Digha
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Digha Bihar Election Results 2025: BJP's Sanjiv Chaurasia wins by over 59,000 votes
Bihar | Nov 14, 2025, 06:17 PM ISTHe defeated his nearest rival, Divya Gautam of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (CPI-ML), who received 51,922 votes, marking a significant loss of 59,079 votes. Ritesh Ranjan Singh (Bittu Singh) from the Jan Suraaj Party finished a distant third with just 22,071 votes.
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Jagannath Dham row: Puri Gajapati opposes use of name for Digha temple, cites hurt to religious sent
West Bengal | May 05, 2025, 11:29 PM ISTPuri’s titular king Gajapati Dibyasingha Deba has opposed the West Bengal government’s reference to the new Digha temple as "Jagannath Dham," arguing that the term is traditionally reserved for the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Puri.
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Jagannath Dham controversy: Devotees in Odisha demand removal of tag from Bengal's Digha Temple
India | May 02, 2025, 05:58 PM ISTJagannath Dham controversy: After the inauguration of the Jagannath Temple in Digha on April 30, CM Mamata referred to it as a ‘Dham’. While most critics welcomed the establishment of the temple in Digha, they strongly opposed linking the term ‘Dham’ with it.
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Union Cabinet approves construction of new 4.5 km long bridge on Ganga river in Bihar | DETAILS
India | Dec 27, 2023, 05:01 PM ISTThe project is estimated to cost Rs 3,064.45 crore, including 2233.81 crore for civil construction. The bridge will facilitate easier and faster travel, which will advance the state's overall development, particularly in north Bihar.
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9 best places to visit around Kolkata - happiness within your reach!
India | Mar 23, 2015, 04:27 PM ISTA city that charms and sometimes shocks its visitors; a city that gives you the view of abject poverty with crumbling gems of British Raj- era, a city that amazes you with its sprawling gardens