Hindu priest Shyam Das Prabhu | Photo Credit: X/@RadharamnDas International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Kolkata on Saturday (November 30, 2024) said that a Hindu priest Shyam Das Prabhu had been arrested in Bangladesh. ISCKON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das in a post on X said tha the priest was “arrested by the Chattogram police”. The … Read more
“A youth was injured and a few shanties near Anwar Shah Road in the southern part of the city were gutted in a fire that broke out on Monday (October 28, 2024),” police said. “The fire broke out in a shanty when a battery exploded while being charged,” they said, adding that a gas cylinder … Read more
The tram helped people pandal-hop and the tramway ran special services during Durga Puja. This year, for the first time, the tram was completely kept off the roads during the festival because they were seen as an impediment to traffic movement. | Photo Credit: PTI Uncertainly has again blocked the path of the Kolkata tram … Read more
Doctors during their hunger strike amid rain over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, Tuesday. | Photo Credit: PTI Junior doctors continued their ‘fast-unto-death’ for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday (October 9, 2024), demanding justice for the R.G. Kar rape murder victim and workplace safety. Doctors Snigdha Hazra, Tanaya Panja … Read more
Gauri Seth, a resident doctor, on the sidelines of a protest. | Photo Credit: REUTERSRY The rape and murder of a 31-year-old female trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) has, for the past 40 days, incited protests from doctors and several other sections of society, all of whom have been staunch … Read more
Junior Doctors during a protest rally to Swastha Bhavan in Saltlake Kolkata demanding justice for the rape and murder of a junior doctor in RG Kar medical college and hospital. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI CPI(M) leader Kalatan Dasgupta was among two persons who were arrested for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to attack the protesting … Read more
भारत के मुख्य न्यायाधीश (CJI) डॉ. न्यायमूर्ति डी.वाई. चंद्रचूड़ ने आरजी कर मेडिकल कॉलेज से जुड़े मामले पर कहा कि इमरजेंसी वार्ड में सीआईएसएफ (CISF) बिना पर्याप्त सुरक्षा जांच के किसी को न जानें दे. साथ ही उन्होंने आदेश दिया कि सोशल मीडिया के तमाम प्लेटफार्म्स से पीड़िता या उसके शव के फोटोग्राफ तत्काल प्रभाव … Read more
In a powerful display of unity and defiance, thousands of women across West Bengal marched on Wednesday midnight as part of the “Reclaim the Night” campaign, demanding justice for a doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered at a hospital here last month. As the clock struck 9 pm, Kolkata witnessed a unique and stirring … Read more
BJP leader Agnimitra Paul lashed out at the Bengal government as she took part in the 12-hour ‘Bengal Bandh’ called by her party on Wednesday. Speaking to ANI, she said that the police and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led government have become spineless. Ms. Paul also mentioned that the police have invalidated the orders of the … Read more
Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists stage a protest against the alleged sexual assault and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata RG Kar Hospital, in Kolkata on August 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Stepping up the attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress in West … Read more