Jadavpur University’s School of Cultural Texts and Records has taken up a mammoth task of recording the evolution of every Bengali word. These words will then be compiled into an online dictionary known as Shabdakalpa. This project is first of its kind in any Indian
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The new metro station being built at Sealdah will look like Rome’s Colosseum. Considering the importance of this station on the route, the metro authorities wanted to give it a historical twist keeping in mind that Kolkata itself is more than 300 years old. The
You cannot sense the beauty of a product if you do not touch it with all your senses. Remember, how Anne Sullivan, teacher of Helen Keller, had taught her blind student the first words, with the science of touch? Yes, by writing the letters on
Long queues at the outdoor departments of most state-run hospitals is a common sight. Several patients who come from different districts often have a trying time even to book an out-patient ticket to show to the doctor of their choice and need. In a bid
The Rabindra Setu or the Howrah Bridge will soon glow in colours of a dynamic Light-and-Sound show from this October. It will even don the colours of India’s Tricolour on special occasions like Independence Day and Republic Day or on awareness months. Like on Breast
Just like trams have been a part of Kolkata’s chromosome, so have Double Decker buses. But we missed this childhood nostalgia for many years as the ramshackle polluting doubled deckers were taken off roads. However, this winter you will get to see those Red Lined
A new airport might soon come up on 1000 acres in Barrackpore. The State Government has formed a committee to find a suitable land, required for an alternative airport. Food Minister Jyotipriyo Mullick is heading the committee as its Chairman. The committee has identified the
Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital will soon be the new one-stop organ donation and transplant centre and that too at a low cost. This hospital is coming up with a huge operation theatre which will provide every facility for transplanting different organs and giving a new life
In the recently concluded World Mayor’s Summit at Copenhagen where KMDA got one of the highest honours, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has mentioned how the state transport department is ready with a roadmap to convert the entire transport fleet of the city to E-buses by