Best left in the drawer?
A government report that spends more than a decade in a drawer tells a story regardless of what is written on its pages.
A government report that spends more than a decade in a drawer tells a story regardless of what is written on its pages.
The second day of the 60th Garment Buyers & Sellers Meet & B2B Expo, organised by the West Bengal Garment Manufacturers & Dealers Association (WBGMDA) at Science City, witnessed an overwhelming response from buyers, retailers, distributors, wholesalers, and industry stakeholders from across India and overseas.
Political history is too important to be left either to political memory or to political mythology. Its first obligation is historical explanation.
In O. Henry’s The Last Leaf, ailing Johnsy clings to life because one painted leaf refuses to fall. Such is the power of optimism; it does not need to be certain to be effective.
Having studied, in the sixties, at two of Bengal’s iconic institutions, and having observed the paths these have traversed, some thoughts crossed my mind for consideration of the new government.
The Rajya Sabha Trinamul Congress MP, who is also a trade union leader, had earlier asked questions on the plans by the Centre on installing Tagore’s statue at Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Punjab.
Allies of West Bengal’s Left Front have signalled they may go alone in next year’s state elections, casting doubt over the decades-old alliance with the Congress party, which has failed to deliver electoral gains in recent contests.
The Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly Subhendu Adhikari has brought charges of 'unholy nexus' and 'political affiliation' against the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police of East Burdwan, and has sought the intervention of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
The All Bengal Citizens Forum has raised its voice against the exorbitant prices of vegetables in the urban markets of the district.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has protested against what he described as “systemic discrimination” against the Nepali language, citing two recent incidents in West Bengal and Sikkim.
