Sunday, Sep 25, 2022
Journalism of Courage
Ravik Bhattacharya
Ravik Bhattacharya works in the Indian Express bureau in Kolkata. He tweets @raviklive
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HC steps in after clashes erupt between BJP & police in Kolkata
BJP leaders say treated like criminals; TMC says hooliganism.
Wed, Sep 14, 2022
West Bengal Nabanna Abhiyan Highlights: Police could have opened fire on violent BJP protesters, but govt exercised restraint, says Mamata
BJP on Wednesday alleged that the state has become “lawless” and “bankrupt” under the Mamata Banerjee-led government.
Wed, Sep 14, 2022
‘Fake bills’, a missing partner and TMC leader’s guard in new CBI chargesheet
The case has political implications with Anubrata Mondal, who was arrested on August 11, denying the charges and the TMC describing the probe as a move by the Centre to target its leaders.
Mon, Aug 29, 2022
A Sunderbans village comes together to help its kids get back to school after Covid
In one month, the student list has gone from 55 to more than a hundred. The teaching is done by panchayat officials as well as locals, all of whom work for free.
Wed, Aug 17, 2022
After first night on blankets on floor, Partha gets cot and chair
On Friday, when he was brought to jail after a special court sent him and his aide Arpita Mukherjee to 14 days' judicial custody in connection with the school jobs scam, a despondent Chatterjee reportedly spent most of the night sitting on the commode of a toilet inside his cell till it broke.
Mon, Aug 08, 2022
In high-security cell, Partha Chatterjee spends most of first night sitting
No special privileges, bed or furniture for Chatterjee at the Presidency Central Correctional Home; officials told to keep distance
Sun, Aug 07, 2022
Lawyer in PILs against CM Soren arrested in Kolkata
Kumar was arrested by Kolkata Police’s anti-rowdy squad and officers from the Hare Street station, the sources said, adding that “some money” was also seized from him. The police are also looking for possible accomplices of Kumar, they said.
Mon, Aug 01, 2022
In Partha Chatterjee’s eclipse, the rising sun of Abhishek Banerjee
From TMC’s V-P poll decision to minister’s removal, 34-year-old Abhishek takes lead, gets credit for fast action
Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Rise and fall of Arpita Mukherjee: Small-time actor who became part of Trinamool’s charmed circles
It was around 2017 that Arpita became part of the party's celebrity brigade. Though she was never a known face in the film industry, there were enough events patronised by politicians where she found a platform
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Admit cards, list of candidates in Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee’s house: ED to court
These are among the records allegedly recovered from the home of West Bengal Industry and Commerce Minister Partha Chatterjee by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) during searches conducted on July 22 in connection with the state school jobs scam, according to court records obtained by The Indian Express.
Tue, Jul 26, 2022
Justice Bag panel flagged Partha nod for illegal committee
The report highlighted that the constitution of the committee approved by Partha Chatterjee, who was then state education minister, to supervise and guide the central commission of SSC was “invalid in the eyes of law.”
Sun, Jul 24, 2022
School recruitment scam investigation: Bengal minister, aide held day after Rs 21-cr seizure
West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee taken to hospital for a medical test. TMC is keeping a close watch on the developments, says party spokesperson Kunal Ghosh
Sun, Jul 24, 2022
Mamata Banerjee at Martyrs’ Day rally: BJP won’t get full majority in 2024 Lok Sabha polls
The event, which was disrupted for half an hour due to heavy rain, was held after two years in the wake of Covid-19.
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
At Shaheed Diwas rally, Mamata Banerjee says 2024 will see ‘election for rejection’ of BJP
Accusing the saffron party of bringing down state governments, the chief minister says, 'Do not think of Bengal even by mistake. There is a royal Bengal tiger here'.
Thu, Jul 21, 2022
Mahua Moitra: I will not tiptoe around religion just because everyone is scared to take on the BJP’s narrative of a homogenous faith
Trinamool's Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra speaks about the Kali controversy and insists she won't back down from a fight
Wed, Jul 13, 2022
Bengal teacher recruitment: Shock, denial at homes of those sacked by High Court
A single-judge Bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay on June 13 not only ordered the sacking of these teachers, who were hired through the Teachers’ Eligibility Test in 2014, but also ordered a CBI probe.
Mon, Jul 04, 2022
Targeted by protesters, BJP calls for Central forces in Howrah
Along a 35-km stretch of National Highway 6 in Howrah, the signs of violence are visible – one can see the remains of vandalised and torched BJP offices, shops, business establishments, a local club, police kiosks and vehicles.
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
After Nano, farming hopes dry up in Singur, a plan for fish ponds
Four such proposed water bodies have already come up in the former Nano project area, on one to three acres of land. On other plots, off the Durgapur Expressway (National Highway No. 2), work is on, with earth-moving machines removing mounds of soil and concrete, overgrown with bushes and grass.
Tue, May 24, 2022
Bengal ‘SSC scam’: Inquiry report shows how 5 officials booked by CBI ‘committed fraud’
Sarkar and Sinha allegedly “collected vacancies” in an unauthorised manner — gathered information about vacancies that opened up after the recruitment exams were held — and recommended unsuccessful candidates for those posts.
Mon, May 23, 2022Probe: RTI used as weapon to fudge answer sheets in Bengal SSC scam
A Division Bench of Justices Harish Tandon and Rabindranath Samanta set up the Committee on February 22 to look into the alleged irregularities in the recruitment process.
Sat, May 21, 2022
In Bengal’s lone CPM-led civic body, lessons in practical politics
In the civic body elections held in February, the ruling TMC had registered a landslide victory, winning 106 of 108 municipalities across the state. The CPI(M) won just one —Taherpur — while the fledgling Humro Party won Darjeeling.
Tue, May 31, 2022
No farmers, dealers at Mamata govt’s flagship mandis, dept rents out space
The Krishak Bazars or farm mandis announced across the state were meant to burnish the Trinamool Congress government’s pro-farmer credentials.
Tue, Apr 26, 2022
Compensation, jobs, CBI probe: How TMC response differed in Birbhum violence case
Opposition claims it is because those killed in the factional feud were ruling party supporters
Thu, Apr 21, 2022
In Birbhum, protest against Deucha Pachami coal project smoulders: ‘Won’t give up land or way of life’
A sit-in against plans to mine the world’s second-largest coal block began on February 23 following incidents of alleged violence and intimidation by the police and the TMC
Tue, Apr 05, 2022
To rebuild lives & homes, kin of Birbhum victims plan their return
The surviving family members of the eight victims who were charred to death following a TMC leader’s murder at Bogtui village in Birbhum district last week are planning to return to their village to rebuild their lives and houses.
Mon, Mar 28, 2022