Hundreds of devotees thronged Kalighat temple in Kolkata to offer prayers on the first day of the Bengali New Year or ‘Poila Boishakh’. People from the Bengali business community also offered prayers to Goddess Laxmi and Ganesh and got themselves a new Hal Khata (accounting book) for their shops, to mark the first day […]
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PM Modi lauds collective efforts in organising ‘Lokkho Kanthe Gita Path’ programme in Kolkata
Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded the ‘Lokkho Kanthe Gita Path’ programme held at Parade Ground in West Bengal’s Kolkata on Sunday. The programme is organised jointly by Sanatan Sanskriti Sansad, Matilal Bharat Tirtha Seba Mission Ashram, and Akhil Bharatiya Sanskrit Parisad. Praising the initiative in a message addressing the programme, […]
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Amit Shah to inaugurate Ram-themed Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the community Durga Puja pandal at the Santosh Mitra Square in Kolkata on Monday, BJP West Bengal vice president Saumitra Khan told. The BJP leader said that Shah has a special bond with Bengal and used to visit the State. Durga Puja is a […]
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Amit Shah to inaugurate Durga Puja Pandal inspired by Ram Temple on 16 Oct in Kolkata
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate a Ram Mandir-themed Durga Puja Pandal at Santosh Mitra Square in north Kolkata on October 16. This unique pandal, organized by the Santosh Mitra Square Puja Committee, is modelled after the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Kolkata and inaugurate this Durga Puja pandal. According to BJP leader Sajal Ghosh, the inauguration ceremony is set to take […]
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West Bengal: Trinamool Congress organizes ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo Abhiyan’ in Kolkata
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, under the leadership of TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, organised the ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo Abhiyan’ in Kolkata on Thursday. The TMC leaders during the protest said that the march to the Raj Bhavan has been organized to draw Governor C. V. Ananda Bose’s attention to the plight of the poor people of the […]
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Kolkata: Six more arrested in Jadavpur University student death case
Six more people were arrested on Wednesday morning in connection with the Jadavpur University student death case, taking the total number of arrests in the case to nine, police said. Multiple teams of Kolkata Police conducted operations overnight during which four people were arrested, an official said. The arrested accused were identified as Md. […]
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Kolkata: Large crowd gathers near Tipu Sultan Masjid to mark TMC’s ‘Shahid Diwas’
A large crowd of Trinamool supporters gathered near the Tipu Sultan mosque in Kolkata for ‘Shahid Divas’. The event, held on July 21 every year, commemorates 13 protesting Youth Congress workers, were shot dead allegedly by the police under the Left Front regime in 1993. Party chief and West Bengal Chief Minister, […]
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IRCTC launches Durga Puja tour package from Kolkata
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has announced the ‘Royal Rajasthan Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train’ tour package under “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat” initiative for the festive season of Durga Puja. The Special Tourist Train package en route to Rajasthan will depart from Kolkata on October 20, 2023. […]
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Odisha train accident: 59 buses from three cities leaves for Kolkata
As many as 59 free buses from Puri, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack left for Kolkata on Sunday night after rail services were halted on in Odisha in view of the triple train tragedy in Balasore that claimed 275 lives. “Odisha is providing free bus services to the people who want to travel to Kolkata in view […]
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West Bengal: Fire breaks out at Saraf Bhavan in Kolkata; 1 injured
A fire broke out on the top floor of Saraf Bhavan near Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Wednesday, officials said. Upon receiving the information, nine fire tenders were pressed into service to bring the blaze under control, they said. However, no casualties have been reported while one injury was reported. “We are happy that there has been no […]
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WB: CM Mamata Banerjee sits on dharna against Centre in Kolkata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday started a two-day dharna against the BJP-led central government for its alleged “anti-people policies” at Ambedkar statue in Kolkata. CM Mamata is protesting against the Centre for allegedly not disbursing funds for West Bengal and the Centre’s “anti-people policies”. Earlier, in the […]
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West Bengal: Cash worth Rs 1 crore recovered from car in Kolkata, two detained
Cash worth Rs 1 crore was recovered from a car in South Kolkata’s Gariahat, the police said on Thursday, adding that two persons were detained in connection with the incident. The police said they have registered a case in the matter. The two persons, including the driver, failed to show […]
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JP Nadda arrives Kolkata to address public in Nadia today
Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda arrived in West Bengal’s Kolkata on Thursday. In the state, Nadda is scheduled to address a public meeting in the Nadia district and will also visit the ISCKON temple today. After his arrival to the state, the BJP national president– whose tenure has […]
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West Bengal: Fire breaks out in Kolkata’s Jhupri market, one injured
A massive fire broke out at Jhupri market in the Eddy Block of Salt Lake area in Kolkata on Thursday, officials said. They added that while the fire was largely controlled, some pocket fires were being doused. As many as 12 fire tenders reached the spot to douse the blaze […]
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Kolkata forum stages protest, demands pending govt exams be held Kolkata
Members of Durniti Mukti Manch, an apolitical forum, staged a demonstration in front of the PSC (Public Service Commission) Bhawan in Kolkata on Wednesday, putting forward multiple demands, including holding government exams pending for several years. The convener of Durniti Mukti Manch, Indrajit Ghosh, told, “For the last four years, no recruitment […]