Politics
Bengal BJP plans to project itself as a “Bengali” party by highlighting Shyama Prasad Mookerjee
Bengal BJP plans to project Mookerjee’s role and contributions through meetings and discussions.
Books
The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019 will announce its winner at the Nepal Lit Fest in Pokhara
Winning author to be felicitated at a special award ceremony on December 16.
Bengal
Saplings for Durga Puja organisers to make tree planting a social programme
Puja organisers must plant at least one sapling on one side of the pandal.
Bengal
Chatradhar Mahato, face of Lalgarh movement backed by the Maoists, appeals for release from jail; release not unlikely
The Trinamool government’s position on Mahato has become softer.
Bengal
Mamata Banerjee clears traffic on VIP Road, chastises police as people had been held up for her
People were pleasantly surprised by the CM’s gesture.
Nation
CPIM general secretary Sitaram Yechury, and D Raja detained at Srinagar airport
CPIM says the party "strongly protest(s) this illegal detention".
Bengal
Owner finds lost buffalos through Facebook post in Bengal’s Nadia district
The villager who found the five buffalos, and his neighbours posted photographs on Facebook.
Nation
J&K will have elections, CM and people’s representatives soon, PM Modi assures
Government move on Kashmir will be good for the people, he said.
Bengal
Congress wants to fight coming municipal elections in Bengal with the Left
Mitra’s comments are being seen as an effort to wipe out ill feelings of the past.
Politics
BJP’s Darjeeling MP Raju Bisht demands either new Gorkhaland state or Union Territory
There are talks that the BJP may have planned something big on the Gorkhaland issue already.