Village Welfare Society, VFS jointly celebrate International Women's Day
Mar 10, 2015, at 06:02 pm
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Saluting the spirit of women, Village Welfare Society and VFS jointly celebrated International Women's Day on Monday.
NSDC announces 8 fold jump in number of women skilled over 4 yrs
Mar 10, 2015, at 05:52 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) on Monday announced an eight fold jump in the number of women choosing to acquire a skill from its training centres over a four year period.
'I am not a mother- Noho Mata', a concept by Sudeshna Basu
Mar 09, 2015, at 06:31 pm
Kolkata, Mar 8 (IBNS): Story, a bookstore in Kolkata from Primarc Group of Companies, celebrated the International Women’s Day by bringing together Sudeshna Basu along with other eminent personalities, including Dolly Basu, Anashua Majumdar and Biblab Dasgupta, in one common platform for ‘I am not a mother - Noho Mata’, on Sunday.
Joint India-Nepal exercise concludes
Mar 09, 2015, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Eighth India-Nepal Combined Exercise (Surya Kiran VIII) which commenced on Feb 23 concluded on Saturday at Salijhandi in Nepal.
CPI-M attacks TMC, BJP at Brigade rally
Mar 09, 2015, at 04:07 am
Kolkata, Mar 8 (IBNS): Top Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders, including former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, addressed a rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata where they hit out at the ruling Trinamool Congress(TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments on Sunday. Images by Sounak Choudhury/IBNS
Kolkata's PC Chandra Gardens celebrates Holi
Mar 07, 2015, at 10:03 pm
Kolkata, Mar 7 (IBNS): A celebration of the triumph of good over evil, Holi, is one of India's most fun-filled festivals celebrating happiness and togetherness. This year, Buzz 365 Entertainments, Co-ordinated by Media Connect celebrated the festival of colours as 'Rangostav 2015-Buzz Ki Holi Festival' at PC Chandra Gardens in Kolkata. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Kolkata's PC Chandra Gardens celebrates Holi
Mar 07, 2015, at 10:01 pm
Kolkata, Mar 7 (IBNS): A celebration of the triumph of good over evil, Holi, is one of India's most fun-filled festivals celebrating happiness and togetherness. This year, Buzz 365 Entertainments, Co-ordinated by Media Connect celebrated the festival of colours as 'Rangostav 2015-Buzz Ki Holi Festival' at PC Chandra Gardens in Kolkata. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Akar Prakar to host Raza's 'Aarambh'
Mar 07, 2015, at 09:55 pm
Kolkata, Mar 6 (IBNS): Kolkata's art gallery Akar Prakar is going to host an exhibition named 'Aarambh' on the recent works of artist Sayed Haider Raza.
Mar 06, 2015, at 10:16 pm
Holi, the festival of colours, is being celebrated across India. Images of the celebrations in eastern city Kolkata. Images by Soumyadeep Pal/IBNS​
Mar 05, 2015, at 06:39 pm
Kolkata celebrates Holi, the festival of colours on Thursday (5 Mar, 2015).
Mar 05, 2015, at 06:27 pm
With people, specially children, busy doing their last minute shopping to select the best possible colours for their 'Holi' celebrations, Kolkata is all set to observe the festival of colours on Thursday.
Kolkata: RBU celebrates Basanta Utsav
Mar 03, 2015, at 09:54 pm
Rabindra Bharati University celebrated the festival of colours at its Jorasanko campus on Monday ( Mar 2, 2015). Images by Sounak Choudhury/IBNS.
Mar 03, 2015, at 09:49 pm
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar called on Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in Dhaka on Monday (Mar 2, 2015).
Harley-Davidson Livewire experience tour expands to international destinations
Feb 25, 2015, at 07:04 pm
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IBNS) – Riders around the world will have the chance to add their voices to help shape the future of Project LiveWire Harley-Davidson’s first electric motorcycle, as the company’s Project LiveWireExperience tour expands globally in 2015.
Kolkata hosts mega-servicemen rally
Feb 23, 2015, at 10:26 pm
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IBNS) Around 1800 Ex-Servicemen (ESM) participated in a rally at 51 Engineer, Kanchrapara organized by the Army here on Sunday.
US Consulate Kolkata celebrates Black History Month
Feb 21, 2015, at 08:29 pm
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IBNS): The US Consulate in Kolkata arranged a special programme on Thursday to mark the Black History Month in Kolkata's American Center.
Alipore Zoo shifts trio-chimps to enclosure
Feb 21, 2015, at 08:25 pm
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IBNS): The Alipore Zoological Gardens authority in Kolkata on Friday shifted three baby chimpanzees of two and half years of age to the enclosure on zoo premises. Images by Avishek Mitra
Silver Screen Asia: Where the Food Blends with Cinema
Feb 19, 2015, at 07:06 pm
On Tuesday (Feb 17, 2015) Silver Screen Asia opened its doors on the first floor of Charnock City, Salt Lake to let the foodies of Kolkata dine and wine with varied aromas and flavors from places all over Asia to the never ending food and foodies moments in cinema of the world and beyond. Images by Soumyadeep Pal/IBNS
Mainland China in Kolkata celebrates Chinese New Year
Feb 19, 2015, at 07:03 pm
Mainland China in Kolkata celebrated Chinese New Year of the Goat/Sheep with a colourful Dragon Dance on Tuesday (February 17, 2015) at their flagship restaurant at Gurusaday Road. The fortnight long festival incorporates several wholesome elements symbolic of health and prosperity. The festival offers tastefully prepared dishes to look forward to including Crisp Fried Garlic Mushrooms, Steamed Cottage Cheese Dumplings with Celery, Sliced Chicken with Kaffir Lime, Hunan Style Pickled Ginger Noodles, which promises to be a delectable experience. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Kolkata celebrates Valentines Day
Feb 14, 2015, at 09:06 pm
Kolkata joined the world in celebrating Valentines Day on Saturday (Feb 14, 2015) as love birds were seen spending some cosy moments time with each other. Images by Sounak Choudhury/IBNS.
A Tribute to late Pandit Ravi Shankar
Feb 13, 2015, at 09:30 pm
'Sraddhanjali", a four-day long music festival as a tribute to the late Pandit Ravi Shankar was organized by Behala Sanskritik Sammilani at Behala Blind School ground on Thursday (Feb 12, 2015) in Kolkata. City mayor Sovan Chattopadhyay, classical dance exponent Thankamani Kutti, tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain, and classical vocalist Kaushiki Chakrabarty were the special guests of the evening. The inauguration was marked by an enthralling performance by classical singer Shubha Mudgal. The grand finale witness the performances by internationally acclaimed table maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Images by Soumyadeep Pal/IBNS
Santragachi-Jhargram MEMU Passenger flagged off
Feb 12, 2015, at 10:32 pm
Goutam Banerjee, DRM, Kharagpur, SER, Jatu Lahiri, MLA and other after flagging off the Santragachi-Jhargram MEMU Passenger from Santragachi station in Howrah on February 12, 2015.
Wow! serves heart shaped chocolate momo this Valentine
Feb 12, 2015, at 07:43 pm
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS) Momo chain "Wow! Momo" will serve the Valentine’s Day special heart shaped chocolate momo from its outlets from Feb 13 to 15. To celebrate the flavor of love during Valentine's Day (which is Feb 14), this initiative has been taken by "Wow! Momo". The Valentine's Day special chocolate momos are rich in cocoa ingredients and costs Rs. 50 for two.
Kolkata: TFO to host Mexican food festival
Feb 12, 2015, at 07:41 pm
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IBNS): The Factory Outlet (TFO) on Wednesday announced through a programme at their 70 seater restaurant on Camac Street in Kolkata that they were bringing up Wild Tex Mex Food Festival which will start from Feb 13 and will end of Feb 28.
Rabindra Bharati University hosts Tagoriana
Feb 12, 2015, at 07:08 pm
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IBNS) Rabibdra Bharati University recently presented at Jorasanko Thakurbari the Tagoriana: a Western Tribute to Tagore which consisted of Western classical art songs that use Tagore’s poetry as the texts.
Feb 12, 2015, at 06:57 pm
Sufi Sutra is an annual three day peace music festival held in Kolkata that brings about convergence of ideas on truth, harmony, peace and divinity. The cultural dialogues have developed mutual knowledge on world Sufi and traditional music and created scopes for performances to the visiting countries augmenting livelihood for the rural artists from India. Presented by Banglanatak dot com from Feb 6 to 8 at Mohar Kunj in Kolkata, it was participated by groups like Projeto Sarava from Brazil, Seranas from Denmark, Mawlawiyah from Egypt, Hadarrattes Souiriyattes from Morocco,Sidi Goma from Gujarat, the Langas from Rajasthan, besides Folks of Bengal from West Bengal. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Kolkata: AAP supporters celebrate Delhi victory
Feb 12, 2015, at 06:32 pm
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s supporters of Bengal celebrated their Delhi Assembly election victory on Tuesday near Gandhi statue area in Kolkata.
39th Kolkata Book Fair comes to an end
Feb 09, 2015, at 05:29 pm
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IBNS): The 12-day-long 39th Kolkata International Book Fair ended on Sunday which was held at Milanmela Ground in Kolkata.
Amartya Sen participates in Kolkata Literature Festival
Feb 09, 2015, at 05:25 pm
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen and noted historian Professor Sugato Bose participated in an engaging session "On Encountering UK" at the SBI auditorium in International Kolkata Book Fair 2015 as a part of the Kolkata Literature Festival on Sunday (Feb 8, 2015). Images by Sounak CHoudhury/IBNS.
Kolkata: Guv inaugurates new gallery at Tagore's house
Feb 09, 2015, at 05:08 pm
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS): West Bengal Governor Keshrinath Tripathi on Saturday inaugurated the 'Rabindranath and the US' gallery at Rabindra Bharati Museum in Kolkata.