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As Rain Fury Looms, 2 Women Die In Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore
Two women died amid heavy rain in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore after a building collapsed. On Wednesday morning the weather department issued a red alert for Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, and Cuddalore districts.
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Rescue Ops On As Several Missing In Bengal Floods, Death Count Rises To 28
The death count in the devastating landslides and floods in northern West Bengal rose to 28, as disaster management personnel continued the rescue operation with several people still missing and thousands of tourists stranded in cut-off hill pockets
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Death Count In Darjeeling Landslides Rises To 24, Rescue Ops Underway
The toll in the devastating landslides in West Bengal's Darjeeling district rose to 24, as disaster management personnel continued the rescue operation on Monday with several people still missing.
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Amid Darjeeling Deluge, North Bengal Gets A Flood Warning From Bhutan
As Darjeeling struggles to come back on its feet after heavy rain triggered landslides, claiming 17 lives and washing out roads and bridges, the northern part of West Bengal faces another tall challenge, this time from Bhutan.
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23 Dead In Darjeeling After Heavy Rain Triggers Landslides, Sikkim Cut Off
23 people have died in West Bengal's Darjeeling after heavy rain triggered landslides and cut off road connectivity on key routes. Officials have said the calamity has cut off connectivity to the Himalayan state of Sikkim.
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State vs Discom Blame Game Over Electrocution Deaths During Kolkata Deluge
A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused power utility CESC of negligence leading to electrocution deaths in Kolkata and nearby areas yesterday, the discom has disowned responsibility
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Temple Wedding, Abortion, Then Mystery Death: Tale Of Two Bengal Doctors
A junior doctor has been arrested in West Bengal's Malda after his girlfriend -- a 24-year-old MBBS student -- died under mysterious circumstances while she was visiting him
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RG Kar Medical College Student Found Dead In Bengal's Malda, Mother Blames Lover
Mystery is shrouding the death of a tribal female medical student of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Malda district of West Bengal.
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Neighbours Lynched After Child Found Dead In Bengal's Nadia
The body of a child was found in Nischintapur area in West Bengal's Nadia district on Saturday morning, following which a mob lynched a couple for allegedly being involved in the minor's death, police said.
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Nagaland Governor La Ganesan Dies At 80, PM Modi Calls Him "Devout Nationalist"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over the death of Tamil Nadu Governor La. Ganesan who passed away in Chennai at the age of 80.
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Direct Action Day: Spark That Triggered Communal Violence During Partition
On August 16, 1946, a day now remembered as Direct Action Day or the Great Calcutta Killings, Bengal descended into days of brutal bloodshed, shattering hopes of unity and plunging the province into chaos.
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79 Years Of Radcliff Line: Story Of How India And Pakistan Were Divided
As India prepares to celebrate its 79th Independence Day this year, people wonder what transpired in 1947 and led to the partition of this nation. Central to that year and the division was the Radcliffe Boundary Commission's work.
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On Camera, Trinamool Leader On Bike Hacked To Death With Sickle In Bengal
A Trinamool Congress panchayat-level leader was killed in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Wednesday and CCTV footage has now emerged showing that he was brutally hacked to death.
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Trinamool Congress Panchayat Member Hacked To Death In West Bengal: Cops
A Trinamool Congress leader in Kanpur in West Bengal's Hooghly district was hacked to death by unidentified assailants. Locals took him to a nearby hospital, from where he was referred to Kolkata for better treatment.
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RG Kar Victim's Father Calls Aparajita Bill 'Deceptive,' Accuses Police Of Evidence Tampering
The father of the RG Kar rape and murder victim accused Kolkata Police of tampering with evidence and failing to act in his daughter's case, while reacting to the Aparajita Women and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill.
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As Rain Fury Looms, 2 Women Die In Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore
Two women died amid heavy rain in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore after a building collapsed. On Wednesday morning the weather department issued a red alert for Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, and Cuddalore districts.
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Rescue Ops On As Several Missing In Bengal Floods, Death Count Rises To 28
The death count in the devastating landslides and floods in northern West Bengal rose to 28, as disaster management personnel continued the rescue operation with several people still missing and thousands of tourists stranded in cut-off hill pockets
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Death Count In Darjeeling Landslides Rises To 24, Rescue Ops Underway
The toll in the devastating landslides in West Bengal's Darjeeling district rose to 24, as disaster management personnel continued the rescue operation on Monday with several people still missing.
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Amid Darjeeling Deluge, North Bengal Gets A Flood Warning From Bhutan
As Darjeeling struggles to come back on its feet after heavy rain triggered landslides, claiming 17 lives and washing out roads and bridges, the northern part of West Bengal faces another tall challenge, this time from Bhutan.
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23 Dead In Darjeeling After Heavy Rain Triggers Landslides, Sikkim Cut Off
23 people have died in West Bengal's Darjeeling after heavy rain triggered landslides and cut off road connectivity on key routes. Officials have said the calamity has cut off connectivity to the Himalayan state of Sikkim.
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State vs Discom Blame Game Over Electrocution Deaths During Kolkata Deluge
A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused power utility CESC of negligence leading to electrocution deaths in Kolkata and nearby areas yesterday, the discom has disowned responsibility
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Temple Wedding, Abortion, Then Mystery Death: Tale Of Two Bengal Doctors
A junior doctor has been arrested in West Bengal's Malda after his girlfriend -- a 24-year-old MBBS student -- died under mysterious circumstances while she was visiting him
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RG Kar Medical College Student Found Dead In Bengal's Malda, Mother Blames Lover
Mystery is shrouding the death of a tribal female medical student of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Malda district of West Bengal.
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Neighbours Lynched After Child Found Dead In Bengal's Nadia
The body of a child was found in Nischintapur area in West Bengal's Nadia district on Saturday morning, following which a mob lynched a couple for allegedly being involved in the minor's death, police said.
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Nagaland Governor La Ganesan Dies At 80, PM Modi Calls Him "Devout Nationalist"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over the death of Tamil Nadu Governor La. Ganesan who passed away in Chennai at the age of 80.
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Direct Action Day: Spark That Triggered Communal Violence During Partition
On August 16, 1946, a day now remembered as Direct Action Day or the Great Calcutta Killings, Bengal descended into days of brutal bloodshed, shattering hopes of unity and plunging the province into chaos.
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79 Years Of Radcliff Line: Story Of How India And Pakistan Were Divided
As India prepares to celebrate its 79th Independence Day this year, people wonder what transpired in 1947 and led to the partition of this nation. Central to that year and the division was the Radcliffe Boundary Commission's work.
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On Camera, Trinamool Leader On Bike Hacked To Death With Sickle In Bengal
A Trinamool Congress panchayat-level leader was killed in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Wednesday and CCTV footage has now emerged showing that he was brutally hacked to death.
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Trinamool Congress Panchayat Member Hacked To Death In West Bengal: Cops
A Trinamool Congress leader in Kanpur in West Bengal's Hooghly district was hacked to death by unidentified assailants. Locals took him to a nearby hospital, from where he was referred to Kolkata for better treatment.
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RG Kar Victim's Father Calls Aparajita Bill 'Deceptive,' Accuses Police Of Evidence Tampering
The father of the RG Kar rape and murder victim accused Kolkata Police of tampering with evidence and failing to act in his daughter's case, while reacting to the Aparajita Women and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill.
