Well, a village in Alipurduar has set a rare precedence. It is an arid zone has transformed into a green valley with the touch of a magic wand, or so it seems. The dry fallow land was unfit for cultivation and residents of the area
Rinku Bhakat of Purulia entered the prestigious ‘Mrs Asia’ beauty pageant at the age of 41 and came out trumps. Her journey, that began in Huchukpara, Purulia, four decades ago, has been an interesting one so far. She had never ever thought of entering any
In our childhood, no circus would be complete without painted clowns, those dwarf figures, we always laughed at and they made all efforts to make us roll down in laughter. Those not-so-ordinary men,who either tried stuffing themselves into too-small cars or hitting each other over
Author Shibram Chakraborty had the rare ability to laugh at himself. His creations, Harshabardhan and Gobardhan will remain immortal in Bengali literature. There are many snippets that show the humorous side of Chakraborty.One such story revolves around Chakraborty and another renowned Bengali poet/author/ filmmaker, Premendra
This is the third giraffe fatality of Alipore Zoo in recent memory. In 2008, a Giraffe from Alipore Zoo died en route to Nandankan after being electrocuted by contact with a high voltage wire. Last year in 2016, a giraffe from Alipore Zoo died soon
Four city-based scientists have discovered a new path to block cancer’s long march. Researchers from the Institute of Bio-Physics at Bose Institute, Kolkata, have detected the culprit responsible for the progress of cancer metastasis or spread of cancer cells from its primary site of origin
This is great news for all nature and wildlife lovers of India and surely of Bengal as sightings of Indian Wild Dog or Dhole have been reported from Buxa Tiger Reserve of North Bengal recently. Camera of a tourist caught these animals that belong to
Kanyashree Scheme, the brainchild of Bengal’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee, has not just been a hit as an idea the world over, specially recognized by UN, but also is showing results at the ground level. The Kanyashree Brigade, that was also set up in different
The physical distance between a non-descript village of Ghatal in West Midnapore district and England’s Oxford University is huge, the means to reach the pinnacles of world education along with the merit and hard work needed is even more daunting. But this path has been
Dasghara is a village between Dhanekhali and Tarakeshwar. Educationist Paramita Biswas whose family had a major contribution in the education movement in the village, has recently set up Dasghara Girls’ College to support higher education of local girls. She speaks to Saheli Mitra in an