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Uday Kumar looks to conquer World 10K Bengaluru with his unbreakable spirit

Beijing News 14 Apr 2025
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 14 (ANI). Kolkata-based Uday Kumar is a contractual worker whose life took an unforeseen turn during the Durga Puja holidays of 2015 ... 'I went to wash my face in the basin in the reservation compartment of the train.
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AMAR KOLKATA, AMAR PARA

The Times of India 14 Apr 2025
The para has been the central building block of Kolkata since its existence ... The Durga Puja, with its mandatory dhunuchi naach, stays the same though the bhog may have become more calorie-conscious in keeping with contemporary demands ... .
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Keep it safe: City bars repeat Durga Puja campaign ahead of Nababarsha

The Times of India 13 Apr 2025
Launched just before Durga Puja last year, jointly by the National Restaurants Association of India and the Hotel and Restaurants Association of Eastern India, the campaign was a success both during ...
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Rush at Chaitra Sale hubs on last Sun before Poila Baisakh

The Times of India 13 Apr 2025
Kolkata. A buying spree gripped the city on the last Sunday before Poila Boisakh ... In Gariahat, shops were decked up and stacked with new stock ... That crowd is not here any more ... 'The demand is always high during Durga Puja, Eid, or Poila Baisakh ... .
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Calcutta HC denies Hanuman Chalisa event on Red Road; Hindu Seva Dal likely to move SC

Hindustan Times 12 Apr 2025
Durga Puja carnivals are also organised on the Red Road every year (Samir Jana/HT Photo) ... Durga Puja carnivals are also organised on the Red Road every year ... Why are they only saying that Eid prayers are being held? Even Durga Puja carnival is held.
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City celebrates Hanuman Jayanti

The Times of India 12 Apr 2025
Among them was Karim Khan, who said, 'Be it Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Eid or Hanuman Jayanti, every festival in Bengal is a celebration of brotherhood.' Calcutta HC on Friday denied permission to Hindu ...
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Can’t claim public space as a right, no Hanuman Chalisa on Red Rd: Cal HC

The Times of India 11 Apr 2025
The petitioner's counsel also argued in court that the same spot had been okayed for Eid prayers on March 31 and is also regularly green-lighted by cops for the annual Durga Puja carnival held by state govt.Neither argument worked.
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In debt, postal staffer ‘raids’ bank with gas-lighter ‘gun’

The Times of India 11 Apr 2025
He is an Honours graduate from Dinabandhu Andrews College and serves as a committee member of the local Durga Puja celebrations.
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Cal HC refuses permission to hold Hanuman Chalisa recital on Kolkata's iconic Red Road on Saturday

Hindustan Times 11 Apr 2025
Cal HC refuses permission to hold Hanuman Chalisa recital on Kolkata's iconic Red Road on Saturday ... It was further submitted that the Durga Puja carnival, a state-sponsored event, is held on Red Road every year ... See Less ....
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Ahead of Poila Baisakh, festive shopping in stir throes

The Times of India 10 Apr 2025
Many traders echoed similar concerns, drawing parallels with last year's Durga Puja season disruptions due to the RG Kar rape-murder protests.
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Nysa Devgn's Bollywood debut? Kajol says "definitely not" [reactions]

International Business Times 10 Apr 2025
For a while there have been speculations on whether or not Nysa Devgn would join the film industry ... Kajol reveals Nysa will not join B'town ... (Definitely not ... Also Read ... Kajol's son Yug serves bhog during durga puja, netizens ask "Where is Nysa?" ... .
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Waqf (Amendment) Act Not To Be Implemented In Bengal: Mamata

Kashmir Observer 09 Apr 2025
West Bengal CM Mamata BanerjeeFile photo ... “I know you are aggrieved because of the enactment of the Waqf Act ... Banerjee said she goes to Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Jain and Buddhist temples, gurudwara, church and Guru Ravidas temple ... .
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Kajol calls Jaya Bachchan ‘most no nonsense woman’ as she sends birthday wishes to K3G co-star; see PIC

Pinkvilla 09 Apr 2025
Updated on Apr 09, 2025  .  06.45 PM IST .  13K ... follow us. share ... She posted a picture with the latter from last year’s Durga Puja festivities ... .
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‘When Didi is here…’: Mamata Banerjee says Waqf law will not be implemented in West Bengal

Hindustan Times 09 Apr 2025
Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee ... She also mentioned her visits to various religious places, including Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Jain and Buddhist temples, gurudwaras, churches, and the Guru Ravidas temple ... ....
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No place for divide-and-rule policies in Bengal: Mamata

The Times of India 09 Apr 2025
Kolkata ... Let us trust everybody ... If I can attend Durga Puja, why should I not attend Eid or other celebrations?'Referring to Bengal's inclusivity, she said, 'Inclusiveness is part of your tradition and it is precisely why we oppose divisive politics.
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