Toronto’s first barir pujo marks their fifth year celebration
Oct 17, 2021, at 06:21 am
Toronto: The Chakrabarti family of Greater Toronto Area (Brampton) started celebrating Durga Puja five years back to revive the lost traditions of the family and since then, earned the title of the first overseas family Durga Puja celebrations in Canada.
From Jakarta and Mauritius to Toronto, Bengalis celebrate Durga Puja with gaiety
Oct 16, 2021, at 05:00 pm
Jakarta/Port Louis/Toronto: Durga Puja is a great occasion for Bengali diaspora across the world to pull up their socks and celebrate the homecoming of the mother goddess by organising pujas and cultural events. IBNS brings you some glimpses from different parts of the world.
Oct 14, 2021, at 12:44 am
The autumn festival of Durga puja sometimes seems like a monsoon festival these days. Is global warming induced climate change going to play a spoilsport for this most important festival for Bengalis and many others in the land too, Ranjita Biswas wonders
Young Boys Club celebrates 52nd Year of Durga Puja with corona theme
Oct 11, 2021, at 03:57 am
Kolkata: The members of Young Boys Club in Kolkata have chosen the theme "Durga – The Destroyer of Corona" this year as parliamentarian Sudip Bandyopadhyay inaugurated the puja on Sunday.
Durga Puja 'foodspots' in Kolkata to fulfil your ravenous appetite
Oct 10, 2021, at 03:21 am
Kokata/IBNS: Durga Puja is one such festivity that resides in the heart of every Kolkatan, every Bengali and is not complete without pandal hopping with friends and family. The magical days almost starting right after Mahalaya are all about hustling through busy streets, and tasting delicacies at new and old joints. We bring you a list of restaurants in Kolkata that are all geared up to pander the gourmand in you.
Vedic Village Spa Resort offers Durga Puja package
Oct 10, 2021, at 02:15 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Vedic Village Spa Resort, which is located at Sikharpur in West Bengal, is offering Durga Puja package.
Countdown begins: Bengalis observe Mahalaya, gear up for Durga Puja festival
Oct 06, 2021, at 03:48 pm
Kolkata: Gearing up for the Durga Puja celebration, the Bengali community, like many others, on Wednesday observed the final day of Pitru-paksha through Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion when one pays tribute to ancestors through prayers, rituals and a dip in the river Ganga by maintaining COVID-19 protocols.
Dishani Roy of south Kolkata adjudged winner of Ya Devi, 2021 at Acropolis Mall pageant
Sep 27, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Along with celebrating its sixth birthday, the popular Acropolis Mall of Kolkata also held the grand finale of its Ms Blooming Kolkata pageant.
Sep 24, 2021, at 01:21 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With Durga Puja round the corner and the threat of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic looming large, organisations are coming forward to ensure the safety of citizens.
Devotees offer prayer at Kamakhya temple on Maha Navami amid tight COVID-19 protocols
Oct 25, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Joining the rest of the country, the celebrations of Durga Puja have also kicked-off at historic Kamakhya temple in Assam’s capital city Guwahati.
Durga Puja in neo-normal: A tug of war between hope and despair
Oct 23, 2020, at 05:27 pm
The year 2020 has so far not failed to stun the human race. Of course, the world has been thrown out of its gear thanks to the deadly novel coronavirus but little did we expect that Durga Puja in Bengal would witness a grim reality of beautiful marquees without its soul-the people.
Oct 21, 2020, at 05:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: This year Youth Association of Mohammad Ali Park is celebrating 52nd year which was inaugurated on Tuesday by Brahmachari Mural Bhai, General Secretary, Dakshineshwar Ramakrishna Adyapeath.
ePujo. in to bring Durga Puja pandals to people virtually amid Covid-19
Oct 20, 2020, at 08:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the Covid-19 scare, website ePujo.in is set to treat the audience with the same charm of being in the Durga Puja pandals virtually.
Don’t miss Taco Bell’s Giveback Offer this Durga Puja in Kolkata
Oct 20, 2020, at 02:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Taco Bell India, part of the Mexican inspired quick service restaurant chain Taco Bell, has launched a special offer during Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata.
Oct 20, 2020, at 01:16 am
Jaipur: A short musical film “Dashobhuja” (the ten-armed Goddess) by Spagia Foundation has drawn the who’s who of the performing arts and film world to highlight the ten astras (weapons) wielded by Maa Durga in each hand and its deep spiritual meaning and message.
Mi India launches Trinayan; uses technology to bring Durga Puja live to users
Oct 17, 2020, at 04:14 pm
Kolkata: Smartphone manufacturer Mi India on Saturday announced a unique initiative to bring alive the festivities around Durga Puja.
KFC's exclusive gift to Kolkata this Durga Puja : Tandoori Zinger Burger
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:35 am
Kolkata/IBNS: This Durga Puja, the American food chain, KFC, has decided to gift to Kolkata a new variety of its Zinger Burger.
Add flavour to Durga Puja feasts with new spice blends from JK Masale
Oct 09, 2020, at 01:22 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Wondering if you will miss all the delicious food sold by street vendors during Durga Puja this year?
Kolkata: Bio toilets, sanitisation tunnels to come up in Kumortuli
Sep 28, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Shrachi group has taken an initiative to build six bio-toilets, restore 10 old ones, place two sanitisation tunnels and one contactless hand washing unit for the workers in Kumortuli ahead of Durga Puja here.
Durga Puja: Gariahat Hindustan Club supports artists amid economic crisis
Sep 26, 2020, at 04:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Gariahat Hindustan Club, a puja committee in south Kolkata, has pledged to celebrate Durga Puja amid the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19.
Durga Puja: Guwahati witnesses colourful pandals ranging from Ram Mandir to Pandora of Avatar
Oct 07, 2019, at 08:05 pm
Guwahati: The Durga Puja pandals in Assam’s capital city Guwahati have been decked up with different themes to attract the people.
Durga Puja festivity reaches crescendo on Maha Navami
Oct 07, 2019, at 08:23 am
Kolkata: Durga Puja celebrations reached its peak on Monday as people set out early on the streets of Kolkata on Maha Navami, to make the most of the penultimate day of the four-day festival.
Amidst offering of Pushpanjali, festive fever reaches peak on Maha Ashtami
Oct 06, 2019, at 03:16 pm
Kolkata, Oct 6 (IBNS): The festive spirit in Kolkata reached its peak on Sunday as the Maha Ashtami celebrations of the Durga Puja commenced amidst cloudy sky.
North Kolkata family celebrates Durga puja with a blend of tradition and fiesta
Oct 05, 2019, at 12:22 am
Kolkata: Amidst the hype over pandal hopping across the city of joy during the biggest festival of the Bengali community-Durga Puja-north Kolkata boasts of some popular household pujas which pose stiff competition to various themes marquees.
Tobacco Free West Bengal Campaign joins hands with five Durga Puja pandals
Oct 03, 2019, at 06:12 pm
Kolkata: Tobacco Free West Bengal Campaign joined hands with five Durga Puja pandals (under Borough X) to make them Tobacco Free zones and urged the state government to declare all Pandals Tobacco Free on the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja.
12 restaurants of Kolkata that offer a diverse menu this Durga Puja
Sep 30, 2019, at 01:11 pm
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IBNS): Ready for some grand feasts this Durga Puja? Here is our first list of 12 restaurants in Kolkata, handpicked for the variety they offer. Only remember, some accept prior reservations while some operate on first cum first served basis. We suggest, do call and check before you finalize your plan.
Bombay Durga Bari Samiti ready to celebrate its 90th Durga Puja on a grand scale
Sep 28, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IBNS): Bombay Durga Bari Samiti, which hosts one of the oldest Durga Pujas in the capital city of Maharashtra, is ready to celebrate its 90th year on a grand scale.
Bengalis observe Mahalaya, gear up for Durga Puja celebration
Sep 28, 2019, at 06:31 am
Kolkata: Gearing up for the Durga Puja celebration, the Bengali community, like many others, on Saturday observed the final day of Pitru-paksha through Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion when one pays tribute to ancestors through prayers, rituals and a dip in the river Ganga.
Sep 27, 2019, at 08:09 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off her 2019 Puja inauguration from Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja Friday in the presence of Sundeep Bhutoria, Chairman, Manicktala Chaltabagan Durga Puja, Sudip Bandhopadhyay, Sadhan Pande, Paresh Pal, Smita Bakshi, Minakshi Gupta, Mala Saha, Swarnakamal Saha and other dignitaries.
Acropolis Mall shares its birthday celebration with underprivileged children
Sep 27, 2019, at 05:57 pm
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IBNS): Kolkata-based Acropolis Mall recently celebrated its fourth birthday with fun, film and social welfare.