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
Follow Us on Google News Agartala, July 19 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Saturday that the state’s traditional ‘Ker Puja’ is a symbol of faith and unity, and it reflects the rich cultural heritage of the state. “On this occasion of the Ker Puja, I had the opportunity to take blessings near … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Agartala, July 19 (IANS) The centuries-old ‘Ker Puja’ was held in Tripura on Saturday amid several customary restrictions. As per the customs of the ‘Ker Puja’, death, birth or even recreation are prohibited in the notified areas of the Puja ground. Also held in a few other northeastern states, as … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Agartala, July 3 (IANS) With traditional rituals and colourful ceremonies, the century-old ‘Kharchi Puja’ began on Thursday at Puran Habeli — the former capital of the erstwhile princely state — now known as Khayerpur, about 8 km north of Agartala. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha accompanied by other personalities inaugurated … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Agartala, July 2 (IANS) The century-old traditional ‘Kharchi Puja’ will begin on Thursday in the erstwhile princely state’s previous capital, Puran Habeli, now Khayerpur, 8 km north of Agartala. Though the seven-day-long ‘Kharchi Puja’ and fair would formally start on Thursday, the traditional ‘Snan Yatra’ of 14 Hindu deities would … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) Operation Sindoor — the recent cross-border military strike by Indian armed forces on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir — will be the central theme of this year’s Durga Puja celebration at the popular Santosh Mitra Square in Kolkata. The puja is organised by BJP … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, April 29 (IANS) The Sri Ram Sena has organised a 10-hour special puja on Tuesday on the occasion of Parshuram Jayanti, in Bengaluru, praying for the success of the Indian Armed Forces in the event of a war between India and Pakistan, following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam terror … Read more