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'We Will Stay on the Streets': 6 Months After R.G. Kar Doctor’s Murder, Family Vows to Fight

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Another Blast at an Illegal Firecracker Factory in West Bengal Exposes Political Complicity

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TMC’s Campus Power Struggle Over Saraswati Puja Fuels BJP’s Communal Narrative in West Bengal

05.02.2025 20

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A 'Ram Temple' in Murshidabad and a Padma Shri for a Provocateur: How Communal Lines Are Being Drawn in Bengal

28.01.2025 20

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Tension Prevails at International Border in Malda After India, Bangladesh Farmers Clash

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As 12 Doctors Charged, Concerns Rise Over Substandard Medicines in Bengal

18.01.2025 3

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Bengal Police Conduct Searches at Doctor's House Days After He Speaks to Reporters on 'Saline Scam'

17.01.2025 5

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A Permanent Struggle for the ‘Orphans’ of Bengal Partition

16.01.2025 20

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What the Deaths of Women Due to the Use of Expired Saline Says About Bengal's Healthcare

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Through Art, This Village in West Bengal Bridges Faith and Heritage

Nayagram: Come winter, Nayagram, a small village in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, transforms into an open-air gallery. Every house...

05.01.2025 10

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Amid Chill in India-Bangladesh Ties, Uncertainty for Businesses in Kolkata

Kolkata: The bustling area of Free School Street, Sudder Street, and Marquis Street in central Kolkata, often called “Mini Bangladesh”, resembles a...

20.12.2024 4

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Amid Chill in India-Bangladesh Ties, an Uncertainty for Businesses in Kolkata

Kolkata: The bustling area of Free School Street, Sudder Street, and Marquis Street in central Kolkata, often called “Mini Bangladesh”, resembles a...

20.12.2024 4

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Petrapole Sees Sharp Decline in Trade as Bangladesh Unrest Continues

Petrapole-Benapole border (West Bengal): The usually bustling Petrapole border, a vital link between West Bengal and Bangladesh, now stands eerily...

10.12.2024 3

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Interview | 'Amit Shah Didn't Meet Us': Parents of the R.G. Kar Victim on the Past Four Months

Today is four months to the day that the body of a trainee doctor was found at the state-run R.G. Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The...

09.12.2024 4

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Bengal: Internet Restricted Amid Communal Tension in Parts of Murshidabad

19.11.2024 3

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Bengal's 'Tab Scam' Exposes Significant Vulnerabilities in Data Storage

Kolkata: West Bengal’s ambitious ‘Taruner Swapna’ scheme, which translates to ‘dreams of the youth,’ was designed to provide Rs 10,000 to...

18.11.2024 10

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A Tale of Two Carnivals in Kolkata

Kolkata: A grand, makeshift stage, reminiscent of a West Bengal zamindar’s mansion, was decorated. Chairs were lined up in rows. Chief minister...

16.10.2024 2

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West Bengal Healthcare on the Brink as Doctors Continue Hunger Strike

Kolkata: As West Bengal celebrates its biggest festival, the Durga Puja, the state’s healthcare is on the brink of collapse, facing its most severe...

12.10.2024 2

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Footballer Mehtab Hossain and Wife Moumita's Durga Puja Celebrations Are 'Different and Wonderful'

Kolkata: It is a long held belief that Durga Puja is the heart and soul of Bengali culture. Former Indian national team footballer Mehtab Hossain...

11.10.2024 10

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R.G. Kar Protests: Govt Mum as Junior Doctors' Fast Crosses 72 Hours, 50 Senior Doctors Resign

Kolkata: Junior doctors, who have restarted their protest against the rape and murder of their trainee colleague in August, have been fasting for...

09.10.2024 3

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On the Boil Over R.G. Kar, Authorities' Treatment of Minor's Rape and Murder Heightens Tensions in Bengal

Kolkata: As protests over the R.G. Kar case continue to sweep across West Bengal, the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in the Joynagar...

07.10.2024 5

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Bengal's Economy Has Always Relied on the Durga Puja – Will This Prove Much Too Dear This Time?

Kolkata: The usually bustling footpaths of Gariahat, known for their crowds of last-minute shoppers, are unusually quiet this year except for the...

06.10.2024 3

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A Durga Puja Like No Other: Protests Cast Shadow over Festivities in Kolkata

Kolkata: West Bengal’s grandest festival began this year amid an unusual atmosphere of protest. As Bengalis followed the age-old tradition of...

04.10.2024 10

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Protests, Requests and Suggestions: Citizens React as Bengal Govt Discontinues Kolkata's Iconic Tram

Kolkata: Kolkata, the only Indian city with a functioning tram system, is on the brink of losing one of its most iconic symbols. Despite a public...

30.09.2024 4

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Homes Submerged, People Wait in Relief Camps as Floods Ravage More Than 50 Villages in Bengal

Bhutni (West Bengal): More than 50 villages in Malda district have remained submerged for over a month as a result of the West Bengal floods,...

20.09.2024 4

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RG Kar Protest: BJP-Backed Nabanna March Turns Violent

Kolkata: Kolkata was thrown into chaos as the ‘Chhatra Samaj’s “Nabanna Abhijan”, a student rally to the state secretariat on Tuesday (August 27),...

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Financial Irregularities at Visva-Bharati: Education Ministry Orders UGC to Conduct Probe

Bolpur: A year after the ouster of the controversial VC Bidyut Chakraborty, the Ministry of Education has directed the University Grants Commission...

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