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TMC's Sandeshkhali strongman Shahjahan Sheikh arrested after 55 days

Trinamool Congress strongman Shajahan Sheikh, accused of sexual abuse and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali, was arrested in the early hours of Thursday after being on the run for 55 days that......

TMC explains why Sheikh 'couldn't be arrested' earlier

The ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday hailed the arrest of absconding party leader Shajahan Sheikh, accused of torturing villagers in trouble-torn Sandeshkhali area, and said it was possible......

FIR against TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh after over 70 complaints

The West Bengal Police arrested Trinamool Congress leader Ajit Maiti from the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district on the charges of land grabbing from villagers, an officer said......

Sheikh Shahjahan, his aides tortured tribals, took MNREGA wages: Probe team

Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan and his associates, accused of land grab and sexual assault under coercion in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, would forcibly take MNREGA wages from poor......

Sandeshkhali: HC 'surprised' TMC leader has not been arrested yet

The Calcutta high court on Tuesday expressed surprise that Shajahan Sheikh, the main accused and 'core' of the Sandeshkhali issue, has not been arrested by the state police so far, and said it does......

Crisis Brews In Darjeeling's Tea Gardens

In the last three years, 20 gardens have changed hands, and 90 per cent of the buyers are from non-tea background. IMAGE: A worker gathers tea leaves at the Happy Valley tea garden estate in......

Bengal gets Rs 400 crore to develop Sundarbans tourism

Bengal's tourism department officials said the eco-tourism hub would have five star resorts, budget hotels, cottages, swimming pool, lake, club house, among others. The West Bengal government is......

When it comes to 'innovative ideas' you can't beat Didi

Mamata woos industry with boat ride to Gangasagar, Sundarbans West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee might not have many policies to attract investors, but she is never short of innovative......

Sunderbans renewable energy project on track

The power ministry in West Bengal has invited bids for the largest renewable energy project in the country in Sunderbans, which is expected to see an investment of above Rs 90 crore, a top ministry......

'Hazard line' to trace India's fragile coast

The government is planning an extensive exercise to map a "hazard line" along the country's 7,500 km coastline, from Gujarat to West Bengal. This marks the first time environmentally sensitive......

Aparna and I fought a lot while making this film

Talk about a partnership. Mr and Mrs Iyer and 15 Park Avenue, director Aparna Sen's first two films with Rahul Bose, were well-received award winners. Now comes The Japanese Wife, the duo's third......

How Aparna Sen's The Japanese Wife came about

Filmmaker Aparna Sen's upcoming film, The Japanese Wife, has an unusual story, and stars Rahul Bose, Raima Sen and Chigasu Takaku. The film is based on a short story from Kunal Basu's new book of......

Mission 'Amphan relief' for archer Banerjee

'Everything has been washed or blown away. I had to park my car far away and the civic police escorted us to the locals and when they spotted us it was like they had struck gold, so eager to grab a......

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