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Indian Railways notifies additional 32 special services this festive seaso
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): To manage the extra rush of passengers in the ongoing festive season, Indian Railways is running 2561 trips of 211 special trains (in pairs) till Chhath Puja this year.
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For grand Chhath Puja celebrations in Delhi, AAP govt allocates Rs 25 cror
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that the Delhi government would organise Chhath Puja at 1100 places in the capital city this year and has approved a Rs 25 crore budget to facilitate the celebration of the festival that is hugely popular in B
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With Rs 25 crores budget, Delhi govt to organise Chhath Puja at 1100 sites
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Delhi government will organise Chhath Puja at 1100 ghats this year for which the government has approved a budget of Rs 25 crore to facilitate lakhs of devotees in offering their prayers on Chhath.
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Indian Railways running 179 pairs of special trains till Chhath Puja to co
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): To manage extra rush of passengers in the ongoing festive season, Indian Railways are running 2269 trips of 179 pair of special trains till Chhath Puja, this year.
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Government extends PMGKAY scheme for three more months
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): The government on Wednesday extended Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for three more months so that poor and vulnerable sections are supported for the major festivals including Navratri, Dussehra, Milad-un-nabi, Deepawali, Chhath pooja
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Indian-Americans celebrate Chhath Puja in US
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): The Bihar-Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA) continued its fifth-year celebration of Chhath Puja at Thompson Park, Monroe, New Jersey.
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Debina Bonnerjee performs Chhath Puja for first time
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 11 (ANI): Actor Debina Bonnerjee loves celebrating all types of festivals. She along with her husband Gurmeet Choudhary celebrated Chhath Puja which concluded on Thursday. This is the first time that Debina performed Chhath Puja.
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Delhi: Devotees perform rituals in toxic foam-laden Yamuna on final day of
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Devotees on Thursday made offerings to Sun God while standing in knee-deep water of toxic foam-laden Yamuna river, near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi on the last day of Chhath puja.
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Delhi govt sets up COVID-19 vaccination camp for devotees near Chhath puja
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): In a unique initiative, the Delhi Government set up a COVID-19 vaccination camp for devotees near a Chhath puja ghat in the Gavdi locality of Bhajanpura in the national capital.
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Devotees gather at ghats to perform 'Usha Arghya' on last day of Chhath Pu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi/Mumbai [India], November 11 (ANI): On the last day of the four-day-long Chhath festival, devotees gathered on the bank of ghats across the country to perform the 'Usha Arghya' (prayers to the rising sun).
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Chhath puja: Devotees gathers at Patna's Ganga ghat to perform 'Usha Arghy
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 11 (ANI): On the last day of the four-day-long Chhath festival, devotees in Patna gathered on the banks of the Ganga river at Patipul Ghat to perform the 'Usha Arghya' (prayers to the rising sun).
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Nepal: Devotees mark Chhath Pooja with fanfare
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], November 10 (ANI): Fasting women taking dips in the water, with a basket full of offering to the Sun God were a common sight at lakes in Kathmandu Valley on Wednesday the penultimate day of the Chhath festival.
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