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  • 9 youngsters maintain burns as generator catches fireplace all the way through Durga idol immersion procession in Satara

    Through PTI

    SATARA: 9 youngsters sustained burns after a generator stuck fireplace all the way through a procession taken out with an idol of Goddess Durga on Dussehra in Maharashtra’s Satara district, an reliable stated on Wednesday.

    All of the youngsters are in solid situation, he stated.

    The incident came about on Tuesday night within the Koli Aali house of Mahabaleshwar, a well-liked hill station.

    Consistent with the police, the generator used to be fitted on a car on which an idol of Goddess Durga used to be being taken for immersion.

    “The generator were given heated up and stuck fireplace as there used to be a can of petrol close by. 9 youngsters, who have been sitting in a nook of the adorned car, sustained burn accidents. They have been rushed to hospitals in Satara and Pune,” stated an reliable from Mahabaleshwar police station.

    Superintendent of Police Sameer Shaikh stated the entire youngsters are solid and present process remedy at other hospitals.

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    SATARA: 9 youngsters sustained burns after a generator stuck fireplace all the way through a procession taken out with an idol of Goddess Durga on Dussehra in Maharashtra’s Satara district, an reliable stated on Wednesday.

    All of the youngsters are in solid situation, he stated.

    The incident came about on Tuesday night within the Koli Aali house of Mahabaleshwar, a well-liked hill station.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Consistent with the police, the generator used to be fitted on a car on which an idol of Goddess Durga used to be being taken for immersion.

    “The generator were given heated up and stuck fireplace as there used to be a can of petrol close by. 9 youngsters, who have been sitting in a nook of the adorned car, sustained burn accidents. They have been rushed to hospitals in Satara and Pune,” stated an reliable from Mahabaleshwar police station.

    Superintendent of Police Sameer Shaikh stated the entire youngsters are solid and present process remedy at other hospitals. Apply The New Indian Categorical channel on WhatsApp

  • West Bengal flash floods: 450 rescued from Mal river, BJP delegation visits house

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    JALPAIGURI/KOLKATA: Round 450 other people had been rescued from the Mal River in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district after 8 other people had been swept away and a number of other others went lacking because of flash floods within the waterbody all through idol immersion of Goddess Durga.

    An eight-member BJP delegation visited the world, spoke to a lot of those that have been rescued, and met the kinfolk of the ones killed within the flash floods.

    In the meantime, the district management mentioned the rescue operation was once stopped since final evening.

    “Nobody is lacking as of now. Six individuals are nonetheless admitted to the clinic. The loss of life toll to this point is 8. We stopped the rescue operation overdue final evening. However now we have saved 3 rescue groups on standby,” Jalpaiguri District Justice of the Peace Moumita Godara advised PTI.

    It’s the duty of the state executive to verify the security and safety of the devotees, birthday party MP Jayanta Ray, who led the delegation, mentioned.

    “The management must were extra cautious,” Ray mentioned.

    North Bengal Building Minister Udayan Guha, on the other hand, dubbed the BJP’s allegation of lacunae via the management as baseless.

    “We took all steps promptly for reduction and rescue. The BJP workforce has visited the world to pursue reasonable politics,” he mentioned.

    High Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday introduced an ex-gratia of Rs two lakh each and every for the following of kinfolk of those that misplaced their lives within the incident.

    Every of them additionally introduced Rs 50,000 to the injured.

    The flash floods passed off round 8.30 pm on Wednesday when idol immersion of a number of group Durga pujas at Malbazar in Dooars house was once being held.

    JALPAIGURI/KOLKATA: Round 450 other people had been rescued from the Mal River in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district after 8 other people had been swept away and a number of other others went lacking because of flash floods within the waterbody all through idol immersion of Goddess Durga.

    An eight-member BJP delegation visited the world, spoke to a lot of those that have been rescued, and met the kinfolk of the ones killed within the flash floods.

    In the meantime, the district management mentioned the rescue operation was once stopped since final evening.

    “Nobody is lacking as of now. Six individuals are nonetheless admitted to the clinic. The loss of life toll to this point is 8. We stopped the rescue operation overdue final evening. However now we have saved 3 rescue groups on standby,” Jalpaiguri District Justice of the Peace Moumita Godara advised PTI.

    It’s the duty of the state executive to verify the security and safety of the devotees, birthday party MP Jayanta Ray, who led the delegation, mentioned.

    “The management must were extra cautious,” Ray mentioned.

    North Bengal Building Minister Udayan Guha, on the other hand, dubbed the BJP’s allegation of lacunae via the management as baseless.

    “We took all steps promptly for reduction and rescue. The BJP workforce has visited the world to pursue reasonable politics,” he mentioned.

    High Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday introduced an ex-gratia of Rs two lakh each and every for the following of kinfolk of those that misplaced their lives within the incident.

    Every of them additionally introduced Rs 50,000 to the injured.

    The flash floods passed off round 8.30 pm on Wednesday when idol immersion of a number of group Durga pujas at Malbazar in Dooars house was once being held.

  • Netizens search motion towards organisers of Durga Puja that had Asura taking a look like Gandhi 

    By way of PTI

    KOLKATA: Outraged over the set up of a Mahishasur idol that resembled Mahatma Gandhi at a pandal in southwest Kolkata, folks on social media sought rapid arrest of Hindu Mahasabha leaders who organised the Durga puja.

    Organisers Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, alternatively, claimed that it was once a “twist of fate” that the Mahishasur idol, which had a bald head and was once wearing a white dhoti and spherical glasses, bore resemblance to Gandhi, however social media was once no longer satisfied.

    “In an instant arrest the officers of Hindu Mahasabha for depicting Mahatma Gandhi as asura in a Durga Puja at Kolkata,” tweeted one Atanu Chakravarty, tagging Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee.

    Because the footage of the Durga Puja pandal went viral on social media, the Kolkata Police instructed the Mahasabha to switch the glance of the idol and in addition requested journalist Indradeep Bhattacharyya, who shared it on Twitter, to delete the {photograph} because it “would possibly create stress” amid the pageant.

    “The Hindu Mahasabha claimed to have modified the idol on Kolkata Police’s request and ‘put moustache and hair’ on it. What a very simple answer discovered by way of KP,” tweeted Ujjaini.

    Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena alleged that this was once a “planned try” to demonise freedom opponents.

    “Nope, this is not twist of fate. It is a planned try to alternate the narrative to fit the present narrative of demonising our freedom motion heroes. We’ve in reality misplaced our ethical compass as a country,” Chaturvedi tweeted.

    One Partha Pratim Bhattacharya on Fb instructed the police to do so towards the organisers of the Durga Puja because the idol “has harm the non secular sentiments of many Hindus like me”.

    “I shouldn’t have an inkling as to what steps the legislation enforcement persons are taking to curb this nuisance. It is a disgrace for us, Indians and Bengalis is specific,” Kumar Mukherjee posted on Fb.

    “It is one of these shame to my town!” posted Dwaipayan Banerjee. In keeping with mythology, Goddess Durga slew Mahishasur in an epic combat to finish his evil reign. Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha state operating president Chandrachur Goswami instructed PTI that the organisation did not wish to harm any one’s sentiments.

    “The Durga idol that was once worshipped right here to begin with had a Mahisasur whose face appeared very similar to that of Mahatma Gandhi. The similarities are only a twist of fate. After footage of it went viral, a police group visited the pandal and requested us to make adjustments to the face,” he stated.

    KOLKATA: Outraged over the set up of a Mahishasur idol that resembled Mahatma Gandhi at a pandal in southwest Kolkata, folks on social media sought rapid arrest of Hindu Mahasabha leaders who organised the Durga puja.

    Organisers Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, alternatively, claimed that it was once a “twist of fate” that the Mahishasur idol, which had a bald head and was once wearing a white dhoti and spherical glasses, bore resemblance to Gandhi, however social media was once no longer satisfied.

    “In an instant arrest the officers of Hindu Mahasabha for depicting Mahatma Gandhi as asura in a Durga Puja at Kolkata,” tweeted one Atanu Chakravarty, tagging Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee.

    Because the footage of the Durga Puja pandal went viral on social media, the Kolkata Police instructed the Mahasabha to switch the glance of the idol and in addition requested journalist Indradeep Bhattacharyya, who shared it on Twitter, to delete the {photograph} because it “would possibly create stress” amid the pageant.

    “The Hindu Mahasabha claimed to have modified the idol on Kolkata Police’s request and ‘put moustache and hair’ on it. What a very simple answer discovered by way of KP,” tweeted Ujjaini.

    Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena alleged that this was once a “planned try” to demonise freedom opponents.

    “Nope, this is not twist of fate. It is a planned try to alternate the narrative to fit the present narrative of demonising our freedom motion heroes. We’ve in reality misplaced our ethical compass as a country,” Chaturvedi tweeted.

    One Partha Pratim Bhattacharya on Fb instructed the police to do so towards the organisers of the Durga Puja because the idol “has harm the non secular sentiments of many Hindus like me”.

    “I shouldn’t have an inkling as to what steps the legislation enforcement persons are taking to curb this nuisance. It is a disgrace for us, Indians and Bengalis is specific,” Kumar Mukherjee posted on Fb.

    “It is one of these shame to my town!” posted Dwaipayan Banerjee. In keeping with mythology, Goddess Durga slew Mahishasur in an epic combat to finish his evil reign. Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha state operating president Chandrachur Goswami instructed PTI that the organisation did not wish to harm any one’s sentiments.

    “The Durga idol that was once worshipped right here to begin with had a Mahisasur whose face appeared very similar to that of Mahatma Gandhi. The similarities are only a twist of fate. After footage of it went viral, a police group visited the pandal and requested us to make adjustments to the face,” he stated.

  • Demise toll rises to 39 in Bangladesh boat capsize

    Bangladeshi government have been racing in opposition to time on Monday to search out any survivors of the boat twist of fate involving Hindu devotees, even because the dying toll within the incident rose to no less than 39, most commonly youngsters and ladies.

    The devotees have been heading in opposition to the Bodeshwari Temple at the instance of Mahalaya, the auspicious get started of the Durga Puja pageant, when the over-crowded boat capsized within the Korotoa River within the nation’s northwestern Panchagarh district.

    “Our rescuers retrieved 9 extra our bodies (in a single day)… seek is constant,” a fireplace carrier authentic advised newshounds on the scene.

    Some our bodies have been present in a river in Dinajpur. The our bodies had reportedly washed away because of sturdy present, every other authentic mentioned.

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    Panchagarh Further Deputy Commissioner (Income) Dipankar Roy mentioned {that a} overall of 39 our bodies had been recovered to this point. Amongst them, 11 are youngsters, 21 are girls and seven are males, Bdnews24.com reported.

    Media studies quoting kin mentioned 58 passengers have been lacking, whilst officers previous mentioned the boat used to be believed to be wearing as many as 80 passengers.

    “The initial investigation presentations that the boat used to be overcrowded,” Roy, head of the probe frame, used to be quoted as announcing via the Dhaka Tribune newspaper.

    Alternatively, he additionally famous that there could also be different causes at the back of why the boat sank, however that will probably be printed after the committee finishes its investigation, the paper mentioned.

    “The boatman had requested some other folks to disembark to ease the load load. However nobody listened,” mentioned Solaiman Ali, the executive leader of the sub-district.

    Eyewitnesses declare that there have been greater than 150 passengers at the boat. Some other folks swim again to the river financial institution however many stay lacking.

    Roy mentioned the fireplace carrier in Panchagargh is main the hunt efforts.

    The Durga Puja is the most important Hindu pageant in Bangladesh and in jap India.

    Deltaic Bangladesh is crisscrossed via a number of hundred rivers whilst loads of other folks die every yr in boat and ferry injuries in Bangladesh, in large part because of overcrowding.

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  • Horrendous that WB government which ‘banned’ Durga Puja is taking credit score for UNESCO honour: MoS Lekhi 

    Previous this month, Banerjee had led a rally celebrating the inclusion of 'Durga Puja in Kolkata' in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity listing.