Tripura: BSF IG visits Indo-Bangladesh border, greets jawans on Diwali

Newly-appointed Inspector General of the BSF’s Tripura frontier Sushanta Nath on Saturday paid a visit to Akhura check post along the Indo-Bangladesh border on the occasion of Diwali. The Inspector-General greeted the BSF jawans who are on duty at the Akhura check post and also distributed sweets among them on the festive occasion. From there […]

PM Narendra Modi greets people on Diwali

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted people on the occasion of Diwali. “Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali! May this festival further brightness and happiness. May everyone be prosperous and healthy,” he tweeted. On Friday, he appealed to citizens of the country to light a ‘diya’ on Diwali as a salute to the soldiers guarding […]

President Ram Nath Kovind wishes fellow citizens on Diwali

President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Friday sent his Diwali greetings to the countrymen and requested people to have a pollution-free celebration. “On the auspicious occasion of Diwali, I extend my heartiest greetings and best wishes to all the fellow citizens living in India and abroad,” the President said. “This festival, celebrated by people […]

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal buys earthen lamps in Guwahati

In a bid to raise awareness about green Diwali, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday purchased locally made earthen lamps in the market of Guwahati. The chief minister has urged the citizens to support local artisans by purchasing earthen lamps. Taking to the micro-blogging site Twitter, Sonowal wrote, “The festival of light is incomplete without the […]

SC refuses blanket ban on firecrackers, green crackers allowed from 8-10 pm

The Supreme Court today imposed restrictions on burning of firecrackers on Diwali. A two-judge bench allowed burning of fire crackers only for two hours from 8 pm to 10 pm on Diwali day while putting a ban on online sale of firecrackers. The Court was hearing a petition filed by three children that called for […]