FIR filed against BJP leader for carrying trishul on Ram NavamiAn FIR was registered against Bharatiya Janata Party leader on Monday, on charges of leading a rally holding a 'Trishul' on Ram Navami.The Bengal BJP 'Lady' leader Locket Chatterjee held a trident in Rampurhat to attend Ram Navami celebration on Sunday. She tweeted on her twitter account:"I am in Rampurhat to attend Ramnawami celebration, @MamataOfficial's goon can't stop me to take part in celebration. TMC shantibahini along with state police is harassing organising committees to stop ... Rediff.com, 3 weeks ago |
Where have Santiniketan's cycle rickshaws gone?The cycle rickshaws in Santiniketan have been replaced by battery-run 'totos'.These 'totos' strangely are not registered with the regional transport authority but by the strange rules of West Bengal administration are 'empanelled' with the ruling party, says Keya Sarkar.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com One of the high points of coming to Santiniketan since our childhood was the cycle rickshaw rides. The slow ride through town which allowed you to look at the beauty of every house and ... Rediff.com, 3 weeks ago
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Book signed by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore auctioned for $700A signed hardcover copy of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's The King of the Dark Chamber - the English translation of his famous Bengali play Raja - has been sold for $700 at an auction in the US. Signed on a prefatory page in fountain pen by Tagore, the ... DNA, 1 month ago
Book signed by Tagore auctioned for USD 700
Business Standard, 1 month ago
Book signed by Tagore up for auction
Business Standard, 1 month ago
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After Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee goes on a temple spree to counter BJP in BengalWith BJP slowly gaining ground in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee is taking a leaf out of Congress President Rahul Gandhi ’s book. She is visiting several Hindu temples, which is being seen as an attempt to play the soft ... catchnews.com, 2 months ago
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