Nabamita Mitra

is a freelance journalist and is associated with The Shillong Times

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Garos in West Bengal village losing matrilineal identity

Kolkata: Gabrielle Bertrand in her book ‘Secret Lands Where Women Reign’, wrote, “Recalling my first contacts with that Garo community which has preserved its way of life and remained loyal to its traditions, I remember...

All hands on deck: Congress in West Bengal hopes for turnaround before 2021

Kolkata: The hand that once rocked the cradle of Indian politics has weakened over the years. The name that roused respect and confidence in people now evokes pity. From one election to the other it...

Plastic pollution chokes Shillong’s life

Shillong: Shillong is a favourite destination for Bengali tourists for more than one reason. It is the place whose beauty had once mesmerised Rabindranath Tagore, who immortalised Shillong in his novel Shesher Kobita. But that...

Kolkata Junior doctors live a nightmare

Kolkata: A gigantic gate in blue and white, laced with colours of poriborton in Bengal, welcomes you at the entrance of Calcutta Medical College (CMC) at Chittaranjan Avenue. This may seem welcoming, at least to...

Left with great expectations, in West Bengal

Kolkata: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) that ruled West Bengal for 34 years lost not only the seat of power but also its pride in the state in 2011 when Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress...

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Kolkata Cares: City dwellers take initiatives for a Green Future

Kolkata: There might be alleged violation of National Green Tribunal's rules during the Chhath Puja celebration, at Rabindra Sarovar's green zone but average Kolkatan...

Jharkhand government to build Sir JC Bose University in Giridih

Giridih/Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has urged the Jharkhand government to build a university in the name of Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, the noted...

सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के कर्मचारियों का निजी उल्लास बना रहे, टीवी पर डिबेट चलता रहे

ख़बरों के ज़रिए पाठक और किसी संस्थान के साथ क्या खेल होता है, इसे समझने के लिए आपको पिछले कुछ महीनों में BSNL और...

Medha and Tikait endorse Mamata against BJP in Nandigram

Nandigram: West Bengal's political divide and violence over the turf war is now taking a communal turn before the assembly polls that begin on...

Is BJP on shaky grounds in Tripura?

Shillong: Recent political developments in Tripura indicate that there is deep discontentment among grassroots level workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the...