Terms & Conditions

Introduction:

  1. We will accept participation from the people of Indian origin only. However, this contest is only available at following locations of West Bengal, India:

– Berhampur City

– Maldah City

– Siliguri City

– Kolkata City

– Howrah City

– Burdwan City

– Asansol City

– Durgapur City

– Chandan Nagar City

  1. This competition is open to women only between the age of 18 years to 35 years and shall produce a valid certificate as an age proof.
  2. All registration information that is submitted by You is truthful and accurate and You will, at all times, maintain the accuracy of such information.
  3. The online form should be filled appropriately with accuracy. Only fully filled in/completed form will be considered valid. If the documentation along with the form provided by you is not filled with limpidity or it is incomplete your claim may be rejected.
  4. All the finalists will be made to perform in front of the judges and the same will be graded on a scale of 1-10.
  5. The verdict of the judges will be deemed final.
  6. Last date for registration is 25th September 2022 for the Puja Committee and 27th September for the individual contestant.
  7. Final Judging Round & Winner Declaration Date: from 29th September 2022 till 1st October 2022
  8. Prize Distribution Ceremony to be held in Kolkata on 7th October 2022 and all the winners need to be present at the prize distribution ceremony. If any winner is absent, her prize money may be withdrawn by the organizing committee.
  9. This site may be governed by different terms and conditions or privacy policies. In the event of a conflict between any terms or conditions of these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, on one hand and any other terms of use or privacy or other policies on the other hand, the applicable terms or conditions of these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy shall prevail with respect to your use of the Site.

The Process:

  • The local Puja Committee/Club needs to register in this event first through the online registration process mentioned in this website.
  • Once their registration is accepted, organizing committee can ask the individual participant to fill-up the registration form mentioning their pujo committee details.
  • Once registration is verified and accepted, the organizing committee will be visiting the Puja Pandal/Local Puja Committee for the final round of judgement with the judges
  • The judges will select one winner from each Puja Committee and the winners name will be announced in a reputed newspaper.
  • All the 36 Regional Winners will battle it out on a Grand Finale in Kolkata on 7th October 2022 @ J W Marriott.
  • Each individual regional winner will receive INR 5,000(Five Thousand Only), Certificate & Trophy.
  • Top 5 Winner of Grand Finale will be gratified with INR 50,000| INR 30,000 | INR 20,000 | INR 15,000 | INR 10,000, Certificate & Trophy respectively.
  • Competition rules for Grand Finale – All the Grand Finalists will be made to perform (as per competition category) in front of the judges and the same will be graded on a scale of 1-10.The verdict of the judges will be deemed final.

Rules to be followed by the Contestants:

    1. All the contestants must participate through their local Puja Committee. The local Puja Committee needs to propose the contestant. First the Puja Committee needs to register to be a part of this contest by filling up the form in the website www.preganewsdoshobhuja.com. Once their submission and registration is accepted by the organising committee then they can take part in this activity.
    2. Any individual who wishes to take part in this activity can contact their local puja committee, the local puja committee needs to propose their name to us with a proper form duly signed and filled-up by the contestant. The individual contestant form can be obtained from the organising committee once the local puja committee is registered and their registration is accepted by the organising committee. The local Puja committees and the contestants proposed by them needs to abide by all the terms and conditions of this contest.
    3. The individual participants have to showcase their talent on either of the fields of Bengali Song, Recitation, Dance, Dhunuchi Dance, Acting, Playing the Dhaak, Stand-up Comedy.
    4. All participants must use only Bengali music/songs (as and when required) during performance.
    5. Every contestant must return a completed and signed Participation Form.
    6. Performance recommended time duration is 3 minutes; acts must be no more than 5 minutes.
    7. This is a solo act competition. Group act will not be entertained.
    8. In all cases, decisions of the judges are final and will not be open to discussion.
    9. Absolutely no profanity or insensitive subject matter will be permitted.
    10. Costumes must be appropriate for all age groups. This is a community event.
    11. Contestants are responsible for their own props and costumes.
    12. All performances will be screened for appropriateness by the Organizing Committee.
    13. If your act requires recorded accompanying music, the music must be: provided to the Organizing Committee at the time of the auditions. The CD/Pen Drive must be labeled with your name and song name.
    14. All the music licences pertaining to competition must be procured by the club/participant themselves.
    15. It is the participant’s responsibility to get the accompanying music back after the show.
    16. One Winner will be selected from each local Puja Committee by our panel of judges
    17. The organising committee may ask the selected clubs to send video recordings of the preliminary round participents.
    18. The Participants shall be required to deliver partner/sponsor videos featuring/ talking about their product to Organising Committee as and when requested by the organising committee and following the given brand guidelines. The Participants shall be required to create content in the form of images and / or videos in support of the contest and to shall promote it as and when instructed by the organising committee. Further, the Participants and winner(s) shall co- create content as required for the Prega News brand and its partners.

Rules to be followed by the Local Puja Committee:

  1. All the contestants must participate through their local Puja Committee. The local Puja Committee needs to propose the contestant. First the Puja Committee needs to register to be a part of this contest by filling up the form in the preganewsdoshobhuja.com. Once their submission and registration is accepted by the organising committee then they can take part in this activity.
  2. Any individual who wish to take part in this activity can contact their local puja committee, the local puja committee needs to propose their name to us with a proper form signed and fill-up by the contestant. The individual contestant form can be obtained from the organising committee once the local puja committee is registered and their registration is accepted by the organising committee. The local Puja committees and the contestants proposed by them needs to abide all the terms and conditions of this contest.
  3. The participant local puja committee must provide a dedicated space with small stage setup (can be their existing stage of Durga Puja Pandal) and a public announcement system in the puja premises for the competition
  4. 4 (four) number of Prega News Banners (12’x6’) will be given to selected clubs for display in the puja premises. These banners need to be put up in a proper visible area throughout the duration of Durga Puja till Dashami.
  5. Each club can register minimum 5 & maximum of 10 participants.
  6. The preliminary round has to be conducted within the puja committee prior to the final round and keep the list of finalists ready and shared with us with the filled-up registration form.
  7. All the finalists will be made to perform in front of the judges and the same will be graded on a scale of 1-05. Another round will be Question & Answer round which will be graded on a scale of 1-05. Total marks will be 10. The verdict of the judges will be deemed final.
  8. In all cases, decisions of the judges are final and will not be open to discussion.

Intended Use of the Site:

The Site contains materials such as software, text, graphics, images, video, audio and other material (collectively referred to as the “Content”). The Content may be owned by us or may be provided through an arrangement we have with others, including other users of the Site, and any Service Provider.

Use of Acceptance:

You must not use our website in any way that causes or may cause damage to the website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the website; or in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity. You must not use our website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, root kit or other malicious computer software.

Intellectual Property:

  1. Mankind Pharma Ltd. is the sole and exclusive copyright owner of this contest called Parar Doshobhuja. Further all the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names, trade dress and other intellectual and proprietary rights relating to the contest, the Intro Video, the Submissions, and any content provided by You to the organising committee and the content forming a part thereof and displayed therein shall vest at all times, worldwide and in perpetuity, in Mankind Pharma Ltd. Mankind Pharma Ltd. states that the Parar Doshobhuja contest has been developed, compiled, prepared, revised, selected, and arranged by Mankind Pharma Ltd. through the application of methods and standards of judgment developed and applied through the expenditure of substantial time, effort, and money and constitutes valuable intellectual property of Mankind Pharma Ltd. 
  2. You agree that Mankind Pharma Ltd. shall have a right to use in any manner all the Intro Video, the Submissions and the content forming a part thereof and displayed therein, registration data, photographs, shoots, product pictures, profiles, brands etc and any other content submitted by the Participant to Mankind Pharma Ltd. (“Content”). Further Mankind Pharma Ltd. shall have the right to use the said Content inter alia for sharing it with the brands sponsoring the Parar Doshobhuja event, for promotion of Mankind Pharma Ltd.’s forthcoming events, exhibitions, conferences and trade fairs at various places, for marketing the products and services of itself or its clients and for any other promotional activities or otherwise as considered fit by further, the Participant agrees to indemnify Mankind Pharma Ltd. against any liability which may accrue to Mankind Pharma Ltd. including but not limited to claims, demands, notices, suits, proceedings made, served, instituted and/or pending by or against Mankind Pharma Limited or any person / entity Mankind Pharma Ltd. shall share such Content with, as a result of using the Content for any purpose whatsoever.
  3. You represent and warrant that the Content submitted by You is original, accurate and shall not be offensive, defamatory, inflammatory or inciting and shall not infringe any third party’s intellectual property. Moreover, You represent and warrant that the Content submitted by You shall not be false, fraudulent or forged. You shall be solely responsible for any infringement notice or any other legal proceedings or claims received or directed towards Mankind Pharma Ltd. with respect to any Content and You fully indemnify Mankind Pharma Ltd. from any such claims or actions. Mankind Pharma Ltd. shall not be responsible in respect of any Content submitted by You and is not liable to check the originality, veracity, accuracy or compliance with any representations, warranties and applicable law in respect of any Content submitted by You in any manner whatsoever. Mankind Pharma Ltd. shall take strict legal action against submission of any fraudulent Content / information / proof or incorrect credentials submitted by any Participant.

Safety:

Mankind Pharma Ltd. will not accept any responsibility for the safety of participants. It is the applicant’s sole responsibility to ensure that all necessary safety precautions are in place and that all equipments used are suitable and thoroughly checked prior to the performance attempt to take place and in compliance with any local health and safety laws and regulations.

The panel of judges / evaluator’s decision will be final and no clarifications / complaints on the judgment will be accepted.

Breaches of these Terms of Use:

Without prejudice to our other rights under these terms of use, if you breach these terms of use in any way, we may take such action as deem appropriate to deal with the breach, including suspending your access to the website, prohibiting you from accessing the website, blocking computers using your IP address from accessing the website, contacting your internet service provider to request that they block your access to the website and/or bringing court proceedings against you.

Indemnity:

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising or resulting from your breach of these Terms of Use or your uploading of, access to, or use or misuse of the Content or the Site.

We shall provide notice to you of any such claim, suit or proceeding and shall assist you, at your expense, in defending any of such claim, suit or proceeding. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter which is subject to indemnification under this section. In such case, you agree to co-operate with any reasonable requests assisting our defence of such matter.

Alteration/Modification:

Mankind Pharma Ltd. has the right to change, modify or cancel the Parar Doshobhuja and the Terms without giving any reason or prior notice and the Participants shall have no claims in this regard.

Entire Agreement:

These terms of use, together with our privacy policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and us in relation to your use of our website and supersede all previous agreements in respect of your use of our website.

Notice and Communication:

All communications directed towards Mankind Pharma Ltd. shall be addressed to preganewsparardoshobhuja@gmail.com

Liability and Force Majeure:         

Mankind Pharma Ltd. shall not be held liable for any matters related to the display, exhibition and internet sites, including, and without limitation; outage; downtime; server and network issues; etc. that may affect the Microsite, the broadcast, display or working of the contest in any manner whatsoever.

Mankind Pharma Ltd. shall not be liable to any Participant in the event Mankind Pharma Ltd. is unable proceed with the contest or adhere to any of the contents of the Terms stated herein for any reason whatsoever, including owing due to acts of God, wars, blockades, hostilities, civil disturbances, riots, strikes, lock-outs, epidemics, pandemics or large scale sanitary crisis, fire, storm and flood, judgment or orders of any court of law, acts of terrorism, embargo, any force majeure events and government orders or restrictions, transmission failure or damage reasonably beyond its control, or other causes reasonably beyond its control.

Governing Laws and Jurisdiction:

The Contest and the Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of India and competent courts in Delhi shall have exclusive jurisdiction.