The defending champion Mumbai Indians and the runners-up Delhi Capitals will square off in Bengaluru on Friday in the Women’s Premier League’s second season, which will be hopeful that it will fulfill its existential goal of providing a greater platform for talented domestic players.

Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary, expressed his happiness on X on Friday.: “I am overwhelmed with gratitude as we commence on a new journey today with the start of Women’s Premier League Season 2. Our vision was to establish the biggest women’s cricket league, and I extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has contributed to turning this vision into reality.”

“Your unwavering commitment and enthusiasm has truly made @wplt20 into more than just a league; – it has become a celebration of cricket’s essence and companionship. A place where players thrive in sisterhood, where their skills on the field doesn’t come in the way of their off-field revelry. Their rules. Their rule. We present to you #TataWPL – Cricket Ka Queendom,” he added.

The lucrative tournament’s second edition will feature five teams competing over the course of 25 days in 22 matches. The Mumbai Indians are once again considered the favorites after defeating Meg Lanning’s Delhi Capitals in a thrilling victory in the league’s debut.

This season, Bengaluru and New Delhi will play each other twice in the same league. In the group stage round, each team will play the other four teams twice, with the winner moving on to the final.

The teams that place second and third will face off in the eliminator to earn a spot in the March 17 final in New Delhi.

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The Women’s Premier League (WPL) was first held in 2023. The tournament took place in March, after the player auction. The Mumbai Indians defeated the Delhi Capitals in the championship match to win the title, and the cricket community is now preparing for the 2024 WPL player auction before the year ends.

All eyes will be on the WPL 2024 auction proceedings and strategies of the five teams when the event takes place in Mumbai on Saturday, following the completion of the player retention and released lists in October of this year.

In all, 165 cricket players will be up for auction at the WPL 2024 player auction. Of the total 165 players, 104 are from India and 61 are foreign players (comprising 14 different countries), of which 15 are affiliated nations. There are 109 uncapped players and 56 capped players overall.

There are five teams and a maximum of thirty slots available, with nine spots designated for international players. In order to assemble the teams they want, the five teams participating in the WPL 2024 player auction will have a total purse value of INR 17.65 crore.

Six foreign players are among the maximum 18 players that each team may have in their respective squads.

The players that have been retained by the Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and UP Warriorz are 15, 8, 13, 11, and 13, respectively.

Gujarat Giants have the most money remaining in their purse (INR 5.95 crore), followed by UP Warriorz with INR 4 crore and Royal Challengers Bangalore with INR 3.35 crore. The purses of the Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals are INR 2.1 crore and INR 2.25 crore, respectively.

The Gujarat Giants have ten spots available for players to fill in their respective squads, including three international players. Three of the seven spots that RCB is trying to fill are with foreign players. There are open player slots in Mumbai and UP, with four Indian players and one foreign player each. Three spots are available for Delhi, one of which is for an international player.

The highest reserve price is INR 50 lakh overall, and two players—Deandra Dottin of the West Indies and Kim Garth of Australia—have chosen to be placed in the top bracket. Four players—South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail, England’s Amy Jones, Australia’s Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham, and England wicketkeeper Amy Jones—have maintained the second-highest base price of INR 40 lakh.

WPL Auction 2024: Full list of retained players
Delhi Capitals
Alice Capsey*, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen*, Laura Harris*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning*, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu

Gujarat Giants
Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer

Mumbai Indians
Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong*, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver*, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia

Royal Challengers Bangalore
Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry*, Heather Knight*, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*

UP Warriorz
Alyssa Healy*, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris*, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell*, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, S. Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tahlia Mcgrath*

Full list of sold players during the WPL Auction 2024
Capped batters
Phoebe Litchfield (AUS) – Gujarat Giants – Rs. 1 crore
Dani Wyatt (ENG) – UP Warriorz – Rs. 30 lakh

Capped All-rounders
Georgia Wareham (AUS) – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs. 40 lakh
Annabel Sutherland (AUS) – Delhi Capitals – Rs. 2 crore
Meghna Singh – Gujarat Giants – Rs. 30 lakh

Capped Fast Bowlers
Shabnim Ismail (SA) – Mumbai Indians – Rs. 1.20 crore
Kate Cross (ENG) – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs. 30 lakh

Capped Spinners
Ekta Bisht – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 60 lakh

Uncapped Batters
Vrinda Dinesh – UP Warriorz – Rs. 1. 30 crore
Trisha Poojitha – Gujarat Giants – Rs. 10 lakh

Uncapped Wicketkeepers
Aparna Mondal – Delhi Capitals – 10 lakh

Uncapped All-rounders
Kashvee Gautam – Gujarat Giants – Rs. 2 crore
Poonam Khemnar – UP Warriorz – Rs. 10 lakh
S. Sajana – Mumbai Indians – Rs. 15 lakh
Amandeep Kaur – Mumbai Indians – Rs. 10 lakh
Saima Thakor – UP Warriorz – Rs. 10 lakh

Uncapped Spinners
Priya Mishra – Gujarat Giants – Rs. 20 lakh

Accelerated Auction
Lauren Cheatle (AUS) – Gujarat Giants – Rs. 30 lakh
Kathryn Bryce (SCO) – Gujarat Giants – Rs. 10 lakh
Mannat Kashyap – Gujarat Giants – Rs. 10 lakh
Ashwani Kumari – Delhi Capitals – Rs. 10 lakh
Fatima Jaffer – Mumbai Indians – Rs. 10 lakh
Keerthana Balakrishnan – Mumbai Indians – Rs. 10 lakh
Shubha Sateesh – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs. 10 lakh
Veda Krishnamurthy – Gujarat Giants – Rs. 30 lakh
S. Meghana – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs. 30 lakh
Simran Bahadur – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs. 30 lakh
Gouher Sultana – UP Warriorz – Rs. 30 lakh
Sophie Molinuex (AUS) – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs. 30 lakh
Tarannum Pathan – Gujarat Giants – Rs. 10 lakh

Full list of unsold players
Bharti Fulmali
Mona Meshram
Punam Raut
Naomi Stalenberg (AUS)
Maia Boucher (England)
Priya Punia
Devika Vaidya
Deandra Dottin (WI)
Nadine de Klerk (SA)
Chamari Athapaththu (SL)
Bess Heath (ENG)
Sushma Verma
Amy Jones (ENG)
Tammy Beaumont (ENG)
Nuzhat Parween
Lea Tahuhu (NZ)
Kim Garth (AUS)
Shamilia Connell (WI)
Amanda-Jade Wellington (Australia)
Preeti Bose
Alana King (AUS)
Inoka Ranaweera (SL)
Drishya I V
Jasia Akhter
Arushi Goel
Simran Shaikh
Ridhima Aggarwal
G Divya
Sarah Bryce (SCO)
Theertha Satish (UAE)
Shivali Shinde
Uma Chetry
Gautami Naik
G. Trisha
Raghvi Bisht
Parushi Prabhakar
Hurley Gala
Nishu Choudhary
Aditi Chauhan
Komalpreet Kaur
Komal Zanzad
Haorungbam Chanu
Rekha Singh
Tara Norris (USA)
Parunika Sisodia
Sunanda Yetrekar
Sonam Yadav
Amisha Bahukhandi
Nicola Carey (AUS)
Alice Davidson Richards (ENG)
Kristie Gordon
Dhara Gujjar
Nicola Hancock
Millicent Illingworth (AUS)
Paige Scholfield (ENG)
Anushka Sharma
Iris Zwilling (NED)
Bhavana Goplani
Devika K
Priyanka Koushal
Tanisha Singh

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November 14 has been declared as Children’s Day, or Bal Diwas, to honor India’s first prime minister and to spread awareness of children’s rights and welfare. On November 14, 1889, Jawaharlal Nehru was born, and to remember him, we are celebrating this day as Children’s Day.

“Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they are the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow.” said by Jawaharlal Nehru, First Prime Minister of India.

Nehru, who was affectionately known as “Chacha Nehru” or Uncle Nehru, had a strong commitment to children and thought they had the power to influence the course of the country. But following Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s passing in 1964, the nation’s parliament passed a resolution designating his birthday as Children’s Day. Since then, Children’s Day has been observed throughout India to honour the first Prime Minister of India’s birth anniversary.

Several nations celebrate this day on various calendar dates, such as the Bahamas’ First Friday in January, Thailand’s Second Saturday in January, New Zealand’s First Sunday in March, and Spain and the UK’s Second Sunday in May. USA on the second Sunday in June; Croatia on November 11; and Congo on December 25. In some countries, it is Children’s Week and not Children’s Day.

The subject of World Children’s Day this year is ‘For every child, every right’, coinciding with Children’s Day on November 14. Children’s Day offers a chance to recognize and honor the special traits, skills, and capacities of young people. Children can display their abilities through talent shows, art exhibits, and other events, which helps to build their self-esteem and inspires them to follow their hobbies.

Children’s Day is widely celebrated at schools, colleges, and other educational institutions. To make the youngsters feel festive, a variety of events are planned, such as games, contests, and cultural presentations.

Children’s Day has grown in the digital age to include online campaigns and initiatives to promote responsible technology usage, online safety, and cyberbullying. Teaching kids about the advantages and disadvantages of the internet world is essential as they use digital platforms more and more.

A person’s childhood is the most delightful time of their life. I wish every child on the planet a very happy Children’s Day. Enjoy a fun-filled day without limits!

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India made history on Sunday by becoming the first team to win all nine games in a round-robin tournament. They had previously trounced the Netherlands by an overwhelming 160 runs. Indian domination continued in the World Cup when they began the campaign with a resounding victory over powerful Australia. This came after their decisive triumph in the Asia Cup, where they lifted the trophy. In the semifinals in Pune on Wednesday, India will now play New Zealand.

In the past, Australia (2003) and Sri Lanka (1996) nearly achieved eight victories apiece.

Afghanistan and Pakistan threatened the Blackcaps’ quest for semifinal qualification when they dropped four straight games after an undefeated start, but the 2015 and 2019 finalists held strong, defeating Sri Lanka in their last league game to advance alongside India, South Africa, and Australia in the knockout stages.

Only two teams have emerged victorious from the Cricket World Cup after going undefeated the entire time. Australia had done so in 2003 and 2007, the West Indies in 1975 and 1979. The record is shared between Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly, who together amassed 318 runs in a 1999 Taunton match against Sri Lanka.

In the game against, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer amassed the fourth-highest partnership for India in ODI World Cup history with 208 runs.

In the current World Cup, it was also India’s first double-hundred stand.

“I think we have a lot of confidence and belief in ourselves because of how we have responded to pressure thus far. Nothing about how we exercise or prepare will change, in my opinion. I have a lot of confidence since right now the group dynamic and atmosphere are incredibly positive. Playing what’s in front of us is all that’s possible. enduring the present. Play a good game of cricket, prepare well, and plan effectively, said Rahul Dravid.

India and New Zealand will compete in the first semi-final on November 15 and the second semi-final on November 16 between Australia and South Africa. The final match will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, 19th November.

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A new study suggests that increasing workplace flexibility may reduce employees’ risk of cardiovascular disease. Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Pennsylvania State University conducted a study that demonstrated how workplace interventions aimed at reducing conflict between employees’ personal and family lives and their work helped reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. This reduction was equivalent to preventing five to ten years’ worth of age-related cardiometabolic changes.

One of the earliest studies to examine the potential impact of workplace modifications on cardiometabolic risk is that which was published in The American Journal of Public Health.

“The study illustrates how working conditions are important social determinants of health,” said co-lead author Lisa Berkman, Professor of Public Policy and of Epidemiology at Harvard.

“When stressful workplace conditions and work-family conflict were mitigated, we saw a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease among more vulnerable employees, without any negative impact on their productivity.

“These findings could be particularly consequential for low and middle-wage workers who traditionally have less control over their schedules and job demands and are subject to greater health inequities,” Berkman said.

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In order to improve work-life balance, the researchers created a workplace intervention specifically for this study. Teams consisting of employees and supervisors participated in practical training to find innovative approaches to give workers more control over their schedules and responsibilities. Supervisors received training on how to support employees’ personal and family lives in addition to their work performances.

Two firms were selected at random by the researchers to receive the intervention: an IT company with 555 participating employees and a long-term care company with 973 participating employees. The intervention benefited patients at higher risk even while it had no appreciable overall impact on the cardiometabolic risk score (CRS) of the workforce, according to the researchers.

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According to reports, certain beta testers are receiving access to a new secret code feature for closed chats on Android from Meta-owned WhatsApp.

The list of users’ locked conversations may contain a new settings section, according to WABetaInfo, that gives users the ability to conceal the entry point to enter restricted chats. To be more precise, the chat list’s access point for seeing locked chats will vanish after a secret code has been configured. Alternatively, by typing the secret code into the Chats tab’s search field, users can access these chats,” the study stated.

According to the research, this function helps users improve their privacy because it eliminates the entrance point to the list of locked chats, making it difficult for other people to find or access the discussions that are locked. This will effectively prevent unintentional or unauthorised entry into sensitive chats by making it difficult for others to recognize or access these secured conversations.

Even if someone manages to physically touch a user’s phone, they won’t be able to view your private talks because the closed chats list is concealed.

According to the analysis, concealing the list of locked conversations also aids in preventing exposure because anyone can deduce that there might be some locked discussions. In the meantime, WhatsApp has introduced a new location-hiding feature called “Protect IP Address in Calls” from other parties on the call.

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The majority of Western Odisha residents in India observe the agricultural festival known as Nuakhai. It is customary in Nuakhai to welcome the new rice harvest.

Other names for Nuakhai are Nuakhai Parab and Nuakhai Bhetghat. The name indicates that the farmers are in possession of just harvested rice because nua means new and khai means food. According to the calendar, it is celebrated the day after Ganesh Chaturthi on panchami tithi (the fifth day) of the lunar fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada or Bhadraba (August-September). This is Western Odisha’s most significant social celebration. Western Odisha has a lot more pronounced culture since there are so many things to learn about both agriculture and human behavior, and nuakhai is a very significant celebration.

It is the Western Odisha population’s agricultural celebration. Although the event is observed across the entire state of Odisha, it is especially significant to the way of life and culture of Western Odisha. It is a holiday dedicated to the veneration of grain. The finest celebrations take place in the Odisha districts of Kalahandi, Balangir, Bargarh, Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Subarnapur, Boudh, and Nuapada.

The celebration, which takes place the day following Ganesh Chaturthi, is viewed as a new sign of hope. For farmers and the agricultural community, it is very important. The celebration known as lagan is observed at a specific time of day. For this festival, Aersaa Pithaa is prepared. The locals recall their village deity or goddess before having their khai when the lagan arrives.

How it Celebrated?
About 15 days before the event, the senior residents of the hamlet gather at a sacred site to begin preparations after the beheren summons them with a trumpet. Then everyone gathers to debate the tithi and lagna for Nuakhai with the priests.

Both domestically and in the society, Nuakhai is a holiday. The first place the rites are performed is at the temple dedicated to the village deity or the area’s ruling deity. After that, everyone practices devotion in their own houses, performing rituals for both their personal deity and Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of riches. For the event, people don new clothing. It is tradition for the eldest family member to distribute nua to the other family members after presenting it to the presiding deity. All of the family’s younger members bow to their elders after taking the nua.

The senior citizens bless the younger people and wish them health, happiness, and wealth. Even the brothers who are divided up celebrate the occasion together. Folk songs and dances known as “Nuakhai Bhetghat” are organized in the evening. Folk dances from Sambalpur, such as Rasarkeli, Dalkhai, Maelajada, Chutkuchuta, Sajani, Nachnia, and Bajnia, are danced to.

As Western Odisha residents gather and share in the celebration of Nuakhai, Nuakhai serves as a unifying and cohesive factor in Delhi. Since a few decades ago, Odia immigrants who now reside in Rajasthan, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Surat, and Visakhapatnam have celebrated Nuakhai in their new cities.

Which Places People visits most:
On this occasion, people visiting the Nuakhai shrines in Western Odisha include:

Samaleswari Temple, Sambalpur – The Nabanna Lagi ceremony of Nuakhai is well-known in the Samaleswari Temple in the Sambalpur area.

Kalahandi’s Maa Manikeshwari Temple – Following this Nuakhai rite, thousands of devotees assemble to pray to Maa Manikeshwari, the deity who rules over Bhawanipatna.

Kosaleshwari Temple, Titlagarh – Maa Kosaleswari is a Shakta cult figure and is highly revered during the festival of Nuakhai in this temple.

Sureswari Temple, Sonepur – In the temple town of Odisha’s Subarnapur district, Nuakhai is offered to Maa Sursuri, one of the earliest Shakti shrines.

The primary deity of Maa Pataneswari, the first Chauhan King Ramai Dev, is worshipped in the Pataneswari Temple in Balangir, which is located 40 kilometers from the city.

People Offer Nuakhai Bhog:

The following meals are frequently served as part of the Nuakhai bhog:

Rice leaves are used to make the cuisine patra poda, which is filled with a coconut, spice, and vegetable mixture.
Vegetables, rice, and lentils are used to make the dish dalma.
A recipe for chhena poda calls for cottage cheese, herbs, and veggies.
Rice, milk, and sugar are used to make the sweet dessert kheer.
Fried bread is called puri.
A sweet dish called chhena jhili is prepared with cottage cheese and sugar.
Rasagola, jalebi, and payas are a few additional classic Odia foods that could be a part of the Nuakhai bhog.

Conclusion
Nuakhai is a season of joy and gratitude for the fresh harvest. Families and communities can join together during this time to celebrate their culture and heritage. It is observed on Wednesday, September 20, this year. For the people of Odisha, Nuakhai is a time of great delight and celebration. It’s a moment to rejoice in their culture and heritage and express gratitude for the fresh harvest.

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On Wednesday, India became the first country to successfully land a spacecraft close to the south pole of the moon. This was a technological achievement for the most populous country in the world as well as a historic journey to previously unexplored terrain thought to contain significant frozen water reservoirs. At 6:04 p.m. local time, a lander with a rover aboard touched down on the lunar surface, setting up jubilation throughout India.

On July 14, 2023, Chandrayaan-3 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh perched atop a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV-MK III) heavy-lift rocket, just under four years after Chandrayaan-2. The mission is a shining illustration of India’s increasing dedication to strengthening its position in the international space community.

The third Moon mission by India’s ISRO space agency is called Chandrayaan-3. The objective is to deploy a lander and rover on the lunar surface and keep them there for around 14 Earth days, or one lunar day. The diminutive rover, which only weighs 26 kilograms (57 pounds), was carried by the lander to the Moon. Both vehicles have scientific equipment for studying the surface.

On August 23, 2023, Chandrayaan-3 successfully executed a soft landing in the southern polar region of the Moon. The Chandrayaan-3 Moon lander and rover project was launched by the ISRO, India’s space agency.

On July 14, 2023, the spacecraft was launched, and on August 23, 2023, it landed in the southern polar zone of the Moon.

Science tools fitted to the Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover will help us understand the Moon better.

An apogee, or high point, of around 36,500 kilometers (22,700 miles) above the globe was achieved by the spaceship and a connected propulsion module thanks to the LVM3. Before entering lunar orbit, the propulsion module increased its orbit numerous times.

Chandrayaan-3 was lowered to the Moon by the propulsion module until it was in a circular, 100 km (62 mi) orbit. The lander then deorbited and touched down in the south polar area of the Moon after the two vehicles split up there.

The lander was predicted to move at less than 2 meters per second in the vertical and 0.5 meters per second in the horizontal at the time of contact (6.5 and 1.6 feet per second, respectively).

India made history by being the first nation to set foot on the South Pole of the moon’s surface. Indians and space scientists received praise for their accomplishment from PM Modi.

At the final landing leg, the mission’s true test began. ISRO started the Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS) 20 minutes before landing. It made it possible for Vikram LM to assume control and use its internal computers and logic to choose a suitable landing place on the lunar surface..

According to experts, the last 15 to 20 minutes of the mission, when Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander made its soft landing, were extremely important for the project’s success. Indians prayed for Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing today from all throughout the nation and the world.

The seamless entry of Chandrayaan-3 into the lunar orbit allowed it to perfectly achieve the desired orbital parameters of 164 by 18074 kilometers.

Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, watched the landing via live broadcast from Johannesburg, where he is taking part in the 15th annual BRICS summit of developing nations.

“All the people of the world, the people of every country and region: India’s successful moon mission is not just India’s alone … this success belongs to all of humanity,” Modi said, speaking on the Indian Space Research Organization webcast of the event.

“We can all aspire for the moon, and beyond,” Modi added.

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Numerous rituals are being performed on Tuesday as thousands of devotees converge on the pilgrimage site of Puri to witness the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings.

The three magnificent chariots are currently positioned in front of the temple’s Singha Dwar, facing the Gundicha temple in the east. They have been prepared, and this afternoon, devotees will pluck them.

On the auspicious occasion of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in Puri on Tuesday, President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, and many other luminaries sent wishes to the populace.

The President sent his warmest congratulations and best wishes for the occasion to all of his fellow citizens, particularly the Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath devotees.

She prayed to Lord Jagannath that everyone’s life might be filled with happiness, peace, and prosperity at this wonderful festival of devotion.

Greetings from the Rath Yatra to all, Prime Minister Modi wrote on Twitter, “As we celebrate this sacred occasion, may the divine journey of Lord Jagannath fill our lives with health, happiness and spiritual enrichment.”

The Rath Yatra has a distinct personality around the world, and “the Rath Yatra in Puri is a wonder in itself,” Prime Minister Modi stated during his “Mann Ki Baat” speech on Sunday.

I used to have the chance to go to Ahmedabad’s famous Rath Yatra when I lived in Gujarat. It is already admirable how people from all across the nation, from every community, and from every class turn out for these Rath Yatras. It reflects both inner faith and the spirit of Ek Bharat—Shreshtha Bharat, the prime minister had said.

Additionally, he prayed that Lord Jagannath would grant his fellow citizens happiness, prosperity, and good health.

The chief minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, similarly wished the populace on this holy day, saying, “Let us pave the way for the development of New Odisha with the blessings of the Lord and your cooperation.”

According to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra is a deeply revered festival of Sanatan Dharma that is observed by millions of followers all over the nation. He desired that everyone’s life would be filled with peace and prosperity as a result of the Ratha Yatra event.

Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw, who were both in Puri to see the Rath Yatra and greets people on this holy occasion.

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The RBI stated in a statement: “The 2,000 denomination banknote was created in November 2016 largely to fulfil the economy’s immediate need for currency following the withdrawal of legal tender status for all 500 and 1,000 banknotes then in circulation.

Additionally, it said that up until September 30, 2023, all banks must offer deposit and/or exchange services for 2,000 banknotes. Once banknotes in different denominations were widely available, the goal of introducing 2,000 banknotes was achieved. As a result, the printing of 2,000 banknotes was discontinued in 2018–19, according to the RBI.

According to the RBI, 89% of the 2,000-denomination banknotes were printed before March 2017 and are nearing the end of their 4-5 year expected lifespan.

“The total value of these banknotes in circulation has declined from Rs 6.73 lakh crore at its peak as on March 31, 2018 (37.3 percent of notes in circulation) to Rs 3.62 lakh crore constituting only 10.8 percent of Notes in Circulation on March 31, 2023,” it stated.

The RBI further noted that the stock of banknotes in other denominations continues to be sufficient to meet the public’s need for money and that this denomination is not frequently used for transactions.

The Reserve Bank of India said that it had decided to stop printing banknotes in the denomination of 2,000 in light of the foregoing and in accordance with its “Clean Note Policy,” adding that these notes would still be accepted as legal money.

The public will have access to the facility for depositing and/or exchanging Rs. 2,000 bills until September 30.

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