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Feb 23, 2019
Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, police officials of six states hold meeting in Odisha to ensure peaceful polls
In a bid to ensure peaceful elections, an inter-state coordination meeting of senior police officials of six states was held in Odisha on Friday. -
Feb 22, 2019
Refugees or infiltrators? BJP’s balancing act leaves Matuas in West Bengal angry and confused
The dread that thousands of members of the Matua community feel in West Bengal stems from the implementation of the NRC in Assam. -
Feb 22, 2019
West Bengal's climate change conundrum Part V: Erratic seasons exacerbating physiological, psychosomatic problems in human beings
Dr Dhires Kumar Chowdhury describes the severe — some chronic —impacts in the wake of Cyclone Aila in 2009 and the increasing physiological and psychosomatic problems resulting from erratic changes in seasons -
Feb 21, 2019
West Bengal's climate change conundrum Part IV: How intensifying cyclones threaten Sundarbans' way of life
Those dealing with the aftermath of Cyclone Aila spoke of flooded and destroyed homes, lack of potable water for up to a week and the painful attempts to salvage or rebuild -
Feb 21, 2019
West Bengal: Congress-CPM seat sharing talks reach impasse over Lok Sabha seats in Raiganj and Murshidabad
The Raiganj and Murshidabad parliamentary seats are held by the CPM. These are the only two seats that the Left has in West Bengal, its erstwhile stronghold. -
Feb 20, 2019
Firstpost Editor's Picks: Pulwama aftermath, Saudi crown prince in India and Champions League; today's must-read stories
War with Pakistan is not a cricket match that one can sit and watch from the comfort of one's home on television and give advice about. -
Feb 20, 2019
Tata Motors bets big on electric buses as firm bags order for 255 units from various states; to supply 80 e-vehicles to Bengal govt
Tata Motors manufactures electric buses at its Dharwad facility in Karnataka with an initial capacity of producing 125 units a month, which can be ramped up to 200, the official said. -
Feb 20, 2019
Mamata Banerjee's stance on Pulwama reveals her insecurity and creates space for Pakistan to exploit
Mamata Banerjee, not surprisingly, has taken the lead in shattering the veneer of rare political unity over Pulwama terror attacks. -
Feb 20, 2019
Supreme Court to hear plea filed by lawyer Gaurav Bhatia seeking CBI probe into murder of 3 BJP workers in West Bengal
On 30 May, 2018, an 18-year-old BJP worker named Tirlochan Mahato was found hanging from a tree in Purulia's Balarampur district. After this incident, another BJP worker, Dulal Kumar was found dead in a similar manner in the same district. On 28 July, 2018, one more BJP leader, Shaktipada Sardar was hacked in West Bengal's Diamond Harbour area -
Feb 20, 2019
West Bengal's climate change conundrum Part III: Extraordinarily rapid sea-level rise in Sundarbans turns families into refugees
Satellites have found the sea advancing by a staggering 200 metres (650 feet)/year in parts of the Sundarbans, and a total of 170 square kilometres (the size of Kolkata city) has surrendered to the sea in the 37 years between 1973 and 2010 alone.
