Chhath festival News
Chhath Puja: Traditional attire, including sarees, lehenga-chunni, salwar-kurta for women, and kurta-pajama, dhoti for men, are being purchased in large quantities, benefiting local traders and small-scale industries.
According to repprts, the affected coach has been detached from the train and fire tenders have been pressed into service.
The festival of Chhath was celebrated with fervour across Bihar on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday greeted people on the occasion of `Chhath Puja`, a festival celebrated in parts of the country on the sixth day after Diwali.
Confirming his party's stand, Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) President Nitish Kumar today said he is not going to Lucknow for the November 5 Samajwadi Party foundation day function.
Braving early morning chill, hundreds of people living in different parts of the city converged on the banks of River Yamuna here on Wednesday to pay obeisance to the rising sun, as the four-day Chhath festival came to an end.
Two women Chhath devotees were killed and another injured as they were trapped under a tractor which overturned on NH-28 in Bihar's East Champaran district today, a police officer said.
Chhath is the most popular festival in Bihar.
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