Durga Puja in Kolkata is not just a religious celebration - it’s an experience that brings the city of joy alive with colours, sounds, and stories. In 2025, the celebration is expected to be bigger ...

Kolkata: Kolkata is battered by heavy overnight rains, causing inconvenience to residents of the city. Heavy showers lashed the City of Joy ahead of the Durga Puja festivities. The incessant rainfall ...

Retired Brazilian legend Ronaldinho is set to visit Kolkata during the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja next month. An official privy to the development said that Ronaldinho is likely to visit the ...

West Bengal's tourism surge is driven by the global life of Durga Puja, transforming Kolkata into a citywide art movement and civic ritual. This UNESCO-recognized festival, deeply rooted in local ...

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 final five days of Durga Puja, one of India's grandest festivals, begin today. The festival celebrates the victory of the goddess Durga over the demon king Mahishasura and while festivities can ...

On September 10, chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced that 28,000 puja committees in the state would be given a one-time grant of Rs 10,000 each. The step would cost the public exchequer Rs 28 ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to deliver a message on October 22 for the people of West Bengal on the occasion of Durga puja, state party vice-president Pratap Banerjee said. For the first ...