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Curfew relaxed in Assam`s Dhubri town

Curfew imposed in Assam`s Dhubri town following clashes was on Friday relaxed for seven hours with a...

Three Dussehra revellers run-over in Odisha

At least eight people, including five Durga Puja revellers, were killed and 14 others injured in thr...

Idols` immersion poses threat to Ganges

With hundreds of idols of goddess Durga immersed in the Ganges here and in other parts of Bihar, mar...

Durga Puja ends in Bengal with idol immersion

Teary eyed devotees bade an emotional farewell as idols of goddess Durga and other Gods were immerse...

Durga puja enters fourth day on Mahanavami

People relished community feasts at pandals and visited friends and relatives on Mahanavami, the fou...

Pak rights activist Ansar Burney performs Kumari Puja

Pakistani rights activist and former minister for human rights Ansar Burney performed the Kumari Puj...

Pvt buses, taxis may go off the roads after Pujas

Private buses and taxis in West Bengal may go off the roads after the Durga Pujas if fares are not i...

Durga Puja joyride turns fatal for girl

A ride on a toy train proved fatal for a young girl when a part of the train came apart at a Durga P...

Durga puja begins in West Bengal

Festivities and long queues at pandals on `Mahasaptami` on Sunday marked the beginning of the four-d...

Paying ode to Durga with theatre and `Patachitra`

A group of artists are presenting a unique theatre production inside many puja pandals of the city.

President worships Durga at ancestral residence

President Pranab Mukherjee worshipped his family deity, Goddess Durga, at his ancestral home in West...

Chopper ride for Durga Puja revellers in Tripura

The Tripura government will launch helicopter rides from Monday for Durga Puja revellers and sightse...

Rhino killings, Anna Hazare themes in Assam puja

The flood situation in Assam, rhino killings in Kaziranga, witch-hunting and Anna Hazare`s campaign ...

Durga Puja themes go beyond West Bengal’s borders

Making a departure, prominent Durga Puja committees this year have modelled their pandals on the fam...

Security strengthened for pujas in Tripura

An alert has been sounded and security strengthened in Tripura ahead of the Durga Puja festival begi...

Bengal to Birmingham - Durga Pujas to vie for global award

In the first effort to honour the best Durga Puja in the world, common people will vote online after...

President arrives at Mirati to worship family deity

President Pranab Mukherjee arrived on Saturday at his ancestral home at Mirati for worshipping the f...

Puja pandal surroundings asked to be kept clean

Puja committees and traders in this city in Odisha`s Ganjam district have been asked by the Berhampu...

President set to offer prayers to Durga at family

Protocol has made way for tradition it seems at Miriti, where President Pranab Mukherjee will worshi...

Air quality parameters within prescribed limits in Bengal

Air quality in cities of West Bengal is reasonably within the prescribed limits, according to the We...

Silver city goes for gold to decorate Durga Puja mandaps

Shooting prices of gold are no deterrent for Durga Puja organizers here to decorate images with orna...

Navratri: Rare event makes celebrations special

This year the Shardiya Navratri has special significance as it starts on a Tuesday (October 16) and ...

Kite festival creates riot of colours in Kolkata sky

Ushering in the Durga Puja festivities on the occasion of Mahalaya, hundreds of kite flyers on Monda...

`Mahalaya` observed across West Bengal

Lakhs of people in the state on Monday paid obeisance to their forefathers on the banks of major riv...

Security stepped for Durga Puja in Guwahati

Security arrangements have been strengthened and operations against anti-social elements intensified...

Kolkata Metro installing X-ray baggage scanners

X-ray baggage scanners are being installed on the Metro Railway in Kolkata on the lines of the Delhi...

Bengal targets foreign tourists this Durga Puja

The West Bengal govt has drawn up plans to attract foreign tourists during the upcoming Durga Puja f...

President Pranab visits Kolkata house

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday visited his residence in south Kolkata for the first time after...

Eco-tourism resort with adventure sports coming up

The quiet woods of Birbhum district in West Bengal will soon host a new eco-tourism project where to...

Delhi: 4 drowned during idol immersion

Durga Puja celebrations turned tragic for four families in capital as four youths drowned in Yamuna ...

Farewell to Durga, 600 idols immersed in Delhi

Thousands of Bengalis and others in Delhi capital bid an emotional farewell to goddess Durga, with a...

Crowds swell on penultimate day of Durga Puja

Crowds thronged puja pandals and other parts of the state on Mahanavami.

Much enthusiasm for Durga Puja in Bihar

Dressed in their best, large number of men, women and children are turning out before the decorated ...

Addl coaches in ECoR trains to clear puja rush

East Coast Railway (ECoR) has augmented additional coaches in some of the important trains origina...

Much enthusiasm for Durga Puja in Bihar

Dressed in their best, large number of men, women and children are turning out before the decorated...

Harry Potter, Anna Hazare add flavour to Puja

Magical exploits of Harry Potter and a fasting Anna Hazare -- puja revellers in Guwahati have never...

Mamata show: Puja marquees go through `poriborton`

The Puja fervour is turning out to be CM Mamata Banerjee`s show as many of themes at community marqu...

Pranab conducts Durga puja at ancestral village

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday stepped into the role of a priest to conduct tra...

Guard of honour for Goddess Durga in Tripura

The Durga Puja festivities In Tripura got off to a start with a guard of honour to Goddess Durga a...

Pranab off to ancestral home to perform Durga Puja

Pranab Mukherjee, who makes it a point to be at Miriti village every year to take part in the four-...

Durga Puja fervour grips Delhi

The themes this year are rich and diverse with some `pandals` even opting for a healthy `prasad`.

Lucknow gets Tagore`s house replica for Durga Puja

The people of Lucknow will get a chance to perform prayers inside the ancestral Kolkata residence of...

The craftsman and his muse, Durga

As Delhi gears up to welcome Goddess Durga, craftsmen work overtime to meet the deadline.

Hindus in B`desh celebrate Durga puja

Thousands of Hindus in Bangladesh took to the street today, amid beating of drums & chanting mantras...

Pranab Mukherjee takes time out for Durga Puja

Taking time off from his duties as India`s finance minister, Mukherjee was busy overseeing the arran...

Tight security in Tripura for Durga Puja

Security has been stepped up in Tripura on account of Durga Puja.

Mamata devises Durga Puja theme

The cultural inclinations of Railway minister Mamata Banerjee would be manifest in the upcoming Dur...

Eco-friendly Durga Puja in Bengal this year

Bengal`s biggest festival – Durga Puja - will be more environment friendly this year.

Santhal Durga Puja symbolises revolt against British

There is no chanting of mantras or ostentatious decor, but simple prayers to the goddess. A goat sac...

NF Railway to clear extra rush during Durga Puja

North East Frontier Railway has decided to run 120 trips of special trains to different destinatio...

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