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  West Bengal: BJP's Sukanta Majumdar announces seven-day dharna after Calcutta HC grants permission

  August 28, 2024 13:29 IST

  The BJP has called Bangla Bandh in the entire state. There have been reports of clashes between the BJP protesters and TMC workers.

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  Mamata Banerjee's message for Bengal youth day after Nabanna Abhijan march against her govt

  August 28, 2024 8:50 IST

  Mamata Banerjee's message for youth comes amid a 12-hour Bengal bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party, condemning the crackdown on protestors during the 'Nabanna Abhijan' march against her government.

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  Bangla bandh today: Will schools, colleges, metro, offices remain closed? Check affected services

  August 28, 2024 9:28 IST

  While announcing Bangla bandh, BJP state chief Majumdar alleged that the TMC government was oppressing students and the Left had expressed its support by not participating in the protests.

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  Bangla Bandh: BJP's Sukanta Majumdar stages sit-in protest on Kolkata road

  August 28, 2024 23:08 IST

  Clashes between BJP and Trinamool Congress workers were reported, heightening tensions in Kolkata and other areas. Despite the bandh, most markets, shops, and government offices remained open, although there was a noticeable decrease in public transport and private vehicles on the roads.

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  West Bengal bandh today: Will schools, colleges, metro, offices remain closed? All you need to know

  August 28, 2024 6:20 IST

  West Bengal Bandh: The BJP has called for a 12-hour general strike in West Bengal on Wednesday to protest police action on protesters during Nabanna Abhiyan march to the state secretariat.

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  Nabanna Abhijan rally: Governor asks Mamata govt to follow SC's 'suggestion', not suppress protests

  August 27, 2024 16:36 IST

  The Supreme Court, while hearing the Kolkata rape-murder case, had asked the West Bengal government not to use force to suppress the peaceful protesters.

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  Bengal bandh tomorrow for 12 hours, says BJP over Kolkata rape and murder

  August 27, 2024 16:42 IST

  The BJP condemned the incident of lathi charge by the West Bengal Police on the students, who had taken out a rally in Kolkata demanding justice for the victim and the chief minister's resignation.

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  Suvendu Adhikari demands President's Rule amid Nabanna rallly over Kolkata rape-murder case

  August 27, 2024 16:02 IST

  Suvendu Adhikari said Mamata Banerjee is responsible for the violence caused during the protests called by the students earlier in the day and stated that the President’s rule must be imposed to restore the law and order situation in the state.

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  Kolkata: 'Did trainee doctor discover about spurious drugs syndicate', asks Amit Malviya

  August 27, 2024 14:37 IST

  Kolkata rape and murder case: Amit Malviya said the CBI should take Mamata Banerjee and Kolkata Police commissioner into custody, go over their phone records and subject them to a polygraph test to unearth the conspiracy behind the young woman doctor’s rape and murder.

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  Nabanna rally: Clashes break out on Kolkata roads, water cannons used near Howrah Bridge | Video

  August 27, 2024 13:42 IST

  Nabanna Rally: After the protests turned violent, police used tear gas and water cannons to stop the protesters from marching towards the Secretariat as no permission was given for the protest march.

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  Mamata Banerjee is likely to hold march tomorrow, day after Nabanna Abhijan rally: Sources

  August 27, 2024 13:33 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, last time, held a protest march on Kolkata road on August 15, seeking justice for the family of a trainee doctor who was raped and murdered in the RG Kar Medical Hospital in the city.

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  Kolkata prepares for protest: Enhanced security, traffic diversions, restrictions announced

  August 27, 2024 11:34 IST

  West Bengal police have ramped up security around the Nabanna state secretariat in anticipation of the Nabanna Abhijan Rally on Tuesday. The protest, organized to condemn the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College, has been deemed "illegal" by authorities.

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  Suvendu Adhikari accuses Mamata govt of 'detaining' four students ahead of Nabanna Abhijan rally

  August 27, 2024 12:29 IST

  Student organisation Chhatra Samaj has made a call to hold a 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally, demanding the resignation of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and action against those responsible for the rape and murder of a doctor in RG Kar hospital.

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  Nabanna Abhijan rally: Stone pelting reported as Kolkata Police and protestors come face to face

  August 27, 2024 15:45 IST

  West Bengal Police called the scheduled rallies, support for which has been mainly garnered over social media platforms, as "illegal" and “unauthorized”, and said they have taken necessary precautions to allay apprehensions about potential law and order situations during the march.

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  'Sexual offenders will be hanged to death': Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Kolkata rape-murder case

  India | August 26, 2024 19:26 IST

  A doctor was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata earlier this month, which triggered massive protests across the country.

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  Bengal child panel condemns rape threat to Abhishek Banerjee's daughter, urges protection for minor

  August 26, 2024 16:12 IST

  The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights has condemned a social media video showing a demonstrator issuing a rape threat against the daughter of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee during protests over the murder of a trainee doctor. The commission has called for strict legal action.

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  What did Justice Verma panel say on death penalty for rapists after Nirbhaya case? Explained

  Explainers | August 26, 2024 15:06 IST

  The Kolkata doctor rape and murder case has triggered nationwide protests led by medics, demanding justice for the victim's family and protection for the medical fraternity.

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  Kolkata rape-murder case: CBI questions ex-principal of RG Kar Hospital, in financial irregularities

  August 26, 2024 12:17 IST

  RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) came into media glare following the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor in a seminar hall on August 9 in which a traffic police volunteer Sanjay Roy was arrested.

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  Kolkata rape-murder: 'People will immerse Mamata in Ganga River,' says Sukanta Majumdar

  August 26, 2024 8:18 IST

  Union Minister and state BJP chief Sukanata Majumdar called for an investigation into Mamata Banerjee in connection with the Kolkata rape and murder case.

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  PM Modi vouches for strict punishment in crimes against women amid Kolkata rape-murder stir

  India | August 26, 2024 6:14 IST

  PM Modi's statement comes in the wake of the Kolkata rape and murder case which again sparked concern over the safety of women in the country.