Kolkata: Titan launches its 500th World of Titan store in city
Nov 12, 2020, at 12:06 am
Kolkata: World of Titan, the watch retailer from India’s leading watchmaker, Titan Company Limited continues to expand its footprint in India, launches its 500th store. Located in Newtown, Rajarhat, Kolkata, the store marks a milestone for the brand.
Kolkata restaurants gear up for Halloween with special offers on food and drinks
Oct 31, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Want to enjoy a spook fest this Halloween and wondering where to go this last minute? Check out these two popular dining zones in Kolkata.
Durga Puja in neo-normal: A tug of war between hope and despair
Oct 23, 2020, at 05:27 pm
The year 2020 has so far not failed to stun the human race. Of course, the world has been thrown out of its gear thanks to the deadly novel coronavirus but little did we expect that Durga Puja in Bengal would witness a grim reality of beautiful marquees without its soul-the people.
International poetry festival ‘Chair Poetry Evenings’ goes online this year
Oct 23, 2020, at 02:16 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Chair Poetry Evenings, Kolkata’s international poetry festival, has decided to go online this year owing to the global pandemic crisis.
Oct 21, 2020, at 05:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: This year Youth Association of Mohammad Ali Park is celebrating 52nd year which was inaugurated on Tuesday by Brahmachari Mural Bhai, General Secretary, Dakshineshwar Ramakrishna Adyapeath.
Oct 20, 2020, at 04:41 am
Kolkata: A two-day film festival was organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass communication, unit of one-year diploma in film making and Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Kolkata's Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College in collaboration with Pundranagar Film Society, Bangladesh and IMPACT, India.
Durga Puja 2020: Special food and staycation offers from ITC Royal Bengal & ITC Sonar
Oct 17, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: ITC Royal Bengal & ITC Sonar has launched what they call Bhadralok-er Bhuribhoj & Staycation (October 22 to 26) for this Durga Puja in keeping with ITC Hotels' ethos of Responsible Luxury, which pays tribute to the heritage and intrinsic flavour of the region.
Kolkata cinema halls set to reopen amid Covid-19 threat
Oct 16, 2020, at 04:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The cinema halls in Kolkata are all set to reopen after seven months of closure due to Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown.
Calcutta HC asks private schools to give concession in schools fees up to 20 per cent
Oct 13, 2020, at 11:23 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked private schools across the state to give concession in school fees and not take non-academic fees for the academic year of 2019-2020.
KFC's exclusive gift to Kolkata this Durga Puja : Tandoori Zinger Burger
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:35 am
Kolkata/IBNS: This Durga Puja, the American food chain, KFC, has decided to gift to Kolkata a new variety of its Zinger Burger.
Sabarna Roy: The Calcutta/Kolkata Chronicler
Oct 08, 2020, at 08:41 pm
Sabarna Roy is very aptly known as the Calcutta/Kolkata Chronicler. In all the six Literary books that he has written till date, titled: Pentacles; Frosted Glass; Abyss; Winter Poems; Random Subterranean Mosaic: 2012 – 2018, and Etchings of the First Quarter of 2020, they weave magical stories in and around Calcutta/Kolkata and its ever-changing landscape. In his specificity, Sabarna projects the universal and global concerns and issues that every city in the world has undergone in the wake of aggressive post-modern urbanization.
Na-Ru-Meg… the rooftop café with a view
Oct 07, 2020, at 11:09 pm
A kind of warmth envelopes you on stepping inside Na-Ru- Meg…the new café in town! It’s a rooftop destination situated at 56 A, Raja Basanta Roy Road, Kolkata, where food and décor combine to offer a remarkable experience. It stands out with its interestingly executed look and name—Na-Ru-Meg, a unique combination emerging out of the names of three friends Namita Dashora, Rupali Barua and Meghali Barua Lahiry. Their love for healthy food and indigenous arts translated into creating an ideal place to relish delicious meals prepared with fresh ingredients and with the utmost care by experienced chefs.
Kolkata: Bio toilets, sanitisation tunnels to come up in Kumortuli
Sep 28, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Shrachi group has taken an initiative to build six bio-toilets, restore 10 old ones, place two sanitisation tunnels and one contactless hand washing unit for the workers in Kumortuli ahead of Durga Puja here.
Durga Puja: Gariahat Hindustan Club supports artists amid economic crisis
Sep 26, 2020, at 04:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Gariahat Hindustan Club, a puja committee in south Kolkata, has pledged to celebrate Durga Puja amid the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19.
Sep 26, 2020, at 01:57 am
Kolkata/IBNS: This was a stage fright of a different kind they overcame. As actors performed with masks and the audience sat with faces half covered as well in a socially distanced order, their message to the pandemic was clear: we are in this together and the show must go on.
With bars allowed to open, Kolkata’s new gastropub Zobet ready to welcome patrons
Sep 22, 2020, at 12:49 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s gastronomes have a lot to look forward in the next few months as many of the restaurants and gastropubs, who had either opened just prior to the pandemic related lockdown or had to postpone their launch, are now opening for patrons to dine in.
Pubs reopen in Kolkata, to stay open as per government mandated hours
Sep 22, 2020, at 12:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: If you have been missing your favourite tipple, or ruing about not being able to meet your friends over a round of drinks, there is good news.
With bars allowed to open, Kolkata’s new gastropub Zobet ready to welcome patrons
Sep 21, 2020, at 08:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s gastronomes have a lot to look forward in the next few months as many of the restaurants and gastropubs, who had either opened just prior to the pandemic related lockdown or had to postpone their launch, are now opening for patrons to dine in.
Aminia opens new outlet in Kolkata on 91st anniversary
Aug 28, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Restaurant chain Aminia has opened a new delivery and take away outlet at EM Bypass here on the occasion of its 91st anniversary.
Jul 30, 2020, at 08:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: If you are looking for an excuse to venture out or hold a small celebration with family, then Kolkata’s restaurants may have an answer for you.
Ohho Express launches online delivery service in Kolkata
Jul 17, 2020, at 11:04 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Ohho Express launched their first online delivery with a range of products across Kolkata.
Lions Foundation Day sees over 20 activities in one day by District 322B2
Jul 02, 2020, at 08:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Lions Clubs International, District 322B2, decided to observe their Foundation Day with greater emphasis on their social activities through 20 events organised on a single day, the organisation said.
Kolkata’s popular Mughlai restaurant Aminia opens with 30 percent seating capacity
Jun 09, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Aminia, a popular Kolkata restaurant specialising in Mughlai cuisine, opened its dine-in facilities from June 8, after remaining shut through the pandemic related lockdown phase.
Visitors flock to Acropolis Mall in Kolkata in the post pandemic revival phase
Jun 08, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Malls in Kolkata are safe to visit, assured Sushil Mohta, President, Credai West Bengal, on Monday, with all Covid-19 related hygiene protocols in place.
Jun 05, 2020, at 06:45 pm
Kolkata: An inspirational video in Hindi on the social media - “Once upon a time in 2020: Meri Aavya” - in which cultural connoisseur and social activist Sundeep Bhutoria recites a bedtime story to his young daughter Aavya M Bhutoria has created a buzz in the online world with accolades and congratulatory messages by Twitterati pouring in ever since it was posted.
Kolkata: Food experts share health tips with students of JDBI
May 30, 2020, at 06:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The concept - ‘Eat Healthy to Stay Healthy’ - has changed perceptions towards healthy living in urban India.
May 30, 2020, at 06:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: One of Kolkata's popular restaurants, Aminia, known for Mughlai and Awadhi cuisines, is undertaking doorstep delivery of their popular dishes, maintaining strict food and personal hygiene measures, the company said in a recent release.
May 11, 2020, at 08:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Sumit Ghose, 55, is one of those people who have decided not to let the fear of the pandemic stop them from helping those working on the frontline.
Three Kolkata citizens provide food packets to ease the woes of daily wage earners
Apr 23, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Covid-19 virus has wrought havoc across the world but has also unlocked the samaritan spirit among people who have been coming forward in various ways to help others.
Kolkata-based humanitarian worker seeks survival package from Centre in open letter to PM Modi
Apr 14, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the havoc economic crisis created by the novel Coronavirus pandemic in India, Sundeep Bhutoria, a Kolkata and Rajasthan-based individual associated with many national and international NGOs, in an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought a survival package 'at the earliest for the impoverished artisans, craftsmen and cultural workers of the country.'