The fire at Kolkata’s Bagree Market gutted at least 1,000 business establishments inside the G+5 building, causing huge losses to traders ahead of Durga Puja. read more

Residents have been protesting against the vending zone, claiming that it is being made at the only playground in nine Vaishali sectors. read more

It’s tough to not worry about calories, especially during festivals. With the onset of Ganesh Chaturthi, we will welcome a string of festivals: Navratri, Dussehra, Durga Puja, Diwali, right till the year end. So, how does one navigate a healthy diet... read more

Two-member panel set up by the National Green Tribunal tells civic agencies to ensure that toxic material is not used in making idols. read more

Residents of all Vaishali sectors protested against the creation of a vending zone in the only playground of the area, asking that an alternative be identified. read more

Party tasks Delhi-­based think tank with building “a counter narrative” and “re­establishing forgotten Bengali icons” in public memory. read more

The list of leaders Mamata Banerjee would like to meet include Sonia Gandhi, Lalu Prasad Yadav Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati and K Chandrasekhar Rao, a member of her cabinet said. read more

Gear up for a 150km drive looking for the world’s best sweets read more

The Trinamool Congress seems to have plunged into a dangerous round of competitive communalism, taking on the saffron forces which have been gaining ground in the state read more

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The manufacturing unit will be set up in the campus of West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences in Nadia district. read more

To honour freedom of expression, the famous Sreebhumi Sporting Club of Kolkata has decided to have Padmaavat as theme for its Durga puja pandal in 2018.   read more

The tea plantation workers were protesting against the “measly” Durga Puja bonus awarded to them when the incident occurred. The two have been arrested. read more

The streets were dusty and would have created trouble for the devotees some of whom lie prostrate to offer prayers. read more

This 78-year-old has been beating the drums for a puja in Darjeeling for 59 years without a break. The community puja is in its 96th year and he wants to continue at least till the centenary year. read more