Page 5 - Durga Puja

No freebies, cash discounts to cheer car buyers this festive season

Auto majors focus on finance schemes, enhanced digital experience instead

Drive-in 'darshan' concept to combat Covid-19 crisis this Durga puja

The drive-in 'darshan' concept will allow people to slow down their car to take a look at the pandal and the Durga idol without having to alight from their cars.

Everyday heroes

I don't know how many million such Covid warriors are there. What I do know is that I have been forgiven for my rudeness about Durga puja

India's crumbling cities: Ageing Kolkata bent by pollution, poor infra

The second of a five-part series highlights serious pollution, poor infrastructure, and rising sea levels as the ills of urbanisation that afflict the city

Pollution watchdog to review existing guidelines on idol immersion: Govt

Some of the states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Kerala have issued directions in accordance with the CPCB guidelines banning non-eco friendly material in making idols

What Durga pujo really means

As I was thinking about how interesting it was that Muslim families were also participating and making the most of the Durga pujo festivities, I realised it was not just restricted to pandal hopping

Demand for cash this festive season prevails over economic slowdown

The demand for currencies rose in the eastern India, where Durga Puja is a major festival

My current tryst with Kolkata

It's easier to get kebabs in Kolkata than mangsho and luchi; paneer is more mainstay than shukto. Bengali biryani might be fine but most places serve oily rolls in the name of kathis

Delhi's idol pursuits

Immersion controls a model for other public interest initiatives

From Coca-Cola to Spencer, brands hunt for the diaspora in festive pitch

Brands such as Future Group, Spencer's Retail and several others, are banking on discounts and offers.

Slowdown hits Durga Puja budget, sponsorships for large pandals down 20-50%

Smaller clubs forced to curtail budgets, scale down celebrations

Economic slowdown cloud on Bengal's Durga Puja; sponsorship takes a hit

The state government's decision of not allowing VIP entry into the pandal has also affected the income of the larger committees

No tax notices sent to Durga Puja committees in Kolkata this year: CBDT

CBDT added that ITD had been getting information that several contractors who were doing work for the Puja committees were not paying due taxes

TMC leaders laundering money through Durga puja committees, alleges BJP

Banerjee on Sunday had criticised the Centre for issuing income tax notices to several Durga Puja committees here, saying festivals should be exempt from levies

Why Bengalis splurge on Durga when there are 330 mn deities to choose from

We need to view broad-spectrum 'state deities' like Bengal's Durga not so much as gods but as platforms that offered recognition to aspirational classes for having 'arrived'.

Security beefed up in Delhi for Dusshera, movement of vehicles restricted

Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Alok Kumar said people going to New Delhi Railway Station, Old Delhi Railway Station, Nizamuddin Railway Station, and ISBT should leave early

Thanks to this app, Pandal-hopping in Kolkata has become safer this year

Quick response team, stationed nearby, would be alerted to trace the missing children, distressed women or senior citizens

With focus on differently-abled devotees, puja pandals turn more inclusive

The entrance gate to one of the pandals in Kolkata has been embellished with a huge visage, the eyes of which are covered with palms

With over 900,000 passengers, Kolkata Metro records highest ever footfall

Around 911,000 passengers used the Kolkata Metro services on Monday

Rafale 'lands' at Durga puja pandal in Lucknow; cutouts for selfie points

The organisers expressed hope that 'Maa Durga' would clear hurdles in getting the aircraft to the country