West Bengal: News

30 Oct 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi BJP moves HC over non-implementation of Ayushman Bharat scheme

The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has moved the high court against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over its decision to not implement the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme.

30 Oct 2024

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Kejriwal's reply as PM Modi targets Delhi over Ayushman Bharat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slammed the Delhi and West Bengal governments for not implementing the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme.

29 Oct 2024

Ayushman Bharat

PM slams Delhi, Bengal for not implementing Ayushman Bharat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slammed the governments of Delhi and West Bengal for not implementing the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme.

25 Oct 2024

Bhubaneswar

Which are the most severe cyclones India has witnessed 

Cyclone Dana made landfall on the Odisha coast late Thursday night, moving north-northwest and affecting areas near Dhamara and Habalikhati nature camp.

25 Oct 2024

Amit Shah

Cyclone Dana makes landfall in Odisha; trees uprooted, roads blocked

Cyclone Dana made landfall on the Odisha coast shortly after midnight on Thursday.

Banerjee monitors situation ahead of 'Cyclone Dana' landfall from Nabanna

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday monitored the situation of Cyclone Dana from Nabanna, the state secretariat in Kolkata, ahead of the expected landfall between the Odisha-West Bengal coast.

Cyclone Dana: Odisha, Bengal on alert ahead of landfall

Cyclone Dana is likely to hit the Odisha coast by Friday, between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port.

23 Oct 2024

Mamata Banerjee

Cyclone Dana: How Odisha, Bengal are preparing for landfall

Cyclone Dana is likely to make landfall between Puri and Sagar Island on the intervening night of Thursday-Friday.

23 Oct 2024

Kolkata

Cyclone Dana: Odisha, Bengal brace for landfall; trains canceled

Cyclone Dana is likely to strike the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal in the early hours of Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

22 Oct 2024

Amit Shah

RG Kar rape-murder victim's father writes to Shah for 'guidance'

The father of a Kolkata-based doctor, who was tragically raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

22 Oct 2024

Bay of Bengal

Cyclone Dana to hit Odisha, Bengal in 48 hours—evacuations underway

Cyclone Dana is likely to make landfall between Puri in Odisha and Sagar Island in West Bengal on the night of October 24, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

21 Oct 2024

Bhubaneswar

Explained: How Cyclone Dana got its name

Cyclone Dana, a tropical cyclone currently developing in the Bay of Bengal, is expected to cause heavy rains in the coastal states of Odisha and West Bengal.

21 Oct 2024

Mamata Banerjee

Bengal protesting doctors to meet Mamata today, hunger strike continues

Junior doctors in West Bengal are continuing their hunger strike as they prepare to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday.

14 Oct 2024

Kolkata

Doctor rape-murder: FAIMA calls for nationwide shutdown of elective services

The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) has called for a nationwide shutdown of elective services in hospitals from Monday.

12 Oct 2024

India

West Bengal government updates status report on medics' safety initiatives 

West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant has emailed junior doctors in the state, sharing a status report on healthcare initiatives and requesting them to call off their hunger strike on health grounds.

'Security not luxury': IMA to Bengal government over doctors' strike

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, asking her to pay immediate attention to the hunger strike of junior doctors.

10 Oct 2024

Kolkata

Bengal: 100 more doctors may resign as medics-state talks fail

The ongoing protest by junior doctors in West Bengal over the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee medic at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has intensified.

'Several injuries, limbs...broken': Family of minor raped, murdered in Bengal  

The family of a Class 4 student who was allegedly raped and murdered in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, has accused the police of initially ignoring their complaint.

Bengal: Tension after minor's body found in canal; rape-murder suspected 

Angry residents from a village in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, vandalized and set a police camp on fire after the body of a Class 4 student was found in a canal.

04 Oct 2024

Durga Puja

Kolkata: Durga Puja pandal features installation symbolizing RG Kar victim

A Durga Puja committee in Kolkata has erected a poignant installation at their pandal, themed "Lajja" or shame, depicting the trainee doctor who was raped and killed at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August.

03 Oct 2024

Kolkata

Intimidation, favoritism, corruption allegations rock Bengal's key medical colleges

The recent rape and murder incident at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has sparked a wave of complaints across several prominent government medical colleges in West Bengal.

01 Oct 2024

Kolkata

5 junior doctors present during Kolkata rape victim's autopsy: Report

A newly released document reveals that five junior doctors were present during the post-mortem examination of a 31-year-old trainee doctor raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.

01 Oct 2024

Calcutta High Court

Kolkata rape-murder case: Bengal junior doctors resume 'total cease work'

Junior doctors in West Bengal resumed their complete "cease work" protest on Tuesday, pushing the Mamata Banerjee-led government to address their concerns, including enhanced safety and security at medical facilities, according to a PTI report.

27 Sep 2024

Himachal Pradesh

IMD issues heavy rainfall alert for these states

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather forecast predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated regions across Himachal Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.

Karnataka Cabinet withdraws CBI's permission to probe cases in state 

The Karnataka government on Friday withdrew its consent for any probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) within its territory.

26 Sep 2024

Bengaluru

Bengaluru fridge horror: Main suspect found dead, suicide note recovered 

Mukti Ranjan Roy, the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of a woman named Mahalakshmi, was found dead in Odisha on Wednesday.

Kolkata rape-murder: CBI questions doctor part of 'North Bengal lobby'

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has begun questioning Dr. Birupaksha Biswas, a close associate of former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal, Dr. Sandip Ghosh, in connection with the August 9 rape and murder case at the facility.

SC slams CBI for 'scandalous allegations' against all Bengal courts 

The Supreme Court on Friday criticized the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for making "scandalous allegations" against all courts in West Bengal.

20 Sep 2024

Mamata Banerjee

Mamata clashes with Jharkhand government over Bengal flooding, seals border 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered the sealing of the inter-state border with Jharkhand amid a severe flood crisis in her state.

Kolkata rape-murder: Ex-RG Kar principal's medical registration canceled

The West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) has canceled the medical registration of former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh amid an ongoing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Kolkata rape-murder case.

'My daughter would be alive if Mamata...': Rape-murder victim's father

The father of the deceased trainee doctor from Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College has expressed his grief and frustration over the handling of his daughter's case.

18 Sep 2024

Kolkata

Kolkata rape case: Junior doctors seek 2nd meeting with Mamata

After the West Bengal government appointed a new police commissioner for Kolkata and removed two senior health department officials, the protesting junior doctors on Wednesday called their movement a "partial victory."

Usha Uthup questions CJI Chandrachud on Kolkata rape-murder case

At a recent event in Delhi, veteran singer Usha Uthup questioned Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud about his stance on the horrific rape and murder case involving a trainee doctor in Kolkata.

17 Sep 2024

DY Chandrachud

'How...': SC on Bengal's 'no night shift for women' note

The Supreme Court—led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud—has criticized a West Bengal government notification that discourages allocating night shifts to female doctors in state-run hospitals.

17 Sep 2024

Mamata Banerjee

'CBI not sleeping, needs time...': SC in Kolkata rape-murder case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday resumed hearing the case related to the rape and murder of a trainee postgraduate doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

After Mamata-doctors meeting, Kolkata top cop, 2 health officers shunted

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has agreed to remove four top officials following a two-hour meeting with junior doctors.

16 Sep 2024

Calcutta High Court

'Reaching out for 5th...final time': Mamata invites doctors for meet

The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has extended a fifth invitation to junior doctors protesting over the rape-murder of a 31-year-old medico at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

15 Sep 2024

Global Warming

Crop diversification could help recover groundwater lost since 2000: Study

A recent study suggests that replacing approximately 40% of rice cultivation with alternative crops, could help restore between 60-100 cubic kilometers of groundwater, lost since the year 2000 in North India.

Mamata offers tea to protesting doctors; here's how they responded 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's attempt to negotiate with protesting doctors over the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was unsuccessful on Saturday.

Kolkata: Bomb blast at busy SN Banerjee intersection

A 54-year-old ragpicker, Bapi Das, was injured in a blast that occurred around 1:45pm on Saturday at the intersection of Blochmann Street and SN Banerjee Road in central Kolkata.

14 Sep 2024

Kolkata

'Resume work...won't take action': Mamata during visit to protesting doctors 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made an unexpected visit to the protest site of agitating doctors on Saturday.

13 Sep 2024

Delhi

Heavy rain lashes Delhi-NCR, flights delayed due to waterlogging

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for several parts of Delhi, warning of moderate rain and thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds.

BJP alleges ₹200 crore 'organ trade nexus' in Bengal hospitals

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged a multi-crore organ trade nexus at medical colleges in West Bengal.

Sitaram Yechury's family donates his body to AIIMS for research

The family of veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury, who passed away on Thursday, has donated his body to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury 'critical,' on respiratory support at AIIMS

Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury is in a "critical" condition and currently on respiratory support at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, the party said on Tuesday.

Kolkata rape-murder: Doctors' protest to continue despite SC deadline

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the striking doctors in West Bengal to resume their duties by 5:00pm on Tuesday.

09 Sep 2024

Mamata Banerjee

Doctors demand apology from TMC's Abhishek Banerjee over 'misleading post'

A doctors' forum in West Bengal has written to Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, protesting his claim that a man died due to lack of treatment at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

09 Sep 2024

Calcutta High Court

23 died amid doctors' strike: Bengal government's report in SC

The West Bengal government informed the Supreme Court that 23 people have died amid a doctors' strike protesting the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Kolkata rape-murder: SC asks CBI to submit fresh status report 

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit a fresh status report in the Kolkata rape-murder case next Tuesday (September 17).

Kolkata rape-murder: Day after global protests, SC hearing today

The Supreme Court will hear on Monday the case related to the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.

Sitaram Yechury in ICU for severe lung infection, condition stable

Sitaram Yechury, the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), is currently receiving treatment for a severe lung infection at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi.

Ex-principal ordered renovation near Kolkata hospital rape-murder crime scene: BJP 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal has alleged that Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, ordered renovations near the seminar hall where a doctor was found raped and murdered.

03 Sep 2024

Hathras

'No one talks about Unnao, Hathras...': Mamata on Kolkata rape-murder

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has responded to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) criticism of her handling of the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case by citing similar incidents in Unnao and Hathras.

03 Sep 2024

Amit Shah

Bengal's anti-rape bill passed amid Mamata vs BJP in assembly

The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the "Aparajita" bill, an anti-rape legislation introduced by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's government.

03 Sep 2024

Abhishek Banerjee

Doctor rape-murder: BJP MP faces 'go back' slogan

Junior doctors protesting late Monday night chanted "go back" against Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who visited the protest site in Kolkata, West Bengal.

02 Sep 2024

Kolkata

Trinamool Congress boycotts three TV channels amid doctor rape-murder row

The ruling Trinamool Congress, currently under scrutiny for the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has announced its decision to boycott three television channels.

01 Sep 2024

Kolkata

Amid Kolkata rape-murder horror, another nurse molested at Bengal hospital 

A man was arrested on Saturday in Birbhum district, West Bengal, for allegedly molesting a nurse while she was on duty at a government-run hospital.

31 Aug 2024

Haryana

Bengal scrap collector lynched in Haryana over alleged beef consumption 

A 26-year-old scrap collector from West Bengal was brutally beaten to death by a mob in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri district over suspicions of consuming beef.

31 Aug 2024

Delhi

Drunk Kolkata civic volunteer rams bike into RG Kar protester

A civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police was arrested on Saturday after reportedly hitting a protesting student with his motorcycle while under the influence of alcohol.

'Need faster verdicts': PM Modi on crimes against women 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for expedited verdicts in cases involving crimes against women.

31 Aug 2024

Amit Malviya

'Factually incorrect': Centre responds to Mamata's letter on rape cases 

The Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi has responded to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's second letter, which called for stricter laws and exemplary punishment for heinous crimes such as rape and murder.

29 Aug 2024

Assam

BJP slams Mamata over 'not only Bengal will burn' remark

Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly threatening protesting doctors and other states during a rally on Wednesday.

28 Aug 2024

Assembly

'Next week, we'll introduce Bill to execute rapists': Mamata 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced plans to introduce a bill in the state assembly next week, seeking capital punishment for those convicted of rape.

West Bengal bandh call today over 'Nabanna Abhijan' clashes

The Bharatiya Janata Party has declared a 12-hour statewide strike in West Bengal on Wednesday, following the police's use of force against protesters a day before.

27 Aug 2024

Kolkata

Over 100 Bengali artists seek safer workplaces after Kolkata case

Over 100 female artists associated with the Bengali film industry wrote to the state-run Tele Academy on Tuesday, seeking a safer workplace amid the outrage over the rape-murder of the doctor at the city's RG Kar hospital.

27 Aug 2024

Kolkata

'Sex thirst...sugar-coated brothels': Actor Ritabhari's revelations expose Bengali industry

Bengali actor Ritabhari Chakraborty has taken to social media to highlight the issue of sexual misconduct in the Bengali film industry.

27 Aug 2024

Kolkata

Kolkata: Police use teargas, water cannons on 'Nabanna Abhijan' protesters

Law enforcement agencies in Kolkata are attempting to control a protest march which is headed toward the state secretariat, Nabanna.

27 Aug 2024

Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata on high alert for 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest march

Kolkata is on high alert on Tuesday as the city braces for the "Nabanno Abhijan" protest march.

BJP, TMC clash over controversial video from 'RG Kar protest'

A heated exchange has erupted between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC), over a video allegedly showing a girl dancing on stage during a protest.

25 Aug 2024

Kolkata

'No culprit will be spared,' says Modi amid rape-murder protests 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to crack down on crimes against women.

22 Aug 2024

Tushar Mehta

CBI flags issues in Kolkata doctor rape-murder case probe

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has raised concerns over the investigation into the Kolkata doctor rape and murder case.