National Jute Board NJB organised an interactive workshop on Friday at Patsan Bhawan, Kolkata on Jute Design Resource Centre, facilitating bank credit linkages to jute MSME units and awarding prize winners of eco-friendly Jute Durga Puja pandals with over 160 participants covering jute exporters, MSME units, artisans, WSHGs, empanelled master trainers & designers.
During the pandemic, when a question mark hung over whether or not Durga Puja would be celebrated at all, one man was at the receiving end of at least a hundred distressed phone calls. His name is Rintu Das, the artist who subsequently catapulted to fame with his stunning depiction of Goddess Durga as a migrant labourer, walking back to her home in heaven with her children, Ganesh, Kartik, Lakshmi and Saraswati in tow...and in tatters.
Efforts are on to make common people alert as well. We are fully prepared to deal with any eventuality, says Delhi Police PRO, DCP Suman Nalwa.
PM listed an array of Bengali freedom fighters, writers, artists and others in his address.
For her, the festival is an opportunity after three years to spend quality time with her best friend who has recently returned from London.
Directions at this point will add burden on our budget , said a Puja club member
As per the reports, the organisers will approach the court as part of the Forum for Durgotsav, an umbrella body of Durga Puja organisers.
The HC has directed puja committees that all pandals will have to erect barricades at the entrance of the pandals and the distance is five meters for small pandals and 10 meters for big pandals.
Mamata will inaugurate all Pujas virtually on 15,16 and 17 October
More rains predicted for Pujas; three dead in rain-related incidents in Murshidabad district.
