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Kolkata Dura Puja Committees Focus On Social Issues To Spread Awareness
From the daily struggles of autorickshaw drivers to trafficking and abuse of women to blatant use of child labour in hotels, Durga puja committees in Kolkata have highlighted different social issues to generate awareness among people.
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Amit Shah To Inaugurate Durga Puja Pandal Inspired By Ram Temple On 16 October In Kolkata
It's worth mentioning that Amit Shah previously inaugurated Puja pandals during the 2021 Assembly elections in Kolkata.
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Chandrayaan-3, Anti-Ragging Among Kolkata Durga Puja Themes This Year
As the whole country continues to celebrate Chandrayaan-3's success, a Durga puja committee in Kolkata has decided to design its pandal modelled on lander Vikram which touched down on the lunar south pole on August 23.
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Durga Puja 2020: Giant Screens, Online Darshan Among Kolkata's Puja Plans
Durga Puja organizers - particularly the big ones - are planning to install giant screens near the puja pandals for people to see the deity of Goddess Durga. Many puja committees have already made arrangements and welcomed the court decision. They said the arrangements for 'anjali' and 'sandhi puja' will be tweaked adhering to court orders.
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"Brilliantly Appropriate": Shashi Tharoor's Twitter Praise For Covid-Themed Durga Puja
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today praised the creative spirit of a Durga Puja committee based in Kolkata which has chosen coronavirus theme for the five-day festival starting from October 22.
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Durga Puja Committee To Install Giant TV Screens To Help People Watch Decoration, Idol In Kolkata
A big-budget Durga Puja committee in the city will adorn the idols of Goddess Durga and her progeny with 25 kg gold and to avoid crowding inside the pandal would install giant TV screens on roads so that revellers can watch the decoration and the idol.
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'Azaan' At Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Triggers Controversy
A city Durga Puja committee has triggered a controversy by playing Azaan--a Muslim call for prayer-- along with Sanskrit hymns as the theme music of the festivities.
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Woman Allegedly "Assaulted" By Durga Puja Committee Members In Kolkata
A middle-aged woman was allegedly assaulted by members of a Durga Puja organising committee in Sealdah area of Kolkata after she objected that its puja marquee had blocked the entrance to her restaurant.
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In The Making, A Gold-Plated Idol Of Goddess Durga Worth Rs 20 Crore
At a time when the economy is witnessing a slowdown, two puja committees in central Kolkata are spending lavishly on Durga Puja decorations.
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Balakot Air Strikes Theme Of Kolkata Durga Puja Marquee
The Young Boys Club Sarbojanin Durga Puja Committee in central Kolkata is recreating the events of the air strike with clay models and digital projection on its 50th anniversary of conducting the annual fiesta.
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Trinamool Slams BJP After Amit Shah Asked To Inaugurate Kolkata Durga Puja
Amid accusations by the ruling Trinamool Congress that the BJP is politicising Durga Puja, West Bengal's biggest festival, a city committee has requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to inaugurate their puja this year.
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Iconic Kolkata Durga Puja Shifted Due To Safety Concerns
The crowd-puller Durga Puja at Kolkata's Mohammad Ali Park will be shifted to a nearby fire station this year due to the dilapidated condition of a British-era reservoir underneath the park, a puja committee member said today.
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Top Court To Hear Plea Challenging Grants To Puja Committees In Bengal
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.
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On Controversial Durga Puja Grant, Mamata Banerjee Has Good Day In Court
The Calcutta High Court has refused to accept petition challenging her government's grant for Durga puja organisers.
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Durga Puja Street Graffiti Dedicated To Life, Struggle Of Sex Workers
A street graffiti dedicated to the life and struggle of the sex workers was unveiled by a Durga Puja organiser in north Kolkata on Monday.
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Kolkata Dura Puja Committees Focus On Social Issues To Spread Awareness
From the daily struggles of autorickshaw drivers to trafficking and abuse of women to blatant use of child labour in hotels, Durga puja committees in Kolkata have highlighted different social issues to generate awareness among people.
-
Amit Shah To Inaugurate Durga Puja Pandal Inspired By Ram Temple On 16 October In Kolkata
It's worth mentioning that Amit Shah previously inaugurated Puja pandals during the 2021 Assembly elections in Kolkata.
-
Chandrayaan-3, Anti-Ragging Among Kolkata Durga Puja Themes This Year
As the whole country continues to celebrate Chandrayaan-3's success, a Durga puja committee in Kolkata has decided to design its pandal modelled on lander Vikram which touched down on the lunar south pole on August 23.
-
Durga Puja 2020: Giant Screens, Online Darshan Among Kolkata's Puja Plans
Durga Puja organizers - particularly the big ones - are planning to install giant screens near the puja pandals for people to see the deity of Goddess Durga. Many puja committees have already made arrangements and welcomed the court decision. They said the arrangements for 'anjali' and 'sandhi puja' will be tweaked adhering to court orders.
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"Brilliantly Appropriate": Shashi Tharoor's Twitter Praise For Covid-Themed Durga Puja
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today praised the creative spirit of a Durga Puja committee based in Kolkata which has chosen coronavirus theme for the five-day festival starting from October 22.
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Durga Puja Committee To Install Giant TV Screens To Help People Watch Decoration, Idol In Kolkata
A big-budget Durga Puja committee in the city will adorn the idols of Goddess Durga and her progeny with 25 kg gold and to avoid crowding inside the pandal would install giant TV screens on roads so that revellers can watch the decoration and the idol.
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'Azaan' At Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Triggers Controversy
A city Durga Puja committee has triggered a controversy by playing Azaan--a Muslim call for prayer-- along with Sanskrit hymns as the theme music of the festivities.
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Woman Allegedly "Assaulted" By Durga Puja Committee Members In Kolkata
A middle-aged woman was allegedly assaulted by members of a Durga Puja organising committee in Sealdah area of Kolkata after she objected that its puja marquee had blocked the entrance to her restaurant.
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In The Making, A Gold-Plated Idol Of Goddess Durga Worth Rs 20 Crore
At a time when the economy is witnessing a slowdown, two puja committees in central Kolkata are spending lavishly on Durga Puja decorations.
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Balakot Air Strikes Theme Of Kolkata Durga Puja Marquee
The Young Boys Club Sarbojanin Durga Puja Committee in central Kolkata is recreating the events of the air strike with clay models and digital projection on its 50th anniversary of conducting the annual fiesta.
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Trinamool Slams BJP After Amit Shah Asked To Inaugurate Kolkata Durga Puja
Amid accusations by the ruling Trinamool Congress that the BJP is politicising Durga Puja, West Bengal's biggest festival, a city committee has requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to inaugurate their puja this year.
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Iconic Kolkata Durga Puja Shifted Due To Safety Concerns
The crowd-puller Durga Puja at Kolkata's Mohammad Ali Park will be shifted to a nearby fire station this year due to the dilapidated condition of a British-era reservoir underneath the park, a puja committee member said today.
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Top Court To Hear Plea Challenging Grants To Puja Committees In Bengal
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.
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On Controversial Durga Puja Grant, Mamata Banerjee Has Good Day In Court
The Calcutta High Court has refused to accept petition challenging her government's grant for Durga puja organisers.
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Durga Puja Street Graffiti Dedicated To Life, Struggle Of Sex Workers
A street graffiti dedicated to the life and struggle of the sex workers was unveiled by a Durga Puja organiser in north Kolkata on Monday.
