‘I am a tiger… Don’t come near me or I might BITE!’ It is a common adage that in forests where tigers thrive, it is a sign that the ecosystem is healthy. On International Tiger Day, also known as Global Tiger Day, celebrated on 29 July
Are you frightened after seeing thousands of messages forwarded on social media as to how it will feel if you have COVID-19? Or are you scared to stay at home isolation if you contract the virus. Even many are not aware from where to do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D4neGU8oQs Ticking off the bucket list has become a fantasy. Confined within the four walls of our homes for the past four months, vacation and outings seem to be a utopian thought. We have all been longing to step out of the house and explore all
Baghbazar is an ancient neighbourhood of North Kolkata with narrow, serpentine lanes and by-lanes criss-crossing and connecting the locality with other parts of the city. Tucked there inconspicuously, is a narrow lane close to Bagbazar Multipurpose School originally known as Kantapukur by-lane but later officially
And here is some good news. And that too by Bengali scientists of IIT Kharagpur led by Professors Suman Chakraborty and Dr Arindam Mondal who have developed successfully a portable rapid diagnostic device for quick testing of COVID 19 virus that will reportedly cost only
July 26. The day that makes every Indian proud and will make for generations to come. It was on this day 21 years ago that the Indian Army recaptured all the Indian posts in Kargil that had been occupied by Pakistani infiltrators. In the history
Sujoy Basu, a resident of Bhawanipore, brushes aside the need to wear a mask to curb the spread of corona virus and insists “it’s all a hoax.” He stands at the local cigarette kiosk, mask less, engrossed in an animated conversation with the shopkeeper, who
The number of active Covid-19 cases in Kolkata has spiraled in the last fortnight. There are no beds left to treat Covid-19 patients in several private hospitals in Kolkata while in others the number of beds is fast drying up as the city has witnessed
Trekking through pristine forests of Neora Valley National Park in Bengal is probably one of the best wilderness treks of our country. The Neora Valley National Park in the Kalimpong district of West Bengal spreads over an area of 88 square kilometres and is considered to
Octogenarian Dr Sushovan Banerjee is a physician from Bolpur, better known as ‘Ek Takar Daktar’ (one rupee doctor) for treating poor patients for just a rupee. Can you imagine? He is a general physician who has been treating patients for the past 57 years. Last