Festivities

KOLKATA: During the festive period from Mahapanchami to Bijoyadashami, Kolkata Metro Railway transported 4,165,000 passengers, marking a significant passenger turnout. Notably, the North-South Metro Line transported 3,946,945 passengers, while the East-West Metro Line served 216,581 passengers over the six days of the Durga Puja celebrations. Additionally, the Purple Line transported 1,807 passengers on...

MUMBAI: Celebrating the victory of good over evil, devotees watch an effigy of Hindu demon king Ravana burn on the occassion of Dussehra, in Ghatkopar on Tuesday. An air of festivity pervaded the city as garlands of marigold and mango leaves were strung in homes and on vehicles. People made nominal purchases of gold while some took delivery of new vehicles on this auspicious mahurat. After the nine-day...

MUMBAI: As the nine-day celebration of Sharadiya Navratra ended on Navami on Monday, Dadar flower market was filled with people buying yellow and orange marigolds for Vijayadashami or Dussehra.Jewellers in Zaveri Bazar and Dadar had their fingers crossed for gold sales at Dussehra, which is one of the three-and-a-half auspicious mahurats by the Maharashtrian calendar to make new purchases. Kalpesh Mehta...

KOLKATA: With most of the big-budget and popular pujas across Salt Lake inaugurated, and revellers starting pandal-hopping, the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has no more time to repair the damaged road stretches across Salt Lake before festivities. Puja revellers and motorists are having a bumpy ride in most places, with patchwork done hastily on only a few main stretches in the last few days....