KHEL: Set to foster Fraternity and Sportsmanship

St. Xavier's College NCC is going to organise the fifth version of "Khel", an inter battalion annual sports meet on 28th March, 2020 in the college campus. 

SXCNCC will host teams from 17 colleges and battalions of Kolkata and nearby districts with a footfall on the D-Day expected to be around 800. The events that will be held include: Football (unisex), Kho-Kho, Basketball, Throwball, Shot Put, Long Jump, Volleyball, Track events, Badminton, Tug-of-war, Relay race and the brand new "Ragda Race" which is a series of front rolls, push ups, frog jumps, cow walk and sprint. 

  Through "Khel", SXCNCC takes a step to inculcate a sense of sportsmanship apart from unity and discipline among its cadets. It shows that NCC is not limited to rigourous drill and endless "ragdas" only. Alongwith "Unity and Discipline", it also believes in "All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy."

   'Hello Kolkata' is Media Partner of 'Khel'.

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'Amra-o Parbo' ('Even We Can')

'Hello Kolkata's newest Short Film shooting took place today at Durgapur.  'Alviva' (Arpita Sengupta) and 'SS Events' (Sangita Sinha) present 'Amra-o Parbo' ('Even We Can') ---a Short Film, directed by Asish Basak, to focus on the event-ful journey of Plus-Size Women from Oblivion to Stardom.

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24th Meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council

The 24^th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council, comprising of the States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal, is scheduled to be held on 28^th February, 2020 at Bhubaneswar. 

The Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah will chair this meeting.  Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Naveen Patnaik, is the Vice-Chairman and host.  Chief Ministers of Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand respectively, Shri Nitish Kumar, Ms. Mamata Banerjee and Shri Hemant Soren, will also participate.  The Chief Ministers will be accompanied by two Cabinet Ministers from each State, as members of the Council, and Chief Secretary & other senior officers of the States. Secretaries/Additional Secretaries and other senior officers of the Central Government will also attend the meeting.  Last meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council was last held in Kolkata on October 1, 2018.

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'Slice' - the thickest mango drink in India

Making this summer season sweeter, PepsiCo brings the taste of irresistible mangoes in a new avatar with the launch of the new reformulated Slice, making it India’s thickest mango drink. This claim is substantiated by an independent research conducted by Nielsen. A fun new TVC campaign, ‘Naya Slice Itna Thick Kaise’, featuring eminent actor and brand ambassador Katrina Kaif has also been unveiled. 

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৬ বছর ধরে. সামাজিক কাজে বরানগর-এর মধ্যবিত্ত ঘরের চা বিক্রেতার ছেলে সুমন কর

বরানগর এর মধ্যবিত্ত ঘরের চা বিক্রেতার ছেলে সুমন কর, ছোট থেকে কষ্ট করে মানুষ. কষ্টটা বুঝেছে ছোট থেকে আজ সে ইঞ্জিনিয়ার তাই সে তার রোজগারের পুরো টাকাটাই গরিব দুঃখীদের মাঝে ভাগ করে দেয়. কখনো অসহায় বাচ্চাদের ছাতা, বই খাতা ব্যাগ প্রদান করে, কখনো অসহায় মানুষদের মুখে অন্ন তুলে দেয় আবার কখনো রাস্তার অবলা পশুদের নিজে হাতে খাওয়ায়. শীতের হাত থেকে কষ্ট পেতে দেখলে কাউকে কম্বল প্রদান করা কাউকে আবার বৃষ্টি থেকে বাঁচাতে ছাতা প্রদান করা 

    এইভাবে সুমন কর তার কর্মকান্ড চালিয়ে যাচ্ছে দীর্ঘ ৬ বছর ধরে. সে নিজে এই সামাজিক কাজের জন্য সব বন্ধুরা মিলে তৈরী করেছে "হাসিখুশি ক্লাব" তার নিজের কলেজের ভাই বোন ও তার বিভাগের দুজন শিক্ষিকাকে নিয়ে "প্রগতি" তারা সবাই এই সামাজিক মূলক কাজে সবসময় এগিয়ে আসে !!

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Two Day Course Coordinators Meet -2020 (North Eastern Zone)

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Two Day Course Coordinators Meet -2020 (North Eastern Zone)

      Rehabilitation Council of India, a Statutory Body of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India organized a two day Course Coordinators Meet-2020 (North Eastern Zone) on 28-29 February, 2020 at Shivananda Hall, The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata in collaboration with Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan), Regional Centre, Kolkata to strengthen the entire examination process of Certificate & Diploma level courses, to prepare a comprehensive plan of action to promote special education & disability Rehabilitation courses and to review the norms of CRE, CRR etc.

100 participants including Course Coordinators of RCI’s approved Training Institutes, North Eastern Zonal Coordinator, ZCC, RCI (North Eastern Zone) and officials from AYJNISHD, Kolkata and from the State of Arunachal Pradesh , Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand , Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal.

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Glimpses of 3rd edition of 'Indo-Bangladesh Harmonica', held at Okakura Bhawan, Salt Lake, presented by 'Hello Kolkata'.

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BS-VI to be implemented from April 1, 2020

BS-VI fuel standards and BS-VI standards will be implemented in the entire country including West Bengal from April 1, 2020. It will have sulphur content of 10 parts per million (PPM), a reduction from 50 ppm content from the BS-IV specification, informed Shri Pritish Bharat, Executive Director, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, West Bengal. here today. Interacting with the media persons, Shri Bharat stated that IndianOil refineries, pipelines, storage terminals and retail outlets across the state have been upgraded and quality measures have been put in place to ensure supply of BS-VI fuel.

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Flipkart, India's homegrown e-commerce marketplace, announced the introduction of its first Furniture Experience Center in Kolkata, West Bengal as it seeks to cater to the growing appetite for online furniture buying in Eastern India. Spread across nearly 2,200 square ft, the experience centre has been introduced in collaboration with Emami Realty in its state-of-the-art Emami City township, the Emami City to increase awareness around the vast tselection of aesthetically designed quality furniture available on Flipkart.

The experience centre showcases home furniture from 11 brands including @home by Nilkamal, Royal Oak, House of Pataudi and Perfect Homes showcasing Made in India furniture and aims to enhance the overall viewing experience for consumers.  

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Glimpses of 'Music for Peace and Harmony', ideated by Asish Basak, 'Hello Kolkata' at Okakura Bhawan on 25th Feb.

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'Hello Kolkata' presents 'Music for Peace and Harmony'

   'Hello Kolkata Socio-Cultural Fiesta', under the series of 3rd edition of 'Indo-Bangladesh Harmonica', was held at Okakura Bhawan, Salt Lake on 25th Feb. The focal point of the eve was 'Music for Peace', performed by Sarod Baba & Gayaki Mata, eminent musical geniuses. The musical rendition was orchestrated with  'Social Awareness Messages for Harmony', coceptualised and directed by Asish Basak., The thought-provoking messages were presented by a host of organizations like IHRCCO, Sapney, Lions Club of Kolkata Sunshine, P&C Art Arena, Rotary Club of Calcutta South East, PROFEX ITE & Kaffeine Entertainment.

    Presented by 'Hello Kolkata' (3D News, Events & Films), the event was well supported by SS Events.  Special guests and awardees for the program included beauty queen & the Face of 'Hello Kolkata Ladies Club' Sangita Sinha, entrepreneur Subir Ghosh, Yoga-Guru Chandan Das, make-up expert Suhira Banerjee, upcoming talent Jasmine Mitra, vocal artist Parimal Malakar, fashion stylist Tina Dubey, social motivators Bilkes Perveen Chatterjee, Kiran Tiwari, Charles Jha, Asif Khan, Moonmoon Ghosh, Ratan Jhawar, Farooque Malik, Ranjita Dutta Khan, dancers Indrani Ganguly & Reshmi Nayek, poet Dr. Sujata Chatterjee & others. 

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