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Puducherry govt gives clothes to poor on Pongal
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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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India hands over 5 building for schools to Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 15 (ANI): India on Wednesday handed over to Sri Lanka five new buildings for schools in the country's north.
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Jallikattu competitions take place in Madurai with beginning of Thai Ponga
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Jallikattu competitions in Madurai's Avaniyapuram took place with the start of Thai Pongal festival on Wednesday.
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Pongal celebrated in Chennai, Rameshwaram
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Pongal, the winter harvest festival, was celebrated across Tamil Nadu with pomp and show.
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SC dismisses plea seeking stay on Madras High Court's order on Jallikattu
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea challenging the Madras High Court order for conducting Jallikattu in various districts of Tamil Nadu, under supervision of monitoring committees headed by a retired district judge.
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Coimbatore markets flooded with variety of jaggery, turmeric sticks for Po
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Markets in Coimbatore are flooded with a variety of festive products including, jaggery and turmeric sticks for Pongal festival.
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Rahul Gandhi extends wishes to people on Pongal, Makar Sankranti, Magh Bih
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday extended his wishes to the people of the country on the occasion of Pongal, Makar Sankranti and Magh Bihu.
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Traditional bull-taming sport Jallikattu begins in Madurai
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): With the start of the Pongal festival, the sport of Jallikattu also kicked off at various locations in Madurai on Wednesday.
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PM Modi wishes citizens on Makar Sankranti, Magh Bihu, Pongal
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people of the country on Makar Sankranti, Magh Bihu and Pongal.
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Telangana Governor celebrates Pongal with family in Chennai
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 14: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday celebrated the festival of Pongal with her family by preparing Pongal dish at her residence here.
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Roosters get training for cockfighting ahead of Pongal in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Roosters were given training in Sayalgudi area here on Tuesday for the cockfights which will be held during Pongal on January 16.
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People in Chennai celebrate Bhogi marking beginning of Pongal festival
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): People here celebrated Bhogi by lightning a bonfire on the occasion which marks the beginning of the four-day Pongal festival.
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