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Mutton Biryani, Chicken Curry: Durga Puja Menu For Bengal Prisoners
The changed menu for inmates - both convicts and undertrials - for lunch and dinner would be effective from Sasthi (October 9) to Dashami (October 12), covering the beginning and end of Durga puja, he said.
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Doctor's Protests, Floods May Dampen Bengal's Durga Puja Festivities
The firestorm over a Kolkata doctor's gruesome rape and murder and the flood crisis threaten to severely impact Bengal's Rs 50,000 crore Durga Puja economy.
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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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Mamata Banerjee Announces Durga Puja Bonus For Civic Volunteers, ASHA Workers, Cops
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced a Rs 5,300 Durga Puja bonus for civic volunteers of the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police, and ASHA workers employed under the health department.
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"Matter Of Shame": Mamata Banerjee On Gandhi Look-Alike Asur At Puja Pandal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that people would give a befitting reply to those who tried to malign Durga Puja and insulted Mahatma Gandhi by replacing Mahisasura with a crudely-crafted lookalike of the father of the nation.
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Bengal Ends Durga Puja With Grand Carnival On Kolkata's Iconic Red Road
West Bengal and Kolkata bid Goddess Durga goodbye with a grand carnival attended by dignitaries and foreign delegates along with tourists attending the Durga Puja this time.
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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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Mutton Biryani, Chicken Curry: Durga Puja Menu For Bengal Prisoners
The changed menu for inmates - both convicts and undertrials - for lunch and dinner would be effective from Sasthi (October 9) to Dashami (October 12), covering the beginning and end of Durga puja, he said.
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Doctor's Protests, Floods May Dampen Bengal's Durga Puja Festivities
The firestorm over a Kolkata doctor's gruesome rape and murder and the flood crisis threaten to severely impact Bengal's Rs 50,000 crore Durga Puja economy.
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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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Mamata Banerjee Announces Durga Puja Bonus For Civic Volunteers, ASHA Workers, Cops
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced a Rs 5,300 Durga Puja bonus for civic volunteers of the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police, and ASHA workers employed under the health department.
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"Matter Of Shame": Mamata Banerjee On Gandhi Look-Alike Asur At Puja Pandal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that people would give a befitting reply to those who tried to malign Durga Puja and insulted Mahatma Gandhi by replacing Mahisasura with a crudely-crafted lookalike of the father of the nation.
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Bengal Ends Durga Puja With Grand Carnival On Kolkata's Iconic Red Road
West Bengal and Kolkata bid Goddess Durga goodbye with a grand carnival attended by dignitaries and foreign delegates along with tourists attending the Durga Puja this time.
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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
