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.
Thirteen dead elephants! Seven deadly train collisions and 17 years of apathy. The forests of Bengal’s Junglemahal are fast turning into graveyards for elephants, as steel tracks cut ruthlessly through their ancient migratory paths.
A state-wide initiative to revive and showcase Bengal’s diverse folk music traditions has taken centre stage through the Lok Prasar Prakalpa, a visionary project conceived by chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
In a shocking and deeply disturbing incident, stray dogs were found mutilating and feeding on a human body inside the premises of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH), exposing severe lapses in security, hygiene, and crisis management in the region’s largest government healthcare facility.
Authorities have issued warnings of thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds in parts of southern West Bengal through Thursday, though no significant rainfall is expected across the region until next week.
A low-pressure system that triggered widespread rain and thunderstorms across southern West Bengal earlier this week has weakened, but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned on Wednesday that scattered rainfall and thunderstorms will continue in parts of the state.
