Kolkata: Priyanka Sarkar inaugurates Bagbazar Durga Puja pandal
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: As the city is all geared up to revel in this year's Durga Puja celebrations, Bengali actress Priyanka Sarkar inaugurated pandal at Bagbazar in the heart of north Kolkata Wednesday.
Kolkata: 1,000 senior citizens to take a guided tour of Durga puja pandals
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS:To make the elderly a part of Durga Puja festivities, the Founder-Director duo of Realtech Group Sk Nasir and Shishir Gupta will organise a Pujo Parikrama for the senior citizens on Maha Panchami, which falls on Sept. 30.
North Kolkata Durga Puja committee focuses on charitable work alongside their festive celebration
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Standing on the threshold of their century year, the 95-year old Belgachhiya Sarbojonin Durgotsav community of north Kolkata, has chosen a theme titled ‘Maya Mahal- The Palace of Illusions’, for this year.
Metaform and XP&DLand announce MetaPujo
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Metaform and XP&DLand have announced a world first with the MetaPujo.
Ganesh Chaturthi in Pune: When Bappa came to town...
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
After a two-year lull (courtesy Covid-19), devotees in Pune were out in full force to bid goodbye to their beloved Bappa on the final day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival that concluded a few days ago. Purnima Sharma was present
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
New Delhi: The Ministry of Culture along Sangeet Natak Akademi, the designated nodal agency for ICH, in collaboration with the National Museum and National Museum Institute,organized the celebration of the successful inscription of ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ on the Representative List of ICH of Humanity in 2021.
13th Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival to begin virtually on Jan 21
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The 13th edition of Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival to begin in virtual mode amid COVID-19 on Friday.
Apeejay House in Park Street erects tallest Christmas tree of Kolkata
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: This year’s Christmas decoration at the Apeejay House in Kolkata's Park Street lawn has achieved a new ‘height’ with the centerpiece of the decoration being a 50-foot-tall Christmas tree, which is the tallest so far in the city. With a 4-foot start on the top, the tree stands 54-foot tall. It is 30-foot in diameter.
Ami Arts Festival to be held in Kolkata from Dec 17-19
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The second edition of Ami Arts Festival, a cultural festival of West Bengal, will be held from Dec 17 to 19.
Varanasi to celebrate three-day Kashi Utsav from tomorrow
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kashi Utsav, a three-day festival is being organised in Varanasi to celebrate the classic heritage and culture of Kashi.
45th International Kolkata Book Fair to be inaugurated in Jan 2022
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The 45th International Kolkata Book Fair will be inaugurated on Jan 31, 2022, announced Publishers and Booksellers Guild secretary Tridib Chatterjee here on Friday.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Young Indians (YI) Initiative Khwabon Ke Parindey in association with Dil Se and Ek Packet Umeed has created a platform for deserving NGOs to promote their products before the festival of Diwali.
West Bengal observing Lakshmi Puja today
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata: Days after West Bengal witnessed Durga Puja celebration despite fear over COVID-19, a spirit of festivity returned to the state on Wednesday as people worshipped Goddess of Wealth and prosperity-Lakshmi.
From Jakarta and Mauritius to Toronto, Bengalis celebrate Durga Puja with gaiety
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Jakarta/Port Louis/Toronto: Durga Puja is a great occasion for Bengali diaspora across the world to pull up their socks and celebrate the homecoming of the mother goddess by organising pujas and cultural events. IBNS brings you some glimpses from different parts of the world.
Vijaya Dashami: Bengal bids adieu to Goddess Durga, five-day festival ends
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata: At the end of the five-day mega festival that witnessed the entire Bengal wallow in a frenetic celebration, despite COVID-19 fears, people bid adieu to Goddess Durga on Friday, the Vijay Dashami day, wishing she returns the next year bringing in happiness.
Young Boys Club celebrates 52nd Year of Durga Puja with corona theme
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata: The members of Young Boys Club in Kolkata have chosen the theme "Durga – The Destroyer of Corona" this year as parliamentarian Sudip Bandyopadhyay inaugurated the puja on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: 395th annual ‘Urs’ observed in Anantnag
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Srinagar: People celebrated 395th annual ‘Urs’ or the festival of the famous Sufi saint Hazrat Baba Naseeb Ud Din Ghazi (RA) in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir recently.
Jammu and Kashmir: Ramzan Festival begins in Srinagar
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Srinagar: The Jannat Events and Marketing on Saturday kicked off a twelve-day Ramzan festival at a local hotel here in Srinagar to promote local trade in the Valley.
Holi celebrated across Jammu and Kashmir
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Srinagar: The festival of colours, Holi, was celebrated on Monday with traditional fervour and gaiety across Jammu and Kashmir.
Herath celebrated across Jammu and Kashmir with religious gaiety
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Srinagar: Maha Shivratri, locally known as ‘Herath’, was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
West Bengal celebrates Saraswati Puja today
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Kolkata/New Delhi: With the winter slowly fading away from West Bengal, people in the state joined in celebrating Saraswati Puja which marked the beginning of the festive calendar on Tuesday.
Golden Peacock Award for 51st IFFI to be announced at closing ceremony Today
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Panaji: As curtains fall on the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) today, the coveted Golden Peacock Award will be announced at the closing ceremony of the festival, in Panaji, Goa on Saturday, January 24, 2021.
Diwali celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Srinagar/UNI: The festival of light, “ Deepwali” was on Saturday celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety in the Kashmir valley, where politicians greeted people on the occasion.
People celebrate Diwali, Kali Puja; PM Modi greets nation
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wished people on the occasion of festival Diwali.
Amidst COVID 19 precautions, Ganga Utsav begins virtually with much fun and festivities
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The much-awaited Ganga Utsav 2020 began with Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga sharing his connection with Ganga since childhood in conversation with Mahiya.
Devotees offer prayer at Kamakhya temple on Maha Navami amid tight COVID-19 protocols
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Joining the rest of the country, the celebrations of Durga Puja have also kicked-off at historic Kamakhya temple in Assam’s capital city Guwahati.
Durga Puja in neo-normal: A tug of war between hope and despair
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
The year 2020 has so far not failed to stun the human race. Of course, the world has been thrown out of its gear thanks to the deadly novel coronavirus but little did we expect that Durga Puja in Bengal would witness a grim reality of beautiful marquees without its soul-the people.
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: This year Youth Association of Mohammad Ali Park is celebrating 52nd year which was inaugurated on Tuesday by Brahmachari Mural Bhai, General Secretary, Dakshineshwar Ramakrishna Adyapeath.
Mi India launches Trinayan; uses technology to bring Durga Puja live to users
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata: Smartphone manufacturer Mi India on Saturday announced a unique initiative to bring alive the festivities around Durga Puja.
Kolkata: Bio toilets, sanitisation tunnels to come up in Kumortuli
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Shrachi group has taken an initiative to build six bio-toilets, restore 10 old ones, place two sanitisation tunnels and one contactless hand washing unit for the workers in Kumortuli ahead of Durga Puja here.