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Kolkata: Political Row Erupts Over Amit Shah’s Visit to Kalighat
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata and began his Durga Puja circuit with multiple inaugurations. However, his visit to Kalighat temple sparked...
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...
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...
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,...
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 consoles parents of Pahalgam terror attack victim Bitan Adhikari at Durga Puja inauguration
Florida-based tech professional Bitan Adhikari was martyred in the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 this year. On Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...
Kolkata’s Badan Chandra Roy family’s Durga Puja began a year after the Indian Rebellion of 1857
The illustrious Badan Chandra Roy family’s Durga puja in Kolkata dates back to 1858, a year after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Badan Chandra...
Over 15,000 police personnel to manage Durga Puja crowd in Bengal, Braille guide published for the visually impaired
Durga Puja is just nine days away and West Bengal Police has started prepping to control the festive crowd. Suburban crowds start hitting the...
West Bengal Govt to free 45 life convicts for good conduct
The West Bengal government has announced the release of 45 life-sentenced prisoners, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee describing the move as recognition of their...