Picks of the Day

In pics: Tram show for vaccination campaign, Veterans’ Day and more news from Kolkata

A quick look at the day it was for Kolkata

By My Kolkata Web Desk | Published 14.01.23, 07:41 PM

A tram show from Gariahat to Esplanade was organised to raise awareness about measles and rubella vaccination on Saturday

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Celebrations to mark Veterans’ Day at Vijay Smarak on Saturday. The Armed Forces Veterans' Day is celebrated on January 14 as on this day in 1953, the Army's first Indian Commander in Chief (C-in-C), Field Marshal KM Cariappa, formally retired from service. Veterans' Day was first celebrated in 2016 and it was decided to commemorate the day every year by hosting such interactive events in honour of the veterans and their families

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Actor Madhumita Sarcar and Soham Majumdar and director Rahul Mukherjee at the promotions of their film ‘Dilkhush’ at Hindustan Sweets, Jadavpur

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Pulitzer-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee (left) in conversation with fellow author Amitav Ghosh at the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet on Saturday

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Veteran actor Biswajit Chakraborty and actor and danseuse Mamata Shankar at the ‘Pithe Puli Festival’ at Hindustan Sweets, Jadavpur. ‘Sonar pithe’ and ‘rupor pithe’ were one of the major highlights

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