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Winter Session: Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die seven days ahead of schedul
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar extended his greetings to the members of the House for the upcoming festivals, including Christmas, Pongal, Lohri and others, and suggested that there is a need to be vigilant of the rising cases of Covid pandemic and take necessary precautions.
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Tamil Nadu Govt announces Rs 1,000, rice, sugar as Pongal gift for ration
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday ordered to provide Rs 1000 cash to ration card holders in the state to celebrate Thai Pongal in 2023.
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Tamil Nadu: Bull training begins for Jallikatu in Madurai ahead of Pongal
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The process called 'Mann Kuthal' also takes place in which bulls are trained to develop their skills by digging their horns in the wet earth. Bulls are prepared to attack when someone tries to catch their hump.
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SC Constitution bench begins hearing pleas against Jallikattu, bullock car
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Jallikattu is conducted during the Pongal festival as thanksgiving for a good harvest and subsequent festivals are conducted in temples which shows that the event has great cultural and spiritual significance, it has added.
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Day 3 of Jallikattu begins in Alanganallur area of Madurai
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 17 (ANI): Day three of the world famous Jallikattu event began in Alanganallur area of Madurai in Tamil Nadu on Monday morning.
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Indian High Commission in Pakistan observes Pongal and Makarsankranti
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 15 (ANI): The Indian High Commission in Pakistan observed Pongal and Makarsankranti on Saturday.
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EAM S Jaishankar discusses host of issues during virtual meet with Sri Lan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar held a virtual meeting with Finance Minister of Sri Lanka Basil Rajapaksa on January 15, 2022, where both sides exchanged New Year greetings and conveyed wishes on the festival of Pongal celebrated both in India a
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Bhogi festival celebrated in Tirupati
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), January 14 (ANI): On occasion of the Bhogi festival, Bhogi Teru was observed in Ekantam in Sri Govinda Raja Swamy temple in Tirupati on Friday.
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Film fraternity pours in heartfelt greetings on Makar Sankranti, Pongal, M
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): As the nation is celebrating Makar Sankranti, Pongal, and Magh Bihu, celebrities from the film fraternity, including Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, among many others, extended greetings to their fans and followers.
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Rajinikanth expresses concern over people's health this Pongal
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 14 (ANI): On the occasion of Pongal, veteran actor Rajinikanth urged everyone to take proper care of their health amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hema Malini gives a sneak peek into her Pongal celebrations at home
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 14 (ANI): Veteran actor Hema Malini is having low-key Pongal celebrations at her home due to the rise in COVID-19 cases.
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PM Modi extends greetings to nation on various festivals, says they signif
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of various festivals being celebrated across the country today and said that different festivals signify India's vibrant cultural diversity.
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