Nandigram, May 11, 2008: It was neither the CPI-M nor the Trinamul Congress that grabbed headlines in trouble-torn Nandigram as it went to the polls today. Instead, it was a man who tried to restore peace so that the people of Nandigram could exercise their franchise freely. (more…)

Kolkota, May 11, 2008: ‘Free and fair’ Nandigram is still not within reach, Aparna Sen learnt on Saturday. A day after chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee rubbished Opposition claims of ‘Red terror’ in the region, Aparna and her entourage were stopped from going to Nandigram at Bagnan in Howrah, some 70 km away from their destination. (more…)

Anantapur, May 11, 2008: There was no greater farce than the snatching of assignment lands from the poor by the Government in the name of setting up Special Economic Zones (SEZs), speakers at a meeting against the formation of SEZs said here on Saturday. Snatching livelihood from the poor was also against all kinds of natural justice. (more…)

New Delhi, 11 May, 2008: The government will this week take up 13 fresh proposals for special economic zones, including nine in Andhra Pradesh. (more…)