CPIM senior leader Brinda Karat accused the TMC of protecting those responsible for creating a "rape culture," citing a previous case at RG Kar Medical College.
A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside a law college in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday. The police have arrested all three accused within 24 hours. The three accused were former students or staff members of the same law college.
TMC workers were celebrating the party's victory in the Kaliganj Assembly bypoll, in which party's candidate Alifa Ahmed won, when a bomb exploded, severely injuring the minor. She later succumbed to injuries.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed grief over the child's death in Kaliganj and promised strong action against those responsible.
The TMC claimed that it had learnt from reliable sources that anti-social elements from neighbouring states had entered Nandigram.
Responding to queries on political violence in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah appealed to the people of "Bengal to uproot the TMC government and bring the BJP to power ensure the prosperity of the state."
UNICEF said it is also very concerned that the coronavirus (COVID-19) could deepen the humanitarian consequences of Cyclone Amphan in both India and Bangladesh
India is now under a 21-day lockdown, but the essential goods markets are open. It may be hard to maintain any social distance at this crucial time. But this man from West Bengal has suggested an interesting way to save oneself from coronavirus.
Kolkata reminds us of the viral video from Italy. In this lockdown situation where the people from neighbourhood from Italy were singing. Kolkata's neighbourhood revisits nostalgia through ranbidnrasangeet.
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