Live
- Tribal Ashram school girl students fall sick again
- Grand finale of Innovation marathon begins at IIT Tirupati
- Ensure no inconvenience to bus passengers: MLA
- Being overweight surpasses smoking as Australia's leading health risk
- Rush of Devotees at Tirumala normal, to take six hours for darshans
- Thiruvannamalai turns a major revenue earner for RTC
- Development works in Warangal to take off on war-footing: Ponguleti
- Great day for America: Trump welcomes FBI chief's resignation announcement
- SAAP chief for bringing hi-tech into sports
- Paddy purchases to be sped up
PM Modi greets people on Pongal, Magh Bihu, Makar Sankranti
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished the people on the occasion of Pongal, Magh Bihu and Makar Sankranti and hoped the festivals bring with them health and prosperity.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished the people on the occasion of Pongal, Magh Bihu and Makar Sankranti and hoped the festivals bring with them health and prosperity.
"Magh Bihu signifies hope and prosperity. On this festival, my greetings to everyone, especially my sisters and brothers of Assam. May this special occasion further the spirit of joy in society," the Prime Minister said in a post tagged with his tweet.
While Makar Sankranti is a festival in the Hindu calendar which is dedicated to the Sun deity Surya, 'Magh Bihu' is when the annual harvest takes place.
"Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous Makar Sankranti full of colours of nature, tradition and culture," he tweeted.
Pongal is a four-day harvest festival dedicated to the Sun God.
"Pongal greetings to everyone. May this festival fill everyone's lives with abundant prosperity. May everyone be blessed with good health," Modi said in another tweet.
Greetings on Pongal! pic.twitter.com/gqDW7HIZ8Y
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 15, 2020
