Workers protest, pelt stones at Diamond Bourse office in Surat

As part of the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan, the ‘Aashirwad Ka Diya’ programme was organised across Haryana on Thursday, during which ministers, legislators and a large number of party workers lit lakhs of diyas, conveying the message of service, values, harmony and human compassion. The glow of the diyas created an atmosphere filled with spirituality and enthusiasm.

Speaking on the occasion, senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan said the party was marking the Prime Minister's birthday month as a Seva month.

Two workers died and two others were seriously injured after being run over by a car around 2:30 am on Thursday, while they were installing grills on the Dwarka Expressway. 

A training programme and workshop under the PM Vishwakarma scheme were held for local workers in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, aimed at boosting traditional skills and enhancing livelihood opportunities for individuals engaged in various trades.

Akali Dal leaders and workers launched an agitation against the scheduled and unscheduled power cuts in Punjab by staging a massive protest outside the Chief Engineer's office (Shakti Sadan) in Jalandhar against the Punjab government's power policy and submitted a memorandum of demands to the officials.