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At 105-year-old fair, Chinese products to be sold in bulk, no trace of protests

Edit The Times of India 15 Oct 2016
PITHORAGARH ... "Those protesting are against the use of Chinese products for Diwali ... The mela was a point of confluence for merchants from India, Nepal and Tibet, even drawing in traders from as far away as Kolkata. Historical records say that for many decades, the mela was an important event for people of the region who depended on it for procuring warm clothes as well as spices and herbs from across the border ... RELATED....

At 105-yr-old fair, Chinese products to be sold in bulk, no trace of protests

Edit The Times of India 15 Oct 2016
PITHORAGARH ... “Those protesting are against the use of Chinese products for Diwali ... The mela was a point of confluence for merchants from India, Nepal and Tibet, even drawing in traders from as far away as Kolkata. Historical records say that for many decades, the mela was an important event for people of the region who depended on it for procuring warm clothes as well as spices and herbs from across the border ... RELATED....

Art works depicting social message at Cava Dasara Mela

Edit Deccan Herald 15 Oct 2016
Models of tribal cave, afforestation, ill-effects of tobacco, 'War of Waters' grab attention. The two-day CAVA Dasara Mela began on the premises of Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (Cava) on Bannur Road in the city on Saturday ... Mayor Bhyrappa, who visited the mela said that the art works were very much relevant to society and asked the artistes to carry forward the message through their artistic skills ... ....

Flora and fauna form the theme at philately exhibition

Edit The Hindu 15 Oct 2016
Around 200 students visited the exhibition, the theme of which was flora and fauna in countries. Philatelist C ... Tamilvanan said. Postal department officials said they had organised a number of events in connection with the National Postal Week, including a meeting with savings account customers, mela on postal life insurance and rural postal life insurance ... 200 ... ....

Now, Panna dist admn bans use of Chinese threads

Edit The Times of India 15 Oct 2016
BHOPAL. After Chinese crackers and lights whose sale have been banned by some districts in the state, it is the turn for Chinese threads (manja) used for kite flying. Panna district administration has banned use of Chinese threads that are made of plastic and synthetic material ... On October 4, the Ujjain Municipal Corporation had banned sale of Chinese products in 25-day long Kartik mela where 4 lakh people are expected to visit ... RELATED....

Women on a mission

Edit The Hindu 15 Oct 2016
The 18th edition of the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star has been primarily helmed and spearheaded by women. Moreover, a significant number of the 175 selected films are either made by women, feature women protagonists or tackle issues surrounding gender ... Here’s what some of the ladies behind MAMI had to say. Kiran Rao. Role. Festival co-chairperson ... Role ... Role ... Coordinator, international programme, and producer, Movie Mela ... ....

Temples deserted as deities shifted to Dhalpur ground

Edit The Times of India 14 Oct 2016
KULLU ... Priests, musicians and members of the temple committees have also moved to these camps to perform rituals ... "This is the Kumbh Mela of Kullu.All deities congregate here once in a year and large crowd of devotees come for worship," Yograj Sharma, priest of Lord Vishnu, said ... Click here to download it for your device. RELATED....

BJP govt delivered only corruption in M.P.: Scindia

Edit The Hindu 14 Oct 2016
“They came to power in 2003 by making tall promises of developing the state and instead indulged in massive corruption like Vyapam (mult-crore admission-cum-recruitment scam) and Simhastha (Kumbh Mela),” Mr Scindia said addressing a rally here ... - PTI. ....

Two-day Krishi Mela gets under way tomorrow

Edit The Times of India 14 Oct 2016
The zonal agricultural and horticultural research station, Brahmavar, under the aegis of University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS), Shivamogga, is organizing a two-day Krishi Mela at Brahmavar from Saturday ... This is a festival of farmers and the mela will provide platform to farmers to solve their field problems ... the mela....

Flavours from all states at Ramjas mela

Edit The Times of India 14 Oct 2016
As part of their centennial celebrations, Ramjas College organized a food and craft mela recently. The stalls at the mela were put up by people from different parts of the country to showcase the crafts of that state or region ... Rajendra Prasad, the principal of the college, was seen buying things from the craft mela, and was the first customer at many stalls....

Panel probes Dalit youth’s murder

Edit The Hindu 14 Oct 2016
Kasthuri (29) of Mela Ilanthaikulam, he was murdered allegedly by the girl’s father Lakshmanaperumal, who later surrendered before the Thevarkulam police ... residents of Mela Ilanthaikulam....

National SC/ST Commission probes Dalit youth’s murder

Edit The Hindu 14 Oct 2016
Kasthuri (29) of Mela Ilanthaikulam, he was murdered allegedly by the girl’s father Lakshmanaperumal, who later surrendered before the Thevarkulam police ... residents of Mela Ilanthaikulam....

Secaucus to celebrate Diwali Mela festival on Oct. 15

Edit NJ dot com 14 Oct 2016
Secaucus will host a Diwali Mela festival tomorrow, Oct. 15, at Buchmuller Park. Secaucus will host a Diwali Mela festival tomorrow, Oct. 15, at Buchmuller Park. The event starts at noon, and will include the local unveiling of a United State Postal Service Diwali stamp. The festival will also feature food vendors and cultural activities. The USPS officially unveiled the stamp at the Indian Consulate of New York on Oct. 5 ... ....
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