Tag: Kolkata
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56th Statesman Vintage & Classic Car Rally in Delhi on Jan 15
The 52nd edition of the Kolkata rally will be held on January 29. The Statesman has been organising this prestigious rally since 1964 in Delhi.
November 24, 2022 -
Varun- Kriti takes over Kolkata in style for Bhediya promotion, Prasenjit Chatterjee gives a shout-out
The team including Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, co-stars Abhishek Banerjee Paalin Kabak, producer Dinesh Vijan and director Amar Kaushik who were jet-setting across the country to promote the film made their presence felt in Kolkata as well.
November 24, 2022 -
If the story is interesting, I don’t think the genre: Ankush Hazra
The film ‘Ogo Bideshini’ Directed by Anshuman Pratyush tells the story of a boy who falls in love with a foreign girl.
November 19, 2022 -
Mekhla Dasgupta’s music single ‘Tor Adore’ features Sayak and Tanisha
Beautifully sung by Mekhla, the soulful track has more reasons to fall for. The heartwarming lyrics are penned down by Hrishi Pandey.
October 30, 2022 -
Cyclone Sitrang impact brings down Kolkata’s pollution level on Kali Puja night to record low
Beyond the imagination of many environment activists and green technologists, the pollution level on the Kali Puja night of Monday and the morning after in Kolkata, which has been reported as the world's second most polluted in to a recent report of HEI SoGA, came down to a record low in the last 40 years.
October 25, 2022 -
Partial solar eclipse visible from most parts of India
A partial eclipse of the sun began in India on Tuesday evening and it will be visible for the longest duration from Dwarka in Gujarat.
October 25, 2022 -
Poppy straw narcotics worth Rs 30 crore seized in Kolkata
Kolkata Police on Saturday informed that the sleuths of their special task force (STF) seized poppy straw, an opium-based narcotics, from a warehouse in Kolkata.
October 22, 2022 -
World Air Quality Report 2021: Delhi tops the list, Hyderabad among top 4
While, the top three were already known pollution hubs, Hyderabad's entry in the list raises concern as it is now most polluted mega city in the southern part of the country.
October 22, 2022 -
Army celebrating diamond jubilee of battle of Walong with China
Defence spokesman Lt Col A.S. Walia said that the GOC paid homage at the war memorial and interacted with the war veterans. He also honoured the porters who participated in the battle of Walong six decades ago.
October 19, 2022 -
Jalpaiguri flash flood: Death toll rises to 8, PM condoles
According to sources, the flash flood hit when thousands of villagers assembled at the Mal river bank late on Wednesday evening for immersion of Durga idols on the occasion of the Vijaya Dashami.
October 6, 2022 -
Kolkata’s Kalibari trail: Full of awe and surprises
Goddess Kali is revered by Tantrics as Adi Shakti and is renowned for destroying bad energie and is considered to be most revered goddesses.
October 4, 2022 -
Manicktalla Chaltabagan Lohapatty’s ‘Primeval Architecture’ theme
Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja has always been a buzzing hub for pandal-hoppers. It is also the favorite choice among celebs who take part in their famous Sindur Khela ritual on Dashami.
October 4, 2022 -
Mahashtami: Another intriguing shade of the days-long devotion fest
Another important ritual of Mahashtami is the 'Kumari Puja'. An young girl, of pre-puberty age, is worshipped as the living incarnation of Devi Durga.
October 4, 2022 -
Durga Puja – the five days of extravaganza when Kolkata soaks in tradition
The five-day long celebration is full of fun and frolic, food, buzzing streets, dazzling lights, eye-catching themes, grand puja pandals, laughter and giggles and happiness with no bounds.
October 3, 2022 -
Mahishasura idol resembling Mahatma Gandhi modified in Kolkata
The Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha at Kasba in the southern outskirts of Kolkata, on Monday modified the Mahatma Gandhi-like idol of Mahishasura in the face criticism.
October 3, 2022 -
Durga Puja, the festival of Bengal that beats all festivities
Now, a tourist can visit the city and witness a part of Durga Puja at any time of the year.
October 2, 2022 -
Calcutta ’99: A story of Kolkata’s underworld
The poster gives a glimpse of two police officers wading through the waterlogged city after a heavy downpour. The tagline reads, ‘When the fate of the city changed forever.’
September 29, 2022