'He fears that the youth tide has gone against him and he will be swept away in the next assembly election in the state.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs holding a banner protesting against the......
In a spot inquiry into the Sandeshkhali case in West Bengal, the National Human Rights Commission has flagged "several instances of atrocities", saying it indicates that there was a "violation of......
The National Human Rights Commission has sent a notice to the West Bengal government and the state's police chief over reports alleging 'unabated human rights violations' due to continued violence......
West Bengal's rural polls drew towards a bloody finish as 12 people died, bombs exploded and all parties leveled allegations of strong arm tactics against their rivals on Saturday. IMAGE: A......
Tribal aspirations, ranging from better schools to simplification of forest laws in favour of tribals, to recognition of tribal religions and tribal empowerment, have soared with the election of......
Since the Saradha group of companies went bust with its owner Sudipta Sen in police custody from 2013, its agents have been left penniless, homeless and have lost all hope of living a peaceful......
The cash-strapped West Bengal government plans to unlock idle land in prime locations, owned by various state-run transport agencies, to raise needed revenue. The state Cabinet has approved a......
After nearly two years of relative calm, fresh tension appears to be brewing over the West Bengal government's plans to set up a petroleum, chemical and petrochemical investment region spanning......
Jayanti is from a village in 24 Paraganas in Kolkata in West Bengal. She hasn't heard about Singur. She has a cell phone but doesn't know that it's a Vodafone instrument. She can't read an SMS,......
The land registry office is possibly one of the best-known addresses in Singur today. The girl who directed me to it could not have been more than 16-years old and all the rickshaw and paanwallahs......