The wedding season and festive rush have led to a 20% increase in gold demand in Kolkata, making it the best in 15 years. Gold prices have risen, making it an attractive investment option.
A legal dispute over a 32-carat Golconda diamond has been settled in a Kolkata court. The case involved a gunpoint theft, police searches and a clever hiding place that was eventually found. The diamond s sequence of recovery bore a striking resemblance to the story of the Joy Baba Felunath cinematic masterpiece by Satyajit Ray.
Humble kits for 500 widows by Rotary Club of Calcutta The women, whom the lockdown and pandemic hit hard, got the necessary items against a coupon that was issued to them
A 65-year-old woman who lost both her sons and is raising her grandchildren came to receive a kit of basic necessities of food, clothing and bed linen.
A 57-year-old woman who lives alone and earns a living by making paper packets was among the many in the queue.
Widows above the age of 55 from financially deprived families who are abandoned or striving hard to make a living for their families but have nobody to turn to received a mosquito net, bedsheet, sari, food packets and hygiene kit among other things.