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West Bengal Hikes Assistance For Durga Puja Organisers, Will Now Give Rs 85,000
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced government assistance of Rs 85,000 for each community Durga Puja organiser in the state.
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Bengal Declares Public Holiday On Ram Navami, BJP's "Blue With Rage" Jibe
Ram Navami on April 18 this year has been declared a public holiday in West Bengal. The move came "too late", said BJP, claiming Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to redeem her "anti-Hindu image".
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Watch: Mamata Banerjee At Durga Puja Carnival In Kolkata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was seen breaking into a dance holding an oar along with women participants at the Durga Puja Carnival in Kolkata's Red Road on Friday.
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No Rain Likely During Durga Puja Festivities In Bengal: Weather Department
With the city geared for the Durga Puja extravaganza from October 20, the Met office on Thursday said the revellers will not be troubled by rain till 'Ashtami' (the eigth day of Navratri) on October 22.
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Amit Shah To Inaugurate Durga Puja Pandal In Bengal Today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit West Bengal on Monday to inaugurate a renowned Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, party officials said.
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Man Killed Allegedly Over Why Music Was Stopped At Durga Puja Pandal
A 33-year-old man was allegedly killed in West Bengal's Nadia district over playing music at a Durga Puja pandal, police said today.
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Rs 40,000 Crore Durga Puja In West Bengal Creates 3 Lakh Jobs: Report
Not just fun and frolic, Durga Puja in West Bengal is a grand economic affair involving transactions of at least Rs 40,000 crore, creating employment opportunities for around three lakh people, stakeholders said on Monday.
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Rain Over Next 3 Days May Dampen Durga Puja Festivities In Bengal
Rain lashed several parts of southern West Bengal, including Kolkata, on Sunday, dampening the festive spirit on Saptami or the first of the four-day Durga Puja festivities.
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Durga Puja Pandal By Kolkata BJP Leader Recalls Bengal Post-Poll Violence
Violence that rocked West Bengal following last year's assembly elections is the theme of a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata with the Goddess shown as the mother of a dead child.
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Watch: Mamata Banerjee Plays The Dhak At Durga Puja
In a video, Mamata Banerjee can be seen cutting the ribbon and then walking into the pandal with a 'dhak' slung around her left shoulder and playing it. Once inside the main pandal, she places the 'dhak' on the floor and continues playing it
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Heavy Rain Likely In Kolkata During Durga Puja, Organisers On Edge
Durga Puja in Kolkata and southern West Bengal districts is likely to be rain-drenched this year with the Met department on Tuesday saying that a cyclonic circulation may form over northwest Bay of Bengal on October 1.
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Kolkata's Bid To Make Durga Puja Global Event After UNESCO Tag
After UNESCO's recognition to Durga Puja, West Bengal's biggest cultural event, Kolkata organisers are reaching out to foreign dignitaries and diplomats in the city to promote the festival among their countrymen.
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BJP To Start 'Jail Bharo Andolan' In West Bengal After Durga Puja
West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday said that the party will start 'Jail Bharo Andolan' after Durga Puja against the government.
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For Durga Puja Celebrations, Mamata Banerjee's Big Announcement
Bengal Chief Minister said mega procession will be organised in Kolkata on September 1 to thank UNESCO for the inclusion of Kolkata's Durga Puja on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
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Centre's Warning To Bengal Amid Rising Covid Cases Post Durga Puja
The centre has pulled up the West Bengal government for the rise in number of COVID-19 cases in Kolkata following huge crowds on the streets during the Durga Puja celebrations earlier this month.
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West Bengal Hikes Assistance For Durga Puja Organisers, Will Now Give Rs 85,000
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced government assistance of Rs 85,000 for each community Durga Puja organiser in the state.
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Bengal Declares Public Holiday On Ram Navami, BJP's "Blue With Rage" Jibe
Ram Navami on April 18 this year has been declared a public holiday in West Bengal. The move came "too late", said BJP, claiming Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to redeem her "anti-Hindu image".
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Watch: Mamata Banerjee At Durga Puja Carnival In Kolkata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was seen breaking into a dance holding an oar along with women participants at the Durga Puja Carnival in Kolkata's Red Road on Friday.
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No Rain Likely During Durga Puja Festivities In Bengal: Weather Department
With the city geared for the Durga Puja extravaganza from October 20, the Met office on Thursday said the revellers will not be troubled by rain till 'Ashtami' (the eigth day of Navratri) on October 22.
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Amit Shah To Inaugurate Durga Puja Pandal In Bengal Today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit West Bengal on Monday to inaugurate a renowned Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, party officials said.
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Man Killed Allegedly Over Why Music Was Stopped At Durga Puja Pandal
A 33-year-old man was allegedly killed in West Bengal's Nadia district over playing music at a Durga Puja pandal, police said today.
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Rs 40,000 Crore Durga Puja In West Bengal Creates 3 Lakh Jobs: Report
Not just fun and frolic, Durga Puja in West Bengal is a grand economic affair involving transactions of at least Rs 40,000 crore, creating employment opportunities for around three lakh people, stakeholders said on Monday.
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Rain Over Next 3 Days May Dampen Durga Puja Festivities In Bengal
Rain lashed several parts of southern West Bengal, including Kolkata, on Sunday, dampening the festive spirit on Saptami or the first of the four-day Durga Puja festivities.
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Durga Puja Pandal By Kolkata BJP Leader Recalls Bengal Post-Poll Violence
Violence that rocked West Bengal following last year's assembly elections is the theme of a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata with the Goddess shown as the mother of a dead child.
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Watch: Mamata Banerjee Plays The Dhak At Durga Puja
In a video, Mamata Banerjee can be seen cutting the ribbon and then walking into the pandal with a 'dhak' slung around her left shoulder and playing it. Once inside the main pandal, she places the 'dhak' on the floor and continues playing it
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Heavy Rain Likely In Kolkata During Durga Puja, Organisers On Edge
Durga Puja in Kolkata and southern West Bengal districts is likely to be rain-drenched this year with the Met department on Tuesday saying that a cyclonic circulation may form over northwest Bay of Bengal on October 1.
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Kolkata's Bid To Make Durga Puja Global Event After UNESCO Tag
After UNESCO's recognition to Durga Puja, West Bengal's biggest cultural event, Kolkata organisers are reaching out to foreign dignitaries and diplomats in the city to promote the festival among their countrymen.
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BJP To Start 'Jail Bharo Andolan' In West Bengal After Durga Puja
West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday said that the party will start 'Jail Bharo Andolan' after Durga Puja against the government.
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For Durga Puja Celebrations, Mamata Banerjee's Big Announcement
Bengal Chief Minister said mega procession will be organised in Kolkata on September 1 to thank UNESCO for the inclusion of Kolkata's Durga Puja on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
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Centre's Warning To Bengal Amid Rising Covid Cases Post Durga Puja
The centre has pulled up the West Bengal government for the rise in number of COVID-19 cases in Kolkata following huge crowds on the streets during the Durga Puja celebrations earlier this month.
