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