Kolkata

India plans to introduce polymer currency notes from the next financial year KOLKATA: India’s proposed move to introduce polymer currency notes from the next financial year has stirred excitement among collectors and currency enthusiasts, with Kolkata-based notaphilist Deb Kumar Paul showcasing a rare collection of polymer banknotes from all countries that have issued them so…

CM Suvendu Adhikari said 33 persons from the state are missing although a list released by the govt gave 32 names KOLKATA: The terrifying visuals of the flash flood in Nepal have left families of the 33 Bengal travellers caught in the disaster zone in a state of shock and praying for a miracle.There has…

A BJP functionary at a Milad-un-Nabi programme Kolkata: Several BJP MLAs, assembly election candidates and party functionaries joined Eid Milad-un-Nabi programmes across Bengal on Wednesday, marking the first major engagement by the party seniors with a Muslim festival since they assumed office in May. While some were spotted with green turbans, others reminded people of…

Customers at a stall selling rakhis in Burrabazar Kolkata: Demand for rakhis has surged by nearly 75% in Kolkata’s wholesale markets following chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s announcement that Rakhi Bandhan will be celebrated as an official state-wide govt programme, with Tiranga and lotus-themed rakhis emerging as prominent choices. Clubs, businesses, institutions and other organisations are…

Anirban Chaudhuri, herpetologist and consultant, at the school on Thursday Kolkata: Students at the Bypass school where a class 3 girl was bitten by a snake attended a special session organised with Anirban Chaudhuri, herpetologist and consultant, on Thursday. Chaudhuri advised the kids to stay calm and immediately inform an adult on encountering a similar…

A stage being set up at the Jadavpur 8B bus stand where on Friday, Aug 28, CM Suvendu Adhikari will sing Vande Mataram. He is expected to be joined by 10,000 people. The programme has been called by the Jadavpur BJP organisational district around 3.30 pm Kolkata: Bengal will officially celebrate Rakhi Bandhan as a…

The incident was reported at the Phoolbagan Metro Station Kolkata: RPF personnel at Phoolbagan Metro Station apprehended a 19-year-old youth on Monday evening after he breached the rear driving cabin of an operational train using an unauthorised key, triggering a major security alert along Kolkata Metro’s Green Line.The suspect, Aritra Banerjee from Teghoria Park in…

Kolkata: In a move aimed at reducing filmmakers’ dependence on distributors for access to screens, the Bengal govt is exploring whether state-owned auditoriums and theatres can be upgraded and opened for regular screening of Bengali films.Access to screens emerged as one of the key concerns during two rounds of meetings between the information and cultural…

Mamtaz Sanghamita was former head of Medical College & Hospital’s gynaecology and obstetrics department Kolkata: Former Trinamool MP Mamtaz Sanghamita died in a city hospital on Thursday. A former head of Medical College & Hospital’s gynaecology and obstetrics department, Sanghamita was 80.Sanghamita was elected as an MP from Bardhaman-Durgapur in the 2014 Lok Sabha election.Born…

Missing tourist Lopamudra Kundu Kolkata: A software engineer from Sonarpur’s Baikunthapur has gone missing during a trip to Nepal, leaving her family worried.Lopamudra Kundu, who works with Infosys, had travelled to Nepal with 32 other tourists. Their tour was organised by Chalo Jai Travel Club. Kundu was one of the few youngsters in the group…