Holi In West Bengal

The Trinamool Congress and BJP in West Bengal are attacking each other over the alleged disrespect to the Thakurbari Temple, a shrine of the electorally significant Matua community, which both the TMC and the BJP have been trying to reach out to.

Some 150 runners from Darjeeling and Sikkim ran from Darjeeling to Kurseong in West Bengal to show their solidarity with the His Holiness The Dalai Lama.

One person was killed and two others suffered bullet injuries in the city's Regent Park area on Friday after gunshots were fired in the midst of a Holi party, following an altercation among friends.

Drones sprayed holy water from the Ganga on thousands of Hindu pilgrims on Friday to reduce crowding during a massive festival being held despite soaring Covid cases in the country.

In the midst of nationwide Holi celebrations, Mamata Banerjee - injured earlier this month - held a roadshow in Bengal in high-stakes Nandigram, which votes in the second phase of the state elections.

Dol Purnima 2021: Dol Jatra or Vasant Utsav is being celebrated in West Bengal, Odisha and Assam. Dol Purnima is also known as Phalguna Purnima is many parts of the country. Dol Purnima is also the birth anniversary of Chaitanya Mahaprabhuji

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, one of the foremost critics of the BJP, has shared on her Facebook account a poem titled "Hell" in which she has expressed concerns over "a peaceful country being turned violent".

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his counterpart in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, and Union MinisterVK Singh were among the politicians who decided not to celebrate Holi today as a mark of respect to the CRPF soldierswho were killed in the Pulwama terror attack.

Over three million devotees from across India and abroad, braved the icy cold water to take a holy dip in the confluence of river Ganga on Tuesday at the annual Gangasagar Fair in West Bengal's Sagar Island on Makar Sankranti.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated an inland port in Varanasi on the Ganga River as part of the centre's push to develop inland waterways, starting with the stretch of the river between the Uttar Pradesh holy city and Haldia in West Bengal for navigation of large vessels.

In West Bengal, Dhulagarh, about 35 kilometres from Kolkata, is tense for over a week after clashes erupted over a procession to mark the birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet.

In a departure from previous years, West Bengal celebrated Holi over two days this year. Dol was celebrated on Wednesday along with Holi on Thursday. However, what perhaps stood out was the distinct political colour added to the festival of colours.

Judges at the Calcutta High Court were at work on Friday, but they had little do. The court had been paralysed with the High Court Bar Association choosing to take a holiday for Holi. The result, a picture of never-before-seen emptiness in the usually bustling court area on a working day.

About five lakh devotees today took holy dip in the confluence of the river Ganga and the Bay of Bengal on the auspicious occasion of 'Makar Sankranti'.

Holy relics of Ma Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of mystic saint Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, has gone missing from the museum at Belur Math near Kolkata, police said.

The Trinamool Congress and BJP in West Bengal are attacking each other over the alleged disrespect to the Thakurbari Temple, a shrine of the electorally significant Matua community, which both the TMC and the BJP have been trying to reach out to.

Some 150 runners from Darjeeling and Sikkim ran from Darjeeling to Kurseong in West Bengal to show their solidarity with the His Holiness The Dalai Lama.

One person was killed and two others suffered bullet injuries in the city's Regent Park area on Friday after gunshots were fired in the midst of a Holi party, following an altercation among friends.

Drones sprayed holy water from the Ganga on thousands of Hindu pilgrims on Friday to reduce crowding during a massive festival being held despite soaring Covid cases in the country.

In the midst of nationwide Holi celebrations, Mamata Banerjee - injured earlier this month - held a roadshow in Bengal in high-stakes Nandigram, which votes in the second phase of the state elections.

Dol Purnima 2021: Dol Jatra or Vasant Utsav is being celebrated in West Bengal, Odisha and Assam. Dol Purnima is also known as Phalguna Purnima is many parts of the country. Dol Purnima is also the birth anniversary of Chaitanya Mahaprabhuji

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, one of the foremost critics of the BJP, has shared on her Facebook account a poem titled "Hell" in which she has expressed concerns over "a peaceful country being turned violent".

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his counterpart in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, and Union MinisterVK Singh were among the politicians who decided not to celebrate Holi today as a mark of respect to the CRPF soldierswho were killed in the Pulwama terror attack.

Over three million devotees from across India and abroad, braved the icy cold water to take a holy dip in the confluence of river Ganga on Tuesday at the annual Gangasagar Fair in West Bengal's Sagar Island on Makar Sankranti.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated an inland port in Varanasi on the Ganga River as part of the centre's push to develop inland waterways, starting with the stretch of the river between the Uttar Pradesh holy city and Haldia in West Bengal for navigation of large vessels.

In West Bengal, Dhulagarh, about 35 kilometres from Kolkata, is tense for over a week after clashes erupted over a procession to mark the birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet.

In a departure from previous years, West Bengal celebrated Holi over two days this year. Dol was celebrated on Wednesday along with Holi on Thursday. However, what perhaps stood out was the distinct political colour added to the festival of colours.

Judges at the Calcutta High Court were at work on Friday, but they had little do. The court had been paralysed with the High Court Bar Association choosing to take a holiday for Holi. The result, a picture of never-before-seen emptiness in the usually bustling court area on a working day.

About five lakh devotees today took holy dip in the confluence of the river Ganga and the Bay of Bengal on the auspicious occasion of 'Makar Sankranti'.

Holy relics of Ma Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of mystic saint Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, has gone missing from the museum at Belur Math near Kolkata, police said.