Tag: Durga Puja

The festive spirit of Durga Puja has brought an unprecedented surge in passenger traffic to the Kolkata Metro, with the system recording a massive...

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...

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...

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,...

Home Minister Amit Shah may be visiting Kolkata on Chaturthi to inaugurate a few Durga pujas in the city. He is expected to inaugurate...

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...

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...

More than 500 years ago, human sacrifice was practiced during Durga Puja at the Baikanthapur Rajbari (royal palace) in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri. It is...

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is set to revive one of its oldest steam locomotives—Steam Locomotive Sharp, Stewart &...

As a Durga Puja gift to daily commuters in Kolkata suburban area, Eastern Railway is introducing two more air-conditioned EMU (electric multiple unit) trains...

How many clubs have revealed their accounts for Durga Puja donations till last year? What action has been taken against those who have not?...

Within a month of inaugurating metro services in three different routes in the city, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Kolkata again...