Bengali Association Launched
Bengali Association Launched
A Bengali Association was launched Sunday (12 October 2014 ) in Siliguri at
Hotel Mayor with the lofty aim of promoting the interests of the Bengalis and
their culture and tradition nationally and globally. The salient features of
the draft Constitution of the Association was read out by Mr. Tapon Das, a
renowned industrialist, at a meeting which was a sequel to two preparatory
confabulations among the promoters. The meeting was chaired by Dr. T.K. Ghosh,
an eminent surgeon who clarified the organization would be apolitical and
devoted to the welfare of Bengalis in particular and social cause in general.
The meeting authorized Mr. Sumit Ghosh, a
well-known industrialist, to form a body of convenors to run the organization
prior to the adoption of the Constitution and registration. Dr. Susanta Roy
spoke eloquently on the need for such an organization in the interest of the
Bengali community. Mr. Arup Mazumdar said responses to the formation of the
organization from the other parts of the country and Bengalis living abroad
were encouraging.
The meeting was followed by a dinner.
Teachers Attack Journalists
Teachers
Assault Journalists
Nidhu Bhusan Das
How come, a teacher can resort to hooliganism? To understand
it, come to Siliguri, in West Bengal, where teachers are not only politicized but
also prefer to be with the ruling party. The latest incident of such hooliganism
took place on 8 January 2014 when the hooligans assaulted and injured media
persons in front of the office of the district inspector of schools at
Siliguri. The hooligans were none other than the higher secondary teachers
belonging to the ruling Trinamul Congress.
The teachers went to submit a deputation to the inspector and
got involved in altercation and scuffle. The photo journalists were clicking
pictures of the scuffle. This, reportedly, added fuel to the fire and a section
of the deputationists in no time
pounced upon two photo journalists Pulak Karmakar and Pranab kushari.
F IR was lodged with
Siliguri Police immediately after the incident but no action was taken against the
alleged attackers till the report was filed on 9 January 2014.
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