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Mohammad Ali Park Sarbojanin Durgotsab to wow visitors with African Safari themed this Durga Puja

Sep 24, 2015, at 06:56 pm

Kolkata, Sept 23 (IBNS) Kolkata's Mohammad Ali Park Sarbojanin Durgotsab is all set to entice its visitors with an African Safari theme, this Durga Puja. The age old heritage puja started in the year 1969 and slowly became a brand to reckon with.

Kolkata: Q-COURT to serve Puja special menu

Sep 23, 2015, at 07:25 pm

Kolkata restaurant Q-COURT (Masala Kitchen) will serve a special menu on the occasion of Durga Puja from October 19 to 22.

Devang, Ranadeb joins "Love Your Heart" campaign

Sep 23, 2015, at 07:22 pm

Former Indian cricketer Devang Gandhi and Ranadeb Bose joined Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals initiative "Love Your Heart" campaign near Deshapriya Park in Kolkata.

Dignitaries pay tributes to Jagmohan Dalmiya at CAB in Kolkata

Sep 22, 2015, at 07:55 pm

Former ICC president and chief of the BCCI Jagmohan Dalmiya, who died on Sunday evening in a private hospital, was cremated in Kolkata on Monday (Sept 21, 2015). Ahead of the cremation, his body was kept at the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) building. Many dignitaries including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, ex-Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly, BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur, ICC Chairman N.Srinivasan and IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla paid their tributes to the mortal remains of Dalmiya here. Huge crowd also gathered around the CAB premises to catch a glimpse of Dalmiya's mortal remains during his last journey. Images bY Subhodeep Sardar/IBNS

IAF conducts Ultra Marathon

Sep 21, 2015, at 09:00 pm

New Delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS) Air Vice Marshal OEM Menon VSM, SOA WAC , flagged in the IAF Ultra Marathon and Microlight and twin Powered Hang glider (PHG) cross country expeditions at AF Stn Hindon on Saturday.

Vrihattar Kolkata Pradeshik Maheshwari Sabha hosts

Sep 21, 2015, at 08:57 pm

Kolkata, Sept 19 (IBNS): Vrihattar Kolkata Pradeshik Maheshwari Sabha on Saturday organized “Pratibha Samman Samaroh 2015” at Kala Mandir Auditorium where meritorious students were felicitated who have proven their excellence in educational fields.

P. C. Chandra Jewellers unveils new showroom in Jamshedpur city

Sep 19, 2015, at 09:50 pm

P. C. Chandra Jewellers unveiled their new showroom in Jamshedpur city. Amitava Chandra, Deputy Managing Director, P. C Chandra Jewellers and Hasleen Kaur, brand ambassador of P.C. Chandra Jewellers, Miss India Earth 2011 were present at the event on Friday (Sept 18, 2015). images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Smriti Zubin Irani in NIT Agartala

Sep 19, 2015, at 09:48 pm

Union Minister for Human Resource Development Smriti Zubin Irani addressed teaching faculty and students at NIT Agartala, Tripura on Friday (Sept 18, 2015).

S.V.K. Reddy, Director, Inland Waterways Authority of India,

Sep 19, 2015, at 09:46 pm

S.V.K. Reddy, Director, Inland Waterways Authority of India, Government of India speaking on ‘Jalmarg Vikas project’ in Kolkata on September 18, 2015 .

Kolkata: Starmark launches 'In and Out of Theaters'

Sep 19, 2015, at 06:28 pm

Kolkata, Sept 19 (IBNS): Lifestyle store chain Starmark, in association with Supernova Publishers, hosted the launch of Brijeshwar Singh's book 'In and Out of Theaters' by actor Om Puri at its South City Mall outlet on Friday. Images by Subhodeep Sardar/IBNS

Kolkata celebrates 'Ganesh Chaturthi'

Sep 18, 2015, at 07:26 pm

The Hindu God of the beginning of all things pristine, Lord Ganesha is loved by all for his attributes, be it his head, an elephant shaped yet quick witted or the ‘sheer’ size of his totem, a rat. The Hindu community of India and several other states, including West Bengal, celebrated ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ in his honour, with a lot of pomp and flair on Thursday (Sept 17, 2o15))

Workers celebrate Vishwakarma Puja in India

Sep 18, 2015, at 05:09 pm

Kolkata, Sept 18 (IBNS) Workers in India on Friday celebrated Vishwakarma Day, dedicating it to Lord Vishwakarma, the Divine Architect. According to the Vedas, Lord Vishwakarma is believed to be one of the fourteen precious things that emerged during the ‘Samudra Manthan’ (Churning of the Ocean) and served as a master architect, building several important palaces and halls for the Gods.Images By Subhodeep Sardar/ IBNS.

Kolkata: Left's youth and students wings hold protest march

Sep 16, 2015, at 10:46 pm

Kolkata, Sept 15 (IBNS): Agitating several issues and demanding transparency in upcoming Primary Teachers Eligibility Test (TET), the Left youth and student wings including the Student Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) hosted a protest rally in Kolkata on Tuesday.Image by Deepayan Sinha/IBNS

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha addresses Air veterans during Air Force Association annual day

Sep 16, 2015, at 10:43 pm

New Delhi, Sept 15 (IBNS): Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) addressed the Air Force Association at their annual day at Air Force Auditorium, Subroto Park in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Glitz and glamour galore in the second edition of Stagecraft Awards in Kolkata

Sep 15, 2015, at 06:58 pm

Kolkata, Sept 15 (IBNS) Often we go gaga over a movie star, admiring him for his larger-than-life character or her perfectly delivered lines in an emotional sequence but seldom do we realize the hard work they put in that makes a movie worthwhile for us, the viewers. Images by Subhodeep Sardar/IBNS

Cycle Heritage Quiz enthralls audience in Kolkata

Sep 14, 2015, at 07:24 pm

Kolkata, Sept 12 (IBNS) : 'Cycle Heritage Quiz', presented by Cycle Pure Agarbathies, the world's largest incense stick brand on Saturday returned to Kolkata with its 5th edition at the Kalamandir Hall. Cycle Heritage Quiz is the only quiz in the country focusing solely on the Heritage of India.

Gallery Sanskriti organizes 'Disappearing Dialogues' exhibition in Kolkata

Sep 13, 2015, at 02:45 am

Kolkata, Sept 12 (IBNS): Kolkata's popular art gallery Gallery Sanskriti is currently hosting ‘Disappearing Dialogues’, a two day solo art exhibition by artist Nobina Gupta. The theme ‘Disappearing Dialogues’ will display a series of interactive artwork about nature, people and objects enticing the viewers to wake up to the call of disappearing bio-diversities, cultural tradition, ethnic lifestyle and antiques.

Kolkata: Sharbari Datta showcases her collections at Kingfisher Ultrla Bengal Fashion Week

Sep 12, 2015, at 07:33 pm

Fashion designer Sharbari Datta showcased her collections at the Kingfisher Ultrla Bengal Fashion Week in Kolkata on Friday (Sept 11, 2015). Images by Avishek Mitr/IBNS

"The G T Route" opens in Kolkata

Sep 12, 2015, at 06:57 pm

The G T Route opened its door for foodies of Kolkata recently. Images by Subhodeep Sardar/IBNS

Starmark, Stagecraft host short plays based on Roald Dahl's stories in Kolkata

Sep 12, 2015, at 06:53 pm

To celebrate the 99th birth anniversary of master storyteller Roald Dahl on Sept 13, popular lifestyle store Starmark, in association with Stagecraft,presented Taste, Lamb to the Slaughter and Mrs. Bixby's Coat the dramatized versions of three of Roald Dahl's most popular and acclaimed stories in Kolkata on Friday (Sept 11. 2015). Images by Subhodeep Sardar

Congress hosts rally in Kolkata

Sep 09, 2015, at 07:38 pm

Kolkata, Sep 8 (IBNS): The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee held a protest rally to state's main administrative building Nabanna on Tuesday in Kolkata.

Kolkata: Starmark, Stagecraft to host short plays based on Roald Dahl's stories

Sep 08, 2015, at 09:33 pm

Kolkata, Sept 8 (IBNS) To celebrate the 99th birth anniversary of master storyteller Roald Dahl on Sept 13, popular lifestyle store Starmark, in association with Stagecraft, will present Taste, Lamb to the Slaughter and Mrs. Bixby's Coat the dramatized versions of three of Roald Dahl's most popular and acclaimed stories in Kolkata this week. It has been cripted by Rohit Pombra, the artistic director of Stagecraft, one of Kolkata's leading English language theatre groups. The event will be held at Starmark's South City Mall outlet on Sept 11 at 7 pm.

Kolkata restaurant hosts Endless Kebab Festival

Sep 08, 2015, at 07:58 pm

"Endless Kebab Festival" - A Festival to enjoy unlimited mouth watering Kebabs, at Kebab – e – Que, Hotel The Astor, in Kolkata was started on Monday (Sept 7, 2015). Images by Avishek Mitra/ IBNS

India Green, Khushee host an innovative art exhibition to help street dwellers

Sep 07, 2015, at 10:10 pm

Kolkata, Sept 7 (IBNS) Kolkata recently witnessed Krishna Charita, a unique painting exhibition by 19 painters, who put up 52 painting of theirs for the viewers, art connoisseurs and potential buyers, all bearing a common theme, Lord Krishna, designed to help street dwellers with the amount generated through the sale of the paintings. Images by Subhodeep Sardar/ IBNS

Saurav Ganguly launches book on Abdul Kalam in Kolkata

Sep 07, 2015, at 02:18 am

Ex-Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Saturday (Sept 5, 2015) launched a book called 'Pupils' President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam', edited by Techno India Group Managing Director Satyam Roychowdhury, in Kolkata. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Bindass Naach team visits Kolkata

Sep 05, 2015, at 08:56 pm

Bindass Naach’s ‘Desi Hoppers’ creates history at World of Dance championship. ‘Desi Hoppers’ triumph over 40 countries and became the first ever Indian crew to win the World of Dance championship in Los Angeles. The troop visited Kolkata on Friday (Sept 4, 2015). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Hariprasad Chaurasia inaugurates exhibition in Kolkata

Sep 04, 2015, at 09:43 pm

On the occasion of Janmashtami, India Green Reality Pvt. Ltd hosted an exhibition named Krishna Charita which was inaugurated by Indian classical flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia on Thursday (Sept 3, 2015). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

General strike by Left unions shut down Kolkata

Sep 02, 2015, at 09:14 pm

A 24-hour shutdown called by ten Indian trade unions to protest the policies of the Narendra Modi government evoked a near total response in West Bengal on Wednesday (Sept 2, 2015) amid reports of clashes and violence. Images of the strike in Kolkata as captured by our lensman. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

General strike by Left unions shut down Kolkata

Sep 02, 2015, at 09:11 pm

A 24-hour shutdown called by ten Indian trade unions to protest the policies of the Narendra Modi government evoked a near total response in West Bengal on Wednesday (Sept 2, 2015) amid reports of clashes and violence. Images of the strike in Kolkata as captured by our lensman.

Kolkata celebrates Inclusive Monsoon Indo-Bangladesh Cultural Festival 2015 & Rakhi Bandhan Utsav 2015

Aug 29, 2015, at 08:04 pm

NIP NGO observed the 2nd Inclusive Monsoon Indo-Bangladesh Cultural Festival 2015 & Rakhi Bandhan Utsav 2015 in Kolkata on Friday (Aug 28, 2015). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS