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After deaths of migratory birds, sale, purchase of poultry products prohib
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 4 (ANI): After hundreds of winter migratory birds were found dead in the Pong Dam Lake sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh recently, Kangra District Magistrate on Monday issued an order completely prohibiting sale, purchase and export of any poultry produ
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Family card holders in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram get Pongal gift packages
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 4 (ANI): Family card holders in Rameswaram in Ramanathapuram district on Monday was gifted with Pongal gift package worth Rs 2,500, according to the official.
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Hundreds of winter migratory birds found dead in Himachal's Pong Dam Lake
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 4 (ANI): Hundreds of winter migratory birds were found dead in the Pong Dam Lake sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh recently, said an official, without specifying the cause.
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Madurai: Bull trainers gear up for Jallikattu as Pongal approaches
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 3 (ANI): As the festival of Pongal approaches, bull trainers in Madurai have started to gear up for Jallikattu, the traditional but highly controversial bull-taming sport for which tamers spend months raising bulls.
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Himachal CM directs to carry out more water sports activities in Pong Dam
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 29 (ANI): Presiding over the first meeting of Pong Area Development Board on Monday, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that permission should be sought from the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to carry out sports activities su
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2021 TN polls: EPS kicks off AIADMK's election campaign from home constitu
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Salem (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 19 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) launched the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (AIDMK) campaign for the 2021 Assembly polls on Saturday from his home constituency of Edappadi in Salem district.
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Lakhs of women take part in Attukal Pongala at Thiruvananthapuram despite
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 9 (ANI): Despite renewed fears of coronavirus with six new cases being reported in the state, lakhs of women took part in the annual Attukal Pongala celebrations here on Monday.
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Thiruvananthapuram gears up for 'Attukal Pongala' festival
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 9 (ANI): The city of Thiruvananthapuram is all geared up for celebrating 'Attukal Pongala' festival on Monday. The festival is all about the annual ritualistic offering to the presiding deity of the Attukal Bhagavathy temple by women.
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Kerala CM will hold review meeting for 'Attukal Pongala' in coming week
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 25 (ANI): As the Attukal Pongala, a 10-day cultural festival is due on March 1, all the arrangements have been made and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will be holding review meeting in coming week, Sasidharan Nair, chairman, Attukal Bhagavathy Temple
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Amid Pongal festivities, Hyderabad witnesses peaceful protest against NRC,
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Amid the ongoing festivities of Pongal, Telangana's capital Hyderabad witnessed a peaceful protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Population Register (NPR).
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Tamil Nadu: 700 bulls participate in Jallikattu in Madurai's Palamedu
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Around 700 bulls participated in the Jallikattu competition in Madurai's Palamedu on Thursday. It is organised in rural areas of Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal, the harvest festival.
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Puducherry govt gives clothes to poor on Pongal
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], Jan 15 (ANI): The government here is supplying clothing items free of cost to the poor people of the Union Territory in the festival season, an official statement said on Wednesday.
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