The commissioner added, “We have also tried our level best to stop the annual Chatt puja. But thousands of worshipers perform the puja and used the dam, paying no need to our repeated warnings.” ...

Chatt puja is an auspicious occasion celebrated with giant fervour across the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. An ode to the Sun god, Chhath is ...

KOLKATA: Mayor Firhad Hakim has asked the Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials to ensure the removal of banners that were put up near major puja pandals across the city. Though the civic ...

The Calcutta High Court has banned the use of firecrackers in West Bengal on Diwali, Kali Puja and Chatt Puja in view of the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the world.