It is time to replace thermocol with our age-old ‘shola’ for combating air pollution. Eleven districts of West Bengal along with the assistance of German Consulate, have been trying to revive the old forgotten shola. Eleven districts including Coochbehar, Alipurduar, South Dinajpur, Maldah, Murshidabad, Birbhum,
Kolkata has always produced the best of brains, who still rule different academic posts across the globe. Reputed city schools with the best of teachers and education environment have always contributed to this superior academic acumen among students of city schools. However, that very rosy
Dr Sushobhon Banerjee is not any ordinary doctor. He is almost like God to the poor and needy. After completing his MBBS, MFPA, DSP and being a gold medalist, Dr Banerjee stayed back in Bolpur to serve the poor tribals who hardly have access to
‘Who will provide the high cost of fertilisers and pesticides needed to grow food crops like paddy or even cash crops like mustard and oil seeds?’ asked a visibly worried farmer Md Iqbal. Visible signs of poverty was etched on his face and toiling for
In the kind of the world we live in today, the cases of gender violence are on the rise and consequently, self-defense for women is of utmost importance. While men are touted as stronger sex, women unfortunately, are still considered vulnerable beings and easy targets.
In modern times, whenever we witness death, violence, war or bloodshed, we often utter the lines: ‘Ei mrittyu upottoka amar desh na’ (This valley of death is not my country). These are the immortal lines of poet Nabarun Bhattacharjee. He is well-known not just as
Another story of horror has hit the headlines today. A 23-year old ayah who used to get Rs 18,000 a month for a 12-hour duty has been roughing up an elderly bed-ridden woman for months. The woman’s son discovered the horror through CCTV footage after
She was the courageous tiger woman of yester years. Her name was Sushila Sundori, though no one was aware of her real name. Born in 1879 to a sex worker of Rambagan, the famous red-light area frequented by the babus of Kolkata, she wanted to
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has become the centre of trolls after he posted a quote by Rabindranath Tagore on his official Twitter account, attributing it to another famous author Kahlil Gibran. He posted an inspirational quote that read, “I slept and I dreamed that
Vroommmmm… often you might have heard these thundering roaring bikes racing with each other on flyovers and streets of Kolkata past midnight. If you are within the confines of your cozy bedroom, you are just awakened by the noise, if you are on the streets