Tag: Makar Sakranti

HP Tourism dept prepares 1995 kg khichadi, enters Guinness World Records

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur appreciated Tourism department for succeeding in their mission of cooking Khichadi of such large volume and said the department has broken a record set earlier with a huge margin of about 1000 kg.

January 14, 2020

Mamata Banerjee wishes the nation on Makar Sakranti, Pongal, Bihu

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wished the nation on the occasion of Makar Sakranti, Pongal and Bihu. In a series of tweets, Banerjee wished the people of Bengal on Makar Sakranti, Tamils on Pongal and Assamese on Bihu. Banerjee also said; From this year, we will be celebrating this day as Lok...

January 14, 2018

Over 20 lakh devotees take holy dip in Ganga on Makar Sankranti

Nearly 20 lakh devotees from across the country as well as from neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh on Sunday took a holy dip at the confluence of the River Ganga and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. With prayers on their lips, the devotees jostled for space since early hours to...

January 14, 2018

Mamata Banerjee greets people on Makar Sakranti

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday extended her wishes on the occasion of Makar Sakranti, which is also called Poush Sangkranti in Bengal. Banrejee took to Twitter, wishing all the pilgrims, on Poush Sangkranti and also extending best wishes to all the pilgrim,s who visited the river Ganges for ablution on the day of...

January 13, 2018

Captain Amarinder wishes people on Lohri, Makar Sakranti

Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday wished the people of Punjab and elsewhere a very happy Lohri and Makar Sakranti, saying these Punjabi festivals would usher in a new era in the state’s progress. Amarinder expressed the hope that these festivals, which celebrate a new harvest season for Punjab, will bring in prosperity...

January 13, 2017