New Delhi/Dhaka/IBNS: India has sharply reacted to the attacks on Hindu temples and pandals as well as the theft of a Goddess Kali crown which was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bangladesh.
Kolkata/IBNS: The New Bengal Sporting Club in Kolkata's Garden Reach area on Friday alleged members from the Muslim community objected to their Ashtami and Navami Durga Puja rituals creating a ruckus inside the pandal, media reports said.
Radical groups obstructing celebration of Durga Puja in several areas across Bangladesh: Reports
Several radical groups are creating obstructions to Hindu community members from celebrating Durga Puja in multiple places in Bangladesh, forcing them to change the venue.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Monday passed a sarcastic comment on the West Bengal government's annual dole for the Durga Puja organisers stating the amount of Rs. 85,000 offered is meagre and the state should consider hiking it up to Rs. 10 lakh, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's call to return to festivals quitting the month-long protests against the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has reignited public fury with the protesters pledging to keep the embers of the outrage burning.
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: As the clamour over Vineet Goyal's resignation grew loud following the Supreme Court's hearing on the RG Kar rape-murder case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday dismissed the Kolkata Police Commissioner's resignation stating that Durga Puja is coming and he has the experience to maintain the law and order during the festival.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remark urging people to celebrate the upcoming Durga Puja festival by leaving behind the protests over the rape and murder of a female doctor in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has triggered a social media reaction of protests with many declaring to toe a different line.
Kolkata/IBNS: "Goddess Durga is arriving in 35 days while we lost our daughter 25 days ago," reads a banner at the base of the iconic Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's statue at Kolkata's Shyambazar five-point crossing summing up the angry and defiant mood in the city known for its festive countdown to the annual homecoming of Goddess Durga.
Amit Shah to unveil Ram Mandir-themed Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata today
Kolkata/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to unveil a Ram Mandir-themed community Puja Pandal in the city on late Monday, BJP sources said.
Kolkata Metro to run night-long services for Durga Puja revellers
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Like previous years, the Kolkata Metro Railway will run night-long services on its North-South route for the benefit of the Durga puja revellers on the pandal-hopping spree, a top official said on Friday.
'Today you are in power, so you are showing might': Mamata Banerjee slams BJP
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a day after Trinamool Congress MLA and former chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) Manik Bhattacharya was arrested by the the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the school service commission jobs' scam.
Fire breaks out at puja pandal in UP, three, including two children, die
Lucknow: A fire broke out at a Durga Puja pandal in Uttar Pradesh's Aurai town which left three people, including two children, dead, media reports said on Monday.
Mahua Moitra shares video of her dancing to mark Durga Puja festivities
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra Friday shared a video of her dancing with the people of Bengal's Nadia district as part of a procession to mark Mahapanchami celebrations as the annual autumn festival of Durga Puja kickstarted.
India to get 5,000 tons of Hilsa from Bangladesh on Durga Puja
Dhaka: Bangladesh is planning to export 5000 tons of Hilsa fish to India on the occasion of Durga Puja.
'Durga Puja an emotion...': Mamata says thanking UNESCO ahead of grand rally
Kolkata/UNI: Thanking UNESCO for recognising Durga Puja as an intangible cultural heritage, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday described Durga Puja as an emotion that rises above parochial barriers.