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Protests over Waqf Act turn violent, three killed in Bengal’s Murshidabad district

By Odisha News Online Apr 13, 2025 60

KOLKATA,APR 13 : Three people were killed in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Saturday as fresh protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent. Police said they have not resorted to firing in Samserganj block, claiming that the three people died due to firing by the BSF, which the border force denied. So far, 118 […]Continue Reading

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Writer Taslima Nasrin accuses Mamata govt of forcing removal of ‘Lajja’ play from Bengal theatre festivals

By Odisha News Online Dec 24, 2024 223

KOLKATA,DEC 24 : Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin accused the West Bengal government of stifling the voice of artistes and writers, claiming that the play ‘Lajja’ (Shame), adapted from her novel, was forced to be cancelled at two theatre festivals in the state. Nasrin alleged that the police intervened at the Gobardanga Natyoutsav in North […]Continue Reading

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BJP calls for 12-hr general strike in West Bengal on Wednesday

By Odisha News Online Aug 27, 2024 194

KOLKATA,AUG 27: BJP called for a 12-hour general strike in West Bengal on August 28 to protest against the police action on those who took part in the march to state secretariat Nabbana on Tuesday. The police used batons, tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd who proceeded to Nabanna. They were demanding […]Continue Reading

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Kolkata medic rape-murder case: Doctors’ strike to continue till implementation of Central Protection Act

By Odisha News Online Aug 14, 2024 209

KOLKATA, AUG  14 : The United Doctors Front Association (UDFA) and the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) had decided to continue its nationwide strike to condemn the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Earlier, the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) on […]Continue Reading

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Bengal train mishap: Five feared dead, several injured as Kanchanjungha Express collides with goods train near New Jalpaiguri

By Odisha News Online Jun 17, 2024 288

KOLKATA, JUN 17: Atleast five passengers are now feared to be dead and 20-25 injured after a Sealdah-bound Kanchanjungha Express collided with a goods train on Monday morning near New Jalpaiguri “The situation is serious. The incident occurred when a goods train rammed into Kanchenjunga Express,” says Abhishek Roy, Additional SP of Darjeeling Police. Continue Reading

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Mamata Banerjee’s health condition stable; doctors keeping close watch

By Odisha News Online Mar 15, 2024 299

KOLKATA, MAR 15: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s health condition is “stable”, a senior official of the state administration said on Friday. The 69-year-old Banerjee, who suffered a major injury on her forehead and nose during a fall inside her Kalighat residence in South Kolkata on Thursday evening, also “slept well”, he said. Continue Reading

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Congress leader Koustav Bagchi held for derogatory remarks against Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

By Odisha News Online Mar 4, 2023 363

Kolkata,Mar 4:  Kolkata Police has arrested Congress leader and advocate Koustav Bagchi for making derogatory remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on a private television talk show. Following his comments, a written complaint was lodged at the Burtolla Police Station in Kolkata, against the Congress leader, who has been vocal against the chief […]Continue Reading

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TMC’s Twitter account hacked, name and logo changed

By Odisha News Online Feb 28, 2023 392

KOLKATA,FEB 28: The official Twitter account of the Trinamool Congress was hacked on Tuesday. The display picture of the party’s account was changed and the display handle was changed to “Yuga Labs”. Party sources told India Today that they are trying to resolve the issue. So far, the hackers have not tweeted any posts from […]Continue Reading

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Partha Chatterjee made huge cash through illegal activities, hid it in Arpita Mukherjee’s house: ED

By Odisha News Online Sep 20, 2022 418

KOLKATA, SEPT  20 : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has said that former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, who is an accused in the teachers recruitment scam case, acquired a huge amount of cash through illegal activities. On Monday, the ED filed its first chargesheet against Partha Chatterjee and his alleged associate Arpita Mukherjee in the […]Continue Reading

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Cattle smuggling case: CBI arrests TMC strongman Anubrata Mondal in dramatic pre-dawn raid

By Odisha News Online Aug 12, 2022 348

KOLKATA, AUG 12 :  Two Central law-enforcing agencies — the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) — on Thursday went after the Trinamool Congress, arresting its Birbhum strongman in a cattle smuggling case, and summoning eight IPS officers in connection with a coal smuggling case. While the CBI arrested Anubrata Mondal in a dramatic raid […]Continue Reading