Kolkata: About 150 families of Bonkapasi, a remote village in Katwa, are burning the midnight oil to complete orders of “sholar saaj” (wood sponge ornamentation) for Durga Puja organisers across the country. With a turnover of more than Rs 50 crore during the puja months, all men will leave the village a couple of days before Mahalaya with these ornaments to dress up the Goddess in pandals....
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HANGZHOU: From Uncha Gaon to Hangzhou. The pains faced and endured along the way have been worth it for Eabad Ali -- India's first sailor to win an international medal in windsurfing. When this call went to Eabad, he was at his Asian Games base at the Ningbo Xiangshan Sailing Centre, a 140 km drive from the main city bustling with Games activity.Asian Games 2023: India's Neha Thakur wins silver in...