Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will hold Gujarati new year get-together with party workers and the citizens at Hotel Viram Ground in district headquarters Bhuj in Kutch at 4 pm on November 10. Local MLAs, party leaders among others will remain present in this function. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will attend such functions from 10th to 16th November at Kutch, Tapi, Narmada, Banaskantha, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Morbi, Surendranagar, Gandhinagar district, Karnavati City, Gir Som...Read More

Gandhinagar: The festival of Labh Pancham will be on Tuesday- 9th November this year.  Labh Pancham is observed on the fifth day of Kartak month, or Kartak sud pancham of Hindu Gujarati Vikram samvat calendar year, currently 2078. On labh pancham in Gujarat, the shopkeepers reopen their shops closed in the Diwali festival in Gujarat. The Diwali festivals end on the Labh Pancham in Gujarat. The markets and shops are reopened in shubh muhurat on this day. The muhurats for reopening the busines...Read More

Gandhinagar: It’s the biggest festival of Gujarati people during the year today. It’s a new year day as per Gujarati Hindu Vikram Samvat calendar. While Vikram Samvat calendar is also used by the people in several north Indian states and it is also the national calendar of neighboring country Nepal, the Gujarati Vikram Samvat calendar is different from others. The new year in Gujarati calendar is celebrated a day after Diwali. This year however it is on the second day after Diwali. On...Read More

Gandhinagar: The shubh muhurats for the marriages will begin from 16th November after the end of the Hindu Chaturmas on 14th November. The tulsi vivah is celebrated after the Prabodhini Ekadashi or Devuthi Ekadashi. This year, the prabodhini Ekadashi is believed to be on 14th November in some sects and on 15th November in other sects. There are 14 shubh muhurats for marriages within one month from 16th November to 14th December. They are on the days 16th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 26th, 28th, 29...Read More

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Surat: A 3-year-old child died after swallowing pop-pop fire-crackers in the Dindoli area of Surat. The child’s father had bought pop-pop crackers which his 3-year old son had swallowed instead of bursting. He had fallen sick and didn’t recover despite taking medicines. He suffered from vomiting and diarrhoea. The family came to know that the child had swallowed pop-pop crackers after his mother noticed them in his vomit. He was taken to a local doctor following which he was shifted to c...Read More

Naushera, Jammu & Kashmir: Like all his previous years in the constitutional position, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with armed forces, this year also. He visited Indian Armed Forces in Nowshera district in J&K today. Addressing the soldier, the Prime Minister said that spending Diwali with the Armed Forces, for him, is in the same spirit as to celebrate Diwali with his family. He said, that is why, he has spent all his Diwali with the armed forces at the border...Read More

Salangpur: The special outfit of Kashtabhanjan Dev in Salangpur on the occasion of Kali Chaudash today has over 1 lakh 8 thousand diamonds attached to it. The total weight of the outfit is 15 kgs. It is made using 14 kgs silver and over 1 lakh 8 thousand American diamonds. It has 200 real diamonds, 100 grams of rhodium, 200 rubies, and 200 emeralds attached to it. The cost of the outfit is around Rs 31 lakhs. Total 8 chief designers and artisans worked for 1800 hours to prepare the outfi...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has today announced his government’s decision to free the women prisoners and 60+ age male prisoners on 15-day parole. The accused with serious nature of crime will not be released. The decision has been taken in view of Diwali festival, with an intention that such prisoners get opportunity to spend time with their family during festive period of Diwali. As many as 61 women prisoners and 120 male prisoners above 60-age - thus in total...Read More

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