Month: September 2020

Kolkata: Smoke escaping from a container on board a Kolkata-bound ship led to panic near the Sandheads early on Monday. While the Coast Guard has dispatched three ships to the spot and carried out an equal number of aircraft sorties till last available light, the Kolkata port has placed a tug at the Haldia Dock […]

Adani Ports 343.55 (+1.18%) Asian Paints 1976.40 (+1.58%) Axis Bank 438.60 (-0.15%) Bajaj Auto 2996.75 (+1.02%) Bajaj Finance 3352.00 (+0.51%) Bajaj Finserv 6027.75 (+0.70%) Bharti Airtel 440.75 (-0.65%) BPCL 389.65 (+1.17%) Britannia 3777.35 (+1.07%) Cipla 772.20 (-0.34%) Coal India 120.75 (+0.63%) Divis Labs 3075.95 (-0.68%) Dr Reddys Labs 5115.25 (-0.28%) Eicher Motors 2202.70 (+1.00%) GAIL […]

By: Express News Service | Kolkata | Updated: September 28, 2020 2:30:02 pm Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, protocols will be followed and to maintain social distancing, a maximum of 150 people will be allowed. COME OCTOBER 1, the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) will launch a 90-minute cruise on the Hooghly river along Kolkata’s heritage […]

Literature and trams—the two things Kolkata prides itself on—have now come together. The city just got its first library on wheels, and it cuts through College Street, rolling from Esplanade to Shyambazar, one of the oldest tram routes in Kolkata.  Aboard the 32-seater library, bibliophiles will have access to an array of books, magazines and material […]

‘The energy and perseverance of everyone around me — to not only survive 2020 but become the best version of themselves despite the unique challenges we’re facing every single day’ Smita Shroff moved to Hyderabad three decades back but her “fondest memories” still revolve around Calcutta. So, when she and her husband Rajiv decided to […]

By: Express News Service | Kolkata | September 28, 2020 2:36:46 am Guests will be able to enjoy the sail down the lanes of Kolkata’s history and heritage from 4 pm to 6 pm from Monday to Friday, and from 12 pm to 2 pm and 4 pm to 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday. […]

Owners are hopeful of “some kind of announcement” by the Centre. (Representational) Kolkata: Owners of many single-screen movie theatres in Kolkata said on Sunday that they are awaiting notifications from the Centre and the state government before deciding on reopening cinema halls which had been closed for over six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]