States

The Locked Gates of Park Circus: Inside the Growing Week-Long Protest Against Bengal’s ‘Mass Voter Deletions’

Retired veterans and academics lead an indefinite Park Circus sit-in as 60 lakh Bengalis face voter "adjudication." Despite restricted access, the movement against the ECI’s opaque SIR drive continues to surge.

Faith in the Age of Algorithms: Kolkata’s Interfaith Iftar Dissects Propaganda and Youth Radicalization

At a Kolkata interfaith iftar, leaders dissected how algorithms and propaganda shape Gen Z, warning of "Hindutva pop culture," eroding constitutional faith, and social media's role in spreading communal narratives.

Hope, Freedom, Courage: Women Mark International Women’s Day with a Powerful Palm Protest

On International Women’s Day, women at Kolkata’s Park Circus protest wrote words like hope, freedom and courage on each other’s palms, celebrating identity beyond social labels amid concerns over electoral roll deletions.

Selective Targeting? The Firestorm Over Bengal’s 60-Lakh ‘Adjudication’ List

Bengal faces a constitutional crisis as 60 lakh voters are placed "under adjudication" in the final electoral roll. Minority-heavy districts like Murshidabad and Malda lead the list, sparking widespread outrage.

SIR Row Intensifies in Kolkata as Activists Flag Voter Deletion Fears

Activists in Kolkata termed SIR unconstitutional and politically driven, alleging harassment of genuine voters and uncertainty over the Supreme Court-directed supplementary electoral roll.
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Kolkata Medical College interns demand better facilities after delay in Covid-19 test

Kolkata: About 40 healthcare workers, including interns, were exposed to a suspected Covid-19 patient in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department but the head of...

Providing 25 kg free foodgrain to 8 lakh households, will cost only Rs 44 crore per month, says RTF to Jharkhand govt

Kolkata: A team from Right to Food Campaign, Jharkhand Chapter met Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Food Minister Rameshwar Uraon to alert them of...

Kolkata school hikes fees, continues to ask for bimonthly payment

Kolkata: A CBSE-affiliated school in south Kolkata has hiked its fees for the academic session 2020-21. DAV Public School in Taratala has hiked admission fees...

Meet a medical background IPS, leading the fight against Covid-19 in Jharkhand’s most industrialised belt

Dr Ehtesham Waquarib has donned many a hat in his career. The 34-year-old Indian Police Officer (IPS), before donning his olive uniform used to...

Bengal police get innovative in campaign against Coronavirus

Birbhum/Kolkata: With Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s orders that the lockdown in Bengal will be strict but humane, the state’s police force has the task...

Muslims in Bengal’s Bhatpara municipality face religious discrimination

Kolkata: Rukhsar Perween, a class 10 student has to walk a few extra miles to collect her drinking water, amid the on-going lockdown. The...
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