More than three weeks have passed since Durga Puja concluded, yet almost a third of Deshapriya Park remains occupied by the pandal. According to the puja organisers, dismantling the entire structure ...

All hoardings put up before Durga Puja must display the name of the puja committees from next year, Calcutta mayor Firhad Hakim said on Friday. This move aims to hold the committees accountable for ...

Kolkata: Durga Puja economy is estimated to have touched Rs 65,000 crore in Bengal this year — Kolkata contributing 65%-70% — despite record rainfall in the run-up to the festival and sales hitting a ...

Durga puja pandals will be no-entry zones for visitors, the Calcutta High Court said today – just three days ahead of Bengal's biggest festival. Only organisers will be allowed inside the pandals, the ...

The Kolkata Police had refused permission to Khola Hawa, stating that the rally was coinciding with the Durga Puja carnival organised by the West Bengal government. The grand Durga Puja carnival where ...

The Calcutta High Court granted permission to a BJP-backed organisation to hold a protest rally on Sunday over 12 rain-related deaths in and around the city last month. The Kolkata Police had refused ...

The carnival, organised under the initiative of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, will showcase the city's top 100 Durga idols in a grand cultural parade. Expecting a massive public turnout, ...