Durga Puja
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West Bengal kickstarts Durga Puja celebrations with exuberance, drums and fragrance of incense
Books & Culture | Sep 27, 2017, 11:57 AM ISTDurga Puja 2017: Everyone hitting the streets of Kolkata, under heavy security arrangement, was spellbound by the festive look of the city itself
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Durga Puja 2017 Date & Time: Calendar, bhog, Shashti puja, pandal, Delhi, Kolkata
Lifestyle | Sep 26, 2017, 12:47 AM ISTDurga Puja 2017 Calendar: When to celebrate, bhog, puja pandals in Delhi NCR. Maha Shashti on September 26.
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Watch: Aamir Khan performs aarti and enjoys garba at Durga Puja in Vadodara
Bollywood | Sep 25, 2017, 04:43 PM ISTDangal star Aamir Khan, who is gearing up for his next action-drama film Secret Superstar starring Zaira Wasim, performed aarti on the grand occasion of Durga Puja in Vadodara.
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Guwahati's 101-feet tall bamboo idol of Goddess Durga to be a record-breaker
Blah | Sep 23, 2017, 07:01 PM ISTThe idol which is being created for Guwahati's Bishnupur Sarbojanin Durga Puja Committee is being touted as the world's tallest bamboo sculpture.
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Dussehra vs Muharram: Mamata govt asks puja organisers to take police nod for idol immersion
India | Sep 23, 2017, 08:56 AM ISTMamata govt had earlier imposed restrictions on immersions after 10 pm on Vijay Dashami and had said that no immersion would be allowed on Muharram .
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Durga idols' immersion: BJP accuses Mamata govt of practising ‘communal politics’ under the garb of ‘secularism’
National | Sep 21, 2017, 11:23 PM ISTKailash Vijarvargiya said that the Trinamool Congress government had no right to remain in power after the Calcutta HC's order.
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'Slit my throat but no one can tell me what to do': Mamata Banerjee on Calcutta HC order
National | Sep 21, 2017, 09:41 PM ISTThe Mamata Banerjee government had banned idol immersion after 10 pm on September 30 - Dashami - when the Durga Puja ends. The Muslim community will mark Ashura on October 1.
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Aaj Ki Baat Sept 20 episode: 'How Calcutta High Court foiled Mamata's Muslim votebank gambit'
Sep 21, 2017, 03:34 PM ISTThe High Court has now permitted idol immersions on all days till midnight, and has directed police to ensure that the routes of idol immersions and Muharram processions do not clash.
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You are exercising extreme power without any basis, Calcutta HC tells Mamata Banerjee govt
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Shubh Navratri 2017: Durga Puja in West Bengal to portray trans-boundary rendezvous
Lifestyle | Sep 21, 2017, 12:24 PM ISTThe pandals are based on the themes of geopolitical tensions in the state. For example, consider Dasain celebrations in Siliguri.
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'Muharram vs Durga Puja': Calcutta HC to deliver crucial verdict today
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As it happened: Calcutta HC lifts Mamata Banerjee government's ban order on Durga idol immersion
India | Sep 21, 2017, 04:47 PM ISTActing Chief Justice of Calcutta HC tells state government, 'there is a difference between regulation and prohibition.'
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Colors of Durga Puja: Kolkata’s Longest Street Rangoli Is Proof Why Navratri Is The Best Time To Visit The City. See Pics
Lifestyle | Sep 21, 2017, 12:05 AM ISTHappy Durga Puja 2017: Watch Kolkata painted in festive colours with longest Alpona (Rangoli).
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Durga Puja 2017: Know Durga Puja history, significance, why it is celebrated
Lifestyle | Sep 19, 2017, 01:50 PM ISTDurga Puja 2017 will start from September 26 and end on September 30 and, be it Bengal, Assam or Maharashtra, the festival will be celebrated in full swing with slight differences here and there.
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Mamata warns RSS, Bajrang Dal, VHP against disturbing peace during Durga Puja
National | Sep 17, 2017, 08:10 AM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the RSS, Bajrang Dal and VHP should not try to disturb peace in the state, and warned that they should not play with fire
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Smriti Irani's Durga Puja reference leads to ruckus in Rajya Sabha
National | Feb 26, 2016, 08:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: For the second straight day, HRD Minister Smriti Irani made a strong defence of the government's actions on Thursday with regard to JNU issue and suicide of Dalit student in Hyderabad university in
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NHRC approached over denial of permission for Durga Puja in West Bengal village
India | Oct 30, 2015, 04:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: The matter of government's denial of permission to hold Durga Puja celebrations in Birbhum district of West Bengal has reached to the doorstep of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).Civil Rights activist and lawyer
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A village in West Bengal where Durga Puja celebrations are not allowed
India | Oct 30, 2015, 04:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: The state of West Bengal is known across the world for grand celebrations of Durga Puja. But Hindus in Nalhati village of Birbhum district have been denied permission to celebrate Durga Puja since
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Delhi Police uses choppers to monitor Durga Puja immersions (Watch video)
India | Oct 23, 2015, 09:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: In an attempt to meet the standards of policing of New York or London, Delhi Police is using choppers for monitoring traffic during the immersion of Durga Puja idols at specific spots across
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Muslims celebrate Durga Puja in Tripura
India | Oct 22, 2015, 04:44 PM ISTAgartala: Setting an example of harmony amid the country's communal tension, several Durga pujas in Tripura are being organised by the Muslim community.The big budget puja of the 'Blood Drop' club in the Sonamura sub-division