New Delhi/Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday led the national celebrations of the 12th International Day of Yoga from Kolkata’s iconic Red Road, urging people to embrace yoga as a lifelong practice and not restrict it to a single annual event.Addressing thousands of participants gathered at the venue, the Prime Minister said, “On the occasion of International Yoga Day, millions of people connect with yoga. But today, this day gives us an opportunity to reaffirm ou…
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New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the national celebrations of the 12th International Day of Yoga from Kolkata’s iconic Red Road on Sunday. The event will be held under the theme “Yoga for Healthy Ageing”, highlighting the role of yoga in promoting physical well-being, mental health, and healthy lifestyles across all age groups.The national programme is expected to have approximately 35,000 participants who will join the Prime Minister in performing the Commo…
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) Riding on a dominant all-round performance, Shrachi Rarh Tigers outclassed Novus Royals Purulia by seven wickets in a one-sided first semifinal in the men’s section and stormed into the final of Season 3 of the Bengal T20 League on Saturday.Put in to bat at the Eden Gardens, Royals Purulia lost wickets at regular intervals and were bundled out for 107 in 18.2 overs. Lokesh (48) and Mithilesh Das (23) were the pick of the batters for Purulia. For Rarh Tigers, Rohit Kumar s…
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) Amid a series of resignations of erstwhile Trinamool Congress leaders over the past few days, seeking relief from all organisational posts held earlier, party supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday reconstituted the party’s internal disciplinary committee. The five members of the new internal disciplinary committee include the leader of the Trinamool Congress’s Parliamentary Party in Rajya Sabha, Derek O’Brien, his colleague in the Rajya Sabha, Dola Sen, party legislat…
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) More than 65,000 National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets participated in yoga celebrations conducted across 215 locations in West Bengal and Sikkim till now since June 18, officials said on Saturday. These events were held ahead of the upcoming International Yoga Day 2026 on Sunday.This year’s theme is “Yoga for Healthy Ageing” and the participation of the cadets highlighted the growing commitment of India’s youth towards fitness, well-being and holistic living.Prime Minister N…
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has given a notice to the popular south Kolkata club Suruchi Sangha to vacate the land it has forcibly occupied by July 18. LIC said if the land is not vacated by July 18, strict legal action will be taken against them. A notice regarding this was posted on the wall of the Suruchi Sangha club on Saturday. LIC made it clear through its lawyer that the area must be vacated within a specified time frame.Former state minister Aroop Biswas …
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) On the eve of the 12th International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2026, Minister of State for Ayush and Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav on Saturday invited citizens to join celebrations led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in large numbers. Urging citizens to become a part of the historic celebrations of health, harmony and India’s timeless yoga tradition, Jadhav said this year the Ministry of Culture is also organising special IDY 2026 celebrations at 100 iconic locat…
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) As Kolkata prepares for a massive International Yoga Day event on Sunday, to be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, yoga practitioners called it a “festival” for the city, stressing that they have never witnessed something of this sort in West Bengal.Speaking to IANS, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary of the Ministry of AYUSH, said: “This is the first time in Kolkata that this event is being held in West Bengal, and there is a lot of excitement here to welcome our Prime M…
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in West Bengal on Saturday afternoon to a packed schedule till Sunday.As per the schedule provided by the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Prime Minister will arrive at the Kalaikunda airbase of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at 2.30 P.M. on Saturday.From Kalaikunda, he will leave by a special helicopter for Tarakeswar in Hooghly district, where he will be attending a programme of the West Bengal government on …
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Alipore on Saturday forecast rain in Kolkata and across West Bengal till Monday, with a likelihood of showers during the International Yoga Day event on Sunday morning.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend the Yoga Day programme at Red Road in Kolkata on Sunday, with preparatory work underway and the stretch closed to traffic. The Met office, however, said there is no forecast of heavy rain in Kolkata till Sunday a…