Offering and consuming non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja has long been a tradition in West Bengal. Before it became a community event, or Sarbojanin, many Bonedi Bari (aristocratic households) ...

A print advertisement for a BJP programme on the occasion of Durga Puja has sparked a massive row in West Bengal, providing much ammunition to the opposition Trinamool Congress. In face of Trinamool ...

A controversy has erupted in Bengal with calls from various quarters for non-vegetarian food to be kept away from Durga Puja pandals. Hindutva organisations and religious preachers are now appealing ...

On August 26, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad told organisers of one of India’s biggest festivals how Durga Puja should be conducted: what the goddess should look like, who could be involved in the event ...

Kolkata: Durga Puja 2026 is set to bring a long stretch of festive holidays in October, with banks remaining closed on key Puja days in West Bengal and several other states. The main celebrations will ...

Mandatory kerbside collection of soft plastic (crisp packets, bread bags, plastic wrap) has just been pushed back from 2027 to 2030. On July 16, the UK government’s Department for Environment, Food ...

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Shree Durga Durga, an ordinary housewife living in a large ancestral home, returns one day to find her family and house hijacked by four deadly terrorists seeking shelter. Realising her family is in ...

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Asansol Durga Temple Reopens After BJP’s Huge Win in Bengal: A Durga temple, which is located in West Bengal’s Asansol, was closed for several years, has reopened for devotees on Monday after the ...