Kolkata: BJP legislators staged a walkout from the West Bengal Assembly on Friday after the Speaker refused to allow them to table an adjournment motion against alleged attacks on religious places during the recent pujas. As the BJP MLAs, led by Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, wanted to table the motion, Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay turned down the plea. The …
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 …
With the launch of ‘Annai Thamizhil Archanai’ scheme, pujas will be performed in Tamil at 47 major temples of Tamil Nadu from now on. "Under the scheme, priests would chant mantras ‘potris’ in Tamil based on the request of devotees," the minister said as reported by The Hindu. According to The Hindu, the minister said that the idea to introduce …
