October to March is the easy answer. The real one depends on whether you want Chhath on the ghats, the Sonepur fair, waterfalls in spate or an empty Mahabodhi at dawn.

Chhath Puja Samagri List 2026: Complete Checklist for Home There is a particular feeling in a household preparing for Chhath Puja. The soop and daura come out, fruits are arranged carefully, thekua preparations begin, and someone inevitably asks whether everything needed for the arghya has been arranged. In many families, preparations start several days before the festival because Chhath is not just another date on the calendar.

October to March is the easy answer. The real one depends on whether you want Chhath on the ghats, the Sonepur fair, waterfalls in spate or an empty Mahabodhi at dawn.

Manoj Tiwari's Yamuna dip and Kiren Rijiju's swimming challenge turn Chhath politics into a spectacle as BJP and AAP trade charges over river pollution.

An all-party meeting in Birgunj has decided to ban waste disposal in the Sirsiya River during the Chhath festival and mandated that industries must operate their wastewater treatment plants around the clock. Industries are prohibited from discharging untreated chemical-laden water into the river, with joint monitoring and inspections to be conducted. The initiative also includes a feasibility study for a common wastewater treatment center and the establishment of a conservation fund involving all three tiers of government.

छठ पूजा 2026 की तारीख, 13–16 नवंबर का कैलेंडर, नहाय-खाय, खरना और प्रमुख शहरों में संध्या व उषा अर्घ्य का समय जानें।

छठ पूजा 2026 का चार दिवसीय पर्व 13 नवंबर को नहाय-खाय से शुरू होकर 16 नवंबर को उषा अर्घ्य के साथ पूरा होगा। जानें चारों दिन की तारीख, अर्घ्य का समय और जरूरी बातें।

India lost 1.83 lakh people on its roads in 2025. AI can help halve that toll, and the tools already exist.On 22 October, a bus hit a roadside tree in Chhattisgarh's Manendragarh district. Six people died. Outside that district, the news lasted an afternoon. With Diwali and Chhath near, crores of us will soon take the highways home. Not all of us will reach.

Delhi Chhath Puja 2026: छठ महापर्व से पहले दिल्ली सरकार ने घाटों की तैयारियों को लेकर निगरानी तेज कर दी है। मुख्यमंत्री रेखा गुप्ता ने शनिवार को सिंगलपुर स्थित प्रेमबाड़ी पुल के पास मुनक नहर क्षेत्र का औचक निरीक्षण कर छठ घाटों के निर्माण, मरम्मत और सौंदर्यीकरण से जुड़े कार्यों की समीक्षा की। इस दौरान उन्होंने अधिकारियों को स्पष्ट निर्देश दिए कि सभी काम तय समयसीमा के भीतर पूरे किए जाएं। मुख्यमंत्री ने यह भी कहा कि विकास कार्यों में गुणवत्ता, स्वच्छता और श्रद्धालुओं की सुविधाओं से किसी तरह का समझौता नहीं होना चाहिए।

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (October 25, 2026) lauded individuals and communities for promoting organic farming, indigenous products, digital healthcare, scientific research, and environmental conservation. Their efforts were creating new opportunities and contributing to the vision of a self-reliant India, Mr. Modi said. Ahead of the Deepavali and Chhath festivals, in his Mann Ki Baat address, the Prime Minister urged people to prioritise domestic products under the ‘Vocal for Local’ campaign. He also highlighted the importance of packaging, noting that Maharashtra’s ‘Shabari Naturals’ had received Japan’s Good Design Award. A Karnataka start-up was developing packaging materials from bamboo and agricultural waste. Khadi’s popularity was also growing continuously, he said. Recalling his recent visit to Chennai, Mr. Modi highlighted the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, which has developed a brain imaging technology platform and will study 100 human brains. The research uses the Param Shakti supercomputer, and its data will be made available as an open source for research across fields. At IIT Madras, he also met the young innovators working on gold quality testing, recovery of funds lost to bank fraud, AI-based cervical cancer screening, flying electric vehicles, fast-charging batteries for drones and...

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Yamuna cleaning drive ahead of Chhath: छठ पर्व से पहले दिल्ली में यमुना और उसके किनारे स्थित घाटों की सफाई को लेकर अभियान तेज हो गया है। रविवार को मुख्यमंत्री रेखा गुप्ता और लोक निर्माण विभाग (PWD) मंत्री प्रवेश वर्मा ने ITO के पास हाथी घाट पर सफाई अभियान में हिस्सा लिया। इस दौरान स्थानीय निवासियों, युवाओं, रेजिडेंट वेलफेयर एसोसिएशनों (RWA) और सामाजिक संगठनों के प्रतिनिधियों ने भी श्रमदान किया।

Nepal Rastra Bank has temporarily raised the daily digital wallet deposit frequency for individuals to 50 transactions per day to encourage digital payments during the festive season. This increased limit will be active during Dashain (October 17-25, 2026) and Tihar and Chhath (November 7-15, 2026), a significant increase from the previous limit of 10 transactions per day.

NHRC has directed that during Navratri, Diwali and Chhath Puja, local vendors should not be unnecessarily evicted or deprived of their livelihoods.

New Delhi, Oct 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Chief Secretaries of all states and union territories to ensure that street vendors, hawkers, traditional artisans and small local traders are not unnecessarily displaced or prevented from carrying out their livelihood activities during the upcoming festive season, particularly Navratri, Diwali and Chhath Puja. The Commission has issued fresh directions in view of the approaching festive season in October-November, stressing the need to protect the livelihoods and human rights of local vendors while also ensuring public and fire safety.