North Kolkata Calling !!

We are aware of the love and war sentence. It is of course a romantic idea of some whose love have crossed all limits. A lover whose name is Nazrul Hasan aged 32 was inside a car with someone else's wife,named Noor Afsa aged around 29. The security guard, who was the husband of the woman, finding them in such a state, was unable to control his anger, and confronted them.The lover, finding the situation going against him, started the car and tried to speed up.Luckily the guard got hold of the car's bonnet.By that time the lover was driving at a speed of 80-90 kmph. The guard, however, still managed to cling to the bonnet.Finally another vehicle intercepted and forced it to stop.The husband, named Mohd Samir(32), immediately jumped upon them and dragged his wife out.There was commotion for around 30 minutes, which led to a traffic jam at Moradabad - Agra state highway. The security guard filed a complaint against the lover at Katghar police station.

At jallikattu event in Madurai's Avaniyapuram on Pongal, a 22 year old bull fighter was gored to death. In this year the participating bulls were 1,100 and the bull fighters were 900. This year around 75 people were injured.Among them 30 of them , including spectators, were severely injured. Bullfighter Naveen Kumar (22) suffered several injuries in chest when he was being gored by a bull.When taken to Government Rajaji Hospital he was declared dead. Pongal is a Hindu festival celebrated in Tamil and round the world. Several attempts to stop Jallikattu failed and the tradition continues.

In India different States celebrates Makar Sankranti, an auspicious day, in different names. Kerala..Makaravilakku. Himachal Pradesh..Magha Saaji. Bihar..Til Sakraat. Pongal.. Tamil Nadu. Mahara Chaula.. Odisha. Haldi Kumkum.. Maharashtra. Maghi Sankrant...Goa. Uttarayan.. Gujarat. Magh Bihu..Assam. Khichdi..Uttar Pradesh. Pous Sankranti.. Bengal. Sugi Habba.. Karnataka.

Steve Job's, an American businessman and a co- founder of Apple Inc, who came to India to gain enlightenment. In fact he was enchanted by Indian Sadhus, especially Neem Karoli Baba. Now his wife wants to join the Maha Kumbh 2025 for spiritual purpose. Job's unfortunately died on the year 2011. His wife Laurene Powell arrived on Prayagraj and will take the holy dip in the river Ganga on 14th April.She is a follower of Swami Kailashnand Giri. Her Hindu name is Kamala.

After graduation he was doing his masters. He was in business then, trying to manage his late life education. He prepared for his MA final but was unable to appear. The reason for this was the Admit Card. from Calcutta University, which failed to come at the right time. Frustrated he left the education world and concentrated in business. Being a musician he,now, made an attempt to enter the music world. He recorded eight songs (composed and put to music by himself) on great personalities of India. They were Swami Vivekananda, Vidyasagar, Satyendra Nath Bose, Indira Gandhi, Kapil Dev, Satyajit Roy, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Hemanta Mukherjee.As far as he knew no-one before had attempted children songs on such a scheme on important Indian personalities.The sale of the Cassettes were good as the company reported-though he himself received no royalty. Now he tried to concentrate his mind in his business.His creativity never allowed him to deal with any single product.Hence he tried to d...

Elon Musk frequently warned about the Global population decline.According to him researchers at University of Washington shows that decline will be noted more in China and India than previously predicted. US, Canada & Australia might not be too affected due to semi stable population through migration. 'Population collapse is humanity's greatest threat.' believes Musk.

The Mumbai -Nanded Tapovan Express was approaching Manmad junction.Due to a sudden jerk a 30 year old man, named Sarvar Shaikh, lost his balance and fell off.Unaware of this incident the train ran ahead for 700m.Someone, who came to know about the incident, however, pulled the chain  and the train stopped. The train's loco pilot, after taking the required permission from the controller,manoeuvred the train in reverse. Unfortunately, in the meanwhile the reportedly injured Sarvar Shaikh died in a hospital !

She is considered as the world's oldest person. Her name is Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese lady.She died at the age of 116 in Ashiya town, Japan. She died on 29 December leaving behind four children and five grandchildren.She expired at a nursing home where she had been residing since 2019. She was born just before the Ford Model T was launched in the US. After the death of Spain's Maria Branyas Morera at the age of 117, she became the oldest person in August 2024.

Zimbabwe is well known for its wild animals.What happens if someone is left there alone among lions and other wild animals? In fact, on December 27th 2024, a 7 years old boy roamed in Matusadona National Park which was next to his village. He was found 5 days later around 50km away. He ate wild fruits and drank water by digging into a river bank. It is a technique used by the elders in Zimbabwe's draught prone area. He roamed alone in forest and slept on perched rocks so that lions and other wild animals could not reach him. By spotting his footprints, he was finally found after five days. According to lawmaker Mutsa Murombedzi ' It was a miracle that he survived.'

A man named Pandurang Ulpe from Kasba Bawda in Maharashtra's Kolapur died of heart attack. He had just come back home on December 16th when he felt uneasy. He started vomiting and within a short time passed out.He was declared dead by the doctor when he was brought to a private hospital. His family was preparing for his cremation when news came that he was alive. How ? While coming back with the body in an ambulance they struck a road speed breaker.Everyone felt the sudden jerk. And then they noticed the dead man's figer movements. One of them felt his pulse  and found it moving. He was immediately taken to DY Patil Hospital. After several tests the doctors there declared him alive ! KMC's  Chief Health Officer Prakash Parva said that the episode will be probed.

Once upon a time we had a pet dog. One of my brothers brought her when she was perhaps a few days old. We were young and soon got attached with the Alsatian puppy. For 8 years she stayed with us and we have many sweet memories of her. She was more attached to me since I was a musician and,as we know, dogs usually love music. That is probably the reason why HMV record's logo shows a dog named Nipper sitting near a Gramophone, listening to the music attentively. It is indeed sad to learn from the TOl Newspaper today that a 33 years old man was so shocked by the death of his 'Bouncy' , a German Shepherd pet dog, that he hanged himself by  its chain round his neck. Rajashekhar C who lived in Bengaluru's neighbourhood of Madanayayakanahalli was a self-employed, who lived with his mother and elder sister.