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Bengal Assembly polls phase II: Violence, vandalism reported during early hours of voting

By Odisha News Online Apr 29, 2026 30

WEST BENGAL,APR 29 : Multiple incidents of violence and vandalism have been reported from parts of West Bengal during the early hours of voting in the second phase of the Assembly elections on Wednesday. The incidents were reported from multiple locations, including Howrah, Chapra, Shantipur, Nimtala and Bhangar, police said. An EVM glitch reportedly sparked […]Continue Reading

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

By Odisha News Online Apr 13, 2025 494

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 782

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 464

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 482

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 510

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 615

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