Durga Puja
- India
Clashes, death, acid attack mar Navratri festivities in MP
Bhopal: Untoward incidents, including the death of a girl, acid attack on a woman and clashes were reported during the 10-day long Navratri celebrations in Madhya Pardesh which culminated on Wednesday with…
- India
Organiser of Durga Puja where Mahishasura resembled Mahatma Gandhi assaulted
Kolkata: Chandrachur Goswami, the principal organiser of the Durga Puja conducted by the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha at Kasba in South Kolkata, filed a complaint with the police on Wednesday claiming that…
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Durga Ashtami: Top 5 tasty Bengali dishes for Durga Puja
The nine-day-long festival of Navratri is celebrated with great zeal across the country. Durga Puja holds great significance for the devotees, as they pray to the different avatars of goddess Durga each…
- Hyderabad
TRS meet, Dasara: Hyderabad police issue traffic advisory for Oct 5
Hyderabad: As the city gears up for two major events on Wednesday – Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) legislative party meet and Dussehra celebrations – traffic police released an advisory asking citizens to…
- India
Mahishasura idol resembling Mahatma Gandhi! Congress to move court
Kolkata: The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee announced on Tuesday that it would move the court against the organisers of a small Durga Puja — Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha — at Kasba…
- Entertainment
Brahmastra team Ranbir, Ayan, attend Durga Puja in Mumbai, see pics
Mumbai: The main essence of Durga Puja is pandal hopping and our Bollywood celebrities leave no chance to visit different pandals to seek the goddess’ blessings and meet their loved ones during…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: Fire ravages Durga Puja pandal in Bhadohi, 5 dead
Bhadohi: Three children were among five people killed and 64 injured after a fire broke out in a Durga Puja pandal here due to overheating of a halogen light, officials said on…
- India
Minor girl abducted from place of worship in Jharkhand and gang raped
Ranchi: A shocking incident has come to light during the Durga Puja festivities in Garhwa, Jharkhand. A minor girl was kidnapped by some people from near the deities’ idols in Saraidohar village…
- Telangana
Gandhi’s ideology can never be denigrated, says KTR
Hyderabad: Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao, on Monday, reacted to the Hindu Mahasabha’s depiction of Asura as Mahatma Gandhi in Durga’s idol in Kolkata which drew criticism from political parties and…
- India
Hindus, Muslims come together in celebrating Durga Puja in Assam
Guwahati: In a pleasant display of communal harmony between the Hindu and Muslim communities in Assam’s Sivasagar town, a Durga Puja Pandal is erected sharing a boundary with a mosque. The Puja…
- Entertainment
Kajol’s “proud mommy” moment as her son Yug serves bhog during Durga Puja
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Kajol, on Sunday, felt proud of her son Yug as he served bhog at the Durga Puja pandal along with her mother, taking forward their family tradition. Taking…
- India
UP: Boy dies in Durga Puja pandal fire in Bhadohi, 52 injured
Bhadohi: A 12-year-old boy was killed and at least 52 people were injured after a fire broke out at a Durga Puja pandal in Aurai town of Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi district, late…
- India
Scam-accused Partha Chatterjee’s Durga Puja loses sheen in Kolkata
Kolkata: For the last two years the people of Kolkata were unable to enjoy the states biggest festival of Durga Puja to the fullest due to the pandemic and the host of…
- India
Demanding recognition of Sarna religion, tribals threaten stir in 5 states from Nov 30
Kolkata: Thousands of tribals from Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam and different parts of West Bengal congregated in Kolkata on Friday, demanding recognition of the Sarna religion by the Centre. The tribals, who…
- India
IRCTC offers Durga Puja special menu for passengers travelling in eastern region
New Delhi: In a first, passengers travelling in the country’s eastern region will have a chance to gorge on sumptuous Bengali cuisine, with the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) serving…
