Tag: Rural Bengal
“He Promised to Return for Dinner”: Wife Mourns Cooch Behar Cattle Handler Allegedly Killed by Cow Vigilantes
Kolkata: The body of a 52-year-old man, identified as Montu Mia, was recovered under a bridge over the Khutamara River in Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar...
An Eid Like Never Before: The Eid al-Adha Stolen from the Poor
This year's Eid-al-adha brought uncertainty instead of celebration for many Muslims in Bengal. Amid hardship, loss, and disrupted traditions, communities found strength in sacrifice, charity, and solidarity.
Women, Identity, Change: The Three Forces Driving Bengal’s Electoral Verdict
Welfare, minority consolidation, and women voters boost TMC, while BJP banks on anti-incumbency, urban discontent, and Hindi-speaking voters, making Bengal’s electoral outcome a complex and closely watched contest.
Many underprivileged girls like Swapna Barman striving to shine on international area from Bengal
Kolkata: Around the time when Swapna Barman, a girl from Jalpaiguri made India proud by winning Gold in Heptathlon at Asian Games, some girls...