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News India » West Bengal » Events: ‘It became West Bengal sports minister’s personal event’: Indian football chief breaks silence on chaos during Lionel Messi’s Kolkata visit

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Published on: Saturday 13 December 2025

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey has broken his silence on the chaos that marred Lionel Messi’s much-hyped appearance in Kolkata, squarely blaming political ...

News India » West Bengal » Events: West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari begins preparations for first Gangasagar Mela under BJP govt

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Published on: Saturday 24 October 2026

Held every January on Makar Sankranti, the Gangasagar Mela draws millions of Hindu pilgrims to Sagar Island in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district.

News India » West Bengal » Events: Indian festival events turn deadly with incidents involving stampede and an out-of-control truck

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Published on: Monday 19 October 2026

The deadly truck accident at a temple in Madhya Pradesh happened during Navratri festivities, the day after scores died in a stampede in Kolkata during the Hindu festival of Durga Puja.

News India » West Bengal » Events: West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas resigns amid Messi’s messy event in Kolkata

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Published on: Monday 15 December 2025

New Delhi: West Bengal sports minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) heavyweight Aroop Biswas wrote a handwritten letter to the Chief Minister of Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, for his removal from the post.

News India » West Bengal » Events: At least 17 dead in stampede at Hindu festival event in India

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Published on: Saturday 17 October 2026

Many more have been injured in a crush at an event in the Indian city of Kolkata to mark a Hindu festival.

News India » West Bengal » Events: Grand Durga Puja celebration in West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari government to hold magnificent Mahalaya event, invites PM Modi and Amit Shah

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Published on: Wednesday 02 September 2026

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has said the state government will organise a grand event on Mahalaya, observed before the start of Durga Puja. The government is also planning ...

News India » West Bengal » Events: 19 dead, 25 hurt in India event stampede

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Published on: Sunday 18 October 2026

KOLKATA — At least 19 people were killed and two dozen more injured Saturday in eastern India after a stampede that occurred during sudden rainfall at a Hindu religious gathering, officials and Indian ...

News India » West Bengal » Events: West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigns amid Messi event chaos in Kolkata

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