Author: Fatema13

The History of our country’s name India Our nation derives its name from the Indus Valley Civilisation. The Indus Valley civilisation is the oldest in the world. This civilisation started around the river Indus. India was an abode to many indigenous tribes. One of the tribes was called Bharata. India derived its Hindi name from this tribe. India’s name finds its roots in the epic Mahabharat in Puranic Literature. In literature, India is described as the land between the sea in the south and the abode of snow in the south. The name of India has a social-religious context rather…

The city of joy has seen a surge in dengue cases in the past few days. According to statistics released by some officials of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation during the last few months, the number of dengue cases in Kolkata has increased by twofold in over a week. West Bengal has been experiencing an increase in dengue infections since July this year. This situation is recurring every year in Kolkata during the monsoons. This fatal disease is a mosquito-borne. It spreads with the arrival of the monsoon. But the danger seems to be mounting every coming year. What is Dengue? Dengue…

The city of joy sees another death. Kolkata is still not over the demise of the students of Jadavpur University and SSKM Hospital. Kolkata is shocked and devastated again by the tragic death of another student. Case Details On Monday, a student of class 10 of a private school in the Kasba area in South Kolkata was reported dead after falling from the fourth floor, according to police. The victim’s relatives filed a complaint at the Kasba police station, stating that the incident of the boy’s death was foul play. He was 16 years old and was studying at Silver Point High…

India has a framework of complicated Politics. One Nation One Election constitutes a substantial and expansive idea. At its foundation, this idea promotes the coordination of all elections held in India, from those for state legislative assembly. It also includes the local bodies at the national level, where the Lok Sabha elections conduct their elections. The main goal is to coordinate these elections’ timetables so that they take place across the entire country together following a schedule. India experiences a continuous electoral cycle, with elections at all levels recurring at different times. This approach has several negative consequences, including high election-related…

Details of the Mission  Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO] is all set for its next mission after the magnificent launch of Chandrayaan 3. Aditya L-1 is all set to launch on September 2 at11:50 a.m.The satellite can travel between the Earth and the Lagrange 1 point, or L1, between the Earth and the Sun. It is a distance of 1.5 million kilometres. This distance is less than 1% of 150 million kilometres between the Earth and the Sun, yet it is approximately four times more than the Chandrayaan missions covered. The space mission planned will take off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.ISRO …

Durga Puja, Why is it celebrated? The prestigious festival of Durga Puja is a five day festival, that originated in the Indian subcontinent and pays homage to the goddess Maa Durga. It celebrates the victory of good over evil as the goddess Durga killed the demon king Mahishasur. According to Hindu mythology, t the goddess visits her home during this time to bless her devotees and followers. This festival is considered sacred for the Bengalis. However, it is celebrated in other states like Odisha, Bihar and  Tripura. The Puja starts with the day of Mahalaya. This year, Durgotsav begins from October 20th to…

Manipur, the North-East state between Burma and Nagaland, is entangled in conflict. Violence broke out between the ethnic Metei community and the Kuki tribe. Both these tribes have animosity that dates back to history at the time of independence. The conflict was ignited by a court ruling in March. It stated the majority Metei tribe was entitled to the same economic and social status in education and government jobs as the minority community Kuki. The attacks on the Kuki villages and communities were initiated by the Meitei tribe. Villages have burned down, and the more than 250 churches of the…

KOLKATA: Kolkata Police have arrested Quazi Sadeque Hossain, the self-proclaimed “secretary general” of the NGO Asian Human Rights Society, for his alleged involvement in a case initiated by cops against members of the NGO who reportedly entered Jadavpur University wearing fatigues on Wednesday. They had initially claimed to be from the Army, but then said they were connected to the National Human Rights Commission.Case InformationHossain, a resident of Garden Reach, was detained from the port area late on Saturday and was taken to Jadavpur police station for questioning. He was arrested around 9.15pm. He was produced at a local court in Alipore and sent…

Prime Minister landing at the capital ,Delhi  After returning to the capital from the BRICS Summit on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be greeted at a Chandrayaan-themed event by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). However, only the Tricolor will be displayed during the festivities, which will also feature cultural performances by party members from all 50 states in place of BJP flags. Along the kilometre-long stretch from the Palam Technical Airport region to Dhaula Kuan, a roadshow is also anticipated. Preparation and details of the event  In addition to its cadre and the whole senior leadership from the city,…

Date, Location, Case Details                                                                                                               Kolkata, August- 24  The controversy surrounding the murder of a freshman at Jadavpur University (JU) is still raging, as a new case has emerged regarding the unexplained passing of a nursing student at a dormitory administered by the city’s publicly funded SSKM Medical College & Hospital. A second-year nursing student was found dead inside the washroom of a girls’ hostel in Kolkata’s Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital and Medical College. The second-year nursing student’s body was found by her friends inside a bathroom of the girls’ hostel at the medical college. According to the police,…