Durga Puja

The Indian Museum on Friday began a month-long exhibition of two centuries-old idols of 'Mahishasura Mardini' to commemorate the UNESCO recognition of Durga Puja in Kolkata.

A war of words has erupted between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the inclusion of "Durga Puja in Kolkata" in UNESCO's "Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity".

A day after UNESCO accorded a heritage tag to Durga puja in Kolkata, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said those who had accused her dispensation of causing hindrance during the observation of the festival should hang their heads in shame.

Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Wednesday mocked the BJP over the city's Durga Puja bagging the UNESCO heritage tag, saying the party's "hoax" and "bigotry" during the assembly polls have been busted.

The UNESCO on Wednesday accorded heritage status to West Bengal's Durga puja festival, a move that has been hailed by the people of the state.

Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Minister M Hasan Mahmud on Thursday blamed opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and pro-Pakistan elements for the recent communal violence in the country during Durga Puja.

The RSS on Friday said that the recent attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh during the Durga Puja festivities was a "well-orchestrated" conspiracy to uproot minorities and called upon the Government of India to communicate to its neighbour.

Fake social media accounts are being used to spread fake news and communally sensitive rumours, including pictures of burning/damaged mosque, following Tuesday's violence in Tripura, the state police said, adding the situation is "absolutely normal".

The centre has pulled up the West Bengal government for the rise in number of COVID-19 cases in Kolkata following huge crowds on the streets during the Durga Puja celebrations earlier this month.

Tens of thousands of people from minority faiths rallied in cities across Bangladesh on Saturday in protest against a series of deadly attacks on Hindu temples and homes.

Bangladesh's security agencies today arrested a man in his 30s, who is believed to be the second key suspect behind the recent violence against Hindus and mob attacks on temples in Bangladesh during the Durga Puja festivities, police officers said.

The COVID-19 numbers are on the rise in Kolkata since the end of Durga Puja festivities and now the graph is rising so sharply, civic authorities are reopening safe houses and quarantine centres on Monday for patients who need to isolate.

Bangladesh police on Thursday night arrested 10 persons over their involvement in the recent attack on the Durga Puja pavilion at the JM Sen Hall in Chittagong city.

A 35-year-old Bangladeshi man, the key suspect who was arrested overnight in connection with violence against Hindus and mob attacks on temples in the country during Durga Puja festivities, would be interrogated by security agencies, the police said.

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Thursday urged the people not to travel in view of the landslides as the state registered a record tourist footfall during the Durga puja vacation.

The Indian Museum on Friday began a month-long exhibition of two centuries-old idols of 'Mahishasura Mardini' to commemorate the UNESCO recognition of Durga Puja in Kolkata.

A war of words has erupted between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the inclusion of "Durga Puja in Kolkata" in UNESCO's "Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity".

A day after UNESCO accorded a heritage tag to Durga puja in Kolkata, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said those who had accused her dispensation of causing hindrance during the observation of the festival should hang their heads in shame.

Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Wednesday mocked the BJP over the city's Durga Puja bagging the UNESCO heritage tag, saying the party's "hoax" and "bigotry" during the assembly polls have been busted.

The UNESCO on Wednesday accorded heritage status to West Bengal's Durga puja festival, a move that has been hailed by the people of the state.

Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Minister M Hasan Mahmud on Thursday blamed opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and pro-Pakistan elements for the recent communal violence in the country during Durga Puja.

The RSS on Friday said that the recent attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh during the Durga Puja festivities was a "well-orchestrated" conspiracy to uproot minorities and called upon the Government of India to communicate to its neighbour.

Fake social media accounts are being used to spread fake news and communally sensitive rumours, including pictures of burning/damaged mosque, following Tuesday's violence in Tripura, the state police said, adding the situation is "absolutely normal".

The centre has pulled up the West Bengal government for the rise in number of COVID-19 cases in Kolkata following huge crowds on the streets during the Durga Puja celebrations earlier this month.

Tens of thousands of people from minority faiths rallied in cities across Bangladesh on Saturday in protest against a series of deadly attacks on Hindu temples and homes.

Bangladesh's security agencies today arrested a man in his 30s, who is believed to be the second key suspect behind the recent violence against Hindus and mob attacks on temples in Bangladesh during the Durga Puja festivities, police officers said.

The COVID-19 numbers are on the rise in Kolkata since the end of Durga Puja festivities and now the graph is rising so sharply, civic authorities are reopening safe houses and quarantine centres on Monday for patients who need to isolate.

Bangladesh police on Thursday night arrested 10 persons over their involvement in the recent attack on the Durga Puja pavilion at the JM Sen Hall in Chittagong city.

A 35-year-old Bangladeshi man, the key suspect who was arrested overnight in connection with violence against Hindus and mob attacks on temples in the country during Durga Puja festivities, would be interrogated by security agencies, the police said.

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Thursday urged the people not to travel in view of the landslides as the state registered a record tourist footfall during the Durga puja vacation.