-The Telegraph The get together is no longer confined to Muslims, people across communities are coming together to spread message of camaraderie The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. - Richard Bach Kolkata: Put aside the incendiary remarks by hate mongers. Ignore the ones who thrive on divisiveness. When it comes to the festive season, it is all about throwing...
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Price hike: Bengal schools face tough time to serve midday meals
-PTI/ The Telegraph We want children from class one to eight be given musur dal regularly conforming to their health requirements, says Headmaster of upper primary school in Purba Medinipur Kolkata: Primary and Upper Primary schools in West Bengal are finding it difficult to serve midday meal to students due to hike in prices of essential commodities, according to authorities of different schools in districts. The Bengal Primary Teachers' Association has drawn the...
More »‘We are Indians’: Jahangirpuri’s Muslims are furious at media’s ‘illegal Bangladeshi’ theory -Akanksha Kumar
-Newslaundry.com Channels like Aaj Tak and ABP suggested the role of ‘Bangladeshi or Rohingya Muslims’ in the communal violence on April 16. “Modi, may you live long,” said Afsana, beating her chest and gritting her teeth. “You have now turned us into Bangladeshis.” Afsana, a vegetable vendor, is angry and disappointed. Decades ago, her parents migrated to Delhi from Kolkata, settling in Sunder Nagri in Northeast Delhi, hoping to make a living. They...
More »As fuel rates soar, fish prices jump in Kolkata -Rittick Mondal
-IndiaToday.in The prices of fish in Kolkata have increased due to the hike in fuel rates Kolkata: With the rise in the rates of fuel across the country, fish prices too increased in Kolkata. The prices of fruit, vegetables and meat have been increasing. Households in the city are being forced to cut down the food budget as the prices of food essentials have jumped in the market, including the rates of fish. Fish...
More »IPCC report: Clap for Kolkata’s public transport -Jayanta Basu
-Down to Earth The city's inadequate drainage system results in frequent flooding, it says Kolkata in West Bengal has something to cheer about: Its much-criticised public transport system got an elaborate mention in the third instalment of the sixth assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC). The most significant report on the global climate crisis referred to the city’s public transport network as an “illustrative case study” to showcase integrated...
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