Only the organizers of Durga Puja committees can participate in pandals in numbers ranging from 15 to 25 No visitors will be allowed inside Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal and the Puja mandap will be treated as a ‘containment zone’ this year, the Calcutta High Court said in an …
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In total, some 50 Pandals have decided not to celebrate Durga Puja this year (Archive) New Delhi: The Kali Mandir Society of Chittaranjan Park, the largest Durga Puja Pandal in the national capital, will be among the 50 entities of this type that will not celebrate the festival this year …
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Shashi Tharoor said the topic was “brilliantly appropriate” amid the pandemic. New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today praised the creative spirit of a Kolkata-based Durga Puja committee, which has chosen the coronavirus theme for the five-day festival starting on October 22. The image shows the goddess killing the virus, …
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As the Durga Puja festivities in West Bengal are gearing up in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic, the Calcutta High Court on Monday ordered the state’s 34,000 Durga Puja pandalos to become “No Entry” zones for visitors. All these pandales must be barricaded to avoid large concentrations in …
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Many Durga Puja committees have chosen the theme of the difficulties of migrants. Calcutta: Many Durga Puja committees in West Bengal have chosen the theme of the difficulties migrant workers face returning home during lockdown to the COVID-19 pandemic problem for the five-day festival that starts on October 22. While …
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CALCUTTA : This year Durga has returned with her young son, with her daughters Lakshmi and Saraswati in tow, walking miles from a big city to her hometown in West Bengal. This time, the Kolkata-based Behala Barisha Club has described the plight of migrant workers during the COVID-induced shutdown as …
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The sun has set, giving way to an autumnal twilight that had become so rare to find in the city. The air is rich with the fragrance of shiuli, or night-blooming jasmine, the kind that prepares you for the onslaught of winters. The atmosphere is further heightened as temple bells …
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Video capture. (Credit: ANI) The suit which is made of polypropylene fabric is approved by the South Indian Textile Research Association (SITRA). News18.com Last update: October 17, 2020 5:30 PM IST FOLLOW US: Buzz Staff The new coronavirus spike that affected the world order also continues to affect the holidays. …
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The Sushant Singh Rajput memorial events in Patna and Varanasi had attracted quite a bit of attention on October 14. Sushant’s friend, choreographer Ganesh Hiwarkar, was seen at the forefront on both occasions. And now on Saturday (October 17) it was time for Kolkata to make the event memorable. Ganesh …
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Rain clouds loom over the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India. (AP) Although the system is likely to move towards the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast, wind flow from the southwest will increase in West Bengal, resulting in the likelihood of rain, the Met department said. PTI Last update: October 16, 2020 7:09 …
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