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Kolkata Professor, 44, Found Dead In Uttarakhand Hotel, His Throat Slit
A 44-year-old professor of Jadavpur University in Kolkata was found dead at a hotel in Uttarakhand with his hand and throat slit. According to multiple reports, police have said Mainak Pal may have died by suicide.
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Jadavpur University Professor Faces Casteist Abuse For Post On Exams Amid Covid
A professor of Jadavpur University has been subjected to casteist attacks on social media for a post about conducting final semester exams during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jadavpur University Professor Says She Was Beaten Up By BJP Activists
A Jadavpur University teacher has alleged that she was "roughed up" by a few women activists of the BJP near the varsity campus for protesting against the disparaging remarks made against the institute and a particular community by a saffron camp member.
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Ex-Student Assaults Jadavpur University Professor Over "Discrimination"
A Jadavpur University professor was allegedly assaulted by a former student near the varsity main gate in Kolkata, officials said this morning.
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"Virgin Girl Like Sealed Bottle": Professor Deletes Post After Outrage
A professor at West Bengal's Jadavpur University has sparked outrage with his Facebook post in whichhe compared a woman's virginity to a "sealed bottle" or "packet". The post titled "Virgin Bride - Why Not?" - was taken down by him later but he continues to defend his statement citing the Supreme Court giving "freedom of expression in social media"...
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Fresh trouble at Nonadanga, cops lathicharge protestors
Fresh trouble erupted today at Nonadanga in Kolkata, with lathi-wielding policemen chasing away a large group of evicted slum dwellers from the area who tried to dismantle a barricade.
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'We are living in dark days in Bengal', scientist Partho Sarothi Ray says after release
Internationally-acclaimed scientist Partho Sarothi Ray, who was arrested earlier this month for his alleged role in protests against slum evictions in Kolkata, has said that he was implicated in a false case. Professor Ray was released today.
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West Bengal scientist Partho Sarothi Ray released from Alipore jail
Molecular biologist Partho Sarathi Ray, who was arrested in Kolkata for his alleged role in protests against recent evictions from a slum in the city, has been released from Alipore jail. Mr Ray was granted bail yesterday.
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West Bengal CID asks Facebook to remove pictures mocking Mamata Banerjee
After the controversial cartoon case, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee now seems to have taken offence to some of her pictures posted on Facebook. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the state has written to the social networking site, asking it to remove four pictures lampooning Ms Banerjee.
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Scientists write to PM condemning police action against Bengal biologist
Leading scientists from India and abroad as well as other public personalities have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, condemning the police action against two West Bengal-based scientists.
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Kolkata Professor, 44, Found Dead In Uttarakhand Hotel, His Throat Slit
A 44-year-old professor of Jadavpur University in Kolkata was found dead at a hotel in Uttarakhand with his hand and throat slit. According to multiple reports, police have said Mainak Pal may have died by suicide.
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Jadavpur University Professor Faces Casteist Abuse For Post On Exams Amid Covid
A professor of Jadavpur University has been subjected to casteist attacks on social media for a post about conducting final semester exams during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jadavpur University Professor Says She Was Beaten Up By BJP Activists
A Jadavpur University teacher has alleged that she was "roughed up" by a few women activists of the BJP near the varsity campus for protesting against the disparaging remarks made against the institute and a particular community by a saffron camp member.
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Ex-Student Assaults Jadavpur University Professor Over "Discrimination"
A Jadavpur University professor was allegedly assaulted by a former student near the varsity main gate in Kolkata, officials said this morning.
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"Virgin Girl Like Sealed Bottle": Professor Deletes Post After Outrage
A professor at West Bengal's Jadavpur University has sparked outrage with his Facebook post in whichhe compared a woman's virginity to a "sealed bottle" or "packet". The post titled "Virgin Bride - Why Not?" - was taken down by him later but he continues to defend his statement citing the Supreme Court giving "freedom of expression in social media"...
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Fresh trouble at Nonadanga, cops lathicharge protestors
Fresh trouble erupted today at Nonadanga in Kolkata, with lathi-wielding policemen chasing away a large group of evicted slum dwellers from the area who tried to dismantle a barricade.
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'We are living in dark days in Bengal', scientist Partho Sarothi Ray says after release
Internationally-acclaimed scientist Partho Sarothi Ray, who was arrested earlier this month for his alleged role in protests against slum evictions in Kolkata, has said that he was implicated in a false case. Professor Ray was released today.
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West Bengal scientist Partho Sarothi Ray released from Alipore jail
Molecular biologist Partho Sarathi Ray, who was arrested in Kolkata for his alleged role in protests against recent evictions from a slum in the city, has been released from Alipore jail. Mr Ray was granted bail yesterday.
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West Bengal CID asks Facebook to remove pictures mocking Mamata Banerjee
After the controversial cartoon case, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee now seems to have taken offence to some of her pictures posted on Facebook. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the state has written to the social networking site, asking it to remove four pictures lampooning Ms Banerjee.
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Scientists write to PM condemning police action against Bengal biologist
Leading scientists from India and abroad as well as other public personalities have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, condemning the police action against two West Bengal-based scientists.
