Sunanda, daughter of Ranajit Howladar, at her residence in Behala Kolkata: Five days after flash floods ravaged parts of Nepal, families of missing Bengal tourists are clutching at every possible lead — a last phone ping, an immigration record, a survivor list, emailing the Chinese govt, or even checking the possibility of travelling to the…
Basirhat couple back from Nepal Kolkata: A Nepal police warning and a local driver who turned the vehicle around saved 64-year-old retired schoolteacher Anukul Poddar and his wife Reba Ray Poddar, residents of Basirhat, who were about an hour-and-a-half away from the Nepal-China (Tibet) border where disaster struck. Their hours of anxiety and uncertainty ended…
Kolkata: A six-inch-long plastic strip, which had been lodged inside the right arm of a woman, was extracted after a series of tests and a prolonged period of diagnosis, leaving doctors surprised at a city private hospital. The 59-year-old patient had been experiencing excruciating pain and had pus flowing out from an injury in her…
Kolkata: The era of Kolkata’s iconic double-door private buses might finally be drawing to a close, as one of the city’s most famous routes, L-238, rapidly transitions its fleet to single-door vehicles.Known among daily commuters as the “VIP King” for its dominating presence on the Barasat–Howrah route, L-238 was the last remaining bastion of private…
The tourists from Arambag in the video Arambag/Kolkata: A video by 65 Arambag residents, who are presently touring Nepal in a bus, has provided much needed relief for their families back in the Hooghly districts. Though aware about their safety, the failure of being able to connect with them and see them on a video…
Ever since Bengal elections grabbed the nation’s attention, the humble jhal muri has had a field day. It started with a muri wallah in Jhargram, tossing up the spicy mix in a thonga for the Prime Minister. It has now made a gourmet appearance at Gaggan Anand’s much anticipated restaurant in Delhi, where he is…
Steam curls off a banana leaf. Somewhere between the sharp hit of curry leaves crackling in coconut oil and the low, patient simmer of a rasam finding its pepper, Kolkata has quietly fallen for a cuisine it once only enjoyed at breakfast counters. For years, South Indian cuisines in the city meant a hurried plate…
Kolkata: Amid forecast for more rain over the next two days, Kolkata has already received a monthly rain surplus of around 19% in Aug.Till Sunday, the city has logged 423.3 mm of rain this month and surpassed the normal monthly rain count.As far as seasonal count is concerned, Kolkata has received 1,108.5 mm rain so…
Unfinished idols at a workshop Kolkata: Faced with hurdles of persistent rain, delayed clay supplies and orders, Kumartuli’s idol-makers are working longer hours to complete Ganesh Puja orders. They are also busy crafting idols for Durga Puja.The weather has played the spoilsport at this critical time of the year, which is crucial for drying of…
The building that houses the ill-fated hotel Kolkata: Separate inquiries by both police and fire department have now officially established the suspicion of the state administration that hotel Shikha Inn on Free School Street, where a fire broke out on Aug 19, had been operating illegally without a valid fire safety certificate.There was no emergency…
