Chaltabagan Durga Puja festivities take off amid dance and drum beats

Oct 21, 2023

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 21: The Durga Puja, one of the biggest festivals in the world with Intangible Cultural Heritage tag of Humanity...

Union Tourism Minister thanks PM Modi for UNESCO World Heritage tag on Santiniketan

Sep 18, 2023

Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, G Kishan Reddy, on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the conferment of UNESCO's World Heritage tag...

Puja special tram to commemorate Durga Puja's UNESCO Heritage tag and 150 years of Kolkata Tramways

Oct 10, 2023

The tram is part of an effort to celebrate Puja uniquely, where West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) has collaborated with Asian Paints and XXL...

“Fitting tribute to our first Nobel laureate”: EAM Jaishankar on UNESCO World Heritage tag for Santiniketan

Sep 18, 2023

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday expressed his happiness over the conferment of UNESCO's World Heritage status on Santiniketan, the abode of Rabindranath...

Those who accused me of causing hindrance during festival should hide faces: Mamata after Durga Puja gets UNESCO heritage tag

Dec 16, 2021

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 17 : A day after UNESCO accorded a heritage tag to Durga puja in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister...

"Will protest if Rabindranath Tagore's name not restored": CM Mamata on Viswa Bharati plaque row

Oct 26, 2023

"Santiniketan has achieved the UNESCO tag because of Rabindranath Tagore...He is the creator of Santiniketan and Viswa Bharti. Since it was Durga Puja, we...