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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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...

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...

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...

Bengal jute mill workers face acute food scarcity amid lockdown, activists write to Mamata

Kolkata: The lockdown has got another extension of 19 days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today announced that the lockdown would continue till May 3...

Birbhum Muslims perform last rites of Hindu neighbour amid lockdown

Kolkata: At a time when Islamophobia is rife and a video of Muslim vendors being told not to enter Hindu-dominated areas till the pandemic...
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