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Durga Puja

News Reports

West Bengal: Hindus in Kanglapahari village have been celebrating Durga Puja since 2016 after not being allowed for years by Muslims

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Contrary to claims on social media, Kanglapahari village in WB is celebrating Durga Puja since 2016
Politics

I-T dept clarifies that no notice was sent to Durga Puja committees in West Bengal

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The Income Tax Department has issued a notice to the Durga Puja committees in West Bengal asking them to pay taxes.
Culture and History

Even Gods are unsafe in Mamata’s Bengal, Maa Durga ‘converted’ to Mother Mary in Barasat

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The organisers had set up a pandal at Barasat’s Colony in Kolkatta and theme of the Kali Pandal was 2018 Fifa World Cup.
Crime

Odisha: Uncle, cousin practising black magic held for allegedly beheading minor boy as sacrifice to Goddess Durga

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Though these kinds of black magical practices are banned in India, many still do follow the same.
News Reports

Bihar: Controversy erupts as posters depicting Tejashwi Yadav as ‘Ram’ and Nitish as ‘Ravan’ surface

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The JD(U) was quick to remind the RJD that it was Nitish Kumar’s face which helped them increase their tally from 22 to 80 in the 2015 assembly elections
News Reports

Sheikh Hasina gifts 1.5 bigha land to Dhakeshwari temple in Bangladesh

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She gifted the land to the temple on the occasion of Durga Puja.
News Reports

Bengal: Intelligence agency warn of terror attacks on Durga Puja pandals by Bangladeshi terror organisation

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JMB, a Bangladesh based terror outfit organization planning to do terror attack on the eve of Durga Puja, claim reports.
News Reports

Days after clashes with junior Doctors in Patna, Kanhaiya and his supporters beat up Durga Puja committee members in Begusarai

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Kanhaiya's supporters reportedly clashed with the Puja committee members after they were asked to remove their vehicles parked on the road which had created a traffic jam in the area.
Culture and History

Kaalratri: The seventh form of Maa Durga, who is also the fiercest of them all

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Her appearance itself invokes fear.
Law

Kolkata HC dismisses petition challenging Mamata Banerjee government’s decision to give funds to Durga Puja Committees

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The West Bengal CM had on September 10 announced disbursal of Rs 10,000 to each of the 28,000 puja committees across the state.
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