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Bangla Hunt/ Pallab Ghosh: The first case of Nipah virus outbreak was reported on May 19, 2018 from Kozhikode in Malappuram district. The first case was confirmed when a 23-year-old college student’s tests came positive. According to doctors attending the boy said his blood sample were sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, … Read more

Bangla Hunt/ Pallab Ghosh: After Ebola, Nipah virus spreads it’s wings in India. After much speculations, doctors in Kerala have confirmed Nipah virus spreading across the state in an alarming speed. The first case of Nipah virus outbreak was reported on May 19, 2018 from Kozhikode in Malappuram district. The first case was confirmed when … Read more

BanglaHunt: The festival of Eid-Ul-Fitr is being celebrated with traditional gaiety and fervour. Eid-Ul-Fitr is celebrated at the end of Ramadan which takes place in the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Special Namaz was held across Mosques where faithful offered prayers. Special prayers were also held at the iconic Jama Masjid in Delhi … Read more

  Bangla Hunt/ Pallab Ghosh Mamata on ‘Jai Sri Ram’ – Lookback 1. Those chanting “Jai Sri Ram” are not from Bengal, they are outsiders 2. Will skin those who chant the slogan 3. Chanting the slogan will not be tolerated 4. Called the slogan an abuse 5. “Jai Sri Ram” is not culture in … Read more

Bangla Hunt,Pallab Ghosh: Noted Rabindrasangeet exponent, actor and founder of Calcutta Youth Choir Ruma Guha Thakurata passed away after prolonged illness in Kolkata. She was 84. First wife of legendary singer, actor Kishore Kumar, Ruma Guha Thakurta the mother of playback singer Amit Kumar. After her divorce with Kishore Kumar, she married Arup Guha Thakurta, … Read more

Bangla Hunt,Pallab Ghosh: In an initiative to spread communal harmony and promote brotherhood between Sikh-Muslim community, the Kashmir Sikh Education and Charitable Trust (KSECT) hosted a Iftar party at Hotel Raddison in Srinagar. The Iftar party which was attended by a large number of people from all waljs of life was a part of celebrations … Read more

  Bangla Hunt/ Pallab Ghosh This is why India is called secular. On one hand when we have politicians fighting over the existence of Ram and Rahim, on the other, we also have people like Gangola, his family who have kept the spirit and dignity of ‘secularism’ high. Otherwise the word ‘secularism’ has become restricted … Read more

Bangla Hunt, Pallab Ghosh: Inorder, to make security stringent at airports across the country, Central government has decided to install body scanner across 84 airports by March 2020 and gradually replace the conventional door frame metal detectors and hand-held scanners. The government also plans to do away with the hand-pat searchers used to detect metallic … Read more

  Bangla Hunt/ Pallab Ghosh Indian start-ups like Ola, Oyo that have almost acquired thd significance of brands have been shortlisted among others by the UK-India Awards for their initiative to expand the business in the United Kingdom. The event is scheduled to take place on the closing of UK-India Week between June 24 and … Read more

Bangla Hunt,Pallab Ghosh: A large ‘jattha’ (group) of Sikh pilgrims attended the opening of one of the most revered Sikh pilgrimage sites, Shri Hemkund Sahibji, that opened after remainjng closed for six-months due to winters.  The Gurudwara which is situated at an altitude of over 4,632 meters (15,197) feet from the sea level. The shrine … Read more