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Kolkata Professor, Who Shared Mamata Banerjee's Cartoon, Acquitted After 10 Years
Ten years after a criminal case was instituted against a university professor for forwarding a cartoon allegedly aimed at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Alipur Court in Kolkata on Friday discharged him of the charges.
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Jadavpur University Professor Alleges Attack By Trinamool-Backed Goons
Left Front and Congress-backed independent candidate Ambikesh Mahapatra on Saturday alleged that he was attacked by attackers affiliated to West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress after the end of polling for the fifth phase of assembly elections.
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Arrested For Mamata Banerjee Cartoons Once, Professor Contesting Election
Arrested in April 2012 for circulating cartoons lampooning Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on email, Ambikesh Mahapatra is now contesting the Bengal assembly elections against her party as an independent candidate.
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The Professor Who Mocked Mamata Banerjee To Contest Bengal Assembly Polls
The Jadavpur University professor who had been jailed for emailing cartoons lampooning Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to contest to West Bengal assembly election as an independent candidate.
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West Bengal Government Challenges Order to Compensate Jadavpur Professor Arrested for Mamata Cartoons
The West Bengal government today approached a local court in Kolkata, against payment of compensation to the Jadavpur University professor who was arrested for forwarding an email with a cartoon that allegedly lampooned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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Professor Jailed For Circulating Mamata Cartoons to be Compensated, Says Court
The Calcutta High Court has today ordered the Mamata Banerjee government to give Prof Ambikesh Mahapatra, who was arrested in 2012 for forwarding a cartoon of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the compensation decreed by the state Human Rights Commission and an additional Rs 25,000 for legal expenses.
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Jadavpur Professor Arrested For Circulating Mamata Cartoons to be Compensated, Orders Court
The West Bengal government has been ordered by a court to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation to a professor who was arrested in 2012 for forwarding a cartoon of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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Bengali film, critical of Mamata Banerjee, blocked by regional censor board
A Bengali film has been refused a certificate by the local censor board, allegedly because it is critical of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, stirring a new debate about artistic freedom of expression.
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Student shares Mamata Banerjee cartoon on Facebook, but Trinamool Congress plays it down
A college student in Kolkata is facing a police complaint for sharing cartoons of Mamata Banerjee on his Facebook account. But the West Bengal Chief Minister's party, the Trinamool Congress, appears to have learnt its lessons from a similar episode last year and is showing restraint.
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Mamata cartoon row: Defamation charges dropped against Professor Ambikesh Mahapatra
West Bengal Police have dropped defamation charges against Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra who was earlier arrested for circulating emails mocking Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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Mamata cartoon row: Punish those who arrested me, says Prof Ambikesh Mahapatra
The West Bengal Human Rights Commission, headed by former Supreme Court judge, Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly, has recommended that the state government should pay Rs 50,000 each to former Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra and his neighbour Subroto Roy for their arrest in the middle of the night for circulating a cartoon of Chief Ministe...
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Another anti-Mamata cartoon, professor files complaint
An associate professor of Midnapore Medical College filed a fresh complaint on Saturday night against two persons accusing them of circulating a cartoon that denigrates the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. This comes days after Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra was jailed on the charge of sending cartoon criticising Trinam...
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'We are living in dark days in Bengal', scientist Partho Sarothi Ray says after release
Internationally-acclaimed scientist Partho Sarothi Ray, who was arrested earlier this month for his alleged role in protests against slum evictions in Kolkata, has said that he was implicated in a false case. Professor Ray was released today.
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West Bengal scientist Partho Sarothi Ray released from Alipore jail
Molecular biologist Partho Sarathi Ray, who was arrested in Kolkata for his alleged role in protests against recent evictions from a slum in the city, has been released from Alipore jail. Mr Ray was granted bail yesterday.
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Scientists write to PM condemning police action against Bengal biologist
Leading scientists from India and abroad as well as other public personalities have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, condemning the police action against two West Bengal-based scientists.
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Kolkata Professor, Who Shared Mamata Banerjee's Cartoon, Acquitted After 10 Years
Ten years after a criminal case was instituted against a university professor for forwarding a cartoon allegedly aimed at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Alipur Court in Kolkata on Friday discharged him of the charges.
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Jadavpur University Professor Alleges Attack By Trinamool-Backed Goons
Left Front and Congress-backed independent candidate Ambikesh Mahapatra on Saturday alleged that he was attacked by attackers affiliated to West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress after the end of polling for the fifth phase of assembly elections.
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Arrested For Mamata Banerjee Cartoons Once, Professor Contesting Election
Arrested in April 2012 for circulating cartoons lampooning Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on email, Ambikesh Mahapatra is now contesting the Bengal assembly elections against her party as an independent candidate.
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The Professor Who Mocked Mamata Banerjee To Contest Bengal Assembly Polls
The Jadavpur University professor who had been jailed for emailing cartoons lampooning Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to contest to West Bengal assembly election as an independent candidate.
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West Bengal Government Challenges Order to Compensate Jadavpur Professor Arrested for Mamata Cartoons
The West Bengal government today approached a local court in Kolkata, against payment of compensation to the Jadavpur University professor who was arrested for forwarding an email with a cartoon that allegedly lampooned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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Professor Jailed For Circulating Mamata Cartoons to be Compensated, Says Court
The Calcutta High Court has today ordered the Mamata Banerjee government to give Prof Ambikesh Mahapatra, who was arrested in 2012 for forwarding a cartoon of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the compensation decreed by the state Human Rights Commission and an additional Rs 25,000 for legal expenses.
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Jadavpur Professor Arrested For Circulating Mamata Cartoons to be Compensated, Orders Court
The West Bengal government has been ordered by a court to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation to a professor who was arrested in 2012 for forwarding a cartoon of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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Bengali film, critical of Mamata Banerjee, blocked by regional censor board
A Bengali film has been refused a certificate by the local censor board, allegedly because it is critical of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, stirring a new debate about artistic freedom of expression.
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Student shares Mamata Banerjee cartoon on Facebook, but Trinamool Congress plays it down
A college student in Kolkata is facing a police complaint for sharing cartoons of Mamata Banerjee on his Facebook account. But the West Bengal Chief Minister's party, the Trinamool Congress, appears to have learnt its lessons from a similar episode last year and is showing restraint.
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Mamata cartoon row: Defamation charges dropped against Professor Ambikesh Mahapatra
West Bengal Police have dropped defamation charges against Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra who was earlier arrested for circulating emails mocking Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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Mamata cartoon row: Punish those who arrested me, says Prof Ambikesh Mahapatra
The West Bengal Human Rights Commission, headed by former Supreme Court judge, Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly, has recommended that the state government should pay Rs 50,000 each to former Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra and his neighbour Subroto Roy for their arrest in the middle of the night for circulating a cartoon of Chief Ministe...
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Another anti-Mamata cartoon, professor files complaint
An associate professor of Midnapore Medical College filed a fresh complaint on Saturday night against two persons accusing them of circulating a cartoon that denigrates the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. This comes days after Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra was jailed on the charge of sending cartoon criticising Trinam...
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'We are living in dark days in Bengal', scientist Partho Sarothi Ray says after release
Internationally-acclaimed scientist Partho Sarothi Ray, who was arrested earlier this month for his alleged role in protests against slum evictions in Kolkata, has said that he was implicated in a false case. Professor Ray was released today.
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West Bengal scientist Partho Sarothi Ray released from Alipore jail
Molecular biologist Partho Sarathi Ray, who was arrested in Kolkata for his alleged role in protests against recent evictions from a slum in the city, has been released from Alipore jail. Mr Ray was granted bail yesterday.
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Scientists write to PM condemning police action against Bengal biologist
Leading scientists from India and abroad as well as other public personalities have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, condemning the police action against two West Bengal-based scientists.
