Two more organisations submitted a memorandum seeking permission to celebrate Holi by installing the Kamdev statue and celebrating Onake Obavva Jayanti at Idgah Maidan.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev to treat everyone as equal and walk on the path of love and compassion are relevant even today.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has facilitated the visit of 2,420 Indian Sikh pilgrims' visit to Nankana Sahib on the occasion of Gurupurab, the Ministry said on Tuesday.
On sacred occasion of Parkash Purab (Guru Nanak Jayanti), Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday paid obeisance at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib and announced that Anand Marriage Act will be implemented in the state.
Guru Nanak Jayanti, also known as Gurpurab, is a sacred festival that marks the birth of the first guru of Sikhism - Guru Nanak Dev. The auspicious occasion is observed on the full moon date of Kartik month or Kartik Purnima every year.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and some other Dalit organizations approached the municipal corporation seeking permission to celebrate Tipu Jayanti at the Idgah Maidan in Karnataka's Hubli, which was recently in controversy over the Ganesh Chaturthi celebration.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday offered prayers at Gurudwara Baba Zorawar Singh Ji Baba Fateh Ji Singh in Degloor city of Nanded district of Maharashtra on the auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti.
PM Modi expressed his happiness for having the opportunity to celebrate key Prakash Parvs such as 350th Prakash Parv of Guru Gobind Singh, 400th Prakash Parv of Guru Teg Bahadur and 550th Prakashotsav of Guru Nanak Dev.