A petition was filed at Calcutta High Court on Monday challenging the West Bengal government's decision to enhance the annual ...

An official of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) stated that they were aware of the possibility of rain during Durga ...

Durga Puja is actually a Hindu festival that dates to the 16th century, but only in the past 20 years has it grown to such an incredible size in Calcutta, attracting followers from all creeds and ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday hiked the grant for each community Durga Puja committee to Rs 1.10 lak ...

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee raises Durga Puja honorarium to ₹1.10 lakhs, sparking controversy ahead of Assembly polls.

Mamata Banerjee announces hike in grant for Durga Puja committees to Rs 1.10 Lakh this year, over Rs 500 crore to be spent ...

KOLKATA: A petitioner from the OBC community in Purulia's Raghunathpur moved Calcutta high court on Tuesday, alleging that he and his family were prevented from participating in Durga Puja in 2024 ...

Calcutta Municipal Corporation to remove Durga Puja hoardings in a week The CMC commissioner issued a 'communiqué' on Saturday saying the 'temporary hoardings which have been installed before the ...

In a conversation with Calcutta Times recently, actress Sampurna Lahiri emphasised the significance of Durga Puja, not just as a cultural celebration but also as a vital source of livelihood for ...

This Durga is tiny, as she has to be, shipped all the way from India. In Calcutta, at the end of Durga Puja, we let the earthen image of the goddess dissolve into the Hoogly River.

In Calcutta, at the end of Durga Puja, we let the earthen image of the goddess dissolve into the Hoogly River. Huge processions snaked through the streets to the river.