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#Goodnews – Justice Ganguly finally resigns !! #interncase

TNN | Jan 6, 2014, KOLKATA: Former Supreme Court Judge A K Ganguly has submitted his resignation as chairman of West Bengal Human Rights Commission to the West Bengal governor, according to TV channel Times Now. He faces charges of… Continue Reading →

#India – Kandi inmates’ deaths: Govt sits on NHRC report #WTFnews

Panel had written to state regarding poor conditions of homes for vagrants 29-Dec-2013 Sulagna Sengupta Kolkata : Deaths of around 10 inmates in December this year at a government-run vagrant home at Kandi in Murshidabad could have been avoided if… Continue Reading →

#India – Activists Protest ban on Cycles in Kolkata #censorship #mustread

Cycling backwards: INDRAJIT KUNDU  KOLKATA, OCTOBER 9, 2013 | UPDATED 09:33 IST The Kolkata police has recently announced the decision to ban all forms of non-motorised vehicles including bicycles from major parts of the city. It’s another first for Kolkata! It has now become… Continue Reading →

#India – Manipuri woman was raped, confirm doctors #Vaw #WTFnews

Jayanta Gupta, TNN | Oct 3, 2013, : A 28-year-old woman from Manipur, who claims to have a  doctorate degree, was allegedly dragged out of a Secunderabad-bound train at the Palasa station in Andhra Pradesh and gang-raped by unknown miscreants. A few days later,… Continue Reading →

Kolkata woman needs your support to fight rare genetic disorder #mustshare #Sundayreading

    Payel, sent me a message on Facebook, seeking support, below is her  story   Having already undergone several surgeries, brain, thyroid being major ones and a liver transplant, Payel Bhattacharya (33) of Kolkata is a survivor.   But her fight… Continue Reading →

#India -TV anchor, friend molested near Howrah station, while the crowd cheered #Vaw #WTFnews

    HOWRAH: A Mumbai-based TV anchor visiting Kolkata came face-to-face with the ugly side of the city on Monday night when she was molested near Howrah station as a crowd gathered around to “watch the fun”. Undeterred, she fought back and… Continue Reading →

#India- Sexual harassment complaint to #Jayalalithaa from #NWMI #Vaw

To Ms J Jayalalithaa, Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. Madam, The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) is an association of women journalists working across India. It is with deep anguish that we bring to your notice… Continue Reading →

Mamata Banerjee’s goons silence an entire village #WTFnews

Kamalendu Bhadra, TNN | Jun 19, 2013, 0 Mamata visits rape victim’s family; loses cool KAMDUNI (BARASAT): “Shut up”, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had shouted atKamduni women on Monday. Her party toughs ensured they did. When TOI visited the village on Tuesday, the… Continue Reading →

NWMI condemns insensitive media coverage of gang rape victim in West Bengal #Vaw

June 17, 2013 The Network of Women in Media, India, an independent forum of media professionals across the country, condemns the recent insensitive media representation of the 20-year-old college student at Barasat, West Bengal, who was recently gang-raped and violently… Continue Reading →

Men, Women and Other People: Understanding Sexualities #Sundayreading

From left to right  ( Nine members of the research team ) – Hasina Khan , Kranti  ,  Shruti, Shalini Mahajan, Smriti Nevatia , Raj, Sabla , Meenu pandey, and Chayanika shah Kamayani Bali Mahabal, Women Feature Service  The concept… Continue Reading →

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