President, PM extend Chhath Puja greetings
New Delhi, Nov 19: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended Chhath Puja greetings to people. The four-day Chhath Puja began on November 17. During the festival, devotees fast and gather on the banks of rivers and ponds to offer prayers to the Sun God. Chhath is celebrated largely in Bihar and East Uttar Pradesh. President Murmu said along with worshipping the Sun God, Chhath Puja is also an opportunity to worship water bodies. “This festival related to nature inspires us to promote environmental protection. Come, on this auspicious occasion, let us resolve to move forward by balancing development and environment,” she said in a post on X. Dhankhar said the festival is a symbol of the eternal values of Indian culture and its unbreakable connection with nature. In a post on X, PM Narendra Modi said, “May the worship of Sun God infuse new energy and new enthusiasm in everyone’s life. Jai Chhathi Maiyya.” (PTI)
Six cops killed
in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Nov 19: Six policemen were killed and another was injured when their vehicle rammed into a parked truck in Rajasthan’s Churu district early Sunday, police said. The police team was going to Jhunjunu for election duty for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting, they added. Six policemen of Khinvsar police station in Nagaur and one cop from a women’s police station were travelling in the vehicle when it collided with a truck on National Highway 58 near Kanuta post of Sujangarh Sadar police station, Churu SP Praveen Nayak said. The deceased policemen have been identified as ASI Ramchandra of Khinvsar police station, constables Kumbharam, Suresh Meena, Thanaram and Mahendra, Nayak said. Sukharam died while on the way to a hospital. The injured policeman has been hospitalised, he added. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and DGP Umesh Mishra condoled the loss of lives in the accident. “Early this morning, sad news was received about the casualties of policemen in an accident in Churu. Our deepest condolences to the families of all the policemen who died in this accident. I wish for the speedy recovery of the injured,” Gehlot said on X. (PTI)