Akshaya Tritiya 2022: People celebrate with fervour, take holy dip in Ganga

 Several leaders from the political spheres also extended their greetings on the occasion.

The celebration of Akshaya Tritiya is in its full fervour across the country on Tuesday. Starting the day with a holy dip on this occasion, people took a holy dip at the sacred rivers. In Varanasi, people worshipped Lord Vishnu, Goddess Lakshmi and paid obeisance to the deities after taking a holy dip.

One of the devotees present at the venue said, “It is considered very auspicious to take a holy dip in River Ganga today. I am glad to be here with my family. I hope God wipes away the harmful effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.” Similar visuals were seen in Prayagraj wherein people were seen taking a holy dip in River Ganga to mark the occasion. Several leaders from the political spheres also extended their greetings on the occasion.

Taking to twitter Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted today morning, “Wishing everyone a very Happy Akshaya Tritiya. May Goddess Lakshmi fill everyone’s life with good health, progress and prosperity.” Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal also Tweeted and wrote, “Greetings on the blessed occasion of #AkshayaTritiya. May your lives be filled with the gift of good health, happiness and prosperity. My best wishes to all.”…Read More

No fireworks for Israeli Independence Day celebrations over PTSD concerns

 Israel marks 74 years since its creation on Thursday, and festivities begin the night before

Israel’s raucous Independence Day celebrations will be a little quieter this year. Although fireworks are typically a mainstay at parties across the country, this year many of the glittering yet noisy displays have been cancelled over concerns by some military veterans who say the cracking and banging dredges up the horrors of battle, especially for those with post-traumatic stress disorder.

The barrage of fireworks is the same as a burst of gunfire for us, Ehud Amiton, a former soldier with PTSD who has worked to cancel the firework displays, told Israeli Army Radio Monday. We don’t oppose the celebrations, we oppose the noise. Israel marks 74 years since its creation on Thursday, and festivities begin the night before.

The country’s main ceremony in Jerusalem, which usually boasts a grandiose fireworks finale will instead hold a silent pyrotechnic show. The seaside metropolis of Tel Aviv, where residents climb to rooftops to watch the glittering display, has also scrapped fireworks this year. Israel’s Culture Minister Chili Tropper announced last month that he was siding with the veterans, saying it was Israel’s duty to respect the former fighters and recognize their struggle with PTSD, especially as the country marks its Independence Day….Read More

Farmers reject govt assurances, to continue protest at Delhi-UP border

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Latest News : Thousands of farmers held fort at the Delhi-UP border here Tuesday after police stopped their protest march to the national capital with several including the security personnel getting injured in sporadic violence, as the protesters refused to go back and rejected the government’s assurance to look into their demands.

While the Opposition blamed the Modi government for what they called a “brutal police action” against farmers on way to Rajghat on Gandhi Jayanti for a peaceful protest, the police said it used “minimal force” to disperse the crowd and to maintain law and order in the national capital.

The protesters, many of whom said they have come from as far as Haridwar over 200 kms away after a week-long march, appeared ready to stay put at the border with hundreds of tractors and trolleys with food, water, mattresses and even generators parked alongside the roads for over a kilometre of distance.

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The protesters, which included women and elderly men as well, tried jumping barricades from time to time, prompting the police to use water cannons and tear-gas shells, and kept raising slogans against the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Delhi Police deployed over 3,000 personnel to stop the protesters from crossing over to the national capital and check any violence, even as traffic situation turned chaotic in various border areas.

As leaders from opposition parties accused the government of adopting an “anti-farmer” stand by stopping the protesters, the central government went into a huddle to find out ways and an emergency meeting was called under chairmanship of Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

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