Author: Jayanta Bhattacharya
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Underweighting Sugarcane: Farmers allege mill owners weigh profits while cultivators register losses
Acting on such complaints, law enforcement agencies have raided mills in several states. Officials in Karnataka last month raided 21 ... -
Educationist turned farmer dreams of a village school
Avinash Kumar, an educationist cum entrepreneur, who hails from Nawada, a municipality in Bihar, used to own three schools in ... -
Cattle Smuggling at India-Bangladesh Border: Age-old problem, few solutions in sight
Cattle smuggling along the Bangladesh border was a cash cow that no one wanted to take by its horns. Instead, ... -
Medical Asylum: When the high and mighty fall sick facing action
A Calcutta High Court order transferring a West Bengal minister outside the state for medical examination has once again brought ... -
Assam floods: Who will pull the brakes on this cycle of devastation?
Assam, with its vast network of rivers, is prone to natural disasters like floods and erosion, which have negatively impacted ... -
Farmers protest: Government braces for another round of nationwide protests
On November 29, Lok Sabha passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021. Within a month, protesters sitting at Delhi’s borders ... -
India’s largest coal block will displace thousands but may not be viable after all
The West Bengal government has initiated the process of acquiring land for mining a huge reserve of coal detected in ... -
Birbhum violence: Not the first time and probably won’t be the last
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee may have reached out to the victims of Bogtui village arson in Birbhum district. ...
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