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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Fact Check: Bengal village ritual FALSELY shared as Hindu temples' vandalism in Bangladesh

Amid the coup in Bangladesh that led to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, there were many allegations of persecution of Hindus in the country. This video is from a Kali Pooja that takes place every 12 years in the Sultanpur Kali temple in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhman district. A subsequent keyword search led us to a Facebook post from November …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Calcutta High Court Directs State To Ensure Puja Committee Discourages Mass Sacrifice Of Animals At Bolla Kali Temple

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal government to ensure that the puja committee at the Bolla Kali temple does not encourage the mass sacrifice of animals on the occasion of Bolla Kali puja, which was celebrated on 22nd November.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya was hearing a plea by the Reforms Social …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ayodhya Lights Up for Diwali with 28 Lakh Diyas

Hindustan Times

Ayodhya, Varanasi, Udaipur, and Amritsar illuminate the streets with vibrant diyas and celebrate Diwali with great pomp and fervour. Ayodhya hosts a record-breaking 28 lakhs diyas, while Varanasi's Ganga Aarti and Amritsar's Golden Temple illuminate the air with spiritual energy. In Kolkata, Kali Puja and Durga Puja festivities add to the festive spirit.

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ahead of polls, vehicle of BJP MP Locket Chatterjee comes under attack by TMC goons

Op India

West Bengal BJP State General Secretary Locket Chatterjee on Saturday alleged that TMC’s goons, led by Shilpi Chatterjee, attacked her vehicle in Bansberia. The lack of candidate security is appalling, a… pic.twitter.com/a4BomO4SzQ — Locket Chatterjee April 6, 2024 “TMC’s goons, led by Shilpi Chatterjee, shamelessly attacked my vehicle amidst KaliPuja in Bansberia. Ward number 22 Councilor Ranjeet Sardar and other …

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1 year ago

High Court Declines Interim Order To Stop Goat Slaughter On 'Bolla Kali Puja,' To Decide Larger Question On Validity Of Animal Sacrifice In West Bengal

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has refused to pass any interim orders prohibiting the slaughter of goats at 'Bolla Kali Mata Temple' in North Dinajpur, on the occasion of 'Bolla Kali Puja 2023. The Calcutta High Court has refused to pass any interim orders prohibiting the slaughter of goats at 'Bolla Kali Mata Temple' in North Dinajpur, on the occasion of …

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1 year, 1 month ago

How did the figure of Kali become a symbol of resistance in Bengal?

Live Mint

“…a head full of thick curly hair, a red hibiscus tucked behind one ear, the dacoits came charging with a war cry.” Bankim Chandra immortalised thus the image of Bengal’s ill-famed dacoits in his writings. Even today, these areas in Bengal are dotted with Kali temples that were allegedly established by dacoits, colloquially and almost affectionately known as the Dakate …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Security beefed up across West Bengal in view of Kali Puja, Diwali

India TV News

Kolkata: Security was beefed up across West Bengal on Sunday in view of Kali Puja and Diwali, officials said. Over 5,000 police personnel were deployed in the capital city of Kolkata to maintain the law and order situation and also keep a watch the bursting of illegal firecrackers, they added. Security was also heightened in nearby Barasat and Barrackpore in …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Kali Puja 2023 Shyama Puja date significance puja time diwali 2023

ABP News

Kali Puja 2023: Kali Puja, also known as Shyama Puja, is a significant festival celebrated by Hindus and is dedicated to the Goddess Kali. While Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped on Diwali in post parts of India, people in West Bengal, Odisha and Assam worship Goddess Kali on this day, on Amavasya tithi in the month of Kartik. Diwali Puja and …

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1 year, 4 months ago

England vs Pakistan ODI World Cup match could see date change due to Kali Puja: Report

Firstpost

The development comes after the CAB were informed by Kolkata police that it would be difficult for them to provide security on 12 November citing Kali Puja. The Cricket Association of Bengal has requested the BCCI for rescheduling the ODI World Cup league fixture between England and Pakistan, a report in ESPNCricinfo said. The development comes after the CAB were …

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1 year, 8 months ago

West Bengal: Sadhu found dead in Birbhum district; BJP alleges ‘political murder’

Hindustan Times

The Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged the death of a village monk, who was found hanging from a tree in Bengal’s Birbhum district, as a “political murder”. The body of a village sadhu was found hanging by the neck from a tree near a Kali temple in the Siuri area of Bengal’s Birbhum district on Sunday morning, police said. Amit …

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2 years, 1 month ago

West Bengal: Youth stabbed for protesting against loud music at Kali Puja pandal

Firstpost

Amit Karmakar is a resident of the Fatehpur area of Panjul village panchayat of Hilli police station in the South Dinajpur district of West Bengal. He was stabbed during a brawl inside a Kali Puja pandal in Fatehpur Hili : A youth was stabbed repeatedly by his neighbour for protesting against loud music being played at a Kali Puja pandal …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Subhendu Adhikari seen with Birbhum TMC leaders, triggers speculation

Firstpost

Suri: The Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Subhendu Adhikari was seen with two TMC councillors of Suri municipality at a Kali temple here sparking off speculations. The meeting took place at Bamni Kali Temple at Suri in Birbhum district on Saturday which Adhikari visited ahead of Kali Puja celebrations. The TMC councillors described the meeting as a “coincidence” and …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Bengal: Grand Preparations Begin For Howrah’s ‘Loot’ Kali Puja

News 18

As Kali Puja is around the corner in West Bengal, people are gearing up for the famous “loot Kali” puja in Howrah’s Sahapur. The puja is celebrated as a festival and follows up on the traditions and customs started by the dacoits in the village of Sahapur. Locals say that Sahapur was once dominated by dacoits who started organizing this …

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2 years, 5 months ago

In Visva-Bharati, discontent over lecture on Kali worship

The Hindu

Visva-Bharati appears set to witness more trouble on campus, this time over a lecture on the worship of Goddess Kali, with old-timers as well as detractors of Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty saying that religion has never found space in this secular institution. At 4 p.m. on Monday, a lecture titled ‘The Concept of Kali Worship’ is scheduled to be delivered by …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Mahua Moitra booked over ‘Kali’ remarks; TMC MP says ‘bring it on’

Live Mint

An FIR has been registered against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh over her alleged controversial statement on Goddess Kali. The Bengal BJP leadership has also sought the arrest of Moitra for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus with her controversial remarks on Goddess Kali. Moitra on Tuesday stirred a controversy with her remarks that she …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Hooked on tradition: This festival in rural Bengal is both dramatic and bizarre

The Hindu

Published : Jun 12, 2022 18:00 IST The Charak and Gajan festival is to rural Bengal what Durga Puja is to Kolkata. On the occasion, village folk atone for their sins and seek divine blessings for a bountiful harvest in the coming year, The three-day festival, which is also celebrated in Tripura and Assam, ends on the last day with …

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3 years, 1 month ago

SC sets aside Calcutta HC order banning firecrackers during Kali Puja, Diwali to check air pollution

India TV News

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Calcutta High Court order banning firecrackers during Kali Puja, Diwali and other festivals this year to check air pollution amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A special bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi also asked the West Bengal government to explore the possibility to ensure that banned firecrackers and related items are …

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3 years, 1 month ago

SC Sets Aside Calcutta HC Order Imposing Blanket Ban On Use Of Firecrackers In West Bengal Amid Kali Puja, Diwali

ABP News

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Calcutta High Court’s order putting a blanket ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers in West Bengal during the Kali Puja, Diwali celebrations and other festivals this year to check air pollution amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A special vacation bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi said that …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta HC's Total Ban Of Firecrackers In West Bengal

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the order of the Calcutta High Court which imposed a complete ban of use of firecrackers in the State of West Bengal. Supreme Court vacation Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi was hearing the challenge to the the Calcutta High Court banning the use of firecrackers in West Bengal during upcoming …

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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 …

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3 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi offers prayer at Matua temple in Bangladesh

India TV News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at a Matua temple in Bangladesh's Orakandi, the birthplace of Hindu mystic figure and Matua community's spiritual guru Harichand Thakur. Earlier during the day, the prime minister also paid a visit to the centuries-old Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in Ishwaripur village in Bangladesh's southwestern Shatkhira district, bordering India. Ahead of his visit to …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Mamata files nomination in Nandigram, visits Kali mandir thereafter | All that happened

India Today

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee filed her nomination papers for the Bengal assembly election from the Nandigram seat on Wednesday. 1.30 pm: Mamata Banerjee led a huge padyatra in Nandigram, Suvendu Adhikari's bastion, to file her nomination papers to set up the big battle. 1.20 pm: Suvendu Adhikari hits out at Mamata Banerjee, who is …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Shakib Al Hasan apologises after facing death threats for visiting Kali Puja in Kolkata

India TV News

Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has apologised after facing death threats for visiting the Kali Puja in Kolkata. And if that is what you have against me, I am very sorry.I would try to make sure that this never happens again," said Shakib Al Hasan while apologising to the fundamentalist person and his associates, who threatened to kill the Bangladesh …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Bengal celebrates Kali puja, Diwali sans fireworks

The Hindu

The ban on sale and use of fireworks this year saved the people of West Bengal from noise and pollution on the evening of Kali Puja and Diwali on Saturday, while ‘diyas’, candles and decorative electric lights illuminated houses creating the festive spirit. The Calcutta High Court had last week banned the use and sale of firecrackers in West Bengal …

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Fact Check: Bengal village ritual FALSELY shared as Hindu temples' vandalism in Bangladesh

Calcutta High Court Directs State To Ensure Puja Committee Discourages Mass Sacrifice Of Animals At Bolla Kali Temple

Ayodhya Lights Up for Diwali with 28 Lakh Diyas

Ahead of polls, vehicle of BJP MP Locket Chatterjee comes under attack by TMC goons

High Court Declines Interim Order To Stop Goat Slaughter On 'Bolla Kali Puja,' To Decide Larger Question On Validity Of Animal Sacrifice In West Bengal

How did the figure of Kali become a symbol of resistance in Bengal?

Security beefed up across West Bengal in view of Kali Puja, Diwali

Kali Puja 2023 Shyama Puja date significance puja time diwali 2023

England vs Pakistan ODI World Cup match could see date change due to Kali Puja: Report

West Bengal: Sadhu found dead in Birbhum district; BJP alleges ‘political murder’

West Bengal: Youth stabbed for protesting against loud music at Kali Puja pandal

Subhendu Adhikari seen with Birbhum TMC leaders, triggers speculation

Bengal: Grand Preparations Begin For Howrah’s ‘Loot’ Kali Puja

In Visva-Bharati, discontent over lecture on Kali worship

Mahua Moitra booked over ‘Kali’ remarks; TMC MP says ‘bring it on’

Hooked on tradition: This festival in rural Bengal is both dramatic and bizarre

SC sets aside Calcutta HC order banning firecrackers during Kali Puja, Diwali to check air pollution

SC Sets Aside Calcutta HC Order Imposing Blanket Ban On Use Of Firecrackers In West Bengal Amid Kali Puja, Diwali

Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta HC's Total Ban Of Firecrackers In West Bengal

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

PM Modi offers prayer at Matua temple in Bangladesh

Mamata files nomination in Nandigram, visits Kali mandir thereafter | All that happened

Shakib Al Hasan apologises after facing death threats for visiting Kali Puja in Kolkata

Bengal celebrates Kali puja, Diwali sans fireworks