Time bound, yet timeless
The roots of some traditions are so deep, like the roots of ancient Banyan trees, that they have persevered despite the advent of modernism and its attempts to overshadow them.
The roots of some traditions are so deep, like the roots of ancient Banyan trees, that they have persevered despite the advent of modernism and its attempts to overshadow them.
Poila Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year was observed across the state with great enthusiasm. The day is also observed as the foundation day of Bengal.
The Parsi community of Kolkata, very intrinsic to the social fabric of the city, is set to be in limelight as the community is set to celebrate its New Year, Jamshedi Navroze on 21 March.
Start your new year on a strong note by making a new year resolution to attain better immune health.
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With a drop in the maximum temperature, the Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir experienced extreme cold conditions on New Year's Day. The visibility in the area was near zero due to thick fog on Monday evening.
A man was beaten to death following an altercation with a youth over New Year celebrations last night at Kalitala Ashuti , near Thakurpukur Maheshtala Block.
Kolkata and adjoining district towns welcomed the New Year with bursting of firecrackers, even after the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) as well as NGOs jointly had urged for a safe celebration of NY 2024.
On the day when the entire district was busy celebrating the New Year, two jewellery artisans, migrants, were killed in a road mishap while travelling on a motorcycle in Nadanghat in Kalna, early this morning.
As the minimum temperature hit the 10.1 degree C residents felt a chill down their spine.
