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Sacred Filth Offers India's Sex Workers Brief Respect

Every year in India's megacity Kolkata, the world's oldest trade gets fleeting respect from an ancient custom -- when soil outside brothels is considered sacred and collected for Hindu rituals.

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Sombre mood after a Kolkata rape and murder dampens Durga Puja celebrations

Losses mount for businesses as residents are in no mood to celebrate after the brutal rape and murder of a doctor.

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Teenage girl dies after collapsing halfway through flight from Iraq to China

Flight was redirected for emergency landing in Kolkata, India, but the girl was declared dead upon arrival at hospital

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Kolkata Horror: CBI gives 3 day remand to College Principal, SHO

The Sealdah Court has approved the CBI prayer for extending the custody of College's principal Ghosh and Tala Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abhijit Mondol by 3 days. Read further on Dynamite News:

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WB: Junior doctors request another meeting with govt to resolve unmet demands

The West Bengal government accepted some of their demands including the removal of the police chief of Kolkata and two senior health officials. Read further on Dynamite News:

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ED conducts searches in Kolkata over alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Tuesday morning conducted search operations at various locations in Kolkata in connection with the alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, officials said Read further on Dynamite News:

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Manoj Kumar Verma appointed as new Kolkata Commissioner of Police

IPS officer Manoj Kumar Verma has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) for Kolkata following the removal of Vineet Kumar Goyal from the position on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hands-on with Unknown 9: Awakening - Unreal Engine injects life into Namco's ambitious transmedia gamble

I was left wanting more (lucky there's a comic, podcast and novel too).

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Kolkata rape case: Ex-head of India college held over ‘evidence tampering’

Former principal of RG Kar Medical College Dr Sandip Ghosh charged with tempering of evidence by investigating agency.

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‘Need to speak for ourselves’: Meet the women keeping Kolkata protests alive

What started as a protest by doctors against the Kolkata rape-murder has branched out into a movement featuring women from different socio-economic backgrounds coming out on the streets in West Bengal to reclaim public spaces and demand a safer environment.

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Kolkata Horror: Jr doctors continue protest after 'no' talks with CM

Outdoor Patient Departments in government hospital remained paralysed on Friday due to doctors’ protest, continuing for the past 36th day. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Andaman Police seizes 2 kg heroin worth Rs 14 crore, seven held

The Andaman police on Thursday cracked the whip against heroin trafficking network and seized drugs weighing 2.075 kg, worth Rs 14 crore in the international market Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kolkata Horror: Jr doctors in Bengal continue 'cease work', sit-in

A large number of police personnel have been deployed in and around 'Swasthya Bhavan' at Salt Lake, and traffic movement was regulated. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hours before rape-murder at Kolkata medical college, principal ‘flouted norms’ at his ‘private clinic’

As the principal of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Sandeep Ghosh allegedly attended a private clinic and even issued a prescription without his registration number – in violation of norms – on August 8.

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Kolkata Horror: RG Kar Medical College Doctors continue protest

Dr Aniket Mandal, President RDA, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, said that doctors will not resume work until their demands are accepted. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Worldwide protests spanning 130 cities continue a month after Kolkata doctor’s rape and murder

India’s top court orders protesting doctors to resume work by Tuesday

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Kolkata Horror: SC seeks fresh report from CBI; Next hearing Sep 17

The Supreme Court has listed the next hearing, in the case of rape and murder of a trainee doctor at R Kar hospital in Kolkata, on 17 September. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kolkata sweet shop creates massive 500-kg ladoo for Ganesh Chaturthi

In a remarkable display of devotion and tradition, a sweet shop in Bhawanipore area of Kolkata has prepared a colossal 500-kilogram laddu to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hafta letters: Gender issues, creamy layer in quota, Kolkata case

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Kolkata Horror: Victim's parents allege police offered bribe to shut up

This allegation came while addressing media persons after the family of deceased doctor joined protests at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday night. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Exclusive | From finding rape victim’s body to Roy’s arrest: A detailed timeline of Kolkata police probe

In the wake of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital, social media is abuzz with allegations of complacency in the probe, a larger conspiracy, and alleged attempts to shield the “real accused”. The victim’s family had also alleged that the hospital administration and…

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Kolkata Horror: Viral audio clips of 'suicide' denied by police

The Victim's father also distanced himself from the alleged viral audio clips, refusing to confirm that the voice on the clip was his. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mechanic-turned-photographer: Meet the ‘sadhu’ in the viral water cannon image

Some called him a Hindu sant. The BJP IT cell chief termed him a “symbol of defiance” against the Mamata Banerjee government. And some on social media assumed he was the grandson of former Kolkata mayor Kamal Bose.

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Kolkata Horror: 'Not uttered a word against students' clarifies Mamata

In a post on X, CM Mamata Banerjee said that she totally supports the student movement as it is genuine. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Focus shift to political tussle, sideline cause’: Kolkata front pages on violent protest over RG Kar

About 18 days after the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Hospital, protests erupted once again in Kolkata on Tuesday, demanding justice for the victim. But what began as a call for justice soon turned violent, with clashes breaking out in several parts of Kolkata…

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