Poll campaigns for ongoing Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls reach the pinnacle as a week to go to vote to elect ward councilors. On Monday, Congress in a bid to woo Purvanchali voters promised to restore Chhath ghats on the banks of the Yamuna and provide other facilities for them to hold their festival without hurdles. The Congress' Delhi unit …
On the second day of Chhath Puja, at Delhi's ITO Yamuna Chhath Ghat, those from the Purvanchali community were busy gearing up for the first ‘aargh’. The representatives of the ITO Chhath Puja Samiti --one of the oldest Chhath Puja organisers of Delhi—were filling clean water in the artificial lake and cleaning the permanent ghats located on the bank of …
Ahead of Chhat puja on Wednesday, several states have issued guidelines and made provisions for the festival. In Delhi, the state government has made provisions for 800 ghats for people to celebrate Chhath Puja. Point of Contestation The Delhi Disaster Management Authority has prohibited Chhath Puja on the banks of the Yamuna this year. BJP MP Parvesh Verma on Monday …
