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Jharkhand govt issues guidelines for Durga Puja, Dussehra
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 2 (ANI): The Government of Jharkhand issued guidelines to be followed for the observance of Durga Puja and Dussehra in the view of COVID-19.
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Mamata Banerjee announces guidelines for Durga Puja celebrations, says won
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 24 (ANI): Organising cultural programmes at pandals won't be allowed during Durga Puja in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday.
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Vedic rituals to be performed instead of idol worship this Durga Puja: Dib
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], September 16 (ANI): In a meeting, it was unanimously decided that Vedic rituals will be performed instead of idol worship this Durga Puja amid COVID-19 crisis, said Pallav Gopal Jha, Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner.
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Kolkata artist pays tribute to Sushant through painting ahead of Durga Puj
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 13 (ANI): Admirers of Sushant Singh Rajput continue to pay tributes to him and remember his work with an artist in Kolkata drawing a painting of the late actor and stating that he would have been the appropriate choice to represent Goddess Durga's
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Bangladesh allows export of nearly 1500 tonnes of Hilsa to India for Durga
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 12 (ANI): The government of Bangladesh has approved the export of nearly 1500 tonnes of Hilsa (fish) to India as a gesture of goodwill on the occasion of Durga Puja.
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Prove govt said there will be no Durga Puja, I'll do 100 sit-ups: Mamata
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 9 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that vicious rumours were being spread and if it could be proved that West Bengal government has said there will be no Durga Puja this year, she "will do sit-ups in front of people
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Durga Puja committee in Kolkata to play late Pranab Mukherjee's rendition
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 2 (ANI): In order to pay homage to former president Pranab Mukherjee who passed away recently a puja committee here has decided to play his rendition of 'Chandi Path' ( dedicated to Goddess Kali) during the entire period of Durga Puja.
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Artisans in Assam's Guwahati say orders for Durga Puja idols cancelled due
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 12 (ANI): Several idol makers in Guwahati say they are staring at huge losses amid the COVID-19 crisis as they have not yet received any orders ahead of Durga Puja festival.
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Durga Puja committees of Kolkata, London to conduct webinar on COVID-19 im
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 28 (ANI): Representatives of some Durga Puja Committees from Kolkata and London Sharad Utsav will take part in a webinar in mid-July to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the five-day festival.
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Assam: 'Disneyland' themed Kali puja pandal in Guwahati
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Oct 27 (ANI): While Durga Puja this year witnessed theme-based pandals across various states, a Kali Puja pandal in the Kahilipara Colony Bazar here too has been designed based on the theme of 'Disneyland in Paris.'
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WB govt should apologise: Mukul Roy on Governor's 'insult'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): BJP leader Mukul Roy has said that the West Bengal government should apologise to the Governor Jagdeep Dhankar after the latter was allegedly 'insulted' at a Durga Puja programme in Kolkata in which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was also present.
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WB Governor says deeply hurt over treatment given, hopes ruling Trinamool
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 15 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar said on Tuesday that he was deeply hurt and disturbed by the treatment meted out to him by the state government at a Durga Puja event on October 11 and termed it as an "insult".
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