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Ravik Bhattacharya

Ravik Bhattacharya

Ravik Bhattacharya is assistant editor of Hindustan Times. He has spent over 16 years in journalism covering political, trafficking, crime and human rights issues in various parts of India.

Articles by Ravik Bhattacharya

Amit Shah to launch ‘booth chalo’ drive in Bengal

BJP president Amit Shah will not address public rallies during his stay and will focus on spreading the campaign at the grassroots level. He will also hold meetings with party workers and try to attract Bengali intellectuals.

Updated on Apr 20, 2017 06:49 IST

How Bengal’s Ram Navami-Hanuman Jayanti celebrations descended into chaos

Hindu organisations took out processions on the occasion of Ram Navami in Kolkata.

Updated on Apr 14, 2017 04:19 IST

Hanuman Jayanti celebrations hits the heart of Kolkata, VHP leaders express trust in Modi-Yodi combine to construct Ram Temple

Vishwa Hindu Parishad supporters organised a rally in celebration of Ram Mahotsav and Hanuman Jayanti and demanding construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya at Esplanade in Kolkata.

Updated on Apr 12, 2017 12:14 IST

Bengal jail inmates go for fashion designing, to walk the ramp on ‘Poila Baishakh’

Inmates of Presidency central jail will participate in a unique fashion show, where they will highlight the 12 seasons of Bengal through twelve different types of apparels.

Updated on Apr 3, 2017 12:01 IST

At Re 1 for 17km, cheapest bus in India fuelled by cow dung biogas launched in Kolkata

The bus was decked up at Ultadanga in the northern fringes of Kolkata on Thursday evening.

Updated on Apr 1, 2017 05:07 IST

RSS, VHP plan mega Ram Navami celebration in Bengal

Ram Navami celebrations in North India. The Sangh Parivar has planned elaborate celebrations in Bengal for the first time.

Updated on Mar 28, 2017 09:28 IST

Narada effect? Kolkata Police initiate action against Trinamool MP in fraud case

Congress workers scatter fake currency notes in the wind in support of the Narada sting operation, which showed several Trinamool leaders taking bribes.

Updated on Mar 23, 2017 12:37 IST

Police start case, slap non-bailable section against Bengali poet for hurting ‘religious sentiments’

The police complaint against Srijato Bandyopadhyay has polarised a vast majority of the people of West Bengal.

Updated on Mar 23, 2017 02:09 IST

Post UP, BJP to focus on Bengal

Both the historic victory in the UP Assembly polls and the supreme court’s verdict upholding CBI investigation in Narada sting operation will add momentum to BJP’s drive in Bengal before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Updated on Mar 23, 2017 13:44 IST

Police complaint against West Bengal poet for ‘hurting religious sentiments of Hindus’

Poet Srijato Bandopadhyay said he will not give much importance to the complaint filed against.

Updated on Mar 21, 2017 05:21 IST

‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ winner from Bengal waiting for over a year to get a house under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

On International Women’s Day, President Pranab Mukherjee awarded 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' to 21 year old Anoyara Khatun (2nd from Left) for her role in fighting against child trafficking with her friends at an NGO office in Kolkata.

Updated on Mar 10, 2017 14:19 IST

Lashkar militant on death row goes on hunger strike in Bengal jail to press for TV, proper bed and food

Picture of Muzaffar Ahmed Rather before he was arrested.

Updated on Mar 9, 2017 09:47 IST

Country’s oldest bank by female sex workers opens it doors for male customers

The head office of Usha Multipurpose Co-operative Society in Sonagachi, the largest red light area of the country.

Updated on Mar 8, 2017 04:57 IST

Malda’s dirty money: How Bengal district became India’s fake notes capital

The FICN couriers ship their consignment to Jharkhand by boat across the Ganga from Manikchak ghat in Malda.

Updated on Mar 3, 2017 06:26 IST

After Juhi Chowdhury’s arrest, BJP moves court against Derek O’ Brien

BJP targets TMC MP over alleged morphing of Prime Minister’s picture before the 2016 Bengal Assembly elections.

Updated on Mar 1, 2017 12:40 IST

Teens in Bengal villages up in arms against child traffickers

One of the teams of children against trafficking in Sandeshkhali village in South 24 Parganas in Kolkata

Updated on Feb 27, 2017 11:11 IST

Fake notes printed on Bangladesh stamp paper sets off alarm bells

If the seizure of fake currency within a few weeks of demonetisation shocked agencies such as BSF and police, the discovery that it was printed on stamp paper has come as a double whammy.

Updated on Feb 26, 2017 04:54 IST

70% callers to helpline for Muslim women are men seeking info on triple talaq

Uzma Alam (centre) secretary of joint secretary of All Bengal Muslim Women’s Association at Muslim Orphanage in Kolkata.

Updated on Feb 22, 2017 10:23 IST

Three embarrassments later, BJP’s special cell to screen newcomers in Bengal

The decision that came after a prod by its central leaders in Delhi, will incorporate a system of screening new comer leaders from other political parties.

Updated on Feb 21, 2017 07:53 IST

Kolkata sex workers and their bank grapple with note ban pain

Sex workers said some of them are cutting their rates to lure customers but even the discounts are not good enough to revive business.

Updated on Feb 20, 2017 06:39 IST

After Dilip Ghosh, Netaji’s grandnephew criticises Amartya Sen for ‘dirty politics’

Chandra Kumar Bose, grandnephew of Subhas Chandra Bose, played an important role in the campaign leading to the declassification of the secret files on Netaji. He later joined BJP.

Updated on Feb 14, 2017 17:51 IST

Bengal MLA lodges complaint of molestation during Feb 8 ruckus in assembly, opposition walks out of the House

Congress and CPI(M) MLAs protest on Bengal assembly premises.

Updated on Feb 13, 2017 10:01 IST

Abdul Mannan on external pacemaker after scuffle inside Assembly

Abdul Mannan in a private hospital on Wednesday evening.

Updated on Feb 9, 2017 07:55 IST

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee refers to Gabbar Singh to attack Modi

After the announcement of demonetisation, the Bengal CM has repeatedly attacked Modi, alleging that his decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes have only hurt the poor.

Updated on Feb 8, 2017 10:20 IST

West Bengal: Terror law slapped on Bhangar land agitators

The Bengal government has slapped sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, generally used against terrorists, against Bhangar land agitators

Updated on Feb 7, 2017 19:18 IST

BJP compares Bengal with J&K 20 years ago, showcases victims of recent riots in Bengal on stage

National General Secretary of BJP Kailash Vijayvargiya(2nd left) with party state President Dilip Ghosh(left) at Shahid Minar ground in Kolkata, India, on Monday.

Updated on Feb 15, 2017 18:09 IST

Two doctors named in Bengal baby sale racket charge sheet

The racket was busted with the discovery of these babies in a medicine carton on November 21, 2016.

Updated on Feb 20, 2017 10:41 IST

Why Mamata Banerjee is keenly watching Uttar Pradesh polls nearly 900 kms away from Kolkata

Not only that UP’s political outcome will determine much of the future course of action of Trinamool Congress but also the fate of the much cherished federal front against Modi before the Lok Sabha polls in 2019.

Updated on Feb 3, 2017 18:14 IST

Meet painter convicts from Bengal, whose art is showcased in exhibitions and sold online

Jail inmates show their painting skill during an event at Mohorkunja in Kolkata.

Updated on Jan 30, 2017 11:39 IST

‘Beef’ thrown in temple: Bengal govt worried as communal clashes spread

TMC activists show black flag and try to attack the car of union minister of state Babul Supriyo in Asansol in Burdwan district of West Bengal on Monday.

Updated on Jan 29, 2017 05:03 IST

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