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Mamata Banerjee Writes Theme Song For Kolkata's Durga Puja Committee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written the lyrics of the theme song of a Durga Puja committee in Kolkata, which was sung by a state minister.
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300 Durga Puja Committees In Jamshedpur Stop Music To Mourn Ratan Tata
Over 300 community Durga Puja committees in Jamshedpur refrained from playing music and cancelled cultural programmes on Thursday as a mark of respect to Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons Ratan Naval Tata, who died in a Mumbai hospital a day ago.
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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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Mamata Banerjee Hikes Aid For Durga Puja, Launches Anti-Ragging Helpline
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a Rs 10,000 hike in the assistance to clubs and puja committees for organising Durga Puja celebrations.
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To Curb Water Pollution, Delhi Bans Durga Idol Immersion At Public Places
Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) issued an order prohibiting people from immersing idols after Durga Puja at public places in order to curb water pollution.
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Abide By Covid Norms: Mamata Banerjee On Durga Puja Celebrations
Setting the pitch for the upcoming Durga Puja, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday recited Chandi Path and urged the puja committees in the state to celebrate the festival with the COVID protocols.
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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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Economist Abhijit Banerjee Supports Giving Money To Durga Puja Committees By Bengal Government
Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee has backed the West Bengal governments decision to support Durga puja committees of the state with Rs 50,000 each, saying that organisers need the additional amount to adopt COVID-19 safety protocols.
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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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Migrants' Hardships Theme Of Many Durga Puja Pandals In Bengal
Many Durga Puja committees in West Bengal have chosen the theme of the hardships faced by migrant labourers while returning home during lockdown to COVID-19 pandemic issue 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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Court Questions Bengal Government Over Money Given To Puja Committees
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought to know from the West Bengal government its justification for doling out Rs 50,000 to community Durga pujas, amid the austerity measures being pursued by the state in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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Mamata Banerjee Writes Theme Song For Kolkata's Durga Puja Committee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written the lyrics of the theme song of a Durga Puja committee in Kolkata, which was sung by a state minister.
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300 Durga Puja Committees In Jamshedpur Stop Music To Mourn Ratan Tata
Over 300 community Durga Puja committees in Jamshedpur refrained from playing music and cancelled cultural programmes on Thursday as a mark of respect to Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons Ratan Naval Tata, who died in a Mumbai hospital a day ago.
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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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Mamata Banerjee Hikes Aid For Durga Puja, Launches Anti-Ragging Helpline
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a Rs 10,000 hike in the assistance to clubs and puja committees for organising Durga Puja celebrations.
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To Curb Water Pollution, Delhi Bans Durga Idol Immersion At Public Places
Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) issued an order prohibiting people from immersing idols after Durga Puja at public places in order to curb water pollution.
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Abide By Covid Norms: Mamata Banerjee On Durga Puja Celebrations
Setting the pitch for the upcoming Durga Puja, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday recited Chandi Path and urged the puja committees in the state to celebrate the festival with the COVID protocols.
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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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Economist Abhijit Banerjee Supports Giving Money To Durga Puja Committees By Bengal Government
Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee has backed the West Bengal governments decision to support Durga puja committees of the state with Rs 50,000 each, saying that organisers need the additional amount to adopt COVID-19 safety protocols.
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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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Migrants' Hardships Theme Of Many Durga Puja Pandals In Bengal
Many Durga Puja committees in West Bengal have chosen the theme of the hardships faced by migrant labourers while returning home during lockdown to COVID-19 pandemic issue 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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Court Questions Bengal Government Over Money Given To Puja Committees
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought to know from the West Bengal government its justification for doling out Rs 50,000 to community Durga pujas, amid the austerity measures being pursued by the state in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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.
