Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the people of West Bengal on Thursday to mark the start of Durga Puja, the state’s largest festival. Prime Minister Modi’s speech, which he delivered virtually, took place on Durga Shasthi or the sixth day of the current nine-day Navratri festival. Last night, the …
Read More »Calcutta High Court partially relaxes its order declaring Durga Puja pandals as ‘no entry zones’
With only a few days to go to Durga Puja, the Calcutta High Court today partially relaxed the order declaring that a certain number of people are allowed to enter the Durga puja pandals in Calcutta. The Calcutta High Court, hearing the petition about the establishment of pandals during Durga …
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