Bengal

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 families. Among those teaching in unaided madrasas in West Bengal are...

Show Your Aadhaar. Prove You’re Indian: A Bengali Hawker’s Ordeal in Odisha

A West Bengal hawker travelling to Odisha for work says he was stopped, called “Bangladeshi” and threatened despite showing his Aadhaar card, highlighting growing concerns over Bengali migrant workers facing identity-based harassment outside the state

She Never Went to School. Her Son Just Scored 100 Percentile in UGC-NET

Abdul Halim, a young man from Cooch Behar, has scored 100 percentile in Bengali in UGC-NET 2026 and secured JRF after eight attempts. Alongside years of preparation, he worked in the fields, carrying forward his late mother’s dream of seeing him become a teacher.

Trains Cancelled, Fares Soar: New Farakka Disruption Throws Bengal Journeys Into Chaos

A track subsidence near New Farakka has disrupted rail connectivity between North and South Bengal, leaving passengers stranded amid cancelled and diverted trains. With bus fares rising sharply, travellers face long waits, uncertainty and costly alternatives to reach their destinations

His Name Survived SIR. Then Police Took Him Away: The Unexplained Detention of 66-Year-Old Jalil Akhtar

Jalil Akhtar’s name remains on the voter list after SIR, yet the 66-year-old has spent nearly three months in custody after being allegedly taken from home as a suspected Bangladeshi. His family says he has Indian identity documents and has never visited Bangladesh.
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A puja, which encourages children to read

Kolkata: The Durga Puja organised by Jodhpur Park Saradiya Utsab Committee entered its 69th year in 2021 and this year, too, the organisers of...

Man convicted under POCSO makes Durga Idol for Correctional Home

Kolkata: West Bengal is known for hosting out-of-the-world Puja Pandal themes, but there are some sensitive pandal stories too. One puja pandal is the...

Mamata Banerjee wins Bhawanipore bypoll by over 58000 votes, secures 72 per cent vote share

Kolkata: Bhawanipore bypoll was important not just for Mamata Banerjee to secure her chief ministership in West Bengal, but also to project Trinamool Congress...

Bhawanipore victory will bring a new dawn in Indian politics: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee who is contesting from Bhawanipore constituency to get elected as a legislator for the state assembly to continue...

Assam killings pre-planned, says Kolkata’s civil society

Kolkata: Assam’s Bharatiya Janata Party government, has sown seeds of hatred against Bangla speaking Muslims in the mind of the people and planned the...

Has Babul Supriyo’s induction into TMC made Muslims uncomfortable?

Kolkata: The induction of Babul Supriyo, Member of Parliament from Asansol into Trinamool Congress has not gone down well with the Muslim community of...
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