Surajkund Mela opens amid fanfare

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 21:51

The 28th Surajkund International Crafts Mela, which has Goa as its theme state this year, was inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, amid performances by artistes from Haryana, Sri Lanka, Goa and Uzbekistan.

Surajkund crafts fair to begin Saturday

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 10:08

The 28th edition of the Surajkund International Crafts Mela will begin in Surajkund (Faridabad) Saturday.

Surajkund crafts fair ends

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 08:55

The fortnight-long Surajkund international crafts fair ended in Haryana`s Faridabad district Friday.

Record 1.42 lakh footfalls at Surajkund fair

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 09:10

Sunday was an unusually busy day at the popular Surajkund Crafts Mela near New Delhi. The fair saw a record footfall of over 142,000 people - the highest in a single day in the 27 editions of the fair.

Other states should imitate Surajkund fair: President

Last Updated: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 17:33

President Pranab Mukherjee, inaugurating the annual Surajkund Crafts Mela, hoped the success of the fair would spur other states to organise similar ones.

Strong demand at Cong meet to raise cap on LPG cylinders

Last Updated: Friday, November 9, 2012, 20:02

A meeting of Congress leaders here on Friday heard a strong demand for raising the cap of subsidised LPG cylinders from the current six to 12.

Congress top brass favours `please all` budget

Last Updated: Friday, November 9, 2012, 19:49

With an eye on the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress top brass on Friday strongly favoured a `please all` budget for 2013-14.

BJP asks Congress to come clear on probe into scams

Last Updated: Friday, November 9, 2012, 14:59

With Congress` conclave on at Surajkund, BJP asked it to come clear on investigations into scams like CWG, Coal and 2G spectrum allocations as well as on issues like price rise.

PM to explain hard decisions at Congress meet

Last Updated: Friday, November 9, 2012, 10:08

Against backdrop of attack over decision on FDI, hike in diesel and cap on LPG cylinders, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will highlight the reasons for these tough decisions at the Congress conclave.

Sonia Gandhi asks party, govt to pull up socks ahead of LS polls

Last Updated: Friday, November 9, 2012, 08:51

Congress president Sonia Gandhi asked the party and the government to pull their socks up to get a renewed mandate in the next Lok Sabha elections.

Bus ride for Congress leaders to Surajkund

Last Updated: Thursday, November 8, 2012, 18:08

It will be a bus ride to nearby Surajkund in Haryana for the Union ministers and top Congress leaders on Thursday.

Congress to hold dialogue session on Nov 4 in Surajkund

Last Updated: Thursday, November 1, 2012, 19:24

Top Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Cabinet ministers and Ministers of State with independent charge will meet in a "dialogue session" in nearby Surajkund.