Lakhs witness Rath Yatra in Puri (Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 21 (IANS) More than five lakh devotees witnessed the annual Rath Yatra (chariot festival) of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra in Odisha's temple town of ... Read more...
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Lakhs converge on Puri for Rath Yatra
June 21st, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 21 (IANS) Lakhs of devotees thronged Odisha's temple town of Puri Thursday for the annual Rath Yatra (chariot festival) of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, ... Read more...
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Security beefed up ahead of Puri chariot festival
June 20th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 20 (IANS) Security has been beefed up in Odisha's Puri town ahead of the annual nine-day chariot festival of Lord Jagannath beginning Thursday, police said.Around 8,000 policemen have ... Read more...
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62 special trains for Puri Rath Yatra
June 20th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 19 (IANS) Indian Railways Tuesday announced it would run 62 special trains for the famous Rath Yatra (chariot festival) of Lord Jagannath, beginning at Odisha's Puri town June ... Read more...
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Puri Ratha Yatra preparations gain momentum in Odisha
June 11th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 11 (IANS) Preparations for the annual Rath Yatra of Odisha's Jagannath temple in Puri have gained momentum with carpenters working overtime on the three gigantic wooden chariots ... Read more...
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Riot of colours as Holi celebrated with gaiety (Intro Roundup)
March 8th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Vibrant red, blue, green, yellow and pink colours spread joy and merriment as people across India celebrated the festival of Holi Thursday by smearing coloured ... Read more...
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Riot of colours as Holi celebrated with gaiety (Roundup)
March 8th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Vibrant red, blue, green, yellow and pink colours spread joy and merriment as people across north India celebrated the festival of Holi Thursday by smearing ... Read more...
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West Bengal celebrates Dol, Holi
March 8th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) West Bengal celebrated the festival of Holi - or "Dol Jatra" as it is called - with colour, songs and prayers amidst heightened security Thursday.Thousands of ... Read more...
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Mamata, the leading lady of Bengali jatra (Feature)
July 10th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Her life story doesn't lack drama, and now it's feeding the Jatra folk theatre form of Bengal known for its dramatic, over-the-top performances. Even plays ... Read more...
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Scripted for success: Mamata’s life on stage
May 19th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) A defiance born from the rough and tumble of the streets, a long struggle against an entrenched power system, a stunning blow to the world's ... Read more...
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BJP’s Rath Yatra will worsen Kashmir situation: CPI-M
January 17th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) The Rashtriya Ekta Jatra of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will further worsen the situation in the Kashmir Valley as the saffron party has no understanding of ... Read more...
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Watch ‘Arekti Premer Galpo’ for Rituparno’s performance (Bengali Movie Review)
December 24th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Arekti Premer Galpo"; Cast: Rituparno Ghosh, Indraneil Sengupta, Raima Sen, Churni Ganguly, Chapal Bhaduri; Director: Koushik Ganguly; Producer; Cinemawalla
Rating: ***The key to this film lies in its name. For "Arekti Premer ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi director highlights exploitation of humankind in ‘Ganga Jatra’
November 17th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Bangladeshi filmmaker Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond's "Ganga Jatra", which was screened at the 16th Kolkata Film Festival, shows that mankind is the ultimate victim when religion is vocal. The ... Read more...
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Jyoti Basu’s life now in jatra
February 11th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Pradipta Tapadar
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Less than a month after his death, India's communist legend Jyoti Basu's life has become the subject of jatra, West Bengal's popular folk theatre form.Anjali ... Read more...
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West Bengal celebrates Holi
March 11th, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) West Bengal Wednesday celebrated Holi, or Dol Jatra as it is called in the state, with colour, songs and prayers.
Thousands of people from within the country and abroad ... Read more...
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United colours of Holi bind West Bengal
March 21st, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Colour, song and prayers marked the festival of Holi - or Dol Jatra as it is called here - Friday in West Bengal, where it was celebrated a ... Read more...
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India’s largest tribal fair draws millions
February 21st, 2008 - 2:52 pm ICT by admin
Warangal (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 21 (IANS) It is a sea of humanity at the four-day Sammakka Sarakka Jatra, India's largest tribal fair here, with millions of people gathered from many parts of ... Read more...
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