Bengal

Suspected Cattle Thieves or Victims of Mob Justice? Two Dead, Survivors Arrested in Siliguri

Two men were killed and three critically injured after a mob allegedly attacked five travellers in Siliguri over suspected cattle theft. Police arrested the three survivors and seven others in connection with the violence, while questions remain over what triggered the attack.

On the Voter Roll After SIR, Yet Picked Up by Police: Bengal Family of Four Detained as ‘Bangladeshis’

A Murshidabad family says four members, including a 16-year-old, were detained as alleged Bangladeshis despite two reportedly voting in 2026 and Dablu Saikh’s name surviving SIR. MASUM has questioned the nationality verification process and sought an independent probe into their alleged pushback.

“Vote Rights Are Not Up for Sale”: Sr Advocate Samim Ahammed’s SIR Message

“We are fighting to restore voting rights,” said Sr Advocate Samim Ahammed at a SIR legal assistance camp in Karandighi. His remarks on Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission brought questions over voter rights and electoral rolls into sharp focus

Bengal: Different Government, Same Playbook? Faizan Ahmed Case Returns to Court

The change of government in Bengal has brought little change for Faizan Ahmed’s family. After the Mamata Banerjee government sought a medical board in his case, the Suvendu Adhikari government has made a similar move before the Calcutta High Court.

Low Honorariums, High Responsibilities: The Struggle of Bengal’s Unaided Madrasa Teachers

Raiganj: For some, teaching is a profession; for others, it is the means through which they support their...
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Another youth falls victim to BSF bullets, MASUM writes to the rights body 

Kolkata: A 24-year-old youth has been allegedly shot dead by the Border Security Force at the India-Bangladesh border, a fact-finding team of MASUM, a...

‘Education of privileged’ for the underprivileged

Kolkata: Life was least promising for Kolkata’s 6-year-old Asad Khan after his father’s demise. Unable to bear the family expenses, his mother got married...

Setback to ED as Calcutta High Court turns down its plea to freeze assets of Rashmi Metaliks

Kolkata: In a major setback to Enforcement Directorate (ED), and relief to Rashmi Metaliks, Calcutta High Court turned down the plea of the central...

‘India Has Lost a Committed Indian’: Father Stan Swamy Remembered on First Death Anniversary

Kolkata: On the first death anniversary of Father Stan Swamy, whose death was widely described as an “institutional murder”, the tribal rights defender was...

Arrest Of Teesta Draws Protests In India And Abroad

Kolkata: Amid the widespread condemnation of the arrest of Teesta Setalvad, a human rights activist and RB Sreekumar, former Director-General of Police, they were...

Arjun’s ‘Ghar Wapsi’ In TMC After Three Years

Kolkata: It's yet another ‘Ghar Wapsi’ for Trinamool Congress with Bharatiya Janata Party’s Member of Parliament from Barrackpore and its vice president Arjun Singh...
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