Remember that Bengali ayurvedic chain known as Sadhana Oushadhalaya? Other than some rickety signboards in some parts of Central and North Kolkata, this earliest Ayurvedic medicine chain founded by a Bengali entrepreneur has gone into oblivion. Jogesh Chandra Ghosh, the man behind the brand had
Students of Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College have joined hands with the district health department to launch a tobacco free campus. With sustained campaign and awareness programmes, the students have successfully achieved the use of any form of tobacco products --- from cigarettes to gutka. This
Recently there has been a sudden rise in suicide cases among college students of Bengal. With the new academic session just started such cases of brilliant students ending their lives is quite alarming. From the meritorious Physics (Hons) student of St Xavier’s College who thought
It is no secret that Sushmita Sen is seriously dating model Rohman Shawl and since last year they have been seen on social media and on vacations in pretty intimate shots. From exotic vacations to romantic date nights to power yoga sessions, Sushmita and Rohman
Three tea addicts from different parts of Bengal have come together to set up a dream tea bar and boutique in one of the oldest corners of Kolkata. Nostalgia of Beadon Street comes alive at Chameli - The TEAlicious bar. Anindita and Mou from Siliguri and
The Independence Day weekend is round the corner and hundreds of tourists will flock to the beaches of Digha, Sankarpur and Mandarmani. In the wake of such tourist rush, the Digha-Sankarpur Development Board has taken strict measures to stop tourists from polluting the area. It
A difficult surgery is being performed on a patient’s left arm. The patient is raising a storm with his right hand on an instrument called Darbuka. A marathon hip joint surgery on an 80-year-old cannot stop her from singing her heart out. Someone’s leg is
Death did not come silently to Rabindranath Tagore, though he probably wanted it that way. The whole of India was so keen to see him recover from his ill health that none of Tagore’s last wishes were honoured. He was suffering from ailments that doctors
Former President Pranab Mukherjee makes Bengal proud. He will be awarded the Bharat Ratna today. An outstanding statesman he has served the nation selflessly and tirelessly for decades, leaving a strong imprint on the nation’s growth trajectory. Mukherjee was selected for Bharat Ratna – India’s highest
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come… Rabindranath Tagore always wished for a silent and dignified death. In his last days, before he was operated and slipped into a semi-conscious state, Tagore had shared