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September 25, 2025, 04:13 PM - 5 min read
For decades, the Durga Puja of Hansgiri Lane remained deserted. Stigma and prejudice cast long shadows: visitors shunned the pandal simply because sex workers had organised it.
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September 24, 2025, 10:06 PM - 1 min read
A senior WBBPE official said that the Board will analyse the reasons behind the surprisingly low result and share their findings after the Pujas.
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September 24, 2025, 04:36 PM - 2 min read
CM Mamata Banerjee also urged the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC), the electricity provider for Kolkata and surrounding areas, to provide an additional ₹5 lakh compensation to the families of those who were electrocuted.
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September 22, 2025, 06:00 PM - 4 min read
This year’s theme, “Bhavna Beej Angan” (concept seeds courtyard) — named and conceived by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee herself— is as much a poetic allegory as a political provocation.
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September 22, 2025, 01:59 PM - 3 min read
Announced on Shaheed Diwas (July 21) and approved by the state cabinet in August, the project is billed as a tribute to Goddess Durga, the central deity of Bengal’s biggest annual festival.
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September 22, 2025, 12:53 PM - 2 min read
Constable Jyotish Debnath (48) of Eco Park police station was out on routine night patrol on Sunday when disaster struck.
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September 21, 2025, 09:05 PM - 3 min read
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Centre has failed to compensate Bengal for the deductions made from its share of GST.
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September 19, 2025, 08:13 PM - 3 min read
This tragedy mirrors an incident in North 24 Parganas last August when five-month-old Rishika Ghorai drowned after slipping from her bed into accumulated rainwater.
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September 19, 2025, 02:35 PM - 2 min read
Since Wednesday night, the state and central leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party have been engaged in a five-day marathon meeting at a five-star hotel in Salt Lake.
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September 17, 2025, 01:14 PM - 2 min read
Locals say they live in constant fear, especially after dusk. Although the forest department has deployed cages and installed cameras, villagers are doubtful of their effectiveness.
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September 16, 2025, 04:28 PM - 2 min read
The probe into the case has been handed over to the homicide wing of Kolkata police, joint commissioner of police (crime) Rupesh Kumar confirmed.
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September 16, 2025, 01:54 PM - 4 min read
The BJP has planned intensive public relations during this year’s Sharad Utsav, aiming to make the 25th Durga Puja season a turning point in its electoral strategy.
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