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[AbhishekDatta]

Where is ABP? did they cover the observation?.. they should stop cashing the victim for their TRP and let the victim gets justice

Media glare hampering Park St probe: Court
TNN | Jan 23, 2013, 05.56 AM IST

KOLKATA: The repeated appearance of the Park Street victim in front of media, her statements aired in the audio visual channels and newspapers are disrupting the investigation process, observed Madhuchanda Bose, the additional district and sessions judge at the third fast track court, Bichar Bhawan, on Tuesday while hearing the Park Street rape case.

She observed that the victim's appearance in the media is only leading to repeated rapes on her. On Monday, the court room was full of audience apart from the concerned legal counsels.

On Tuesday, the court was supposed to frame charges against the accused in the Park Street rape case. Before the process, the legal counsel of the victim submitted a petition before the judge, In that petition, the victim's counsel

pleading for a judicial inquiry on how the important CCTV footage, a key evidence in the case, was destroyed. which is one of the key evidence in the case.

In reply, the prosecution submitted another petition where it put forward a requisition to retrieve the lost CCTV footage from Central Forensic Laboratory, Hyderabad. Earlier, it was sent to Kolkata CFSL, but they could not find the required footage. Hyderabad CFSL has the required advanced technology to retrieve the same.

In Rizwanur Rehman case, too, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took the help of Hyderabad-based CFSL to get hold of the suicide note, which was deleted from Rizwanur's computer.

After submission of two petitions, the judge decided to hear both on January 31. However, before leaving the courtroom she observed that 'media trial' in this case is practically disrupting the investigation. She even advised the legal counsel of the victim to stay away from making statements in front of the media. She also asked the victim's counsel to restrain his client from making comments in front of media for her benefit. The judge, however, clarified that her observations are on the basis of a larger aspect of the society and has no direct connection with the hearing process on Tuesday.

There was a pin-drop silence in the courtroom when the judge gave her observations. Victim's counsel Anirban Guha Thakurata did not comment when the court proceedings were over.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/18142426.cms

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Originally Posted by AbhishekDatta

Where is ABP? did they cover the observation?.. they should stop cashing the victim for their TRP and let the victim gets justice

Media glare hampering Park St probe: Court
TNN | Jan 23, 2013, 05.56 AM IST


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/18142426.cms

Without media pressure, there would have been no case at all. If the victim had not appeared on TV, the government would have gladly pushed it under the carpet.

Same with the Delhi case. If the media had not highlighted it across the globe, the culprits would still be walking free.

In today's corrupt government and court set ups, media is often the only hope even though the media itself may not be honest.

The media glare on the Park Street case has uncovered some troubling issues. For example missing tape, the main accused living in a foreign country, delayed charge sheet and most important it has umasked many politicians and their fakeness and pettiness.

[AbhishekDatta]

Originally Posted by Suncity

Without media pressure, there would have been no case at all. If the victim had not appeared on TV, the government would have gladly pushed it under the carpet.

Same with the Delhi case. If the media had not highlighted it across the globe, the culprits would still be walking free.

In today's corrupt government and court set ups, media is often the only hope even though the media itself may not be honest.

The media glare on the Park Street case has uncovered some troubling issues. For example missing tape, the main accused living in a foreign country, delayed charge sheet and most important it has umasked many politicians and their fakeness and pettiness.

this is the same alibi these media houses give..project themselves as messiah and hide their corruption..not all but many..unfortunately if we don't stop it, corruption is so powerful, it may engulf it all...
What you are saying is one part of the story and it is correct...other part is what court observed and to me it is equally apt...my question to ABP particularly is why they didn't cover this..jakhon every piece of it was shown day in and out..is it because they played mischief and cashed the victim to the fullest and rebuked by the court..not specifically but as a whole...

they kept on repeating the spelling mistakes in one of the Bengal Leads banner...but what about the famous nil timir dim parar golpo by ABP ananda and recent shocker of chennai airport terminal by Telegraph!!

forget about bengal leads..did u see their coverage about the new terminal!!!I consider them the most anarchist and the most dangerous betrayer of the state..

every institution should know when to step up and where to stop..unlike each and every institution, be it govt.,judiciary,bureaucracy, only media houses seemed to have no watch dog or accountability...which is even dangerous as information management considered the most advanced,stealthiest fourth generation warfare tactic..and you don't know who is playing the game!!

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Originally Posted by AbhishekDatta

What you are saying is one part of the story and it is correct...other part is what court observed and to me it is equally apt...my question to ABP particularly is why they didn't cover this..jakhon every piece of it was shown day in and out..is it because they played mischief and cashed the victim to the fullest and rebuked by the court..not specifically but as a whole...

The judge's observations have no bearing on the case as she clarified.

The media did a great job in this case by exposing the police and the politicians.

A crime was committed. A police officer stood by the victim and was punished for daring to do so. The victim was bullied and ridiculed by shameless politicians and some police officials. Not a single shameless politician or top police official has issued an apology. Instead some of their chamcha intellectuals have issued laughable statements showing their shallowness.

Now lets see if the court can deliver justice.

[Sumanb]

The manner and the language used by the current administration is very threatening. Its intolerance for any opposition (perceived or real) is disturbing. ABP and other newspapers are doing a laudable job by exposing these and making public opinion.

That does not mean that all the expose are correct or valid and the media houses are 'dhoa tulsipata'. So digest all news with a pich of salt.

[Jocg]

New channels and news papers have now become just advertisers. There are more busy showing advertisement than news. Also, they also do their own advertisement, like "abdcE TVr khoborer jere proshashon ei kaaj ta korlo" and public saying "aamra abcdE TV ke dhonnobad janachhi". Ye dikhata hae ki hamara media kitna gira hua hae. They are always ready to pounce on the news like a vulture, and when some other new story comes up they just forget the old ones.
One of my cousin worked for an English daily (from Kolkata) and he was many times restrained from publishing various articles as they sometimes were against the media house's favourite party and some were against some companies who gave them lots of advertisement. (AB*)

[AbhishekDatta]

Originally Posted by Suncity

The media did a great job in this case by exposing the police and the politicians.

I have no issues with their coverage except sometimes excessive dramatization not this incident specifically but in general... although my major concern with them is what they would have done in case the bonhomie between ABP and MB were still on...I am afraid of the selective omission...tomorrow if TMC and ABP bury their hatchet and succumb to each other's demand, are we going to hear the same level of activism? as a common man I have seen in last few years how this same group manipulated people in favor of a party and what they are doing now..and my firm believe is that its nothing to do with their conviction towards truth but because of some under carpet deal... just my 2 cents!!

[anan355]

Did ABP ever give a positive coverage to the infrastructure upgradation for tourists in Digha or riverfront beautification that has already been achieved or the recently opened fair price shops or the median beautification work in many thoroughfares of Kolkata or to the revenue increase or so as to say any of the positive things achieved by Govt in last 1.5 years?

Today I came across an article on the tourism infrastructure in Mukutmanipur and see what they have written. I think this is one of the very rare articles they carried out on tourism initiatives of West Bengal Govt and see the tone.

[Rajarshi77]

The second edition of the Kolkata Literary Meet (KLM) is going to be the highlight of 37th International Kolkata Book Fair as over 100 writers from all over the globe will take part in more than 40 sessions in the five-day literary meet.

The chief organiser of KLM, Malavika Banerjee claimed that the literary meet 2013 would be bigger and better than the Jaipur Literature Festival. “The speakers lined up for this year’s meet is better than the Jaipur Literature Festival. We are also holding sessions to celebrate the 100 years of Indian Cinema as well as to remember the literary works of authors who left us in 2012,” Ms Banerjee said.

Among the authors and celebrities who will play a key role in showcasing Kolkata’s literary treasure in the global landscape are Amartya Sen, Amitava Ghosh, Shashi Tharoor, Jeet Thayil, Amish Tripathi, Javed Akhtar, Sourav Ganguly, Thomas Keneally, Nabneeta Deb Sen, Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay, Samaresh Majumdar and others. But the biggest draw of the meet will be the event Nayikar Bhumikay Satyajiter Naari Choritro where actress Sharmila Tagore, Aparna Sen and Madhabi Mukherjee will hold a discussion on female protagonists of Ray’s films in conversation with director Rituparno Ghosh.

Another major attraction of the meet will be the unveiling of Sharmila Tagore’s book on Tiger Pataudi by former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly. Eminent authors Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay and Amitava Ghosh will inaugurate the KLM 2013 on January 30. Meanwhile, Publishers and Booksellers Guild published the first edition of a tabloid on “Everyday Book Fair” on Thursday in an effort to bring out the events and news occurring in book fair in a bulletin format.

Being the theme country of this year’s book fair, deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh Abida Islam was present at the occasion and informed that nine government and 25 private publishers from Bangladesh will participate in the Bangladesh pavilion.

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song from the film Shunyo Awnko



Shunyo Awnko | Act Zero | TRAILER | a Goutam Ghose film

http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com...a-movie-review

Master film-maker Goutam Ghose takes on contemporary issues of corporate greed, Maoist guerrillas and tribal people fighting to hold on to their land and roots, complex multifaceted people, sectarian conflicts, terrorism and the atrocities of security forces and more in his thought provoking Bengali feature film Shunyo Awnko. Not only ‘Shunyo Awnko’ is going to be a critics' favorite, but also the audience is bound to leave the theater with a lot of introspection about the state of the country as the film will surely challenge their minds on many aspects of "modern" India.

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Golemale Pirit Koro Na (Title Track)

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The tune of this one seems very similar to folk song - Boli O Nanadi

[Jocg]

Why does the railway needs to increase its fare? Most passenger trains now a days are run on electricity, only a few run on diesel. Most diesel locos are used only to carry freight (mostly coal and iron ore) from the mines. So, there is actually no need to increase the fare. We all know where all this money will actually go. Some people's Swiss Bank A/c.

[invincibletiger]

Originally Posted by Jocg

Why does the railway needs to increase its fare? Most passenger trains now a days are run on electricity, only a few run on diesel. Most diesel locos are used only to carry freight (mostly coal and iron ore) from the mines. So, there is actually no need to increase the fare. We all know where all this money will actually go. Some people's Swiss Bank A/c.

Are you serious?

[anan355]

Originally Posted by Jocg

Why does the railway needs to increase its fare? Most passenger trains now a days are run on electricity, only a few run on diesel. Most diesel locos are used only to carry freight (mostly coal and iron ore) from the mines. So, there is actually no need to increase the fare. We all know where all this money will actually go. Some people's Swiss Bank A/c.

Take a look at this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Railways


As of 31 March 2012, 22,224 km (13,809 mi) (34%) of the total 65,000 km (40,000 mi) km route length was electrified.

We still need a lot of railway modernization.

[Jocg]

Originally Posted by anan355

Take a look at this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Railways


As of 31 March 2012, 22,224 km (13,809 mi) (34%) of the total 65,000 km (40,000 mi) km route length was electrified.

We still need a lot of railway modernization.

But the point to note is that most of the traffic is on the electrified parts. So, Diesel is not much required.

[invincibletiger]

Even if we assume that all routes are electrified and the rate of electricity has not increased in the last 10 years, there are still enough reasons to justify the fare hike. The increase in salary of railway employees is one.

Trivedi said the total impact on the railways on account of the pay hike for its employees, including pension, was in the range of Rs 73,000 crore for the years 2008-09 to 2011-12 and the recurring annual impact was over Rs 20,000 crore.

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/bus...es_634876.html

[dibdigc]

[SarafIndian]

Poth Harano(Song) - Damadol(2013)(Bengali) - HD

Singer : Dibyendu Mukherjee
Music : Gaurab Chatterjee

[NiladriG]

Originally Posted by dibdigc

I was about to post it, the video is awesome.