Tag: Kolkata

Tragedy unfolded at the popular Chore Bagan Sarbojanin Puja pandal in northern Kolkata on Saptami puja day. Failure to deal with unusual overcrowding during rain is said to be the main cause behind the stampede.

As leaders of Mamata Banerjee’s faction of Trinamool Congress targeted West Bengal’s BJP government and accused it of negligence in the security of a former CM, state industries minister Tapas Roy asked if Banerjee had forgotten the security situation during her own rule.

The non-profit MassArt, led by ex-minister Indranil Sen's wife, collected large sums from the public by falsely claiming to be a UNESCO-sponsored entity, officials said. The money was then allegedly used for personal gain.

The class-11 girl lived alone at a Kolkata hotel, waiting to be taken to the airport to board a plane to the US. She was made to believe that she would get a job as a receptionist in the USA with a monthly salary of ₹3 lakh.

'Bollywoof' is going to be the first Western-style animation feature film to be set in contemporary India. Much of its story takes place in Kolkata. It is a “celebration of the relationship between India and the UK,” say the producers.

Durga Puja organisers in West Bengal will have to be cautious this year. The Suvendu Adhikari government has told Puja committees that idols, pandal designs and themes cannot depart from “Sanatan traditions”.

At the rally for which the FIR has been filed, Mamata Banerjee had hit out at what she called “political atrocities” being inflicted on her party’s supporters in West Bengal, alleging these were being orchestrated “at the initiative of the BJP.”

BJP is “scared” of the Cockroach Janta Party, says the outfit’s national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka. “Cockroaches of Bengal will continue to visit govt schools and push the Bengal govt to get them fixed. The more you stop us, the bigger we become,” he said.

The body of 74-year-old Ashish Banerjee, who was a five-time MLA, was found hanging at the office of Trinamool Congress in Rampurhat on August 16.

Controversial Bangladeshi author's return to Kolkata will rekindle memories, hope, dialogue and belonging.