Infrastructural changes are being made to address the lack of toilets in Kolkata. In a recent move, the state government has finalized plans to install coin-operated, self-cleaning public e-toilets. Those who have travelled abroad and have been to Hong Kong or Singapore are familiar with
Of all the delectable street food items Calcutta is renowned for, shingara (do not mix it with North Indian samosa) definitely ensures its spot right on the top list. Shingara can be described as the cousin of Samosa though whose origin can be traced back
Gorosthaney Shabdhan! South Park Street Cemetery of Kolkata is often related to this Sandip Ray Feluda movie that was primarily shot at one of the oldest graveyards of British India that still hold on to various tales. This cemetery was one of the earliest non-church
Deepa and Samapti Mondal are siblings from Ankhola village under Habra’s Kumra gram panchayat. Both completed their graduation and were keen to take up government jobs. They had put their heart and soul to study and crack the competitive examinations required to get a government
Legendary director Ritwik Ghatak is not just famous in West Bengal, but has an equal fan following on the other side of the Padma. Ghatak’s ancestral home is still found in the Rajshahi district of Bangladesh. But last week, the Rajshahi Homoeopathic Medical College and
Howrah is a busy industrial town and the second largest city in West Bengal. It has a distinguished history of more than 500 years. The name Howrah was derived from the word ‘Haor’ for a fluvial swampy lake where water, mud and organic debris accumulate.
With the aim of preserving the ecological balance of the Sundarbans and promoting it as the country’s only attractive mangrove zoo destination, the West Bengal Government has taken up an initiative to set up an eco-tourism hub there. It will come up in Jharkhali. The mangrove
How about learning scientific techniques, feats and gaining scientific knowledge in the backdrop of snow-capped Kanchenjungha and the beauty of the Land of Orchids? Kalimpong Science Centre is one such unique place where you get nature and science in their combined best. Kalimpong is a
Shankar is a young greenhorn who stumbles into a job behind the reception desk of the elite Shahjahan Hotel. He looks around in awe as he tries to get a foothold when he is assigned his first task: type out 50 breakfast menu cards. Jimmy,
Century-old Kolkata Trams get a chic 21st-century transformation. A refurbished tramcar fitted with air-conditioners, has emerged as a beacon of hope for the tram cars facing extinction. The oldest operating electric tram system in Asia, Kolkata Tramways has been running since 1902 and is a