished the people on the beginning of ‘Devi ...

    4 October 2024 Indian Express
    Junior doctors take out rally: ‘Section in govt trying to make us look like public enemies’

    JUNIOR DOCTORS took to the streets of Kolkata again on Wednesday to protest against the R G Kar rape and murder case. As they marched from College Square to Dharmatala, senior doctors also joined the rally, apart from the ...

    3 October 2024 Indian Express
    For raising ‘anti-national slogans’, police book unknown persons at Kolkata protest against R G Kar rape and murder

    An FIR was lodged at Kolkata’s Patuli police station against unknown individuals for allegedly raising “anti-national” slogans during a protest rally on September 29.The slogan “Kashmir mange azadi (Kashmir wants freedom)” was purportedly chanted during the rally, which was ...

    3 October 2024 Indian Express
    Who is Birendranath Sircar? With Mithun Chakraborty’s Dadasaheb Phalke win, a look at the 13 Bengali superstars who precede

    From Birendranath Sircar, Pankaj Mullick, and Kanan Devi in the 70s to Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Manna De, and Soumitra Chattopadhyay — Mithun Chakraborty’s 2024 win of the Dadasaheb Phalke award is preceded by several of West Bengal’s film ...

    3 October 2024 Indian Express
    Mamata appeals: ‘Help people hit by flood this Durga Puja’

    Urging people to provide aid to flood-affected people during the Durga Puja as the residents of several districts in the state are reeling under floodwater, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday reiterated that the flood situation in the state ...

    3 October 2024 Indian Express
    R G Kar rape-murder: Sculpture for victim unveiled, rally to be held on Mahalaya by junior doctors

    In a poignant tribute to the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered on their premises, junior doctors at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital unveiled a sculpture titled “Cry of the Hour”. The sculpture, a bust, created by ...

    3 October 2024 Indian Express
    Along India-Bangladesh border, BSF makes an unusual seizure: a trafficked South American alpaca

    The Border Security Force (BSF) at the Banpur border outpost (BOP) in West Bengal’s Nadia district intercepted a group of smugglers attempting to unlawfully bring an alpaca into Indian territory on Tuesday.The alpaca, a valuable species native to the ...

    3 October 2024 Indian Express
    Bengal junior doctors back to ‘total cease work’, accuse Mamata govt of not fulfilling promises

    Escalating its protests demanding security for healthcare workers in hospitals and medical colleges, the junior doctors’ association in West Bengal resumed its “indefinite” and “total cease work” on Tuesday, accusing the TMC government in the state of failing to ...

    2 October 2024 Indian Express
    Will ‘apolitical’ Rogi Kalyan Samitis weed out corruption? Jury’s still out

    With the RG Kar rape-and-murder incident spiralling into a mass protest, one of the most significant moves by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been to dissolve the Rogi Kalyan Samitis (patient welfare committees) in government-run hospitals and restructuring them ...

    2 October 2024 Indian Express
    RG Kar rape-murder case:  Safety concerns still persist, junior doctors to take ‘collective call’ on resuming services fully

    With concerns about their safety still persisting as highlighted in the Supreme Court’s Monday’s hearing, the protesting junior doctors in Kolkata maintained a status quo, indicating that they will take a “collective decision” after a meeting whether to resume ...

    2 October 2024 Indian Express
    Patient among 2 held for ‘assaulting’ doctors at Kolkata hospital

    A patient and his relative have been arrested for allegedly assaulting and threatening doctors and nurses at the Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital (CNMC) in Kolkata, police said on Monday.According to police, the alleged incident took place on ...

    1 October 2024 Indian Express
    If I can make it, we can all make it: Mithun Chakraborty on getting Phalke Award

    After his name was announced for Dadasaheb Phalke Award — India’s highest award in cinema — actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty turned emotional and dedicated it to his family and fans, noting he “came from a narrow lane ...

    1 October 2024 Indian Express
    SC commences hearing on plea related to rape-murder case of doctor in Kolkata

    The Supreme Court on Monday commenced hearing a suo motu case related to the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and ...

    1 October 2024 Indian Express
    Tea workers on strike over bonus: Mamata refuses to intervene, says Labour Commission to decide

    Refusing to intervene in the ongoing deadlock between tea garden workers and the management over bonus hike, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the issue was “politically motivated” and the Labour Commission would resolve it.The tea ...

    1 October 2024 Indian Express
    Junior doctors ‘attacked’ in Kolkata medical college, patient and his relative arrested

    Junior doctors were allegedly harassed and threatened by a patient and his family members at Calcutta National Medical College (Chittaranjan Hospital) in Kolkata, days after a similar incident at Sagar Dutta Medical College.The patient, Samsuddin Hossain, and one of ...

    1 October 2024 Indian Express
    ‘From living on narrow lane of Kolkata to this‘: Mithun Chakraborty reacts to Dadasaheb Phalke award win, PM Modi congratulates

    After it was announced that he would receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award — India’s highest award in cinema — Bollywood actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty dedicated it to his family and fans, noting that he “came from a ...

    1 October 2024 Indian Express
    To go or not to go on strike? Junior doctors await Supreme Court hearing

    A day after the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front (WBJDF) announced to go on strike from Monday over the assault on health staff at state-run Sagore Dutta Hospital in Kamarhati, the protesting medics are keenly awaiting the hearing of ...

    1 October 2024 Indian Express
    As woman dies after childbirth, relatives scuffle with staff and police at hospital in Bengal’s Durgapur

    A woman died on Saturday after giving birth at a private hospital in Durgapur in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, prompting allegations of medical negligence and violent protests. The incident follows a similar scuffle at Sagar Dutta Hospital in ...

    30 September 2024 Indian Express
    CM Mamata says flood situation in North Bengal ‘alarming’, slams Centre: ‘Only Bengal is deprived of flood grant’

    Describing the flood situation in the northern districts of West Bengal as “alarming”, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the state was being deprived of Central assistance to deal with the natural calamity.“North Bengal is reeling under flood. ...

    30 September 2024 Indian Express
    Jawhar Sircar says TMC to ‘cleanse’ itself, cites fraud complaint filed against Hakim’s OSD

    In the wake of a fraud complaint lodged against the OSD of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim by an aide of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, former IAS officer Jawhar Sircar, who recently quit the TMC, on Saturday urged the party ...

    30 September 2024 Indian Express
    Protest at Kamarhati Medical College Flares up: Junior doctors across state to go on strike from tomorrow over assault by patient’s kin

    The cease work by junior doctors at Sagore Dutta Medical College in Kamarhati, North 24 Parganas, over alleged assault by the family members of a dead woman patient flared up on Saturday evening with the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ ...

    30 September 2024 Indian Express
    Junior doctors go on strike at West Bengal hospital, allege attack by deceased patient’s kin

    Junior doctors at Sagore Dutta Medical College and Hospital in Kamarhati near Kolkata Saturday started a cease-work protest after health workers at the institute were allegedly attacked by the kin of a deceased patient.Junior doctors complained that the family ...

    30 September 2024 Indian Express
    TMC suspends 2 student leaders for making short film on RG Kar issue

    The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has suspended two of its student leaders for allegedly making a short film based on the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.On Friday night, Trinamool ...

    30 September 2024 Indian Express
    Civil servant’s wife rape: Calcutta HC cancels bail of accused, hands over probe to senior officer

    Pulling up the ongoing probe into the alleged rape of a civil servant’s wife, the Calcutta High Court on Friday transferred the investigation to a deputy commissioner-level officer of Kolkata Police.The HC also cancelled the bail of the accused, ...

    29 September 2024 Indian Express
    Abhishek Banerjee’s office accuses Firhad Hakim’s OSD of fraud, files police complaint

    The office of Trinamool Congress MP, Abhishek Banerjee, has lodged a police complaint against the OSD of party colleague and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim for allegedly misusing Abhishek’s name to dupe people.In the complaint lodged at Shakespeare Sarani Police ...

    29 September 2024 Indian Express
    Met doesn’t rule out rain during Durga Puja in Bengal

    The Alipore Meteorological Department has not ruled out the possibility of rainfall during the Pujas, saying large parts of West Bengal could receive light to moderate rainfall until October 13.Durga Puja begins October 10 and will culminate on October ...

    29 September 2024 Indian Express
    US Consul General Meets CM: Land identified for game-changing silicon chip factory, says Mamata

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her government has identified the land on which the country’s first-ever national security semiconductor fabrication plant under the transformative collaboration with the United States will be set up.The plant will produce chips ...

    28 September 2024 Indian Express
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