West Bengal ADG Police (Law & Order) Manoj Kumar Verma called Nabanna Abhijan Rally on August 27 to reach the Nabanna or State Secretariat as illegal and an attempt to incite widespread unrest in Kolkata.
Indian Coast Guard on Sunday night, in a coordinated sea-air Search and Rescue (SAR) operation, rescued 11 people from a sinking merchant vessel en route from Kolkata to Port Blair, officials said.
The 114th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa was celebrated at the Mother House, Missionaries Of Charity on Monday. Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee paid homage to the Mother on this occasion.
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday demanded that an investigation should be conducted against Mamata Banerjee over the Kolkata rape-murder case.
Indian Secular Front (ISF) on Sunday held a protest demanding justice in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case, in Bhangar region of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal.
A torchlight protest was held in Siliguri on Sunday to demand justice for the victim of the Kolkata woman doctor rape and murder at RG Kar Medical College.
The Bengali television industry held a protest march from Tollygunge to Deshapriya Park on Sunday, demanding justice for the victim of the RG Kar rape-murder case.
Reacting to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Sunday said that it is a very shameful thing that such crimes are happening against women.
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar claimed on Sunday that the people of West Bengal will topple Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from power and immerse her into River Ganga over her handling of the Kolkata rape and murder case.