Normally, sanitary napkins are made of imported cotton or wood cellulose. But now they will be made of jute! These low-cost jute based sanitary napkins have been developed by Indian Jute Industries Research Association (IJIRA) at Kolkata and now on the verge of commercial production,
It was a different morning at Santiniketan. It was July 25, 1941, when Rabindranath Tagore left his abode of peace for the last time, never to return again. He also left behind fond memories of seventy long years. That day he was dressed up and
The flowing Ichhamati always had a romantic appeal. No wonder it has featured in many iconic movies, literature and even played a crucial role in uniting the two sides of Bengal. But that very river is dying, a slow and painful death and when India
Have you ever heard of paddy breeds called Dui Satin (two wives of a polygamous man) or Teen Satin? They look like two pods of fine brown rice lying next to each other, just like two wives in conversation. Places like Mathurapur in South 24-Parganas
New Market, the grand old marketplace constructed by the British in 1874, stands as one of the last bastion of Kolkata’s colonial pride, a city that is fast changing with modern skyscrapers and modern structures. The impressive Victorian Gothic market complex stands as an edifice
He loved playing with toy rockets as a child and would often sit to assemble its parts to make a new one. Probably that child’s play had a bigger inspiration in store for Souresh Pal of Katwa. Son of a physics teacher of a semi-urban
Officers of the cyber cell of Kolkata Police need to be applauded for saving a man’s life in the middle of the night. A detailed email sent by FB after a man posted a live video from the top of a flyover attempting to commit
We have so long heard of Monica Batra, India’s reigning queen of Table Tennis. But the Commonwealth Table Tennis saw a new rising star, Bengal’s Aihika Mukherjee who went on to become the first Indian woman to win a gold in singles event. The games
A week before Uttam Kumar died on July 24, 1980, he had wanted to meet his Rama, actress Suchitra Sen who has often been compared to Hollywood’s recluse Greta Garbo. He called her after watching the movie ‘Alo Aamaar Alo’ on TV, but Suchitra Sen
Are you looking for a government job? Utkarsh Bangla, is a state government programme which is here to convert your dream into reality. The state government will soon be appointing people in their multiple vacant posts on the basis of a one-year contract. However, this