The tram helped people pandal-hop and the tramway ran special services during Durga Puja. This year, for the first time, the tram was completely kept off the roads during the festival because they were seen as an impediment to traffic movement. | Photo Credit: PTI Uncertainly has again blocked the path of the Kolkata tram … Read more
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A Pune Session Court has granted interim protection from arrest till July 25 to Dilip Khedkar, father of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, in a case where he is accused of threatening a local farmer over a land dispute. Dilip Khedlar filed an anticipatory bail plea in court on Friday. Khedkar is co-accused with … Read more
File picture of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex as seen from the Kashi Vishwanath Temple | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Gyanvapi mosque committee to approach the Allahabad High Court against a Varanasi district court’s order that a Hindu priest can perform prayers before idols in a cellar of the mosque. … Read more
Goddess Durga idols at the puja carnival in Kolkata on Friday. | Photo Credit: PTI The Durga Puja festival in Kolkata concluded on Friday with a grand carnival on Red Road. About 100 big-budget Durga Puja committees participated in the event, with thousands gathering to watch the idols of goddess Durga being taken for immersion … Read more
The idols of Goddess Durga being prepared in Kanpur by artists, weeks before the festival begins. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement With Mahalaya being observed across West Bengal on Saturday, the Durga Puja festival in the State has begun and the next few days will not only mark the onset of festivities but also subtle … Read more
About 30-40 persons who were stuck in the middle of a river were rescued by the district administration About 30-40 persons who were stuck in the middle of a river were rescued by the district administration Eight persons died in a flash flood during immersion of Durga Puja idols at Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal … Read more
The Calcutta High Court has ordered that all Durga Puja pandals in the state shall be turned into no-entry zones. File photo of a Durga Puja pandal. (Photo: M Zhazo/India Today) Just three days ahead of the festival of Durga Puja, Calcutta High Court has ordered all Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal to be … Read more
With Durga Puja celebrations only days away, West Bengal’s medical fraternity, already working tirelessly for six months, is now worried about massive crowding that may trigger a spike in Covid-19 cases across the state. Senior cardiac surgeon Kunal Sarkar said, “We are very worried. The situation was, more or less, under control a month ago. … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that community transmission of Covid-19 has started in the state. Speaking to media after a cabinet meeting, Mamata Banerjee said that instances of coronavirus becoming airborne and community spread have been reported in West Bengal. She also asked people of the state to maintain caution ahead … Read more