Tanmay Chatterjee has spent more than three decades covering regional and national politics, internal security, intelligence, defence and corruption. He also plans and edits special features on subjects ranging from elections to festivals.
Articles by Tanmay Chatterjee
Meiteis, Kukis keep moving to safer areas as tensions persist in Manipur
Since May 3 violence, 7,472 Meiteis have migrated from hill districts to the Imphal valley, while 5,200 Kukis have left Imphal and surrounding areas.
Updated on May 23, 2023 05:01 AM IST
Tanmay Chatterjee, Kolkata
After the violence: A Myanmar twist as Manipur searches for its own
Manipur saw violent clashes that began a week ago in Churachandpur but spread quickly across the state.
Updated on May 11, 2023 03:16 PM IST
Manipur violence: Imphal opens gingerly, traders stare at long road to recovery
Close to a week after Manipur was swept by ethnic violence between two communities across multiple districts, the state capital began stepping towards normalcy.
Updated on May 10, 2023 12:17 AM IST
‘No grudges’: Meiteis, Kukis fleeing clashes in Manipur share camp
Pallel is unique, in that it is the only camp where families belonging to both Meitei and Kuki communities have been accommodated.
Updated on May 09, 2023 03:49 AM IST
Tanmay Chatterjee, Pallel (kakching)
Fleeing violence, thousands in Manipur face uncertain future
The Imphal airport resembled a refugee camp in a war zone, with roughly a thousand members of Kuki tribe waiting for planes to take them to neighbouring states.
Updated on May 08, 2023 05:43 AM IST
Tanmay Chatterjee, Imphal
Thousands rescued as Manipur remains tense
The army said on Sunday no major flare-ups were reported overnight and that a curfew was lifted between 7-10 am in one of the main flashpoint areas.
Updated on May 08, 2023 12:09 AM IST
Will never allow NRC in West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee
On May 1, the BJP released its election manifesto in the southern state saying it will implement the uniform civil code (UCC) and NRC if it retains power. The UCC treats all religious groups and communities equally in terms of the law
Updated on May 07, 2023 01:02 PM IST
Calcutta HC orders West Bengal CID to probe deaths of 4 inmates in custody
The victims, identified as Abdul Rezzak Dewan, Jiaul Laskar, Saidul Munshi and Akbar Khan, died between July 31 and August 2 last year
Updated on May 04, 2023 03:50 PM IST
Ostracised over witchcraft claims, a Santhal family’s quest for home
A Santhal family in Bengal's Birbhum has been wandering from village to village for three years after being accused of witchcraft and thrown out of their home.
Updated on May 03, 2023 04:59 PM IST
Tanmay Chatterjee, Bolpur
Row over Sen’s home keeps sleepy Bengal varsity town on edge
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen is facing eviction from his ancestral home in Santiniketan, West Bengal, over allegations of illegal occupation of public land.
Updated on May 02, 2023 01:36 PM IST
Tanmay Chatterjee, Kolkata
BJP focused on strengthening party organisations ahead of Bengal panchayat polls
Leaders in the state’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit hope to strengthen party organisations, exercises essential to winning the upcoming elections
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 05:30 PM IST
Visva-Bharati to take possession of land from Amartya Sen on May 6
Visva-Bharati vice-chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty has claimed Sen’s father rented only 1.25-acre land on a 99-year lease in 1943 and .13 decimal land should be returned
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 04:22 PM IST
Visva-Bharati’s claim on ancestral land has no standing, says Amartya Sen
In an email to the central university’s estate officer, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, 89, said the magistrate of the area has noted that the existing arrangement should be recognised and that no interference or breach of peace should be allowed
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 06:47 PM IST
File weekly reports, follow do’s and dont’s: Bengal governor's letter to VCs
On June 13 last year, the state assembly passed the West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill 2022 which sought to make the CM the chancellor of all universities in place of the governor
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 08:28 PM IST
March 30 to April 4: A tense six days in West Bengal
The violence between two communities during a Ram Navami procession has caused a political war of words
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 01:14 PM IST
Civic volunteers can’t be deployed for law enforcement: West Bengal Police
A March 24 order said civic volunteers will assist police deployed to manage traffic, tackle illegal parking, manage crowds during festivals, and ensure public safety
Published on Mar 27, 2023 09:15 AM IST
TMC govt move to implement National Education Policy in Bengal creates a stir
The West Bengal government conveyed its decision to implement the four-year undergraduate programme under National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 from the forthcoming academic session to universities on March 17
Published on Mar 24, 2023 08:59 PM IST
Kin observe 1st anniversary of Bogtui massacre at BJP event
Ten people were killed in March last year at Bogtui in West Bengal’s Birbhum in retaliation to the murder of a local functionary of the ruling Trinamool Congress
Published on Mar 22, 2023 02:03 PM IST
BJP will be finished like Congress for misusing probe agencies: Akhilesh
Pressing for a nationwide caste census, which, he said was the biggest issue at the moment, Akhilesh Yadav claimed the BJP is trying to avoid it
Published on Mar 20, 2023 12:50 AM IST
Akhilesh Yadav demands caste census, action against SBI, LIC top brass
Akhilesh Yadav, who is in Kolkata for the SP’s national executive meet, said that after Bengal, it is UP where political workers face maximum probe by federal agencies
Published on Mar 19, 2023 08:33 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee makes changes in TMC after setback in bypoll
The decisions were taken at a closed-door meeting the TMC chairperson held on Friday with legislators and parliamentarians at her south Kolkata residence to formulate a strategy for the upcoming panchayat and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Updated on Mar 19, 2023 04:03 AM IST
Mamata holds meeting over Sagardighi bypoll defeat, reshuffle Muslim cell leaders
In the meeting, Banerjee blamed organisational weakness and sabotage by a section of leaders for the defeat in recent bypolls and replaced Haji Nurul Islam and appointed youth leader Mosaraf Hossain as the unit’s new president
Updated on Mar 18, 2023 03:35 PM IST
Mamata, Akhilesh agree to maintain ‘equal distance’ from BJP, Congress
The TMC announced that Mamata Banerjee will travel to Odisha next week to meet her counterpart Naveen Patnaik as part of her plans to talk to parties that can defeat the BJP
Updated on Mar 18, 2023 10:12 AM IST
Bengal job scam: Several TMC leaders’ kin in lurch after HC order
Several Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and their kin have lost clerical jobs in West Bengal government schools because of a recent Calcutta high court order, which sought termination of service of those who paid bribes for employment, leaders of the ruling party said
Published on Mar 13, 2023 02:05 AM IST
Tanmay Chatterjee, Kolkata
TMC leaders, kin lose school jobs after Calcutta HC order in appointment scam
A recent Calcutta high court order sought termination of service of those who paid bribe for employment in Bengal government schools
Published on Mar 12, 2023 08:50 PM IST
‘CM is concerned’: Mamata Banerjee sets up panel to look into Sagardighi defeat
Mamata Banerjee wants to know why Muslims voted for the Left-Congress alliance although she is running so many welfare schemes for citizens, said Bengal minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury
Updated on Mar 07, 2023 05:41 PM IST
No PMAY funds if...: Centre writes to Bengal govt
The Union rural development ministry has written to the West Bengal chief secretary saying that a spot inspection by the central teams has revealed several irregularities in the PMAY scheme
Updated on Mar 02, 2023 07:01 PM IST
West Bengal job scam proceeds may have been used to finance movies: ED, CBI officials
All arrests are in connection with a cash-for-jobs racket in which teaching and non-teaching staff were allegedly appointed, in violation of due procedure, in government schools between 2014 and 2021
Published on Feb 21, 2023 01:13 AM IST
PM Modi’s nudge on Muslims leads Bengal BJP to tweak its strategy
West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s appeal came days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi told party leaders at the BJP national executive on January 17 to reach out to Muslims without expecting their votes in elections.
Published on Feb 07, 2023 06:57 PM IST
Bengal minister accuses Centre of intentionally delaying PMAY funds
The state set the March 31 deadline for the completion of the construction of houses for the rural poor after the Centre said the next instalment will be cleared only if the money sanctioned earlier is fully utilized.
Published on Jan 16, 2023 08:59 AM IST