Mithun Chakraborty turned 71 on June 17, 2021. The political controversies surrounding him notwithstanding, he has never been a politically inclined person, never mind his vacillating shift from one political party to another. Instead, in celebration of his attaining 71 summers, one needs to focus
It was a rainy August evening in the village of Panchal in Bankura. Farmer Bhairab Saini, famous for his rare lost variety of Bengal paddy cultivation in Bankura clusters, was returning from a hard day of work in the fields. He was accompanied by his
This year, Durga Puja falls in the second week of October. And Howrah Municipal Corporation intends to vaccinate all puja organisers, idol makers, priests, and labourers by the end of September. This was decided at a meeting held earlier this week between the district's health
His stories and movies were all about layered drama that weaved a magic and madness lifting them to the podium of world cinema. The only Indian director to get a Lifetime Achievement Oscar, Satyajit Ray, is still superbly relevant even on the online platform. Else
“West Bengal has topped the list of Indian states in terms of skill development. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made this announcement at a press conference in Nabanna earlier this week. She also announced that six of the country’s top 10 Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) are
“How many roads can you travel to be called a traveller? How far can you stay away from your home? We only think of the people who are sufferers, the road is our destination” --- that’s what Kakali Ghosh, IC Baruipur Women’s Police Station, has
As India grapples to come out of the dangerous 2nd wave of COVID-19, that literally left the country ravaged and exposed its unpreparedness, the possibility of a 3rd wave is looming large. Several doctors including AIIMS director have warned the countrymen and government that a
Probably that’s called dedication and a will to win the war against COVID-19. When most medical practitioners and doctors across the world are stressing upon vaccination being the only weapon to beat COVID-19, West Bengal government has set a precedence. Not only is it the
As many as 32,000 primary and upper primary teachers to get jobs by this year in West Bengal. This is indeed good news in the times of Pandemic when across India many are losing jobs. Here in Bengal on the contrary they are getting jobs.
There’s a reason why Jagannath Ghat in Kolkata is called what it is. Practically at the base of Howrah Bridge, the ghat, built by millionaire Bengali businessman Sobharam Basak in the latter half of the 18th century (approximately between 1758 and 1773), took its name