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Akshay Kumar renowned as Akhy of Bollywood landed himself in trouble after his supposed obscene act during Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai. During the show, Akshay Kumar walked to wife Twinkle, seated in the front row, and asked her to unbutton his jeans. Akshay forgot that it was not his bedroom. But next time remember Akhy or you’ll be in a great trouble.
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Barasat, 1st May: The ecologists expressed shock over a recent news of deaths of a few thousands of bats due to hot weather condition in Asansol in West Bengal, while on the other thousands of such flying mammals were saved by the inhabitants of a remote village Patsabdalpur in North 24 Parganas by as long as food and water often.
A few thousands of bats used to live on an old banyan tree and a peepul tree at the centre of the village where a temple of Lord Shiva in the name of ‘Panchananda’ exists since long back.
According to the veteran priest of the village temple, Narayan Mukherjee, it dates back to the regime of Maharaja Krishna Chandra of Nadia, the temple was established here at Badur Tala (named after bats, which in Bengali called-Badur) by the Maharaj who also used to worship Lord Panchananda, an incarnation of Lord Shiva.
The land earlier belonged to the Maharaja.
And it was believed by the villagers of Patsabdalpur that the bats had been living here for a few hundreds years.
Undoubtedly some superstitions work amongst the locales irrespective religion, casts and creed that the bats are sign of prosperity of the people of this village.
Badurtala has become a holy place where people assemble each year on the 13th Baishakh (first month of Bengali calendar) for observing the foundation day of the Panchananda temple. Special pujas are offered by the attending villagers.
Kolkata, 1st May: A huge number of workers here celebrated the ‘Labor Day’ on Saturday by demonstrating for their rights on the streets of Kolkata.
Various labor organizations and trade unions marked this day, also known as May Day or International Workers’ Day, by raising slogans for labor rights to prevent retrenchment and improve working ties with the employers here.
The participating demonstrators sang Communist songs to express solidarity with Chicago workers.
‘The labor class has to fight for deciding their minimum wages…the labor class has to fight for deciding their hours of work…there is an urgent need to fight over all these issues… and there is a need for the laborers to fight together because the organized labor class is only seven percent in our country and the rest 93 percent is unorganized class. Therefore, it is the duty of the organized labors to help the unorganized ones to fight the system,’ said Alok Banerjee, a Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Leader.
He said demonstrating against the government is the only way to be heard.
May Day or International Workers’ Day is observed in remembrance of the Chicago workers when the Chicago police fired on workers during a general strike, kill several demonstrators.
Also, it is an annual holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from the labor union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.
The celebration of Labor Day has its origins in the Eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest.
The landmines and skeleton were recovered from Bhalukbasa forest, district Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma told.
Inspector General of Police (Western Range) Zulfiqar Hassan mentioned “We had arrested some people in connection with Maoist activities. They had helped us in the recovery.”
The body is assumed to be of a Maoist operative, according to him.
The Trinamool Congress and Congress alliance that won the first non Left Lok Sabha Elections in West Bengal in thirty years has broken up for the Kolkata Municipal Elections. The Congress and the Trinamool Congress alliance have determined to go their own way in the KMC elections planned for May 30th.
The KMC elections described as the ‘semifinals’ in Mamata Banerjee’s own words, will see the Trinamool Congress contesting alone as the Congress Party declared a list of their eighty eight candidates today. Mamata Banerjee had earlier declared the Trinamool Congress list of candidates leaving just twenty seven seats for her alliance partner, the Congress party in the 141 seats of the Municipal Corporation.
It can be termed as a major blow to the anti Left alliance that had gained mass support last year in the Lok Sabha elections and was being considered strong enough so as to topple the thirty five year old Left regime in West Bengal in the coming Assembly elections.
Though Mr. Pradip Bhattacharya, the working President of the Congress Party termed the KMC elections as ‘mere local elections. According to him ‘These are local elections and all political parties have their political compulsions’. But this does not mean that our alliance for the political elections as the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha has also broken’.
But this break up comes after a phase of constant deliberations between the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee chief Pranab Mukherjee and the West Bengal In-charge Keshav Rao with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee but could not reach to a settlement.
Chandigarh, April 27: A shameful incident again happened in Chandigarh. A government school teacher was arrested yesterday for allegedly raping a girl student in Sirsa district, nearly 215 kms from here, police said.
The accused Anil was teaching Hindi at Government Senior Secondary School in Shahpur Begu village and he was arrested based on a complaint filed by the girl’s father that he had raped his daughter on April 24, they said.
We often heard from our grandparents about the story of five headed snake, but recently it became truth. According to media report a five-headed snake has been supposedly found in Kukke Subrahmanya near Mangalore in Karnataka. The hydra-headed snake unexpectedly appeared in a house in that locality, local residents said. Religious people reveal religious thoughts. However, what it is, but one thing is sure that ancient religious stories are always not false.
This beautiful city is the hub of industries and financial companies like Coal India Limited, Allahabad Bank, Birla Corporation, City Bank, Bata India, Damodar Valley Corporation, Vijaya Bank and United Bank of India. The best time to visit in Kolkata is during Durga-pooja. This the time when we can see people get deeply engaged into the festive celebrations to get rid of all kind of worries and hurries of life.
Few worth seeing places in Kolkata are:
Howrah Bridge has given a new appearance to this city. This bridge brags about great engineering techniques applied in the early 20 the century. The well constructed bridge has a length of 450 m. This has been awarded as one of the busiest bridges across the world through which around 100000 vehicles pass and a large number of people move about.
While planning to tour to Kolkata, you must visit the Kali Mandir dedicated to Goddess Kali, the goddess of destruction. The name of the old village Kalikata came from this temple and later it gave the city its name.
Victoria Memorial:
The marble structure building is an eye-catching site to the viewers. Of late the building has been converted into a museum where you can see a collection of a record things belonging to the period of Raja-Maharaja. People who enjoy living proudly here in the city of joy, it is their first recommendation.
Indian Museum
This museum was built in the year of 1874. It is one of the oldest museums in India that unfolds some awesome ancient collections. The entrance of this museum has got the three faces of lion as a national symbol of India.
If you are a cricket lover then don’t forget to visit to Eden Gardens that is situated at the northwest corner of the Kolkata.
Belur Math, was established in 1899. It was designed so as to make it a church, temple and mosque all together. The place is also famous for the headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission and it is located in the north area of Kolkata.
Saraswati Puja.
Another auspicious occasion is Saraswati Puja celebrated in the month of January-February. This festival also bears the true colors of Indian culture and tradition here.
Kolkata book fair is another popular thing to those people who are fond of books to increase the world of knowledge. If you are a bibliophile then it goes without saying you can feel no one place better than Kolkata, a city of joy.
Kolkata, renowned as the “City Of Joy” is the place where beauty, magic, charm and verve all unite to offer a harmonized dimension to the city. Through this article you will get the best travel guide than any other.
Museums
West Bengal pioneered museum development in India with institutions like the Asiatic Society (1784), the Indian Botanic Garden (1787) and the Indian Museum (1814) -institutions which are amongst the oldest in India and up to this day remain principal attractions of tourists visiting Kolkata.
The Victoria Memorial
Situated on Kolkata Maidan , it stands majestic in its symmetrical construction of white marble. There is an Art Gallery and Museum inside. The surrounding open Space, beautifully laid out with trees, pools and lawns, is one of the most cherished areas of Kolkata. Don’t miss it during your trip to Kolkata.
BirlaPlanetarium Situated close to the crossing of Theatre Road and Chowringhee road, the Birla Planetarium is adjacent to the maidan. The Planetarium owes its existence to the Birla Education in 1929. The Planetarium is a single-storeyed, circular structure constructed in pure Indian architectural style.
Science City
The pioneering effort of NCSM, in setting up open air Science Parks has now added a new dimension to science teaching through a process of discovery in the outdoor setting. Set amidst trees and lawns, here one finds science out of doors and alive.
Nicco Park
Nicco Park is situated at Salt Lake. This Amusement park is the Disneyland of West Bengal, with a variety of unusual games and rides. The Cave Ride is the latest addition and is the only of its kind in this part of the world.
Academy of Fine Art
Collections include contemporary Indian Art. Rabindra Gallery contains original paintings, manuscripts and personal belongings of Rabindranath Tagore.
Zoological Garden
The Zoological Gardens at Alipore opened to the public in 1876, have one of the finest collections of birds, animals, and reptiles. Within the Gardens,there is also a childrens` Zoo.
Kalighat Temple
Built in 1809, the Kali Temple is an Ancient center of Hindu pilgrimage. The architecture is of typical mediaeval Bengal style.
Botanical Garden
Laid out in 1787, the Garden contains 12,000 living perennial plants and over two and a half million dried out plant specimens in the herbarium, collected from all over the world.
St Paul`s Cathedral
The Anglican Cathedral of Kolkata built in 1847, adjacent to the Birla Planetarium. It towers 65 m high and is famous for the serene service conducted on Christmas Eve.
Belur Math
Founded by Swami Vivekananda, the world famous yogi and disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa, it is the Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission and is 6.4 kms from Howrah Station on the banks of the River Hooghly.
Dakshineswar Temple
Built by Rani Rasmoni of north Kolkata in the 19th century on the bank of Ganges, north east of Kolkata. It is here that Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa, the renowned spiritual personality and the guru of Swami Vivekananda had worshipped the Goddess Kali, Bhaba Tarani, and did his sadhana at the Panchabati Garden adjacent to the temple.
Eden Garden
A sprawling garden set up by the British in the early 20 century with a band stand and a beautiful pagoda. A stadium has been built adjacent to it for cricket test matches which can accommodate about 85,000 people.
Howrah Bridge
This Engineering marvel has been the firmest symbol of Kolkata. The huge cantilever bridge, strung on two 270 feet high pillars connects Kolkata from Howrah. It four traffic lanes are daily used by over a lakh vehicles.
Saheed Minar
A monument similar to Qutab Minar of Delhi. This was known as Octerloney Monument. Located near Esplanade on the Maidan and seat of many memorable political meetings.
Getting There
By Air
India Airlines connect Kolkata with Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Port Blair, Nagpur, Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, Patna, Lucknow, Tezpur, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Silchar, Imphal, Bagdogra, Agartala, Bangalore, Vishakhapatnam (Vizag), Guwahati, Dimapur, Hyderabad and Car-Nicobar.
By Rail
Howrah and Sealdah, two main railway stations are there in Kolkata. Kolkata is connected by rail to most of the important places in India.
Here are the most famous visiting and historical places of Kolkata –
Victoria Memorial is a huge white-marble structure and the most enduring of remains of the British Raj in India. The structure, which is now floodlit in the night, gives a fascinating site. It has been now converted in a museum that houses the most impressive collection of memorabilia’s from the days of Raj.
Indian Museum, built in 1874, has a beautiful structure. The oldest museum in India, it has one of the rare collections of archeological. The entrance to the museum houses an original Lion Capitol, the national symbol of India. The museum is opened all days of the week except Monday. The normal timing is 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Fort William was constructed in 1781 after the unfortunate happenings of 1756 in which many British soldiers with their families were killed by Siraj-Ud-Daula. Large area around the village of Govindpur was cleared off the forests and this fort was constructed, which for some time also lent its name to the city.
Eden Garden, located in the northwest corner of the city, is a small and pleasantly laid-out garden. The place also houses the renowned cricket ground by the same name.
Birla Planetarium is one of the largest of its kind in the world, and a good place to enjoy oneself. Regular shows in Hindi and English are held here.
Kali Mandir is the temple dedicated to Kali, goddess of destruction. This is the temple from which the old village Kalikata took its name, which, in turn, also gave the city its name.
Howrah Bridge is an excellent example of engineering techniques of the early 20th century. The whole bridge is 450 m long without any pylon in the river. The bridge also has the distinction of being the busiest bridge in the world catering to around 100,000 vehicles and innumerable pedestrians.
When Kolkata was the capital of British India, BBD Bagh was the center of power. This is the place that houses the now famous Writer’s Building (clerks were known as writers in the British India) and the old Fort William.
Belur Math, the headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission, is situated in the north of the city. The place was founded in 1899 and houses a structure that was designed to be a church, temple, and mosque all in one.
Other important sites that can be visited are Dakshineshwar Kali Temple, Botanical Garden, Marble Palace, Tagore House, Church of St John, Nakhoda Mosque, Raj Bhawan, Town Hall, and St. Paul’s Cathedral.
These are the attractions of Kolkata.