States » EastPosted at: Aug 15 2025 1:21AM


Bengal lights up the night again: ‘Reclaim the Night’ marks one year of RG Kar protests

Kolkata, Aug 14 (UNI): Kolkata and several districts of West Bengal glowed through Thursday night as thousands poured into the streets to mark the first anniversary of the Reclaim the Night movement, demanding justice in the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case.

From the bustling 8B intersection in Jadavpur to the quiet lanes of Lake Town, public spaces transformed into platforms for defiance. Women, students, doctors, social groups, and Left organisations stood shoulder to shoulder—singing protest songs, reciting poetry, painting pavements, and chanting the unyielding refrain: “We want justice.”
Please log in to get detailed story.
Tags: #Bengal lights up the night again: ‘Reclaim the Night’ marks one year of RG Kar protests
More News

Bengal CM announces jobs for families of 315 post-poll violence victims

08 Jun 2026 | 1:36 AM

Kolkata, June 7 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday announced that a member from each of the families of BJP workers allegedly killed in post-poll violence following the 2021 Assembly elections would be provided government jobs this month, along with a one-time financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

see more..

Couple arrested in Bengal for Delhi University Professor's murder

08 Jun 2026 | 1:30 AM

Burdwan, June 7 (UNI) Delhi Police arrested a tenant couple from Burdwan town in connection with the murder of Delhi University assistant professor Debasmita Pal on Sunday afternoon.

see more..

Panchayat Pradhan beaten to death, TMC blames "new BJP members"

08 Jun 2026 | 1:22 AM

Burdwan, June 7 (UNI) A 60-year-old Pradhan of a Trinamul Congress-governed Panchayat died on Sunday morning, days after he was allegedly beaten up during a village meeting in East Burdwan.

see more..

Five north Bengal towns to be developed as Himalayan Hill cities: Agnimitra Paul

08 Jun 2026 | 1:15 AM

Siliguri, June 7 (UNI) Five towns in north Bengal — Mirik, Kurseong, Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Siliguri — will be developed as Himalayan Hill Cities under a new urban development initiative, Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Agnimitra Paul said on Sunday.

see more..

Suvendu calls 2026 mandate Bengal’s “second independence”, vows to fulfil BJP promises

08 Jun 2026 | 1:09 AM

Kolkata, June 7 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday described the BJP’s victory in the recent Assembly election as the state’s “second independence”, asserting that the people had freed the state from what he called "years of misrule and corruption" under the Trinamul Congress.

see more..