A massive fire broke out in a slum near New Alipore in Kolkata on Saturday evening, damaging 40-50 shanties. Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim confirmed that there were no casualties in the incident. (Pic/ PTI)
22 December,2024 01:11 PM IST | Anisha ShrivastavaThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) reports that Cyclone Dana has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is currently moving northwestward over the Bay of Bengal. It is expected to make landfall between Odisha and West Bengal on October 24-25. Pics/ PTI
24 October,2024 02:22 PM IST | Sanjana DeshpandeThe junior doctors protesting over the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case in Kolkata ended their hunger strike after a two-hour-long meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat Nabanna on Monday night. (Pics/PTI)
22 October,2024 11:31 AM IST | ronak mastakarOn the eighth day of Navratri, known as Maha Ashtami or Durga Ashtami, early morning 'aarti' was performed at temples across India, reported ANI. (All Pics/PTI)
11 October,2024 11:43 AM IST | Sanjana DeshpandeThe 'fast-unto-death' by junior doctors demanding justice for the murdered woman medic of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and workplace safety intensified on Sunday as more healthcare professionals joined the protest. (Pics/PTI)
07 October,2024 09:40 AM IST | ronak mastakarNavaratri 2024 is round the corner. People across India are gearing up for the festivities, creating idols of Goddess Durga, setting up pandals and shopping for the celebrations. Here are some glimpses. (All images: PTI)
30 September,2024 01:54 PM IST | Raaina JainThousands of people from all the sections of society on Friday took part in a rally from Highland Park in the southern fringes of the city, demanding justice for the 31-year-old doctor who was raped and murdered in state-run RG Kar hospital on August 9
20 September,2024 09:03 PM IST | Kolkata | Sanjana DeshpandeAccepting the bulk of the five-point charter of demand placed by the agitating junior doctors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced her decision to transfer a section of Kolkata Police and the state health department top brass, including CP Vineet Goyal, from their respective positions. (Pics/PTI)
17 September,2024 01:13 PM IST | ronak mastakarJunior doctors on Thursday continued their sit-in outside the West Bengal Health Department's office as well as their 'cease work' over the alleged rape and murder of a young medic at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. (Pics/PTI)
12 September,2024 12:58 PM IST | ronak mastakarAgitating junior doctors in West Bengal said they would continue their 'cease work' to demand justice for the RG Kar hospital medic who was raped and murdered, despite Supreme Court directions to resume duties by 5 pm on Tuesday. (Pics/PTI)
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