The condition of 82-year-old Suchitra Sen, who was admitted to a super specialty hospital here after complaining of respiratory tract infection, is stable now, doctors attending on the veteran actress said.

In order to counter the demand for a fare hike by bus associations and curb the violation of rules by auto-rickshaw drivers, transport minister Madan Mitra said 1,000 taxis would hit the roads on January 1 and 900 buses would be provided by the state government by March 31.

A central committee member of the Kamtapur People''s Party (KPP), which is spearheading demand for a separate Kamtapur state, has been arrested from Cooch Behar in connection with the bicycle bomb blast here that claimed six lives.

The police have already arrested seven persons in connection with the gangrape.

The outfit, which was not taken seriously by the Bengal Police in last few years, is now said to have considerable fire power.

Private bus operators have been demanding a fare hike to cope with increasing operational costs and a substantial rise in fuel price.

The two sides also discussed the issue of allotment of land for construction of border outposts and BSF battalion headquarters across the state.

Was stabbed, set on fire by 5 accused, including sarpanch.

Victim's father alleged that police asked him to leave Kolkata and return to Bihar with his daughter's body.

Apart from sexual misconduct, note also details his foreign trip, arbitration assignment.

Police have revealed that she gave a dying declaration accusing two men of having set her on fire.

Families of the deceased in Kolkata have been notified, and postmortem of all six were performed.

On October 25, when the victim was reportedly raped the first time, the alleged juvenile returned home in the evening to celebrate his sister''s birthday.

Amid the massive public outcry over the death of a 16-year-old girl who was gangraped twice and later set ablaze, the West Bengal government on Thursday condemned politics over her body and claimed it had fully cooperated with the bereaved family.

Chief Secretary Sanjoy Mitra''s claim that the rape victim received adequate medical attention drew flak from the All India Democratic Women''s Association (AIDWA), the women''s wing of the CPM.

Soon after sending a police team with a cheque of Rs 1 lakh for the family of the girl who was gangraped twice and died after she was allegedly set on fire by two of the accused, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday promised to rehabilitate the family in Bihar if they chose to do so.

A member of the TV show Satyameva Jayate, hosted by Aamir Khan, Thursday met the parents of the Madhyamgram rape victim at the local CITU office here and interviewed them.

Move comes after victim''s father writes to Governor

Senior BJP leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi Friday condemned the brutal gangrape and the murder of a girl from Bihar in Kolkata and demanded a speedy trial of the case to bring perpetrators to justice.

Women''s organisations Friday sent a letter to West Bengal government seeking an impartial investigation into the gangrape and killing of a 16-year-old minor girl in the state.

The family of the 16-year-old Madhyagram gangrape victim will meet President Pranab Mukherjee on January 7 and are likely to demand a CBI probe.

The alumni meet of the class of 1989 at IIT-Kharagpur would have been a regular get-together of old friends going down memory lane but for Arvind Kejriwal, the new chief minister of Delhi, who has been invited to the meet.

Senior BSF officers are camping at the bordering areas to keep a watch," said ADG (East) B D Sharma.

TMC MP Somen Mitra to quit LS membership on Jan 15, re-join Cong on Jan 17

Trinamool Congress in West Bengal Sunday accused the Opposition parties of making concerted efforts to belittle the West Bengal''s image before the outside world.

Former Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly, accused of sexual harassment by a woman lawyer who interned under him, is contemplating resignation as chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC).

Ailing actress Suchitra Sen, who has remained a recluse for the past three decades and is currently undergoing treatment at a Kolkata hospital, made an exception for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday and met her.

The father of the 16-year-old gangrape victim, who died of burn injuries after she was allegedly set ablaze, filed a petition before the Calcutta High Court on Monday seeking CBI investigation into the incident.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday denied interfering in the probe into the gangrape of a 16-year-old girl, beyond merely responding to people''s 'sentiments'' by deputing a senior police official to visit West Bengal and providing financial assistance to the victim''s family.

The Centre on Monday announced setting up of a slew of new hospitals and expansion plans for several existing ones to bolster health care facility in West Bengal.

Keeping the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in mind, the Trinamool Congress has decided to recruit two interns from the Indian Institute of Management in Kolkata to help the party devise and execute effective communication strategies. ]

Commuters had a tough time in West Bengal as more than 49,000 private buses and mini buses remained off road Monday demanding a rise in fare.

A K Ganguly confirmed on Tuesday that he had resigned as chairman of the WBHRC.

The party leaders say that by introducing online registration, they are targeting the youths.

Dev claimed that about three lakh people will attend the rally tomorrow.

The tower has a prayer room, a library, a guest house and a charitable dispensary located on its premises.

Food Minister Jyotipriya Mullick, however, termed the protests as 'dirty politics'.

The village for the first time celebrated Durga Puja here in the village last year.

Rights activist Sujato Bhadra said Ganguly should have put in his papers much earlier.

BJP has set a target of at least five seats from West Bengal in the Lok Sabha elections.

The former chief minister also alleged that all development work in the state had come to a standstill.

The forum has also demanded the new wage agreement be done in Siliguri and not in Kolkata and have planned a series of campaign programmes.

BJP will also set up camps at Sector V to tap techies.

The cell would be formally set up after January 26, as the membership drive is going on, Bhattacharjee said.

The report, however, has no mention of the investigation by the West Bengal Police.

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