Tag: Kolkata
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Mysterious death of BJP activist in Kolkata
The family members alleged that since the end of the West Bengal Assembly elections last year, Chaurasia was constantly threatened by the local Trinamool Congress activists.
May 6, 2022 -
Kolkata: Markets abuzz for Eid-Ul-Fitr celebrations
demand of product has increased by many folds as people are excited to celebrate the festival in full swing almost after two years.
May 4, 2022 -
French artiste brings cinema in a rickshaw
The artiste behind the concept, Le Gentil Garçon aka The Nice Guy, is considered 'enfant terrible' of the French art scene.
May 4, 2022 -
Jewellers expect to pick up trade this Akshaya Tritiya
The jewellery shops in the country have been closed due to Covid -19 pandemic and only few behemoths managed to sell through online orders.
May 3, 2022 -
UP-based forgery racket busted in Kolkata, 5 held
The arrested have been identified as Shivam Pande, Rohit Kumar Gupta, Jitendar Kumar, Avishek Kumar Gautam and Uma Kanti Yadav. All are residents of Ghazipur.
May 3, 2022 -
Heat keeps moviegoers away from KIFF shows
Nandan, which is generally the epicentre of activities during the KIFF, missed the crowd of cinema lovers on the second day
April 27, 2022 -
A premier pvt school forces parents to sign undertaking
As per the seven-point undertaking prepared by the school management, parents and guardians have been asked to sign on it
April 27, 2022 -
Food tourism expected to bring more revenues to state
Food vlogging has immense potential in bringing revenues to Bengal where food rules the hearts and allows the intermingling of cultures.
April 24, 2022 -
Kolkata to witness an array of emotions at int’l film festival
The special draw of the festival, expectedly, will be the closing movie Biriyaani, a Kerala film that that has travelled to 50 international film festivals and has won 20 awards so far. The director, Sajin Babu will be visiting Kolkata to present it to the city audience.
March 26, 2022 -
PM to inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery in Kolkata on Wednesday
This aspect has often not been given its due place in the mainstream narrative of the freedom movement.
March 22, 2022 -
Men’s Asian Cup 2023: India to host final qualifiers in Kolkata
"We had bid to host the third round Qualifiers of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, and are grateful to the Asian Football Confederation for accepting our bid," AIFF General Secretary Kushal was quoted as saying in the statement.
February 17, 2022 -
Sandhya Mukherjee – the voice of Bengali romantic heart
A couple of days after refusing the prestigious award she was admitted to SSKM hospital with breathlessness and lung infection. Later she was shifted to a private hospital where she was tested Covid positive and after a battle of 19 days the legendary singer passed away. Mukherjee left singing in 2003 but she was respected and honoured till the last day of her life.
February 16, 2022 -
Karnataka’s hijab controversy finds resonance in Kolkata
The city streets echoed with slogans of ‘my hijab, my choice’ and 'stand united with hijab' as several citizens marched from various parts of Kolkata protesting against the ‘hijab’ row.
February 11, 2022 -
12-year-old boy commits suicide in Kolkata
According to the police, the incident happened at a high-end housing complex at Canal Circular Road in Phulbagan area in Park Circus on the day of Swaraswati Puja on Saturday. The 12-year-old boy identified as Biraj Pachisia went to the roof when the other members of the family were busy with the puja. He jumped from the roof and straight dashed on the concrete floor beside the pool.
February 8, 2022 -
‘Racing’ bus turns turtle at Dorina Crossing, at least 23 injured
They had been taken to SSKM Hospital for treatment. The bus had about 50 passengers on board. According to police, a Howrah-bound mini bus which was coming from Park Circus was allegedly hurtling at break-neck speed on its way to Bankra, in Howrah for a wedding.
January 31, 2022 -
WBTC considering to start restaurant on trams on four city routes soon
Apart from this, the WBTC, which is the custodian of city’ iconic trams, is also exploring options to resume regular tram services between Kidderpore and Esplanade. For this, an inspection of Babu Bazar Tram Depot was conducted by the chairman of WBTC, Madan Mitra today to take note of the site and submit a report to the state Transport Department.
January 29, 2022 -
Ports in India pay tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on 125th birth anniversary
Haranadh visited the homes of local freedom fighters in Jagatsinghpur namely Madhabananda Manohari of Nuapara village
January 24, 2022