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BLOOD DONATION CAMP FOR THE FLYOVER DISASTER VICTIMS AT KOLKATA

Posted on April 2, 2016 by tni

TNI News Service Webdesk, TNI Kolkata 2nd April, 2016: When Girish Park trembled on 31st of March bringing to end the lives of 25 odd people and causing several casualties, someone’s mother was waiting for her son at the lunch table. Her son never returned but for those poor people turned up the entire city to donate blood. Blood donation camps were held at every corner of the city since yesterday. The donors were in…

YEAR END FLYOVER COLLAPSE LEAD TO DEATH AND AWE IN KOLKATA

Posted on March 31, 2016 by tni

By Swarnali Goswami (TNI Siliguri) ~ Edited By R. Subrata (Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kolkata, March 31st 2016: Today just a few moments back an under-construction flyover rumbled resulting in estimated 10 deaths and several injured. Rescue officials believe that there would be more deaths under the debris as the cleaning operations have just started. The incident happened at Burrabazar area in Central Kolkata in a busy area near the iconic Ganesh Talkies. The workers have…

FIREFLIES EXHIBITION HELD AT TAJ BENGAL KOLKATA

Posted on March 30, 2016 by tni

TNI News Service (TNS) Webdesk, TNI Kolkata 30th March, 2016: The sixth edition of Fireflies Fashion and Lifestyle Exhibition 2016 was held at Taj Bengal which brought the glitter and glamour of Kolkata to a whole new high on Monday March 28th from 11 am to 8 pm. After consecutive years of success Shillpi Goel, Priti Agarwal, Saloni Bhalotia and Sneha Tapadiya were again back with a bang with their 6th edition of Fireflies. With…

READY-MADE GARMENTS SECTOR GETS A BREATHER AMID EU’S TARIFF SUSPENSION

Posted on March 27, 2016 by tni

By Swarnali Goswami (TNI Kolkata) ~ Edited By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kolkata, 17th March, 2016: The European Union recently announced its scheme of generalized tariff preferences for the next three years from 2017-19. Indian Ready Made Garments sector continues to enjoy its position of being a beneficiary under the current scheme which has affected the textile sector through the removal of this tariff preference. The removal of textile sector comes in the…

‘EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT AFTER ELECTIONS!!!!!!’

Posted on March 27, 2016 by tni

TNI News Service (TNS) Webdesk, TNI Murshidabad 27th March, 2016: The water flow in river Ganga is not so high presently but it didn’t stop river corrosion at Suti of Murshidabad district. At least, 4-5 km area of the banks of Ganga came under river corrosion because of the change of path of Ganga. At least 40 houses came under the corrosion. The locals alleged that the elections had made their life hell because there…

JAPANESE EXHIBITION ORGANIZED AT KOLKATA BY JAPANESE CONSULATE

Posted on March 21, 2016 by tni

By Swarnali Goswami (TNI Kolkata) Webdesk, TNI Kolkata, 21st March, 2016: The Japan Foundation and Consulate General of Japan (Kolkata) arranged to exhibit an array of handicrafts made from traditional materials and techniques at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata. ‘Handcrafted Form: Traditions and Techniques’ introduces two types of craft objects in the exhibition. Ceramics, Textiles, Metalwork, Lacquerware and woodcraft. Bamboo crafts and Papermaking. Following the Industrial Revolution in the West, Japan also saw the modernization…

ICSE KOLKATA OUTPERFORMS CBSE AND STATE BOARDS INCLUDING WBBSE

Posted on March 18, 2016 by tni

By Swarnali Goswami (TNI Kolkata) ~ Edited By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kolkata, 18th March, 2016: Students of the CISCE have outperformed their counterparts from state boards and CBSE in the first ever standardized country wide test for class X students. The test was carried out as part of a sample survey conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). While several rounds of achievement surveys have been conducted by…

‘BELASHESHE’ DIRECTOR SHIBOPRASAD MUKHERJEE TIES THE KNOT

Posted on March 4, 2016 by tni

TNI News Service Webdesk, TNI Kolkata, 4th March, 2016: The famous Tollygunj ‘Bela Sheshe’ director Shiboprasad Mukherjee finally tied the knot with a young journalist Zinia Sen from Kolkata. Earlier, there were many buzzwords regarding his marriage however, today he got married in a private function in Kolkata. Shibaprasad himself was a freelance journalist during his earlier career chooses Zinia as his life partner. The marriage ceremony was done in traditional Bengali rituals. The function…

THE AFTERMATH OF BUDGET IN THE APPAREL SECTOR

Posted on March 2, 2016 by tni

By Swarnali Goswami (TNI Siliguri) ~ Edited By D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kolkata, 02nd March, 2016: The apparel sector of India is pleased with the overall budget announcement and schemes being initiated for the upcoming financial year. An overall assessment of the budget has seen positive response from the industrial sector. Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley has allocated 3,350 crores for the textile industry. Apparel sector’s long requisition was also addressed in this…

‘KATHA KOLI’: THE STORY TELLING WORKSHOP COMES TO AN END AT OLD HOUSE, KOLKATA

Posted on February 27, 2016 by tni

By Swarnali Goswami (TNI Kolkata) ~ Edited By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Gairkata, 27th February, 2016: A two-day workshop started from yesterday i.e. 27th February 2016 titled ‘Katha Koli’ at The Old House, Alexandra Court, Kolkata. The main organizer was OGLAM (Organization to Give Life a Meaning) along with the Arshinagar Project. The workshop is targeted towards the new age generation about interdisciplinary storytelling. The workshop was conducted by eminent theater director Mr….

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