Bharosa – the word itself is synonymous with assurance, dependability and shelter. The West Bengal government will launch a programme for the elderly, where special training will be imparted to youths, keeping in mind their requirements. The project aims to bridge the gap between the
The district of Malda is almost synonymous with narcotics. Most farmers have given up paddy, wheat and corn cultivation and instead gone for more commercially viable poppy farming. Government statistics show last year, 94 per cent of the total poppy seeds production in the state
It was like any other summer night in Calcutta. The city slept peacefully. The streets were desolate. But no. Not all were asleep. The stars – page 3 celebs-- were wide awake. A couple of them, all ‘friends,’ huddled together in a nightclub with their
Sixty-four years ago, on May 29, 1953, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary first scaled Mount Everest, the world's highestpeak. Since then, the day is celebrated as Everest Day globally and mountaineers are joined by masses to herald a day of festivities. This year, however, just
The Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee was the first among her peers to address a Public Service Day event at the United Nations headquarters. The Mamata Banerjee government's Kanyashree scheme got international acclaim and she received the UN award for this programme. She spoke in
Oyon – currently living in Waltham, Massachusetts with his family – has recently won the Mighty Minds Contest which is a national competition for young inventors jointly organised by the National Inventors Hall of Fame and a youth educational summer camp called Camp Invention. Already
In 1985, the wife of the contemporary Indian President was detected with a grave neurological disease and needed to undergo surgery. The President’s private physician as well as the eminent Indian neurosurgeon of that time – Dr Ramamurthy advised him that only one individual –
When society changes, people change and problems also keep changing, why should values and religious rules remain unchanged? Ten years in the past from now, Sajeba Bibi, a resident of Beldanga's Mirzapur village, got 'Talak' (divorce). Since then she has been working as a bidi binder