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Plot twist: Grabbed land returned in Sandeshkhali now unfit for farming

Kolkata, March 11 -- In the bare courtyard of her thatched hut next to a pond in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Paraganas, 52-year-old Maya Kandar is beaming, perhaps the first time in two years she has fel... Read More


Sandeshkhali land returned to farmers but it's not arable

Kolkata, March 10 -- In the bare courtyard of her thatched hut next to a pond in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Paraganas, 52-year-old Maya Kandar is beaming, perhaps the first time in two years she has fel... Read More


Sandeshkhali villagers get back their lands. But are they fit for farming?

India, March 4 -- Sitting in the courtyard of her thatched hut beside a pond, 52-year-old Maya Kandar seemed to be very happy. Only last week she and her brother Debabrata Kandar, 47, got back their a... Read More


Why TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty sent her resignation to Mamata Banerjee

India, Feb. 20 -- Prominent Tollywood actor and Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha member from Jadavpur, Mimi Chakraborty, recently sent her resignation to West Bengal chief minister and party chairpe... Read More


How QR codes helped authorities detect moles during WB class X board exams

India, Feb. 18 -- Unique Quick Response (QR) code, embedded in every question paper in this year's Madhyamik (class X board) examination help the authorities to detect moles in the system within a spa... Read More


Why Sandeshkhali in West Bengal has been on the edge over the past week

India, Feb. 17 -- The island of Sandeshkhali in the Sundarbans of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, about 75 km from Kolkata, has been roiled by protests since February 8, pushing the Trinamoo... Read More


In restive Bengal village, an outpouring of anger, grief

Sandeshkhali, Feb. 15 -- Anger was still palpable in Sandeshkhali on Tuesday, five days after violent protests, led mostly by local women, broke out in the village to demand the arrest of a Trinamool ... Read More


In restive Bengal village, an outpouring of anger, grief

Sandeshkhali, Feb. 14 -- Anger was still palpable in Sandeshkhali on Tuesday, five days after violent protests, led mostly by local women, broke out in the village to demand the arrest of a Trinamool ... Read More


In restive Bengal village, an outpouring of anger, grief

Sandeshkhali, Feb. 14 -- Anger was still palpable in Sandeshkhali on Tuesday, five days after violent protests, led mostly by local women, broke out in the village to demand the arrest of a Trinamool ... Read More


In WB's elephant zone, the forest department escorts students to exam centres

India, Feb. 7 -- Deep Das, 15, a resident of Pakhanna village in West Bengal's Bankura district, hasn't seen a wild elephant in his life. But the teenager knows very well that elephants have killed pe... Read More