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NEW DELHI: A medical college student from Odisha was allegedly raped by unidentified men in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, police said on Saturday.The incident took place on Friday night outside a private medical college campus in Durgapur, when the second-year student went out for dinner with a friend, according to her family. CBI HIDING…
JALPAIGURI: BJP MP Khagen Murmu, a two-time parliamentarian from North Malda, sustained serious injuries after being attacked by locals while visiting flood-affected areas in North Bengal. The incident occurred as he was traveling to the Nagrakata area in Jalpaiguri’s Dooars region to oversee relief and rescue operations following heavy rains and landslides. At Least 7…
(L) Donald Trump, Pakistan PM’s decapitated head (R) MURSHIDABAD: In a twist to the traditional Durga Puja celebrations, two pandals in Berhampore, Murshidabad, have become the centre of attention for their controversial depictions of political figures as the asura, or demon. The Khagra Crematorium Ghat Durga Puja Committee has chosen to model its asura after…
KOLKATA: At least eight people died in Kolkata on Tuesday as a seven-km column of cloud dumped 252mm of rain on the city in seven hours overnight. The deaths, all from electrocution and spread across the city, occurred as citizens unknowingly stepped on or touched live wires on flooded streets. The rain started around 11.30pm…
KOLKATA: At least eight people died in Kolkata Tuesday as a 7km column of cloud dumped 252mm of rain – almost 20% of what the city gets in the entire year – in the span of seven hours overnight, submerging the city that was all decked up for Durga Puja in less than a week.The…
NEW DELHI: Kolkata came to a near standstill on Tuesday as very heavy overnight rainfall triggered widespread flooding, leaving streets submerged, cars stranded, and Durga Puja pandals inundated. Public transport was severely disrupted, trains and Metro services were suspended, and daily life across the city and its suburbs ground to a halt.Videos circulating online show…
NEW DELHI: At least three people died in Kolkata on Tuesday morning due to electrocution as heavy overnight rains left streets waterlogged and disrupted traffic. Two fatalities were reported from Beniapukur and Khidderpore, while another occurred in Netaji Nagar, underscoring the risks posed by submerged electric wires amid the flooding.Airlines also issued travel advisories following…
Anamika with her parents in a photograph from family album KOLKATA: The father of Jadavpur University student Anamika Mondal, who drowned in a campus pond on Thursday, said on Sunday he would lodge a murder complaint. He said her friends might have forced her to drink alcohol and pushed her into the water knowing well…
Karishma Sharma, known for her roles in ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2’ and ‘Ragini MMS Returns,’ recently faced a terrifying incident while travelling on a local train in Mumbai. On Wednesday, she sustained multiple injuries after she ‘jumped’ out of a moving train.Karishma, who has now been discharged and is recovering at home, told Hindustan Times,…
