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West Bengal Police fire tear gas and water cannons at protesting university students and medical professionals demanding the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her handling in the rape and murder case of a medic in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
2024-08-27

At least nine people are killed and about 50 others injured when a train derails in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India.
2022-01-13

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam, part of Meghalaya, and part of Bangladesh, causing damage to houses and buildings. Two people die from heart attacks, while ten others are wounded by the earthquake itself.
2021-04-28

A bridge collapses in Kolkata, resulting in three deaths and 25 injuries.
2018-09-4

At least 21 people are killed, 70 injured and up to 150 people are feared trapped after a half-built overpass collapses in the Indian city of Kolkata.
2016-03-31

Toxic illegal alcohol kills 166 people in West Bengal, India.
2011-12-14

40 confirmed people die in a fire in the AMRI Hospital in the Indian city of Kolkata.
2011-12-9

Uruguay striker and 2010 FIFA World Cup player of the tournament Diego Forlán is a popular attraction among the inhabitants of Kolkata as he participates in a talent search.
2010-08-5

Gurkha leader Madan Tamang is stabbed to death by a mob at the start a public meeting in West Bengal.
2010-05-21

Seven people die in a stampede at a religious festival on the Ganges in West Bengal, India.
2010-01-14