Tag Archives: Durga Puja

Assam Government Raises Orunodoi Scheme Assistance To Rs 1,500 For October As Durga Puja Gift

In a significant move, the Assam government has raised the monthly assistance under its flagship [...]

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Wednesday that the state government

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Wednesday that the state government plans to [...]

Mallick also stepped down as a Rajya Sabha MP on July 16

A Rajya Sabha by-election is set to take place coinciding with Durga Puja festivities in [...]

Kolkata Police’s orange T-shirt tender for Durga Puja volunteers sparks row

A political controversy has emerged in West Bengal surrounding a tender issued by the Kolkata [...]

Another rebel MP, Abu Taher Khan, who is also part of the NCPI group, said Basunia had no right

Rebel TMC leader and Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia on Monday claimed that [...]

“Now, 17 NCPI MPs [members of Parliament] will join the BJP,” said Basunia, who represents

Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia, a member of the Lok Sabha, announced on Monday that 17 [...]

But when Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari relished fish at the centuries-old Kalighat temple

In other parts of the country, eating non-vegetarian food in a temple would invoke the [...]

Liquor outlets and bars will also be closed on Maha Ashtami, further restricting celebratory

The West Bengal government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has announced a reduction [...]

Why it matters: “Trivialising” Goddess: BJP’s 11-Handed Durga Ad Sparks Fresh Row In Bengal

Edited by: Anindita Sanyal

Because durga Puja in Bengal has developed a very distinctive cultural character, read: No Food

Durga Puja just weeks away, is it possible that Bengal this time is heading for [...]