Kolkata March 23 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday describing the killings in Birbhum a day before as heinous said the culprits should not be forgiven Speaking at a virtual event to inaugurate a gallery dedicated to freedom fighters at the Victoria Memorial here Prime Minister Modi said the Central Government is willing to help the state in any way required in bringing perpetrators to justice He said he hoped the state would take steps to bring the culprits to justice quickly I express my condolences over the violent incident in Birbhum district in West Bengal I hope that the state government will definitely ensure that those who have committed such heinous crimes are punished Modi said I would also urge the people of Bengal to never forgive the perpetrators of such incidents those who encourage such criminals The centre would extend all sorts of help to the state government to ensure the culprits are booked he said TMC leader and senior Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee reacting to the Prime Ministers offer of help in ensuring justice for the victims of the Birbhum killings said The state government is duty-bound to ensure that the rule of law should take its course The culprits will be hunted down and punished PTI SUSPNT JRC JRC

Kolkata Mar 20 PTI The 10th edition of Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet will be held from March 22 to 27 at Victoria Memorial Hall the organisers saidOn the inaugural day Nobel Laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee will address a session on good cooking rather than good economics they saidThe literary meet will be inaugurated by lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar He will be sharing his views on multiple topics during the festivalSix days of the spellbinding sessions being held after a gap of one year due to the pandemic will be witness to some of the best literary minds across the country the organisers said in a statementThe annual literary festival will also host performances every day in various art formsSessions will be held to celebrate the centenary anniversaries of RK Laxman Suhir Ludhianvi and Satyajit RayWorks of legendary actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay will be remembered by Madhabi Mukherjee his daughter Poulomi Bose and Suman MukhopadhyayStand-up comedy artists Cyrus Broacha and Anuvab Pal will host shows besides discussing the importance of laughter amid the pandemicThe audience will have the chance to hear the untold stories from Usha Uthup and Remo Fernandes Noted author Kunal Bose will be present with his latest book and the screening of Goutam Ghoses short film on the pandemic will be held during the festivalThis edition of the meet coincides with 100 years of the Victoria Memorial Hall A session will be held to discuss Kolkatas romance with the memorial across the century and the legacy and the collection of work of Abanindranath Tagore on his 150th birth anniversarySome sessions of the festival will also be held at GD Birla SabhagharUstad Rashid Khan poet-lyricist Srijato and renowned Bharatnatyam dancer Mallika Sarabhai will perform at the festivalOn the concluding day Simi Garewal will share her experiences of working with Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen followed by a live performance by sitar maestro Ustad Shujaat KhanIts a pleasure to have Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet back on the Victoria Memorial campus which is where we think it really belongs said Jayanta Sengupta the secretary and curator of Victoria Memorial HallMalavika Banerjee the director of the meet said I am sure that the culture-loving people will embrace the occasion and will make the festival a grand one PTI SUS SBN SOM SOM

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 2 (ANI): In view of rising COVID-19 cases in the state, the galleries, gardens of the famous Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata will remain closed for the public from Monday onwards, until further orders.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 30 (ANI): Celebrating the culture and history of Kolkata, the Kolkata Development Authority has put up murals on the walls of a new pedestrian subway at Biswa Bangla gate crossing in New Town.