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Muted in grandeur, Pujas won’t give themes a miss

Kolkata: At a time when all the festivals and celebrations are going through uncertain times due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Durga Puja organisers and Maa’s followers are heaving a sigh of relief that at least...

‘The PM’ India never had

From Union Finance Ministry to Political Oblivion to being the first Bengali President, the ‘Chanakya’ of Indian politics had tasted it all. Despite being the first citizen of the country, Pranab Mukherjee, more commonly known as...

Coronavirus infected people need positive support from society, feel survivors 

Kolkata: From getting discharge certificate with the header ‘Death Certificate’ to facing hardship due to societal acrimony and ignorance, COVID survivors need protection from the system as much as from the disease. That is the...

United to help cyclone Amphan victims

Kolkata: Cyclone Nisarga has made its landfall in Maharashtra, exactly a fortnight after super cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc in West Bengal. Amphan, had made its landfall on May 20 and left behind a trail of...

Super cyclone Amphan digs a watery grave for Kumartuli artisans

Kolkata: Super cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc in Kolkata, flattening thousands of trees and flooding roads and lanes. Kumartuli, the place of famous Durga Puja idol makers too suffered extensive damage due to waterlogging. Many of...

Daily wagers find alternate income ops to survive lockdown

Kolkata: According to the Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy (CMIE) the current data of unemployment in India is at a record high of 27.1%, four times than that of US. Unemployment rate went up to...

Chaos continues outside liquor shops, police lathi charge not dampening spirit of buyers

Kolkata: Since Monday, Kolkata woke up to a new type of chaos. Like several other cities, it too witnessed serpentinous queues of men defying the social distancing norm to get their hands alcohol of their...

Many markets fail to adhere to all govt directives during lockdown

Kolkata: Bengalis love their food and they want it as fresh as possible. Festival or not, Kolkatans can be seen thronging markets for their daily dose of fish and vegetables throughout the year. Even in a...

Corona Virus Threatens To Sting Bengal’s Famous Durga Puja

Kolkata: It is a common that almost every year incessant rains dampen the festive mood during Durga Puja. This year however, the weather is the last thing on the minds of the sculptors or organisers...

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CM Yogi should resign: Md Salim

Kolkata: The Left and the Congress jointly organised a mega rally in Kolkata on Tuesday against the gang rape of a dalit woman in...

Rajan Choudhary: A man on a mission to save the girl child

Jhunjhunu/Jaipur: On February 23, a three year imprisonment was awarded to three people for having conducted sex determination test under Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic...

Sakshi Maharaj getting quarantined and the strength of BJP’s (mis)information ecosystem

Giridih/Ranchi: Member of Parliament (MP) from Unnao, Sakshi Maharaj getting quarantined in Giridih, Jharkhand and being let off within a day has once again...

Every experiment pays off for BJP in Jharkhand, Mahagathbandhan’s arithmetic fails

Ranchi: When the Mahagathbandhan was being formed in Jharkhand, it looked strong. To stop it from snatching away its seats, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...

The Hindutva fake-news factories spreading hate-virus at the time of Corona

The first casualty of war is truth, goes the saying. However, the current war against corona pandemic was supposed to be an exception since...