Cyclone Phailin saved Ranchi from serial blasts

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 15:21

The cyclone Phailin proved to be a boon for the Jharkhand state capital as it helped avert serial blasts during the Durga Puja festival, police sources said Sunday.

Cash-strapped WB govt to dole out money to Puja committees

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 21:44

The TMC government in West Bengal, which has been complaining about its finances since it came to power in 2011, is all set to dole out money to various Puja organisers under its newly constituted Biswa Bangla Sharad Samman.

Bollywood dazzles Kolkata this Durga puja

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 21:08

It`s a glitzy affair this Durga puja in the city with Bollywood celebrities upping the glam quotient to mark the gala five day festivities.

First Durga puja in Kolkata red light area

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 12:18

Ostracised from Durga Puja pandals, sex workers of Sonagachi have for the first time broken shackles of social prejudice to organise their own puja.

Durga Puja begins in Tripura, Assam amid tight security

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 15:37

Tightened security marked the beginning of Durga Puja in Tripura and Assam Thursday with colourful and artistic marquees and prayers amid the beating of drums.

Navratri time to experiment with fashion: Malaika

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 14:54

For style icon Malaika Arora Khan, Navratri is the time to experiment with clothes, hair and make up.

Themes on women`s empowerment & against crimes against women

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 12:01

Women`s empowerment and crimes against women are the main themes of the pandals for the four-day extravaganza of the Durga Pujas beginning in the metropolis from Friday.

56 special trains to clear festive rush

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 18:15

In order to clear the extra rush during the festive season, Railways have pressed into service more than 50 special trains.

Widows inaugurate Durga Puja in Kolkata

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 18:08

Widows, who usually stay away from worshipping, have inaugurated a Durga Puja at Bhadreswar near Kolkata.

Durga Puja gets `filmy` with French help

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 13:07

French and Bengali artists have collaborated to design a Durga Puja pandal in south Kolkata which will depict 100 glorious years of Indian cinema.

Govt approves transfer of defence land for University

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 15:25

In a step forward in establishing the permanent campus of Bihar Central University in Gaya, government Tuesday approved transfer of 300 acres of defence land to the Human Resources Development Ministry for the purpose.

Five states to light up Durga Puja in Tripura

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 15:01

Five states - Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Mizoram - will supply additional electricity to Tripura during the five-day Durga Puja festival, state Power Minister Manik Dey said here on Tuesday.