A special puja was organised at Belur Math as devotees and well-wishers paid their respects to Swami Smaranananda Maharaj, president of Ramakrishna Math and Mission, who passed away recently in Kolkata.
The court, in its order, said till the next hearing on February 6, puja would continue in Vyasji located in the basement of Gyanvapi.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will visit Kalighat temple and offer puja on Monday, the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya.
Dr Biplabendu Talukdar, resident of Bhadreswar, is a doctor by day and an idolmaker by night.
A father and son who were performing a puja at Surkhi ghat at Mahesh, Serampore, were swept away by the high tide on Monday. On Tuesday their bodies were found during a search operation.
Leader of Opposition in Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday condemned the “forceful shifting” of SSC and group D candidates by police, who were sitting in a demonstration near the Matangini Hazra statue.
The “Covid Warrior Puja” award went to Alipore Bodyguard Lines Durga Puja and the “Sera Covid Sachetan Puja” to Salt Lake AK Block, Kasba Bosepukur Sitala Mandir, Bhawanipore 75 Pally, Purbapara Sarbajain Durgotsav Samity, 14 Pally Udayan Sangha, Kalighat Kishore Sangha, Bhawanipore Mahapuja Samity, Nabapally Sangha Sarbajanin Durgatsav, Tala Park 15 Pally and Salt Lake CJ Block Welfare Association.
“There would be a three-tier security arrangement in and around the city during the Durga Puja festival this year. In three divisions in south and southwest part of the city, we will have at least 18 patrolling teams, and the remaining groups will be in north and central Kolkata. At least 13 quick response teams have also been deployed,”
The expert explained that since tests have reduced, it shows detection of lesser cases, which erroneously implies decline in infection.
The pandemic has apparently affected more than 100 dhaki families in Goghat as they face a bleak future over how to recover from the economic hardship. In Goghat Block-II, nearly 200 families have still adhered to their ancestral tradition of playing dhaks during the festive season.
