Kolkata: Nikita Singh launches ‘Like a Love Song’ at Starmark
Apr 02, 2016, at 09:26 pm
Kolkata, Mar 30 (IBNS): Author Nikita Singh flew down to Kolkata to launch her latest novel ‘Like a Love Song’ at the popular lifestyle retail chain Starmark's South City mall outlet on Tuesday.
Kolkata flyover collapse: NDRF, NDMA, Army synergies to remove rubble
Apr 01, 2016, at 05:52 pm
Rescue operations continues in Kolkata's Girish Park Area on Friday (Apr 1, 2016), where an under-construction flyover collapsed on Thursday afternoon, killing at least 23 people and leaving several others injured, according to official sources. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Rescue operation underway after Kolkata flyover collapse
Apr 01, 2016, at 04:07 pm
A 24X7 rescue operation is on to retrieve the bodies and survivors of those trapped under the debris of an under construction flyover in north Kolkata on Thursday (March 31, 2016) killing at least 21 so far and injuring nearly a hundred. Images of the operation after sundown. Images by Sandipan Kar/IBNS
Over 10 killed in Kolkata under construction fly over collapse
Apr 01, 2016, at 12:46 am
More than 10 people have been killed and several others were injured as an under-construction flyover collapsed near Ganesh Talkies cinema hall in north Kolkata on Thursday (March 31, 2016). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Over 10 killed in Kolkata under construction fly over collapse
Apr 01, 2016, at 12:44 am
More than 10 people have been killed and several others were injured as an under-construction flyover collapsed near Ganesh Talkies cinema hall in north Kolkata on Thursday (March 31, 2016). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Crossroad cafe inaugurated in Kolkata
Mar 30, 2016, at 05:41 pm
Kolkata, Mar 30 (IBNS): Crossroad Cafe, a one of its kind cafe, opened its door on Tuesday in south Kolkata's Lake Gardens area. Tollywood actor Gaurav Roy Chowdhury and Megha Chowdhury were present to grace the occasion. The cafe, an initiative of entrepreneurs Adarsh Kajaria and Rakhi Kajaria, offer a wide variety of all-day dining Mexican, Italian and American delicacies. Images by Sandipan Kar/IBNS
Kolkata: JIS Group organizes a session with dabbawala's of Mumbai
Mar 30, 2016, at 05:19 pm
JIS Group on Tuesday (March 29, 2016) organized a session with dabbawala's of Mumbai in Kolkata.Speaker, author, educationalist Pawan Agarwal shared his experience about the day to day struggle of a dabbwala and about their passion for this work at GNIT, Panihati campus. (Images by Debipriya Das/IBNS)
Jorasanko celebrates the ‘Basanta Utsab’
Mar 29, 2016, at 05:41 pm
Jorasanko Thakurbari celebrates the festival of spring Basanta Utsab at Jorasanko Rabindra Bharati campus, on 15th March 2016.. (Images by Sandip Roy/IBNS)
Kolkata: British Council hosts dance drama by Candoco dance group
Mar 28, 2016, at 05:28 pm
British Council presented a dance drama performance 'Studies for C' by internationally acclaimed Candoco Dance Company in Kolkata on Saturday (March 26, 2016). Director of British Council East India Sujata Sen, Dan Daw and Mirjam Gurtner were present at the occasion among others. (Images by Sandip Roy/IBNS)
'Basanta Utsab' celebrated at Visva-Bharati University
Mar 24, 2016, at 07:13 pm
Bengal celebrated 'Basanta Utsab' at Visva-Bharati University campus in Santiniketan,West Bengal on Wednesday (March, 23, 2016)t.The university founded by Rabindranath Tagore, Dol in Shantiniketan is played with dry colours and celebrated with dances and music. Images by Sandipan Kar/IBNS
'Basanta Utsab' celebrated at Visva-Bharati University
Mar 24, 2016, at 06:10 pm
Bengal celebrated 'Basanta Utsab' at Visva-Bharati University campus in Santiniketan, West Bengal on Wednesday (March, 23, 2016). The university founded by Rabindranath Tagore, Dol in Shantiniketan is played with dry colours and celebrated with dance and music. Images by Parantap Banerjee/IBNS
Mar 23, 2016, at 04:34 pm
People of Kolkata on Wednesday (Mar 23, 2016) celebrated Dol, the festival of colours. Dol involves people of all age group, who smear colours on each other as they usher in spring. Image by Subhodeep Sardar/IBNS.
STORY distributes books to underprivileged children
Mar 19, 2016, at 09:13 pm
Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at the book distribution programme at STORY (Elgin Road, Kolkata)
CPI-M hits the street to demand punishment for TMC leaders caught in sting
Mar 18, 2016, at 09:42 pm
A rally was organised by the opposition CPI-M in Kolkata demanding punishment for leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal who were caught allegedly taking bribe in a sting operation by news portal Narada News recently. Senior CPI-M leaders like Surjya Kanta Mishra and Biman Bose led the rally from Esplanade to Sealdah, Kolkata on Thursday (March 17,2016). Images by Sandipan Kar
'Basanta Utsab' celebrated in Rabindra Bharati University campus
Mar 17, 2016, at 04:10 pm
Rabindra Bharati University welcomed the spring with the flavour of colour as the institute celebrated 'Basanta Utsab' at its B T Road Campus on Wednesday (March, 16, 2016). Images by: Sandip Roy/IBNS
Starmark, in association with Niyogi Books, hosts the launch of ‘And the Teesta Flows...’
Mar 16, 2016, at 09:10 pm
Kolkata March 15 (IBNS) Authors Samita Chaudhuri and Utpal Chaudhuri unveiled their book, ‘And the Teesta Flows...’ at an outlet of leading lifestyle store Starmark in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee holds rally in Kolkata
Mar 15, 2016, at 03:18 am
West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday (Mar 13, 2016) walked in an election march in Kolkata, for upcoming West Bengal assembly polls. The rally started from Joka and concluded at Behala 14 No. Bus Stand area in the city. Thousands of TMC supporters and few party leaders joined the march here. Images by Subhodeep Sardar/IBNS.
There’s no greater violence than to deny the quest of children : Kailash Satyarthi
Mar 14, 2016, at 05:04 pm
Kolkata, March 14 (IBNS): Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday said that there is no greater violence on the Earth than to deny the quest of children. Images by Sandip Roy/IBNS
Bengal Chamber felicitates celeb mothers on Woman's Day
Mar 10, 2016, at 07:19 pm
The Bengal Chamber on the occasion of Women's Day (Mar 8, 2016) organized Ratnagarbha,a programme that paid tribute to the spirit of womankind and showing appreciation for the continuous contribution to the social, economic and political development of our country. The programme felicitated the mothers of successful people from the fields of sports, theatre, film, and music at The Chamber premises. Personalities like music composer Joy Sarkar, actor Mir, cricketer Debang Gandhi, tabla player Bickram Ghosh, television anchor Archana Vijaya, actress Koel Mallick, singer Lagnajita were present at the event with their mothers. Images by Parantap Banerjee/IBNS
Casa Kitchen to organize Fusion Food Fiesta
Mar 09, 2016, at 04:39 pm
Kolkata's Casa Kitchen is all set to organise a 16-day-long fusion food festival, Fusion Food Fiesta , on the first floor of the hotel Casa Fortuna from Mar 12-27, 2016 .The festival shall feature Chinese, Indian, Continental recipes. Images Sandip Ray/IBNS
Mamata Banerjee leads rally in Kolkata
Mar 09, 2016, at 04:36 pm
West Bengal CM and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee walked in a rally in Kolkata on Tuesday (Mar 8, 2016).Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Bengal celebrates Lithuanian National Day
Mar 08, 2016, at 10:01 pm
Kolkata, Mar 8 (IBNS) : Kolkata recently witnessed the bridging of barriers when Lithuania inaugurated its Honorary Consulate in Kolkata.
Mar 08, 2016, at 05:21 pm
Kolkata, Mar 7 (IBNS): The West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts and the Department of Sculpture, Rabindra Bharati University held a six-day residential workshop on the making of Rava masks at the Jela Parishad Bungalow in Kamakhyaguri, and also in some of its surrounding areas in Alipurduar in West Bengal.
Tollywood actress Mimi Chakraborty inaugurates Ratnajeevan Gems and Jewellery in Kolkata
Mar 06, 2016, at 04:27 am
Tollywood actress Mimi Chakraborty along with three parliament members Sultan Ahmed, Imran Hassan, and Nadimul Haque inaugurated a new outlet of gems and jewellery shop ‘Ratnajeevan Gems and Jewellery’ near Camac Street. (Images by Sandip Roy/ IBNS)
IDBI employees protest in Kolkata
Mar 06, 2016, at 03:27 am
Protesting against the Centre's move to sell the stake of Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI), a section of IDBI's employees on Saturday (Mar 5, 2016) staged a demonstration in front of IDBI's main branch (IDBI House) in Kolkata's Shakespeare Sarani area. Images by Subhodeep Sardar/IBNS
Mar 05, 2016, at 05:28 pm
Shri Biplab Biswas, Shri Jagannath Majumder, Shri Sudipta Sengupta (all three are senior journalists) and Shri Santanu Palodhi, former Addl.DG (M&C), PIB, Kolkata at the inauguration of VARTALAP in Baharampur, Murshidabad, West Bengal on March 4, 2016.
Chowman: opens their 6th outlet in Behala
Mar 04, 2016, at 04:41 pm
Tollywood actor Soham and actress Arunima Ghosh came together for the opening of a Chinese chain restaurant Chowman's 6th outlet at Kolkata's Behala region on Wednesday (Mar 2, 2016). Images by Sandip Roy
Moubani Sorcar participates in Kalyani Ananda Utsab
Mar 01, 2016, at 08:49 pm
Actress Moubani Sorcar as the Guest of Honour with some of the 450 children of 17 schools of 24-Parganas (South) who, along with their teachers, principals and parents, took part in the Kalyani Ananda Utsab 2016 organised by Kalyani, a Bikram Dasgupta Foundation, at the Globsyn Knowledge Campus in Bishnupur, near Amtala on Feb 27, 2016, with a view to providing opportunities to display their talents on the theme ‘Inventions & Inventors’. Mrs. Ranjana Dasgupta, Managing Trustee, Kalyani, is with them.
Starmark, in association with Jaico Publishing House, hosts the launch of Two Quality Ladies
Feb 29, 2016, at 06:39 pm
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS): Bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Jaico Publishing House on Friday, hosted the launch of Amrita Priya’s novel Two Quality Ladies at its South City Mall outlet.
ICCR Kolkata hosts Translation, an art exhibition for young artists
Feb 26, 2016, at 08:45 pm
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IBNS): Nandalal Bose Gallery and Jamini Roy Gallery of ICCR in Kolkata is hosting 'TRANSLATIONS', the fifth international young artists exhibition promoted by Emergent Art Space, a non profit organization based in San Francisco, USA. Images by Parantap Banerjee/IBNS