Panaji (Goa) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that the practice of bursting firecrackers during Gandhi Jayanti celebrations will be discontinued by the state government from next year.
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], July 31 (ANI): Congress workers staged a protest in Hubli on Wednesday against the Karnataka government's decision to not celebrate Tipu Jayanti this year.
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 18 (ANI): Buddha Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, is being celebrated by people across south Asia on Saturday by organising various programmes.
New Delhi [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Coming down heavily on the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) alliance government in Karnataka over Tipu Sultan Jayanti celebrations, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said holding a state government event on the birth anniver
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Congress MLA Tanveer Sait on Saturday hit out at Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara for skipping Tipu Jayanti celebrations.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 9 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy will not participate in Tipu Jayanti celebrations due to health concerns.
Kasargod (Kerala)/Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 8 (ANI): Ahead of 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary, former chief minister, BS Yeddyurappa called the state government's celebrations a gimmick to appease the Muslim community.
Panaji (Goa) [India], Nov 07 (ANI): Denouncing 18th-century ruler Tipu Sultan, the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, sister outfit of Hindu right-wing group Sanathan Sanstha, on Wednesday asserted that his birth anniversary on November 10 should not be celebrated.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that it is up to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to decide if they want to be a part of Tipu Jayanti celebrations or not.
The Hague [The Netherlands], Sept 24 (ANI): The Netherlands is set to witness six events in four cities as part of activities to mark the launch of the two year-long celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Shajapur, (Madhya Pradesh) [India] June 16 (ANI): Violence broke out in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur on Saturday after two groups engaged into an argument over taking out a procession during an event to mark Maharana Pratap Jayanti.
New Delhi [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Buddha Jayanti celebrations at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, on Monday afternoon.