Durga Puja
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Mamata Banerjee announces guidelines for Durga Puja, monetary support for pandals, hawkers
India | Sep 24, 2020, 07:04 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said Durga Puja committees will get Rs 50,000 each as a grant from the state government. while 80,000 hawkers will receive one-time grant of Rs 2,000 ahead of Durga Puja.
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West Bengal education minister seeks change in UGC-NET exam dates
Education | Sep 21, 2020, 07:52 AM ISTSpeaking to reporters, Chatterjee said the decision to conduct the exams amid the festivities was ill-conceived, having little consideration for the sentiments of thousands of candidates.
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This Mahalaya, we pray to Maa Durga to bless with strength to overcome the global pandemic: PM Modi
India | Sep 17, 2020, 11:10 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation happiness, health and prosperity on the auspicious occassion of Mahalaya. "This Mahalaya, we pray to Maa Durga to bless with strength to overcome the global pandemic.
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Durga Puja: No idol worship in Dibrugarh due to COVID
News | Sep 16, 2020, 12:47 PM ISTAs celebration of Durga Puja has became a big challenge amid the COVID-19, Dibrugarh administration has decided to avoid idol worshipping this year.
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Durga Puja 2020: Here’s why there is a gap between Mahalaya and Shashthi
Books & Culture | Sep 10, 2020, 12:40 AM ISTThe festive season is on and everyone is looking forward to Durga Puja which is in October. However, this time there is almost a month’s gap between Mahalaya and Shashthi, which is known as the first day of Durga Puja.
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Odisha schools, colleges to remain shut till Durga Puja holidays
Education | Aug 26, 2020, 07:56 PM ISTSchools and colleges in Odisha will remain closed till Durga Puja holidays, in view of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister's Office informed on Wednesday.
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Durga Puja organisers in Kolkata recommend safety measures during festivities
India | Jul 19, 2020, 09:25 AM ISTThe Forum for Dugotsab, an association of 350 Durga Puja committees in the city, said it will submit its list of recommendations to the office of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, an office-bearer of the body said on Sunday.
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Kolkata Metro records biggest footfall ever in a single day
India | Oct 09, 2019, 08:01 PM ISTThis Durga Puja, Kolkata Metro also set a record for serving the maximum number of passengers in a single day. On October 3, Kolkata Metro registered "highest-ever" footfall of 9.22 lakh commuters.
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Saree made of 16 kg gold offered to Goddess Durga in Pune
News | Oct 08, 2019, 02:49 PM ISTSaree made of 16 kg gold offered to Goddess Durga in Pune
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'Secular' Durga puja in Kolkata triggers controversy, complaint filed
India | Oct 08, 2019, 11:33 AM ISTThe organisers said it was in line with the "communal harmony" theme chosen by the committee for this year's puja.
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Nikhil Jain defends wife Nusrat Jahan for participation in Durga Puja
India | Oct 07, 2019, 07:30 PM ISTNusrat Jahan's husband Nikhil Jain has come out defending his wife who was targeted by Muslim clerics for participating in Durga Puja. A cleric from Darul Uloom Deoband criticised the Trinamool Congress MP and actor Nusrat Jahan saying that a Muslim should not offer prayers to anyone but allah.
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Good Samaritan Pappu Yadav distributes food, water in flood-hit Patna
India | Oct 07, 2019, 06:10 PM ISTFormer MP Pappu Yadav's Durga Puja was quite different. Working like a Good Samaritan, Pappu Yadav helped thousands of affected people across the waterlogged Patna as he distributed essentials to them.
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Bengal family worships Muslim girl as Durga in Kumari Puja
India | Oct 07, 2019, 06:51 AM ISTSending out a message of communal harmony, a family in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Sunday worshipped a four-year-old Muslim girl as part of Kumari Puja on 'Maha Ashtami' -- the second day of Durga Puja.
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Rani Mukerji stuns in white and gold saree at Durga Puja celebrations
Celebrities | Oct 05, 2019, 06:38 PM ISTRani Mukerji opted for a gorgeous off white silk saree with gold border and an enchanting smile.
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Kajol celebrates Durga Puja with mother Tanuja, sister Tanishaa Mukerji
Entertainment | Oct 04, 2019, 11:40 PM ISTKajol was recently spotted with mom Tanuja and sister Tanishaa Mukerji at Durga Puja.
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Durga Puja 2019: Kajol with family, Juhi Chawla go Pandal hopping
Entertainment | Oct 04, 2019, 06:24 PM ISTThe Durga Puja 2019 festivities have surely begun in full swing for Kajol and Juhi Chawla. Check out their Pandal hopping pictures.
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Missing Kolkata-like Durga Puja in NCR? Head straight to this pandal
Books & Culture | Oct 04, 2019, 04:02 PM ISTIn case you can't make it to Kolkata this year and are juggling between deadlines and office meetings in Delhi-NCR, we have a good news for you.
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Rs 50,000 fine for idol immersion in Ganga: Centre issues directive
India | Oct 03, 2019, 10:55 AM ISThe development comes after a meeting between the representatives of states and NMCG officials last month.
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Meghalaya Durga Puja committees urged to shun plastic
India | Oct 03, 2019, 10:37 AM ISTThe Central Puja Committee (CPC) of Meghalaya has issued an advisory to all the Durga Puja committees in the state asking them to shun the use of plastic during the festivities.
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Durga puja preparations hig by heavy rains across Bengal
India | Sep 30, 2019, 07:01 AM ISTWith the Curzon Park in central Kolkata under knee-deep water, Dhankhar could not enter the venue of a programme celebrating the 227th birth anniversary of Rani Rasmoni. The Governor accepted the memorabilia sitting on a chair on the nearby pavement but had to return without garlanding Rani Rasmoni's statue.