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COVID-19: Plea in Calcutta HC seeks to stop Durga Puja celebrations in Wes
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 14 (ANI): A plea has been filed in the Calcutta High Court seeking directions to stop the Durga Puja celebrations in West Bengal in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Assam CM directs state officials to ensure tea garden workers receive bonu
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 13 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday in a meeting with District Collectors (DCs), and Superintendents of Police (SPs) via video conferencing in Guwahati directed the officials to ensure tea garden workers receive bonuses at the fixed
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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to inaugurate Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapa
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, will inaugurate the Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja on 15 October 2020. Last year also the Chief Minister had chosen Manicktala Chaltabagan as one of the first Pujas for form
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Mamata urges Durga Puja Committees not to allow people without masks in pa
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 12 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged Durga Puja Committees not to allow people without masks in pandal during Puja celebrations.
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Resume local train services in West Bengal before Durga Puja, Swapan Dasgu
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Swapan Dasgupta on Monday wrote to Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal, requesting him to restore the local and suburban train services in West Bengal, ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja.
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Ramlila, Durga Puja to take place in Delhi with COVID-19 precautions
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): The Delhi government has decided to go ahead with Ramila and Durga Puja celebrations this year with precautions amid COVID-19 in the national capital.
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Ahead of festive season, Dr Harsh Vardhan urges people to follow COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): Keeping the upcoming festival season in mind, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday advised people to follow COVID-19 guidelines strictly during the phase, failing which the pandemic could once again raise its head and pose increased threats
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Elderly tribal couple injured in Naxal IED blast in Dantewada
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 10 (ANI): An elderly tribal couple was injured after an IED planted by Naxals went off in Telam Pujaripal area of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Friday, police said.
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Women thrashed by neighbours while performing puja at home in Hyderabad, c
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Rangareddy (Telangana) [India], October 9 (ANI): The Telangana police have registered a case on a complaint by a woman on Friday stating that her neighbours had brutally thrashed her while she was performing puja at her residence in Hyderabad.
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Durga Puja celebrations set to be low-key in Kolkata amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 8 (ANI): Keeping in mind the risks of COVID-19, big-budget Durga Puja committees in Kolkata have decided not to celebrate the festival in a grand manner.
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COVID-19 impact: Bengaluru's shopkeepers selling puja items struggle to re
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 7 (ANI): Shopkeepers in Bengaluru are struggling to sell their puja items as their businesses are badly hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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