Dussehra

In Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu, around 8,000 women attired in traditional outfits took part in international Kullu Dussehra festival and performed folk dance at Rath Maidan on October 7. The festival is val commenced on October 5, and the cold dance marked day three of the festival. Notably, on day one, PM Modi, CM Jai Ram Thakur and Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar participated in the opening ceremony.

In Dubai's Jabel Ali, a new Hindu Temple is all set to open on October 4, at the scheduled time of inauguration at 5:00 pm. The newly constructed temple is an extension of the existing years-old Sindhi Guru Darbar Temple, in the United Arab Emirates. As per the local media, people of all religious faith will be allowed in the temple, open to the public from October 5, Dussehra.

On Shiv Sena’s annual 'Dussehra' event, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said instead of toppling elected governments, BJP should focus on sorrow state of the economy and reconsider GST system. Taking a jibe at the Centre, he said people are now looking for alternatives and challenged BJP to topple Maharashtra government. He also questioned JDU leader Nitish Kumar on his 2014's ‘Sangh-mukt Bharat’ slogan, while slamming Maharashtra Governor… read-more

Ahead of the festive season in the country, the Union Cabinet assented Rs 3,737 crore as festive bonus for 3 million non-gazetted employees. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar mentioned that the festive bonus to the employees will increase demand in the country. He further added that the funds will be granted before the Dussehra festival. Earlier, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman announced various economic packages to Government employees… read-more