Ganesh idols being prepared at Kumartuli workshops on Monday. Photo by Indranil Das Kolkata: The number of Ganesh Pujas in Kolkata and its adjoining areas could rise by around 15% this year, according to idolmakers, with the total estimated to touch nearly 11,000 as the festival continues to spread across the city and neighbouring districts…
Bank employees voice their demands on Friday. picture by Subhojyoti Kanjilal Kolkata: On Friday, Partha Roy of Northern Avenue went to the nearby SBI branch to withdraw a large sum of money, beyond the ATM withdrawal limit. But he could not do so as the branch was closed. A majority of public sector banks and…
Kolkata: A popular rooftop restaurant on Chowringhee that had shut its kitchen for two days this week following a notice from Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) reopened on Friday after its ingredients and food samples passed the tests.According to KMC health department sources, a team from Roots visited the civic headquarters on Friday and submitted the…
Kolkata: After onions and sugar, vegetables are turning dearer, tightening the squeeze on household budgets. Retail prices of several vegetables have risen by 17% to 100% in barely 10 days, with cucumber recording the steepest jump — from Rs 40 a kg on Sept 1 to Rs 80 a kg on Wednesday.Market sources blamed the…
Kolkata International Foundation for Arts, Literature and Culture will host the Little Magazine Festival 2026 KOLKATA: Kolkata International Foundation for Arts, Literature and Culture will host the Little Magazine Festival 2026 on Sept 12 and 13, bringing together 25 little magazines, editors, poets, writers and literary enthusiasts for a two-day celebration of Bengal’s independent literary…
(Represnetative image) In a controversial move, the government has prohibited serious offenders from making phone calls to their families KOLKATA: Prisoners charged under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) or under various sections of the anti-terror laws or for waging war against the state are no longer able to make phone calls to their…
Kolkata: Jharkhand Police has arrested a Kolkata Police traffic sergeant and a woman civic volunteer of the Beliaghata Traffic Guard in connection with the murder of a businessman in Chandil in Jharkhand last month, senior police officials said on Friday. Six others had already been arrested in the case.“Ayan Gupta(37), a resident of Parnasree and…
Kolkata: An intense spell of rain pounded pockets of the city on Friday early morning. Triggered by a low pressure area, localities in north and central Kolkata received less rain than southern pockets.The Alipore Met office recorded a 44.3 mm of rain between 5.30 am on Thursday and 5.30 am on Friday.While this system is…
New drug to stall Alzheimer’s progress Kolkata: The first patient in eastern India has received a dose of the breakthrough imported drug to counter early Alzheimer’s disease at the state-run SSKM Hospital. Neurology department doctors administered the drug to a septuagenarian, a former air hostess with mild cognitive impairment.While the therapy is for 18 months,…
Kolkata: The state govt has formed a 10-member state-level advisory committee to examine proposals for naming and renaming of roads, streets, avenues, bridges and public places across Bengal, with Swami Pradiptananda or Kartik Maharaj as its chairperson. Its tenure will be determined by the state govt.The committee also includes former governor Tathagata Roy, adviser to…
