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VP Naidu celebrates Bhogi with family in Goa, prays for everyone's good he
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], January 13 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu early on Wednesday celebrated Bhogi with his family at Raj Bhawan in Goa.
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Rahul Gandhi to begin Congress' election campaign for Tamil Nadu on Pongal
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections this year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to kick-start his party's election campaign from Tamil Nadu on January 14, party sources said here on Tuesday.
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Schools in Puducherry to remain closed for 4 days ahead of Pongal
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], January 12 (ANI): Schools in Puducherry will remain closed for 4 days ahead of the Pongal festival, according to official notification on Monday.
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Rameswaram residents look forward to rooster fights during Pongal
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 10 (ANI): Rameswaram residents are looking forward to rooster fights which are a part of Pongal festivities which will soon be held.
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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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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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2021 TN polls: EPS kicks off AIADMK's election campaign from home constitu
Updated : 5 years, 2 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 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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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