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People look at the statues depicting migrant labors displayed at a community puja pandal ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata.

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Idols of Goddess Durga and other deities at a community puja pandal during Durga puja festival, in Kolkata.

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Labourers work to construct a pandal ahead of Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Durga Puja pandal ahead of the festival, in Kolkata

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A woman shops at New Market area ahead of Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata.

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Labourers carrying idols of Goddess Durga on their way to a puja pandal ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata.

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Labourers carrying an idol of Goddess Durga on their way to a puja pandal ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata.

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View of floating market on its re-opening day, after being damaged in Cyclone Amphan, in Kolkata

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Ex-servicemen and their relatives during a sit-protest near Mahatma Gandhi statue, demanding an immediate release of Balwinder Singh who was arrested in BJP's recent protest rally,...

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee showing organizers how to make round marks for the visitors, to maintain social distancing norms, after inaugurating a community Durga Pu...

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Women Dhakis play Dhak (drums) after the inauguration of a community Durga Puja pandal, in Kolkata.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurates a community Durga Puja pandal, in Kolkata.

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A moviegoer watches a film after authorities reopened cinema halls as part of Unlock 5. 0, in Kolkata. Theatres and multiplexes reopened in some parts of the country after being al...

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Women perform 'Dhunachi' dance on the arrival procession of Goddess Durga idol at their community puja pandal ahead of 'Durga Puja' festival, amid coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata.

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Women shower flower petals on the arrival of Goddess Durga idol at their community puja pandal ahead of 'Durga Puja' festival, amid coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata.

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Members of community Durga Puja wearing PPE kit sanitize a puja pandal in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, ahead of the festival, in Kolkata.

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The Barisha Club Durga Puja pandal, being built with bamboo poles and jute sacks

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Members of Sikh community during a sit-in protest outside Gurudwara Sant Kutiya, demanding an immediate release of Balwinder Singh who was arrested in BJP's recent protest rally, i...

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Members of Sikh community during a sit-in protest outside Gurudwara Sant Kutiya, demanding an immediate release of Balwinder Singh who was arrested in BJP's recent protest rally, i...

PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the inauguration of upcoming Durga Puja at Ahiritola Sarbojanin in North Kolkata.

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Bengal Durga Puja Pandals No Go Zones, Rules Court, Health Experts Relieved

Following this order, only a limited number of organisers would be allowed to enter the pandal of the puja they organise.

Oct 19, 2020

| Outlook Correspondent
Durga Puja 2020: Pandals In Bengal To Be No-Entry Zones For Visitors, Orders Calcutta High Court

Only the organisers will be allowed inside the pandals to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Oct 19, 2020

| Outlook Web Bureau
Mamata Banerjee Visits Popular Durga Puja Marquees, Urges People To Follow COVID-19 Protocol

Mamata Banerjee, who has been on an inauguration spree since October 14, had virtually unveiled over 70 pujas across the state in the first two days

Oct 17, 2020

| PTI
Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh, Who Said ‘Corona Is Gone’, Tests Positive For Covid-19

Dilip Ghosh, a Lok Sabha member from Midnapore, has been addressing large public gatherings over the past couple of months, saying Mamata has imposed lockdown to prevent BJP from holding rallies.

Oct 17, 2020

| Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Kolkata Fire: Two Dead, Including 12-Year-Old Boy

All the other residents of the building have been rescued and the fire is, at present, under control, State Fire Services Minister Sujit Bose said.

Oct 17, 2020

| PTI
Siliguri Teacher Arrested For Molesting Student 23 Years Ago

Police arrested the accused school teacher in Siliguri after a 37-year-old woman filed a complaint against her private tutor, who, she alleged, had molested her at her Darjeeling home when she was 14.

Oct 16, 2020

| PTI
Use Durga Puja Grant To Buy COVID Equipment: Calcutta HC

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had announced on September 24 the Rs 50,000 grant for each of the 36,946 Durga Puja committees in the state.

Oct 16, 2020

| PTI
Kolkata Malls Use UV Rays To Sanitise Elevators, Handrails Ahead Of Festivities

COVID-19 Protocols: 'Around 25 washbasins have been installed outside the mall and no one is allowed to enter the premises without a mask,' says Acropolis mall owner.

Oct 14, 2020

| PTI
Indian Railways To Run 392 Special Festival Trains Between October 20-November 30

The special trains will run for destinations such as Kolkata, Patna, Varanasi, Lucknow among others to cater to the growing demand in the ensuing holiday period

Oct 13, 2020

| PTI
BJP Leaders Demand CBI Probe Into Manish Shukla Murder Case, Meet Bengal Governor

Manish Shukla, who was a close aide of Barrackpore's BJP MP Arjun Singh, was shot dead in front of the party's office in Titagarh on October 4.

Oct 11, 2020

| PTI

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A Blood Meridian

Eyes set on next year’s assembly polls, TMC and BJP draw swords in a gathering mass of political violence in Bengal

Oct 15, 2020

| Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Eau Chew Diary

Smoky chimney soup, meatball soup, pork chilly…and the famous Josephine Noodles! Joel Huang, owner of Calcutta’s oldest Chinese eatery, serves up the aroma of a century’s memories.

Sep 17, 2020

| Joel Huang
Jai Shri Ram vs Joy Bangla: Desperate Mamata Banerjee Feels Saffron Heat

Mamata Banerjee's desperate rejection of the Hindutva slogan 'Jai Shri Ram' could be used by the BJP-RSS to deepen communal divide in West Bengal

Jun 05, 2019

| Probir Pramanik
I Know How To Balance Films, Politics: Mimi Chakraborty

Trinamool’s candidate from the Jadavpur Lok Sabha seat, Mimi Chakraborty speaks to Outlook on her political debut and BJP's ambitions in Bengal.

Apr 03, 2019

| Outlook
CBI-Kolkata Police Face-Off: Can Mamata Establish Herself As Leader Of Mahagathbandhan?

Mamata’s stand against the CBI’s Calcutta foray brought anti-BJP parties a platform of fire and fury

Feb 07, 2019

| Bhavna Vij-Aurora
Deep Throat

A regular column on the essential buzz

Jan 23, 2019

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The Walls Speak Calcatian

Indian, European influences coalesce seamlessly in old Calcutta, amid environs rarefied by an illustrious past

Sep 27, 2018

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A Tiger Without Enemies

Bengal’s fishing cat and its habitat in the wetlands are endangered. Activists sing of their symbiotic beauty.

Sep 12, 2018

| Dola Mitra
Tales From The 4G Rumour Mill

Fear is trending and violence is a ping away, why does fake news make India erupt?

Jun 06, 2018

| Dola Mitra
Hounds, When Their Blood’s Up

Spanning 73 years, a survey of 12 murders splits open the depraved criminal mind. They show, too, the police’s skill in proving the crimes beyond doubt.

Apr 26, 2018

| Saikat Niyogi

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The Sheer Joy And Mass Appeal Of Club Cricket

What better way to spend a day than watching a relaxed day’s cricket and savour every minute, every nuance of this beautiful game of life

Jul 16, 2020
Remembering Chuni Goswami: Prawn Cutlets To Jyoti Basu, He Could Dissect Them All With Elan

Chuni Goswami was charismatic and carried himself like a prince in public life, writes Supriyo Goswami

Apr 30, 2020
Jadavpur Fracas Godsend For BJP, It Is Set To Crack Open Left's Citadel

Taking advantage of Thursday’s violence on Jadavpur University campus, the BJP is now set to crack open the Left bastion, if not electorally, then by force.

Sep 20, 2019
Yogi Deveshwar: Corporate Honcho Whose Touch Gave Wings to Air India, High Flight To ITC

Under his watch, now tottering Air India became the sixth most profitable airline in the world and earned profits of Rs. one crore a day. Deveshwar also helmed the ITC from a tobacco major to an FMCG giant, spiralling its revenues tenfold to Rs 50,000 crore

May 11, 2019
Durga Puja In Calcutta A Parable Of Life

Ostentatious celebration of Durga Puja in Calcutta is traced back to the early 1700s when Bengal’s zamindars outdid each other in displaying their influence, power and wealth by spending large sums of money in festivities.

Oct 17, 2018
'Dawshobhuja A Durgachitra' On This Durga Puja

Dawshobhuja A Durgachitra, a musical video launched by classical musician Kumar Mukherjee, delineates a day in the life of a Bengali family immersed in Durga Puja celebrations.

Oct 03, 2018
Somnath Da: The Dark Secret And The Deep Hurt

Indeed when the former Lok Sabha speaker, Somnath Chatterjee, was expelled from the CPI(M) in 2008, it was almost unthinkable considering the position the veteran politician enjoyed in his party which he joined in 1968.

Aug 13, 2018
BJP And Trinamool Play NRC With Bengal As Goal

The NRC was like a carrot and stick for Bengali Hindus because after Assam, Bengal probably has the highest concentration of “illegal immigrants” from Bangladesh.

Aug 09, 2018
RIP 'Milon Da'! Most Jadavpur University's Kinships Started At This Chaiwala's Canteen

Over decades, hundreds and thousands of people had descended on the tiny cafeteria which he ran in a corner of a college campus – Calcutta’s Jadavpur University.

Jul 25, 2018
The Truth Behind 'Al-Qaeda Booklets' At Amit Shah's Rally In Kolkata

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