It is that time of the year when an atmosphere of grief envelopes parts of the old city of Hyderabad, as loudspeakers from dozens of ashurkhanas blare 'marsiye' (elegies) and 'nohay' (poems expressing sorrow). Ashurkhanas are community spaces where Shia Muslims gather for mourning during Muharram. ...
01:32 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Chennai: All roads seemed to lead to the sea in Chennai on Sunday, with thousands of processions making their way to the designated areas for the immersion of Ganesha idols in the sea. Overall, no major incidents were reported from any of the sites. But police seems to be caught by surprise in some of the locations over the larger-than-expected turnout of public to view the immersions. Only one minor...
12:47 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Kavassery (Kerala): Frenzied mass participation characterises annual temple festivals in Kerala that invariably include colourful processions of richly caparisoned elephants and panchavadyam (orchestra) by a combination of percussion instruments. Other highlights of the February-May festivals - known as pooram, arattu, vela or kummatti in different places - are spectacular fireworks displays at night and puja and age-old rituals in the temples that seek to provide spiritual nourishment. Large groups of...
02:01 PM, May 12, 2012
Baghdad: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near a funeral procession in southeastern Baghdad today, killing at least 32 people half of them policemen who were guarding the march in the latest brazen attack since the US troop withdrawal from Iraq. Police officials said the blast occurred at 11:00 am in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Zafaraniyah, where mourners had gathered for the funeral of a person killed the...
08:30 PM, Jan 27, 2012
New Delhi: At least 13 people are dead and 20 others wounded after a blast ripped through a Shia procession in the Punjab province on Sunday. The explosion occurred in Khanpur town shortly after a 'Chehlum' procession left a Shia prayer hall. Around 150 people were participating in the procession. Shia processions taken out on this day have also been attacked in the past. However, regional police chief Zahir Abid...
05:18 PM, Jan 15, 2012
Mysore: The famous grand Maharaja procession, held on the occasion of Dussehra, began from the Mysore palace on Thursday. The royal band led the procession to the temple. ...
11:35 AM, Oct 06, 2011
Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief, Zaka Ashraf has spent the last couple of days in Dubai trying to convince the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Bangladesh cricket Board (BCB) to support the restoration of international cricket in his country. During the course of his talks with BCB chief, Mustafa Kamal, Ashraf has also proposed that Pakistan play its league matches of a planned tri-nation tournament to be hosted...
12:25 PM, Mar 20, 2008
Rizwanur Rehman’s body was found on the tracks under circumstances. ...
11:22 PM, Oct 08, 2007
Suicide bombers struck a crowd of Shiite pilgrims in Hilla, Iraq on Tuesday, killing over 120 people. ...
11:16 PM, Mar 06, 2007
In Cuttack district of Orissa, the "Gods"come out in a procession to be drowned in the festivities of Dolo Utsav. ...
08:42 AM, Mar 04, 2007
No Moharram procession would be taken out in Gorakhpur owing to the tense situation prevailing in the area. ...
03:11 PM, Jan 30, 2007
Hockey lovers, former players and fans alike, are set to take out a procession in the Capital to save Indian hockey. ...
10:34 PM, Dec 19, 2006
Snipers firing from rooftops and a cemetery killed at least 17 people in a series of attacks on a Shiite religious procession in Baghdad. ...
09:47 PM, Aug 20, 2006
