Everything you need to know about Kala Nangal Bo: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kala Nangal Bo: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Imphal, May 10 (ANI): The 41st edition of the All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival was recently held here to promote the culture of northeast India.
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) In an embarrassment to the BJP in Maharashtra, a former woman office bearer of the party has accused senior leader Madhu Chavan of raping her for the last two decades, police said Wednesday.
Panaji, April 3 (IANS) A study by a leading central government funded marine research institute has debunked a claim by a Brazilian agency that Indian freshwater reservoirs, especially those of dams, were sources of methane.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) IAS officer Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty has been appointed the new chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi.
New Delhi, Feb. 12 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty as chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Lalit Kala Akademi and the University of Fine Art, Vienna, has opened a bilateral exchange in art with a showcase "Artists in Multifunctions" by 22 contemporary Austrian artists at the Akademi's Rabindra Bhawan gallery here.
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Singer Akriti Kakar, who has made a mark in the Bollywood by singing chart busters like "Marjaani", "Freaky freaky raat" and "Dil vich lagiya ve", will perform at the ongoing Kala Ghoda Art Festival here Sunday. The singer is very excited and will present fusion songs at the event.
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) After retailing at many retail houses, designer Varun Bahl's collection will now be available at Carma, the multi-designer boutique, here.
Mumbai, Feb.4 (ANI): Renowned musicians mesmerised the audience at the Kala Ghoda Art Festival that has begun over the weekend.
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Known for its popular mix of art, music, dance and culture programmes spanning many venues in south Mumbai, the 15th edition of the Kala Ghoda Art Festival is set for a cultural sojourn starting Saturday.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) On the occasion of Republic Day, designer Aniket Satam has launched his latest capsule collection that celebrates the joy of Indian culture and aesthetics.
Rohtak (Haryana), Jan 12 (IANS) A teenaged rape victim was admitted to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) here with severe burn injuries after she attempted suicide late Friday night, police said.
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), Jan.11 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday met family members of the 23-year-old woman who was gang raped on a moving bus on the night of December 16,and promised them all possible help from the state government.
Guwahati, Jan 11 (IANS) Bhava Kanta Saikia, the first secretary of the Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) and a noted writer, passed away Thursday in the US, his family here said. He was 92.
Agartala, Dec 28 (ANI): The country's premier fine arts institution, Lalit Kala Akademi, recently inaugurated the 54th National Exhibition of Art in Agartala to familiarize the art fraternity of the northeastern region with national art works of excellence.
Agartala, Dec 17 (IANS) To familiarize the art fraternity of the northeast region with the national works of art of excellence, the 54th National Exhibition of Art of India's premier fine art institution Lalit Kala Akademi was inaugurated here Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) A group of 35 artists from South Asia have come together to exhibit their works at the Lalit Kala Akademi in the capital with a mandate to promote cultural connectivity in the region.
Rohtak (Haryana), Nov 30 (IANS) Two youth accused of allegedly gang-raping a Dalit woman in Haryana committed suicide by jumping before a moving train on the Rohtak-Delhi line Friday, police said here.
Imphal, Nov.28 (ANI): Manipur capital Imphal recently played host to a festival that aimed to promote the classical dance forms of Manipuri and Satriyya.
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) There is a good news for the fans of Satyajit Ray, Rituparno Ghosh and Utpalendu Chakraborty's cinema. The capital is set to host a three?day Regional Film Festival, where movies of these popular filmmakers will be screened.
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 11 (IANS) India's first biennale art festival Kochi-Muziris Biennale-2012, to be held in Kerala next month, appears to be heading for trouble after a leaked report revealed that the government has recommended a probe against the organisers for misuse of funds.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The India pavilion at the fifth Beijing Biennale - a sprawling art showcase - in the Chinese capital is drawing young crowd who are eager to know about
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) BJP president Nitin Gadkari Saturday admitted writing a letter in favour of the Gosikhurd irrigation project in Maharashtra, adding that he had written not one but several, over many years, for the welfare of the local people.
Gurgaon, July 4 (IANS) A hardcore criminal was killed Wednesday in a gun battle with police in Haryana, a police official said.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The hazy focus on developing and marketing lesser-known crafts and textiles of India's northeastern region - as well as the associated cultural heritage - has put several traditions on the backburner.
Chandigarh, June 12 (IANS) The Punjab government Tuesday approved a 1,000-MW power plant to be set up in the state's Ropar district, a spokesman of the chief minister's office said here.
London, May 18(ANI): A butcher and an optician are two of the six people who have been charged for trafficking an Indian woman from the southern city of Hyderabad, according to Scotland Yard.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The film 'Kahaani', for which she wrote the story, grossed Rs.54.55 crore. Advaita Kala, also considered a pioneer of India's chick lit genre, says women are also heroes and need better representation in Bollywood.
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Is your child about to lose her milk tooth? Instead of throwing it away, you can now opt to use it to harvest stem cells in a dental stem cell bank for future use in the face of serious ailments. Now that's a tooth fairy story coming to life.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) On the 60th anniversary of India-Japan friendship, the first show of 500 traditional Japanese dolls from the Edo period, some costing up to Rs.70,000, is on in the capital.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) About 110 replica of ancient Sri Lankan temple paintings and rock and wall paintings as well as interpretations in traditional style are on exhibition here.
Lahore, Mar 9 (ANI): Veena Malik has said that she will be back in her home country Pakistan soon to do some projects and also to launch her own music album.
Agartala, Feb 21 (ANI): In a bid to boost relations between India and Bangladesh, Tripura recently hosted a Bangladesh film festival here.
Agartala, Feb 21 (ANI): In a bid to boost relations between India and Bangladesh, Tripura recently hosted a Bangladesh film festival here.
The 26th Surajkund National Craft Fair concludes on Wednesday with the assurance to return with a big bang next year at its scheduled date and time. It was decided in this episode of fair that since next year........
Kullu, Oct 14 (ANI): Annual International Folk Festival, which witnessed cultural performances from artists belonging to different countries, has concluded in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh.
Nangal (Punjab), July 17 (ANI): Police on Sunday beefed up security at India's biggest multipurpose dam - Bhakra Dam - located on the Himachal Pradesh-Punjab border, after the Intelligence Bureau (IB) claimed that the dam was on the hit list of various militant outfits.
Imphal, June 17 (ANI): Manipur, which has over the years produced many talented persons, has added another feather to its cap through Henba Tensuba, a well-known painter who has won many accolades and his life serves as a role model for the young generation.
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): As part of the joint celebrations commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, an exhibition of paintings by eight artists from Bangladesh was inaugurated here today at the Lalit Kala Akademi.
New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): A group of 24 diaspora youth participants of 17th Know India Programme (KIP) from seven nations called on Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs and Civil Aviation Vayalar Ravi here today.
Imphal, Mar 26 (ANI): The 39th edition of All Manipur Shumang Leela festival was recently held here to promote the culture of northeast India.
New Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): Jayalakshmi Eshwar, a leading exponent of Bharatanatyam, has come up with a unique card game named 'Dance Forms of India', where children and their parents can learn about the various forms of dance and enhance their knowledge of Indian culture.
Islamabad, Oct 19 (ANI): Despite assuring Pakistan of stopping further intrusions into its territory, NATO's aircraft once again breached the country's airspace today morning over its border town of Torkham, local media reported.
Rawalpindi, Sep 1 (ANI): A special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) judge has sentenced six terrorists to life imprisonment for planning to kill former president Pervez Musharraf by bombing the Presidency.
London, Aug 27 (ANI): Rapper M.I.A. is apparently seeking help from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in her ongoing visa battles.
Manjakot (Pakistan), July 19(ANI): A Pakistani couple have been sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery by a tribal court in the Khyber-Pakhtunkwa province of the country.
Lahore, July 9 (ANI): Pakistan's Women Action Forum (WAF) has lodged a strong protest against reports of judgement pronounced by a self-styled jirga to stone to death a couple over alleged illicit affair.
Karachi, Jun.19 (ANI): Pakistani law enforcement agencies have arrested a noted cleric for his alleged links with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Peshawar, Apr.10 (ANI): The Taliban extremists, who fled the military operation in the Swat Valley and other areas of the Malakand district, have made Kala Dhaka as their new base.
Jaipur, Mar 7 (ANI): With an aim of reviving popular folk entertainment, a Behrupia (impersonator) show was organized here on Saturday.
Islamabad, Feb.17 (ANI): Unmanned US drones continue to pound the restive North Waziristan, as three more Taliban insurgents were killed in Tabi Ghundi Kala village near Miramshah, the main town of the province.
Mumbai, Feb.9 (ANI): The nine-day ongoing annual art festival here is drawing a good response with art lovers along with international tourists visiting in big numbers.
Khajuraho (MP), Feb 8 (ANI): The week-long Khanjuraho Dance Festival, organized annually by the Kala Parishad in Madhya Pradesh, concluded with enchanting classical dance performances by international dancers on Sunday.
New Delhi, Nov.19 (ANI: The rich and vibrant culture of Punjab has gained big popularity over the years across the world. It gets strongly reflected during Punjabi weddings and other ceremonies. And, 'The Great Big Punjabi Wedding', a new music album promises to cater all that and much more.
Jaipur, Oct 13 (ANI): Hundreds of residents thronged a Diwali fair at night here to shop ahead of the festival.
Ropar (Punjab), Sep. 1 (ANI): Heavy floods have disrupted normal life in Punjab's Ropar district.
Amritsar, July 21 (ANI): In a major breakthrough, the Punjab narcotics cell arrested a heroin peddler with four kilograms of drugs in Amritsar on Tuesday.
Ludhiana, July 2 (ANI): Authorities at the Bhakra Nangal dam have assured that they would release an extra 6,000 cusecs of water for irrigation to paddy farmers in Punjab and Haryana.
Chandigarh, June 24 (ANI): The depleting water level in the Bhakra Nangal dam is going to further problems of many north Indian States who depend heavily on it for irrigation and drinking water purposes.
Malappuram (Kerala), June 12 (ANI): In a bid to revive the Muslim art forms, a center for performing arts and culture at a district in Kerala has taken the initiative to impart training to the youth in such art forms.
New Delhi, April 28 (ANI): Noted Yakshagana artiste, Chende and Maddale player Chipparu Krishnayya Ballal passed away on Monday while performing a Chouki Puja, a ritual worship performed in the green room before the main performance in Bangalore. He was 80.
Imphal, April 24 (ANI): Guru G. Gourakishor Sharma was recently conferred the coveted Padamshree award for 2008-2009 to honour his lifetime contribution to Manipuri Martial Art, Thang-Ta.
Imphal, April 24 (ANI): Theatre art has been known for raising current issues and creating social awareness among people through entertainment.
Islamabad, Apr.23 (ANI): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman while blaming the former president Pervez Musharraf for the "civil war-like situation" in the country following his decision to join the US led war on terror has said that the fall out of the Taliban's increasing writ in Pakistan could also create trouble for India and China.
Peshawar, Apr 6 (ANI): The girl who was reportedly flogged in Swat has denied the incident, and termed the happening as baseless and not based on facts due to social pressure and Taliban militants' fear.
Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) Environmentalist and godman Balbir Singh Seechewal will go on a 50-km march along the banks of river Sutlej to create awareness about water pollution.
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The financial meltdown is good for art buyers as it has made art more affordable, said acclaimed poet-critic Ashok Vajpeyi here Monday, adding that on the flip side it's a 'bad patch' for artists as prices of their works have gone down drastically.
Shimla, Mar 21 (ANI): The government of Himachal Pradesh has intensified the security measures at six hydel project sites in the state, including the Bhakra Dam, after receiving several threats from the militant outfits.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Best-selling chick lit writer Advaita Kala, author of 'Almost Single', is writing a script for a Bollywood film.
Chennai, Mar 18 (ANI): Self-help groups (SHGs) in Tamil Nadu are helping rural women become self-reliant by opening new employment avenues.
Melbourne, Mar 7 (ANI): Desperate bachelors in a remote village in India are building a new road, which they hope will provide them access to potential brides.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI): India has signed a Financing Agreement of National Vector Borne Disease Control and Polio Eradication Support Project with the World Bank, here today.
Imphal, Feb. 9 (ANI): People in Manipur are attending the annual theatre festival-Shumang Leela, which commenced last week and would last till February end.
Imphal, Feb.4 (ANI): Manipur is also known for its rich tradition of theatre, which has been used as an important tool or medium to highlight major burning social issues and create awareness in the society.
Rawalpindi, Jan.4 (ANI): Failing to bring the real perpetrators behind Benazir Bhutto's assassination to book, an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has now issued arrest warrants on two judicial magistrates for not appearing before it despite a summon.
Dharamsala, Dec 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Friday informed the Vidhan Sabha (the state assembly) that the run of the Delhi-Nangal Jan Shatabdi train would be extended till Una town in the hill state from Dec 14.
Nangal (Punjab), Dec 12 (IANS) The fields, reeds and marshes around the Nangal reservoir are a riot of colour these days. For, more than 20,000 feathered guests are busy 'holidaying' here after journeying thousands of kilometres from Siberia, Central Asia and other places.
Kathmandu, Nov 11 (IANS) Sixteen-year-old Hema wants to be a nurse. But to fulfil her dream, she performs at a dance bar every evening - even if it means gyrating around a pole, stripping and giving company to strangers at night.
Shimla, Nov 4 (IANS) India's largest natural gas distributor GAIL (India) Ltd Tuesday inked a pact with the Himachal Pradesh government to link the hill state with the national gas grid.
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) Till five years ago, Indian artists shared space with their western counterparts in shows abroad to lend prestige to their portfolios. Today, artists from the West are finding it commercially viable to work and exhibit their canvases in India in a reversal of the trend.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Financial journalist-turned-author Anita Jain is back to India to find a suitable husband after meeting several prospective candidates in the US.
Film: 'Sakkarakkatti'; Cast: Shantanu, Ishita Sharma, Vedhika; Music: A.R. Rahman; Director: Kala Prabhu; Rating: **
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) Till five years ago, Indian artists shared space with their western counterparts in shows abroad to lend prestige to their portfolios. Today, artists from the West are finding it commercially viable to work and exhibit their canvases in India in a reversal of the trend.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Financial journalist-turned-author Anita Jain is back to India to find a suitable husband after meeting several prospective candidates in the US.
Film: 'Sakkarakkatti'; Cast: Shantanu, Ishita Sharma, Vedhika; Music: A.R. Rahman; Director: Kala Prabhu; Rating: **
Kochi (Kerala), July 22 (ANI): Kochi in Kerala is currently playing host to a photo exhibition based on next month's Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
