Amra Ram submitted a memorandum to the prime minister on the huge devastation caused by floods and landslides in Tripura. The memorandum recounted the huge devastation of houses, shops, crops, mainly paddy and vegetables, domestic animals, fisheries, roads, bridges, vehicles, and other infrastructure and the resultant miseries to the people, especially the farmers and rural workers due to the unprecedented floods and landslides in Tripura during August 19-24, 2024. The death toll was 32, mainly due to landslides at the above places.

THE red flags have returned with renewed enthusiasm following the much-awaited announcement of elections in J&K, as people anticipate the restoration of democracy, especially after the events of 2019. MY Tarigami, CPI(M) leader and four-time MLA from Kulgam, filed his nomination papers on August 27.Before filing his nomination papers, he addressed several rallies in the Kulgam constituency. One such rally, dedicated to the ‘Youth of Kulgam,’ saw a large turnout at the CPI(M) office.

"THE dreams of Buddhadeb Bhattacharya live on!" This declaration was made by CPI(M) leaders during a memorial meeting held at Netaji Indoor Stadium on August 22, to honor the former chief minister and Polit Bureau member of the Party, Comrade Buddhadeb Bhattacharya. Party state secretary Mohammad Salim passionately stated that Bhattacharya's ideals inspired a generation to devote their talents to building a better West Bengal.

 "LOVE and respect from the people are a thousand times more valuable than a gold medal," said Vinesh Phogat on receiving a grand and emotionally charged reception upon her return from Paris on August 17. It took more than 13 hours for her huge cavalcade of supporters to cover the hardly 120 km route from IGI Airport to her native village Balali in the Charkhi Dadri district of Haryana. Among the several organisations and individuals who greeted Vinesh were leaders from the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and Janvadi Mahila Samiti (JMS).

‘SOMETHING is rotten in the state of Denmark,’ is a famous line from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. The same sentence perfectly fits West Bengal today under Mamata Banerjee’s TMC rule. The horrific incident of gang-rape and murder of a young female doctor, Abhaya, as named by her colleagues, within the premises of the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital (MCH) in Kolkata has stunned the sensibilities of all citizens of the country. The crude attempts by the state government led by chief minister Mamata Banerjee to hush up this gruesome crime are highly condemnable.