PM Modi, President Droupadi Murmu wish the nation on Dussehra, take part in festivities
Oct 13, 2024, at 05:09 am
New Delhi: Dussehra was celebrated nationwide on Saturday, with enthusiastic crowds gathering to witness the burning of effigies of Ravana, marking a grand conclusion to ten days of festivities filled with rituals, songs, dances, and processions.
46 drown, including 37 children, during 'Jivitputrika' festival in Bihar
Sep 27, 2024, at 12:59 am
Patna: As many as 46 people, including 37 children, lost their lives and three others went missing while taking holy dips in various water bodies in separate incidents during the 'Jivitputrika' festival in Bihar, media reports said.
Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated with great religious fervour across India
Apr 12, 2024, at 06:41 am
Muslims throughout India observed Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday with deep religious commitment and enthusiasm, participating in large prayer gatherings held in mosques and open areas nationwide.
Double vaccination compulsory to participate in Durga puja rituals: Calcutta HC
Oct 08, 2021, at 03:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta high court on Monday eased some of the restrictions imposed on Durga Puja celebrations while allowing local people to take part in puja rituals, such as "pushpanjali" and "sindur khela", only if they have received two doses of vaccine, according to media reports.
Oct 20, 2020, at 08:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after the Calcutta High Court ordered to make all Durga Puja pandals across West Bengal "No-Entry Zones" and barred visitors from entering the marquees, Forum for Durgotsav, an umbrella organization of over 350 community Durga Pujas, on Tuesday filed a review petition in the High Court against the judgement.
'Brilliantly appropriate': Shashi Tharoor's praise on Covid-19 themed Durga Puja in Kolkata
Oct 19, 2020, at 11:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has lauded the creative depiction of the coronavirus theme by a Durga Puja Committee in Kolkata in its marquee for the five-day festival starting from October 22.
Seven die, 10 injured in stampede during temple festival in Tamil Nadu
Apr 21, 2019, at 02:06 pm
Tiruchirapalli, Apr 21 (UNI): Seven devotees, including four women died and ten others injured in a stampede during a festival in Karuppanna Swamy Temple at Muthaiyampalayam near Thuraiyur in Tamil Nadu on Sunday.
Kerala : Thrissur Pooram festival starts with pomp and gaiety
May 05, 2017, at 07:09 pm
Thrissur, Kerala, May 5 (IBNS) : Thrissur Pooram, one of the most prominent annual festivals in Kerala, began on Friday amid pomp and fanfare, reports said.
Vijay Goel inaugurates 'Celebrating North East' festival in Delhi
Dec 18, 2016, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): To create an interaction of ideas, provide an international marketing platform and showcase North East India's Textiles and Handicrafts together with North East Institute of Fashion Technology (NEIFT) along with CARE LUIT organised a mega two day festival comprising of fashion shows, cultural program, musical shows and exhibitions of handloom, handicrafts, jute and MSME sector of the North East Region.