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  West Bengal: 10 flights delayed at Kolkata airport as dense fog condition prevails

  February 12, 2025 16:56 IST

  As per the weather forecast shared by IMD Kolkata, dense fog is predicted only for today in certain parts of West Bengal, including Kolkata.

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  Mamata rules out alliance with Congress in 2026 Bengal assembly polls: 'We alone are enough'

  February 11, 2025 7:12 IST

  As per the sources, CM Mamata Banerjee dismissed the possibility of alliance during a meeting with TMC MLAs before the Budget Session of the West Bengal Assembly.

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  Suvendu Adhikari warns Mamata after Delhi results: '2026 mein Bengal Ki Baari'

  February 09, 2025 8:01 IST

  Suvendu Adhikari's statement came in the wake of BJP's dominating victory in the Delhi Assembly elections. The elections in West Bengal are slated for March-April next year.

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  RG Kar rape-murder case victim's parents meet RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Kolkata

  February 09, 2025 7:03 IST

  The father of the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder victim gave a letter to the RSS chief with names of suspects that the family believes to have been involved in the crime. Bhagwat assures the victim's parents that justice will be served.

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  CNG yellow taxis to ply Kolkata's roads soon, focus on providing modern amenities to commuters

  February 07, 2025 23:43 IST

  Kolkata: Transport Secretary Saumitra Mohan said four MoUs to the tune of Rs 1,575 crore investment were inked at BGBS between the department and four firms.

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  West Bengal: Four dead after explosion at firecracker factory in Nadia district

  February 07, 2025 22:36 IST

  West Bengal: A team of forensic experts has collected evidence from the spot, he said. A blaze that erupted in the unit and damaged a portion of it following the explosion was brought under control by firefighters, after around one-and-a-half hours, police said.

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  RG Kar case: Calcutta HC accepts CBI's plea challenging Sanjay Roy's life term

  February 07, 2025 18:46 IST

  RG Kar Rape Case: While refusing Bengal government's plea and accepting CBI's appeal, the court said CBI is the central agency and is the appropriate authority to issue directions for the presentation of an appeal against the inadequacy of sentence.

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  Denied leave, man stabs four colleagues in Kolkata, walks around with bloodstained knife

  February 07, 2025 12:46 IST

  A video shows the man, who is a state government employee, walking around with a knife and two bags, one on his back and another in his hand in broad daylight.

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  Bengal Business summit 2025 secures investment proposals worth Rs 4.40 lakh crore: Mamata Banerjee

  February 06, 2025 17:01 IST

  Bengal Business Summit 2025: The 8th edition of Bengal Global Business Summit was held on February 5-6, 2025 in Kolkata.

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  School job aspirants take out protest rally in Kolkata demanding CM's intervention in SLST 2016

  February 06, 2025 14:46 IST

  The job aspirants who took out the rally in city's Maidan area claimed that despite clearing the State Level Selection Test (SLST) 2016 they have not received their appointment letter.

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  West Bengal to impose hefty penalties for spitting and chewing tobacco in public spaces

  February 05, 2025 17:02 IST

  West Bengal plans to introduce a new bill with hefty fines to curb public spitting and tobacco chewing, aiming to improve cleanliness and public health in the state.

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  Trinamool Congress calls for renaming West Bengal to 'Bangla'

  February 04, 2025 18:25 IST

  The Trinamool Congress (TMC) urged the renaming of West Bengal to 'Bangla' in the Rajya Sabha, emphasising the state's cultural heritage and history while highlighting the central government's inaction on the 2018 resolution.

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  Woman tricks husband into selling kidney for daughter's education, elopes with lover taking money

  February 02, 2025 20:51 IST

  A woman in Kolkata kept asking her husband for the past year to sell his kidney and admit their 12-year-old daughter to a good school. Giving on her demands, he sold kidney only to be duped by her.

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  West Bengal: Several flights delayed at Kolkata airport due to fog

  February 02, 2025 17:21 IST

  West Bengal: Flight operations at NSCBI Airport were disrupted for three consecutive days from January 23 to January 25 due to dense fog, affecting the schedules of airlines and causing inconvenience to passengers.

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  Three suspected GBS deaths reported in West Bengal in four days

  January 30, 2025 9:44 IST

  GBS cases: Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare condition in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves. It can cause weakness, numbness or paralysis.

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  Minor dies during treatment in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas, hospital suspects GBS

  January 28, 2025 20:51 IST

  The deceased was admitted to the hospital on January 23 and died on January 27. Meanwhile, the West Bengal Health and Family Welfare Department has said that the cases have not increased since the end of December 2024.

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  RG Kar rape-murder case: Calcutta HC reserves judgement on admission of appeals by WB govt, CBI

  January 27, 2025 15:05 IST

  The court's division bench, presided by Justice Debangsu Basak, heard both the state government and the CBI and reserved its order today.

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  Mamata Banerjee alleges Kolkata Police band not allowed to perform, Raj Bhavan clarifies | Watch

  January 26, 2025 23:13 IST

  In a video surfaced on social media, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is seen angrily arguing with officials. Later, the Governor House clarified the issue, saying it was a matter of assigning a space to the city police band.

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  BSF seizes consignment of banned cough syrup worth 1.4 crore near India-Bangladesh border

  January 25, 2025 20:10 IST

  The Border Security Force (BSF) seizes the consignment of banned cough syrups in three storage tanks after getting a tip-off. The banned Phensedyl is smuggled across the Indo-Bangladesh border and the latest seizure is considered by BSF as a big blow to smugglers.

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  Violence erupts in Bengal hospital over alleged inadequate medical services, doctors, cops attacked

  January 24, 2025 15:50 IST

  The violence erupted after a youth's family dissatisfied with the treatment he received for his leg injury started engaging in a heated argument with the hospital staff.

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  Dense fog disrupts operations at Kolkata airport, over 70 flights affected

  January 23, 2025 13:18 IST

  Passengers faced significant inconveniences as many early morning flights were delayed.

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  RG Kar rape-murder case: CBI challenges lower court order in HC, seeks death penalty for Sanjay Roy

  January 22, 2025 18:36 IST

  The CBI has filed a plea in the Calcutta High Court seeking the death penalty for the convict Sanjay Roy.

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  RG Kar rape-murder case: CBI likely to move HC seeking death penalty for Sanjay Roy, say sources

  January 22, 2025 16:54 IST

  The CBI is set to appeal the lower court’s decision in the R.G. Kar Medical College rape case, seeking the death penalty for the accused. The case, labeled as "rarest of rare," highlighted the agency’s push for stricter punishments for heinous crimes.

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  RG Kar rape-murder case: Bengal govt moves Calcutta HC seeking death penalty for accused Sanjay Roy

  January 21, 2025 12:22 IST

  RG Kar rape-murder case: A Kolkata court sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment on Monday after he was convicted of the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at the state-run medical college and hospital.

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  RG Kar rape-murder case: Mamata govt to move HC for capital punishment for convict Sanjay Roy

  January 20, 2025 21:21 IST

  Expressing "dissatisfaction" over a Kolkata court awarding life imprisonment to the convict in the RG Kar hospital case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed the probe was "forcibly" taken away from the state police.

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  RG Kar rape-murder case: Don't want compensation but justice, say victim's parents to judge

  January 20, 2025 16:18 IST

  The Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court awarded life imprisonment to the accused Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape and murder case and also fined Rs 50,000 to the accused. During the hearing of the case, the Central Bureau of Investigation sought "capital punishment" for the accused Sanjay Roy.

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  RG Kar rape-murder case: Judge Anirban Das says it is not the 'rarest of rare' cases

  January 20, 2025 16:07 IST

  While hearing the case, Anirban Das, Additional District and Sessions Judge in Sealdah court, said the crime did not fall under the "rarest of the rare" category, which justified not imposing the death penalty on the convict.

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  RG Kar rape-murder case: CM Mamata Banerjee says 'not satisfied' with life imprisonment verdict

  January 20, 2025 16:28 IST

  The Kolkata court asked the state to pay a compensation of Rs 17 lakh to the family of the deceased doctor, however, the victim's parents said they only wanted justice.