Kolkata: A 17-year-old girl was on Tuesday allegedly molested by her coaching center teacher in Ashok Nagar area of north 24 Parganas district in West Bengal.
According to the reports, the teacher asked the girl to stay back as she needed special attention and allegedly molested her.
After the incident, aggravated locals ransacked the coaching centre. The accused has been arrested.
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New Delhi: Petrol price was on Saturday hiked by a steep Rs 2 a litre, the second increase in rates in June alone, as devaluation of rupee against US dollar made imports costlier. The hike, which is effective from midnight tonight, is excluding local sales tax or VAT and actual increase for consumers will be higher. Petrol price in Delhi was hiked by Rs 2.40 a litre to Rs 66.39...
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Kolkata: Hundreds of musicians, technicians and artists from West Bengal are set to participate in a protest against piracy, digitisation and indiscriminate Internet music download June 20 here in the wake of Music World deciding to shut its landmark store in the hep and stylish Park Street. The decision by top singers and audio companies to organise a protest comes in the aftermath of the "shocking" disclosure that India's premier...
06:54 PM, Jun 14, 2013
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11:54 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Kolkata: The crime against women continues unabated in the country. In Bidhannagar, the IT hub of Kolkata, a 24-year-old differently-abled girl was raped allegedly by her neighbour on Thursday. The girl's mother has filed an FIR at the New Town Police Station. However, no arrests have been made yet. The suspect is absconding, the police say. The incident comes just hours after hundreds of women protesters were detained outside Chief...
08:58 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Hundreds of women protested outside West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence against the recent rape and murder of a girl in Barasat. ...
07:59 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Hundreds of women protested outside West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence against the recent rape and murder of a girl in Barasat. ...
07:19 PM, Jun 13, 2013
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11:58 AM, Jun 13, 2013
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...
01:42 PM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Out of favour India opener Gautam Gambhir doesn't feel IPL's reputation has got a beating because of the spot-fixing and betting scandal, and said a "handful of wrong individuals doesn't carry the image of the entire sport". "A handful of people who do something wrong doesn't carry the image of the entire sport. There are still millions of people who wants to go out there and play the...
09:28 PM, Jun 11, 2013
Kolkata: A Kuala Lumpur-bound Emirates aircraft with 144 passengers on board on Sunday landed in emergency conditions in Kolkata after it was forced to return about an hour after take off due to suspected engine problem. The aircraft landed safely at NSC Bose International Airport, airport sources said. The flight took off at 5:45 pm for Kuala Lumpur. After one hour of take off, the flight returned and asked for...
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11:23 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Kolkata: The West Bengal Human Rights Commission on Monday directed the city police to conduct a probe into the alleged rape of an Irish woman in Kolkata and submit a report within three weeks. "Taking cognizance of media reports, the commission Monday directed the police commissioner to conduct a thorough probe in the matter and submit a report within three weeks," said commission Joint Secretary Sujay Kumar Haldar. The 21-year-old...
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07:19 PM, Jun 02, 2013
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