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]Tight security in Kolkata amid terror alert during Durga Puja
- The West Bengal government has put the police on alert in wake of the possible terror attacks in the city during Durga Puja.
Updated on Oct 12, 2021 09:04 AM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Meenakshi Ray
BJP remembers workers killed in post-poll violence more during Puja: Dilip Ghosh
- The saffron party's national vice president, Dilip Ghosh claimed that at least 53 of its workers were brutally killed by ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists since results of the West Bengal Assembly elections were declared on May 2.
Published on Oct 10, 2021 10:58 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Sharangee Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Game mode on with ‘Khela Hobe’ themed Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata
- The pandal has been decorated with footballs, chess, ludo sets and basketballs. The Durga idol in the pandal is carried by four players depicting East Bengal and Mohan Bagan sporting clubs.
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 11:19 AM IST
Written by Susmita Pakrasi | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
NRC, migrant hardship theme for Kolkata's Barisha Club Durga Puja
Barisha Club has been focusing on the migrant crisis in India for its Durga Puja theme for some time now; last year, too, the event organisers had chosen a similar theme, displaying the goddess as a working-class migrant woman carrying her children in tow.
Published on Oct 09, 2021 10:09 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Babul Supriyo, Nusrat Jahan find no mention in TMC campaigners' list for Bengal
Trinamool supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who solidified her post days ago after winning the Bhabanipur by-election with a record vote margin, is expectedly among the star campaigners featured in the TMC list.
Published on Oct 09, 2021 08:54 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Four TMC candidates for Bengal bypolls on Oct 30 file nomination papers
Amongt the four West Bengal seats on which bypolls are being held, Dinhata in north Bengal is expected to see the most-fierce contest between the BJP and TMC. The BJP won 7 of the region’s 8 Lok Sabha seats in 2019 and 30 of the 54 assembly seats.
Published on Oct 08, 2021 01:39 AM IST
Trinamool MP cautions his party as another TMC rebel returns from BJP
Sabyasachi Dutta’s homecoming to the Trinamool Congress on Thursday was a low-key affair compared to the return of the five turncoat legislators who have headed back to the TMC since June this year.
Updated on Oct 08, 2021 05:09 PM IST
By HT Correspondent
‘Joined TMC as Didi asked me to come back home’: Sabyasachi Dutta on leaving BJP
Sabyasachi Dutta, who unsuccessfully bid for the Bidhannagar seat in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls on a BJP ticket, was inducted into the TMC in presence of state cabinet ministers Partha Chatterjee and Firhad Hakim in Kolkata.
Published on Oct 08, 2021 12:03 AM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata showcases Lakhimpur Kheri violence, farmers' stir
Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata have always found a way to highlight current socio-economic and political issues such as the farmers' protest this year.
Published on Oct 07, 2021 03:28 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Sharmita Kar | Edited by Avik Roy, New Delhi
Calcutta HC relaxes some Durga Puja restrictions for vaccinated individuals
- The court has imposed a ban on entry of visitors to Durga Puja pandals this year, too, stating that all restrictions imposed last year will remain in force this time around.
Published on Oct 07, 2021 03:21 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Ayshee Bhaduri | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
‘Duare Nodi’? In Bengal's Ghatal, ‘tarpan’ offered on waterlogged streets
Mahalaya marks the end of ‘Pitri Pakshya’, or the 16-day lunar day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors (Pitrs) by offering food, money, and other gifts as a sign of reverence.
Published on Oct 07, 2021 03:01 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
In Kolkata, Durga idol draped in gold saree worth ₹1.5 lakh
A pandal in Kolkata's Baguiati area has set up a Durga idol dressed in a gold saree, while another idol has been installed with eyes made of 10-11 grams of gold.
Published on Oct 07, 2021 11:36 AM IST
By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
Rain likely during Durga Puja in south Bengal; northern parts to enjoy fair weather
Durga Puja will be celebrated in a muted manner for the second consecutive year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Calcutta high court has banned the entry of visitors inside Durga puja pandals once again this year to check the spread of the viral disease.
Updated on Oct 06, 2021 09:44 PM IST
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to inaugurate Durga puja pandals
In 2020, when the corona pandemic was raging, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated more than 80 puja pandals including 69 virtual inaugurations
Updated on Oct 06, 2021 11:19 AM IST
West Bengal government issues Covid-19 guidelines ahead of Durga Puja
The Calcutta high court has banned entry of visitors to puja pandals this year as well, but the TMC-led state government has relaxed night curfew timings by allowing movement between 11pm and 5am for 10 days.
Published on Oct 05, 2021 11:25 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Avik Roy
Bengal guv to adminster oath of office to Mamata, 2 Trinamool MLAs on Oct 7
Trinamool Congress leaders said Mamata Banerjee wants the swearing-in formalities to be completed before the Durga Puja festival, which is a week away.
Published on Oct 05, 2021 06:16 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Avik Roy, New Delhi
Plans for 4 helipads in Sundarbans for better disaster management
The Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove delta spread across India and Bangladesh. The Indian part of the delta covers 102 islands including 54 inhabited ones
Updated on Oct 05, 2021 11:02 AM IST
Kolkata: No fixed rates in some private hospitals, plea filed in high court
The petition has been filed by Bhaskarananda Halder through Advocate Srikanta Dutta.
Published on Oct 05, 2021 10:41 AM IST
ANI |
CBI officers appear before Bengal speaker over Narada sting charge-sheet
Justice Rajasekhar Mantha of Calcutta high court asked CBI officials to appear before the speaker and file a report on their conversation at Tuesday’s hearing.
Published on Oct 05, 2021 01:17 AM IST
By HT Correspondent
Mamata to take oath of office at Bengal assembly on October 7: Trinamool
The announcement by Chatterjee comes hours after Dhankhar withdrew Bengal assembly speaker Biman Banerjee’s power to administer the oath of office to the members of the state legislature.
Published on Oct 04, 2021 10:39 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Avik Roy, New Delhi
Kolkata Police to start inspection of pandals
A team led by Kolkata’s joint police commissioner will visit around 18 of the biggest Durga puja pandals on Monday. Many of these pujas are patronised by ruling Trinamool Congress leaders and ministers
Published on Oct 04, 2021 10:46 AM IST
Mamata's 1st message to supporters after record win, ‘If you want to celebrate’
"I will not show V because I am not winning alone. We are contesting from three seats. So I will show three fingers," Banerjee, who gets to retain her chief minister post after the resounding victory from the Bhabanipur assembly seat said.
Published on Oct 03, 2021 03:17 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
It's game on in Bhabanipur: Didi widens winning gap in final round of counting
The bypoll result at Bhabanipur assembly constituency is crucial for both the Trinamool Congress and the BJP, and would decide if Mamata Banerjee would be able to retain her chief ministerial chair.
Updated on Oct 03, 2021 01:42 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Avik Roy, New Delhi
Bhabanipur by-poll: BJP’s Priyanka Tibrewal writes to HC over fear of violence
Priyanka Tibrewal from the BJP and Srijib Biswas of the CPI(M) are in the fray in the Bhabanipur by-election to the traditional seat of Mamata Banerjee.
Updated on Oct 03, 2021 08:17 AM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
Will Mamata retain her CM chair? Counting of votes to Bhabanipur by-poll today
Mamata Banerjee has to be elected to the West Bengal assembly by winning the Bhabanipur by-poll before November 5 to retain the chair of the chief minister.
Published on Oct 03, 2021 06:38 AM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
Met dept projects light to moderate rainfall in 3 districts of Bengal today
According to the Kolkata-based Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Alipurduar, Malda and Birbhum will see light to moderate showers for 2-3 hours, beginning 3am.
Published on Oct 03, 2021 05:46 AM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Karan Manral, New Delhi
Counting of votes for Bengal bypolls to begin today
- The counting will be held in 21 rounds for the Bhabanipur constituency, 26 rounds for Samserganj and 24 rounds for the Jangipur constituency at the Sakhawat Memorial School of Kolkata.
Published on Oct 03, 2021 04:34 AM IST
ANI | , Kolkata
Tons of adulterated kala jeera mixed with rodent excreta, mobil oil, seized in Kolkata
The police have been receiving information over the past few days that truck-loads of adulterated kala jeera were being smuggled into Kolkata from the districts. The trucks enter the city early in the morning and unload the material at Posta market, the city’s main wholesale market.
Published on Oct 02, 2021 09:38 PM IST
IMD issues alerts for heavy rain in north Bengal
The weather department has warned of thundershowers with lightning at most places over all the districts from October 2 to 4.
Published on Oct 02, 2021 03:05 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi