 | Festivals of IntrospectionOur sages have made so many fasts and festivals so that humans can learn to rest a little. |
 | Ten Chhath revellers killed after truck mows down auto-rickshaw in AssamThe accident occurred at Baithakhal area on National Highway 8 when the victims were returning from a ghat after performing Chhath Puja, the police said |
 | Delhi HC dismisses plea challenging DDMA's decision to ban Chhath celebration on banks YamunaThe court said that the plea filed by two societies did not specify as to how the devotees insist that they are entitled to perform puja only on the Yamuna banks. |
 | BJP MPs, mayors defy Delhi Disaster Management Authority’s ban to observe ChhathA large number of devotees, too, were seen reaching Yamuna ghats in violation of DDMA order to perform the rituals |
 | Chhath puja prep: Delhi government, MCDs try to outdo each otherGopal Rai inspected Chhath preparations at Bhalswa Lake, and said that facilities from tents to CCTV cameras have been organised on site |
 | PIL in Supreme Court seeks nod to 'Chhath puja' at Yamuna banks in DelhiThe Delhi Disaster Management Authority in its order on October 29 had allowed Chhath celebrations at 'designated sites', barring the banks of the Yamuna. |
 | BJP can celebrate Chhath Puja at Yamuna bank if Lt Governor, Delhi Police allow it: AAPDelhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai accused the BJP of playing politics on the festival and said the Delhi L-G has banned Chhath Puja celebrations on the Yamuna banks. |
 | BJP MP launches Chhath Puja preparations at Yamuna's banks despite DDMA banThe launch of preparations came on a day when pictures and videos of Chhath devotees standing in waist-deep toxic froth in the Yamuna at Kalindi Kunj went viral on social media. |
 | BJP and AAP duel over on Chhath arrangementsAs Chhath Puja approaches, BJP and AAP leaders continue to engage in verbal duel over arrangements of the festival. |
 | BJP trying to prevent Purvanchalis from performing Chhath Puja in Delhi, alleges AAPThe Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has prohibited celebrations of Chhath Puja on the banks of the Yamuna this year. |
| Eyes on polls, Delhi govt declares Chhath Puja as public holidayChhath, celebrated after Diwali by people belonging to Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh, involves the offering of 'Arghya' by fasting women to the Sun god in knee-deep water. |
 | Calcutta HC allows conditional entry into pandals of Kali puja, othersKali Puja will be celebrated on Thursday, November 4 while the four-day Jagadhatri Puja will start from November 12. |
| Make proper arrangements for Chhath Puja in Delhi: Mayors to officialsThe District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) had recently given its nod to allow Chhath Puja in Delhi. |
| Chhath Puja won’t cause pollution, allow celebrations on Yamuna banks: AAP MLAThe approval from the DDMA, which devises Covid-19 management policies in the national capital, came after a meeting among its top officials on Friday. |
| AAP, BJP claim credit for nod to Chhath PujaPeople observing the festival can now gather at the ghats (banks) of Yamuna River or at water bodies in the city to pay their respects to the sun god while following all COVID-19 protocols. |
