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More Rain In 6 Hours Than Last 22 Days Combined: Why Kolkata Is Flooded
Between September 1 and September 22, Kolkata received 178.6 mm of rainfall, 16 per cent lower than the normal of 213.7 mm during this period. And between 8.30 am yesterday and 8.30 am today, the City of Joy received 247.4 mm of rain
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Teen Stabbed To Death By Friend After Fight In Kolkata Metro Station: Cops
17-year-old student was stabbed to death during a violent altercation with his friend at Dakshineswar Metro Station here on Friday afternoon, triggering panic among commuters and raising serious security concerns, a senior police officer said.
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BJP Vs Trinamool As Kolkata Gives Controversial Film 'Bengal Files' A Miss
The hugely controversial film "Bengal Files" was released today amid a huge political row between the state's Opposition BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress.
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Man Acquitted In Rape Case After 51 Days As Woman Claims "Misunderstanding"
A man was acquitted in a rape case by a court in Kolkata after the complainant woman claimed she had lodged the complaint "due to some misunderstanding".
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IIM-Calcutta Rape Accused Admits To Spiking Drink With Pills, Say Cops
The accused in the alleged rape case at the IIM-Calcutta campus has admitted to purchasing sleeping pills from a nearby pharmacy, which he had mixed with cold drinks and drinking water offered to the woman before committing the crime.
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Adani Group To Restore Kolkata's Historic Kumartuli Ghat
In a step towards preserving Kolkata's cultural heritage, the Adani Group has joined hands with the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK), to rejuvenate the heritage Kumartuli Ghat, officials said on Friday.
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Commercial LPG Cylinders Get Cheaper By Rs 58.50 From Today
Oil marketing companies revised the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders on Tuesday, reducing the cost of a 19 kg commercial cylinder by Rs 58.50. The new rates brought relief to commercial users such as hotels, restaurants, and businesses.
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5 Injured After Mob Clashes With Cops Near Kolkata, BJP Seeks Central Forces
Tension simmered in the Rabindranagar area near Kolkata on Wednesday as a violent clash between two groups spiralled into widespread unrest, leaving several police personnel injured and multiple vehicles vandalised.
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Sonam Raghuvanshi To Reach Meghalaya Tonight, Video From Flight Emerges
Sonam Raghuvanshi, the wife of Raja Raghuvanshi and his alleged killer, is being taken from Uttar Pradesh to Meghalaya today for further investigations by the state police. She is currently in Kolkata and is expected to reach Shillong by midnight.
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'Free Influencer Sharmishta Panoli, Don't Make Bengal Another North Korea': Kangana Ranaut
Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Sunday urged for the release of 22-year-old influencer Sharmishta Panoli, who was remanded to judicial custody by a court in Kolkata, a day after West Bengal Police arrested her from her Gurugram in Haryana.
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"Child Came With Good Wishes": Mamata Banerjee Visits Tejashwi Yadav
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited a private hospital in Kolkata this morning to congratulate RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on becoming a father.
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Bengal Teachers Who Lost Jobs Clash With Cops During Protest, Lathicharged
Hundreds Bengal of teachers, who lost jobs over a Supreme Court order on "tainted" selection process in the state, held a protest in Kolkata today, during which they clashed with the police.
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5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Bay Of Bengal
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale struck the Bay of Bengal in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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Minor Stabs Woman To Death Over Suspicion Of Affair With Father In Kolkata
A minor boy's violent outburst near a popular tea shop in Kolkata's EM Bypass ended in the brutal murder of a young woman. The attacker had allegedly suspected her of having an extramarital with his father.
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Found Guilty Of Doctor's Rape-Murder, Possible Punishments Sanjay Roy Can Get
Sanjay Roy, a former civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, on Saturday was found guilty of raping and murdering a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in August last year.
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More Rain In 6 Hours Than Last 22 Days Combined: Why Kolkata Is Flooded
Between September 1 and September 22, Kolkata received 178.6 mm of rainfall, 16 per cent lower than the normal of 213.7 mm during this period. And between 8.30 am yesterday and 8.30 am today, the City of Joy received 247.4 mm of rain
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Teen Stabbed To Death By Friend After Fight In Kolkata Metro Station: Cops
17-year-old student was stabbed to death during a violent altercation with his friend at Dakshineswar Metro Station here on Friday afternoon, triggering panic among commuters and raising serious security concerns, a senior police officer said.
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BJP Vs Trinamool As Kolkata Gives Controversial Film 'Bengal Files' A Miss
The hugely controversial film "Bengal Files" was released today amid a huge political row between the state's Opposition BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress.
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Man Acquitted In Rape Case After 51 Days As Woman Claims "Misunderstanding"
A man was acquitted in a rape case by a court in Kolkata after the complainant woman claimed she had lodged the complaint "due to some misunderstanding".
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IIM-Calcutta Rape Accused Admits To Spiking Drink With Pills, Say Cops
The accused in the alleged rape case at the IIM-Calcutta campus has admitted to purchasing sleeping pills from a nearby pharmacy, which he had mixed with cold drinks and drinking water offered to the woman before committing the crime.
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Adani Group To Restore Kolkata's Historic Kumartuli Ghat
In a step towards preserving Kolkata's cultural heritage, the Adani Group has joined hands with the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK), to rejuvenate the heritage Kumartuli Ghat, officials said on Friday.
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Commercial LPG Cylinders Get Cheaper By Rs 58.50 From Today
Oil marketing companies revised the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders on Tuesday, reducing the cost of a 19 kg commercial cylinder by Rs 58.50. The new rates brought relief to commercial users such as hotels, restaurants, and businesses.
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5 Injured After Mob Clashes With Cops Near Kolkata, BJP Seeks Central Forces
Tension simmered in the Rabindranagar area near Kolkata on Wednesday as a violent clash between two groups spiralled into widespread unrest, leaving several police personnel injured and multiple vehicles vandalised.
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Sonam Raghuvanshi To Reach Meghalaya Tonight, Video From Flight Emerges
Sonam Raghuvanshi, the wife of Raja Raghuvanshi and his alleged killer, is being taken from Uttar Pradesh to Meghalaya today for further investigations by the state police. She is currently in Kolkata and is expected to reach Shillong by midnight.
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'Free Influencer Sharmishta Panoli, Don't Make Bengal Another North Korea': Kangana Ranaut
Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Sunday urged for the release of 22-year-old influencer Sharmishta Panoli, who was remanded to judicial custody by a court in Kolkata, a day after West Bengal Police arrested her from her Gurugram in Haryana.
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"Child Came With Good Wishes": Mamata Banerjee Visits Tejashwi Yadav
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited a private hospital in Kolkata this morning to congratulate RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on becoming a father.
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Bengal Teachers Who Lost Jobs Clash With Cops During Protest, Lathicharged
Hundreds Bengal of teachers, who lost jobs over a Supreme Court order on "tainted" selection process in the state, held a protest in Kolkata today, during which they clashed with the police.
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5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Bay Of Bengal
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale struck the Bay of Bengal in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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Minor Stabs Woman To Death Over Suspicion Of Affair With Father In Kolkata
A minor boy's violent outburst near a popular tea shop in Kolkata's EM Bypass ended in the brutal murder of a young woman. The attacker had allegedly suspected her of having an extramarital with his father.
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Found Guilty Of Doctor's Rape-Murder, Possible Punishments Sanjay Roy Can Get
Sanjay Roy, a former civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, on Saturday was found guilty of raping and murdering a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in August last year.
