Kolkata News
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Bengal
City of Joy, City of Safety: NCRB Names Kolkata India’s Safest Again
Kolkata has once again topped the NCRB report as India’s safest city, recording the lowest crime rate among metros. The…
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Bengal
From 1943 Bengal to 2025 Gaza: Behala Friends’ Durga Puja Strikes a Chord
Behala Friends’ Nabanna Pandal in Kolkata connects the 1943 Bengal famine with the 2025 Gaza genocide. Through art, poetry, and…
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Bengal
When Pather Panchali Challenges Bengal Files: A Puja Tells Kolkata’s Forgotten Story
Samajsebi Sangha’s Pather Panchali puja revisits 1946 Kolkata, highlighting how Bengalis resisted communal riots and upheld unity. Against the distortions…
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Bengal
Two Years, No Justice: Mamata Govt Moves to Review Faizan Ahmed Autopsy, Mother Opposes
Two years after IITian Faizan Ahmed’s death, the Calcutta High Court resumed hearings. The Mamata Banerjee government seeks a medical…
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Opinion
London Dreams, Kolkata Nightmares: Why the City Deserves Better, Not Bigger Promises
Kolkata doesn’t need London’s grandeur but urgent fixes to everyday decay. Encroached sidewalks, broken roads, garbage piles, vanishing parks, and…
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Bengal
The Power of Forgiveness: How Prophet Muhammad’s Example Challenges Modern Narratives
An interfaith gathering in Kolkata celebrated the human and social legacy of Prophet Muhammad. Speakers recalled his mercy during the…
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Bengal
Frontline of Justice: 200 Paralegal Volunteers Trained in West Bengal to Bridge Law and People
Over 200 paralegal volunteers across West Bengal have been trained under a WBNUJS, SLSA, and UNDP initiative to strengthen legal…
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Education
When Home Undoes School: The Unspoken Crisis in Our Community’s Education
Many Muslim-managed schools struggle not just due to management issues, but because parental neglect and misplaced priorities at home undermine…
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Bengal
Beyond Gaza: ‘Apartheid in Delhi, Housing Apartheid in South Kolkata,’ Says Saira Shah Halim
At Indian Muslims' Tryst with Democracy book launch, Saira Shah Halim slammed ‘housing apartheid’ in South Kolkata, linking local bias…
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Opinion
Illusions of Progress: How Kolkata’s Muslim Schools Traded Purpose for Power
Shiny façades and English-medium branding hide a deeper crisis in Kolkata’s Muslim-managed schools, where control outweighs educational purpose. Teachers face…
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