Biologist Arrested

Fresh trouble erupted today at Nonadanga in Kolkata, with lathi-wielding policemen chasing away a large group of evicted slum dwellers from the area who tried to dismantle a barricade.

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.

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.

Moleculor biologist Scientist Partha Sarathi Ray, who has been in jail since April 8, finally gets bail. He was arrested for his alleged role in protests against recent evictions from a slum; the other is a Jadavpur University professor who spent a night in jail last week in connection with the controversial cartoon of Chief Minister Mamata Banerje...

Stung by criticism of her government's choice of newspapers for state-aided libraries and a professor's arrest over circulation of a cartoon showing her in poor light, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today alleged a section of the media saw her government in poor light. She said the media appeared to paint a negative picture of her gover...

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. One of them is Partho Sarathi Ray, a molecular biologist, who is in jail since April 8 and was arrested for his alleged role in protests against recent e...

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.

A biologist and a driver of a zoological park in Tamil Nadu have been arrested for allegedly raping a young lady on the park campus.

Fresh trouble erupted today at Nonadanga in Kolkata, with lathi-wielding policemen chasing away a large group of evicted slum dwellers from the area who tried to dismantle a barricade.

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.

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.

Moleculor biologist Scientist Partha Sarathi Ray, who has been in jail since April 8, finally gets bail. He was arrested for his alleged role in protests against recent evictions from a slum; the other is a Jadavpur University professor who spent a night in jail last week in connection with the controversial cartoon of Chief Minister Mamata Banerje...

Stung by criticism of her government's choice of newspapers for state-aided libraries and a professor's arrest over circulation of a cartoon showing her in poor light, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today alleged a section of the media saw her government in poor light. She said the media appeared to paint a negative picture of her gover...

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. One of them is Partho Sarathi Ray, a molecular biologist, who is in jail since April 8 and was arrested for his alleged role in protests against recent e...

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.

A biologist and a driver of a zoological park in Tamil Nadu have been arrested for allegedly raping a young lady on the park campus.