In West Bengal, Durga Puja holds a significance beyond religious observance. It is intricately intertwined with the region's identity and culture. The festival represents the triumph of good over evil ...

Bank Holiday Today: Banks will remain open in Kolkata and the rest of West Bengal on Friday, September 26, even as the festival of Durga Puja has already started — with people going for pandal hopping ...

The Supreme Court on Oct. 12 allowed the state of West Bengal in eastern India to provide funding for the most popular Hindu festival in the region, despite Muslims blasting the move as a form of ...

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 ...

Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday had laid the foundation stone of Durga Angan at New Town near Kolkata. Speaking at the gathering, Mamata said that she had thought of building of ...

The Durga Puja, the biggest festival in the state, ended on October 15 and the daily count of Covid-19 cases is once again hovering around the 1000-mark after a gap of more than three months. The West ...