There seems to be no other news in the papers for the last few weeks – culminating in Kasab’s death sentence announced on May 6, 2010. The font size gets bigger and bigger on the headline as the days pass. It makes us feel that with Kasab’s hanging terrorism will come to a sublime and [...]
Kolkata: Two persons, a 50-year-old woman and a child were killed when BSF jawans opened fire on a group of villagers at Tufanganj block in Cooch Behar district on Tuesday. Three persons were also injured in the incident. They have been admitted to the Cooch Behar Hospital with bullet injuries. The incident broke out when [...]
Eminent persons condemn the voices emanating from Chhatisgarh Police to book Arundhati Roy for her article, Walking With The Comrades Admiral R.H. Tahiliani , et al The Director General of Police, Chhatisgarh is reported to be seriously examining whether writer Arundhati Roy should be prosecuted under the Chhatisgarh Special Public Security Act (CSPSA) / Unlawful [...]
Surbek Biswas, Hindustan Times Sereng Swakra, April 20, 2010 Two kilometres from a CRPF camp that was attacked by Maoists near Sereng Swakra village in Bankura district in January, the rebels guide the running of a co-educational primary school (kindergarten to class IV) funded by residents of nearby villages. Set up in 2003, the school [...]
By Tushar Gandhi Apr 18, 2010 The war on the Naxalites, Maoists will not be won by police action. If the Maoists, Naxalites are to be defeated, the government will have to work to bring about ‘Gram Swaraj’ that the Father of the Nation envisaged. An India made up of self sufficient, self reliant, equitably [...]
Bengali — BANGLA is the 3rd most widely spoken language in the world. That’s why we have translated the concept of the VENUS PROJECT (ZEITGEIST MOVEMENT) in Bengali. In simple language it gives the basic idea of a future society — a CASHLESS, BORDERLESS SOCIETY, FREE OF WARFARE. To know that it is not imagination [...]
‘TERRORISM: A Rational Point of View’ is the guide, resource and album designed to provide insights, in depth analysis & facts to the most burning issue of the planet…an extremely useful reference to be part of any serious social science collection.
Written by Prabir Ghosh Translation : Sumitra Padmanavan (First published on May 18, 2006 at this website (old design)). Nepal: Some relevant facts Nepal is a Monarchy. Situated at the foothills of the Himalayas, Nepal is bordered by Tibet,China on the North; Sikkim and West Bengal on the East; Bihar and U.P. on the South [...]
A. Srinivasa Rao Dornapal (Dantewada), April 10, 2010 The Maoists have also taken on the government’s role. They are reportedly taking care of the needs of tribals in the deep forests. Locals in Dantewada talk about “people’s governments” (janatana sarkars) in the tribal hamlets, where the Maoists have established local self-governments – they have set [...]
“It’s not an Alternative yet, this idea of Gram Swaraj with a Gun. There is too much hunger, too much sickness here. But it has certainly created the possibilities for an alternative. Its the world’s best kept secret. … It needs help and imagination, it needs doctors, teachers, farmers. It does not need war. But [...]
Sukumar Mahato, TNN, Apr 3, 2010 Somewhere on the Bengal-Jharkhand border: Maoist military commander Koteswar Rao, alias Kishanji, is alive and unhurt. Setting to rest speculation about his death or serious injury in a 48-hour gunbattle with security forces in the Hatilot forests of West Midnapore last week, the rebel leader met this correspondent in [...]
TNN, Apr 3, 2010 ITANAGAR: Union home minister P Chidambaram on Friday said New Delhi would soon take a decision on replacing the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) with a “more humane law”. “Justice Jeevan Reddy has already prepared a report with recommendations for replacing AFSPA with a more humane law. It was [...]
Shyam Sundar Roy MIDNAPORE, 1 APRIL: The President and Prime Minister have frequently stressed that university teachers should engage in research activities for the country’s development. However, the decision makers of Vidyasagar University (VU) recently prevented a senior teacher from pursuing research in the institution. The teacher was not granted study leave for the purpose [...]
Ranjana Padhi, Pramodini Pradhan, D Manjit Much before Operation Greenhunt, people’s movements have been facing repression on a sustained basis in Orissa. This state has seen struggles of different ideologies and political persuasions coming up as people’s lives, livelihood and natural resources are at stake. While the question of land for the adivasis remains unaddressed [...]
