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Kolkata medic rape-murder case: Junior docs appeal to President Murmu, PM Modi for intervention

By Odisha News Online Sep 13, 2024 112

KOLKATA, SEPT 13: Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal have written to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting their intervention in the RG Kar hospital impasse. Copies of the four-page letter written by the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front were also sent to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and Union Health Minister JP […]Continue Reading

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Anti-rape bill passed in West Bengal Assembly

By Odisha News Online Sep 3, 2024 104

West Bengal , Sept 3 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday described the anti-rape bill tabled in the state assembly as “historic.” The bill proposes death penalty for those convicted of rape if their actions lead to the victim’s death or a vegetative state. In addition, it stipulates a life sentence without […]Continue Reading

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Trinamool boycotts 3 TV channels for ‘anti-Bengal agenda driven propaganda’

By Odisha News Online Sep 2, 2024 128

WEST BENGAL, SEPT 2 : The Trinamool Congress has decided to boycott three news channels, alleging an “anti-Bengal, agenda-driven propaganda” amid the outrage over the rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run medical college in Kolkata. Mamata Banerjee’s party, in a statement, said that they will not be sending spokespersons to these […]Continue Reading

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Bengal CM Mamata writes to PM Modi again, seeks stringent central laws in rape and murder cases

By Odisha News Online Aug 30, 2024 94

KOLKATA, AUG 30: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reiterating her request for stringent central legislation and exemplary punishment on heinous crimes like rape and murder. Banerjee, who wrote to Modi a few days ago on the issue following nationwide uproar over the rape and murder of […]Continue Reading

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We want justice, but BJP calls for bandh: Mamata’s jibe at BJP’s ‘Bengal Bandh’

By Odisha News Online Aug 28, 2024 91

West Bengal, Aug 28 :  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the BJP for its 12-hour shutdown (Bengal Bandh). The CM, who has faced severe criticism for her handling of the case of alleged rape and murder of a doctor trainee at the RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata said that the bandh […]Continue Reading

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Will hand over doctor murder probe to CBI if police fail to solve case within a week: West Bengal CM Mamata

By Odisha News Online Aug 12, 2024 133

KOLKATA,  AUG 12: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government will hand over the RG Kar hospital doctor murder probe to the CBI if the police are unable to solve the case by Sunday. Banerjee also said she wants the case to be tried in a fast-track court. “I want the […]Continue Reading

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Mamata Banerjee’s first remark on doctor’s murder: Will hang accused, if needed

By Odisha News Online Aug 10, 2024 89

WEST BENGAL, AUG 10 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday reacted to the uproar over the death of a 31-year-old post-graduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and said that the accused would be hanged if required. She said she had directed the case to be fast-tracked. The […]Continue Reading

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Cyclone Remal ravages parts of Bengal; heavy rains continue to batter region

By Odisha News Online May 27, 2024 164

KOLKATA, MAY 27: Widespread devastation is visible across coastal areas of West Bengal on Monday, a day after severe cyclonic storm ‘Remal’ made landfall packing winds up to 135 kilometres per hour. The cyclone ravaged adjacent coasts of the state and Bangladesh between Sagar Island and Khepupara, near the southwest of Mongla in the neighbouring […]Continue Reading

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Calcutta High Court scraps all OBC certificates issued in Bengal since 2010

By Odisha News Online May 22, 2024 156

West Bengal, May 22 :  In a major verdict, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday dismissed all Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates issued in West Bengal since 2010. A division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakrabirty and Rajasekhar Mantha pronounced the verdict, while delivering a judgement on a PIL challenging the process of granting OBC certificates. […]Continue Reading

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On Mother’s Day, PM Modi receives unexpected gift at Bengal rally

By Odisha News Online May 12, 2024 123

WEST BENGAL, MAY 12: On the occasion of Mother’s Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received his late mother Heeraben Modi’s portrait as a gift during his public rally in Hooghly, West Bengal. Thanking them for the gift, PM Modi said, “The Western world celebrates Mother’s Day today but we in India pray for mother, goddess […]Continue Reading