Priyanka Gupta

Barasat: Mamata loses her cool, brands anti-rape protestors as CPM workers

Mamata Banerjee met the Barasat victim's family only for 5 minutes after protesters shouted slogans against her. ...

Park Street rape survivor helps other women suffering from injustice

Kolkata: Kolkata's Park Street rape survivor is not just picking up the pieces of her own life, but she is also giving a new meaning to the lives of many women suffering from injustice. She has now found her new calling at a women's support helpline. The 38-year-old is helping other victims of violence survive pain that she knows only too well. Struggling to make ends meet, this single mother...

Kolkata ashamed again as police cracks down on peaceful activists

Kolkata is ashamed again after the police cracked down brutally on peaceful activists, who were detained for seeking justice for sexual assault victims in the state. ...

Kolkata: Women protesters detained near Mamata's residence

Kolkata: Women protesters, who had gathered outside Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence in Kalighat to demand better security for women, were detained in Kolkata on Thursday. The protesters were a part of a woman's group called Maitrayee. They wanted to submit a memorandum to the Chief Minister with demands for better security for women. The protest was reportedly peaceful and the demonstrators were only singing and chanting slogans. Kalighat is...

Kolkata 3rd most unsafe city preceded by Delhi, Bangalore: Crime data

Kolkata: New data with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows West Bengal has the highest incidence of crimes against women. The data shows that 30,942 incidents of crime against women were reported in the state - the highest in the country. According to the data, Kolkata is the third most unsafe city, preceded by Delhi and Bangalore. There is a caveat here. The data pertains to 2012 and accounts...

WB: 13 children dead in over 36 hours in a Purulia hospital

Purulia: Thirteen babies have been reported dead over the past 36 hours in the Purulia district in West Bengal. The children, suffering from meningitis were admitted to the Purulia Sadar Hospital in a critical condition. The babies aged between one and seven years were mostly underweight and malnourished. The district administration, in a knee-jerk reaction, has said that they will increase the number of beds in sick neonatal care unit...

Kolkata: Many pay tribute to Rituparno Ghosh before his last rites

A black Thursday for Indian cinema - Kolkata filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh, known for his sensitive and incisive cinema, died of heart failure at the age of 49. ...

Kolkata: Police vigilant against betting in IPL 6 final

The Kolkata Police has stepped up security and has placed CCTV cameras at the Eden Gardens to keep a check on any betting or fixing practices during the IPL 6 final on Sunday. ...

Saradha chit fund scam: A month on, SIT's credibility being questioned

Kolkata: It has been a month since Sharada chit fund scam accused Sudipta Sen was arrested. The scam has driven at least eight people to suicide, lakhs of investors lost their life savings and hundreds of agents have fled their homes. An SIT to probe the case was announced and a Rs 500-crore package was announced. But one month on, questions are being raised about the pace of investigation and...

Did Mamata squander the overwhelming mandate that voters gave her?

Kolkata: After two years of rule, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appears to have squandered the overwhelming mandate voters gave her, but as West Bengal gears up for panchayat polls, it seems that the TMC has the advantage as the Left is yet to regroup. Rattled by the Saradha meltdown and a spate of suicides, Trinamool faces the uphill task of addressing cries of lakhs of anguished investors and agents. With...

WB: Child rights panel seeks report on student's death

Kolkata: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has sought a report from West Bengal officials on the death of an eight-year-old student after he was allegedly assaulted by his teacher in class. The commission took up the matter after a report on CNN-IBN. The NCPCR has asked the South 24 Parganas district administration for a detailed report on the circumstances around the student's death. The eight-year-old, a...

WB: Student dies after teacher bangs his head against the wall

Kolkata: Alleged corporal punishment left an 8-year-old dead in South 24 Parganas in West Bengal. The student died after his head was allegedly banged against the wall by a teacher. The incident happened at the Nirdeshkhali school at Basanti in South 24 Parganas. The child was beaten up on May 15 as a punishment for throwing bags across the classroom during the class. The accused teacher has been arrested. More...

WB chit fund scam: What forces people to invest in ponzi schemes?

Kolkata: As the Calcutta High Court begins hearing pleas seeking a CBI probe into the Sharada group chit fund scam on Tuesday, CNN-IBN has found that it is unemployment and stunted industrial and agricultural growth in the state that is forcing people to invest in ponzi schemes. Seventy-year-old Sunil Sarkar recounts how he found his son Jayanta Sarkar's body at the terrace hanging by a rope. Jayanta, who was allegedly...

WB: Mamata loses out to state EC, HC orders 3-phase Panchayat polls

Kolkata: In a big blow to the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered three-phase Panchayat elections in the state. The order establishes the supremacy of the state Election Commission that had opposed the Trinamool Congress government's demand to conduct two-phase elections. The court also directed the government to furnish list of observors as asked by the SEC by Saturday. The government was also...

WB chit fund scam: How Saradha group looted the investors

Investigations are on into the chit fund scam in West Bengal. There were thousands of crores of losses for those who can least afford it. ...