Dussehra: News
07 Oct 2022
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Clerk suspended after Ravan effigy's all heads remain unburnt
A civic body clerk was suspended in Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh while four officials were issued show cause notices on Thursday after none of the 10 heads of the effigy of Ravan burnt on Dussehra.
07 Oct 2022
KarnatakaKarnataka: Mob forcibly performs Dussehra puja in madrasa, 9 booked
Members of a Dussehra procession allegedly broke into a heritage madrasa shouting slogans of "Jai Shree Ram" and performed a puja at the corner of a structure in Bidar of Karnataka in the wee hours of Thursday.
06 Oct 2022
West BengalBengal: 8 die in flash flood during Durga idol immersion
At least eight persons drowned and several others went missing after a flash flood hit Mal river in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal when hundreds of people had gathered at the river bank for Durga idol immersion on Wednesday night.
05 Oct 2022
Narendra ModiHP: PM Modi inaugurates AIIMS Bilaspur, to attend Kullu Dussehra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bilaspur on Wednesday during his Dussehra visit to Himachal Pradesh.
05 Oct 2022
Shiv SenaMumbai to witness 'Sena vs Sena' showdown amid Dussehra rallies
For the first time in 56 years, Mumbai is all set to witness two Shiv Sena Dussehra rallies as friends-turned-foes Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde fight to prove their respective factions the 'real' Sena.
05 Oct 2022
Durga PujaDussehra 2022: Meaning, significance, celebrations, and more
Also known as Vijayadashami, Dussehra marks the triumph of good over evil.
02 Oct 2022
Indian RailwaysCentre approves 78-day festive bonus for Railways employees
The non-gazetted employees of the Indian Railways are set to receive a bonus equivalent to 78 days of wages ahead of Dussehra.
26 Sep 2022
NavratriNavratri 2022: History, significance, rituals, and more
The grand festive season of India, Navratri, begins today and ends on October 5th this year.
15 Oct 2021
Mohan BhagwatRSS chief Mohan Bhagwat warns of 'unregulated' OTT platforms
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday highlighted the need to regulate the OTT platforms because if left unregulated, they can lead to anarchy in the country.
27 Sep 2021
IndiaBanks closed up to 21 days in October: Check list
Banks in India will be closed for up to 21 days in October, including weekly offs, viz., second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays.
27 Aug 2021
Aditi Rao Hydari'Maha Samudram': Celebrate Dussehra with Sharwanand, Siddharth's 'immeasurable love' tale
Tamil star Siddharth's upcoming project, Maha Samudram, is getting a worldwide release on Dussehra.
25 Oct 2020
Narendra Modi#MannKiBaat: Modi calls for patience while celebrating festivals amid COVID-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 70th edition of his monthly radio show 'Mann ki Baat'.
21 Oct 2020
Narendra ModiCabinet approves bonus for government employees; 30 lakh to benefit
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bonus pertaining to the year 2019-2020 for 30.67 lakh central government employees, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
13 Oct 2020
AppleToyota Urban Cruiser to start deliveries by October-end
The deliveries of the recently-launched Toyota Urban Cruiser are expected to start later this month, around the Dussehra festival. The crossover was announced last month and it comes as a tweaked version of the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza.
06 Oct 2020
DiwaliNo festivities in containment zones: SOPs for festive season released
Ahead of the festive season in October in India, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 during festivities.
08 Oct 2019
IndiaHere's how you can decorate your home during festive season
The festive season is upon us.
28 Oct 2018
IndiaPre-Dhanteras high prices, cash crunch take sheen off gold
Gold is likely to lose its sheen this 'Dhanteras' due to liquidity crunch amidst rising prices and other investment options.
24 Oct 2018
DiwaliUS: Thousands attend spectacular Dussehra-Diwali festival event in Houston
Thousands of Indian-Americans gathered for a spectacular annual Dussehra-Diwali festival event in Houston, US.
21 Oct 2018
Amarinder SinghAmritsar: Locals continue sit-in protest at train accident site
The situation remained tense Sunday as locals continued with their sit-in at Joda Phatak, where 61 Dussehra revelers were mowed down by a train.
20 Oct 2018
Bihar#AmritsarTrainTragedy: Most dead are daily wage laborers from UP, Bihar
Most people who were mowed down by a speeding train in Amritsar during Dussehra celebrations yesterday evening were migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, an official said today.
20 Oct 2018
Punjab#AmritsarTrainTragedy: Punjab CM Amarinder visits injured; orders magisterial probe
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh today ordered a magisterial inquiry into the Amritsar train accident after visiting the injured and kin of those killed in the tragedy.
20 Oct 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)No permission granted for Dussehra event at Amritsar accident-site: Officials
The Amritsar Municipal Corporation said no permission was granted to hold Dussehra celebrations at 'Dhobi ghat' ground in Amritsar a day after the train tragedy,
20 Oct 2018
Amritsar#AmritsarTrainTragedy: 'Ravana Dahan' taking place at accident site for 20yrs
For over 20 years, people from adjoining villages would gather at the vacant plot at Joda Phatak near Amritsar, barely 50m from railway tracks, to witness the burning of Ravana effigy to celebrate Dussehra.
20 Oct 2018
Punjab#AmritsarTrainTragedy: Navjot Sidhu defends wife, says accident shouldn't be politicized
Punjab Minister and Amritsar MLA, Navjot Singh Sidhu, said the mowing down of 61 Dussehra revelers by a train yesterday night in Amritsar was an accident and that the matter should not be politicized.
20 Oct 2018
Narendra Modi#AmritsarTrainTragedy: Over 60 dead, horror captured-on-camera, railways calls it trespassing
At least 60 were killed and 77 injured after a train mowed people reveling in Dussehra celebrations near Amritsar on Friday.
19 Oct 2018
TwitterMumbai Police warns everyone of 'new age' Ravana
Trust Mumbai Police to deliver a message through their social media profile, and they will never disappoint.
19 Oct 2018
RamayanaThis Dussehra, looking at five lessons Ramayana's pivotal-characters taught us
Among the 365 days of the year, nothing tells us good will finally defeat the evil like the day of Dussehra.
18 Oct 2018
Ram Nath KovindPresident Kovind greets citizens on Dussehra, emphasizes women empowerment
President Ram Nath Kovind today greeted the people on the occasion of Durga Puja and Dussehra, exhorting them to work for women empowerment.
14 Oct 2018
Rajnath SinghRajnath to celebrate Dussehra along Indo-Pak border; perform 'Shastra Puja'
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will celebrate Dussehra and perform 'Shastra Puja' in Bikaner along the highly sensitive Indo-Pak border, officials said today.
16 Sep 2018
Delhi High CourtEnsure allotment of area to effigy makers sans hindrance: HC
Delhi High Court has directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to ensure that the area allotted to artisans, who make Ravana effigies for Dussehra, is exclusively available to them "without any hindrance".
30 Sep 2017
TelanganaTelangana: Wall collapses during Dussehra festivities; 2 dead, 17 injured
In a tragic incident on Dussehra eve, two people were killed and 17 injured when a terrace parapet wall collapsed in Telangana's Nizamabad district.
21 Sep 2017
DelhiHow will Dussehra take place without Ravana effigies: Delhi HC
The Delhi HC has slammed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) for seizing and destroying Ravana effigies made by migrant artisans.