Kolkata: As Christmas approaches, churches across Kolkata are witnessing a surge of activity as congregations prepare for one of the most important days on the city's festive calendar. From special liturgies and carol services to charitable programmes and elaborate decorations, the city's churches are blending faith, festivity, and philanthropy in the days leading up to Christmas.Preparations are...
Kolkata: Bangladesh director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit's feature film, ‘Master' has been selected for the Big Screen Competition at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR).Sumit's father was a Muktijoddha (freedom fighter) involved in Awami League politics, but he has no official ties with the party. Yet, he said, making ‘Master' turned his life into a "political thriller" with "political...
MURSHIDABAD: Suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir on Monday announced that he will launch a new political party at noon, stating that the outfit will work for the common man, deprived Muslims and the aam aadmi.Speaking to reporters, Kabir said, “I am launching a new party at noon today. This party is being formed to work for the common man.” He added that the party would focus on...
KOLKATA: Shiraz Ali Khan, a Kolkata-based sarod player with family roots in Bangladesh, was to perform in a concert at Chhayanaut in Dhaka on Dec 19. But just hours before the programme, the culture hub was vandalised amid a nationwide spiral of unrest triggered by the death of radical activist Sharif Osman Hadi.Shiraz managed to “flee” to Kolkata on Saturday evening, suppressing his Indian...
The Sunderbans largely remains under-developed and can be developed to its true potential under proper political leadership, said Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday.Yadav, who is also BJP's election in-charge in Bengal added: "There are problems of encroachment, illegal migrants and poor development of tourism infrastructure. This is a Unesco World Heritage site. But I believe there's...
Kolkata: Restaurants across Kolkata introduced late closure on Saturday, which is earlier than in previous years. They will stay open beyond midnight on several days during the Christmas-New Year week. The iconic Mocambo and Peter Cat restaurants off Park Street, along with Peter Hu, introduced late closure on Saturday. While they plan to serve liquor till 12.20 am, food will be available till at least...
Kolkata: After a 52-year-old man, Bhaskar Mukherjee, hanged himself to death at Kalyanpur in Ausgram on Wednesday, police said the man's family alleged that Mukherjee had taken his own life distressed over SIR (Special Intensive Revision) related issues, reports Mohammad Asif.East Burdwan SP Sayak Das said the family members verbally informed police that Mukherjee was distressed over SIR-related...
Kolkata: The Kolkata Gynaecological Oncology Trials and Translational Research Group received ICMR funding for the clinical trial of a PARP inhibitor, a costly anti-cancer drug for targeted therapy involving mutations in the BRCA gene. The clinical trial will involve 350 patients suffering from ovarian cancer, the second leading cancer among women.Launched on Friday at the 8th annual meet organised by...
Darjeeling: The 182-year-old St Andrew's Church near Mall Road in Darjeeling, which had been restored by the state govt, was virtually inaugurated by CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday. The CM inaugurated the restored structure, with its distinctive Gothic-style features intact, during the 15th Kolkata Christmas Festival at Allen Park on Park Street."The conservation work of St Andrew's Church,...
Kolkata: Bengal's cultural fraternity has strongly condemned the vandalism of Chhayanaut office in Dhanmondi — one of Bangladesh's oldest heritage-rich cultural organisations — in the wake of the death of Inquilab Moncho neta Osman Hadi. Chhayanaut was founded in 1961 specifically to defy a ban by Pakistan's military rules on celebrating Rabindranath Tagore's birth centenary. It became a symbol of...
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