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Birth anniversary of PC Mahalanobis, Khunti puja and more news in pictures from Kolkata
A quick look at the day that was for Kolkata
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My Kolkata Web Desk |
Published 29.06.23, 05:39 PM
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Celebrations marked the 130th birth anniversary of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, the founder of the Indian Statistical Institute, as Statistics Day and Workers Day at the institute on Barrackpore Trunk Road on the city’s northern fringes
Ashim Paul
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Cattle and pigeons occupy a deserted stretch of a road in Salt Lake on Thursday
Amit Datta
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Rimsha Ali was dressed up as a 'kumari' during Khunti Puja at Sri Sri Kashiswar Shib Mandir, Sinthi More, in north Kolkata on Thursday
Ashim Paul
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Dark clouds hover in the sky over Nadia on Thursday
PTI
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Finally, hilsas are here in Kolkata's fish markets. Earlier, Despite a government ban on catching 'khoka' hilsa, the markets were flooded with the same, leading to disappointment among fish traders and buyers
Amit Datta
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On Thursday, West Bengal education minister, Bratya Basu, paid tribute to Michael Madhusudan Dutta on his 150th death anniversary at the Mullick Bazar burial ground, and (right) in another programme, the education minister paid tribute to Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee on his 159th birth anniversary in front of Victoria House
