Delhi Metro update: The Blue line connecting Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida Electronic City will be shut down for the first half of the day On October 2. DMRC asked commuters to plan their journeys ahead to avoid any inconvenience.
PM Modi birthday: BJP national president JP Nadda is planning an extensive programme for PM Modi's birthday and for this he has given instructions to all the party workers and leaders to celebrate it as "Seva Pakhwara".
The statement added that Gandhi Jayanti is a special day for all Indians as it is an occasion to remember Gandhiji's struggles and sacrifice.
October 2 marks Gandhi Jayanti. It is Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. The day is observed across the world as International Day of Non-Violence. The world is aware of Mahatma Gandhi, also popularly called Bapu or Father of the nation, and his tireless contribution to India's freedom struggle. Here are some lesser-known facts about Mahatma Gandhi, and his life:
In August and September of 1947, away from the celebration of Independence, Gandhi chose to be in Kolkata with some of his followers to calm the rioters down. He stayed in the building during his stay.
He promoted White Revolution and Green Revolution. The nationwide movement to propel India's milk and food production brought a drastic change in the economy of the country.
New Delhi: Wielding the broom himself, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched ‘Clean India' campaign joined by chief ministers, lawmakers, prominent personalities from various fields along with lakhs of countrymen in a drive that is
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning visited Rajghat and paid homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 145th birth anniversary.The Prime Minister spent a few minutes at the memorial.“Gandhi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday kick start the ambitious ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' here aiming at creating a 'Clean India' in the next five years.Modi would symbolically wield a broom on October
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered government officers to clean up their offices including toilets to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's birthday on October 2.Besides, they have been also asked to take ‘Cleanliness Pledge' on
Thiruvananthapuram: An ambitious programme to make Kerala free from plastic waste will be launched by the government through an anti-plastic drive on October 2, Gandhi Jayanti day.As part of the campaign, plastic waste accumulated in
New Delhi: Apart from clearing their files, the government officials are now expected to work 100 hours every year to keep their neighbourhood spic-and-span as is listed out in the ‘Cleanliness Pledge' they have to
New Delhi: The Delhi Division of Railways has put together an arsenal of 10,000 brooms for use by a battery of volunteers, including schoolchildren and top officials and lawmakers, when they attack garbage at its
New Delhi: All Central government employees have been asked to be present in their offices on October 2 to take cleanliness pledge as part of the Narendra Modi government's 'Clean India' campaign.October 2, the birth
"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them"... William ShakespeareHow would one describe Gandhi? Was he a born great or did he achieve greatness
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