Tag: North 24 Parganas

By Milinda Ghosh Roy, Basirhat (West Bengal) : Basirhat, the sub-division in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district that witnessed communal tension in July, is now doing its best to leave behind those days of agony and soak in the infectious Durga puja spirit -- but apprehensions remain. Days before the start of the biggest annual carnival in this part of the world, the streets of Basirhat bore a festive look with half-done marquees, decked-up shops and banners on both sides welcoming the Goddess on September 26 for the five-day Puja. Though...