From rape survivor to counsellor: a brave journey

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday May 20, 2013, Kolkata

For 14 months after her ordeal in February last year, Kolkata's Park Street rape survivor struggled to find a job to support her ailing mother and two daughters.

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Couple arrested in Kolkata for duping banks

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 19, 2013, Kolkata

A Delhi-based couple were arrested from Kolkata for duping several banks by forging documents, police said on Saturday.

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Woman mountaineer from Bengal climbs Mt Everest

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 18, 2013, Kolkata

Woman mountaineer Chanda Gayen has successfully scaled the Mt Everest today, becoming the third woman from West Bengal to achieve the feat.

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Class III student dies after teacher allegedly hits his head against a wall

Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday May 17, 2013, Kolkata

In West Bengal, a nine-year-old boy died after being mercilessly beaten by his teacher in a school in South 24 Paraganas on Wednesday.

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Protest against chit-fund scam turns violent in Kolkata; students, cops clash

Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Tuesday May 14, 2013, Kolkata

Student protestors, demanding action on the Saradha chit-fund scam, clashed with the police in Central Kolkata today. The protestors, who are from the student wing of the Socialist Unity Centre of India, were marching from College Street towards the Writers' Building, the secretariat building of the West Bengal government, where prohibitory orders are in place.

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Man claims himself a 'Maoist', detained near Mamata Banerjee's house

Press Trust of India | Monday May 13, 2013, Kolkata

A man who claimed to be a Maoist was detained near West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's house this morning, the police said.

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Indian teenager is century's youngest California University topper

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 11, 2013, Washington

An 18-year-old Indian-American has become the youngest graduate topper of the prestigious University of California in more than a century.

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15-year-old girl refuses to marry, step-mother allegedly sets her on fire

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 11, 2013, Kolkata

Three persons, including the step-mother, have been arrested in West Bengal's Hooghly district after they allegedly set on fire a minor girl who refused to be forcibly married, police said on Friday.

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President Pranab Mukherjee to arrive in West Bengal on Sunday on 3-day visit

Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2013, Kolkata

President Pranab Mukherjee will arrive in Kolkata on May 5 on a three-day visit to the state to attend a number of programmes, including the Valedictory Function of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of Calcutta High Court.

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17 streets renamed in Kolkata

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 1, 2013, Kolkata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday renamed seventeen streets in the metropolis after legendary personalities from the world of industry, arts, music and others.

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