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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicNandigram

Topic: Nandigram

Acquisition policy, ‘tollabazi’ & votebank — why Bengal’s stuck in muck of ‘lumpen industrialisation’

'Had there been industry, things would've been different,' says a 45-yr-old who took part in 2008 anti-land acquisition protests that forced Tata Motors to move proposed Nano factory to Gujarat.

Sandeshkhali is Mamata Banerjee’s most dangerous quicksand in 12 years

Sandeshkhali takes us back 17 years to Nandigram when women full of rage marched with raised lathis. And Mamata Banerjee has echoed the CPI-M’s responses to its decisive blunders at Singur, Nandigram, and Lalgarh.

SC grants anticipatory bail to Mamata Banerjee’s election agent in post-poll violence case

A bench of Justices Nageswara Rao and Abhay Oka imposed several conditions while granting relief to SK Supiyan, an accused in the murder case of a BJP worker in Nandigram last year.

Mamata Banerjee back to trusted Bhowanipore for future bypoll, minister Sovandeb vacates it

Mamata Banerjee left her Bhowanipore seat to contest against aide-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram, but lost. She has to become an MLA within 6 months to retain CM post.

Mamata lost, Mamata won, Suvendu lost, Suvendu won — it’s all very confusing in Nandigram

Mamata Banerjee wants a recount, says ‘there has been a mischief played by the ECI in Nandigram’. The Election Commission is yet to officially declare the result for Nandigram.

CM Mamata Banerjee leads in Nandigram by 2,700 votes over BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had left her Bhawanipore seat in south Kolkata, her home turf, to contest from Nandigram.

SC refuses to entertain plea for probe into alleged attack on Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking direction for investigation by an independent probe agency like the CBI into...

Bengal fed up with pishi-bhaipo, people don’t want ‘chawal chor’ govt: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan says he doesn’t see any reason for Mamata Banerjee to return to power again because there is strong undercurrent against her among voters.

BJP worker found dead at home in Nandigram, party alleges TMC ‘goons’ responsible

BJP alleged that Uday Dubey was under tremendous stress as he was receiving threats from the TMC after he attended Mithun Chakraborty's roadshow.

Nandigram is a do or die battle. Is that why no one’s wearing masks?

The TMC forces were led by ‘Bengal Tiger’ Mamata Banerjee, mounted on her trusty wheelchair, the BJP by the king of polls, Amit Shah, aboard a saffron chariot.

On Camera

Dogs matter more to Indian middle class than people

Why do people who complain that our municipalities are incapable of offering proper shelter to dogs not worry about the pathetic shelter offered to refugees and victims of political persecution?

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.