Hyderabad: Sustained efforts of the members of a village in Andhra Pradesh have paid off as the place would be declared tobacco-free on May 31, the sources said. The announcement would be made on May 31, which is celebrated as the World No Tobacco Day. Pongalipaka, a village with a population of 1,632 people, located in Madugula mandal and about 48 km from Hyderabad, will be declared a tobacco free...
11:17 AM, May 30, 2012
KOCHI: There is nothing wrong in Attukal Pongala lines extending to Kanyakumari or Attingal and beyond, the Kerala High Court observed on Thursday. However, religious festivals and processions like Attukal Pongala on roadsides should be granted permission only after ensuring that they do not obstruct the traffic, it said.The court upheld Section 5(1)(a) of the Kerala Public Ways Act which authorises district police chiefs to allow holding of religious or...
10:23 AM, Mar 23, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For the first time, offering of Pongala on the premises of the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple has been prohibited. An order in this regard was issued by the Temple Security Wing on Tuesday. However, the devotees who were unaware of the order came to the temple premises from the morning itself and arranged hearths to offer Pongala.The order has been issued as the area near the Sree Padmanabha Swamy...
11:44 AM, Mar 07, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The city police have made elaborate arrangements for the mega event of Attukal Pongala on March 7. For the first phase of duty, that is for the Pongala Uthsavam days from February 28 toMarch 6, thousands of policemen, including women police, would be deployed for duty. For the second phase - on March 6 and the day of Pongala on March 7 - more than 4,000 police personnel would...
09:48 AM, Feb 28, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Road works in connection with this years Attukal Pongala will be completed by March 4, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Tuesday. He was addressing a review meeting on the Pongala arrangements. The Pongala festivities begin on February 28, the Mahotsavam is on March 7 and the festivities would close on March 8.On Tuesday, the State Government had issued orders for releasing Rs 12 crore for undertaking urgent...
09:14 AM, Feb 23, 2012
The bull-taming festival began on Tuesday. A total of 447 bulls and 475 tamers participated in the event. Over 1700 policemen were deployed to provide security. ...
11:44 AM, Jan 18, 2012
A special dish called Pongal is made today as an offering to the Sun God. ...
10:01 AM, Jan 15, 2012
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa led a host of leaders in extending greetings to people on the eve of harvest festival Pongal, which also marks the beginning of auspicious Tamil month 'Thai'. "On the happy occasion of Pongal - the 'Harvest Festival' and Sankranthi, I extend my heartiest greetings and best wishes to the people living all over the country," Rosaiah said in a Raj...
02:58 PM, Jan 14, 2012
CHENNAI: Around 2,000 students from various city schools, in association with the Police Makkal Nalluravu Sangam, took out a rally from Mint Street to NSC Bose Road to highlight the need for pollution-free celebrations during Pongal. Students from Manilal N Mithra Girls Higher Secondary School, Moongidai Goenka Girls Higher Secondary School, Ganesh Galada Jain Girls Higher Secondary School, Shri Jawanthrae Tejraj Surana Jain Vidyalaya, Sugundha Suasans Higher Secondary School and...
08:42 AM, Jan 14, 2012
MADURAI: Ending the suspense over conducting the famous bull-taming event jallikattu, as part of Pongal celebrations at Alanganallur and other places, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday granted permission to the organisers to go ahead with it as scheduled. The organisers can now conduct the event in Madurai, Sivaganga and Tiruchy next week subject to the guidelines issued by the Animal Welfare Board, Supreme Court and...
10:54 AM, Jan 13, 2012
This Pongal, there are two big releases to look forward to. There is Nanban, a remake of Bollywood superhit 3 Idiots and Vettai, an action thriller starring Madhavan and Arya. ...
09:27 AM, Jan 13, 2012
CHENNAI: The anxious moments for the traders of 26 commercial establishments in T Nagar got over on Tuesday evening as Chennai Corporation and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authorities unsealed the premises following the Supreme Court order. First the seal was broken, then the lock was opened and the notice was removed and then the shutters that were down for 70 days were opened. We are very happy. ItsPongal for us, said...
08:24 AM, Jan 11, 2012
Chennai: Premises of former DMK minister Pongalur N Palanisamy has been raided by officials of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption on Tuesday in connection with a disproportionate assets case. Raids were conducted at seven places including Coimbatore, Tirupur and Chennai. Pongalur N Palanisamy was the Rural Industries Minister during the DMK regime. Several former DMK ministers and senior party functionaries have been facing the heat from the Jayalalithaa government...
08:35 AM, Nov 29, 2011
In different parts of the country, people are celebrating Pongal, Makar Sankranti, Bihu and Uttaraayan. ...
01:39 PM, Jan 15, 2011
Kaavalan, Siruthai, Tamannah and Aadukalam have been released during Pongal. ...
02:46 PM, Jan 14, 2011
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