Tag: Kolkata

Kolkata’s Kumartuli: Ma Durga idols ready to go abroad

According to Mintu Pal, the cost of making a Maa Durga idol was equal to the cost of sending it.

August 8, 2024

Severe Cyclonic storm ‘Remal’ continues to move “northward”, to gradually weaken into Cyclonic storm today

The Kolkata Municipality and Kolkata Police Disaster Management teams are engaged in clearing uprooted trees in the city.

May 27, 2024

Cyclone Remal makes landfall, authorities engaged in clearing uprooted trees in Kolkata amid rainfall

The landfall process began at 8:30 pm on Sunday over the adjacent coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh between Sagar Island and Khepupara, near the southwest of Mongla in the neighbouring country.

May 27, 2024

‘Peace Home’ opened at Raj Bhavan as temporary shelter for Sandeshkhali victims

Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Governor CV Ananda Bose, Sandip Rajput, said on Monday that the idea of opening the peace home was initiated by Governor CV Anand Bose after his recent visit to Sandeshkhali.

February 20, 2024

Diverse themes encapsulate day 2 of AKLF

The final two sessions included Maria Goretti reading from ‘To the Moon and Back’ and discussing pertinent themes with Ipsita Ganguli.

February 12, 2024

Mithun Chakraborty hospitalised in Kolkata

It is learnt that he was on the shooting floor while he started feeling uneasy. The exact medical complications are yet to be known.

February 10, 2024

Attack on ED sleuths: CCTVs installed near mastermind’s house after Calcutta HC order

Now questions have started surfacing in the political circles as to why the police took the steps only after they faced the ire of the court on this count.

January 17, 2024

Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates first Air India Express flight connecting Ayodhya to Bengaluru, Kolkata

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who was at Lucknow received the boarding pass for the first flight between Kolkata and Ayodhya.

January 17, 2024

Partisan debate erupts over Kolkata figuring near bottom of ‘clean cities’ list

The latest report by the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on the “cleanest” and “dirtiest” cities in India has led to an intense discourse in West Bengal.

January 14, 2024

New Year celebrations: Kolkata to be under blanket security cover on Sunday, Monday

Three watch towers will also be set up at three different locations, from where strict surveillance will be maintained.

December 30, 2023