Digha's inaugural Rath Yatra season generated a substantial ₹100 crore boost for the coastal town's economy. The Jagannath temple became a major attraction, drawing over 12 lakh devotees and ...

Kolkata: The Iskcon Rath Yatra in Kolkata attracted a higher number of participants this year, marking a 15% increase compared to previous years. This rise is attributed to the chief minister's ...

A replica of Puri's Jagannath temple, built at a cost of Rs 250 crore in Bengal's Digha, was consecrated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today. The temple aims to boost tourism and counter BJP's ...

On the auspicious occasion of Akshay Trithiya, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the Jagannath temple in Digha, West Bengal. A replica of the 12th-century shrine in Puri, the pran ...

Hoteliers in West Bengal's Digha have experienced a 20 per cent surge in occupancy as travellers in large numbers are thronging the seaside town since the opening of the Jagannath temple in April, an ...

Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reviewed the construction of Lord Jagannath temple at Digha in East Midnapore along with a few monks and vice president of Kolkata ISKCON ...

The battle of temples being played out in Bengal marks another face-off between chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her former lieutenant-turned-leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari ahead of next year ...

Large parts of West Bengal are reeling under intense pre-monsoon heat, with Kolkata and its surrounding areas experiencing hot and humid conditions. The maximum temperature in the city touched 35°C on ...

Mamata Banerjee’s outreach to the Hindu community in the form of the mega Jagannath temple inauguration in the coastal town of Digha is clearly aimed at the 2026 Assembly election in West Bengal. In ...

On April 28, Bankim Mishra travelled about 250 km from Chhatna in West Bengal’s Bankura district to Digha in Purba Medinipur, carrying 3,003 lotus flowers and water from what is considered the sacred ...

DIGHA/KOLKATA: Why were those speaking Bengali "being tortured across the country every day", CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. Speaking in Digha, where she has gone to attend the first Rath Yatra ...