The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata

Call for better safety measures as ‘civic volunteer’ arrested after attack on female trainee doctor in Kolkata

Doctors in several parts of the country have announced an indefinite strike to protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital, according to news agency PTI. Among their demands is an investigation into the incident and security for all medical staff.

Hockey Association of Odisha and Hockey Jharkhand claimed titles in the Men's and Women's categories of the 2nd Hockey India Junior Men & Women East Zone Championship 2024 respectively at the Netaji Subhas Eastern Centre, Salt Lake in Kolkata on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

These savoury dumplings are a street food favourite. Just don’t forget the chutney.

In a joint operation with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested seven smugglers in four consecutive search operations conducted near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Nadia district. Read further on Dynamite News:

Post independence, even after the reorganisation of India’s internal boundaries with the implementation of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, new states continued to be carved out. Not on linguistic lines as the Act had done, but reportedly to meet regional demands and address inequalities in regional development. 

Amid the heat gripping north India, hand-held rickshaw pullers in Kolkata have to bear the brunt of low passenger turnout as well as the intense heat while engaging in hard physical labour. Read further on Dynamite News:

Nine people have been killed, as the cyclone, which made landfall on Sunday, now weakens and heads inland.

Shah Rukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders’ last IPL championships came in 2012 and 2014