After a joint team of the Bihar police and forest department arrested Trinamool Congress leader Ashok Kumar Ojha and four others for smuggling elephant tusks in the Buxar district, Leader of West Bengal Assembly Opposition and BJP leader ...
24 October 2024 Indian ExpressDue to the anticipated impact of Cyclone Dana on the coastal region of West Bengal, including Kolkata, all flight operations at Kolkata Airport will remain suspended from 6 pm on October 24, to 9 am on October 25, said ...
24 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal government on Tuesday announced that schools and colleges in eight districts will remain closed from October 23 to 26 as a precautionary measure as the state is on a ‘high alert’ with Cyclone Dana likely to ...
24 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe junior doctors protesting over the rape-murder of a fellow postgraduate medical student at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have called a “mass convention” on October 26 to take a call on how to proceed with their ...
24 October 2024 Indian ExpressRain lashed Kolkata and adjoining districts as Cyclone Dana moved northwestwards on Wednesday — and by early on Friday, it is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over northwestern Bay of Bengal, an IMD official said.“Cyclone Dana ...
24 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered an interim stay on the decision of the RG Kar Medical College authorities to suspend 51 medical students and doctors over alleged “threat culture” at the hospital.A single-judge vacation bench of Justice ...
24 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) Tuesday warned of a severe cyclonic storm which is likely to cross the coast between Puri and Sagar Island in Odisha and West Bengal, on the night of October 24 and early morning of ...
23 October 2024 Indian ExpressParents of the junior doctor who was raped and murdered in West Bengal’s R G Kar Medical College and Hospital wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking time for an appointment. In an email sent to Shah’s office ...
23 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe junior doctors agitating over the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case in Kolkata on Monday called off their hunger strike after a two-hour-long meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat Nabanna.They also announced ...
23 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe Special Investigation Team (SIT) of West Bengal Police, probing the death of an 18-year-old woman in Krishnanagar town of Nadia district, has ruled out sexual assault or gang rape, saying the investigation so far has not found evidence ...
23 October 2024 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Centre’s “escalation” of the prices of medicine used for treating “various life-threatening diseases” by “nearly 50%”, saying that it should be avoided “to ...
22 October 2024 Indian ExpressIn the nearly three months that junior doctors at R G Kar Hospital in Kolkata struck work to protest against the August 9 rape and murder of their colleague, services at the premier state-run hospital were severely paralysed, with ...
22 October 2024 Indian ExpressA delegation of BJP leaders on Monday met the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) demanding deployment of only central forces with no involvement of the state police force or civic volunteers in and around the polling booths during ...
22 October 2024 Indian ExpressFor the by-elections to the six Assembly seats in West Bengal, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has decided to field fresh faces – all local leaders.As reported by The Indian Express earlier, the TMC has shunned established political leaders ...
22 October 2024 Indian ExpressMore than 24 hours after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached out for talks, protesting junior doctors on Sunday evening agreed to meet her “without any preconditions”, and added that they would not end their indefinite hunger strike before the ...
22 October 2024 Indian ExpressA cyclonic storm is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal by October 23 and an upper air cyclonic circulation over the Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal during ...
22 October 2024 Indian ExpressA woman allegedly stabbed to death a man in public in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Saturday. Police have arrested the woman, who they believe was in a relationship with the victim, identified as Tapas.The police identified the woman ...
22 October 2024 Indian ExpressRELATIVES of Purnima Kandu, the councillor of Jhaldah municipality and wife of murdered Congress leader Tapan Kandu, whose body was found under mysterious circumstances at her residence on the night of October 11, said on Saturday that after ...
21 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe parents of the woman doctor, who was raped and murdered at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, joined a 20-kilometre “Justice March” on Saturday, demanding swift action from the government into the proceedings of the case.The ...
21 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal is learnt to have almost finalised its list of candidates for the bypolls to the six Assembly seats slated to be held next month.Party sources said the TMC has decided to ...
20 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe Central Bureau of Investigation , in a court submission, has highlighted that an “in-depth investigation” is on to “collect evidence on the aspect of abetment/conspiracy/harbouring the accused Sanjay Roy” and that “incriminating recorded calls and videos have been ...
20 October 2024 Indian ExpressThe Alipore Meteorological Department has issued a rain forecast in West Bengal for the coming week, with heavy rainfall in some areas.The sea conditions are also expected to be rough to very rough. Fishermen are advised to avoid venturing ...
20 October 2024 Indian ExpressChief Secretary Manoj Pant has directed health department officials to ensure that security arrangements at hospitals and medical colleges are put in place in accordance with the demands of the protesting junior doctors at the earliest.Pant convened a meeting ...
20 October 2024 Indian Express“I HAVE removed the Commissioner of Police (CP), the Director of Medical Education (DME) and the Director of Health Services (DHS), but cannot remove everyone…need four months to consider other demands, including elections. Please withdraw your hunger strike.” With ...
20 October 2024 Indian ExpressIn 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 ExpressJUNIOR 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 ExpressBala, 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 ExpressA 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressWith 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 ExpressBorder 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 ExpressAn 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 ExpressOn 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 ExpressBypolls 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 ExpressAs 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressA 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 ExpressA 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressAssailants 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 ExpressViolence 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressA 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 ExpressAniket 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressBJP 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 ExpressAt 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 ExpressOn 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 ExpressJunior 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressA 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressWest 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressAs 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 ExpressExpressing 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 ExpressIt 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 ExpressAs 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressFor 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressUrging 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 ExpressAs 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 ExpressTHE 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 ExpressAt 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 ExpressEven 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 ExpressA 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 ExpressSitting 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 ExpressOrdering 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 ExpressAsserting 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressWith 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 ExpressThe “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 ExpressHOURS 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 ExpressA 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 ExpressWith 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressMacher 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 ExpressJUNIOR 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 ExpressThe “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 ExpressFormer 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 ExpressWest 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 ExpressMembers 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 ExpressChief 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressTHE 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressUnion 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 ExpressA 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressAmid 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 ExpressJUNIOR 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 ExpressAn 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 ...
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