Durga Puja, Ramlila cheer slows down in Delhi as economy falters
5 years, 4 months ago

Durga Puja, Ramlila cheer slows down in Delhi as economy falters

India Today  

The event was also attended by President Ram Nath Kovind and a host of other dignitaries. "Although wood and labour have become expensive, we work at the same rate as last year's because we do not have many customers this year," he said. "The enthusiasm among common people and private companies is much less," said Suprakash Majumdar, general secretary, CR Park's B-block Durga Puja Committee, known for hosting one of the best events. Sujoy Ghosh, president of CR Park's D-block Durga Puja Committee, said the idol's size has been reduced from last year's 15 feet to 8 feet. Ashok Bose, general secretary of CR Park's Dakshin Palli Durga Puja Committee, said because it's their silver jubilee year, they are not going for budget cuts despite lower donation collection due to the economic slowdown.

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RG Kar rape-murder casts shadow, sales ahead of Durga Puja nosedive
4 months, 1 week ago

RG Kar rape-murder casts shadow, sales ahead of Durga Puja nosedive

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Continuing protests over the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have dampened Durga puja spirits, taking a toll on festival-related business. Sources in Durga puja committees said that every year around Rs 38 crore business is generated during the pujas but this year it would drastically dip as the scale …

Durga Puja committees reject Mamata govt's festival grants in protest over Kolkata rape-murder case
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Durga Puja committees reject Mamata govt's festival grants in protest over Kolkata rape-murder case

India TV News  

The brutal rape and murder of a trainee female doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 has sent shockwaves across the nation, igniting state-wide protests and raising serious questions about the West Bengal government and state police's handling of the case. Now, the tragic incident has also cast a shadow over this year's Durga Puja …

Durga Puja 2022: Home-Based Businesses Are New Festival Shopping Destinations In Kolkata
2 years, 3 months ago

Durga Puja 2022: Home-Based Businesses Are New Festival Shopping Destinations In Kolkata

ABP News  

With more than 40,000 community Durga Pujas being organised across West Bengal, 3,000 of them in capital Kolkata, the festival is not just a religious affair in the state. In Bengal, Durga Puja sees a dash of economic activities for around three to four months every year, involving transactions of at least ₹40,000 crore, and creates employment opportunities for around …

Home Minister Amit Shah invited to Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata
2 years, 4 months ago

Home Minister Amit Shah invited to Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata

India Today  

The Santosh Mitra Square puja committee has invited Union Home Minister Amit Shah to attend the Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata. Bengal BJP leader and Puja committee secretary Sajal Ghosh said Amit Shah was invited to attend the opening ceremony and might inaugurate the Durga puja pandal. We have invited Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the occasion." Earlier, West …

Mamata hikes honorarium to community Durga Puja committees to ₹60,000
2 years, 4 months ago

Mamata hikes honorarium to community Durga Puja committees to ₹60,000

The Hindu  

Describing the Durga Puja festival this year as “special”, as the festival comes after it has been recognised by UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hiked the honorarium for community Durga Pujas. Addressing representatives of community Puja organisers in Kolkata, Ms. Banerjee said that honorarium to clubs which organise community Durga Puja …

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee makes major announcements for durga puja
2 years, 4 months ago

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee makes major announcements for durga puja

Live Mint  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that the the government holidays in the state for Durga Puja will be from September 30 to October 10. Additionally, the chief minister said that the government will increase the financial assistance to Durga Puja organising committees from ₹50,000 to ₹60,000. Mamata Banerjee on Monday hiked the donation amount for each …

Delhi Allows Gatherings During Festival Season in Covid Appropriate Manner
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi Allows Gatherings During Festival Season in Covid Appropriate Manner

News 18  

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Wednesday decided to allow gatherings, including Ramleela celebrations, during the upcoming festival season with strict compliance to Covid norms, official sources said. “After a detailed discussion with experts, the need to strictly follow and enforce Covid-appropriate behaviour was emphasised upon especially in wake of the upcoming festive season to prevent any resurgence of infection,” …

Uncertainty over Bengal BJP’s Durga Puja celebrations after party’s poll debacle
3 years, 3 months ago

Uncertainty over Bengal BJP’s Durga Puja celebrations after party’s poll debacle

Hindustan Times  

Less than a month remains for the biggest festival in West Bengal, the Durga Puja celebrations, to take off, but uncertainty still looms over the fate of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s puja celebrations this year. Senior BJP leaders, including the then Union minster Babul Supriyo, party’s national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta were seen beating …

Mamata granting funds to puja committees to woo them: Bengal BJP to EC
3 years, 4 months ago

Mamata granting funds to puja committees to woo them: Bengal BJP to EC

India Today  

On Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party unit in Bengal wrote to the Election Commission citing violation of the Model Code of Conduct after the West Bengal government announced the continuation of Durga puja grant to organisers this year as well. The announcement was made by West Bengal Chief Secretary Hari Krishna Dwivedi and Banerjee stated that all facilities available last …

Kolkata Clubs Perplexed about Grand Durga Puja Celebration Amid Third Wave Fear
3 years, 5 months ago

Kolkata Clubs Perplexed about Grand Durga Puja Celebration Amid Third Wave Fear

News 18  

With the lurking fear of a possible third Covid wave, puja clubs in Kolkata are perplexed about celebrating the much-awaited Durga Puja in October. “In this Covid situation, clubs should pay 50% of the money raised for Durga Puja budget this year for Covid-related matters. There is no shortage of expensive pavilions, fancy pujas with celebrities, Last year too, due …

Delhi’s Durga Puja to go online; home delivery of prasad, COVID test for priests
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi’s Durga Puja to go online; home delivery of prasad, COVID test for priests

Live Mint  

Online darshan, home delivery of prasad and COVID-19 test for priests and cooks are some of the unique measures that Durga Puja organisers in the national capital have come up with to safely host the festival in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. The Chittaranjan Park Kali Mandir Society, which organises one of the biggest Durga puja festival in Delhi, …

Kanglapahari village in WB is celebrating Durga Puja since 2016
5 years, 3 months ago

Kanglapahari village in WB is celebrating Durga Puja since 2016

Op India  

A news report has been doing the rounds on social media which is being used to claim that Hindus from Kanglapahari village in West Bengal are being denied permission to celebrate Durga Puja due to objection from Muslims. Fourth year in a row 300 Hindu families unable to perform Durga puja in Bengal’s Kanglapahari village aftr opposition by 25Muslim families …

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