Cash-strapped Bengal hikes cash doles to Puja bodies

Miss Banerjee further announced that government offices will remain closed from 30 September to 10 November. She said that a mega colourful rally would be organised on 1 September to welcome the goddess as well as thank United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) for including Durga Puja in the ‘Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity.