As the mercury crosses 40 degree mark in the city and several south Bengal districts, the state health department directed government hospitals to set up heatstroke management units across the state.
Ullaskar suffered immensely after being caught by the British and was sent to the Cellular jail in the intractable Andamans.
Imagine curating a celluloid cruise, cherry-picking from the treasure trove of monochrome marvels straight out of the swinging ’60s silver screen! It might look like finding a needle in a haystack, but, fear not, because Srijit Mukherji is here to show us how it’s done.
The Uttam Kumar mania, or craze, has not waned even after forty-four years since his demise in 1980. Dubbed at one time the “Mahanayak”, his presence is still felt in the hearts of cinephiles in Bengal even in this new millennium. His film premiere, Oti Uttam, directed by Srijit Mukherji, was screened on Wednesday, 24 March.
The roots of some traditions are so deep, like the roots of ancient Banyan trees, that they have persevered despite the advent of modernism and its attempts to overshadow them.
Milind K Deouskar, general manager of the Eastern Railway inspected Kakdwip and Namkhana stations today to assess the arrangements made by the Eastern Railway for the upcoming Gangasagar Mela.
South Bengal districts, as the senior British envoy to Bengal found, have got immense potential for a number of collaborative projects to help mutual growth of trade and commerce, especially in the fields of healthcare and education.
The state government has so far spent Rs 2,000 crore to provide soft loans to 62,000 students under the student credit card scheme, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said today.
Governor C V Ananda Bose on Sunday evening sought a detailed report from the state government seeking clarifications on why Shahjahan, accused of orchestrating an attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) that is probing the ration distribution scam in the state
Playwright, director and actor, Basu is, of course also an international award-winning film- maker, whose latest film “Hubba” is ready to be released on January 19.
