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Ghost or detection, what do the readers want?

The three-day Bengali literary festival hosted by Tanmoy Roychowdhury saw Mir Afsar Ali, Indranil Sanyal, Dwaita Hazra Goswami, and Aparajita Dasgupta as speakers for the session on “Mysteries have eradicated the ghosts”.

Two days around Kolkata: Journalism and beyond

Martin Chamberland was invited to exclusively cover Durga Puja in Kolkata. It was a joint collaboration between The Statesman Kolkata, La Presse from Montreal, and Jaydeep Mukherjee of Meghdutam Travels on global sensitization of Durga Puja.

Initiative to treat spinal deformities

A spinal deformity conference was held under the roof of the Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital (JIMSH) in collaboration with the ‘Operation Straight Spine’ trust on 3 March to celebrate the successful completion of 12 pediatric scoliosis surgeries this year and to announce their spine workshop, which is being held from 3-8 March at the aforementioned location.

An effort to preserve forests, wildlife

The story of nature and wildlife conservation in India, particularly in West Bengal, presents a brighter picture compared to many so-called "developed" industrial nations.