If residents of New Town’s CD Block were feeling low about having to worship a simple ghot in place of an idol this Durga puja, because of Covid-induced restrictions, their online Vijaya Sammela...

CJ Block streamed cultural programmes on Saptami and Ashtami evenings on its Facebook page to keep residents entertained in the absence of on-stage cultural programmes this year.  The virtual pl...

lMy house was built 30 years ago and later on, a housing complex got built on the opposite side. The trouble is that their garbage vat faces the road and in effect, my house.  The offensive vat ...

The New Town Kolkata Development Authority(NKDA) has planned to start a camp at Snehodiya from December 1 where pensioners can deposit their life certificates.  Pensioners have to deposit the ce...

Outside the pandal, the organisers installed a giant screen with pictures of the actor as border. “On Sunday evening, we played his songs, dialogues and recitation and on Monday, we screened Son...

So unpredictable was Maradona that the 2017 trip almost did not happen. “The day he signed the contract my son was born and I named him Diego.  Maradona was delighted to know that. Yet he c...

“Despite the pandemic the Diwali ambience is better this year,” said Kakoli Bose of Eastern High, lighting a diya. “Last year I stayed cooped up at home in fear of the crackers but t...

Uttam Kumar, he said, used to object to his sauntering on the streets in his pyjamas, smoking. “But he said that he could not be Soumitra all his life. He needed to be on the streets to study ch...

In many young families, the effect of OTTs is quite blunt and some parents are concerned. “A TV in the living room used to unite a family or even the neighbourhood. Kids of today are missin...

The New Town authorities had started a Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) centre three months ago which has examined more than 1,000 persons since then. RAT tests being quicker (but less accurate), the resul...