KOLKATA: Bengal govt offices will remain closed for 12 days in 2025 for Durga Puja holidays. During Diwali, there will be holidays for another 11 days — considering an extended weekend prior to ...

Durga Puja is a a part of the Navaratri festival held in many places of India. It is most religiously celebrated in North India, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Out of the the nine days of ...

Bengali Association of Calgary (Hindu Bengalis from East and West Bengal) and Deshantri of Ottawa. All these groups celebrate Durga Puja in their own way. However, the Bengali community in Windsor ...

came down heavily on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) cancelled the official holiday allocated for Vishwakarma Puja to adjust and extend one ...