North Kolkata Calling !!

A big humpback whale swallowed Adrian(24) along with his yellow kayak. He was kayaking with Dell, his father, in Bahia El Aguila near San Isidro Lighthouse in the Strait of Magellan. Dell, who was few meters away, encouraged his son to be calm and turned his video on. The whale, however, spat out without harming him. Later Adrian said that he thought it had swallowed and eaten him.

It is not unusual to find uninvited guests in a wedding.Sometime they are overlooked and often they are fed with wedding delicacies. Taking this opportunity some even replaces expencive gifts presented by guests. This time an unexpected...in fact..a very unexpected guest decided to savour few delicacies. It was a hungry leapord that entered the wedding ceremony of Akshay Srivastava and Jyoti Kumari in Lucknow's Para area.Guests were not alarmed since they took it as  fake - maybe just to exite the kids. It entered from the lawn and leapt on the rooftop. Later,  the forest officer along with  guards and four tranquiliser experts were on the spot .The tiger was hiding behind broken furnitures. Without warning it sprang towards a guard named Muqaddar Ali . He staggered back but not before his right hand was slashed by the tiger's claw ! Two tranquillizers were needed to capture it.  The wedding house finally turned from terror to triumph once again.

I forgot the name but some renowned Artist said the above words. Vilayat Khan have repeatedly protested against an Artist's freedom -even during his era. At present things have reached a certain stage from where there is no return. Artists are frustrated and quite a few numbers are having heart problems too (KK). Who is to blame? Probably we are all responsible or maybe the Time itself. I would like to relate a story of Tansen here.He was performing before Akbar the Mughal Emperor.Soon the Emperor noticed that some among the audiences were repeatedly moving their heads and loudly saying ',Aha aha' at the wrong time.He immediately requested Tansen to stop for a while. He announced that those found moving their heads or shouting Aha will have too move out. Tansen began once again. After sometime few heads started moving and there were few Ahas too.Akbar ordered the audiences (who were not moving their heads with Ahas) to leave the darbar. From Tansen to the present day Artist...

Tigers , the endangered species , are mercilessly killed merely for using their bones as glue.There is a demand for 'Tiger bone glue'and buyers are willing to pay hefty premium to procure the same.This is made by pressure cooking the bones for 2/3 days.It becomes a sticky sap like substance which are finally sold in  cake form. South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network's general secretary Krishna Acharya said' I am worried by the alarming findings in World Wildlife Crime Report 2024, which highlights the persistent & evolving threats posed by illegal tiger bone trade.'

Just a year and half ago AI founder Sam Altman rubbished India's ambition in building foundation AI models with limited budget. During a fireside chat with IT & electronics minister Aswini Vaishnaw he reversed his comment. "I think India should be one of the leaders of the AI revolution." said he.

238 girls between 9 and 14 were vaccinated against cervical cancer. The Bengal Obstetric and Gynaecological Society(BOGS) visited two schools on World Cancer Day. The school authority took the required permission from the guardians before the vaccination. The two schools are Surah Kanya School, Beliaghata and Mansoor Habibulla Memorial School, Kudghat. Around 100 cancer survivors showed their skills at Medical Superspeciality Hospital.They showed their talent through dance, songs, skites and recitation . Thespian Chandan Sen decided to direct a play to involve cancer survivors.