Gangasagar Mela, food fair at Sealdah park and more news from Kolkata in pictures

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Two painted storks take care of a chick on a tree at Rabindra Sarobar

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ABID Interiors organised a curtain-raiser event on Thursday for their four-day exhibition which will begin on February 2 at the Milan Mela ground. The curtain-raiser event was attended by ABID Interiors president Kamlesh Agarwal; vice-president Raja Sinha; secretary Sanjay Kacha and Mukul Bothra treasurer; chief guest Zha Liyou, Chinese consul-general in Kolkata and guest of honour actor Swastika Dutta among others

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Volunteers spread the message at the Babughat transit point on Thursday to keep the Ganga Sagar Mela campus clean

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Hulladek Recycling Pvt Ltd, leading e-waste management company in eastern India, is organising an e-waste collection drive in association with Lions Club International District 322B1 & 322B2 for West Bengal. The two-day collection drive began in Kolkata on January 11 between noon and 7pm. The campaign is aimed at creating awareness about proper waste disposal practices in corporates, educational institutions, government bodies, residential complexes and NGOs. The e-waste collection drive was launched by Krishna Chakraborty, mayor, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation. In pic seen from left Nandan Mall, founder and managing director, Hulladek Recycling; Ravi Gupta, chairman RG Cellulars; Ankur Chaturvedi, associate vice-president - health safety and environment, Emami Ltd; Anjan Fouzdar, senior environmental engineer West Bengal Pollution Control Board and Jitendra Lakhotia Founder, LAPITUP during a panel discussion titled “Small Devices, Big Impact – Gadget Graveyard To Green Gold”