Kolkata: A rare seabird with a rather unusual way of finding food has made its second recorded appearance in Bengal, after an Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) was sighted in the Sundarbans on Sunday by several naturalists and tourists.Known locally as ‘Jaladashyu Pakhi’, or the pirate bird, the Arctic Skua gets its colourful name from its…
Kolkata: While retrospective conversations surrounding his birth centenary frequently label Uttam Kumar as a romantic matinee idol, such views often overlook the actor’s willingness to embrace dark, complex and non-conformist roles that challenged his standard ‘bhadralok’ screen image. To explore this uncharted territory with fresh academic scope, a discussion was held at Sisir Mancha on…
KMC team visited the South City food court for inspection Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s food safety drive reached the food courts and restaurants in some of the city’s top malls — South City, Acropolis and Metropolis at Hiland Park — on Sunday.Inspection teams also visited multiple restaurants in Bentinck Street and Waterloo Street including…
A tiger caught in camera traps in Buxa this Jan Kolkata: They want tigers back in Buxa — but they do not want to live in fear of them.A perception survey among forest-fringe communities of Buxa Tiger Reserve has found broad support for the proposed tiger reintroduction, but also flagged a significant challenge: safety concerns….
KOLKATA: While retrospective conversations surrounding his birth centenary frequently label Uttam Kumar as a romantic matinee idol, such views often overlook the actor’s willingness to embrace dark, complex and non-conformist roles that challenged his standard ‘bhadralok’ screen image.To explore this uncharted territory with fresh academic scope, a discussion was held at Sisir Mancha on Saturday,…
Queue for long-distance buses at Esplanade Queue for bus at Esplanade bus terminus on Saturday — Photo by Indranil Das Kolkata: Train services between Kolkata and North Bengal were restored by Saturday evening after nearly 48 hours of round-the-clock work by around 400 railway officials and workers to repair tracks affected by land subsidence near…
The battle over the Jadavpur University walls continued on Saturday as Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), JU unit, wrote slogans such as “Free PoK”, “Free Aksai Chin”, “Akhand Bharat”, “Make JU nationalist again”, on the campus walls. This comes a day after another right-wing students’ body – Nationalist Students’ Front -made their debut on the…
The KMC food team during Saturday’s survey on Dacres Lane . picture by Bipab Bhattacharjee Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s food safety teams on Saturday destroyed cooked food and sweets at eateries on Dacres Lane, one of Kolkata’s most cherished food streets, after the items failed to clear the prescribed safety test. Separate teams of…
Kolkata: A bust of social reformer and educationist Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was found dumped in bushes at Vidyasagar Shishu Udyan in Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, on Saturday, prompting allegations of vandalism by local residents.The park is located in ward 11 of Baruipur Municipality, near the offices of the sub-divisional administration and the municipality. Residents visiting…
The victim Sarit Ghosh (16) KOLKATA: A Class XI student of an English-medium school in Kolkata and a seasoned swimmer who had been practising for the past eight years drowned in a swimming pool at Rabindra Sarobar during a regular practice session on Friday evening.Sarit Ghosh (16), a resident of Dhakuria, was reportedly practising an…
