Mamata wishes people on Hanuman Jayanti
Kolkata, Apr 27 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday extended her wishes to everyone on the auspicious occasion of Hanuman Jayanti.
Taking to here tweeter handle, Ms Banerjee said, “ I extend my wishes to everyone on the auspicious occasion of Hanuman Jayanti.”
“May lord give all of us strength to fight all troubles & bless everyone with good health!” she added.
Hanuman Jayanti is a Hindu religious festival that celebrates the birth of Hindu God Hanuman, who is immensely venerated throughout India and Nepal.
This festival is celebrated on different days in different parts of India. In most states of India, the festival is observed either in Chaitra (usually on the day of Chaitra Pournimaa) or in Vaishakha, while in a few states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu, it is celebrated in Dhanu (called Margazhi in Tamil).
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WB: Peaceful polling; campaigning ends for final phase
April 26, 2021
A long queue of voters outside a polling station during the 7th phase of assembly polls, in Kolkata on Monday - PTI
A long queue of voters outside a polling station during the 7th phase of assembly polls, in Kolkata on Monday - PTI× Amidst a record surge in Covid-19 infections in West Bengal, polls for the penultimate phase remained mostly peaceful.
Voter turnout in Kolkata - the southern parts of the city that went to polls on Monday - remained a low 60 per cent.
The Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, who herself is a voter from the region, had urged people to come out and vote in large numbers.
Polling officials with EVMs and other election materials on the eve of 7th phase of the West Bengal assembly polls, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)
NEW DELHI: West Bengal will witness its penultimate phase of polling on April 26 which will be held under a strict Covid protocol due to a massive surge in infections over the last few days.
This will be the seventh round in the eight-phase West Bengal elections, the results of which will be announced on May 2.
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Beneficiaries stands in a queue outside a health centre to receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, amid surge in coronavirus cases, in Kolkata, Monday, April 19, 2021. Photo: PTI
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