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.
Greater Noida gets Centre of Excellence for Entrepreneurship at BIMTECH
Feb 09, 2015, at 04:56 pm
Greater Noida Feb 7 (IBNS): A Centre of Excellence for Entrepreneurship has been set up at the Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) campus in partnership with National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) and the Wadhwani Foundation to promote entrepreneurship among students of several dozen management and engineering schools located in the Knowledge Park in Greater Noida.
Ex-Karnataka Guv visits Maulana Azad Museum in Kolkata
Feb 06, 2015, at 10:23 pm
T. N. Chaturvedi, former Governor of Karnataka, visited Maulana Azad Museum, at Azad Bhawan in Kolkata's Salt Lake area under Maulana Azad Institute of Aisan Studies on Friday (February 6, 2015).
WB Guv received by Lt Gen Raman Dhawan
Feb 04, 2015, at 08:40 pm
Keshari Nath Tripathi, the Governor of West Bengal being received by Lt Gen Raman Dhawan, GOC Bengal Area along with Maj Gen (Dr) SC Jain, (Retd) Director AIMK and student at Army Institute of Management Kolkata today.
XLRI hosts 7th National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship
Feb 03, 2015, at 06:19 pm
Jamshedpur, Feb 1 (IBNS) XLRI- Xavier School of Management recently hosted the ‘7th National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship’ at XLRI campus in Jamshedpur recently.
WFEB hosts Corporate Culture and Spirituality conference
Feb 03, 2015, at 06:17 pm
Bangalore, Feb 2 (IBNS) In the backdrop of shifting global landscapes, corporate heads, business leaders, government heads and NGO’s, from India and across the world, convened at the two-day annual conference- ‘Corporate Culture and Spirituality’ (CCS) by The Art of Living and the World Forum for Ethics in Business (WFEB).
Fire in Kolkata's plywood godown
Feb 03, 2015, at 05:13 am
A major fire broke out at a plywood godown at Bowbazaar area in Kolkata on Monday (February 2, 2015). As many as twenty fire tenders rushed to the spot to bring the flames under control. Images by Sandip Das/IBNS
Kolkata observes 206th birth anniversary of Louis Braille
Feb 02, 2015, at 09:56 pm
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS) Amway Opportunity Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Amway India, celebrated 206th Birth anniversary of Louis Braille in association with Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys’ Academy and National Association For The Blind in Kolkata on Saturday.
Jan 31, 2015, at 06:13 pm
Trinamool Congress leader and former Railway Minister Mukul Roy on Friday (Jan 30, 2015) faced the interrogation of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Saradha ponzi scheme meltdown scam and after his quizzing said he would cooperate with the investigating agency in future. Hundreds had gathered outside the CBI office in Salt Lake while the entire media of Kolkata had trooped into the venue. Several supporters of Mukul Roy also had turned up at the venue. Images by Soumyadeep Pal / IBNS
West Bengal observes 66th Republic Day
Jan 27, 2015, at 07:15 pm
West Bengal celebrated the 66th Republic Day on Monday ( 26 Jan, 2015) with a splendid display of parade at Red Road in Kolkata. Images by Sounak Choudhury / IBNS.
West Bengal observes 66th Republic Day
Jan 27, 2015, at 07:13 pm
West Bengal celebrated the 66th Republic Day on Monday ( 26 Jan, 2015) with a splendid display of parade at Red Road in Kolkata. Images by Sounak Choudhury / IBNS.
Artiste Mamta Sen pays tribute to poor farmers of Sawantwadi
Jan 27, 2015, at 07:06 pm
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IBNS): Artiste and journalist Mamta Sen (also journalist) showcased her painting collection 'The Wait' at Mumbai Art By Artists, Prince of Wales Museum, Coomarswamy Hall, Colaba, between Jan 23-25 at 11 am to 6 pm.
Kolkata: Left parties protest against Obama's visit to India
Jan 27, 2015, at 06:49 pm
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IBNS): Thirteen Left parties, including the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Communist Party of India (CPI), Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) and Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI), on Saturday organized a march from Esplanade area to the American Center in Kolkata to protest against US President Barack Obama's visit to India. Images by Deepayan Sinha
66th R-Day celebrations at CGHS Kolkata
Jan 26, 2015, at 11:42 pm
Additional Director General , Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), Government of India, Kolkata, Asit Chowdhury hoisting the Flag of Republic Day, 2015 on Monday (Jan 25, 2015).
Kolkata: Kendriya Vidyalaya Ballygunge celebrates R-Day
Jan 26, 2015, at 11:40 pm
Kendriya Vidyalaya Ballygunge, Kolkata celebrated 66th Republic Day on Monday. Chief Guest of the occasion, Brig. Arun Nair, SM, Commander, TA Group, Eastern Command(HQ) and Chairman Vidyalaya Management Committee, Kendriya Vidyalaya Ballygunge in the presence of P.C. Mohapatra, Principal, KV Ballygunge
Republic Day celebrations at PIB
Jan 26, 2015, at 11:13 pm
Additional Director General (M&C), Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Kolkata, Santanu Palodhi and staff at the Flag Hoisting Ceremony of Republic Day, 2015.
Bengal celebrates Saraswati puja.
Jan 26, 2015, at 03:57 am
From college going youths to school going kids, everyone celebrated Saraswati Puja on Saturday( 24 Jan, 2015 ) and Sunday (25 Jan, 2015). The puja timing was from 10.45 am on Saturday to 8 am on Sunday. Schools and households were decorated with lights and flowers. Boys wore punjabi and girls were seen in sarees and everyone was in cheerful mood. Images by Sounak Choudhury/IBNS.
LF observes Netaji's birthday in Kolkata
Jan 24, 2015, at 06:45 pm
The West Bengal Left Front on Friday( Jan 23, 2014) remembered freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 118 th birthday in Kolkata. Images by Sounak Choudhury
DAV Public School, Thane crowned Energy-Q champions
Jan 23, 2015, at 09:54 pm
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IBNS): Club Enerji, Tata Power’s nationwide energy conservation movement on Thursday declared the National Energy Q Champions for 2015 at the Grand Finale Carnival held at Community Centre in Mumbai.
Mirchi Music Award judging session ends
Jan 23, 2015, at 09:52 pm
The 4th edition of Mirchi Music Award judging session ended in Kolkata on Wednesday (Jan 21, 2015) at the Taj Gateway Hotel. Personalities from the world of Bengali music industry were present at the event. Images by Sounak Choudhury/IBNS.