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The Statesman (Kolkata) reports on our Alliance School Project
5 Sep 2009
[Media Coverage]
4th May 2009:
Charity Alliance starts "Alliance School" in Murshidabad (West Bengal)
Press Coverage
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Charity Alliance sets an example
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Charity Alliance rekindling hope among the hopeless in Murshidabad
Current focus
Murshidabad Starvation
Deaths
Charity Alliance Relief Work
1.
Weekly ration (rice) distribution
2.
Medical assistance
3.
Educational assistance
Click here to read reports on Murshidabad Starvation Deaths
Booklet
published on Murshidabad Starvation Deaths
We have published a 64-pages
booklet packed with details of the starvation deaths in Murshidabad. The
booklet includes the text of the PIL filed by MG editor Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan
in the Supreme Court as well as reports from the media including the Bengali
press. Click here to read
the complete booklet in pdf
The print edition of the booklet
is priced at Rs 50 (in India). Email us for a copy
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Murshidabad reflects the plight of Muslims
The Milli Gazette, 1-15 June
2009
...Murshidabad district in West Bengal with almost 65 percent Muslim
population has been governed by both the Congress and the Left since
Independence. But the pathetic conditions of Muslims of this district reveal
the utmost neglect over the years by the leaders no matter to which party they
belonged to. It seems the road to development has so far not reached this
district...
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Bengal's watery grave
The Times of India, 22 June 2006
...By Nilanjan Dutta.This is the time of the year when front pages of
newspapers are full of smiling faces. Successful secondary examinees are
featured in their moment of joy. In the inside pages, however, one may find a
morbid story of some unfortunate unsuccessful...
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Breached embankments pose a threat in Jalangi
The Statesman - Kolkata,
India
... July 15, 2005 -- ... monsoon sets in, river Padma flows in full
spate and the result is disastrous for peasants living along the eroding
embankments in Jalangi area of Murshidabad...
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Human rights bodies voice
The Statesman - Kolkata,
India
... July 5, 2005 -- According to the reports of the human rights
activists, terrible hunger is still confronting the inhabitants of the Jalangi
area of Murshidabad. ...
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AHRC accuses
West Bengal authorities of threatening starving villagers
Asian Human Rights Commission has accussed
the local government authorities in West Bengal, India fot threatening
starving villagers against speaking to outsiders.
Click here to read
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Tehelka on Murshidabad Starvation Deaths
Hungry and Dying in
Padma’s Lap
It’s the worst kept secret of the Left
Front government. Hundreds are starving to death in the villages of West
Bengal
Click here to read
By Aditya Ghosh
Murshidabad, West Bengal
Dayarampur, a village
in Murshidabad district, 230 km north of Kolkata, was brought on the cellular
service map a couple of weeks ago by the prime minister. A proud moment for
villagers, one might think. But of what use are mobile connections in a
village where many don’t get a morsel to eat.
http://www.tehelka.com/story_main12.asp?filename=Ne061805Hungry_and_dying.asp
Click here to read