Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) Like the previous year, different community Durga Puja committees in West Bengal have refused the annual Durga Puja donation offered by the state government, demanding justice for the R.G. Kar rape and murder victim. Last week, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the enhancement of annual Puja … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) A petition was filed at Calcutta High Court on Monday challenging the West Bengal government’s decision to enhance the annual dole for different community Durga Puja committees to Rs 1,10,000 this year, up from the previous year’s Rs 85,000, as announced by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) With less than two months left for Durga Puja, Kolkata Police have started an awareness campaign on a new type of cyber fraud, calling it the ‘online five-star scam’. Through this new scam, cyber fraudsters are innovatively trapping travellers. They have started deceiving travellers by calling … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s announcement earlier this week, enhancing the annual state government donations for community Durga Puja committees to Rs 1.10 lakh this year, up from Rs 85,000 last year, is all set to face legal challenges at Calcutta High Court this week. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) Confusion is brewing within the West Bengal State Secretariat over the exact financial burden on the state exchequer following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s recent announcement to enhance the annual grant for community Durga Puja committees this year. The confusion stems from the exact number of community … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) The issue of enhanced annual dole from the West Bengal government to different community Durga Puja committees this year, might be highlighted as a point of argument at Supreme Court by the counsels of the state government employees filing a contempt-of-court petition against the state government … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) West Bengal Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and veteran BJP leader, Suvendu Adhikari, on Thursday, appealed to the community Durga Puja Committees in the state not to accept the annual dole paid to them as a mark of respect to the woman junior doctor of the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday hiked the grant for each community Durga Puja committee to Rs 1.10 lakh from Rs 85,000 last year. Speaking after a coordination meeting with all Durga Puja organisers, state government officials, and Kolkata Police officers at Netaji Indoor … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Trinamool Congress General Secretary Kunal Ghosh on Wednesday raised the question whether the Bengali-speaking tourists visiting the BJP-ruled states during vacations like Durga Puja were safe during their stay. “Reports of unspeakable atrocities against Bengali-speaking people are surfacing from the BJP-ruled state. In Haryana, Odisha, and … Read more