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Girl, 16, Rescued From Kolkata's Red-Light Area After Being 'Sold' By Lover: Cops
Police have rescued a 16-year-old girl from the city's infamous red-light area of Sonagachi within an hour of receiving a distress call that she had been "sold" to a person after running away from home with her "lover", an officer said on Saturday.
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BJP's 'Massacre' Claim After Road Name Change. Then Trinamool's History Jibe
Suhrawardy Avenue was named after Dr Sir Hassan Suhrawardy and not his nephew who is linked to Calcutta riots, Trinamool pointed out.
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The Significance Of Mamata Banerjee Returning To Kolkata's Protest Epicentre
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is facing her toughest elections yet, with the principal opposition party--the BJP--as the primary challenger in West Bengal.
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Turkish Airlines Aircraft Lands In Kolkata After Right Engine Catches Fire
The right engine of a passenger aircraft of Turkish Airlines on Wednesday afternoon caught on fire promoting emergency at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, airport officials confirm.
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"Truly Sorry": Kolkata Restaurant Apologises For Serving Beef To YouTuber
Popular Park Street bar-cum-restaurant Olypub has issued a formal apology after unintentionally serving beef instead of goat meat to YouTuber Sayak Chakraborty, prompting him to withdraw his police complaint against the waiter involved.
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Waiter At Popular Kolkata Restaurant Arrested For Serving Beef To YouTuber
A waiter at a well-known bar-cum-restaurant on Kolkata's Park Street has been arrested after an actor and YouTuber accused the establishment of serving him beef instead of mutton.
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2 Arrested For Trying To Sell Child In Kolkata, 5-Year-Old Rescued: Cops
Delhi Police has rescued a five-year-old kidnapped boy and arrested two people, including a woman, for allegedly planning to sell the child in Kolkata, an official said on Thursday.
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Kolkata Man's Decomposed Body Found, Family Stayed With Corpse For Days
The incident took place in Kabsa's Bosepukur area in south Kolkata. With the efforts of the locals, the police recovered the body from their residence on Monday.
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Woman Forced To Drink Alcohol, Sexually Assaulted By 3 In Kolkata: Cops
A woman was dragged inside a car, forced to drink alcohol and sexually assaulted by a group of men on the Eastern Metropolitan bypass in West Bengal's Kolkata, the police said on Saturday.
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Election Commission Writes To Kolkata Police Chief Over "Security Breach"
The Election Commission of India has written to Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma over a reported "security breach" at the Election Commission office in central Kolkata.
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14-Year-Old Girl Left Home For Tuition, Gang-Raped In Kolkata, 3 Arrested
Three men have been arrested and charged with gang-raping a minor girl in Kolkata's Dum Dum area. The 14-year-old student of Class 7 had gone for tuition on Saturday evening when the incident occurred, said police sources.
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Kolkata Man Disrobes, Sings, Dances Obscenely Inside Police Lockup
An arrested man stripped himself, and then sang and danced obscenely inside a police lockup in Kolkata, prompting the authorities to begin an investigation into his bizarre behavior.
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In Rain-Hit Kolkata, Life Far From Normalcy, Days Before Durga Puja
Life in Kolkata remains out of gear even 24 hours after heavy overnight rain left the city waterlogged ahead of the Durga Puja extravaganza. At least 10 people have died in rain-related incidents, while the City of Joy braces for more showers.
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Missing Bengal Schoolgirl's Mutilated Body Found In Sack, Teacher Arrested
The mutilated body of a schoolgirl, who was missing for nearly a month, was found in a sack in West Bengal's Birbhum district, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.
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Kolkata Horror: Woman Gang-Raped By 2 Men After Her Birthday Party
A 20-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by two of her acquaintances on her birthday in an upscale locality in Kolkata, police said on Sunday.
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Girl, 16, Rescued From Kolkata's Red-Light Area After Being 'Sold' By Lover: Cops
Police have rescued a 16-year-old girl from the city's infamous red-light area of Sonagachi within an hour of receiving a distress call that she had been "sold" to a person after running away from home with her "lover", an officer said on Saturday.
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BJP's 'Massacre' Claim After Road Name Change. Then Trinamool's History Jibe
Suhrawardy Avenue was named after Dr Sir Hassan Suhrawardy and not his nephew who is linked to Calcutta riots, Trinamool pointed out.
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The Significance Of Mamata Banerjee Returning To Kolkata's Protest Epicentre
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is facing her toughest elections yet, with the principal opposition party--the BJP--as the primary challenger in West Bengal.
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Turkish Airlines Aircraft Lands In Kolkata After Right Engine Catches Fire
The right engine of a passenger aircraft of Turkish Airlines on Wednesday afternoon caught on fire promoting emergency at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, airport officials confirm.
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"Truly Sorry": Kolkata Restaurant Apologises For Serving Beef To YouTuber
Popular Park Street bar-cum-restaurant Olypub has issued a formal apology after unintentionally serving beef instead of goat meat to YouTuber Sayak Chakraborty, prompting him to withdraw his police complaint against the waiter involved.
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Waiter At Popular Kolkata Restaurant Arrested For Serving Beef To YouTuber
A waiter at a well-known bar-cum-restaurant on Kolkata's Park Street has been arrested after an actor and YouTuber accused the establishment of serving him beef instead of mutton.
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2 Arrested For Trying To Sell Child In Kolkata, 5-Year-Old Rescued: Cops
Delhi Police has rescued a five-year-old kidnapped boy and arrested two people, including a woman, for allegedly planning to sell the child in Kolkata, an official said on Thursday.
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Kolkata Man's Decomposed Body Found, Family Stayed With Corpse For Days
The incident took place in Kabsa's Bosepukur area in south Kolkata. With the efforts of the locals, the police recovered the body from their residence on Monday.
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Woman Forced To Drink Alcohol, Sexually Assaulted By 3 In Kolkata: Cops
A woman was dragged inside a car, forced to drink alcohol and sexually assaulted by a group of men on the Eastern Metropolitan bypass in West Bengal's Kolkata, the police said on Saturday.
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Election Commission Writes To Kolkata Police Chief Over "Security Breach"
The Election Commission of India has written to Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma over a reported "security breach" at the Election Commission office in central Kolkata.
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14-Year-Old Girl Left Home For Tuition, Gang-Raped In Kolkata, 3 Arrested
Three men have been arrested and charged with gang-raping a minor girl in Kolkata's Dum Dum area. The 14-year-old student of Class 7 had gone for tuition on Saturday evening when the incident occurred, said police sources.
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Kolkata Man Disrobes, Sings, Dances Obscenely Inside Police Lockup
An arrested man stripped himself, and then sang and danced obscenely inside a police lockup in Kolkata, prompting the authorities to begin an investigation into his bizarre behavior.
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In Rain-Hit Kolkata, Life Far From Normalcy, Days Before Durga Puja
Life in Kolkata remains out of gear even 24 hours after heavy overnight rain left the city waterlogged ahead of the Durga Puja extravaganza. At least 10 people have died in rain-related incidents, while the City of Joy braces for more showers.
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Missing Bengal Schoolgirl's Mutilated Body Found In Sack, Teacher Arrested
The mutilated body of a schoolgirl, who was missing for nearly a month, was found in a sack in West Bengal's Birbhum district, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.
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Kolkata Horror: Woman Gang-Raped By 2 Men After Her Birthday Party
A 20-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by two of her acquaintances on her birthday in an upscale locality in Kolkata, police said on Sunday.
