West Bengal
Jadavpur University hostels to remain closed during Durga Puja vacation: Calcutta High Court
Kolkata’s Jadavpur University (JU) hostels to be closed during Puja vacations, the Calcutta High Court ordered on Friday. The university authorities will be able...
Record Metro Rail Ridership Kicks Off Durga Puja Buzz in Kolkata
The festive spirit of Durga Puja has brought an unprecedented surge in passenger traffic to the Kolkata Metro, with the system recording a massive...
Revolutionaries secretly paid homage to the Goddess in this over 350-year-old Zamindar Family’s Durga Puja in West Bengal
The 356-year-old Durga Puja in Jamsherpur Bagchi’s residence has immense historical significance. During the British colonial rule, revolutionaries used to secretly visit this house...
Mamata Banerjee offers compensation, jobs to family members of those who died in electrocution in Kolkata
Kolkata, on Tuesday, recorded its heaviest rainfall in 40 years. The heavy rain in the city caused severe waterlogging, flooding and traffic snarls. The...
Suicide spate: IIT Kharagpur appoints 10 new counsellors
In response to a spate of suicides on campus, IIT Kharagpur has appointed 10 new professional counsellors to strengthen its mental health support network....
Maa Durga is seated on Mahadev’s lap in 250-year-old Barshul Zamindar Bari Durga Puja in West Bengal
Maa Durga is seated on Mahadev’s lap in this over 250-year-old Zamindar Bari Durga Puja in West Bengal organised by the Dey family. The...
Kolkata Drenched by Record Rainfall Ahead of Durga Puja, struggles even after 24 hrs
Kolkata has recorded its heaviest rainfall in nearly four decades, leaving the city waterlogged and paralysed as Durga Puja approaches. The wet spell, which...
Kolkata’s Shobhabazar Rajbari Durga Puja began few months after Battle of Plassey, Lord Clive attended
According to legend, whenever Maa Durga descends on Earth, the Goddess dresses up in saree and jewellery at Shib Krishna Daw’s house in Jorasanko,...
Black Panther sightings on the rise in North Bengal forests
Black leopards, popularly known as Black Panthers in the mountains but scientifically referred to as melanistic leopards, are once again being sighted in the...
Amit Shah may visit Kolkata on Chaturthi to inaugurate ‘Operation Sindoor’ themed Durga Puja
Home Minister Amit Shah may be visiting Kolkata on Chaturthi to inaugurate a few Durga pujas in the city. He is expected to inaugurate...
Torrential Rains Inundate Kolkata, Seven Dead in Electrocution Incidents
Kolkata's streets and homes were submerged following unprecedented overnight rainfall, just days before the city is set to begin its biggest festival, Durga Puja....
Mamata Banerjee raises issue on Centre’s dues during Durga Puja inauguration
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday raised the issue that, Central Government did not pay the dues of the state for different...