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Taslima Nasreen wants freedom in India

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:12:00 -0500

Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, living in a secret hideaway after being threatened by Islamist groups, said she felt like a prisoner and appealed to the government of India to set her free.

The spiritually super rich

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:56:00 -0500

Sri Ramakrishna (1836-86) was an original man with an off-beat lifestyle. His exceptional quality was in his consummate renunciation and love of God as well as man. Materially he was poor, but spiritually super rich.

Loan sharks force men to bear bullock yoke in Malda

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:27:00 -0500

They are among a group of villagers being used by local moneylenders to plough their fields because they have run up debts ranging from Rs 3,000 to 5,000.

The Pied Piper

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:12:00 -0500

Meet the thirty-two-year-old man Ashok Mondol. Those who frequent Nandan must have seen him. From 2 pm till 8 pm, this gutsy man stands in front of the Academy of Fine Arts.

All clogged roads lead to South City Mall

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:46:00 -0500

The crowd over the weekend resembled a popular Puja pandal. So did the chaos. Statutory warning: Keep an extra hour in hand for exit and entry time if — or rather when — you go to South City Mall

Reluctance to rise against bandh call turns usual day at work

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:44:00 -0500

Calcutta cowardice was on display yet again on Wednesday when a sudden bandh called by a partner of the Left Front managed to keep most of the city indoors.

Death traps in every artery

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:32:00 -0500

Seventeen-year-old Arijit Maity was crushed to death on Tuesday night by a truck that veered off course while negotiating a dug-up stretch of GT Road. The authorities promptly carried out patchwork, but important roads in Howrah, as well as other stretches of GT Road, remain death traps.

New Year brings mixed emotions for Kolkata Chinese

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:32:00 -0500

The banners are up, the lion dancers are ready, but for many in Kolkata's Chinese community, India's largest, each Lunar New Year reunion brings mixed memories of the ebb and flow of family and friends.

Routes to progress

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:26:00 -0500

The Eastern Railway and the South Eastern Railway have taken measures to facilitate travel in the region.

Howrah’s part in Brahmo Movement

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:23:00 -0500

Brahmo Movement which started in 1828 in Bengal and continued for more than 60 years was felt by all, but few are aware of the fact that this significant movement had its roots in Andul, Bagnan, Uluberia and Amta in Howrah