CHANDERNAGORE
French-style ‘geeli omelette’ on Kolkata streets underlines culinary melting pot
Kolkata's food scene reflects a rich history of foreign influences. From Greek dolma to British chops, the city embraced diverse cuisines. This tradition continues today, as seen with the popular 'geeli omelette'. This dish, with its European flavour, is enjoyed by many Kolkatans. Such assimilation counters recent attempts to label food as 'outsider'.
West Bengal's Digha set to hold first Rath Yatra from new Jagannath temple
The Rath Yatra festival in Digha, West Bengal, is set to commence with idols of Lord Jagannath and his siblings placed in their chariots. Preparations are underway, and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will participate in the sweeping ritual.
Bengal event manager, sole breadwinner, dies as her car overturns after highway harassment by drunk men
Sutandra Chatterjee, a 27-year-old dancer and event manager, died in a car accident during a high-speed chase on NH2. The chase ended when her car overturned after multiple collisions. Chatterjee's colleagues claim they were harassed by another car. Police have seized the vehicles but arrests are yet to be made.
Landslide win for Trinamool in all four municipal bodies
Asansol and Siliguri, known BJP strongholds, where the party did well in last year's assembly polls saw change in fortunes. Trinamool won 91 out of 106 seats, while BJP could win just 7, Congress 3 and CPI-M 2. Independents won 3 seats.
TMC scores handsome victory in 4 municipal corporations in Bengal
An elated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that party leader Gautam Deb, who won by a margin of 3,000 votes, would be the next mayor of SMC.
Bengal: Polling for 4 municipal corporations' elections 'peaceful', over 60pc voter turnout recorded till 3 PM
"Polling is being held peacefully. No incident of violence has been reported. We have taken a note of some disturbances from these municipal corporation areas where outsiders were found standing in voters' queue," the senior official of the West Bengal State Election Commission said.
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Election Commission reschedules polls to 4 municipal corporations in Bengal to Feb 12 amid rising Covid cases
According to a notification issued by the SEC, polls to Siliguri Municipal Corporation, Chandernagore Municipal Corporation, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation and Asansol Municipal Corporation would now be held on February 12 instead of January 22.
No loot of votes in January 22 civic poll: TMC
The ruling TMC will win the municipal corporation poll by an emphatic margin because of its large volume of work, party veteran Sougata Roy told reporters while launching the manifesto for Bidhanmagar Municipal Corporation polls.
BJP’s top leaders step in as protests over tickets to defectors turn violent
Several saffron party workers clashed with the police, when they were stopped from gheraoing candidates who were about to enter the party office to meet their seniors. Through the day, the BJP sought to contain the protests after many workers alleged that old-timers of the Sangh Parivar had been ignored to accommodate defectors from other parties.
India ends junior worlds wrestling championship without gold, Deepak wins silver
Deepak, who won junior Asian gold in New Delhi, lost 1-2 to Ozen, scoring the only point with just three seconds to go.
Restoring the French connection
The Chandernagore Strand, spread out in tranquil dignity along the waterway, remains the leitmotif of French presence in Bengal.
Greenhorns: Actors, players, retd solider in fray in WB polls
Film stars in the fray on Trinamool ticket include actor Soham Chakraborty from Barjora seat in Bankura and sitting MLA and actress Deboshree Roy from Raidighi.
97 palaces in Murshidabad to get facelift, place in West Bengal economy
Come 2018 and 97 of these palaces, including the reputed Kathgola Palace and Gardens, Naulakha Kothi and Singhi Kothi, will have a new look.
West Bengal banks on history, religion to attract tourists in Hooghly
West Bengal has taken up a Rs 11 crore two-pronged strategy for Hooghly district to attract international and domestic tourists.
CPM workers get life term in Tapasi murder
Suhrid Datta & Debu Malik gets life imprisonment in Tapasi murder case.
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