An unprecedented livestreamed meeting between junior doctors up in arms after the R.G. Kar incident and the Banerjee dispensation ended with the former group calling off their fast.

"I am against taking action against doctors," she told the protesters today, pleading with them to return to work.

The movement against the brutal workplace murder as well systemic corruption has garnered solidarity from the blue-collar working class.

Graduate doctors speaks of threats and an atmosphere of fear not just at the hospital but across medical education spheres in Bengal, and alleged the presence of a ‘North Bengal lobby’ close to the ruling Trinamool Congress party.

Banerjee asked how such a violent crime could occur in a state-run hospital – the same question protesters have been asking her, as she is both health minister and home minister of the state.

A wave of defiance swept through West Bengal with thousands of women taking to the streets to not just protest the brutal gangrape of a young doctor but also express their fury and distrust against the state government.

Under the banner of 'The Night is Ours,' the movement encourages women to participate by carrying candles and conch shells, symbols of hope and resistance. In Bengal alone, protests are planned in at least 45 locations, beginning at midnight on Wednesday. Similar demonstrations of solidarity are expected in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.

He embodied a bygone era defined by civility and public service. West Bengal, once a bastion against political defections and large-scale corruption, has undergone a stark transformation since his tenure.

Ironically, the same tactics Adhikari employed as Mamata Banerjee’s right-hand man, to disrupt the opposition, have now come to haunt his prospects in his new party, BJP.

In FY20, its parent company, Technical Associates Infrapower Ltd, incurred a loss of Rs 75.80 crore, which included Avees Trading's financial loss of Rs 52 crore. During this period, Avees Trading purchased electoral bonds worth Rs 24 crore.

Two Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and Union ministers, both from West Bengal – Shantanu Thakur and Nisith Pramanik – have publicly announced that the Narendra Modi government plans to implement the CAA in the upcoming days.

The university has seen numerous show-cause notices and suspension orders issued to students and teachers since controversial V-C Bidyut Chakrabarty assumed his position in November 2018.

A gruesome death has become a pawn to settle political scores in the state. In a pattern familiar with institutions like JNU, politically active students have become likely villains.

In a state where access to political power plays a crucial role in the lives and livelihoods of the poor, the competition to secure it has grown particularly intense. 

The Balasore incident highlights the dire situation in rural Bengal, where pervasive corruption and lack of job opportunities push people to seek better fortune elsewhere.

The motivation behind the West Bengal chief minister's decision, many think, has more to do with garnering political support from a specific community than the official reason of "maintaining public order".