Bengal

Bengal SIR Exercise Reveals Surprising Patterns in Voter Deletions

ECI draft electoral rolls show 58 lakh voter deletions in West Bengal. Data and independent analysis suggest non-Muslims, particularly Matuas and non-Bengali voters, are more affected. The findings challenge claims that voter exclusions under the SIR exercise primarily target Muslim infiltrators.

From a Kolkata Ghetto to Serving India: How SR Foundation Became a Humanitarian Movement

Born during the 2020 COVID lockdown in Kolkata’s Topsia, SR Foundation grew from a Rs 7,500 hunger-relief effort into a multi-state humanitarian NGO. From cyclone relief in Bengal to Punjab floods, members ensured transparency by even paying travel costs themselves so every donated rupee reached victims.

“Bring Her Home”: SC Orders Return of Pregnant Sunali Khatun ‘Dumped’ Across Bangladesh Border

Delhi/Kolkata: After months of uncertainty and anguish, a ray of hope broke through on December 3, when the...

Sundarbans Faces Climate Emergency as Study Finds Mangrove Loss and Long-Ignored Community Radio Need

A multidisciplinary study tour by Aliah University highlighted microplastic damage to mangroves, the urgent need for community radio, cultural insights including Arabic linguistic influence, and climate-driven challenges like species shift and soil loss. Researchers stressed mangrove restoration, resilient embankments and rainwater harvesting as essential adaptation measures.

‘Most Dangerous Phase’: Bengal’s SIR Stage Two May Remove Millions of Voters, Says Yogendra Yadav

Kolkata: Stage two of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in West Bengal will be more...
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West Bengal: Lesser known Jaggadhatri Puja gains prominence

Kolkata: When the essence of Durga Puja almost fades away, another avataar of Durga is worshiped with great festivity in certain parts of West...

Fear, anxiety and uncertainty on the faces of Bengal migrant workers returning from Kashmir

Kolkata: The Union Government might be trying its best to suggest that an era of peace has dawned over Jammu and Kashmir, but the...

Goldsmiths from West Bengal set to return from Jeddah

Kolkata: The 21 goldsmiths from West Bengal who had been left stranded in Jeddah have a reason to smile. The officials from the Indian...

21 Goldsmiths from Bengal stuck in Jeddah, send SOS to anti-trafficking body

Kolkata: A video of around 21 goldsmith workers from Jeddah Saudi Arabia pleading to the Indian government and activists to have them freed reached...

Like Bashirhat, boy circulates derogatory content on Prophet Muhammad but Birbhum saved from burning

Birbhum/Kolkata: Sunday, which witnessed a massive hashtag movement trending against Islam and Prophet Muhammad on Twitter. A similar model was perhaps being replicated in...

Their themes are different but these Puja pandals represent secularism in true sense

Kolkata: What is common between the Puja pandal in Kolkata’s Benia Para Lane, Park Circus Maidan, and Dilkusha Street, besides being beautiful like thousands...
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