Articles tagged under: Diwali

Heavy rush of Gujarati tourists; Traffic jam on Abu – Ambaji stretch

November 19, 2023
Heavy rush of Gujarati tourists; Traffic jam on Abu – Ambaji stretch

Gandhinagar: Like in every Diwali vacation, heavy rush of Gujarati tourists could be seen at every single tourist and pilgrim place across Gujarat this year as well. Diwali vacation is ending today for the offices. However schools and colleges across the State will be reopening on November 29th. Roads linked to tourist places are witnessing heavy traffic due to extra rush of tourists. Particularly on Saturday there was very heavy traffic on such roads, as scores of people were returning to spend...Read More

Labh Pancham 2023: Many businesses in Gujarat to reopen on November 18 after Diwali break

November 17, 2023
Labh Pancham 2023: Many businesses in Gujarat to reopen on November 18 after Diwali break

Gandhinagar: This year, the auspicious festival of Labh Pancham falls on Saturday, November 18. Labh Pancham celebrated on the fifth day of Kartak month in the Hindu Gujarati Vikram Samvat calendar (currently 2080), holds importance in Gujarat. On this day, shopkeepers in the region reopen their shops, marking the end of the Diwali festivities and the commencement of a new business year. In Gujarat, Labh Pancham is not only a cultural tradition but also a strategic time for businesses to resu...Read More

59 festival special trains in operation from Gujarat; Of them 23 from Surat

November 17, 2023
59 festival special trains in operation from Gujarat; Of them 23 from Surat

Mumbai: Western Railway today in a note informed that due to festival rush it is operating 130 festival special trains which is double compared to previous year. Out of them 59 trains are from Gujarat, including 23 from Surat/Udhna. According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, for the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand, this year Western Railway is running 139 Festival Special Trains to variou...Read More

Bhupendra Patel, Amit Shah to exchange Gujarati new year greetings with citizens in Ahmedabad

November 13, 2023
Bhupendra Patel, Amit Shah to exchange Gujarati new year greetings with citizens in Ahmedabad

Gandhinagar: It will be the Gujarati new year day, popularly called 'Bestu Varsh' on 14 November 2023 as it is the first day of Gujarati Vikram Samvat calendar month of Kartak. With this the new Gujarati Vikram Samvat year of 2080 will begin. Union Home minister Amit Shah who is also member of Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat will exchange greetings at his Thaltej based residence on new year day. His residence is 16 Royal Cresta, behind Jalsa party plot, off SG Highway, Thaltej. Shah will exchange...Read More

Diwali festival over 100 years ago in rural Gujarat as penned down by Ravi Shankar Maharaj

November 12, 2023
Diwali festival over 100 years ago in rural Gujarat as penned down by Ravi Shankar Maharaj

Gandhinagar: Pujya Shri Ravishankar Maharaj, a man who inaugurated Gujarat state in 1960 had penned down how Diwali was celebrated in rural Gujarat about 100 years ago. While several Diwali customs narrated by Maharaj are still in practice in Gujarat today, some others have discontinued. Following are the highlights of Pujya Shri Ravishankar Maharaj’s notes on the festival of Diwali: -There were four major festivals. While Raksha bandhan(Balev) was perceived as the festival of Brahmin an...Read More

ACB Gujarat nabs one on Diwali day for taking cash, makeup box, perfumes, sweets, dry fruits as bribe package

November 12, 2023
ACB Gujarat nabs one on Diwali day for taking cash, makeup box, perfumes, sweets, dry fruits as bribe package

Vadodara: Not just Rs. 1.50 lakh cash but also dry fruits, sweets, makeup box, perfume etc items worth Rs. 13,560 were demanded in a bribe package by an accused in the latest case filed by the Anti Corruption Bureau(ACB) in Gujarat. ACB has nabbed a person in Vadodara in this case today when the country is celebrating Diwali festival. Accused Yogesh Parmar(36) nabbed by ACB, works as a Data Entry Operator in Vadodara Municipal Corporation(VMC). He is also the Personal Assistant(PA), working f...Read More

Gujarat CM visits Mahudi on Diwali

November 12, 2023
Gujarat CM visits Mahudi on Diwali

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday visited pilgrim place Mahudi and had darshan of Ghantakarna Mahavir at famous Mahudi Jain mandir. The Chief Minister performed aarti of Ghantakarna Mahavir and also offered famous Sukhdi prashad in the mandir to Ghantakarna. The Chief Minister exchanged greetings of Diwali festival with people in the mandir campus. DeshGujaratRead More

Gujarat BJP to hold Gujarati new year gettogether functions

November 12, 2023
Gujarat BJP to hold Gujarati new year gettogether functions

Gandhinagar: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold post-Diwali Gujarati new year get-together functions during 19 to 26 November in each of 182 assembly seat areas. Local elected members and party office bearers will participate in such functions. In Gujarat, a new year day is marked post Diwali. Holding post-Diwali get-together functions of the party is a tradition that was started when Narendrabhai Modi was Chief Minister of the State. The party will gear up for the upcoming Lok Sabha...Read More

Ahmedabad Metro train operations to end at 7 pm on November 12 for this reason

November 10, 2023
Ahmedabad Metro train operations to end at 7 pm on November 12 for this reason

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) today in a note informed that its operations in Ahmedabad will end at 7 pm instead of routine 10 pm time on 12 November in view of firecrackers bursting that shall take place on the occasion of Diwali that day. Metro rail services from 13th November will routinely function till 10 pm. GMRC stated in a note - 'Routine Metro Rail services are operational in Ahmedabad city from 6.20 am to 10 pm. On the occasion of Diwali festival, in view of pu...Read More

9.50 lakh workers are paid Rs. 1202 crore worth Diwali bonus in Gujarat this year: Labor Commissioner

November 10, 2023
9.50 lakh workers are paid Rs. 1202 crore worth Diwali bonus in Gujarat this year: Labor Commissioner

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government today informed that more than 9.50 lakh workers in Gujarat have been paid more than Rs. 1202 crore bonus ahead of the Diwali festival this year by 5,513 industrial units in the State. According to a note released by the labor commissioner, this huge sum of bonus has been paid to workers without any dispute. Bonus ahead of Diwali is released for employees by government as well as private sector so that the employees can celebrate the festival of Diwali with ...Read More