Tag: Durga Puja

With the festive season round the corner, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a fresh set of guidelines for celebration of Durga Puja under its jurisdiction, from October 11 to October 15, 2021.

The Durga Puja will be celebrated from October 11 to October 13, 2021. Hence, any congregation for celebration of the festival including associated religious and cultural congregation shall not be allowed in public within BMC jurisdiction, the latest notification read.

The High Court preferred not to interfere in the government order issued for larger public health and safety to check any further spread of Covid 19 virus during the pandemic times.

In its pray, the Puja committee had urged the Court to direct the Cuttack district administration and the State government to permit the continuation of the 500-year-old tradition at the Durga Puja mandap.

Amid a political storm in Odisha over the government-enforced curbs on the height of idols during the ensuing festive season, the Orissa High Court’s door was knocked on Tuesday for relief.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a 12-hour bandh in Cuttack on Monday (September 13) in protest against the guidelines of the state government for the festive season ahead.

Senior BJP leader Samir Dey on Sunday said that the party will observe the bandh from 6 am to 6 pm in Cuttack. The Bandh has been called to protect the interest of the people and senior members of puja committee and civil society, he said.

The State government's refusal to grant relaxation in Puja guidelines has once again attracted resentment among people and political parties.

Not only Cuttack, Durga puja organisors in Bhubaneswar too are gearing up to observe a similar bandh in the Smart City. Today, a delegation met the Twin City Police Commissioner and demanded to reconsider such directives which tend to dampen the festive atmosphere.

The Cuttack city unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced its decision to observe bandh in the city on September 13 to protest the several restrictions imposed by the State government during Durga Puja.

"The government should take the decision considering the religious sentiments of people. Relaxing the COVID restrictions will not lead to the unprecedented spread of the pandemic. 

Bhubaneswar: Twin City Police Commissioner Satyajit Mohanty on Wednesday reviewed security arrangements at different Durga puja pandals in the city. After undertaking visits to different pandals here, Mohanty stated, “The police will strengthen its arrangements near puja pandals close to the National Highway so that there will be better traffic regulation. We also request people […]

Bhubaneswar: Durga Puja committees in the Capital City are vying with each other to draw the attention of maximum visitors with stunning theme-based torana gates at the puja pandals. Be it the pandal at Saheed Nagar modelled after the famous Swaminarayan temple of Gujarat or the Nayapalli puja pandal set up in the line with […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Sasthi puja (6th day) today, preparations are in full swing at various pandals across the State to usher in Goddess Durga. Many rituals including Bilwabarana are underway amid the music of conchs and chanting of shlokas. On Saptami (7th day) tomorrow, special rituals along with ‘Chakhyu Dana’ of the Goddess will be […]

Cuttack: Not only the famous Dusshera, Cuttack also gets agog during the Basanti Durga Puja that is observed with same religious fervour during the spring season. Several puja pandals across the city are now decked up while special rituals were performed on the occasion of ‘Dasami’, the last day of the four day festival that […]