Durga Puja Grant

West Bengal Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi today announced Rs 50,000 each to the state's 36,000-odd Durga Puja Pandals, almost 2,500 of which are in capital Kolkata alone. Although Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee avoided announcing it, the BJP cried foul.

The Calcutta High Court has directed the community Durga Puja organisers in the state to spend 75 per cent of the Rs 50,000 grant given by the West Bengal government on the procurement of Covid protection equipment and the rest on strengthening public-police bonding.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said since the Supreme Court has upheld the University Grants Commission (UGC) decision that final exams must be held for students to graduate, the West Bengal government would try to hold the exams in October, before the Durga Puja begins on October 22.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said: "I have told our education minister to look into the possibility of conducting the final-year exams in universities and colleges before Durga Puja in October. The options of both online and offline exams should be looked into."

The Supreme Court today has refused to stay the West Bengal government's order granting Rs 10,000 each to all Durga Puja committees in the state. The top court has however, issued a notice to the state government and sought a detailed affidavit from it within six weeks.

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear an appeal challenging the West Bengal government's decision to grant Rs 10,000 each to puja committees in the state for Durga Puja celebrations.

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of trying to divide the people of the state on religious lines by giving out doles during festivals to secure its vote bank.

The Calcutta High Court has refused to accept petition challenging her government's grant for Durga puja organisers.

The Calcutta High Court is set to give its order tomorrow on the maintainability of the public interest litigation (PIL) that has challenged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's grant for Durga puja organisers. If the court decides it is maintainable, the case will be slotted for further hearing. If not, the matter ends there unless a higher court is a...

In a very generous first, 28,000 Durga Puja committees across Bengal will get a grant of Rs 10,000 each this festive season "for community development programmes," Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.

The festival of Durga Puja provided Lalu Yadav with an excuse to call Nitish Kumar after weeks of not-exactly-warm vibes in Bihar's leading political partnership.

West Bengal Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi today announced Rs 50,000 each to the state's 36,000-odd Durga Puja Pandals, almost 2,500 of which are in capital Kolkata alone. Although Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee avoided announcing it, the BJP cried foul.

The Calcutta High Court has directed the community Durga Puja organisers in the state to spend 75 per cent of the Rs 50,000 grant given by the West Bengal government on the procurement of Covid protection equipment and the rest on strengthening public-police bonding.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said since the Supreme Court has upheld the University Grants Commission (UGC) decision that final exams must be held for students to graduate, the West Bengal government would try to hold the exams in October, before the Durga Puja begins on October 22.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said: "I have told our education minister to look into the possibility of conducting the final-year exams in universities and colleges before Durga Puja in October. The options of both online and offline exams should be looked into."

The Supreme Court today has refused to stay the West Bengal government's order granting Rs 10,000 each to all Durga Puja committees in the state. The top court has however, issued a notice to the state government and sought a detailed affidavit from it within six weeks.

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear an appeal challenging the West Bengal government's decision to grant Rs 10,000 each to puja committees in the state for Durga Puja celebrations.

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of trying to divide the people of the state on religious lines by giving out doles during festivals to secure its vote bank.

The Calcutta High Court has refused to accept petition challenging her government's grant for Durga puja organisers.

The Calcutta High Court is set to give its order tomorrow on the maintainability of the public interest litigation (PIL) that has challenged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's grant for Durga puja organisers. If the court decides it is maintainable, the case will be slotted for further hearing. If not, the matter ends there unless a higher court is a...

In a very generous first, 28,000 Durga Puja committees across Bengal will get a grant of Rs 10,000 each this festive season "for community development programmes," Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.

The festival of Durga Puja provided Lalu Yadav with an excuse to call Nitish Kumar after weeks of not-exactly-warm vibes in Bihar's leading political partnership.