Navratri

COVID-19: Noida extends night curfew till April 30

Temples, mosques announce COVID-19 guidelines in Noida

11:32 pm April 13, 2021

Noida (UP): The Gautam Buddh Nagar Police on Tuesday had temples and mosques make announcements using loudspeakers to caution people to follow COVID-19 protocols during Navratri and Ramzan, officials said. The announcements were made by temple priests and maulvis across Noida and Greater Noida at the request of the district police, they said. “Amid a […]

Jewellers betting big on Dussehra, expect 65 pc of total business this festival season

7:21 pm October 23, 2020

Mumbai: With life returning slowly to normalcy, people are also gradually venturing to purchase jewellery, giving hope to the industry that expects to do 60-65 per cent of the total business during the ongoing festivals. “Since last weekend, the footfall to the retail stores has improved, and jewellers are doing 40 per cent of the […]

IndiGo celebrating Durga Puja at six airports

Delhi: Durga Puja to go online; organisers plan home delivery of prasad

8:50 pm October 19, 2020

New Delhi: Online darshan, home delivery of prasad and COVID-19 test for priests and cooks are some of the unique measures that Durga Puja organisers in the national capital have come up with to safely host the festival in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. Some organisers said they will rope in two priests to […]

Kolkata Durga puja themed on refugees amid fear over NRC

12:22 pm October 3, 2019

Kolkata: At a time when panic over National Register of Citizens (NRC) has gripped several parts of West Bengal, a community Durga puja committee in the city has chosen “refugees” as its theme this year. Rajdanga Naba Uday Sangha puja, one of the award winning community pujas in the city, has placed shuttlecocks and badminton […]