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Sandip Chakraborty
Bengal Elections: 16 Left and Opposition Party Leaders Meet in Kolkata, Say Joint Movements is Way Forward
23 Nov 2020
Left Front chairman Biman Basu announced a series of rallies in Kolkata and neighbouring districts for the next three days in support of the general strike on November 26.
PTI
Discontent Brewing Among Some Leaders in TMC Ahead of 2021 Bengal Polls
23 Nov 2020
Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who wields influence over around 45 seats in East Midnapore and Junglemahal, has been openly critical of the party leadership.
Sandip Chakraborty
West Bengal: Real Estate Agents on a High After BJP Whisper Campaign on ‘Restoring’ Adi Ganga River Bed
14 Nov 2020
The Left Front had refused land pattas for permanent structures due to environmental concerns, but Mamata Banerjee’s nod to overground Metro proved the last nail.
PTI
Will AIMIM’s Entry into Bengal Unsettle TMC’s Sway Over Muslims?
13 Nov 2020
After Owaisi’s party bagged 5 seats in Bihar, some Muslim leaders feel equations are likely to change in Bengal.
Ayaskant Das
Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Game Changer’ Coal Mining Project to Face Resistance
13 Nov 2020
The coal block is a unique instance where the top soil is rich in minor minerals and a number of locals are employed in their extraction.
Tapati Guha-Thakurta
The Migrant Worker and the Goddess
30 Oct 2020
The plight of the migrant worker exploded as a repeating theme in Puja pandals across Kolkata at a time when the Central government made its scandalous declaration in Parliament about “lack of data”…
Rabindra Nath Sinha
Overworked and Underpaid: Ease of Doing Business Puts Security Guards at Unease in Bengal
29 Oct 2020
The state version of ease of doing business rules out trade union formation while labour laws see dismal implementation.
PTI
Rallies in Darjeeling For and Against Bimal Gurung's Return to Hills
26 Oct 2020
Detractors of the former GJM chief, who has been demanding a separate Gorkhaland, fear ‘return of violence’. He recently quit the NDA and joined hands with TMC.
Dola Mitra
Durga with a Heart and Looks
20 Oct 2020
A pandal in Kolkata has migrant workers at its core. Its location in a neighbourhood where all social strata live also ups its popularity.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
Worried About BJP Push, Mamata Allows Durga Puja but Doctors Wary During Pandemic
16 Oct 2020
The 2019 Lok Sabha poll results seem to have jolted the TMC leader, whose political compulsions appear to be taking precedence over public health concerns.