Tag «Murshidabad»

Bong Curry for the traveller’s Soul – Chawm Ganguly

The myriad influences and their subtle hints in Bengali Cuisine. What do the exiled descendants of the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Awadh, the family of Tipu Sultan, the Anglo-Indians, the repressed Hindu widows of yore, the Jewish fortune hunters, the Chinese settlers, British Memsahibs and Marwari traders have in common? The answer is simple …

Early warning system soon in flood-prone districts in West Bengal, says Irrigation & Waterways Minister at Water Exposition 2013

Kolkata: In an attempt to reduce loss and damage caused by floods, the West Bengal Government will soon install “early warning system” in all floods-prone districts including Darjeeling, Malda, Murshidabad, Hooghly, East and West Midnapore. This was disclosed by Mr Rajib Banerjee, Minister for Irrigation & Waterways, West Bengal, at the Inaugural Session of the …