The accused persons sold tickets worth Rs. 4,000 for 'Preview Shows' of selected 24 Durga Puja Pandals in Kolkata which were selected by the organisation Mass Art, claiming falsely as being selected by UNESCO.
The story starts with Durga Puja versus Diwali, Rosogolla versus Ghevar, Panjabi/Sari versus Sherwani/Salwar Kameez and continues forever with veg, non-veg, Alpona, Rangoli, Lokkhir Pachali, Hanuman Chalisa and most importantly art versus business, needless to say which party favors which aspect of life.
The history of the Barisha Chandi puja is long and beautiful. It began in the year 1200 of the Bengali calendar, in the month of Magh.
Martin Chamberland was invited to exclusively cover Durga Puja in Kolkata. It was a joint collaboration between The Statesman Kolkata, La Presse from Montreal, and Jaydeep Mukherjee of Meghdutam Travels on global sensitization of Durga Puja.
The Governor says action by all stakeholders is the key - the silent majority must speak up, including the media.
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.
In a bizarre incident, a husband jumped from the rooftop into a high-tension electric wire and committed suicide after his wife accidentally fell from the rooftop of a house in Purulia while watching the display of fire crackers during the immersion of the Durga Puja idols last evening.
This year, the route has been changed and the carnival will start from Chitra Cinema More to Bhagat Singh More through the Burnpur Road.
As we celebrated Durga Puja, the legend of the soil used for carving Durga's idol resurfaced. Read to know why soils from brothels are used.
