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Recently Siliguri markets flood with organic Holi colors

editor — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:43:04 +0000

Recently The Non-Timber Forest Produce Division of the forest department introduced the organic ‘gulaal’ made in the markets of Siliguri for the upcoming festival of Holi. Significantly, the colors are actually made of marigold flowers and wood-apple leaves. Actually it is to be addressed that many individuals experience allergies while using commercially sold Holi colors during the festival. As a result many refrain from using ‘abir’ during the festival. However, this year, people can actually indulge in Holi celebrations with herbal ‘gulaal’ crafted by the forest department. Notably, the Non-Timber Forest Produce Division of the Forest Department produces organic colors made of marigold flowers, wood-apple leaves, and ‘multani mitti’ every year. Similarly, this year, the organic ‘gulaal’ has been prepared in Bagdogra’s Typoo.

Priced at Rs 90 for a 500-gram packet and Rs 50 for a 250-gram packet, the herbal ‘gulaal’ is not only safe but also affordable, ensuring accessibility to all. Residents can conveniently purchase the herbal ‘gulaal’ at a store in Collegepara, and in Jalpaiguri. In this regard, DFO SP Sharma anticipates an income of Rs 1 lakh from this year’s ‘gulaal’ sales, surpassing the previous year’s earnings of Rs 46,000.

National Mountain Climbing Day is celebrated in the United States

editor — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:16:25 +0000

National Mountain Climbing Day in the United States is celebrated on August 1, 1898, to honor and commemorate the first successful ascent of the Grand Teton in Wyoming. Also to honor climber Bobby Matthews and his friend Josh Madigan who successfully climbed the 46th peak in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. Mountaineers and outdoor enthusiasts often use this day to explore the mountains and participate in hiking events to promote conservation efforts for mountainous areas.

Jharkhand agriculture minister inaugurates Shrawani Mela in Deoghar

anshu ray — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 17:38:16 +0000

State Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh inaugurated the world famous Shravani Mela on 3rd of July at Baba Baidyanathdham temple in Deoghar, the inauguration was conducted with the chanting of devotional mantras by eleven priests. The Mela will last till 7th of September.

Mr Badal said that the year 2023 will celebrate 8 Mondays of Shravani mela which means this year the month of sawan will be observed for two long months.

All the necessary arrangements have been made by the concerned authorities for the Kanwariyas so that they don’t face any problem. Health camps have been set up on holding points for them.

Bihar Ram Navami violence: Schools shut in Rohtas, 1 killed, over 100 held across state

anshu ray — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 17:34:58 +0000

In several parts of India a state of violence has arouse following Ram Navami. Bihar and Kolkata have witnessed a large scale violence in the state. The two districts of Bihar Nalanda and Rohtas experienced a fresh violence that broke out on Thursday and continued till Saturday night. Police has also run to the spot where clashes occurred and arrested people who were found violating the law and order.

Due to clashes vehicles, houses and shops were found damage. An announcement has been made by the government that all the government and private owned schools will remain closed till April 4 in Bihar’s Rohtas district due to violence.

Necessary actions are being taken by officials and a high level meeting was also being chaired by CM Nitish Kumar in wake of violence.

Zeliangrong Community Celebrated Gaan Ngai Festival in Manipur

Business Correspondent — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 05:32:40 +0000

The Gaan Ngai festival is one of the major festivals of Manipur which is celebrated every time after harvesting. The festival also marks the end of the time when the farmers have stored their foodgrains in their granaries. During the festival, the Zeliangrong Community shows their appreciativeness by offering the Almighty a good crop and soliciting for a better and prosperous life in the coming time. It’s a custom to produce new fire by rubbing dry wood and split bamboo pieces and distributing them to every ménage on the day of the festival to mark the morning of the new time. The Gaan Ngai is apost- crop festival. It’s mainly performed by the followers and addicts of the Zeliangrong Indigenous religion of ‘ Poupei Chapriak ’ and ‘ Heraka ’. Gaan Ngai Festival fests, Gaan Ngai is traditionally celebrated in the month of ‘ Gaan- Bu ’ of the indigenous schedule of the Rongmei Naga lineage which generally falls in the month of November or December. Gaan Ngai is celebrated in Assam as per the date fixed using the indigenous Rongmei Naga schedule. In Manipur, Gaan Ngai is celebrated on the 13th day of the Manipur month of “ Wakching ” of the Meetei Manipur schedule with the festival being a state holiday in Manipur.

‘Bijli Utsav’

editor — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 08:59:48 +0000

REC restricted, a Maharatna Company beneath the Ministry of Power, Govt. of India organized ‘Bijli Utsav’ in Anandapur Gaon of Baksa district and abutting villages in province. The event witnessed speaker sessions by dignitaries and honored guests lightness the buyer rights of electricity, edges of electricity and also the challenges round-faced throughout electrification in remote areas and the way the standard of life improves with access to power. Beneficiaries from the villages were conjointly invited on stage to share their expertise and views on however electricity has remodeled their lives.

To engage with the villagers and youngsters, numerous competitions and cultural programs were conjointly command. Nukkad Natak was conjointly performed to impart information on subjects like client rights of electricity, energy conservation and also the edges of electricity. The event complete with distribution of LED bulbs and pure mathematics boxes as prizes to the winners of the competitions.

First Bekal International Beach Festival in Kerala

editor — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 07:39:01 +0000

The ‘Spice Coast’ within the way north of Kerala, higher called North Malabar, relishes myriad colors and therefore the eclat and splendour of the cultural entertainment titled ‘Bekal International Beach Festival’. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated the 10-day initial international beach competition, that captures the wholeness and therefore the essence of the district’s cultural and creative individuation and displays the made cultural diversity and grandeur of the country, at the majestic Bekal Beach Park.

It is union by Bekal Resorts Development Corporation (BRDC) in association with the District commercial enterprise Promotion Council, Kudumbashree, Asmi Holidays, and therefore the native liberty bodies within the district. In Kerala, competition dates area unit set in accordance with the Malayalam calendar and therefore the native traditions and customs.

It showcases the country’s made cultural diversity and magnificence within the majestic Bekal Beach Park. Around 5 lakh individuals from everywhere the globe get pleasure from this competition at 3 places of Chandragiri, Tejaswini and Payaswini. The competition reflects a cross-sectional of culture and therefore the distinctive identity of the land. More than 1,000 international, national and native artists performed at the Beach competition.

“Jagaddhatri’ is another illustration of divinity Hindu”

editor — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 11:19:42 +0000

Jagaddhatri is another illustration of divinity Hindu deity and is idolised on Shukla Navami tithi of the Bengali month of Karthik. The divinity Jagaddhatri doesn’t represent a violent kind as that of Hindu deity. She is seated on her Vahana Lion that stands upon the Elephant representing the Karindrasura (MahaGaja).

The erstwhile French colony of Chandernagore on the crescent moon formed banks of the stream Hooghly placed within the district with a similar name in West Bengal state has conjointly nurtured a singular pageant of divinity Jagaddhatri in late fall with the tallest of idols reaching the peak of thirty feet close to since the middle eighteenth century.

In Bengal, worship of divinity Hindu deity is undertaken thrice during a year. 1st throughout Basanti Puja within the Bengali Month of Chaitra, second throughout the Sharadiya Hindu deity Puja in fall, and third the Jagaddhatri Puja in late fall on Shukla Paksha of Bengali month of Karthik. Jagaddhatri, which means the saviour of the universe is another style of the divinity Hindu deity WHO involves save man from the diabolic reign of the Asuras or evil spirits. The attention-grabbing facet of this pageant is that the normal ornamentation ANd painting type of the divinity has remained a similar over the years with the utilization of the Shola and DaakerSaaj being an integral half until the current day.

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Delhi’s air quality turns ‘very poor’ after Diwali night

Priyanka Bhowmick — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:13:56 +0000

As per the report of, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Delhi’s Air Quality Index on Diwali night (AQI) hit the “very bad” category with an AQI of 377 in Anand Vihar at 9 pm on Monday. It’s the first “very poor” atmosphere day of the season for the capital of India.

According to the data, pollution has increased due to the bursting of firecrackers in almost all the stations of the capital from 8 pm to 1 am. The most polluted area was in South Delhi. The most polluted stations are RK Puram, Okhla, Karni Singh Shooting Range, and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

As well the quality of air was reported in the ‘poor to very poor’ category in Ghaziabad Faridabad (256), Greater Noida (270), (301), Noida (303), Gurugram (325) on Monday.

According to IQAir, Delhi was the world’s most polluted city on Diwali, followed by Lahore in Pakistan. However, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city’s air quality on Diwali was still better than last three years. Earlier, the city had recorded an AQI of 382 last Diwali. Delhi recorded an AQI of 414 in 2020; 337 in 2019 and 281 in 2018.

Nabanna publishes the list of next year’s holidays

Priyanka Bhowmick — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 09:45:50 +0000

The puja season is on and this year is going to end in two months. Then the new year begins. Meanwhile, good news for government employees. Nabanna has released a detailed list of holidays for next year. The state government is going to offer several additional holidays in 2023.

According to the notice, the 12th of January 2023 is Vivekananda’s birth anniversary, 23rd is Netaji’s birth anniversary and the 26th is the Commonwealth Day holiday. Meanwhile, Saraswati Puja is on January 26. So they will get a day off on the previous day. 14th February is a holiday for Tagore Panchanan Varma’s birthday and 7th March is a holiday on the occasion of Dola Yatra.

April 4, 7, 14, 15 and 22 are holidays. Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday, Ambedkar Jayanti, Bengali New Year and Eid-ul-Fitr respectively celebrate on this day. May Day, Buddha Purnima and Rabindranath Tagore’s birthday are holidays in May. Later, Bakri Eid, Muharram and Independence Day holidays will be the same.

On the 18th, the office was closed by the other party. October 21, and 23 is the Durga Puja holiday. After Dashami, leave again in the office till the 25th, 26th and 27th. The next day is again on the 28th, the Lakshmi Puja holiday. Sunday, November 12, Kali Puja will be given a holiday on November 13 and 14. Fraternities are off on November 15. There is a traditional 25th holiday in December.