Atri Mitra is a Special Correspondent of The Indian Express with more than 20 years of experience in reporting from West Bengal, Bihar and the North-East. He has been covering administration and political news for more than ten years and has a keen interest in political development in West Bengal. ...Read More
Atri Mitra is a Special Correspondent of The Indian Express with more than 20 years of experience in reporting from West Bengal, Bihar and the North-East. He has been covering administration and political news for more than ten years and has a keen interest in political development in West Bengal.
Atri holds a Master degree in Economics from Rabindrabharati University and Bachelor's degree from Calcutta University. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier's, Kolkata and Ramakrishna Mission Asrama, Narendrapur.
He started his career with leading vernacular daily the Anandabazar Patrika, and worked there for more than fifteen years. He worked as Bihar correspondent for more than three years for Anandabazar Patrika. He covered the 2009 Lok Sabha election and 2010 assembly elections. He also worked with News18-Bangla and covered the Bihar Lok Sabha election in 2019.
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Stressing on her government’s focus on rural and medium and small scale business, the CM on...
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Thu, Dec 12, 2019Dec 11, 2019 17:25 IST
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Wed, Dec 11, 2019Dec 09, 2019 03:55 IST
According to Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA), the scheme — Gatidhara — not...
Mon, Dec 09, 2019Dec 04, 2019 10:27 IST
Government sources said among the Bills for which the Governor has not given his nod yet are West...
Wed, Dec 04, 2019Dec 02, 2019 03:49 IST
The department will first conduct the talent hunt in music, and depending on its success, it will...
Mon, Dec 02, 2019Dec 02, 2019 03:41 IST
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Mon, Dec 02, 2019Dec 01, 2019 05:30 IST
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Sun, Dec 01, 2019Nov 29, 2019 06:10 IST
Once a Congress bastion, which was represented by one person — Gyan Singh Sohanpal also popularly...
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Sources in the CBI said the probe into the sale of Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata...
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Sun, Nov 24, 2019Nov 22, 2019 10:37 IST
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Fri, Nov 22, 2019Nov 20, 2019 04:59 IST
A total of 35 HIV-positive children from a city home will escort the India and Bangladesh teams...
Wed, Nov 20, 2019Nov 14, 2019 04:35 IST
“Help them (cyclone-affected people) in the way in which you saved them. For some days, don’t...
Thu, Nov 14, 2019Nov 12, 2019 01:17 IST
Mamata, who reached here after taking an aerial survey of the affected areas, also directed setting...
Tue, Nov 12, 2019Nov 08, 2019 02:44 IST
A majority of the faculty, students and staff opposed the move, that followed a request by...
Fri, Nov 08, 2019Nov 05, 2019 03:54 IST
The uncertainty of job loomed over them as some even came empty-handed after being denied wage...
Tue, Nov 05, 2019Nov 03, 2019 06:11 IST
In the West Bengal Assembly, the maximum number of first-preference votes required to win the Rajya...
Sun, Nov 03, 2019Nov 01, 2019 13:29 IST
Shaken by the tragedy, villagers have spent sleepless nights since Tuesday. Around 3 am on...
Fri, Nov 01, 2019Nov 01, 2019 03:13 IST
In 4-5 years, Kashmir became a popular work destination for residents of Bahalnagar and...
Fri, Nov 01, 2019Oct 31, 2019 04:42 IST
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Thu, Oct 31, 2019Oct 31, 2019 02:46 IST
Since Tuesday night, when police came with the news, nobody in Bahalnagar has slept, say villagers....
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The officials, the Governor said, had told him that permission to attend the meeting with him is...
Wed, Oct 23, 2019Oct 23, 2019 02:30 IST
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Wed, Oct 23, 2019