2,100-odd community Durga Puja in Kolkata

Durga Puja in Kolkata

The 2,100-odd community Durga Puja committees that celebrate the festival with pomp are yet to receive the mandatory permit from the KMC. But that hasn't stopped most of them, including one patronized by an influential member of the mayor-in-council (MMiC), from encroaching alleys and blocking roads over a month ahead of the festival. source: Times of India TOI

Is Kolkata safe for women?

Is Kolkata safe for women?

Middle-aged and elderly women are being targeted where they feel the safest -- in their own localities. In spite of two back-to-back shootings, police have not managed to identify even one of the suspects. 

Source: Times of India TOI

Durga Puja in Kolkata Guwahati, Railway special trains

Durga Puja in Kolkata Guwahati, Railway special trains

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Limited on Thursday launched a special chartered tour package for people of North East to watch Durga Puja in Kolkata in a hassle-free way. The journey in a special coach will kick off from the Guwahati railway station on the night of October 19. Source: Times of India

Durga Puja in West Bengal Kolkata, foreign tourists

Durga Puja in West Bengal Kolkata, foreign tourists

Going beyond domestic tourists, the West Bengal government has drawn up plans to attract foreign tourists during the upcoming Durga Puja festival. "We have already organised roadshows in Bangalore, and Mumbai, besides organising campaigns in USA and Canada," state's Tourism Minister Rachhpal Singh said.  PTI

Durga Puja pandals in Dhanbad, Bokaro

Durga Puja pandals in Dhanbad, Bokaro

As the days for Durga Puja festivities come near, the district police of Dhanbad and Bokaro are working on a foolproof security cover.In a meeting with Dhanbad SP RK Dhan and Bokaro SP Kuldeep Dewedi Singh, he instructed them to gear up to tackle all adverse situations and maintain tight vigil in the districts.

sourse : The Pioneer

Tollywood's preparation during Durga Puja

Tollywood's preparation during Durga Puja

When it comes to theme Pujas, no one does it better than Tollywood. Take Susanta Paul for example. He's been working with Rituparno Ghosh ever since Bariwali, making costumes for the filmmaker's Khela, Chokher Bali, Raincoat, Antarmahal and designing sets for him in The Last Lear, Abohoman, Chitrangada — The Crowning Wish and even his Tagore documentary. sourse : Times of India TNN

Dev's Raja Chanda's Challenge 2 during Durga Puja

Dev's  Raja Chanda's Challenge 2 during Durga Puja

It is double bonanza for Tolly heartthrob Dev. Come Durga Puja and his new film Raja Chanda's Challenge 2 will hit the theatres. Produced by Shree Venkatesh Films, the film will see him in a totally different avatar opposite Puja. sourse : Times of India TNN

Durga Puja Preparation in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (AP)

APTDC offers special packages during Durga Puja

The Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) is offering special tour packages for people of the North East (NE) India ahead of Durga Puja to allay all fears from their minds about visiting the Southern state following the recent exodus, as per a TOI report.

sourse : Times of India 

Repair of Roads ahead of Durga Puja in Kolkata

Kolkata: The state government in a meeting on Friday promised to repair all roads in the city before Durga Puja to make pandal-hopping smooth. Urban development minister Firhad Hakim and Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee held the meeting with PWD secretary Ajit Ranjan Bardhan and other senior officials to find out ways to improve traffic speed in the city. Source: Times of India TNN

Bakri Bazaar Durga Puja Samiti pandal Ranchi

Durga puja pandal work in Ranchi stuck over dog stink

Bakri Bazaar Durga Puja Samiti, one of the oldest organizers in the city, has stopped the work of the puja pandal on Wednesday following a dog menace, albeit a different kind.

The puja pandal is made on the grounds of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation at Bakri Bazar every year. 

Source: Times of India TNN

Durga Puja in Bangalore (Karnataka)

Karnataka eyes Bengali tourists during Durga puja

Karnataka Tourism is looking to tap Bengali travellers by offering special packages during ‘Durga Puja’ festival in October to increase its share in the domestic tourism market.

Source: The Hindu Business Line 

Special Trains for Durga Pooja holidays

Southern Railway to run special trains during durga pooja holidays

MANGALORE: The Southern Railway will run special trains to clear the extra rush during pooja holidays, via Salem, Erode, Karur and Coimbatore.

Source: Times of India 

Durga Puja bonus to workers in tea gardens in Assam

Pay bonus by Oct 12, govt tells tea gardens

JORHAT: The state government has directed tea gardens to pay Durga Puja bonus to workers by October 12 and to announce the rate of bonus before October 6.

Source: Times of India 

Durga Puja in Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Police pull up socks for a safe Durga Puja

BHUBANESWAR: It will be a testing time for the city police to ensure an incident-free Durga Puja in the wake of a spurt in crimes like snatching, burglary and group clashes in the state capital.

Source: Times of India 

Tea Gardens in Cachar give away Durga Puja bonus

Tea Gardens in Cachar give away Durga Puja bonus

Chandighat and Pathemara tea estates in Cachar district have given Durga Puja bonus to its workers well before the festive month this year. Source: Times News Network TNN

288 Durga Puja committees in Jamshedpur

288 Durga Puja committees in  Jamshedpur  

The Jamshedpur Durga Puja Kendriya Samiti (JDPKS) has requested the Durga Puja committees in the city to have a low budget Durga Puja this year.  Source: The Pioneer

Rain spoils Puja shopping in Kolkata

Rain spoils Puja shopping in Kolkata

Frequent showers in the city may dampen and delay the last-minute preparations for Durga Puja.

A heavy downpour that lashed parts of central Kolkata and its northern fringes on Sunday evening took hundreds of city folk, who were busy shopping, by surprise and led to waterlogging in some major thoroughfares. Source: Times News Network TNN 

Railways to introduce Special Trains for Durga Puja festival

Railways to introduce Special Trains for Durga Puja festival

Anticipating heavy rush of passengers during Durga Puja festival, railway administration has decided for plying of four special trains. This includes Ahmedabad-Patna special train, Kamakhya-Lokmanya Tilak terminus special train, Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus(LTT) and Gorakhpur-Bandra special train.

Source: Times of India

Durga Puja guide in ‘Braille’

Durga Puja guide in ‘Braille’

The National Institute of Professionals (NIP) NGO on Monday announced the launch of a Durga Puja guide in ‘Braille’ for the blind and the 'Differently Abled and Senior Citizen Friendly Durgotsab Awards’ for the year 2012. Source: India Blooms News Service