Tag: Kolkata

Kolkata: Thousands of devotees and revellers are making a beeline for a marquee in north Kolkata to pay obeisance to a Durga idol decked out in a sari made by using 22-carat gold worth crores of rupees, an organiser said on Friday. Those visiting the Santosh Mitra Square marquee are simply left awestruck while gazing at […]

Kolkata: Dressed to the nines, residents of West Bengal plunged into merriment on Tuesday marking the first day of Durga Puja – the biggest festival in this part of the world. “Sasthi” or “Bodhan” — the welcoming of the Durga idols and her pantheon – signalled the start of the five-day Puja as the eastern […]

Kolkata:  An 18-year-old shuttler collapsed and died while practising at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) complex here, officials said on Sunday. The body of Niharendu Mallick has been sent to hospital for autopsy, his coach M.M. Samantray said. While practising with three others, Niharendu collapsed on Saturday and was rushed to a private hospital nearby. […]

Kolkata: An 18-year-old shuttler collapsed and died while practising at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) complex here, officials said on Sunday. The body of Niharendu Mallick has been sent to hospital for autopsy, his coach M.M. Samantray said. While practising with three others, Niharendu collapsed on Saturday and was rushed to a private hospital […]

New Delhi: Located in the heart of Kolkata, the Victoria Memorial has long stood as a symbol of British Raj in India and the tourist hotspot has now topped the list for the Indian winners of Tripadvisors Travellers’ Choice awards for Museums. Tripadvisor is among the world’s largest travel websites and it said that the […]

Kolkata: East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting, the city’s three legacy clubs, met FIFA and AFC officials on Thursday hoping that when the roadmap of Indian football is chalked out on the lines of having one league, they are not left out. “FIFA and AFC officials had good meetings with three clubs of the […]

Kolkata: A minor fire broke out near a boarding gate at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here on Thursday but was put out immediately, an airport official said. “The operations at the airport were not affected and no one was injured due to the fire that broke out at 4.15 p.m. in one of the […]

Kolkata: World football’s governing body FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) officials will visit the city on September 13 and 14 to meet the state association and East Bengal and Mohun Bagan officials to discuss the way forward as to how there can be one league in the country from 2018. “FIFA officials will hold […]

Kolkata: All 68 passengers and crew members of a Bhutan Airlines flight were safely evacuated after smoke was seen coming out from the aircraft during its preparation for take-off from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here on Saturday, an official said. “Bhutan Air flight B3 700 going to Bangkok was held at taxiway […]

Kolkata: Country’s oldest cinematographer Ramanda Sengupta, who worked with legends like Jean Renoir, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen, died in Kolkata on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in a statement. Sengupta, 101, left behind his son. Born on May 8, 1916 in Dhaka, Sengupta studied in Santiniketan in his formative years and […]

New Delhi: In the first launch of real-time transit information for Google Maps in India, commuters riding the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) buses in Kolkata will now be able to get real-time bus information on the app. Starting Monday, Google has teamed up with the WBTC to add real-time information about bus arrival times […]

Kolkata: A software engineer died after he fell down while running on treadmill as part of an exercise regime on Saturday, police said. Police have started an investigation after registering a case of unnatural death, an officer at the Newtown police station said. According to eyewitnesses, the 24-year-old techie Amar M apparently lost his balance […]

Kolkata: All tickets for the 10 matches of the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India from October 6-28 here have been sold out in less than 12 hours after the first phase of tickets were launched. With football supporters of the city lapping up tickets for the 10 games which will be […]

Kolkata: During the first phase of ticket sales, an FIFA U-17 World Cup pass will cost just 48 rupees, tournament director Javier Ceppi said here on Sunday. The World Cup final will take place at the Salt Lake Stadium on October 28. The first phase of online ticket sale will start at exactly 19:11 hours […]

Kolkata: Two workers were killed and four others injured in a major accident in West Bengal’s IISCO Steel Plant early on Saturday morning, an official said. The accident occurred at 4 a.m. in the Burnpur unit of the Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO), a company statement said. “Prima facie, it appears that molten steel […]