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Odisha To Copyright Jagannath Temple Rituals
The Odisha government has started working on securing copyright for the rituals of Lord Jagannath temple in Puri to protect its traditional cultural expressions, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, the titular king of the pilgrim town, said.
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BJP Leaders Using Rath Yatra To Divide Society: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday mocked BJP leaders for travelling on raths "as if they are gods", and alleged that their political agenda is to create division in society on the basis of religion.
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Change In Bengal Inevitable, People Fed Up With Corruption: Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today said that the change in government in West Bengal is "inevitable" and the BJP's Rath Yatra in the state may strengthen the process.
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BJP Back Pedals On 'Rath Yatra' After Legal Hurdle Over Permission
The Trinamool Congress and the BJP have been locked in a bitter verbal exchange over the JP Nadda-led party's planned Rath Yatra in Nabadwip in Nadia district of West Bengal. The BJP has now called it a "Parivartan Yatra", and said it is the media that has been calling the event Rath Yatra.
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Row Over BJP Rath Yatra, Trinamool Rally In Bengal, Same Place, Same Time
The BJP's rath yatra in West Bengal, to be flagged off by party chief JP Nadda tomorrow, has run into a controversy. Not because permission has been denied, but because it has been granted. The Trinamool Youth Congress in Nadia district, where the BJP's parivartan rath yatra is to roll, has announced they too will hold a two-day janasamarthan yatra...
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BJP Plans 5 Rath Yatras In Bengal, Court Asked To Say No
Till now, roadshows were the BJP's big campaign tool in Bengal - leaders atop an open truck bedecked with marigolds travelling short distances. But the party is now stepping on the gas in the race for the Bengal assembly and deploying the chariot.
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West Bengal Government Announces Rath Yatra Holiday Tomorrow
The West Bengal government today announced that all its offices will remain closed tomorrow on account of Rath Yatra holiday.
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Mamata Banerjee Greeted With ''Jai Shri Ram'' Slogans At Rath Yatra Event
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was greeted with ''Jai Shri Ram'' slogans by BJP supporters yet again when she visited Mahesh area in Hooghly district to inaugurate the 623-year-old Ratha Yatra festival on Thursday.
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Political Parties Have Democratic Right To Conduct Programmes: West Bengal Governor
West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi feels that everypolitical party has the "constitutional and democraticright"toconducttheirprogrammes, a remark that comes against the backdrop of the state government denying permissiontothe BJPtohold a ''rath yatra''.
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"In A Peaceful Manner...": Bengal BJP's Fresh Proposal For Rath Yatra
The West Bengal BJP on Thursday submitted a modified proposal to the state government requesting permission for the Rath Yatra as directed by the Supreme Court and promised that the programme will be a "peaceful political endeavour", a senior state BJP leader said.
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Bengal BJP To Seek Permission For 10-12 Day Rath Yatra, Says Leader
The West Bengal unit of the BJP has decided to seek permission for 10 to 12-day long four-phased ''Rath Yatras'' from the state government, a senior party leader said Wednesday.
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BJP's Amit Shah To Address Public Rallies In West Bengal From January 20
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has planned three days of rallies, to be addressed by party chief Amit Shah, across West Bengal on January 20 -- a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's opposition rally in Kolkata.
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Mamata Banerjee Welcomes Order On BJP Rath Yatra, No Setback Says BJP
The BJP Tuesday said it did not consider a setback the Supreme Court verdict, putting on hold the party's proposed "rath yatra" programme in West Bengal, even as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed the order.
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No BJP Rath Yatra For Now; Supreme Court Says Bengal's Worry "Not Unfounded"
The ruling BJP cannot hold a "Rath Yatra" in Bengal for now, the Supreme Court ruled today, stating that the concerns of the state government "cannot be said to be unfounded".
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BJP Launches Bengal Offensive By Luring Trinamool Lawmaker Saumitra Khan
The BJP was supposed to kick off its Bengal offensive with rath yatras in December but instead launched it by snatching away a sitting Lok Sabha lawmaker of the Trinamool Congress today.
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Odisha To Copyright Jagannath Temple Rituals
The Odisha government has started working on securing copyright for the rituals of Lord Jagannath temple in Puri to protect its traditional cultural expressions, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, the titular king of the pilgrim town, said.
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BJP Leaders Using Rath Yatra To Divide Society: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday mocked BJP leaders for travelling on raths "as if they are gods", and alleged that their political agenda is to create division in society on the basis of religion.
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Change In Bengal Inevitable, People Fed Up With Corruption: Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today said that the change in government in West Bengal is "inevitable" and the BJP's Rath Yatra in the state may strengthen the process.
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BJP Back Pedals On 'Rath Yatra' After Legal Hurdle Over Permission
The Trinamool Congress and the BJP have been locked in a bitter verbal exchange over the JP Nadda-led party's planned Rath Yatra in Nabadwip in Nadia district of West Bengal. The BJP has now called it a "Parivartan Yatra", and said it is the media that has been calling the event Rath Yatra.
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Row Over BJP Rath Yatra, Trinamool Rally In Bengal, Same Place, Same Time
The BJP's rath yatra in West Bengal, to be flagged off by party chief JP Nadda tomorrow, has run into a controversy. Not because permission has been denied, but because it has been granted. The Trinamool Youth Congress in Nadia district, where the BJP's parivartan rath yatra is to roll, has announced they too will hold a two-day janasamarthan yatra...
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BJP Plans 5 Rath Yatras In Bengal, Court Asked To Say No
Till now, roadshows were the BJP's big campaign tool in Bengal - leaders atop an open truck bedecked with marigolds travelling short distances. But the party is now stepping on the gas in the race for the Bengal assembly and deploying the chariot.
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West Bengal Government Announces Rath Yatra Holiday Tomorrow
The West Bengal government today announced that all its offices will remain closed tomorrow on account of Rath Yatra holiday.
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Mamata Banerjee Greeted With ''Jai Shri Ram'' Slogans At Rath Yatra Event
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was greeted with ''Jai Shri Ram'' slogans by BJP supporters yet again when she visited Mahesh area in Hooghly district to inaugurate the 623-year-old Ratha Yatra festival on Thursday.
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Political Parties Have Democratic Right To Conduct Programmes: West Bengal Governor
West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi feels that everypolitical party has the "constitutional and democraticright"toconducttheirprogrammes, a remark that comes against the backdrop of the state government denying permissiontothe BJPtohold a ''rath yatra''.
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"In A Peaceful Manner...": Bengal BJP's Fresh Proposal For Rath Yatra
The West Bengal BJP on Thursday submitted a modified proposal to the state government requesting permission for the Rath Yatra as directed by the Supreme Court and promised that the programme will be a "peaceful political endeavour", a senior state BJP leader said.
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Bengal BJP To Seek Permission For 10-12 Day Rath Yatra, Says Leader
The West Bengal unit of the BJP has decided to seek permission for 10 to 12-day long four-phased ''Rath Yatras'' from the state government, a senior party leader said Wednesday.
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BJP's Amit Shah To Address Public Rallies In West Bengal From January 20
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has planned three days of rallies, to be addressed by party chief Amit Shah, across West Bengal on January 20 -- a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's opposition rally in Kolkata.
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Mamata Banerjee Welcomes Order On BJP Rath Yatra, No Setback Says BJP
The BJP Tuesday said it did not consider a setback the Supreme Court verdict, putting on hold the party's proposed "rath yatra" programme in West Bengal, even as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed the order.
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No BJP Rath Yatra For Now; Supreme Court Says Bengal's Worry "Not Unfounded"
The ruling BJP cannot hold a "Rath Yatra" in Bengal for now, the Supreme Court ruled today, stating that the concerns of the state government "cannot be said to be unfounded".
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BJP Launches Bengal Offensive By Luring Trinamool Lawmaker Saumitra Khan
The BJP was supposed to kick off its Bengal offensive with rath yatras in December but instead launched it by snatching away a sitting Lok Sabha lawmaker of the Trinamool Congress today.
