Bengal on Saturday came close to reporting 1,000 new Covid-19 infections in the 24-hour cycle, clocking the highest such figure in over three months at 974 cases. Calcutta and neighbouring North 24-P...

Quality roads and waterways, smooth traffic and skilled guides are some of the prerequisites for drawing more international tourists during Durga Puja, Firhad Hakim, chairperson of the board of admini...

The Bengal government has decided to emphasise on setting up containment zones again as Covid-19 cases have shown a spurt in some districts after Durga Puja. Chief secretary H.K. Dwivedi on Saturday ...

The Bangladesh Awami League, since its inception in the late 1940s, started practising non-communal politics in the subcontinent. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation who led th...

Why did this performance grab so much attention? Possibly because of the unassuming combination — the priest’s choreography to the supple rhythms of Manike Mage Hithe by Sri Lankan singer ...

Besides cash, free electricity is another incentive for the organisers, though they have to submit a security deposit. The state had this year raised Rs 9.36 crore as a security deposit. “If th...

A dip in footfall has followed bumper Puja business across restaurants in Kolkata and neighbouring areas.  The resumption of night curbs from Thursday will also contribute to the slump, said res...

Bengal on Friday reported 846 new Covid-19 infections, 792 recoveries and 12 deaths. Active cases rose by 42 to 7,577. A Bengal minister said the new cases reported now is indicative of people who go...

The intimacy of the block is best seen during Durga Puja. After years of celebrating the festivities in the Community Hall with a traditional pratima, the Pujo Committee took things up a notch. They c...

AJ Block  Being located close to the 206 Footbridge and being part of the AJ-BJ-AK triangle of big ticket pujas, this block drew ample crowds. But their vast open-air pandal prevented crowding.&...