NEWSNOTES
Land Reforms in West Bengal : An established success
Distribution of land among the
landless, as per the Left Front Government's land Reforms Programmes has been more or less
successful in providing the necessary thrust for rural development in West Bengal. A
survey conducted by the State Government's the Panchayat and Rural Development Department,
among 1.33 lakh of a total of 2.5 million recipients of patta (titlehold) land reveals
that 87.29% holders of patta have retained the land given to them. |
Editorial
The
Left Front government is moving ahead with vigour to implement its programme of use of
Bengali This initiative is welcome in that it will help establish greater liaison between
the government and the common people. |

Economist
Post 1961 literacy moves, India and West Bengal |
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THOUGHTS
Vedas and Hinduism
The BJP's plan for establishing a Hindu State makes frequent use of
two terms: Hinduism and the Vedas. So deep is their attachment to the Vedas that they are
making furious attempts to even include the Vedas in the school syllabus, and for this
purpose they are out on a propaganda spree, through specially commissioned books and
booklets, articles in local newspaper and public speeches. This is a matter of some
concern, and merits serious investigation. |

Phillipines
Struggle against fascist
moves continue
Yugoslavia
Bloody face of US
humanitarism

LF 22 years
Guarantee
to success is close ties with the people |
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Reminiscence
By Jyoti Basu
Tenali Conventions
Ganashakti Covers
Visit Picture Gallery
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