Tag: Kolkata
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Life in France after the New Wave
Every new session on contemporary French cinema, like the one presented by the Forum for Film Studies and Allied Arts at Nandan, revives telling memories of the search for the New Wave during the best years of the film societies. The memories include long queues outside Rabindra Sadan in Kolkata of film lovers wanting tickets …
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September 22, 2018 -
Trade to Ashes
The transition from Sutanati to shopping malls has been devastating. As Sunday unfolded, the dawn-to-dusk fire in Kolkata’s Bagree Market ended a crucial chapter in the evolution of the city’s economic history. The nerve-centre of wholesale trade has been reduced to ashes, and this is the core issue that ought to take precedence over consumer …
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September 19, 2018 -
Fire breaks out in sweet shop in Kolkata’s Bhawanipur
A fire broke out in Kolkata’s Bhawanipur area on Monday at around 3 pm. Initial reports suggest that the fire erupted in a godown of a sweet shop.
September 17, 2018 -
Preparations for Ganesh Chaturthi in full swing
September 12, 2018 -
Presidency Locked
Less than a decade after its foundation, the reputation of Kolkata’s Presidency University has hit the reefs. On Monday, it incurred the dubious distinction of being compelled to shift Tuesday’s convocation to Nandan III ~ an auditorium for screening films. The line that demarcates academic pursuit from cinema has consciously been blurred in consequence. Another …
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September 12, 2018 -
Urban distress
The disturbing collapse of the flyover in Majerhat, a lifeline to southern parts of Kolkata, has to be perceived in a context even deeper than the mishap at the Vivekananda bridge in that city in 2016 ~ though both provide ammunition to the Opposition to flay Mamata’s government. That petty politicking, even the Governor chipped …
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September 7, 2018 -
How many more?
Let alone dismantling the Posta flyover, as recommended by IIT Kharagpur, no action has as yet been taken on its report, underlining the “serious flaws in design and poor quality of raw materials” that were used for the construction of the Posta flyover
September 5, 2018 -
Two years after Vivekananda flyover collapse, no remedy
No decision taken on the probe committee’s recommendation report owing to paucity of required funds of around Rs 100 crore.
September 5, 2018 -
One dead in Majerhat bridge collapse | PM expresses grief, Governor calls for probe
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is in opposition in the state, raised questions on the government over the tragedy.
September 4, 2018 -
Kolkata: Majerhat Bridge collapses | Many feared trapped; rail, traffic hit
The Majerhat Bridge in Kolkata’s Alipore locality collapsed on Tuesday following heavy rains in the city.
September 4, 2018 -
Skeletons of 14 newborns found from abandoned compound in Kolkata
Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee said that the skeletons were soaked in some kind of chemical to prevent foul smell.
September 2, 2018 -
Auto roadmap
There is a certain heart-rending dimension to the long-delayed blueprint for auto-rickshaw operators in Kolkata, the Durgapur-Asansol region, and the Siliguri-Jalpaiguri belt. The revamped mode of operation, scheduled to come into force from September 1, has been formulated by West Bengal’s transport department after a baby was recently thrown off its mother’s arms onto the …
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August 31, 2018 -
Kolkata’s roads
The boast of the Mayor of Kolkata that “the roads here are in a better condition than in the rest of the country” may not, after all, be wholly off the mark. The truth is that the city’s roads may actually be better than those in Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru. Lutyens’ Delhi has excellent roads …
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August 28, 2018 -
Yami Gautam finds special connection in Kolkata
Celebrities have millions of fans around the globe. Some of them remain silent admirers, some go ahead and make a special display of their fondness and love for their idols. Bollywood actress Yami Gautam recently had such an experience. Yami Gautam is currently promoting her latest film Batti Gul Meter Chalu, which also stars Shahid Kapoor and …
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August 27, 2018 -
‘A wonderful example of cultural and musical fusion’
Documentary filmmaker Subha Das Mollick talks about the elaborate research that went behind the making of Calcutta Sonata, the iconic personalities she met in the process and much more.
August 25, 2018 -
City Malayalees call off Onam; funds to be sent to flood-hit Kerala
Malayalees in Kolkata have called off celebration of Onam due to the disastrous floods that have hit Kerala. The festival was supposed to be celebrated on 25 August. The Malayalees, many of whom have been living in Kolkata for decades, are collecting relief funds to send to the flood victims. Calcutta Malayalee Samajam (CMS), a …
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August 20, 2018 -
Kolkata: Schedule H1 drugs sale under scanner
Medicine shop owners accused of not seeking prescription; WBDDC official says they are making regular visits to outlets.
August 17, 2018