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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 hopes to use the negative publicity from the scams to corner Mamata Banerjee's party in West Bengal
Mon, Oct 17, 2022
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Mon, Sep 26, 2022
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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 bickerSubscriber Only
September 10, 2022 14:34 IST
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 scannerSubscriber Only
September 07, 2022 15:27 IST
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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’Subscriber Only
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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 infightingSubscriber Only
September 03, 2022 03:52 IST
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’Subscriber Only
September 02, 2022 17:57 IST
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 kidsSubscriber Only
August 26, 2022 04:17 IST
“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 benevolenceSubscriber Only
August 23, 2022 19:43 IST
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’Subscriber Only
August 20, 2022 09:31 IST
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 ChancellorSubscriber Only
August 20, 2022 02:48 IST
“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 againSubscriber Only
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Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Bengal BJP chief: ‘Don’t think Mamata govt will last full term… Assembly polls may happen before schedule’Subscriber Only
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Mon, Aug 15, 2022
St Xavier’s University professor forced to quit over ‘Instagram photos’Subscriber Only
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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, CongSubscriber Only
August 06, 2022 20:05 IST
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Sun, Aug 07, 2022
RBU to JU to Presidency, Trinamool students wing at centre of raging Bengal varsity rowsSubscriber Only
August 06, 2022 16:20 IST
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 SheuliSubscriber Only
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Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Mamata’s trusted lieutenant Partha Chatterjee, Bengal minister who is in eye of SSC scam stormSubscriber Only
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Sun, Jul 24, 2022
Bengal: BJP carries out victory rallies in tribal belts, CM congratulates Murmu
July 22, 2022 04:34 IST
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Fri, Jul 22, 2022
JU bids tearful adieu to Samantak Das: ‘He was brilliant teacher & great human being’Subscriber Only
July 22, 2022 03:42 IST
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 CongressSubscriber Only
July 21, 2022 12:54 IST
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
July 21, 2022 09:10 IST
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Fri, Jul 22, 2022
For mega push in 19 Bengal Lok Sabha seats, BJP calls on its heavyweightsSubscriber Only
July 20, 2022 03:56 IST
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 ticketSubscriber Only
July 16, 2022 21:19 IST
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.
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