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Drowning glory |
| A walk through North Kolkata’s waterlogged streets gives a better picture of our dear, dirty city’s defunct sewerage system. The situation is only going to get worse, with the met office predicting a continual downpour for the next 48 hours. The only relief has been a fall in the mercury level, but the repugnant sight of streets drowned in muddy water washing in filth and sewerage from the uncovered drains and open garbage vats easily outdoes that feel. |
| Date: 2008-06-17 16:14:06 - Added by: sebabrata |
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SRK-Big B rivalry goes global |
| The famous Bollywood rivalry is going to new shores now. After face-offs over popularity in films and on Telly, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan now seem to going head-to-head on world tours. While Amitabh Bachchan’s Unforgettables tour kick starts on July 18 in Toronto, Shah Rukh Khan has decided to begin his own Temptations Reloaded tour on June 21 at Amsterdam. |
| Date: 2008-06-16 17:18:14 - Added by: sebabrata |
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Baghajatin flyover reopens |
| Commuters can breathe a sigh of relief as the Baghajatin flyover reopens to traffic from Wednesday, the 11th of June. It is a connecting corridor from Baghajatin to the EM Bypass. The flyover was closed after a crater developed on it last year. |
| Date: 2008-06-11 18:44:54 - Added by: sebabrata |
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Drudging on |
| If you walk down the city by-lanes and watch around, you can’t possibly give the hand-pulled rickshaws a miss. They are more than a century old and were initially imported from China. The state administration banned them more than a year back, triggering a court case on which Kolkata High Court has not ruled yet. So the rickshaw-pullers are still drudging on the city. An ILK video by Smita Sharma with Kaushik Sarkar in camera. |
| Date: 2008-05-17 17:04:04 - Added by: sebabrata |
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Saptapadi |
| ‘Saptapadi’, a matrimonial fair that took place in February, 08, offered jewellery, cosmetics, apparels and furniture specially designed for matrimonial purpose. With 70 exhibitors under the roof of Netaji Indoor Stadium, the exhibition created a complete wedding-shopping solution. |
| Date: 2008-05-16 15:29:20 - Added by: sebabrata |
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Aamir- Trailer |
| Directed by Rajkumar Gupta, 'Aamir' launches small screen star Rajiv Khandelwal to Bollywood. The film has been shot under UTV Spot Boys banner and is likely to release on June 6, 2008. |
| Date: 2008-05-14 15:44:51 - Added by: sebabrata |
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Across the Hooghly River |
| Possibly the most pleasant and convenient means to commute to and from Howrah is the ferry service across the Hooghly River, which takes people to Babu Ghat, Fairly Place, Princep Ghat, Shovabazaar, Ahiritolla and Bagbazaar. The ride along Hooghly can be a visual delight for those interested in Kolkata’s past, at the same time making out the primacy of South Kolkata over North in terms of infrastructural development and growth. An ILK video by Smita Sharma with Kaushik Sarkar on camera. |
| Date: 2008-05-14 13:00:54 - Added by: sebabrata |
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Rabindra Jayanti |
| Kolkata observed Rabindra Jayanti on Thursday, May 8. West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya paid tribute to the legendary poet at a function in Rabindra Sadan. |
| Date: 2008-05-09 16:58:03 - Added by: sebabrata |
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Will he, or will not he? |
| When it comes to cricket, every Kolkatan is a bit of an expert. Frustrated on the Knight Riders’ slump over the last four matches, they can’t but pin all their hopes on KKR’s latest import, Shoaib Akhtar. Watch Kolkata’s cricket lovers speculate whether Shoaib can save their pride. An ILK report by Koushik Sarkar. |
| Date: 2008-05-07 17:14:05 - Added by: sebabrata |
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Padma Bhushan Manna Dey on his life and songs |
| Watch Padma Bhushan Manna Dey speak ardently at a conference in Press Club, a day before his 87th birthday. He spoke at length about his early struggle in Mumbai and his one and only passion— music. Manna Dey has recently completed his 65th year in the Indian music industry, and believes that he will be able to sing till he breaths his last. |
| Date: 2008-05-06 15:30:27 - Added by: sebabrata |
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