Even a few years ago the stately building of Rani Rashmoni at Janbazar was in shambles with illegal settlers taking over a part of the house. But hopefully now the tables are turned. The house at last has been recognised as a heritage building by
In the recently concluded 36thNational Games held at Gujarat, West Bengal thrashed Kerala 5-0 to emerge champion in men’s football. Winning the coveted Gold for the state was no mean feat for the hand-picked, young, motivated squad. Ever since the win, congratulatory messages and encouraging
Picture the scene. A girl is running frantically down the platform when the conductor’s whistle blows and the train starts chugging its way slowly out of the station. The girl races desperately to catch the train and then suddenly, a hand appears from one of
The Howrah Bridge moves like a gigantic scorpion, And Harrison Road follows it and proceeds along Rabindranath Tagore had penned this limerick when the twin cities of Calcutta and Howrah were connected by a pontoon or floating bridge, a precursor of the present Howrah Bridge, now
There were long serpentine queues at the Bangladesh film festival in Nandan on the inaugural day and the main attraction was a movie named “Hawa”. People were eagerly waiting for this movie even before the Bangladesh film festival started, which was proved by the record