Minister for Culture and Tourism Minister Kandula Durgesh and East Godavari Collector P. Prasanthi inspecting Havelock Bridge, which is proposed to be developed under Akhanda Godavari project, in Rajamahendravaram on June 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The bhumi puja for the Akhanda Godavari project scheduled to be performed on June 19 has been … Read more
As much as 1.2 kilograms of ganja and five grams of MDMA were found hidden at the puja room of a house in this north Kerala district during a raid, police said on Sunday. The police allegedly seized the drugs from a house owned by one Renil in Thalassery. However, the man managed to flee … Read more
Former IAS trainee Puja Khedkar speaks to the media. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 15, 2025) extended till April 21 the protection from arrest granted to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination. A Bench … Read more
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