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Cyclone Dana to make landfall in Odisha and West Bengal; evacuations underway

Cyclone Dana to make landfall in Odisha and West Bengal; evacuations underway

The 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 Deshpande
Bengal junior doctors end their hunger strike after meeting with Mamata Banerjee

Bengal junior doctors end their hunger strike after meeting with Mamata Banerjee

The 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 mastakar
IN PHOTOS: Devotees across India celebrate Durga Ashtami

IN PHOTOS: Devotees across India celebrate Durga Ashtami

On 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 Deshpande
In Photos: Junior doctors' indefinite hunger strike in Kolkata intensifies

In Photos: Junior doctors' indefinite hunger strike in Kolkata intensifies

The '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 mastakar
IN PHOTOS | India gears up for Navratri 2024

IN PHOTOS | India gears up for Navratri 2024

Navaratri 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 Jain
IN PHOTOS: Thousands take out rally in Kolkata to demand justice for RG Kar medi

IN PHOTOS: Thousands take out rally in Kolkata to demand justice for RG Kar medi

Thousands 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 Deshpande
In Photos: Mamata Banerjee agrees to doctors' demands

In Photos: Mamata Banerjee agrees to doctors' demands

Accepting 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 mastakar
In Photos: Junior doctors in West Bengal continue 'cease work'

In Photos: Junior doctors in West Bengal continue 'cease work'

Junior 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 mastakar
In Photos: Junior doctors' stir over RG Kar hospital horror to continue

In Photos: Junior doctors' stir over RG Kar hospital horror to continue

Agitating 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)

10 September,2024 12:17 PM IST | ronak mastakar
IN PHOTOS: Protests over Kolkata doctor rape-murder poses major crisis for TMC

IN PHOTOS: Protests over Kolkata doctor rape-murder poses major crisis for TMC

The rape and murder of a doctor at Kar Hospital has triggered massive public outrage in West Bengal, creating a significant political crisis for the ruling TMC and posing one of the biggest challenges to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee since she took office in 2011. Pics/ PTI

09 September,2024 10:17 AM IST | Sanjana Deshpande

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