Tag: Kolkata news

Tension has flared in West Bengal after a Kali idol was vandalised in Kakdwip, leading to a fierce political confrontation between the BJP and...

Metro rail commuters in Kolkata’s Girish Park Metro station were in for a ‘pawesome’ surprise on Monday after they were accompanied by a four-legged...

Despite the customary post-Diwali smog that enveloped the city, Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma asserted that the city fared better in terms of...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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 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...