BELAPUR - Makar Sankranti a major harvest festival celebrated in India is here. It is known and celebrated by different customs in different parts of the country. The festival in southern parts of India is celebrated as Pongal whereas in Punjab as Maghi. Since Makar Sankranti is celebrated for innumerable reasons and in innumerable ways CIDCO Urban Haat also gives you a reason to celebrate this auspicious festival from 3rd to 19th January, 2014 at CIDCO Urban Haat near CBD Belapur Railway Station.
In this grand Sankrant Mela, artisans from West Bengal, Maharashtra, Assam, Tripura, Rajasthan, U.P, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and Bihar are participating with exclusive handloom and Handicraft products. In handicrafts terracotta, leather products, jute products, bamboo products, wall hangings, artificial jewellery, stone arts, paintings, bangles, carpets, statues will be exhibited by master craftsmen from various states of Maharashtra.
Apart from handloom and handicraft articles, Urban Haat this time has come up with an exclusive food court for the food lovers. There will be a special display of Konkan food products from Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Raigarh and Ratnagiri by the Self Help Groups, wherein one can enjoy delicious Kolhapuri, Malvani and Sea food items all under one roof.
Makar Sankrant Mela will start with a huge ovation this New Year at Urban Haat. CIDCO has proposed many events like Gandhi Shilp Bazaar, National Handloom Expo, Vasant Mela, Chaitra Mela and Summer Festival at the Haat till June 2014. The calendar of event for the same is ready.
Many cultural programmes are held in the amphitheatre in the weekends. Some of the programmes scheduled are fashion designing shows, Film Festivals, Dance, Drama, Orchestra and many other cultural activities by schools and colleges of Navi Mumbai. So, don’t forget to participate in the upcoming cultural programs organized at the Haat.
If any colleges, schools, NGO's, cultural organizations are interested for organizing cultural activities in the amphitheatre of CIDCO Urban Haat they can contact Manager CIDCO Urban Haat for booking and further details. Urban Haat now days, is becoming ever permanent Haat for genuine rural Indian craftsmen to display their special handloom & handicraft products directly to the citizens of Navi Mumbai.
मुंबई, ता. ११- महाराष्ट्राचे नूतन उपमुख्यमंत्री अजित पवार यांनी आज (ता. ११) रात्री नऊच्या सुमारास मंत्रालयातील सहाव्या मजल्यावरील दालनात उपमुख्यमंत्रीपदाचा कार्यभार स्वीकारला. सर्व लोकांना सोबत घेऊन जाण्याचे आपले धोरण असून केवळ बोलण्याऐवजी कृतीवर भर राहणार असल्याचे त्यांनी यावेळी स्पष्ट केले. राजभवनावरील शपथविधीचा कार्यक्रम आटोपल्यानंतर पवार यांनी नूतन मुख्यमंत्री पृथ्वीराज चव्हाण यांच्यासमवेत मणिभवन आणि चैत्यभूमी येथे जाऊन राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गांधी आणि डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर यांच्या पवित्र स्मृतींना वंदन केले. यानंतर मंत्रालयात राजमाता जिजाऊ आणि छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज यांच्या प्रतिमांना पुष्पांजली अर्पण केली. मंत्रालयातील मिनी थिएटरमध्ये पत्रकारांशी वार्तालाप केल्यानंतर मुख्यसचिव, अप्पर मुख्यसचिव, सचिव तसेच अन्य वरिष्ठ अधिकार्‍यांसमवेत बैठक घेतली. सुमारे दीड तास ही बैठक चालली. यावेळी राज्यातील विविध प्रश्नांचा आढावा घेण्यात आला. नागपूर येथे होणार्‍या आगामी हिवाळी अधिवेशनाचीही चर्चा करण्यात आली.