Holi Hai! It's that time of the year when colors spring back into nature and is perfectly acceptable to douse your friends and family in colors as well. Transcending geographical and cultural boundaries, the 17th annual Holi celebrations, hosted by Atlanta chapter of Sewa International, (SI) brought together a crowd of over 18,000 to Cumming Fairgrounds on March 23, 2024. The vibrant & energetic revelry with overwhelming response from diverse communities marked the flagship event as one of the largest Holi celebrations in the United States.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Friday, performed Rudrabhishek at Gorakhnath temple on the occasion of Mahashivratri and prayed for the welfare and prosperity of the people of the state.
Prior to this, the chief minister reached the Piteshwarnath temple in Bharohiya block in the
18,000 streetlights lying defunct in Dhanbad The issue has been raised with Dhanbad Municipal Commissioner Satyendra Kumar three days ago
As many as 18,000 streetlights installed across the town under the 14th Finance Commission tenure are lying defunct due to poor maintenance including the non-payment to contractors.
The streetlights installed on Polytechnic road near the Bekar Bandh pond are in the worst condition. Those on Joraphatak road are posing threat to commuters as a majority of them are rusted.
Madhurendra Singh, a social worker of Dhanbad who is also the former president of Bartand Chamber of Commerce, said: “At several places, the wires in switch boxes are lying open.”