Tag: West Bengal
Before the Nodules Appear: Can India Stop the Next Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak?
Lumpy Skin Disease is once again threatening India’s cattle population, with cases reported across several states and disease-risk warnings emerging from national surveillance systems. After the devastating 2022 outbreak, experts say vaccination, early detection, vector control and scientific surveillance could prevent another crisis.
From the Moon to the Manhole: Can India’s Tech Revolution Finally Dignify Its Sewers?
India has sent missions to the Moon, yet sanitation workers still risk their lives inside sewers. At Durgapur, CSIR-CMERI is developing mechanised cleaning technology that could replace dangerous human entry, prevent deaths and help end the generational stigma attached to manual scavenging.
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.
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.
Bengal: CJP Member’s Father Murdered in Attack, Son Alleges BJP Link to School Video
A Bankura man was killed after an alleged attack on his family home, with his son linking the assault to a video highlighting the poor condition of a government school