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2 Senior Murshidabad Police Officials Transferred Days After Violent Protests
The West Bengal government on Friday announced the replacement of the current police superintendents in both the police districts of minority--dominated Murshidabad district, which had been on the boil earlier this month following communal violence.
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"Return To School, Resume Classes": Mamata Banerjee To Protesting Teachers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday urged protesting teachers who lost jobs following a Supreme Court ruling, to return to work, assuring them that her government will "protect" their salaries.
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"Proactive Action Will be Taken": Bengal Governor Meets Murshidabad Riot Victims
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Saturday met family members of a man and his son, who were killed during violence over anti-Waqf Act protests in Murshidabad district, and assured them of all possible support, a senior official said.
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Bengal Cop Accused Of Kicking Protesting Kolkata Teacher Removed From Probe
Amid a row, the cop accused of kicking a protesting teacher in front of the office of the District Inspector of the schools at Kasba in Kolkata, has been removed from the probe into the agitation by the job losers.
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'Eligible' Kolkata Teachers Stage Protest After Top Court's Ruling
Around 500 'eligible' teachers, whose jobs were annulled following a Supreme Court order which invalidated the jobs of around 26,000 teachers, rallied in the city on Thursday demanding they should not be penalised and clubbed with the 'tainted'.
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Huge Protests In Kolkata, Chennai After Waqf Bill Clears Parliament
Thousands of protesters gathered on the streets of Kolkata, Chennai, and Ahmedabad Friday afternoon - after weekly prayers by the Muslim community - to protest the Waqf Amendment Bill passed by Parliament this week.
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BJP Workers Protest Against TMC's Bill Allowing Women To Work In Bars
BJP workers in Kolkata staged a protest against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government on Saturday, opposing a recently introduced bill that permits women to work in bars.
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Bengal Government Transfers Doctor Involved In RG Kar Protests
The West Bengal government on Thursday issued a transfer notice to Dr Subarna Goswami, who was at the forefront of an agitation demanding justice for an on-duty woman doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar hospital in August last year.
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'Azad Kashmir', 'Free Palestine' Graffiti At Kolkata's Jadavpur University Sparks Row
'Azad Kashmir' and 'Free Palestine' graffiti were spotted at one place on the Jadavpur University campus triggering a row, while most of the classes and exams were held in the institute as per schedule on Monday.
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Bengal Speaker Suspends BJP MLA, Orders Eviction Of 2 Others Amid Chaos In Assembly
The West Bengal Assembly witnessed chaos on Monday as opposition BJP MLAs protested the Speaker's decision to switch off the microphone of one of their colleagues, prompting Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay to suspend BJP MLA Dipak Barman.
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Jadavpur University Chaos: Cops File FIR Against Bengal Minister, His Driver
The Kolkata Police, on Thursday, registered FIRs against West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu, the driver of his vehicle, and Trinamool Congress leader Om Prakash Mishra over the March 1 ruckus within the campus of Jadavpur University.
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Day After Chaos During Minister's Visit, Uneasy Calm At Jadavpur University
Five FIRs have been registered and one person taken into custody after Kolkata's Jadavpur University witnessed chaotic scenes during a protest demanding students' union elections
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Silent Rally In Kolkata To Seek Justice For RG Kar Victim On Her Birthday
The first birthday of the R G Kar Hospital rape-murder victim since her death last year was marked by a silent rally in Kolkata in which doctors and people from all walks of life took part on Sunday.
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Looking For Justice, RG Kar Victim's Parents Call On West Bengal Governor
RG Kar victim's parents met the West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and requested him to take up their grievances with President Droupadi Murmu and Home Minister Amit Shah.
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In High Court, Bengal Seeks Death For RG Kar Rape Convict, But CBI Says...
Bengal government's appeal against the life imprisonment verdict against Sanjay Roy - the man convicted of raping and murdering a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital - is not maintainable, the CBI told the Calcutta High Court.
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2 Senior Murshidabad Police Officials Transferred Days After Violent Protests
The West Bengal government on Friday announced the replacement of the current police superintendents in both the police districts of minority--dominated Murshidabad district, which had been on the boil earlier this month following communal violence.
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"Return To School, Resume Classes": Mamata Banerjee To Protesting Teachers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday urged protesting teachers who lost jobs following a Supreme Court ruling, to return to work, assuring them that her government will "protect" their salaries.
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"Proactive Action Will be Taken": Bengal Governor Meets Murshidabad Riot Victims
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Saturday met family members of a man and his son, who were killed during violence over anti-Waqf Act protests in Murshidabad district, and assured them of all possible support, a senior official said.
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Bengal Cop Accused Of Kicking Protesting Kolkata Teacher Removed From Probe
Amid a row, the cop accused of kicking a protesting teacher in front of the office of the District Inspector of the schools at Kasba in Kolkata, has been removed from the probe into the agitation by the job losers.
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'Eligible' Kolkata Teachers Stage Protest After Top Court's Ruling
Around 500 'eligible' teachers, whose jobs were annulled following a Supreme Court order which invalidated the jobs of around 26,000 teachers, rallied in the city on Thursday demanding they should not be penalised and clubbed with the 'tainted'.
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Huge Protests In Kolkata, Chennai After Waqf Bill Clears Parliament
Thousands of protesters gathered on the streets of Kolkata, Chennai, and Ahmedabad Friday afternoon - after weekly prayers by the Muslim community - to protest the Waqf Amendment Bill passed by Parliament this week.
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BJP Workers Protest Against TMC's Bill Allowing Women To Work In Bars
BJP workers in Kolkata staged a protest against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government on Saturday, opposing a recently introduced bill that permits women to work in bars.
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Bengal Government Transfers Doctor Involved In RG Kar Protests
The West Bengal government on Thursday issued a transfer notice to Dr Subarna Goswami, who was at the forefront of an agitation demanding justice for an on-duty woman doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar hospital in August last year.
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'Azad Kashmir', 'Free Palestine' Graffiti At Kolkata's Jadavpur University Sparks Row
'Azad Kashmir' and 'Free Palestine' graffiti were spotted at one place on the Jadavpur University campus triggering a row, while most of the classes and exams were held in the institute as per schedule on Monday.
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Bengal Speaker Suspends BJP MLA, Orders Eviction Of 2 Others Amid Chaos In Assembly
The West Bengal Assembly witnessed chaos on Monday as opposition BJP MLAs protested the Speaker's decision to switch off the microphone of one of their colleagues, prompting Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay to suspend BJP MLA Dipak Barman.
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Jadavpur University Chaos: Cops File FIR Against Bengal Minister, His Driver
The Kolkata Police, on Thursday, registered FIRs against West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu, the driver of his vehicle, and Trinamool Congress leader Om Prakash Mishra over the March 1 ruckus within the campus of Jadavpur University.
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Day After Chaos During Minister's Visit, Uneasy Calm At Jadavpur University
Five FIRs have been registered and one person taken into custody after Kolkata's Jadavpur University witnessed chaotic scenes during a protest demanding students' union elections
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Silent Rally In Kolkata To Seek Justice For RG Kar Victim On Her Birthday
The first birthday of the R G Kar Hospital rape-murder victim since her death last year was marked by a silent rally in Kolkata in which doctors and people from all walks of life took part on Sunday.
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Looking For Justice, RG Kar Victim's Parents Call On West Bengal Governor
RG Kar victim's parents met the West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and requested him to take up their grievances with President Droupadi Murmu and Home Minister Amit Shah.
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In High Court, Bengal Seeks Death For RG Kar Rape Convict, But CBI Says...
Bengal government's appeal against the life imprisonment verdict against Sanjay Roy - the man convicted of raping and murdering a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital - is not maintainable, the CBI told the Calcutta High Court.
