An artificial water body prepared for Chhath devotees in south Kolkata. The state government has set up several artificial water bodies in and around Kolkata for Chhath puja. Barricades have been placed at the entry points of the Rabindra Sarobar and Subhas Sarobar. The Supreme Court on Thursday had ruled that Chhath puja will not be allowed at the Rabindra Sarobar Lake in south Kolkata, which is protected under the National Lake Conservation Plan. A division bench of the Calcutta high court also banned Chhath puja at Subhas Sarobar
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The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) presented the prestigious Kartick Bose Lifetime Achievement award to six cricketers on its annual day on Saturday. The function was held after a gap of two years. While Uday Bhanu Banerjee and Gargi Banerjee won the award for the year 2019-20, Sambaran Banerjee received the honour for 2020-21. Ashok Malhotra and Mithu Mukherjee got the award for the 2021-22 season. Legendary seamer Jhulan Goswami and Richa Ghosh were given special awards. The awards were handed over by former BCCI chief, Sourav Ganguly and former cricketer Snehasish Ganguly and Abhishek Dalmia
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Babul Supriyo, IT & electronics and tourism minister and actress Jaya Ahsan at the inaugural function of the fourth edition of the Bangladesh Film Festival at Rabindra Sadan on Saturday. Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner Andalib Elias said 37 films and documentaries from the neighbouring country will be screened at the five-day event which will conclude on November 2
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Lamp-lighting ceremony at the Gaudiya Mission auditorium at Bagbazar where a seminar on the topic ‘Challenges of Climate Change and Role of the United Nations’ was organised on Saturday, October 29. The event also witnessed the inauguration of Centre for UN and Peace Studies and its library
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