My KOLKATA BLOG

Ganga Dashahara of this year is being celebrated across Bengal. It is the observance of myth of descent of river Ganga by the King Sagar. And the puja of river Ganga is being observe between 21 May to 30 May every year. Here in this picture, devoted people offering pujas to goddess Ganga. -- A. B.

31 May, 2012 : World No-Tobacco Day. Many seminars, rallies, speeches will be there all day long. But how many persons felt motivated to quit tobacco, it will remain as vague as usual. But Howrah, the city on the other bank of river Ganga became successful after started anti-tobacco campaign 4 years ago. Now smoking and chewing tobacco publicly is punishable offence in Howrah. So, the question is, when Howrah became successful, why not Kolkata? A positive and motivated attitude should be given to quit tobacco and to stop its uses publicly. -- A. B.

About 50,000 people of Kolkata gathered on the roadside and around 70,000 more people inside Eden Gardens felicitated warmly the team KKR and Shah Rukh Khan alongwith the CM and CAB. The team KKR started their journey of 5 kilometers from Hazra to Eden Gardens on this open truck. But later took shelter in AC bus of the team owing to hard heat of summer noon. The truck was decorated with blue and white Bangla words - 'Korechi, Lorechi, Jitechi Re!' which means - we did, we fought, we won. -- A. B.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL Trophy for the first time. The team KKR with SRK arriving Kolkata today with the trophy. 3-cheers for KKR - Hip Hip Hurray! -- A. B.