In an open ground in the Shela area of Ahmedabad, the garba dance halts for a few minutes’ break when the sky lights up with drones telling the story of how Maa Durga conquered Mahisasura. The show goes on for about 10 minutes before the garba resumes into the night. In a first-of-its-kind initiative Udgamverse chain of Udgam School for children has launched this showcase of culture and heritage with the help of technology. The show began on the first day of Navratri, on September 22 and will go on till the last- October 2 – each night is brought alive through visuals and narration, with more than 200 drones lighting up the sky with voice-over effects.
Four persons were killed and at least 50 injured in Leh Wednesday as police opened fire after protesters, demanding statehood and seeking extension of Sixth Schedule protections to Ladakh, turned violent. The BJP office in Leh was also torched. Following the violence, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was on a hunger strike for the past 35 days in support of Ladakh’s demands, called off his fast.
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Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was on Wednesday arrested by Economic Offences Wing/Anti-Corruption Bureau (EOW/ACB) in the alleged liquor scam. Chaitanya had been in judicial custody since his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on July 18 in the same scam. On Wednesday, Chaitanya and one Dipendra Chavda were arrested and produced before a special ACB court in Raipur that sent them to EOW/ACB custody until October 6.
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