Sunday, Sep 25, 2022
Journalism of Courage
Santanu Chowdhury
Santanu is a Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express, Kolkata and covers politics, administration, education and civic issues in West Bengal. An alumnus of the University of Calcutta, Santanu has been a journalist for a decade and has previously worked with The Asian Age in Kolkata. He can be reached at santanu.chowdhury@expressindia.com
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BJP trounces Trinamool in Nandigram cooperative poll; Suvendu says ‘just the beginning’
TMC, which swept similar polls in Nandigram-II block last month, seeks report from district leadership.
Tue, Sep 20, 2022
No Mamata during Hasina visit, Trinamool & BJP bicker
Ruling party in Bengal claims Centre did not invite CM as it does not want to raise her profile in national politics, BJP cites ‘protocol’.
Sat, Sep 10, 2022
Newsmaker | TMC’s coal-belt mainstay, Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak under CBI scanner
Ghatak was credited with orchestrating Shatrughan Sinha’s landslide victory in the Asansol Lok Sabha bypoll in April.
Wed, Sep 07, 2022
Durga Puja UNESCO credit war | Art historian speaks: ‘It is the festival that deserves the credit… Durga Puja is work of people at many levels’
The Ministry of Culture, under the Centre, had approached Tapati Guha Thakurta, an art historian and the Director of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata, in 2018,
Mon, Sep 05, 2022
New appointee Bansal sets goals for state BJP: Focus on TMC ‘graft’, end infighting
Party leaders said the message at the camp was to hit the roads, highlighting especially the case of arrested senior TMC leaders Partha Chatterjee and Anubrata Mondal.
Sat, Sep 03, 2022
New appointee Sunil Bansal sets goals for Bengal BJP at training camp, to focus on TMC ‘corruption’
Party plans padyatras leading up to a march to Secretariat, told to end infighting
Fri, Sep 02, 2022
Howrah school seeks to revive long-shut schools to offer education to poor kids
“We want to revive all the closed schools in Howrah. We have identified 7-8 such schools. If we get the permission, we will start working in collaboration with the administration. We will ensure that children studying there get a better platform,” said Akhtar.
Fri, Aug 26, 2022
Bengal finances stretched, Opp questions Mamata’s Durga Puja benevolence
Projects on hold as debt burden balloons; TMC claims sound move as will boost economy around festival
Wed, Aug 24, 2022
Xavier’s VC on professor resignation row: ‘A teacher is supposed to be a mentor… should vibrate principles of the university’
In an interview with The Indian Express, Father Felix Raj, Vice-Chancellor of St. Xavier's University in Kolkata, said the institution doesn't have a code of conduct but expects its teachers to role models for our students.
Tue, Aug 23, 2022
Professor resigned on her own, no question of forcing: St Xavier’s Vice Chancellor
“She was on probation. She served us only for two months. She started in August (2021) and tendered her resignation in October. So there is no question of force. There were some unpleasant developments, of course,” Felix Raj told The Indian Express.
Sun, Aug 21, 2022
His stock down in BJP, Dilip Ghosh subject of TMC rumours again
While the TMC is the one floating the claims, and Ghosh has been aggressively denying it, the BJP leader might be worried that some of the charges could stick.
Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Bengal BJP chief: ‘Don’t think Mamata govt will last full term… Assembly polls may happen before schedule’
Sukanta Majumdar tells The Indian Express that BJP aiming to rebuild organisation in West Bengal to benefit politically from people's anger against TMC over corruption allegations.
Mon, Aug 15, 2022
St Xavier’s University professor forced to quit over ‘Instagram photos’
The woman, who wished not to be named, told The Indian Express that a “kangaroo court” was held on October 7 in the presence of Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Felix Raj, registrar Asish Mitra where she was “intimidated, bullied and taunted with sexually coloured remarks” and “objectionable insinuations” without any provocation or justification.
Thu, Aug 11, 2022
New Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Mamata Banerjee bete noire, started political innings with Janata, Cong
Having represented Kishangarh Assembly constituency from 1993 to 1998, Dhankhar, a graduate from University of Rajasthan, who completed LLB degree in 1978-79, is also a former president of Rajasthan High Court Bar Association
Sun, Aug 07, 2022
RBU to JU to Presidency, Trinamool students wing at centre of raging Bengal varsity rows
RBU V-C Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury on Thursday sent his resignation to CM Mamata Banerjee, alleging that he was denied entry to his office by TMC-backed students and teachers for over two weeks.
Sun, Aug 07, 2022
Frugal diet, son of a zari worker, Indian Army hawaldar: the makings of CWG gold medallist Achinta Sheuli
"Despite our conditions, did everything to help Achinta grow as a weightlifter," his elder brother Alok told The Indian Express.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Mamata’s trusted lieutenant Partha Chatterjee, Bengal minister who is in eye of SSC scam storm
Chatterjee had worked as an HR professional with Andrew Yule before foraying into politics several decades ago. After Mamata quit the Congress and formed the TMC in 1998, he joined her party.
Sun, Jul 24, 2022
Bengal: BJP carries out victory rallies in tribal belts, CM congratulates Murmu
NDA's presidential nominee, Droupadi Murmu, was on Thursday declared elected as the 15th President of India after she defeated Opposition's joint candidate Yashwant Sinha by securing 64.03 per cent votes.
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
JU bids tearful adieu to Samantak Das: ‘He was brilliant teacher & great human being’
The body of Prof Das, who was loved and respected by colleagues, students, non-teaching staff and varsity alumni alike, was taken to the JU campus for paying final respects.
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Explained: July 21 Martyrs’ Day rally and its importance for Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress
Martyrs' Day rally: Marking an incident from July 21, 1993, the day sees Kolkata come to a standstill with Trinamool Congress workers coming in from across the state.
Thu, Jul 21, 2022
TMC Martyrs’ Day Rally Highlights: 2024 will not be a vote for election, but one for rejection, says CM Mamata Banerjee
TMC Martyrs Day 21st July in Kolkata Updates: Kolkata Police announces host of curbs to regulate traffic movement on account of rally; schools shut today as TMC workers from different parts of the state descend on Kolkata
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
For mega push in 19 Bengal Lok Sabha seats, BJP calls on its heavyweights
The Opposition party is deploying Union ministers such as Smriti Irani, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Dharmendra Pradhan, and Hardeep Singh Puri to strengthen its organisation in the 19 constituencies, which it failed to win last time.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Mamata Banerjee’s bete noire, Jagdeep Dhankhar began political innings on Janata, Cong ticket
Having represented Kishangarh in the Assembly from 1993 to 1998, Dhankhar, a graduate from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, who completed LLB degree in 1978-79, is also a former president of Rajasthan High Court Bar Association.
Sun, Jul 17, 2022
Row over remarks on Goddess Kali: MP Mahua Moitra unfollows TMC’s Twitter handle
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari asks police to arrest TMC MP Mahua Moitra within 10 days
Wed, Jul 06, 2022
Another Bengal PAC chief appointment, another BJP-TMC dust-up
After Mukul Roy, Krishna Kalyani is the second BJP defector chosen by the Speaker to head the Assembly committee.
Tue, Jul 05, 2022