The Central Government announced today that it will rename India’s longest road tunnel called Chenani-Nashri tunnel as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Tunnel. Incidentally this is a state-of-the-art tunnel on Jammu Srinagar highway. It was in Kashmir that Shyama Prasad Mukherjee died under mysterious circumstances. He was
She had joined Kolkata Port Trust as Lady Trainee Officer in the Marine Section in 1992. This itself was a history scripted as Port Trust for the first time appointed two lady officers in the same year. Sarbari Das survived the grueling work, the other
As Chandrayan II has reached close to the moon, it has started sending new images of the moon surface to the Earth. The recent images show a series of craters on the moon. These are called impact craters and the photographs have been taken by
It’s always said children of rural Bengal are more fit than the urban kids, and why not, they do not play games at some club or are trained in some coaching centre with an aim to become a world champion. Rather they play to their
Scientists of the Biotechnology Department of Burdwan University have successfully recycled moss that grows in paddy fields to paper. This environment-friendly paper is a recycled product and hence will help remove weeds and moss from rice fields in a nature-friendly manner. Usually the moss that
Sainthood project was my ode to my muse – Kolkata. I have lived away from home for over 17 years and when I returned to the city, I realised how much I had missed it – the sounds, smell, drama and warmth of it all.The
In the past few years, Indian badminton players have received a lot of accolades in the world forum. With some of the dedicated and exceptionally talented players making it big, badminton is now in the limelight. With P.V. Sindhu’s success at being the first Indian
Scene 1: Bhanu Bandopadhyay enacting the role of Bachal on stage. The Dhaka audience mesmerized watching the play Chandragupta. But one person in the audience applauds the most! After all, one of his dear and best students Bhanu is on stage in a new avatar!
He was born in faraway Tuticorin. But he came to Kolkata as a student and in his childhood itself not just fell in love with the city, but also with Rabindranath Tagore’s creations. As Madan Mohan Raj grew up, he studied Homeopathy and was so
The State Heritage Commission has decided to give a heritage tag to Nabadwip and Coochbehar and turn them into model heritage cities. Both the cities have a rich cultural and historical past. Once they turn to heritage cities, they will be cleaner than what they