As the world watched the terrorist attack of serial stabbing on London Bridge last week with several injured and two killed, probably Calcuttans did not know that the Scotland Yard officer who led the counter-terrorism operations in this attack and nabbed the criminal saving further
Here is some good news for patients and their families who so long had to stand in long queues in government run medical colleges to collect test reports. It was really an ordeal for many of them come from various districts and spend almost the
Remember the iconic Billy Ocean’s song -- When the going gets tough/ The tough get going/ When the going gets rough/ The tough get rough. Every time you glance at the shy but determined face of Pintu Mahato, this song invariably comes to mind. The innocence
The devastating effects of the recent cyclonic storm, Bulbul, had taught Bengal one lesson – how important the Mangrove Forests of Sundarbans is and why they need to be preserved. While Bulbul caused massive damage to property and lives were lost in most of the affected
Latest QS World University Rankings Asia 2020 released on November 27 has given 1st position to Jadavpur University among 200 state universities of India including technology institutes. Earlier, Calcutta University had also received this rank ahead of JU, but the parameters were different then. In the
The state government is giving away low-cost flats to the low-income group so that everyone has a decent home that they can call their own. Since 2011 under government schemes around 1 lakh 75,000 flats were made out of which 60-70% were given to the
Yes, you heard it right. A species of mollusks found in the creeks of Sundarbans, might be an answer to the future of cancer therapy. A group of scientists from Bengal has developed an extract derived from these snails, that can act as an alternate
A treasure trove was discovered on Friday from Kolkata’s Sanskrit College --- a 200-year-old chest that has several precious documents of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. The documents show Vidyasagar had created a trust for the widows so many years ago and heaps of silver coins have
Now aspiring engineers from Bengali medium will also get a chance to write their JEE (Main) examinations in Bengali. To be effective from January 2021, the HRD ministry has directed the National Testing Agency to prepare for conducting the examination in 11 vernacular languages including
This will indeed be an exhibition with a difference where a 76-year-old engineer brings to life just through ink drawings the vignettes of our City of Joy. Vibrant sketches of anything and everything from iconic Howrah Bridge to Ras Mancha of Bishnupur. Septuagenarian Sandip Chatterjee