Arun Banerjee

International umpire Sanjay Tandon of Kanpur will be the chief referee of UP Cup State Table Tennis tournament to be held in Varanasi from July 22 to July 24.Arun Banerjee, secretary, UP Table Tennis Association announced his name as chief referee on Wednesday.

The city celebrated Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja with traditional fervour on Saturday. Devotees thronged temples and puja pandals to offer prayers to the deity and seek her blessings. Members of Bengali and Oriya communities organised Saraswati pujas at different places in the city.

From the idols of deities to the prasad offered to them, expenses of Durga Puja have shot up because of inflation.

When the All India Prakash Chandra Ghosh Memorial Full Length Bengali Drama Competition started in 1964, little did any of its founders know that it would one day celebrate its golden jubilee, a proud moment for Bengali drama in general and Lucknow's theatre patrons in particular.

Walking spaces may be shrinking fast in Dwarka, but the authorities seem to be turning a blind eye to illegal kiosks that are being set up along roadsides.

Though very few assembled for Mangal Shobhajatra, the early morning procession taken out on the occasion of Poila Baisakh on Saturday, it was a small step towards revival of the big tradition.

People who have registered for DDA's latest housing scheme will most likely face a severe potable water crisis as the authority has not secured a water supply line from DJB.

The Bengali Club and Youth Committee organised `Shardiya mela' to welcome goddess Durga on Sunday.

International table tennis umpire Sanjay Tandon of the city has been appointed as referee in the table tennis event of National Games to be held in Surat (Gujarat) from September 20 to September 24, said Arun Banerjee, secretary, UP Table Tennis Association.

The film, based on a horror story with a touch of love and science, is set to hit the theatres on April 19.

Star player Manika Batra on Sunday dismissed TTFI's "false" claim that she did not report the matter to the national federation when national coach Soumyadeep Roy allegedly asked her to throw a match during the Olympic qualifier in March.

Most of the committees in the city have geared up to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary year (2013-2014) of Swami Vivekananda.They will pay tribute to the Swami during Durga Puja.

The film, based on a horror story with a touch of love and science, is set to hit the theatres on April 19.

The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has called its executive committee meeting on Saturday to discuss star player Manika Batra's allegations of match-fixing against national coach Soumyadeep Roy.

Directed by Ranajit Das, ‘Silent Signature’ binds love and despair together and gradually builds the suspense on how it spells doom on a young man’s life.

Table Tennis Federation of India on Saturday formed a five-member inquiry panel to probe star player Manika Batra's match-fixing allegations against national coach Soumyadeep Roy.

During Durga Puja, it is not only the pandals that come alive-a mausoleum located next to one of the puja sites is decked up too.

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The centenary year of Indian cinema was celebrated at Bengali Club on Saturday with a show titled 'Picture Abhi Baaki Hai'.

On his 151st birth anniversary, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore stood all alone.Neither the state government nor the district administration made any effort to pay tributes.

Amid sounds of bells and conch shells, Laxmi Puja was performed at several Durga Puja pandals across the city with much fervour on Sunday.Unfazed by the incessant rain, people of all walks of life thronged the pandals to participate in the rituals.

For Arun Banerjee, the tradition of listening to Mahalaya early morning has not changed for three generations. However, instead of a radio set like in his childhood, the melody now comes from a swanky mobile phone.