People from the Bengali business community also offered prayers to Goddess Laxmi and Ganesh and got themselves a new Hal Khata (accounting book) for their shops, to mark the first day of transactions in the new year.
Steps have been taken to provide relief to people from heat during campaigning and voting for Lok Sabha polls, said Congress leader Ganesh Prasad on Saturday.
In a bid to drive forward the development of India's burgeoning Esports industry, the country's notable gaming personalities convened in a groundbreaking dialogue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the growth of the nation's video gaming sector.
As the five seats of Uttarakhand will go to polls during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 19, the BJP is looking forward to continuing its winning spree in the Garhwal constituency.
"If I use this word during elections, people will wonder who am I referring to. If I say it, you will assume it for a particular person," he said to the gamers.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a free-wheeling interaction with some well-known Indian gamers about a range of aspects, including the difference between gaming and gambling.
Bonge Ganesh scored 212 points out of 216 in a tremendous show of grit, skill and focus and was followed by Ganesh Warkhade (205.5), who was the only other rider to return with a 200-plus score in the trials
A free-wheeling interaction featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a contingent of the gaming community discussing a range of aspects including the gaming industry's future prospects.
Congress' star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address a public meeting in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar and Roorkee Lok Sabha constituencies on April 13.
The 2024 elections will see a battle between BJP leader Anil Baluni and Congress leader Ganesh Godiyal in the Paudi Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency at Uttarakhand.
On March 24, the MDMK leader allegedly attempted to end his life by consuming pesticide and was rushed to hospital in Erode in a critical condition. He was later shifted to a hospital in Coimbatore where he was placed on ECHO support.