West Bengal

01 Feb

FNP Cakes ‘N’ More is now at Howrah

editor0 CommentsBusiness, West BengalFNP Cakes ‘N’ More

FNP Cakes ‘N’ More (A unit of Ferns N Petals) has opened its first outlet in Howrah in West Bengal. With the launch of the 9thcake outlet in the state, the bakery brand now has 143 retail outlets PAN India.Located at138, GT Road Shree Apartments, Shibpur, the new outlet is spread across 250 Square feet of space, offering all kinds of cream cakes, fondant cakes, dry cakes, and many more. The store also offers a wide range of bakery products, chocolates, quick snacks, beverages, other savouries and soft toys. To maintain the quality standards, the company has set up a…

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22 Jan

Tram to mark Netaji’s birth anniversary flagged off in Kolkata

editor0 CommentsWest BengalSubhas Chandra Bose

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Madan Mitra on Saturday flagged off a tram in Kolkata themed on the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, calling it a "befitting" response to the Centre's rejection of West Bengal's Republic Day tableau that had the same theme. Hitting back, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president Sukanta Majumdar said Mr. Mitra's comments showed that the TMC was looking to reap political dividends from every project of the State government. The single-bogey tram was flagged off by Mr. Mitra, the chairman of West Bengal Transport Corp. Ltd., at the Gariahat depot in south Kolkata.…

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10 Jan

Covid-19: West Bengal’s daily case surge smashes pandemic record

editor0 CommentsWest BengalCovid 19

West Bengal health department on Sunday reported an all-time high of 24,287 new cases of Covid-19 infections, the highest since the first wave of infections hit the country in 2020. Kolkata registered the highest number of new cases at 8,712 compared to 7,337 cases on Saturday. The state's positivity rate stands at 33.89%, while Kolkata's positivity rate stands at 41.93%. While neighbouring North 24 Parganas with several of Kolkata's satellite towns including Salt Lake and its infotech and commercial hub accounting for 5,053 cases against the previous day's 3,286 cases. In the last 24 hours, 71,664 samples have been tested…

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10 Jan

Bakhrahat gets the first TRENDS store in the town

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India, West BengalBakhrahat, TRENDS

Reliance TRENDS has announced the launch of its new Store in Bakhrahat town of South 24 Parganas district in the state of WEST BENGAL. It is Reliance TRENDS’ first store in the town. The store at boasts of modern looks and ambience featuring an exciting range of good quality and fashion merchandise that is relevant to the consumers of the region and at prices that are affordable and seen as high value for money. TRENDS’ 4500 sq. ft store at the town has a special inaugural offer for its customers, besides great relevant fashion and amazing prices. Trends is truly…

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06 Jan

Omicron variant live updates: Positivity at 23.17%, Bengal makes RT-PCR report must for inter-state movement

editor0 CommentsWest BengalCovid 19

India has logged 90,928 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate is at 4.18 per cent the Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday. The active caseload of COVID cases in the country now stands at 2,85,401. As per the Ministry, 2,135 cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in India, of which 828 have recovered. As many as 4,82,551 recoveries and 534 deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours were also reported by the Ministry. While the cumulative recoveries from the virus stand at 3,43,21,803, the total COVID deaths were reported…

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04 Jan

Once again actress Parno Mittra tests COVID positive

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, Covid19, Health, India, West Bengalbengali actress, Covid-19, TOLLYWOOD, West Bengal

After last year, Parno Mittra once again tested COVID positive. The actor took to her Instagram handle to announce the news.Parno wrote in her Instagram story, “I wish to share an important update with everyone. I have tested COVID positive again. I have mild symptoms and I have isolated myself. I request whoever has been in, or come into, contact with me in the last 3 days please do quarantine yourselves, get tested and take care. Lastly please continue to be safe and wear mask,” Incidentally, Parno had tested COVID positive first time in April last year. Ahead of the assembly election in…

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03 Jan

No movement of people after 10 pm, 50% attendance in offices: New Covid norms in Bengal

editor0 CommentsWest BengalCovid 19

Bengal on Sunday re-imposed certain Covid restrictions - closing of schools and colleges, and capping attendance at private and government offices at 50 per cent - in the light of a worrying increase in daily cases, including those of the Omicron variant.A 10 pm - 5 am night curfew has been ordered, following in the footsteps of Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Only essential and emergency services can operate in this time. Starting tomorrow (Monday), schools, colleges and universities in Bengal will be closed, as will swimming pools, gyms, spas and beauty salons, and wellness centres. Flights from Mumbai and…

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31 Dec

The Style Icon 2K21 Winners

editor0 CommentsNorth BengalSamrat Rajput, Siliguri, Style Icon 2K21

The Grand finale of the Style Icon 2K21, organised by the SR Modelling Studio was held at Swastika Ecopark Resort in Fulbari near Siliguri on 25 December. Puran Chettri of Alipurduar and Ridhima Singhania of Siliguri won the runaway category awards; Amrita Roy of Raiganj and Regem R Nayaak of Sikkim have won in the print category in the finale.It was the sixth edition of the national level beauty contest. Over 50 participants from all over India had taken part in The Style Icon 2K21. The show director, Samrat Rajput, "Our main aim was to provide a platform to aspiring…

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31 Dec

Prayag, unveils water tanks in Achievers Meet 2021 in Kolkata

editor0 CommentsIndia, Business, West BengalPrayag

Prayag, has unveiled extra strong and durable water tanks in the inspiring Achievers Meet 2021 held in Kolkata. More than 400 Dealers and distributors of Prayag Bath Fittings thronged the exciting event that was also attended by the celebrity Jasleen Mathias. A perfect combination of technology and innovation Prayag Tanks have been rigorously tested for durability and are virtually unbreakable. Prayag Tanks have the unique dual advantage of being lightweight and much tougher than other ordinary tanks. Mr. Nitin Aggarwal, CEO, Prayag said, “With our high-quality and reliable products we have successfully been able to garner consumer trust across the…

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31 Dec

A new play “SOB CHORITRO JIBONTO” staged in Kolkata

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, India, West Bengal

Kolkata: According to the information from the Government of West Bengal, with the support of department of information and cultural affairs, the play “SOB CHORITRO JIBONTO” was staged on October 29 , Friday at the Yogesh Mime Theatre in Kolkata .This wonderful play is written and directed by Raja Sarkar.  In this play, it is seen that Rana Dutta who is a well-paid employee staggers home every night after drinking alcohol. He has a small family of two-he and his beautiful wife. But in their married life there is only emptiness. In the evening a theatre troupe rehearsals regularly in…

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