Durga Puja

Durga Ashtami is the auspicious eighth day of Durga Puja or Sharadiya Navratri. It is also known as Maha Ashtami. This year, Ashtami falls on October 13. Maha Ashtami is also the day for Kumari Puja, in which nine girls below the age of 10…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has composed the theme song for a popular city puja since theme music has become a new trend among community pujas in the metropolis. The song – “Boichitrer muktoy gantha ekotar monihar” (the…

Senior Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy announced his resignation from the party today. Roy said he would quit the party’s working committee today and resign as Rajya Sabha MP as well as from the party’s primary membership after Durga…