Durga Puja accorded heritage status by UNESCO, PM Modi, CM Mamata Banerjee express joy|Oneindia News

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Durga Puja accorded heritage status by UNESCO, PM Modi, CM Mamata Banerjee express joy|Oneindia News

Kolkata’s Durga Puja has been accorded with UNESCO’s heritage status, a move that was lauded by PM Narendra Modi and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.

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Chief Minister of West Bengal, India since 2011
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Prime Minister of India since 2014 (born 1950)
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State in Eastern India
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