Political killings taking place across West Bengal since last year’s Lok Sabha polls are making people recall some of the gory days of the 1960s and 70s when political violence had engulfed the state.
As per figures given by Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in the assembly late last year, 69 people were killed in [...]
Singur (West Bengal), Dec 16 (IANS) Mahadeb Das’ 12-bigha (4.8-acre) land, which fell within the plot earmarked for the Tata Motors small car project here, was acquired by the state’s Left Front government in 2006. Das was not among those farmers who willingly gave up their land for the Nano plant.
‘Police beat up my wife, [...]
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) Hundreds of cancer patients have been hard hit by an acute shortage of morphine in Kolkata, which records 12,000 new cases of the disease every year. Poor patients are the worst affected as they cannot afford alternative pain relief drugs.
‘Morphine is most effective for pain management in cancer patients. It is [...]
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) He is blind but can recognise more than 200 types of birds by their calls. He treks in the high Himalayas with gusto, transcending his physical inabilities to commune with nature.
Meet Arup Chakraborty, 54, an employee of Eastern Railway’s (ER) commercial division at the Sealdah railway station. Chakraborty is a well-known [...]
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) Dilip Ghorui, 45, of Mahishadal in East Midnapore district, barely earns enough as a rickshaw puller to make ends meet throughout the year — except during Durga Puja. That is when he takes on a different job, of a dhaki or traditional drummer.
The four-day-long annual festivity brings a fresh lease of [...]
Kolkata, Sep 23 (IANS) Construction work to give a fresh lease of life to Kumortuli, the potters’ town that churns out thousands of idols of goddess Durga and her pantheon every year, is likely to begin in November. The Kolkata civic agency has finally geared up to rehabilitate thousands of artisans.
‘We’re likely to start the [...]
