Separate entry-exit, masks and sanitisers must: Bengal govt issues guidelines for Durga Puja | Details
3 years, 2 months ago

Separate entry-exit, masks and sanitisers must: Bengal govt issues guidelines for Durga Puja | Details

India Today  

Ahead of the Durga Puja celebration, the government of West Bengal has issued covid guidelines for puja committees to follow across the state. Hand sanitiser must, volunteers to wear masks The state government has made the use and availability of hand sanitiser mandatory inside the pandals. Puja committees should have enough volunteers to ensure compliance with the norms of physical distancing among visitors, and for enforcing the wearing of masks and the use of hand sanitiser. Adherence to the physical distancing norms and other health safety measures that are required to be ensured during the current times may need spacing out the festival over a larger number of days.

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Durga Puja 2023: Planning to Visit Delhi's CR Park Pandals? Check Advisory to Avoid Traffic Jams
1 year, 2 months ago

Durga Puja 2023: Planning to Visit Delhi's CR Park Pandals? Check Advisory to Avoid Traffic Jams

News 18  

As Durga Puja festivities begin, commuters in Delhi-NCR are most likely to face heavy traffic movement as a large number of visitors will be hopping to the puja pandal in several parts of the national capital, especially in the CR Park area during the weekend. The Delhi traffic police have made some arrangements to manage the traffic, especially on roads …

A season of Puja politics begins in West Bengal
1 year, 2 months ago

A season of Puja politics begins in West Bengal

The Hindu  

With Mahalaya being observed across West Bengal on Saturday, the Durga Puja festival in the State has begun and the next few days will not only mark the onset of festivities but also subtle politics centred around the cultural extravaganza. From honorarium to community Durga Puja pandals, to the themes around the Puja, bonus to contractual employees, the literature sold …

Bangladesh to deploy paramilitary force in Durga puja pandals
2 years, 3 months ago

Bangladesh to deploy paramilitary force in Durga puja pandals

The Hindu  

Bangladesh will deploy paramilitary Ansar Bahini during the upcoming Durga puja celebrations in all puja pandals across the country, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday. Mr. Khan announced at a press conference that Durga Puja, the largest festival of the Hindus of Bangladesh, would be held in a total of 32,168 puja pandals across the country. Deployment of the …

West Bengal gears up to develop tourism, 10-day Durga puja package and trip to Sundarbans will be on offer
2 years, 3 months ago

West Bengal gears up to develop tourism, 10-day Durga puja package and trip to Sundarbans will be on offer

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal government has formed seven panels, headed by experts in the hospitality sector, to chart a road map for tourism development in the state -- from the hills to the seas -- minister Babul Supriyo said. West Bengal gears up to develop tourism, 10-day Durga puja package and trip to Sundarbans will be on offer Supriyo, during a …

Kali Puja : Calcutta High Court Permits Restricted Entry Into Pandals For Fully Vaccinated People; Rituals Such As Anjali, Arati Allowed
3 years, 1 month ago

Kali Puja : Calcutta High Court Permits Restricted Entry Into Pandals For Fully Vaccinated People; Rituals Such As Anjali, Arati Allowed

Live Law  

Modifying the directions issued last year vide order dated November 5, 2020, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday observed that all puja pandals will continue to be No-Entry Zones, including an area of five-metre beyond the pandals on all the open sides. A Bench comprising Justices Rajasekhar Mantha and Kesang Doma Bhutia lamented about how enormous crowds had been seen …

Durga Puja 2021: Covid-19 guidelines and SOPs for Navaratri and Dussehra in Delhi, Maharashtra and other states
3 years, 2 months ago

Durga Puja 2021: Covid-19 guidelines and SOPs for Navaratri and Dussehra in Delhi, Maharashtra and other states

India Today  

Festivities have begun in our country and right now, people are celebrating Navratri 2021 with full zeal in their cities. READ| Navaratri 2021: Saraswati puja’s auspicious time, vidhi, significance and vandana Navratri 2021: Here are some special Covid-19 guidelines in major cities Delhi In the wake of Durga Puja and Navratri, District Disaster Management Authority has allowed the celebration with …

Bhubaneswar sees low-key Durga Puja celebrations, Covid-19 protocols being followed
3 years, 2 months ago

Bhubaneswar sees low-key Durga Puja celebrations, Covid-19 protocols being followed

India Today  

In order to avoid a spurt in coronavirus infections, organisers across Bhubaneswar, Odisha, are making efforts to follow all the Covid-19 protocols and keep Durga Puja celebrations low-key. According to a report published in The Times of India, the puja committee of the city's Bengali community has restricted the visit of devotees, except priests, to the pandal. But this year, …

Bengal Eases Curbs: Shops, Restaurants Allowed to Operate in 'Normal Hours'
3 years, 2 months ago

Bengal Eases Curbs: Shops, Restaurants Allowed to Operate in 'Normal Hours'

News 18  

The West Bengal government has allowed additional relaxations during Durga Puja period, after it announced guidelines for festivities amid the season. Meanwhile, the West Bengal government on Saturday asked people to avoid crowded places saying the Covid-19 pandemic is not over yet, as the citizens of the state have started visiting Durga Puja pandals in large numbers even before the …

Rain likely in South Bengal during Durga Puja; northern parts to witness fair weather
3 years, 2 months ago

Rain likely in South Bengal during Durga Puja; northern parts to witness fair weather

India Today  

The India Meteorological Department, on Wednesday, predicted that rain and thundershowers may hit Kolkata and other districts of south Bengal during the Durga Puja days. According to a report published in the Hindustan Times, IMD officials have forecast that a low-pressure area is likely to form over the north Andaman Sea around October 10 and it will move towards the …

West Bengal: TMC shows why restrictions on Durga Puja are so crazy
3 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal: TMC shows why restrictions on Durga Puja are so crazy

Op India  

Mamata Banerjee is set to emerge victorious in the Bhawanipore by-poll elections as trends show the Chief Minister of West Bengal in pole position to win. The intriguing aspect of the matter is that the celebrations come days after the West Bengal informed the Calcutta High Court that it had no problems with banning visitors from entering pandals. #WATCH | …

Nagaland issues COVID-19 guidelines in wake of Durga Puja celebrations
3 years, 2 months ago

Nagaland issues COVID-19 guidelines in wake of Durga Puja celebrations

India TV News  

The Nagaland government on Friday permitted the celebration of Durga Puja in marquees outside containment zones and issued a series of safety guidelines to prevent COVID transmission in the pandals. Noting that the festival is celebrated across the state, the largest number being in Dimapur, Sinha asked organisers to ensure that all visitors adhere to COVID norms, and said that …

Durga Puja Pandals In State To Be No-Entry Zones For Visitors: Calcutta High Court Reiterates Previous Directions
3 years, 2 months ago

Durga Puja Pandals In State To Be No-Entry Zones For Visitors: Calcutta High Court Reiterates Previous Directions

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday reiterated its previous directions and ordered that all pandals where Durga Puja is being celebrated this year, shall be made no-entry zones for members of the public in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. A Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj was adjudicating upon a Public Interest Litigation seeking …

Visitors Will Not Be Allowed Inside Durga Puja Pandals: Calcutta HC
3 years, 2 months ago

Visitors Will Not Be Allowed Inside Durga Puja Pandals: Calcutta HC

The Quint  

The Advocate General, who appeared for the state, said the state government has no objections if the court imposes these kinds of restrictions for the greater benefit of the people. Last year the division bench of the high court comprising Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Arijit Banerjee, hearing a public interest litigation filed by the same person, said that no …

Visitors will not be allowed inside Durga Puja pandals: Calcutta HC
3 years, 2 months ago

Visitors will not be allowed inside Durga Puja pandals: Calcutta HC

India TV News  

A day after the West Bengal government lifted the night restrictions during the Durga Puja festival, the Calcutta High Court said that Puja pandals will have to be treated as 'containment zones' and visitors will not be allowed to enter inside them. Passing an order on a PIL filed by Howrah resident Ajay Kumar Dey pledging to impose last year's …

West Bengal extends Covid curbs till Oct 30; allows movement during Durga Puja
3 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal extends Covid curbs till Oct 30; allows movement during Durga Puja

India TV News  

The West Bengal government on Thursday extended the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions till October 30 but allowed movement of people and vehicles at night during the Durga Puja festival from October 10 to 20, according to an order. The government has made an exception in the night curfew rule in view of the festival as a large number of people visit …

Delhi allows Durga Puja, Dussehra celebrations with COVID-19 caveats; here's what's allowed
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi allows Durga Puja, Dussehra celebrations with COVID-19 caveats; here's what's allowed

Firstpost  

If any of the SOPs are not followed, then strict action will be taken against the organisers of the event The Delhi Disaster Management Authority has given its nod to Dusshera, Durga Puja, and Ramleela celebrations in public places this year amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The meet was chaired by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, as per PTI and attended …

Delhi allows muted Dussehra, Durga Puja celebrations, curbs to remain in place
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi allows muted Dussehra, Durga Puja celebrations, curbs to remain in place

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Wednesday granted permission for celebration of Dussehra and Durga Puja festivals this year amid strict restrictions in place. The decisions on further easing of curbs were taken at a scheduled meeting of the DDMA amid fears of an impending third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year, the government had allowed Durga Puja committees …

Mamata granting funds to puja committees to woo them: Bengal BJP to EC
3 years, 3 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 …

Durga Idol Wearing Golden Mask Unveiled near Kolkata to Promote Message in Covid Pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

Durga Idol Wearing Golden Mask Unveiled near Kolkata to Promote Message in Covid Pandemic

News 18  

Puja committees in West Bengal are looking for unique ways to pump in euphoria in people for the much-awaited Durga Puja festival in October, which has been a low-key affair amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic since last year. A club in Baguiati near Kolkata decided to decorate the Durga idol with a 20-gram golden mask while holding a syringe, thermal …

'Preservation Of Life Important Than Festivals': Supreme Court Affirms Calcutta High Court's Ban On Sale & Bursting Of Firecrackers In West Bengal
4 years, 1 month ago

'Preservation Of Life Important Than Festivals': Supreme Court Affirms Calcutta High Court's Ban On Sale & Bursting Of Firecrackers In West Bengal

Live Law  

The Bench of Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Arijit Banerjee ordered, "The State should ensure that there is no use or display or bursting of firecrackers at all during the Kali Puja and Diwali celebrations." Court's directions related to Kali Puja, Jagadhatri Puja and Kartick Puja The Court was of the opinion that since public Kali pujas are many more …

Covid-19 Positivity Rate in Bengal Remained 8.23% Even After Durga Puja, Says Mamata Banerjee
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 Positivity Rate in Bengal Remained 8.23% Even After Durga Puja, Says Mamata Banerjee

News 18  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that COVID-19 positivity rate in the state could be contained at 8.23 per cent during Durga Puja and has remained so even after the festival. During an administrative review meeting held at the state secretariat, Banerjee said, “The positivity rate is 8.23 per cent even after Durga Puja. Thanking Durga Puja …

West Bengal: Restrained Durga Puja celebrations
4 years, 1 month ago

West Bengal: Restrained Durga Puja celebrations

The Hindu  

The five-day long Durga Puja, West Bengal’s biggest festival, was celebrated across the State even as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rage. Because the numbers were less than what we initially thought they would be, the spike in the number of cases after the festivities is not expected to be as much as we had feared earlier.” On October 16, …

Covid-themed Durga Puja Pandal in West Bengal Pays Tribute to Doctors Saving Lives in Pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid-themed Durga Puja Pandal in West Bengal Pays Tribute to Doctors Saving Lives in Pandemic

News 18  

In yet another tribute to essential workers, a Durga Puja pandal in Murshidabad, West Bengal, has created an idol of the goddess herself paying tribute to a health worker. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the annual Durga Puja celebrations remained subdued across Bengal, a state that sees the highest number of Durga Puja pandals due to its Bengali …

Durga Puja 2020: Now you can seek Maa Durga's blessings sitting at home
4 years, 2 months ago

Durga Puja 2020: Now you can seek Maa Durga's blessings sitting at home

India TV News  

With the COVID-19 outbreak, Durga Puja associations across the country have decided to keep celebrations low key. While a few pandals will be hosting Durga Puja 2020 keeping COVID-19 guidelines in mind, but there are virtual ways to make the festival even more memorable. Delhi's CR Park’s B-Block puja committee has reduced the annual five-day affair to a single day …

Durga Puja 2020: Check Out Covid-19 Guidelines to be Followed During Pandal Hopping
4 years, 2 months ago

Durga Puja 2020: Check Out Covid-19 Guidelines to be Followed During Pandal Hopping

News 18  

Social distancing in times of Puja! Durga Puja has a different feel this year as Covid-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented situation that has forced people to alter their usual ways of celebration, of which pandal hopping is an indispensable part. • Crowds must be regulated especially on auspicious days that attract maximum people • Exhibitions, puja pandals, fairs and …

In Durga Puja speech, PM Modi talks Bengal history, women empowerment, Aatmanirbhar Bharat
4 years, 2 months ago

In Durga Puja speech, PM Modi talks Bengal history, women empowerment, Aatmanirbhar Bharat

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the Durga Puja celebrations in Bengal as he inaugurated a puja pandal in Kolkata via video conferencing today. There have been many who have come from Bengal and contributed in guiding the nation.” People of Bengal have made India proud, PM Modi said at Durga Puja event. Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes part in commencement …

Durga Puja : Calcutta HC Relaxes Entry Restrictions In Pandals; Allows Maximum Of 45 Persons At A Time [Read Order]
4 years, 2 months ago

Durga Puja : Calcutta HC Relaxes Entry Restrictions In Pandals; Allows Maximum Of 45 Persons At A Time [Read Order]

Live Law  

On Wednesday, the Calcutta High Court partially modified its earlier order which declared that all pandals where Durga Puja is being celebrated this year in the State, shall be made no-entry zones for members of the public.The Division Bench of Justice Arijit Banerjee and Justice Sanjib Banerjee was hearing 8 applications filed primarily by the organisers of Durga Puja in. …

Calcutta HC partially eases 'no-entry' order on Durga puja pandals, to allow 60 organisers at a time
4 years, 2 months ago

Calcutta HC partially eases 'no-entry' order on Durga puja pandals, to allow 60 organisers at a time

Firstpost  

Maintaining that no visitors will not be allowed inside pandals, the court also said that dhakis will be allowed in a ’limited number’, just outside the no-entry zone Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday partly modified its order on community Durga Pujas, allowing drummers to perform within the no-entry zones of the marquees and raising the number of people …

WB Guv Dhankhar Hails HC Order to Ban Durga Puja Pandals for Visitors, Urges People to Follow Covid Norms
4 years, 2 months ago

WB Guv Dhankhar Hails HC Order to Ban Durga Puja Pandals for Visitors, Urges People to Follow Covid Norms

News 18  

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday hailed the Calcutta High Court order to declare all community Durga puja pandals as no entry zones for visitors and urged the people to enjoy the festival taking all COVID-19 safety precautions. Dhankhar tweeted “In view of Calcutta High Court order in public interest would have virtual participation in Durga Puja inaugurations. On …

To Hop or Not to Hop: Calcutta HC's Order to Ban Puja Pandals for Visitors Leaves Netizens Divided
4 years, 2 months ago

To Hop or Not to Hop: Calcutta HC's Order to Ban Puja Pandals for Visitors Leaves Netizens Divided

News 18  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the West Bengal government to announce all Durga Puja pandals in the state as ‘No-Entry Zones’. My humble request to the administration to follow this strictly during puja days and to ensure that in streets too there would be no gathering.#Pujo2020 #Newnormal— Abir Sen October 20, 2020 Filing of review petition against no …

No Durga Puja pandals in Delhi’s CR Park this year
4 years, 2 months ago

No Durga Puja pandals in Delhi’s CR Park this year

Live Mint  

No Durga Puja pandals will be allowed to set up in Delhi's CR Park due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the puja in the main temple will be held with the entry of around 50 people, AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Monday. "Most of the population of CR Park and members of puja committees are senior citizens and it …

Durga Puja Pandals In State To Be No-Entry Zones For Visitors: Calcutta HC Directs State To Make People Aware To Exercise Self-Restraint [Read Order]
4 years, 2 months ago

Durga Puja Pandals In State To Be No-Entry Zones For Visitors: Calcutta HC Directs State To Make People Aware To Exercise Self-Restraint [Read Order]

Live Law  

In a significant order delivered on Monday, in public interest, the Calcutta High Court has declared that all pandals where Durga Puja is being celebrated this year, shall be made no-entry zones for members of the public. The Bench of Justices Arijit Banerjee and Sanjib Banerjee was hearing a matter wherein the concern of the petitioner, who had applied in …

Pandemic and Senior Citizens' Involvement in Mind, Delhi's CR Park Says No to Durga Puja Pandals
4 years, 2 months ago

Pandemic and Senior Citizens' Involvement in Mind, Delhi's CR Park Says No to Durga Puja Pandals

News 18  

New Delhi: No Durga Puja pandals will be allowed to set up in Delhi’s CR Park due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the puja in the main temple will be held with the entry of around 50 people, AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Monday. “Most of the population of CR Park and members of puja committees are senior citizens …

Calcutta High Court says Durga Puja pandals to be 'no-entry' zones for visitors across West Bengal
4 years, 2 months ago

Calcutta High Court says Durga Puja pandals to be 'no-entry' zones for visitors across West Bengal

Firstpost  

The pandals have also been told to set up barricades outside the pandals. For small pandals, the distance between its entry and the barricade has to be five metres, while for big pandals it has to be 10 metres The Calcutta High Court on Monday issued directions that all the Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal be designated ’no-entry’ zones …

Shashi Tharoor praises ‘brilliantly appropriate’ coronavirus-themed Durga Puja
4 years, 2 months ago

Shashi Tharoor praises ‘brilliantly appropriate’ coronavirus-themed Durga Puja

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday showered praises on the creative spirit of a Durga Puja committee in Kolkata which has chosen coronavirus as its theme for the five-day festival starting from October 22. The Covid-19 death toll in West Bengal went past the 6,000-mark on Sunday with 64 more fatalities “Brilliantly appropriate #covid19-themed Durga Puja creativity from Kolkata, with …

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, …

Durga Puja: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sends puja gifts to Mamata Banerjee
4 years, 2 months ago

Durga Puja: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sends puja gifts to Mamata Banerjee

Live Mint  

Ahead of Durga Puja this year, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent congratulatory gifts to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a government official said on Monday. Durga Puja guidelines here: 1) Spacious Open Pandals with Separate Entry-Exit: Pandals shall have to be spacious and should be kept open from all sides. To meet any exigency organisers shall make …

Pandemic Not in Mind, Thousands Flout Norms to Throng Durga Puja Pandals in Kolkata
4 years, 2 months ago

Pandemic Not in Mind, Thousands Flout Norms to Throng Durga Puja Pandals in Kolkata

News 18  

Braving intermittent rain, hordes of people were seen flocking big-ticket Durga puja pandals in the city on Monday morning with little or no regard for social distancing norms. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had last week announced that revellers can go pandal hopping from 'Tritiya' – three days before the rituals begin — to avoid crowding on the last …

Covid-19: Durga Puja pandals to be no-entry zones for visitors, says Calcutta HC
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19: Durga Puja pandals to be no-entry zones for visitors, says Calcutta HC

Live Mint  

As Durga Puja festivities in West Bengal are gearing up in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Calcutta High Court on Monday directed that all 34,000 Durga Puja pandals in the state to be made "No-Entry" zone for visitors. All these pandals to be barricaded in order to prevent large gathering amid pandemic outbreak. Among the details, the court …

Durga Puja 2020: Is virtual pandal-hopping the new normal this time?
4 years, 2 months ago

Durga Puja 2020: Is virtual pandal-hopping the new normal this time?

Live Mint  

Amid Durga puja preparations and surge in coronavirus cases with each passing day, several pandal committees are making arrangements for virtual 'darshan' this time, while barring the physical entry of visitors. Amid the idea of virtual pandal-hopping, the Calcutta High Court has reportedly directed all Durga puja pandals in the state to be made into "no-entry zones". Sajal Ghosh, the …

Swelling Puja crowds in Bengal may lead to Covid disaster, warn doctors
4 years, 2 months ago

Swelling Puja crowds in Bengal may lead to Covid disaster, warn doctors

India Today  

With Durga Puja celebrations only days away, West Bengal's medical fraternity, already working tirelessly for six months, is now worried about massive crowding that may trigger a spike in Covid-19 cases across the state. So this has the potential of being a super spreading event in a city with more than a crore people with India's highest population density," Kunal …

CM to inaugurate Durga Pujas virtually from October 15 to 17
4 years, 2 months ago

CM to inaugurate Durga Pujas virtually from October 15 to 17

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Durga Puja festival, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged people to exercise extreme caution for COVID-19 as she reiterated that community spread of the infection had begun in the State. The Chief Minister asked the puja committees not to allow people without masks inside the pandals, stay away from organising cultural programmes and take …

Delhi Govt Issues Guidelines for Organisers ahead of Durga Puja, Ramleela Celebrations amid Pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Govt Issues Guidelines for Organisers ahead of Durga Puja, Ramleela Celebrations amid Pandemic

News 18  

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Sunday issued fresh set of guidelines for holding congregations and gatherings, with strict adherence to laid down COVID-19 safety protocols, ahead of the Durga Puja and Ramleela celebrations in the city. In an order, Delhi Chief Secretary and Chairman of DDMA's state executive committee Vijay Dev said all event organisers will have to obtain …

Police ask Kolkata Durga Puja organisers to follow COVID- 19 regulations
4 years, 2 months ago

Police ask Kolkata Durga Puja organisers to follow COVID- 19 regulations

The Hindu  

Kolkata Police on Friday asked Durga Puja organisers in the city to rigorously follow all COVID-19 regulations and ensure that revellers mandatorily wear masks while entering the marquees during the five-day festival which will begin on October 23. City Commissioner of Police Anuj Sharma also said that puja committees should ensure that revellers adhere to the physical distancing norms inside …

Police ask Kolkata Durga Puja organisers to follow all covid- 19 regulations
4 years, 2 months ago

Police ask Kolkata Durga Puja organisers to follow all covid- 19 regulations

Live Mint  

He asked organisers to mark spaces for revellers near the pandals in keeping with the physical distancing norms and make separate entry and exit points in them. The CP said that people can visit puja pandals a whole week more this time to avoid overcrowding anywhere. They can start visiting the pandals four days before the puja begins till October …

No Stalls, Pandals Only at Temples: Nagaland Govt Issues Guidelines for Durga Puja Celebrations
4 years, 2 months ago

No Stalls, Pandals Only at Temples: Nagaland Govt Issues Guidelines for Durga Puja Celebrations

News 18  

The Nagaland government has issued guidelines for the celebration of the forthcoming Durga puja, allowing pandals to be set up only at temples in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said. The guidelines issued by the principal secretary, Home Department, R Ramakrishnan on Thursday said as Durga Puja pandals usually see a congregation of a large number of people, …

Jharkhand Allows Places of Worship to Open, Announces Curbs on Durga Puja Celebrations
4 years, 2 months ago

Jharkhand Allows Places of Worship to Open, Announces Curbs on Durga Puja Celebrations

News 18  

The Jharkhand government on Thursday allowed places of worship to open outside the containment zones in the state from October 8, while announcing that Durga Puja will be permitted this year only at homes, temples and small pandals without public participation. According to a notification issued by Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh, the relaxations in opening the places of worship were …

West Bengal govt issues Durga Puja 2020 guidelines, bars cultural programmes and carnivals
4 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal govt issues Durga Puja 2020 guidelines, bars cultural programmes and carnivals

India Today  

Durga Puja will be a restrained and staggered affair in West Bengal this year. In an attempt to curb the Covid-19 spread during Durga Puja, the West Bengal government has banned cultural programmes at puja pandals and has urged the organisers to stagger the festivities over additional days so that people can participate while maintaining social distancing. Here is a …

No pandals, no processions, no fairs: Durga Puja to be a low-key affair in UP this year
4 years, 2 months ago

No pandals, no processions, no fairs: Durga Puja to be a low-key affair in UP this year

India Today  

In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced that public events to celebrate Durga Puja will not be allowed in the state. According to reports, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that “no celebrations will be allowed to take place on the streets or pandals”. Meanwhile, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has …

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