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November 5, 2025

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Who are Dakinis and Yoginis? Why are they worshipped on Kali Puja in West Bengal?

If you walk through the winding lanes of Kolkata’s potter’s colony Kumartuli ahead of Kali Puja, you will find scary idols of demons and...

What is Bhoot Chaturdashi also known as Bengali Halloween? How is it celebrated?

While the entire world celebrates Halloween, Bengalis have their own Halloween- known as “Bhoot Chaturdashi” which is celebrated just a say before Diwali. This...

Hand-pulled rickshaws struggling for survival in Kolkata, appeal to state for support

After trams and yellow taxis, now it’s time for another heritage vehicle to bid goodbye to the streets of Kolkata. The city’s hand-pulled rickshaw...

Ancient Shakti Peetha, Bargabhima Temple in West Bengal’s Tamluk is connected with Mahabharata!

Significant among the 14 Shakti Peethas also known as Saati Peethas located in West Bengal, is the Bargabhima Temple. This ancient Hindu temple is...

Bhutan paying electricity bill for West Bengal’s Kali temple since British era!

The administration of Makrapara Kali Temple in Birpara, Alipurduar district of West Bengal does not have to pay the electricity bill, which is being...

Cheating people by promising marriage and sex: Kolkata Police busts dating app racket, 17 arrested including 16 women

Kolkata Police’s Cyber Crime Division has busted a dating app racket operating from the city’s Minto Park area and arrested 17 persons, including 16...

Bamakali Dance: Goddess Kali’s idol dances on her devotees’ shoulders in West Bengal’s Shantipur

When entire India celebrates Diwali, the state of West Bengal observes Kali Puja. Goddess Kali is worshiped, feared and revered across the state and...

Operation Lal Mirch: Bengal BJP distributes red chilli powder among women for self-defence after Durgapur gang-rape case

At a time when the entire state is in agitation over the alleged gang rape of a medical student in Durgapur, West Bengal BJP...

Kolkata Police to get advanced breath analyser devices to curb drunk driving in festive season

Kolkata Police is buying 50 state-of-the-art breath analysers with an aim to curb drunk driving and reduce road accidents. These will be handed over...

Will make our intimate pictures viral on social media! Young woman blackmailed by ex-boyfriend in Kolkata

A young woman was being consistently blackmailed by her ex-boyfriend in Kolkata, who demanded money from her for not leaking her intimate photographs online....

State of Siege: Fresh Gang-Rape Horror of Medical Student in Durgapur Deepens West Bengal’s Crisis of Safety

Durgapur: The safety of women in West Bengal, particularly within educational premises, has been thrown into stark relief following the alleged gang-rape of a...

Hajar Haat Kali: Goddess Kali’s idol with thousand hands is worshipped in Shibpur, Howrah

Goddess Kali is worshipped in Bengal in countless forms in Bengal. Sometimes she is worshipped in the form of Bamakali (left foot forward), sometimes...

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