UNESCO and IIT Kharagpur are working together to improve accessibility to Durga Puja. The goal is to make the festival easier for senior ci...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee increased the Durga Puja grant to Rs 1.10 lakh for 40,000 committees, also waiving taxes and off...

The Chief Minister's Office (CMO), in a statement, said, "Loudspeakers will be used during the late-night Ramlila performances." The DDMA's...

"The celebration of Chhath Pooja during the month of November shall be allowed only at designated sites outside containment zones with requ...

According to the Central Pollution Control Board, there was a significant improvement in air quality during lockdown (from March 22 to May ...

"On one hand, you have COVID-19, dengue and on the other, you have the BJP, the biggest pandemic. It is an evil force. In Bengal, if you ar...

As the world passes the grim milestone of over one million people dying of Covid-19, remembering, honouring and sanctifying the dead has be...

The opening ceremony of the four temples in Uttarakhand is an important annual event attended by thousands of pilgrims but the extended loc...

The scheme's focus has evolved. But a weak monitoring system threatens to cast a shadow on the programme.

CM Mamata Banerjee had announced Rs 10,000 garnt from the government to at least 28,000 puja committees across the state.

“RBI was leading on the front, the RBI board took the final decision on the timing and what needs to be done and to my mind, it was very cr...

The Trimbakeshwar temple trust will from Monday go back to its tradition of only allowing men in the inner sanctum.

Water pollution norms go for a toss when hundreds of idols are immersed in different water bodies during the festive season every year.

BJP today discussed its poll strategy on the last day of its two-day state executive committee meeting.

Themes may still be the guiding force behind pujas in Kolkata, but at least 10% of them are going green this time.

Assam is looking forward to an eco-friendly Durga Puja this year with the state's Pollution Control Board (PCB) laying out the green guidel...

In a major festival-eve sop to the teachers of centrally-funded educational institutions, including the IITs and other institutes offering ...