Dr Robin Sengupta, the torchbearer of the world-class Institute of Neurosciences is one of the top 10 neurosurgeons of the world. After his stint with major hospitals of the world, he has returned to his roots, to Bengal to share his expertise and serve the
Sixteen-year-old Rushmita Oraon from Jalpaiguri Estate, the captain of Bengal Junior Rugby team made us proud. She brought home the Champion’s Trophy of the National Rubgy 7’s. Twenty-four girls had travelled to Chandigarh to represent the state in the Societe Generale Junior National Rugby Sevens
This is indeed a great news in the world of medical science. A team of city researchers from Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics along with another team from Indian Institute of Chemical Biology in collaboration with MD Anderson Cancer Centre Texas, have identified a protein
The entire world is paying a huge price for global warming. The polar ice sheets are melting faster than ever. Penguins and polar bears of the Arctic region are perishing. The scarcity of water has intensified in India. Environmentalists are repeatedly sending out signs of
It is indeed a moment of pride for the whole of Bengal, as the All India Medical Association headquarters in New Delhi is being named after a Bengali doctor. Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy who was born on 1 July 1882, is considered a medical magician
Remember the famous Chipko Movement where women of villages held on to their favourite trees to stop them from being cut? It was a repeat scene but this time, the young students of a Birbhum school held on to their favourite Kadam Tree on their
Until now, there was a common belief among the devotees of Ramkrishna Paramhansa that he had succumbed to death because of throat cancer at the age of 52. But the reason for his death recorded in the death register of Cossipore Police Station that was
Social media these days is full of false and distorted news. So much so, that at times they even create religious divide and can cause serious social repercussions. One such fake post yesterday on Facebook was doing the rounds stating that the West Bengal government
Amala Shankar completes 100 years. Celebrating this living legend, Sangeet Natak Academy and Mamata Shankar Dance Company will be holding a special programme today and tomorrow at Rabindra Sadan. Students of Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts will also participate. Amala Shankar has been known
She knows the problems of rakes and undercarriages of railways on her fingertips. She also knows how to keep railway carriages fit and fine. On a regular day at Santragachhi, she is seen hovering around railway carriages, checking them and noting their problems. Even senior