Diwali Archives - Frontier India

India celebrates Diwali today, fire crackers can be heard since early morning

India is celebrating Diwali today. Since early morning the sound of children bursting fire cracker can be heard. Diwali or Deepawali, the festival of lights is one of the biggest festivals of the Eastern hemisphere. Diwali is a symbol of the victory of good over evil. Its not just crackers, million of homes in India [...]

Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chorrh Divas on Friday, November 5th

This Friday, November 5, Sikhs will be celebrating Bandi Chorrh Divas. The word “Bandi” means “imprisoned”, “Chorrh” means “release” and “Divas” means “day” and together “Bandi Chorrh Divas” means Prisoners Release Day.It is a day of celebration as it is the day of the safe return of the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji from [...]

10th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship 2013 begins

Hyderabad: India’s most exciting and hard fought motorsport event for young racing enthusiasts is back. 2013 marks the 10th successful successive year of India’s only Karting championship-the JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship 2013. The opening round of the 2013 championship will get underway on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Kart Centre at [...]

JD (U) proves majority in Bihar Assembly as BJP walks out

Patna: Nitish Kumar let JD(U) today passed the trust vote in Bihar Assembly with 126 MLA’s voting for it. Congress Party’s 4 MLA’s abstained from voting. There were only 24 MLA against the motion as BJP had already walked out of the house. “We know you have mustered majority in the House to ensure passage [...]

Indian Railways to launch mobile tickets

New Delhi: Indian Railways ticketing is set to get a boost as a pilot non internet based mobile ticketing has been announced through Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Traveler’s with simple mobiles can access Railway ticketing services through SMS/IVRS/USSD. Print outs are nit required. The procedure involves user sending an SMS to a [...]

Big-bellied Bruce Lee poster by Mumbai restaurant attracts protests

Mumbai: City’s Facing East restaurant owners may not be able to believe their luck. A big-bellied poster of Bruce Lee with momo in his fingers has attracted more attention they paid for. With the support of local MLA Krishna Hegde, Chitah yajnesh Shetty, founder of Chitah Jeet Kune-Do Federation from Mumbai has protested against what [...]