The traditional two-century-old Durga Puja, initiated by the pallibashi (local people) to invoke the powers and blessings of Goddess Durga during Dol Utsav, continues to be carried out by the local residents in Serampore.
Alarmed by the indiscriminate use of high-intensity sound crackers and playing of DJ sound boxes during the Durga Puja immersion, Baji O DJ Box Birodhi Manch put up a strong protest against the use of DJ boxes during the Durga Puja immersions.
In a significant development in the mysterious death of an 18-year-old school girl found charred inside a Durga Puja pandal on the day of Lakshmi Puja at Ramkrishnapara, the state government has appointed Subedi Sanyal as the special public prosecutor for the case.
A decomposed body of a youth, who'd mysteriously disappeared in the evening of Sashthi of Durga Puja on 6 October from near a Puja pandal was unearthed this afternoon in Bishnupur.
Durga Puja has become the lifeblood of small businesses across West Bengal, with many relying on the festival season for a substantial share of their annual earnings.
On 8 October this year, Anupam Halder, through his camera lens, unveiled his innovative concept of visualising the deity Durga through a young fashion model, Sathi Sarkar, in a photography exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata. The model, who embodies goddess Durga with her sensuality and earthiness, gets adored by the city’s hoi polloi.
Different social organisations have raised alarm at the indiscriminate use of high-intensity sound crackers and playing of DJ sound systems during the Durga idol immersions.
People's mandate registered through a dedicated app to choose the 'best three' tableau in the Durgapur carnival was quashed by the 'secret' juries that kicked off controversy in the town last evening.
In a shocking incident, a charred body of a teenage girl was found near the superintendent of police office in Krishnagar early this morning, sparking protests.
The Calcutta High Court has sought a report from the state government on the recent coal mine blast case in Birbhum district, in which six miners were killed and two others are feared to have also died.
