Kolkata: Two days before the entire India celebrates the festival of colors, the West Bengal Government had issued a notice ...

Bengal imposes ban on Holi celebrations in Santiniketan's Sonajhuri Haat to protect green cover in forest The Sonajhuri Haat is located near Visva Bharati's Santiniketan campus, a UNESCO heritage ...

The West Bengal government has banned Holi celebrations at the popular Sonajhuri Haat in Birbhum district's Santiniketan this year, citing possible damage to the greeneries in the forest belt, an ...

The family was dressed in yellow, according to the theme, and making its way to Viswa Bharati University in Santiniketan, West Bengal. They were visiting at a special time: Holi, the Basanta Utsav ...

Citing possible damage to the greeneries in the forest belt, the West Bengal government on Thursday imposed a ban on celebrations at the popular Sonajhuri Haat in Birbhum district's Santiniketan ...

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West Bengal’s Minister of State for Forests Birbaha Hansda on Thursday (March 13, 2025) said there was no ban on Holi festivities in Sonajhuri Haat of Santiniketan in Birbhum district after a ...

BJP claimed that Birbhum's additional superintendent of police directed that Holi celebrations in Santiniketan should end at 10 am due to it being a Friday. West Bengal minister of state Birbaha ...

However, West Bengal Minister of State Birbaha Hansda clarified on Thursday that the government did not ban Holi celebrations in Santiniketan but rather made a request. Speaking to ANI ...

Hansda told PTI that the forest department’s hoardings and banners were only requests to "save the environment," and that those who wish to play with colours will not be prevented.