Tag: Kolkata

Somnath Chatterjee: 1929-2018 | The ‘outstanding parliamentarian’

Expulsion from CPI(M), with which he had been associated for 40 long years, had deeply hurt Chatterjee. However, the veteran leader never made any effort to return to the party

August 13, 2018

Tributes pour in for Somnath Chatterjee, the 10-time Parliamentarian

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and political leaders cutting across party lines expressed grief over the veteran leader’s demise.

August 13, 2018

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, 89, passes away in Kolkata

The 10-time MP had been ailing for some time, was on dialysis; had suffered a heart attack on Sunday

August 13, 2018

The Kolkata connection of Gilbert Norman Pritchard and his family

After nearly four decades of research, this writer has managed to track down Pritchard’s descendants in England - and there is a strong connect to both Kolkata and cricket.

July 31, 2018

Obituary | Ramapada Chowdhury: End of a long literary era

World War II, India's Partition, the riots, West Bengal famine and the refugee crisis deeply affected Ramapada Chowdhury, and it reflected in most of his work

July 30, 2018

Kolkata | Private tutor inflicts burns on 6-year-old, arrested

According to police, accused tutor Chandra Kumari  hit Vishal with a hot ladle for failing to complete his lessons properly

July 28, 2018

Violence against doctors on the rise, hospitals need better security measures

The problem is worse in government hospitals, which lack appropriate security arrangements.

July 27, 2018

Kolkata | Cystic fibrosis raises concern; over 750 children test positive

Doctors say paediatricians should keep in mind cystic fibrosis while attending to patients with cough, fever and regular pneumonia.

July 27, 2018

Seven years after!

Close to seven years after the horrendous fire tragedy at AMRI Hospital in Kolkata’s Dhakuria (December 2011), the probe report of the Justice Tapan Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry has taken the lid off a pretty kettle of fish. The commission has blamed the Board of Directors fair and square, asserting that the worthies ~ businessmen, …

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July 27, 2018

Double-decker bus relaunch on the cards in Kolkata

Double-decker buses, which were an ubiquitous sight on the streets of Kolkata once upon a time, are likely to return to the city. The state government is considering to reintroduce the double-decker buses that were phased out by the Left Front government in the mid- 90s. Transport minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said in the …

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July 26, 2018

July the 21st

Kolkata was “turned upside down” last Saturday to summon the title of the seminal work on the English Revolution by one of the finest historians, Christopher Hill ~ The World Turned Upside Down. Whether or not the Bharatiya Janata Party’s government at the Centre is dumped in 2019 ~ as Mamata Banerjee hopes ~ it …

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July 25, 2018

Lakhs of devotees throng Mahesh, Mayapur for Rath Yatra

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off the Mayapur Rath Yatra organised by ISKON

July 15, 2018

Eyes stolen from dead child’s body at Kolkata hospital, alleges family

Probe on; the child, an accident victim, died at SSKM hospital on 9 July; family members say they found the eyes missing after they brought the body home

July 14, 2018

Nigerian woman carrying drugs arrested in Kolkata

The incident comes after five Chinese nationals were arrested here for carrying 200 kg of amphetamine worth Rs 40 crore. 

July 10, 2018

Not the first time Joy Mukherjee abused me: Sayantika Banerjee

Joy Mukherjee, the popular Bengali actor who was arrested on charges of assaulting actress Sayantika Banerjee, had allegedly abused the actress in the past.

July 9, 2018

Kolkata | Students end siege, allow Jadavpur University VC to go home

Students have given him a deadline till 5 pm, Friday, to roll back decision to scrap admission tests for 6 humanities subjects. English department teachers on strike today, say they will stay away from the entire admission process

July 6, 2018

Indigo flight returns to Kolkata after snag

A Bengaluru-bound Indigo flight from Kolkata returned to the NSCBI airport here on Sunday following a crack in the windshield of the aircraft, airport sources said. The flight 6E 345 had 178 passengers on board. “At around 10.15 a.m., Indigo 6E 345 returned due to windshield crack,” the sources said. It landed safely at 10.34 …

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June 25, 2018