Tag: Bengali New Year
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Cab workers’ union calls off strike
On the issue of authorised taxi stands, the transport department officials have also pledged to take the initiative to set up government taxi stands in the city at the earliest.
August 6, 2019 -
Poila Boishakh: Then and now
The silver lining is that, while the frills have changed, the traditional warmth provides an all-too-brief respite from tensions flowing from districts to the city of Kolkata
April 15, 2019 -
Shubho Noboborsho: Google doodle wishes Bangladesh on Pohela Boishakh 1426
The Google doodle takes a leaf out of the Mangal Shobhajatra when students wearing masks take out a procession on the Bengali new year every year.
April 14, 2019 -
Shubho Noboborsho 1426: Happy Poila Boishakh/Pohela Boishakh images; wishes, greetings in English, Bengali
Shubho Noboborsho 1426: To be celebrated on April 14 in Bangladesh and on April 15 in India, Poila Boishakh coincides with Baisakhi in Punjab, Bihu in Assam, Puthandu in Chennai and Vishu in Kerala
April 13, 2019 -
When is Poila Boishakh/Pohela Boishakh 2019? Know date and history of Bengali New Year
Poila Boishakh, or Pohela Boishakh 2019, will be celebrated on 15 April this year
January 31, 2019 -
A fun-filled day on Poila Boisakh
It was a fun-filled evening at the Cosmos Mall, one of Siliguri’s most loved and popular family destinations, on Sunday. The Poila Baisakh celebrations there were a crowd puller, even as the Mall has promised that the festivities there would not stop until 18 April. The preparations for the festival started on 7 April as …
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April 17, 2018 -
A ‘fishy’ Bengali New Year for traditional fish-sellers
A soaring sale of fish in departmental stores though not in some of the city markets where shoppers unlike the mall hoppers stopped short of paying through their nose for the ingredients which would grace the Poila Baishakh table, marked the spirit of the city to be on a linear curve on the eve of …
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April 15, 2018 -
Pan-Asian dining experience
The Orient restaurant in Kolkata is creating a menu that is subtly spicy and leaves one wanting more
April 15, 2018 -
Revisit your Bangaliana
To remind food lovers of the regal tradition of Poila Boisakh, various restaurants in the city are offering enticing delicacies keeping in mind the auspicious day
April 15, 2018 -
Happy Poila Boishakh! Or should we say Pohela Boishakh now?
The meaning remains same whichever spelling is used. Poila and pohela (pahela) both mean first. And Poila Boishakh is the first day of the month of Boishakh, which heralds the Bengali new year.
April 15, 2018 -
Poila Boishakh : Ring in the Bengali new year with these traditional dishes
Poila Boishakh gives food loving Bengalis the best chance to feast on good old traditional fares
April 14, 2018 -
Cosmos gears up for Poila Boisakh
Siliguri’s first and popular shopping complex, Cosmos Mall, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, is all set to offer its customers the Poila Boisakh treat. The Bengali New Year celebrations at the mall, this time around, have already started with the complex beautifully decorated both inside and outside with a unique blend of ethnic and …
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April 14, 2018 -
Donald Trump greets Bengalis for ‘Noboborsho’
Bengalis worldwide will celebrate "Poila Boishakh", their new year day, on 15 April, Sunday
April 13, 2018 -
Siliguri park to have leopard safari from April
Come next month, the Bengal Safari: North Bengal Wild Animal Park near Siliguri is all set to have a ‘Leopard Safari.’ According to state forest minister Binay Krishna Barman, the safari will be introduced with two leopards, and that the infrastructure development for the plan is underway. “The construction work for the leopard safari is …
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March 29, 2018 -
Bengal celebrates New Year – Poila Baisakh
West Bengal on Saturday ushered in "Poila Baisakh" or the Bengali New Year with traditional fervour. Devout Bengalis visited the Kalighat and Dakshineshwar temples and offered flowers and traditional sweets (sandesh) to the goddess. Dressed in new clothes, the hallmark of the new year festivities in this part of the country, revellers, cutting across religious …
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April 15, 2017