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West Bengal is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of 88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi) as of 2011. The population estimate as of 2023 is 102,552,787. West Bengal is the fourth-most populous and thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the third-largest metropolis, and seventh largest city by population in India. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, the coastal Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal. The state's main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with the Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.
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'Fifth & final time': Mamata invites protesting doctors again for talks to end RG Kar impasseThe West Bengal government, under chief minister Mamata Banerjee, has once again invited protesting junior doctors for a meeting at her residence to discuss their demands for better security and..IndiaTimes - Published | Odisha to join Ayushman plan; Delhi, Bengal to be only holdoutsOdisha is likely to join Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) soon, with talks in final stages. The National Health Authority is set to sign an MoU with Odisha's government. Once..IndiaTimes - Published |
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'Protests won't die down': IMA after SC asks docs to resume workThe Supreme Court has instructed protesting junior doctors in Bengal to resume work by tomorrow or face action. The Bengal IMA unit expressed disappointment, pledging continued protests until justice..IndiaTimes - Published | Kolkata rape-murder case: SC asks protesting doctors to resume work by Sept 10, CBI told to file fresh status reportThe Supreme Court instructed the CBI to file an updated status report on the investigation into the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata by September 17. It criticized the West Bengal..IndiaTimes - Published |
RG Kar fallout: End of middle class's bonhomie with TMC?The Supreme Court has ordered the CBI to file an updated report on its investigation into the rape and murder of a postgraduate medical student in Kolkata by September 17. The court also mandated..IndiaTimes - Published | 23 died as doctors on strike: Bengal government submits report in Supreme CourtThe West Bengal government told the Supreme Court that 23 individuals have died due to a doctors' strike at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, initiated after the rape and murder of a..IndiaTimes - Published |
RG Kar: Guv asks CM to call Cabinet meet, decide on public demand for removing police commissionerIn response to public outcry over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose has directed CM Mamata Banerjee to hold an emergency Cabinet meeting. The governor..IndiaTimes - Published | 'Resume work, leave...': IMA chief Asokan to protesting doctors amid rising uproar over Kolkata rape and murder caseIn a statement, he said the rape and murder of the trainee postgraduate woman doctor at the West Bengal government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has moved the nation's conscience.DNA - Published |
