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Bangladesh allows export of 1,200 tonnes of Hilsa to India ahead of Durga PujaBangladesh will permit the export of 1,200 tonnes of Hilsa fish to India before Durga Puja in 2025. The Commerce Ministry issued a notifica...09 Sep, 2025, 10.02 AM IST- Mamata Banerjee hikes Durga Puja grant to Rs 1.10 lakh, waives taxes; oppn sees 'West Bengal poll gift'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...01 Aug, 2025, 12.37 PM IST
- Reading between the subtler lines of Durga PujoDurga Pujo is notable not just for its festive activities but also for its pujabarshiki or annual literary publications. These special edit...12 Oct, 2024, 10.08 PM IST
- Durga Puja 2024: Will RG Kar case overshadow Bengal's biggest festival?Durga puja in West Bengal is expected to be subdued due to calls for a boycott in response to protests over the brutal rape-murder of a wom...07 Oct, 2024, 10.56 AM IST
- No Padma Ilish during Durga Puja! Bengalis face hilsa drought as Bangladesh ousts Hasina policyFor the first time in five years, Bengalis will miss out on Padma ilish during Durga Puja. Bangladesh has halted hilsa exports to India, pr...13 Sep, 2024, 03.02 PM IST
- Bengal Durga Puja economy this year crosses Rs 45,000-cr mark: StakeholdersRetailers and hoteliers experienced "30-40 per cent higher sales" in value terms during this puja period as compared to that of 2019, excee...10 Oct, 2022, 07.31 PM IST
- Durga puja festival catches UNESCO's attention, gets added to 'Intangible Cultural Heritage' listPM Modi, West Bengal CM hailed UNESCO's decision.16 Dec, 2021, 09.23 AM IST
- Why states should replicate Bengal’s burst of Pujo-related wealth creationPrior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the visitor economy around Durga pujo in West Bengal witnessed a significant influx of international touris...10 Oct, 2021, 10.36 AM IST
- TMC goons to land in jail after BJP comes to power in West Bengal: Yogi AdityanathYogi Adityanath said the "murdered BJP karyakartas (workers)" including Sudarshan Pramanik from Hooghly district, will get justice "after 2...04 Apr, 2021, 08.09 PM IST
- Railway unions call off stir after cabinet approves productivity-linked bonusThe All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF) had on Friday threatened to launch "direct action" on October 22. The cabinet has approved the...21 Oct, 2020, 10.03 PM IST
- PM Modi to address people of Bengal on the occasion of Durga Puja: Kailash Vijayvargiya"Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji will deliver a virtual address to the people of the state on the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja. He wil...12 Oct, 2020, 07.16 PM IST
- 3D rangoli, children depicting Maa Durga & more: Anand Mahindra's Twitter feed gets festiveThe Mahindra Group Chairman also shared a video of army officials performing 'garba'.07 Oct, 2019, 01.52 PM IST
- Festive getaways: Experience the grandeur of Mysuru Dasara; witness Durga Pujo magic in West BengalThis festive season explore these vibrant trails.26 Sep, 2019, 07.18 AM IST
- Pandal Politics: Why this year's Durga Puja in Bengal is differentAs first Durga Puja after BJP’s electoral storming of the West Bengal citadel is approaching, things are coming to a head with TMC25 Aug, 2019, 08.32 AM IST
- 48 festival special trains between Nanded and Panvel: RailwaysThe special trains will run during Durga Puja, Diwali and the winter season.31 Aug, 2018, 05.59 PM IST
- Mukul Roy may turn out to be BJP’s utility manWest Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s once trusted lieutenant Mukul Roy’s decision to quit the party he cofounded is likely to see h...27 Sep, 2017, 10.45 AM IST
- BJP using CBI for political vendetta: Mamata Banerjee"Everyday they (CBI) are summoning some of our leaders. This is nothing but politics of threat and intimidation," a TMC leader quoted Baner...08 Sep, 2017, 07.29 PM IST
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