Sunday, 25 October 2026
The most important stories since the previous edition, each checked against its source and timestamp.
1Chorbagan's Durgā goes to the Hooghly without Debī Baraṇ or Sindūr Khelā as police seek voice samples of two accused
With no puja committee member present and the pandal kept standing for the probe, a week-long uncertainty over the idol ended under police watch at Nimtala Ghat.
2Hyderabad temple takes down its Dasarā Rāma statue at Basheerbagh after VHP's "Sriram Chowk" call; BJP says it will not be forgiven
Officials call it the routine end of a festival installation; the VHP and BJP call it a capitulation, and the fight is really about the junction's name.
3Adhikari starts work on the first Gangasagar Melā under a BJP government, promising to make it "an international event"
A "mela officer" will be posted on Sagar Island for two months, but the Muri Gaṅgā bridge to the island is now promised only for 2029.
