The famous puja held highlights a social issue of the pollution of the Ganga river, the water of which is used to worship deities. The organizers aim to convey the message that if the river is polluted, the whole society is polluted.
Authorities are taking extra precautions to prevent any untoward incidents during the festivities, and special measures have been put in place, said sources.
Around 50 senior doctors and faculty members of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata resigned on Tuesday in solidarity with their junior colleagues, who are on a hunger strike protesting the rape and murder of a trainee doctor on the institution's premises in August this year.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday visited landslides and flood-affected areas of Dalu in West Garo Hills and Atisia Songmong in South Garo Hills district and handed over an ex-gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh each for individuals who died in multiple landslides to the next of kin
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 8: The Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group), a multi-business corporation and a leading FMCG Conglomerate collaborates with TV9 Bangla for the 2nd edition of Pujoy Pulse Campaign. This year's campaign will focus on the newly introduced Pulse Golmol, a de
Tensions in the Middle East escalated further on Tuesday as Israel reported that Hezbollah launched more than 100 rockets and missiles targeting civilians in the greater Haifa region.
A 12-hour hunger strike is being held to demand better security in hospitals and to protest the August 9 incident when a woman trainee doctor was found dead in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
The highly anticipated International Masters League (IML) is all set to take the world by storm, bringing together legendary cricketers from six cricketing powerhouses, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, South Africa, and West Indies in a thrilling T20 franchise tournament.
There has been intense Western media reporting alleging that a novel Chinese submarine prototype destined for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) sank whilst under construction at the Wuhan Shuangliu shipyard on the Yangtze river four months ago.