"Such a shameful act..": Mamata Banerjee breaks silence on Mahatma Gandhi lookalike asura idol at Durga Puja pandal

Oct 13, 2022

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 13 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday broke her silence on the Gandhi look-alike asura idol...

Mahatma Gandhi-lookalike 'asura' at Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal sparks row, gets makeover after police complaint

Oct 03, 2022

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 3 : Organisers at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata provided a wig and a moustache to the 'Mahisasura'...

Fire breaks out at an idol godown in Kolkata, no casualties reported

Oct 31, 2020

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 31 : Fire broke out at an idol godown in the Baishnabaghata township area of Kolkata on Saturday.

Kolkata: Transgender community celebrates Durga Puja with idol of 'Ardhanarishvara'

Oct 09, 2021

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 9 : The transgender community in Kolkata celebrated Durga Puja with the idol of 'Ardhanarishvara'.

Hindu Mahasabha puts up 'asura' idol depicting Mahatma Gandhi, makes "forceful changes" post-police intervention

Oct 03, 2022

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 3 : A police complaint has been filed against the All India Hindu Mahasabha for depicting Mahatma Gandhi in...

Kolkata's renowned idol-making hub Kumartuli badly hit due to lockdown

May 15, 2020

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 15 : Kolkata's renowned idol-making hub, Kumartuli, has been badly hit due to the lockdown, affecting thousands of idol...