Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha participated in the Bani Bandana programme organised by the Dhaar Committee at Ward No. 40 in Agartala, where he unveiled a 40-foot-high idol of Goddess Saraswati on the premises of Bardawali Higher Secondary School.
Addressing an election rally in Muzaffarpur, the Prime Minister said the competition winner will be decided by the public, and the winners will be recognised just before next year's Chhath festival.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will also begin their campaign for the Bihar Assembly elections on October 28, after the Chhath Puja festival.
Assam is gearing up to celebrate Diwali and Kali Puja festival, and many organisers have decided to dedicate this year's Kali Puja and Diwali to noted singer Zubeen Garg who drowned in Singapore on September 19, a day before he was supposed to perform at the Northeast India Festival.
Ahead of the Diwali and Chhath Puja festival, Central Railway will operate 1,702 special trains for Diwali and Chhath travel, connecting destinations across the country. To ensure passenger comfort, holding areas for 3,000+ people, mobile UTS ticketing, and extra counters have been set up
The Revenue Divisional Commissioner of Central Division, Cuttack, Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar, reviewed the situation in Cuttack following tensions in the city on Monday night.
Ahead of Durga Puja, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday interacted with the Pradhan Samajpatis, exchanging greetings and listening to their valuable views on a wide range of issues.
The Foreign Minister said that the reports of attacks on temples and puja mandaps also came to light during the recent Durga Puja festival. Jaishankar added that the Indian High Commission in Dhaka is closely monitoring the situation related to the minorities in Bangladesh.
To meet the overwhelming demand for travel during the Puja festival and ensure safe and smooth transportation for passengers, Indian Railways, under the jurisdiction of East Coast Railway (ECoR), has taken extraordinary steps this year, including the operation of a record number of special t
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav mocked BJP National President JP Nadda's visit to Bihar on Friday on the occasion of Chhath Puja festival and said that the latter had come to check on CM Nitish Kumar.