Durga Puja

Rather Die Than Prove My Religion Before Entering Temple: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 14, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said that she would rather die than prove her religion and challenged BJP to compare the religious activities undertaken by the Trinamool Congress government to that by the previous regimes in the state.

"Durga Puja Tax" Opens New Mamata Banerjee vs Centre Front

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday August 13, 2019

Politics has muscled its way into Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal ahead of festivities barely 50 days away. On orders from Mamata Banerjee, top women leaders of the Trinamool Congress sat on a day-long sit-in protest in Kolkata today to protest income tax notices to Durga Puja organisers.

Mamata Banerjee Versus I-T Department On Durga Puja Tax

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday August 14, 2019

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday hit out at the Income Tax department over its denial on levying taxes on the state's Durga Puja committees.

"Trinamool Afraid That...": BJP Slams Mamata Banerjee Over Durga Puja Tax

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 12, 2019

Questioning West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's criticism of IT notices served to Durga Puja committees, the BJP on Monday accused a section of Trinamool Congress leaders of laundering the money, allegedly looted in chit fund scams, through the puja committees.

For Tax On Durga Puja, Mamata Banerjee Plans Protest Against Centre

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday August 11, 2019

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is a planning a protest against the tax the BJP-led Central government is trying to impose on Durga Puja committees of the state. In a series of tweets today, Ms Banerjee said the Income Tax department has issued notices to many committees who organise Durga pujas, asking them to pay taxes.

Iconic Kolkata Durga Puja Shifted Due To Safety Concerns

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2019

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.

BJP Wants Amit Shah At A Puja Launch, Earlier Opened By Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 26, 2019

BJP president Amit Shah is likely to inaugurate Durga Puja festivities in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's locality this year, party sources said on Thursday.

Tax Returns, Political Battlefield Await Durga Puja In Bengal 70 Days From Now

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday July 23, 2019

Durga Puja in West Bengal this time is about to turn into a political battle field. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has fired the first shot, attacking the BJP as anti-Hindu because the Centre's Income Tax department is trying to get the Durga Pujas into the tax net.

Mamata Banerjee Lashes Out BJP For Tax Notice To Durga Puja Organisers

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 23, 2019

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday lashed out at the BJP-led central government for tax notice issued to the Durga Puja Committees Forum, a top body of the worship organisers in the state.

Is Centre Trying To Stop Durga Puja By Taxing Organisers, Asks Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 11, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today asked the Durga Puja organisers to not furnish information sought by the Income Tax department, as it was a move to "harass" them.

Weeks After Clashes, Fear Still Reigns Over Uttar Pradesh Village

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday November 3, 2018

Residents of Khaira Bazar village in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district continue to live under the threat of communal violence, weeks after clashes erupted between two communities during the Durga Puja festivities last month. According to news agency ANI, several families have already fled for fear of being attacked or arrested.

Man Injured In Durga Puja Accident Saves Six Lives By Donating Organs

Kolkata News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 26, 2018

A private hospital in Kolkata has retrieved the heart, liver, kidneys and corneas of a young male donor, declared brain dead and transplanted to six different people.

8 Cops Injured As Durga Idol Immersion Turns Violent In Delhi

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 20, 2018

Eight policemen, including a deputy commissioner of police (DCP), were injured on Friday as a group of devotees participating in a Durga idol immersion procession turned violent, police said.

Durga Puja 2018: Katrina Kaif, Kajol, Mouni Roy Get Into Festive Mode

Entertainment | Friday October 19, 2018

Katrina Kaif and Mouni Roy were spotted at the pujo was organised by Deb Mukherjee, Ayan Mukerji's father and Kajol's paternal uncle

Navami 2018: Kajol, Jaya Bachchan And Others Celebrate Durga Puja

Entertainment | Thursday October 18, 2018

All the celebrities were dressed in their ethnic best