Author: Jayanta Bhattacharya
Jayanta Bhattacharya is a journalist with over three decades of experience with many national and international media organisations. He writes on politics, conflict and agriculture. He has extensively covered Afghanistan and many Southeast Asian countries.
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Underweighting Sugarcane: Farmers allege mill owners weigh profits while cultivators register losses
First published: Jan 10, 2023 08:48PMActing 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
First published: Aug 27, 2022 09:57PMAvinash 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
First published: Aug 13, 2022 10:01PMCattle 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
First published: Jul 30, 2022 08:51PMA 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?
First published: Jul 14, 2022 06:26PMAssam, 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
First published: Jul 13, 2022 09:29PMOn 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
First published: Mar 30, 2022 10:37PMThe 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
First published: Mar 25, 2022 08:28PMWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee may have reached out to the victims of Bogtui village arson in Birbhum district. ...
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