It was that fateful car crash on August 31, 1997 that killed one of the most iconic yet human face of England’s royal family, Princess Diana. She was so much like one of us, we still can relate to her sufferings as a wife, a
City made jewelry will soon bag the GI tag and will be known as Kolkatti, to reflect the geographical region from where they originated. A GI is a name or sign used on certain products that correspond to a specific geographical location or origin, which
Did your cell phones often lost connectivity while the train passed through metro tunnels and only got restored once you reached the stations? Now, it will no more get lost. You will be able to have a chat even while you are travelling on the
After Eco Park and innumerable other nature parks cropping up here and there in Bengal, another innovative Park is soon to come up. Gems and Jewelry Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has proposed to set up an integrated jewelry park in the state. They have agreed
Special units of commandos in police forces will now get a chance to use sniper rifles ‘Made in Bengal.’ So long they were trained with snipers imported from Germany or Russia like those made by Heckler and Koch and they would cost three times of
IT giant Infosys is finally coming with a 100-crore investment to Bengal that was so long not cleared due to a SEZ dilemma. However, after repeated meetings, Infosys has finally decided to start the project and soon the construction will start at the proposed 50
The Darjeeling municipality confirmed that Dera chief Ram Rahim’s ashram was being constructed at Bokshi Jhor and the work had started around six months ago. It is thus evident that the rapist guru was trying to spread his wings in Eastern India. However, with he in
The fishermen community of Shankarpur near Digha were in for a surprise yesterday. Their nets fished out remains of a missile like item, instead of getting a big catch of hilsa, that are usually netted during this part of the year. The tail fins and metal
Nitasha, a trans woman who hails from Kolkata, was named the first Miss Transqueen India.She is currently pursuing Masters in Business Management in Kolkata.Loiloi from Manipur bagged the first runner-up position and Ragasya from Chennai was crowned the second runner-up. The 16 finalists represented some of
Remember Byomkesh Parbo? Bengal’s two brilliant contemporaryactors Abir Chatterjee and Ritwick Chakraborty came together as Byomkesh-Ajit and their easy chemistry rocked the silver screen. Both are method actors with a solid theatre background, and that surely gets reflected when they perform in movies. They do