Everything you need to know about Durga Pur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Durga Pur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Observing that its legal battle with the State Election Commission (SEC) would delay the conduct of panchayat polls, resulting in constitutional complexities, a West Bengal minister Sunday hoped for an amicable solution to the raging legal contest.
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan admits that while shooting for an inner wear ad (DixcyScott), he was reminded of his film "Karan Arjun".
New Delhi, April 18 (ANI): Hundreds of devotees in Delhi offered special prayers at temples on the occasion of the Maha Asthami on Thursday, which marks the penultimate day of the nine-day Navratri festival, dedicated to Hindu mother goddess.
New Delhi, April 11(ANI): Hindu devotees converged at a temple in New Delhi on Thursday to mark the beginning of the nine-day long Hindu festival of Navratri, which is held in honour of nine forms of Mother Goddess, popularly known as Shakti.
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Versatile actress Seema Biswas, known for delivering a power-packed performance in "Bandit Queen", believes today's filmmakers lack the courage to make women-centric films.
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who wakes up every morning "worried about paying salaries to my employees", perhaps would be relieved a bit after her cash starved government decided to pay less to the clerical staff.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Kolkata schedule of Yash Raj Films' "Gunday" is in full swing, and the team successfully recreated Calcutta of the 1980s for a dramatic Durga Puja sequence under the Howrah Bridge.
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) Amid allegations of Trinamool Congress workers resorting to violence against the supporters of the nationwide strike, the Left Front asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to restrain them.
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) To reward government employees, transporters and traders who defied the shutdown call by unions, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday announced longer Durga Puja holidays and tax sops for them.
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) The parents of a 10-month-old girl were arrested for killing their baby in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district, police said Sunday.
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) After being accused of "extortion" by former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the Trinamool Congress Monday hit back, asking the veteran Marxist to come clean over affairs of an NGO run by his daughter.
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) Accusing Trinamool Congress ministers and leaders of extorting lakhs of rupees from people in the ruse of organising festivals like the Durga Puja, former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said Sunday.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) When voices against freedom of expression in arts are getting shriller, "The Sahmat Collection: Art and Activism in India since 1989" will explore the connection between Indian art and politics, in Chicago.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 9 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Odisha government on the death of two children in a fire at a brick kiln in the state last year, an activist said Wednesday.
Hyderabad, Dec 25 (IANS) Hyderabad police busted an international drug racket with the arrest of two drug-peddlers including a Nigerian, selling cocaine to the youth and high-salaried professionals.
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Actor-director-classical dancer Hema Malini says her inspiration for dance is yesteryear actress Vyjayanthimala.
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Shocked over gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in the capital, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says it is "atrocious and unforgivable" and that "even an animal would not behave so".
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) While many Rajya Sabha members became emotional when condemning the gang-rape of a young woman in a moving bus in Delhi, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan broke down.
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The fight against terrorism must be won in accordance with the rule of law, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Justice K.G. Balakrishnan said here Saturday, adding that eyeing short-term gains would have serious consequences.
Hyderabad, Nov 28 (IANS) In yet another setback to YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, a special court here dismissed one of his two bail petitions in the alleged illegal assets case.
New Delhi, 12 Nov (IANS) A 22-year-old interior decorator was found dead in mysterious circumstances in her house in Shakarpur, east Delhi, police said Monday.
Lucknow, Nov 6 (IANS) Parts of Faizabad city in Uttar Pradesh were tense Tuesday following protests over arrests by police over the recent communal clashes, an official said.
Lucknow, Oct 29 (IANS) After four days of near peace, the district administration of Faizabad announced that the ongoing curfew in the district, which had witnessed communal clashes Wednesday, would be relaxed for four hours between 10 am to 2 pm Monday.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) It was a big bang reshuffle, the last, spirited rejig by beleaguered Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to infuse a dash of youth in his largely grey-haired cabinet, a defining makeover that will shape poll fortunes of the ruling coalition in 2014.
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) After the defiling, comes the cleanup. With the immersion of hundreds of idols of Goddess Durga into the already polluted Yamuna after Durga Puja, civic authorities now have to set about dredging up a large quantity of insoluble waste like wood, plastics, and toxic material that were consigned to the waters as per Hindu religious beliefs.
Guwahati, Oct 26 (IANS) Night curfew was Friday re-imposed in Assam's Dhubri town following tension after clashes between police and protestors earlier this week, and the army carried out a flag march in sensitive areas of the district.
Faizabad/Lucknow, Oct. 25 (ANI): Police on Thursday imposed a curfew in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, after incidents of communal violence were reported.
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Singer Shaan is excited after singing a song with his sons Soham and Shubh for the remake of 1983 film "Himmatwala".
Patna, Oct 25 (IANS) With hundreds of idols of goddess Durga immersed in the Ganges here and in other parts of Bihar, marking the end of Durga Puja festivities, environmentalists are worried about the increased pollution levels in the river.
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) A 17-year-old youth drowned in the Yamuna river when he along with his friends went for immersion of Goddess Durga idols, police said Wednesday.
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday greeted the people of the state on the occasion of Bijaya Dashami.
Amritsar, Oct.24 (ANI): Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel worshiped their arms on Wednesday on the occasion of Dussehra here.
Kolkata/Siliguri/Patna/Newc Delhi, Oct.24 (ANI): People across India celebrated the last day of Durga Puja, the festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess of power, Durga on Wednesday.
Mysore (Karnataka), Oct.24 (ANI): Mysore's former king Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar participated in the Dussehra celebrations here on Wednesday.
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) Devotees across West Bengal tearfully bade goodbye to their beloved mother goddess Durga as her idols were immersed in ponds, lakes and rivers on Vijaya Dashami Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Hundreds of idols of Goddess Durga were Wednesday immersed in Yamuna river from a bank near a bird sanctuary and park in the national capital, choking the dying river further and raising concerns over upsetting the area's ecological balance.
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Effigies of Ravana, Meghnada and Kumbhakarana were burnt across the capital Wednesday as the city celebrated Dussehra - symbolising the victory of good over evil.
Kanpur, Oct.24 (ANI): Devotees in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, worshipped mythological demon king Ravana on the occasion of the Hindu festival Dussehra on Wednesday.
Patna, Oct 24 (IANS) In a rare show of brotherhood, Muslims in a village in Bihar's Purnia district joined hands with Hindus to celebrate the Durga Puja.
Shillong, Oct 24 (IANS) Four days of revelry and merriment ended Thursday as idols of goddess Durga and her four children were immersed in rivers across Meghalaya.
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) Teary eyed devotees bade an emotional farewell as idols of goddess Durga and other Gods were immersed in ponds, lakes and rivers of West Bengal on Vijaya Dashami Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Delhi is set to celebrate Dussehra Wednesday, with organisers stuffing firecrackers into Ravana and other effigies which got wet in Tuesday's sudden rains.
Shillong, Oct 24 (IANS) An ancient Durga idol, found in a Pakistani armoury by Indian troopers after the end of the 1971 war that resulted in the creation of Bangladesh, was one of the attractions of this year's Durga Puja celebrations in a BSF camp in Meghalaya.
New Delhi, Oct.24 (ANI): A delegation of the Communist Party of India-Marxist met Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath to request him extends the date of the enrolment of voters in West Bengal.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The sudden downpour in the capital Tuesday damaged some effigies of Ravana, Meghnada and Kumbhkarana at several Ramlila grounds a day before they were to be burnt on the occasion of Dussehra, and worried organisers worked overtime to repair them.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Delhi residents were Tuesday caught off guard as the city was lashed by rains accompanied by strong winds after witnessing days of pleasant, sunny weather. The met office has forecast more rains in the night as well as Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) A heavy downpour in the capital Tuesday afternoon failed to dampen the spirits of Durga Puja organisers and revellers alike.
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) People relished community feasts, visited friends and relatives and went pandal-hopping Tuesday on Maha Navami, the fourth day of Bengal's biggest religious festival, Durga Puja.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Green is still the colour of spirituality this year in almost all the 761 Durga-Utsav marquees across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
Mirati (West Bengal), Oct 23 (IANS) Paying glowing tributes to his school and his teachers, President Pranab Mukherjee has said they kindled inquisitiveness in his mind which immensely benefited him during his political career.
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) People relished community feasts at pandals and visited friends and relatives Tuesday on Mahanavami, the fourth day of Bengal's biggest religious festival Durga Puja.
Mirati (West Bengal), Oct 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday expressed grief over the death of Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhay.
Delhi/Allahabad/Chandigarh, Oct 23 (ANI): Rama Navami, marking the birth of Lord Rama, is being celebrated across the country on Tuesday.
Mirati (West Bengal), Oct. 23 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee celebrated his first Durga Puja at Mirati in West Bengal after assumption of the office of President.
Agra, Oct 23 (IANS) A light drizzle early Tuesday brought cheer to Dussehra festivities in this Taj city although Ram Lila organisers looked a bit concerned.
Surat, Oct 23 (ANI): After nine-days of rigorous fasting and daylong prayers, thousands of devotees thronged temples in Gujarat on the last day of the nine-day long Hindu festival of Navaratri to offer prayers to Goddess Durga.
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IANS) Brazil's soccer World Cup winning captain and former coach Carlos Daunga has a prescription for lifting Indian soccer standards - follow the Japanese model.
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee greeted people on Durga Puja Monday and asked them to pray to Goddess Durga for peace, happiness and prosperity.
Kolkata/Varanasi/Guwahati/Kanpur/Bareilly, Oct.22 (ANI): A festive fever prevailed across India on Sunday and Monday, as devotees thronged aesthetically designed theme based pandals to celebrate the festival of Durga Puja.
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IANS) A ride on a toy train proved fatal for a young girl when a part of the train came apart at a Durga Puja celebration here.
Mumbai, Oct.21 (ANI): Bollywood actress Kajol visited a pandal and participated in Durga Puja festivities here.
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) Bipasha Basu is enjoying Durga Puja revelries in her hometown here and says that within a few hours of her stay she overstuffed herself with various food items.
New Delhi Oct 21 (IANS) From electronics to jewelry, home decorations to apparel, people high on festive fervor are logging onto various e-commerce websites to shop as they decorate their houses or pamper themselves with ethnic wear, jewelry and a host of other items.
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) The second day of Durga Puja, known as Mahasaptami, saw a huge rush of people to 'pandals' (marquees) in West Bengal to offer morning prayers and join in the revelry Sunday.
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) Kolkata residents, clad in colourful outfits, were out on the brightly illuminated streets to enjoy the first day of the five-day-long Durga Puja festivities, which started Saturday with 'Mahashashthi'.
Mirati (West Bengal) Oct 20 (IANS) He is still short of time and his schedule may not have changed but Pranab Mukherjee, after being elevated to the presidency, admits he is now more relaxed.
Mirati (West Bengal), Oct 20 (IANS) With President Pranab Mukherjee arriving to don the priest's robe for the Durga puja at his ancestral home here, life is not the same for this otherwise sleepy West Bengal village.
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Mumbai's tallest idol of Goddess Durga, 22 feet in height, was unveiled at the Sarbojanik Durga Puja in Andheri here Saturday.
Agartala/Silchar, Oct 20 (IANS) Security has been tightened on the India-Bangladesh border to thwart any terror attack in Tripura and Assam during the Durga Puja festival that began Saturday.
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) As a feisty opposition leader, she lost no opportunity to pull up the then Left front government for the lack of work culture in West Bengal. Now, when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has offered a ten-day holiday for state government officials this Durga Puja, there is surprise, and there are sniggers.
Kolkata, Oct 20 (ANI): In a brilliant display of creativity, an artist from Kolkata, has recycled medicine aluminium foil package to make goddess Durga idol for the ongoing Durga Puja festival.
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) From the multifarious Bengali cuisine to the Oriental to the Continental, the world is your oyster when it comes to food this Durga puja - an opportunity for people here to gorge on spicy, sinful delights.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (ANI): Security has been beefed up in Mirati village of West Bengal's Birbhum district in view of President Pranab Mukherjee's visit from October 20 to 23 for Durga Puja.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) In a nostalgia-filled trip, President Pranab Mukherjee heads to his ancestral village in West Bengal's Birbhum district Saturday for the Durga puja celebrations.
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) At least 2,000 tourists from around the world are set to arrive in the city to enjoy Durga Puja festivities, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Friday.
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) With the city all decked up and elaborate security arrangements in place, Kolkatans are all geared up to usher in Durga Puja - the five-day socio-cultural carnival that comes with the religious observance - beginning Saturday.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will be on a four-day visit to West Bengal beginning on Saturday for Durga Puja.
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) After having shot three films here, National Award-winning actress Vidya Balan feels like a Bengali and promises to visit the City of Joy over and over again.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Innovation in times of financial crisis - this is a theme that seems common to the Durga Puja preparations across the national capital.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Innovation in times of financial crisis - this is a theme that seems common to the Durga Puja preparations across the national capital.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Around 12.37 lakh non-gazetted Indian Railway employees will get productivity linked bonus equivalent to 78 days' wages for 2011-2012, official sources said Thursday.
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Oct. 18 (ANI): A traditional bull fight held here on Wednesday ahead of the Durga Puja festival attracted huge crowds.
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) Sojourn to an exotic Goan beach, participate in a Chinese Dragon Festival, blow vuvuzelas at Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium - the community Durga Puja organisers here are pulling out all stops to take revellers on a magical tour during the Oct. 20-24 festival.
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) Tata Docomo, the unified telecom brand of Tata Teleservices Ltd, is eyeing the number one slot in the West Bengal circle in the next three years, a top company executive said Wednesday.
Mumbai/Thane, Oct. 17 (ANI): Bollywood stars flocked at the residence of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt to celebrate the Hindu festival of Navratra here.
Kolkata/Siliguri, Oct.17 (ANI): A festive fever has gripped West Bengal as artisans decorated makeshift tents based on different themes like including popular colourful rickshaws from Bangladesh.
Mumbai/Thane, Oct 17 (IANS) Mumbai's 1.25 million Bengalis are all set to celebrate Durga Puja, starting Oct 20, with a liberal dose of Bollywood glamour with celebrities and commoners converging for the community's biggest religious festival in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and other suburban towns.
Kolkata, Oct.16 (ANI): Festive fever gripped Kolkata as locals thronged markets ahead of the popular Durga Puja festival.
New Delhi/Faizabad/Ramgarh, Oct. 16 (ANI): Devout Hindus queued up at various temples across India to mark the beginning of the nine-day long festival of Navratri, which is held in honour of the Goddess Durga.
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) As different pandals adopt different themes for their Durga Puja celebrations, one prominent puja committee that has recreated 'pink city' Jaipur at its venue has chosen blue and white as its colour code! Many say this is to please West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who after taking over, got this city painted in these twin colours.
Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Madhur Bhandarkar have wished love and good luck to family, friends and fans on the occasion of Navratri.
Kolkata, Oct.12 (ANI): A festive fever has gripped West Bengal, with artisans decorating makeshift temples and giving final touches to idols of the Hindu Goddess Durga ahead of the popular Durga Puja festival.
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Goddess Durga is all set to transcend on earth to wipe out evil and this time the deity will sport the traditional 'taana chokh' (wide godly eyes), signifying a return to the roots as potters in Kumartuli in northern Kolkata give finishing touches to the idols.
Kolkata, Oct 10 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming festival season, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday urged people to maintain peace and harmony and warned against inciting communal tension.
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) Click and the lamps light up. Drag the cursor and the garland moves towards the deity. Click on the bells and they ring. Welcome to the world of electronic Durga Puja.
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) The mantra for this year's Durga Puja fashion, going by the trends in Kolkata, which has an "intellectual style quotient", is psychedelic prints in western wear coupled with a heady mix-and-match of fabrics and prints in ethnic wear.
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) The Kolkata metro Wednesday announced 618 special metro services in the city during four days of the Durga Puja celebrations this year.
Siliguri (West Bengal), Oct 1 (ANI): The festive fever has gripped the state, with artisans here designing and crafting traditional ornaments such as 'Dak Shaj' for the idols of Goddess Durga, ahead of popular Puja festival.
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) Why is Dia Mirza excited. The actress' first Bengali film "Paanch Adhyay" will be showcased at the forthcoming Mumbai Film Festival, starting Oct 18, and she says the feeling is great.
