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Kanyashree club successful in bringing back a school dropout in Purulia
18 July 2017 5:16 PM GMTWhenever we hear about a government scheme, the first thing on our mind is that the success spoken about is only on paper. Courtesy Chief Minister...
Courtesy 'Kanyashree', girl students' dropout rates fall in Purulia
13 July 2017 6:18 PM GMT"Thanks to Kanyashree", say teachers and principals of Purulia schools who are overjoyed to see a massive increase in the number of girl students in...
Idol-makers of Kumartuli in 'Demon' fix
2 July 2017 5:29 PM GMTAlmost resembling the gutsy freedom fighters of the yesteryears, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had sought 50 days after announcing demonetisation,...
Holding out hope for Ranthambhore tigers
4 Dec 2016 8:40 PM GMTWe often visit forests and zoos and the animal that intrigues us the most is the tiger. We can spend hours in front of a tiger’s cage, appreciating...
When the tiger roars
20 Nov 2016 3:50 PM GMTAn animal with a huge body, big eyes, a nonchalant walk mixed with majesty, a yellow and black striped furry coat and an elusive enigma writ large......
Matters of the Mind
30 Oct 2016 1:47 PM GMTA wise man once said - control your mind or else your mind will control you. A pseudo-intellectual might go till the end to defend the belief that in...
The art of craft
2 Oct 2016 2:04 PM GMTWe might call the deity Mahishasurmardini or the destroyer of the asura who appeared from a buffalo but we should not forget that goddess Durga was...
This Durga Puja, keep pace with a fading legacy
2 Oct 2016 1:46 PM GMTThat day is not far off when a Bengali babu will no more get the chance to shout out “taxi” in the middle of a Kolkata street to make a...
Mother Teresa - Saint of a woman
10 Sep 2016 5:15 PM GMTIf there is one word in the lexicon that comprises all forms of love; which is above all other words and can speak a thousand words with a mere...
Drowned by glamour
18 Oct 2015 6:08 PM GMTAnisha’s eyes lit up as she walked into the Ramleela Ground with her mother. Her new dress, shoes and red clips all bore proof of the fact that she...
Done by Dengue
11 Oct 2015 3:38 PM GMTWith the national Capital reeling under the never-like-before dengue epidemic with the number of positive cases almost close to 6,000, claiming more...
Goat sellers find online route more lucrative
23 Sep 2015 12:00 AM GMTHowever, if a buyer is hard-pressed for time and does not want to visit the dirty markets, one can establish a direct communication with sellers...