The year 2017 is significant in more ways than one. It marks the centenary of the Russian Revolutionand heralds the 90th birthday of Akashvani’s Calcutta and Bombay stations.The first professionally-run radio station became operational in Bombay on July 23, 1927. That same year, radio services
Calcutta, once the City of Joy, has over the years transformed into a concrete jungle and high-rise apartments, that have replaced the city greenery. But such changes have not been able to affect Calcutta’s avian population or deter them from leading a happy and chirpy
Pathadisha, the android app launched by the state government to provide comprehensive information on public buses some time ago, now plans to include real-time information on ferry services and trams as well from December. Meanwhile, Pathadisha tracks 700 state buses at present, and will include
She has coaxed and cajoled and has finally succeeded in convincing poor tribal girls to join her in a match of football. She has challenged existing social norms to create a platform for other girls to pursue their dreams. She has coached them to become
The need for organ banks is on the rise worldwide. Moving with the times, eastern India’s first organ bank will begin operations in West Bengal soon. Infrastructure work is nearing completion at SSKM Hospital and a new seven-storied building has been built for this purpose. Recently
Born and brought up in Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas, internationally acclaimed author and poet Lopamudra Banerjee is presently living in Dallas but has been staying in different cities of USA for more than a decade now. But she still yearns to be close to her
Bharosa – the word itself is synonymous with assurance, dependability and shelter. The West Bengal government will launch a programme for the elderly, where special training will be imparted to youths, keeping in mind their requirements. The project aims to bridge the gap between the
Behind Bethune School on Beadon Street, lies a narrow lane called Bethune Row which connects Ramdulal Sarkar Street. This area is referred to as SimlaPara, a name derived from a local market. The sad tale of a great Mughal era poet is etched in the
The district of Malda is almost synonymous with narcotics. Most farmers have given up paddy, wheat and corn cultivation and instead gone for more commercially viable poppy farming. Government statistics show last year, 94 per cent of the total poppy seeds production in the state
A house atop a hill and hence the name, Tilabari. The British first noticed a cluster of houses (bari) atop a hill (tila) and named the place Tilabari. Situated in the Dooars region, Tilabari lies within the jurisdiction of Meteli police station. The West Bengal