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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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Bikaner-Guwahati train derailment: ‘Felt like a nightmare… People were crying for help, most could not speak due to shock’Subscriber Only
January 16, 2022 06:13 IST
🔴 Moksidul Islam (30), a farmer and a resident of Domohani area in Jalpaiguri district was one of the many who started rescue operations after the train accident.
Sun, Jan 16, 2022
Bikaner-Guwahati train derailment: Each aspect will be investigated, says Railway board chiefSubscriber Only
January 16, 2022 06:07 IST
🔴 On Thursday, twelve coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express derailed near Domohani area here, killing nine persons and injuring over 40. The accident took place in Alipurduar subdivision of the Northeast Frontier Railway.
Sun, Jan 16, 2022
Bikaner-Guwahati train derailment: Railway Minister, Assam mosque help injured youth reunite with his familySubscriber Only
January 16, 2022 06:02 IST
🔴 Safikul Ali (18), who hails from Dhula Darrang district in Assam, was among those injured in the train accident at Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal on Thursday, which claimed nine lives.
Sun, Jan 16, 2022
Bikaner-Guwahati train derailment: ‘Stuck with body for 3 hours in coach’: Passengers recall horrorSubscriber Only
January 15, 2022 04:15 IST
Trapped with the body of a fellow passenger for over three hours, the daily wage labourer didn't have much hope left in him until he was rescued by BSF and RPF personnel.
Sat, Jan 15, 2022
Bikaner-Guwahati Express derailment: Toll rises to 9; glitch in locomotive equipment may have led to mishap, says VaishnawSubscriber Only
January 15, 2022 04:00 IST
The death toll in the accident climbed to nine on Friday with the recovery of two more bodies at the site.
Sat, Jan 15, 2022Bikaner-Guwahati Express derailment: Toll rises to 9Subscriber Only
January 14, 2022 11:10 IST
🔴 Glitch in locomotive equipment may have caused mishap, says Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Fri, Jan 14, 2022
Bengal govt announces fresh Covid curbs: Schools, colleges shut, 50% workforce in offices allowedSubscriber Only
January 02, 2022 16:27 IST
Shopping malls, cinema halls and restaurants have been allowed to operate at 50 per cent of their capacity till 10 pm, and only essential services will be permitted to operate between 10 pm and 5 am.
Mon, Jan 03, 2022
Last GJM holdout won over, TMC plants its feet in Darjeeling hillsSubscriber Only
December 30, 2021 19:25 IST
The development comes ahead of elections to the 45-member Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, due tentatively early next year. In the last election to the semi-autonomous council in 2012, the GJM had won all the seats.
Fri, Dec 31, 2021
Launched days ago, IIT centre in calendar row offers courses in Vastu Vidya, ArthashastraSubscriber Only
December 29, 2021 17:53 IST
🔴 The IIT Kharagpur centre now offers undergraduate and post-graduate courses in Vastu Vidya, Paribesh Vidya, Arthashastra and “eventually Ganita”, according to Chairperson Prof Joy Sen.
Thu, Dec 30, 2021
After exits from ranks, Bengal BJP sees departures from WhatsAppSubscriber Only
December 28, 2021 18:37 IST
KMC poll loss later, discontent grows over new state panel
Wed, Dec 29, 2021
‘Want Mamata Banerjee as PM candidate in 2024’: Ex-GJM MLA, senior leader join TMCSubscriber Only
December 24, 2021 14:01 IST
🔴 Former Gorkha Territorial Administration chairman and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Binay Tamang and ex-GJM MLA Rohit Sharma joined the Trinamool Congress in presence of senior leaders Moloy Ghatak and Bratya Basu.
Fri, Dec 24, 2021
BJP’s Kolkata collapse: Vote share tumbles 20% points in over 6 monthsSubscriber Only
December 23, 2021 05:30 IST
The saffron party secured 38 per cent of the votes in the state elections, the results of which were announced in May. In KMC wards, its vote share was 29 per cent.
Thu, Dec 23, 2021
Beaten, awaiting surgery, HC only hope: Opposition candidates attacked in Kolkata pollsSubscriber Only
December 23, 2021 04:41 IST
The violence that trailed Sunday’s Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls, where the ruling TMC flexed its muscles to ensure a comprehensive win, has left several Opposition candidates and polling agents scarred — in mind and body.
Thu, Dec 23, 2021
Landslide win for TMC in KMC, Left’s vote share more than BJPSubscriber Only
December 21, 2021 16:18 IST
Congratulating TMC workers, West Bengal Chief Minister and party chief Mamata Banerjee said: "It is a victory of democracy and the people. The election was held like a festival. People exercised their franchise peacefully.”
Wed, Dec 22, 2021
TMC set to sweep KMC polls, BJP relegated to third placeSubscriber Only
December 21, 2021 11:15 IST
TMC heavyweight candidates Debasish Kumar (ward 85), Tarak Singh (ward 118), Mala Roy (ward 88) and others have been declared as winners.
Tue, Dec 21, 2021
Kolkata civic election: Amid violence, Opposition alleges rigging, seeks repollSubscriber Only
December 20, 2021 05:00 IST
A total of 40,48,357 voters were eligible to vote and elect 144 councillors out of 950 candidates in the fray. The counting of votes will take place on December 21.
Mon, Dec 20, 2021
Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections: 52% turnout till 3 pm; two injured after crude bombs hurled outside high schoolSubscriber Only
December 19, 2021 09:13 IST
Voting is being held at 4,959 polling booths and will continue till 5 PM on Sunday. The counting of votes will take place on December 21.
Sun, Dec 19, 2021
TMC upbeat ahead of Kolkata civic elections; CPM, Cong no walkoverSubscriber Only
December 18, 2021 04:20 IST
The Trinamool Congress is looking to retain its winning streak in the state in the December 19 election, particularly as the BJP is still reeling from the scale of its Assembly poll defeat, and the defections from its ranks to the TMC since.
Sat, Dec 18, 2021
TMC sits pretty ahead of Kolkata civic polls, CPM, Congress no walkoverSubscriber Only
December 17, 2021 16:07 IST
🔴 Families of TMC leaders in candidate list; BJP lacks local faces, organisational strength
Sat, Dec 18, 2021
Explained: The ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ of Kolkata’s PujaSubscriber Only
December 16, 2021 14:51 IST
The UNESCO has accorded heritage status to Kolkata's Durga Puja festival. What is Durga Puja, and what does the tag mean?
Fri, Dec 17, 2021
Mamata, BJP share dream of ‘Congress-mukt’ Bharat: RSS-linked magazineSubscriber Only
December 15, 2021 19:40 IST
🔴 The column, written by one Nirmalya Mukhopadhyay and published Monday in the weekly magazine, also talks about Banerjee maintaining distance from Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her party.
Wed, Dec 15, 2021
Bangladesh@50: How love blossomed across borders and is witness to a couple’s fears about NRCSubscriber Only
December 12, 2021 06:10 IST
Even after 26 years, nothing has changed for a man from a river island in Bangladesh and a woman from a border village in India
Tue, Jan 04, 2022
Mamata seeks to emerge as Oppn’s pivot against BJPSubscriber Only
December 03, 2021 04:15 IST
With her regular visits outside state, Trinamool positions itself as alternative to Congress
Fri, Dec 03, 2021Mamata Banerjee seeks to emerge as Oppn’s pivot against BJPSubscriber Only
December 02, 2021 19:22 IST
From cold-shouldering Sonia Gandhi by refraining from meeting her during her recent visit to Delhi to taking a blistering swipe at Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai yesterday, the Trinamool supremo has been seeking to emerge as the Opposition's pivot against the BJP at the national level.
Thu, Dec 02, 2021
Kolkata: BJP releases candidate list for KMC electionSubscriber Only
November 29, 2021 17:32 IST
Senior BJP leader and spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said the party has given importance to women and youth, besides selecting advocates, doctors and teachers as their candidates.
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