DURGA PUJA
Agarbatti makers wield strong growth despite places of worship shuttered due to Covid
“Consumers experienced divinity of temples in their homes,” said Ravi Rayavaram, chief executive - agarbatti and matches business at ITC Lt...
Bengal Kali Puja committees to shun pomp and glitz this year
Kali Puja committees in West Bengal have decided to shun pomp and glitz and celebrate the festival in a subdued manner this year due to the...
Calcutta HC bans firecrackers on Kali Puja amid Covid outbreak
A division bench of justices Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee gave the direction while hearing two Public Interest Litigations (PILs).
Watch: Durga Puja Pandal in Kolkata captures migrants' crisis faced during Covid lockdown
The lockdown imposed due to COVID-19 has brought in tremendous crises, especially for migrants. Migrants across the country, stuck with no ...
Depression over Bay of Bengal moving away, no heavy rain likely during Durga Puja days
The system is likely to move further north-northeastwards and cross Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts around afternoon hours, red...
IndiGo celebrating Durga Puja at six airports
These six stations are Kolkata, Silchar, Guwahati, Bagdogra, Agartala and Jorhat.
PM Modi takes part in Durga Puja celebrations, inaugurates Pandal in Kolkata virtually
Invoking Goddess Durga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reaffirmed his government's irrevocable commitment to women's empowerment....
Calcutta HC does a no-entry, bars 'pandal-hop till you drop' across Bengal
Despite a backtrack, Calcutta High Court’s missed the asura for overreach this puja.
Durga Puja goes digital in Delhi with online darshan, home delivery of prasad
Covid-19 tests are being planned for priests and cooks at the pandals.
Durga Puja: Calcutta HC issues guidelines, maintains 'no entry for visitors in pandals' order
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday allowed entry of up to 45 people inside the Durga Puja pandals which have an area of more than 300 squ...
Post-monsoon rains might drown out Durga Puja celebrations
"Isolated very heavy rainfall (115.6-204.4 mm/day) is also likely over coastal Odisha and adjoining areas of coastal West Bengal on 22 Octo...
Calcutta HC accepts plea seeking a stay on the order stopping visitors to enter Durga Puja pandals
A day ahead of Durga Puja, Calcutta HC accepts plea seeking stay on the order stopping visitors to enter Durga Puja pandalsCalcutta HC acce...
Calcutta High Court orders all Durga Puja pandals in Bengal be declared no-entry zones
For small pandals, barricades will have to be put up five metres from the entrance, while for the bigger ones, the distance has to be 10 me...
Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal be declared no-entry zones: Calcutta High Court
KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Monday ordered that all Durga Puja pandals across the state be declared no-entry zones to prevent the s...
PM Modi's address to be streamed live at 10 Durga puja pandals
According to the sources, Modi's virtual address on 'Maha Sasthi' -- which marks the beginning of the five-day festival -- will set the ton...
Cancelling Durga puja revelry not an option, people should follow COVID protocols: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said cancelling Durga puja celebrations was not an option, and urged people to maint...
Watch: CM Mamata inaugurates ‘Durga Puja Pandal’ in Kolkata
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated ‘Durga puja pandal’ in Kolkata. She also inaugurated ‘Durga Puja Pandals’ of North Bengal, Naida...
PM Modi to address people of Bengal on the occasion of Durga Puja: Kailash Vijayvargiya
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji will deliver a virtual address to the people of the state on the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja. He wil...
Will urge PM to give message to people to follow COVID safety norms in Durga Puja: BJP
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had asked the puja committees to prepare open-air marquees in view of the contagion and ensure that pandal h...
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