Fresh Cooch Behar statehood stir

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2011-07-20 13:33

 Mamata Banerjee may have melted down the hill following the agreement with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, but another ethnic movement brewing again in north Bengal 

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    • Rajbongshis raise pitch on Kamtapur

    Submitted by admin on Thu, 2011-06-30 12:50

     The Koch Rajbongshi Sanmilita Mancha, a confederation of all the organisations of the community led by the All Koch-Rajbongshi Students’ Union (AKRSU), today resolved to launch a fresh movement in support of their demand for the creation of Kamtapur state. Full Story

    Mamata asks for list of undertrials

    Submitted by admin on Fri, 2011-06-03 11:18

     In all, 19 KLO activists, six GLO, four KPP and 45 GCPA workers are awaiting trial.Undertrials awarded the status of political prisoners are given better food and boarding facilities as per law. Full Story

    Activists bat for political prisoners

    Submitted by admin on Sun, 2011-05-22 13:38

     Rights activists campaigning for liberation of political prisoners believe the expert committee proposed by chief minister Mamata Banerjee must adopt a graded approach to release detainees lodged in various jails across the state.  Full Story

    India is facing new challenges to security

    Submitted by admin on Mon, 2011-05-02 13:43

     The phenomenon of sub-State actors is among the newer challenges that India faces. Some are already operating as near-State entities. Full Story

    No talk of 'red rebels' as Naxalbari goes to polls

    Submitted by admin on Mon, 2011-04-18 12:29

     Naxalbari (West Bengal) : Once the cradle of a revolution that was supposed to sweep India, Naxalbari is preparing to vote Monday in West Bengal's assembly elections. Full Story

    In North Bengal, ethnicity is all

    Submitted by admin on Thu, 2011-03-31 12:44

     JALPAIGURI: Ethnicity holds the key in the Dooars. The politics of identity has always been strong here but the 2011 Full Story

    Small allies deserting Cong as poll pie too little to share

    Submitted by admin on Fri, 2011-03-25 10:40
    The supposedly small number of seats the Congress has been allotted in West Bengal is causing heartburn not just among party workers. Some of the party’s allies are deserting the coalition on account of this.  Full Story

    WB Polls: BJP Releases Second List of Candidates

    Submitted by admin on Thu, 2011-03-24 05:51

     BJP today released its second list of 108 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections and expressed hope to wrap up seat adjustments with smaller parties, including Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), in North Bengal for the remaining 80 seats. Full Story

    Reporting research Media fellowship announcement by Panos

    Submitted by admin on Wed, 2011-03-23 10:56

    Guwahati, March 23: Panos Institute South Asia’s RELAY programme invites print/web and television journalists to apply for the ‘Reporting research media fellowship programme’ on dams and development in Northeast India. 

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