Everything you need to know about Kalighat: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kalighat: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) The over 200-year-old Kalighat Kali temple, one of the city's landmarks visited by tens of thousands of devotees and tourists every day, is set for a makeover, thanks to the intervention of the judiciary.
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Devotees thronged the temples of goddess Kali at Kalighat and Dakshineshwar and people greeted each other with sweets as West Bengal ushered in the Bengali new year 1420.
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) A relative of West Bengal Transport Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra was Sunday arrested and remanded to police custody till March 30 for allegedly molesting a woman and destroying public property, police said.
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee distributed Kali Puja 'prasad' and greeted guests from various parts of the state and abroad as long queues of people were seen at her residence here Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Books on the shelf this week take a leaf out of real life. And Mumbai with its contradictions wins...Browse with IANS.
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) Former India cricketer V.V.S. Laxman who has played many a memorable innings at the city's hallowed Eden Gardens Thursday attributed his success to goddess Kali at the Kalighat temple.
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) Sojourn to an exotic Goan beach, participate in a Chinese Dragon Festival, blow vuvuzelas at Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium - the community Durga Puja organisers here are pulling out all stops to take revellers on a magical tour during the Oct. 20-24 festival.
Siliguri, Sep 25 (IANS) East Bengal came back thrice to beat qualifier Kalighat Milan Sangha 4-3 in the concluding Group C match round of the 34th Federation Cup football tournament at the Kanchanjungha Stadium Tuesday.
Siliguri, Sep 23 (IANS) Sporting Clube de Goa reaped the advantage of scoring early as it sneaked past a resurgent Kalighat Milan Sangha of Kolkata 3-2 in the second round Group C match of the Federation Cup football here at the Kanchanjungha Stadium.
Siliguri, Sep 21 (IANS) ONGC recovered from a goal's deficit to trounce qualifier Kalighat Milan Sangha 5-1 in the opening Group C match of the 34th Federation Cup football tournament at the Kanchanjungha Stadium here.
Kolkata, Sep 13 (IANS) Accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of misleading the people of the state, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Gautam Deb Thursday said the wrong policies of the Trinamool Congress-led state government had caused disenchantment among the masses.
Jamshedpur, Sep 12 (IANS) Kalighat Footbal Club outclassed Royal Wahingdoh FC 6-0 tn the second match of the Federation Cup qualifiers here Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday permitted devotees to access the sanctum sanctorum of Kolkata's Kalighat temple to pay obeisance to the deity.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday permitted devotees to access the sanctum sanctorum of Kolkata's Kalighat temple to pay obeisance to the deity.
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) A woman in South 24 Parganas district near here has lodged a complaint against a police station chief for allegedly misbehaving with her, police said Thursday.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notices to the central and West Bengal governments on a petition that devotees be permitted to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the Kolkata-based Kalighat temple to pay obeisance to the deity.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the centre and the West Bengal government on a petition seeking that devotees be permitted to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the Kolkata-based Kalighat temple to pay obeisance to the presiding deity.
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Two officers of a city police station were suspended for allegedly misbehaving with a woman who had come to lodge a complaint, a police official said Thursday.
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Friday banned the entry of devotees to the 'Garbha Griha' (sanctum sanctorum) of Kalighat Kali Temple, saying the large number of visits was defacing the shrine.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The 19th century paintings of Kalighat in West Bengal mirrored a phase of socio-political transition when the feudal Bengali gentry was opening up to European influences under pressure from the East India Company.
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) An issue a day keeps boredom at bay - this could well be the guiding principle of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee these days. How else does one explain her government regularly dishing out controversies on a platter to her political opponents?
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) People greeted each other with a warm 'shubho nabo borsho' and exchanged sweets or visited temples to pray for a good year as West Bengal Saturday celebrated the Bengali new year 1419 or 'Poila Baishak'.
Nevada (US), July 18 (ANI): The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) in Cleveland (Ohio, USA) is presenting images of various Hindu deities in an exhibition 'Indian Kalighat Paintings' through September 18.
Kolkata, May 22(ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Gautam Gambhir visited the famous Kalighat temple in Kolkata on Sunday ahead of the team's Indian Premier League (IPL) game against Mumbai Indians.
Kolkata, Mar 2 (ANI): Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she would not contest the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal, but campaign for her party.
Kolkata, June 11 (ANI): Football lovers in Kolkata celebrated the world's biggest football event at Kalighat to mark the beginning of the World Cup.
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said she will urge Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to give a central grant for those who have suffered property losses in Cyclone Aila.
Kakdeep (West Bengal), May 26 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee drew cheering crowds by the hundreds on her train ride to a cyclone-hit West Bengal district shortly after taking charge as railways minister in Kolkata.
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Hours after being allocated the coveted railways portfolio, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee arrived here Saturday evening to a tumultuous reception.
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Seventy-one-year-old Gayetri Banerjee was a proud mother as she watched on television her daughter, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, take oath as a cabinet minister Friday.
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) For years the face of the opposition in communist-ruled West Bengal and now the architect of the Left debacle in the state, the feisty Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee makes a comeback to the union cabinet after five years.
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) A triumphant Trinamool Congress Monday passed a resolution informing President Pratibha Patil of its support to a Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre and said their backing was unconditional.
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) A day after her alliance's spectacular showing in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee had an unexpected visitor Sunday - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's sister Preetam Kaur.
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) From being the solitary representative of her party in the outgoing Lok Sabha to severely denting the red bastion in West Bengal - for Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee it has been an aggression-filled five years that saw her usurping not just the communist slogans but also their once-captive rural vote bank.
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Euphoria was writ large on the faces of Congress and Trinamool Congress activists in West Bengal Saturday, as they shouted slogans and celebrated the surprise wins of their parties that fought the Lok Sabha polls together and trounced the Left Front in its bastion.
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) An elderly woman in a wheelchair, a patient laid up on a stretcher, a middle-aged man carrying his octogenarian mother...They were among Kolkata residents who voted in right earnest in the Lok Sabha polls Wednesday.
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Alleging rigging and intimidation by West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadres in the final phase of polls, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the Marxists 'did not have faith in the common people'.
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) She is eight years old, wants to be a doctor when she grows up and is learning to read and write in her free time - that is, till her 'customers' arrive.
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) She is eight years old, loves to care for people and animals, wants to be a doctor when she grows up and is learning to read and write in her free time - that is, till her 'customers' arrive.
Kolkata, Mar 10 (IANS) Incensed at the hard bargaining by the Congress, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said their alliance for the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal would be off if the Congress failed to finalise its stand in a day or two.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Eminent painter Manjit Bawa died in the national capital early Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 67.
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) Gung-ho over Sourav Ganguly's hundred in the second Test against Australia Saturday, his fans here have demanded that the Indian cricket board urge the talismanic cricketer to reconsider his decision to retire.
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Two anonymous telephone calls threatening to kill Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee were received at her residence Monday, police said.
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IANS) They were celebrating Amitabh Bachchan's 66th birthday at a temple built for him here when news of his hospitalisation came like a cruel blow. Now the Bollywood superstar's fans are spending sleepless nights praying that their 'god' gets well soon.
Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) Durga Puja organisers have long sold space on their marquees to commercial firms. Now the organisers of one Puja have sold the right to sell space, while another has sold TV transmission rights for the second year running, possibly pioneering a trend.
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