South 24 Parganas

West Bengal local polls | Bombs and ballot boxes

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West Bengal local polls | Bombs and ballot boxes

Liaqat Sheikh followed a simple morning routine. Every day, he would wake up early and walk to the tea shop located just 20 metres from his house at Gangadhari village in Nowda block of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. On the morning of July 8, Liaqat, 62, sat on a bench at the shop in peace, … Read more

S24 Parganas in Bengaluru employs embroidery artisans from Bengal

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S24 Parganas in Bengaluru employs embroidery artisans from Bengal

During the first Covid-induced lockdown in 2020, Bengaluru-based entrepreneur Sosha Thomas received a call from an embroidery artisan in need of help. “He used to work with me earlier, and had lost his job due to the pandemic. He was expecting his first child and did not want to go to his village in West … Read more