Dwaipayan Ghosh, TNN | Jun 14, 2013, 01.39 AM IST The number of rapes in the capital last year (706) was more than those reported in four other metros – Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai (484) – put together. NEW DELHI: Delhi‘s… Continue Reading →
by FP Staff Jun 13, 2013 While West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjeeherself maintains a dismissive silence on the issues of women’s safety plaguing the state and its capital Kolkata, she probably likes people of her state to follow her example and not… Continue Reading →
An impatient administration that tries to stifle the voice of protests, unmasks itself much more than critics can possibly do. This morning, members of Maitree, a Kolkata based network of women’s group, assembled peacefully outside Mamta Banerjees residence asking for an appointment to submit a letter of protest to… Continue Reading →
Protests outside Mamata‘s house over report that claims Bengal is unsafest for women Edited by Surabhi Malik (With Inputs from IANS) | Updated: June 13, 2013 Kolkata: Women activists demonstrated outside Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee‘s residence in Kolkata this morning to protest against… Continue Reading →
HT Correspondent , Hindustan Times Purulia, June 09, 2013 A hospital in West Bengal’s Purulia district, 296 km from Kolkata, reported 11 infant deaths between Friday and Saturday. “The children who died were brought to the hospital in a very critical condition…. Continue Reading →
Indians light candles as they mourn the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, India. The woman‘s death sparked a wave of protests like this one LUKE BYRNE – 09 JUNE 2013 AN Irish woman, who was allegedly raped… Continue Reading →
PRESS RELEASE FROM MAITREE Date: 07th June 2013, Kolkata We are writing to you on behalf of Maitree, a women’s rights network of 60 organisations and individual activists based in West Bengal. We strongly condemn the comments made by the Advocate… Continue Reading →
Vol – XLVIII No. 23, June 08, 2013 | A K Shiva Kumar , EPW A report on the 2013 deliberation of the Kolkata Group at its 10th workshop which focused on healthcare, the status of women and social justice in India. A… Continue Reading →
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