Holi

Lathmar Holi celebrated with fervour in Mathura

10:57 pm March 23, 2021

Mathura: Traditional Lathmar Holi was celebrated with fevour in Mathura’s Barsana on Tuesday amid splash of colours and festival songs. Celebrated a few days before Holi, Lathamar means playing with sticks. In the festival, menfolk try to smear women with colour, who traditionally protect themselves with lathis or sticks. Singing traditional songs like Faag Khelan […]

Over 3,500 couples tie knot at UP mass wedding

7:43 pm March 18, 2021

Lucknow: Ahead of Holi, it was a riot of colours at the city outskirts where a mass wedding took place on Thursday with over 3,500 couples tying the knot. Described as a “world record” by Uttar Pradesh Labour Minister Swami Prasad Maurya, the mass wedding was organised as part of several welfare schemes run by […]

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Australian PM Morrison greets Indian diaspora on Holi

7:22 pm March 10, 2020

Melbourne: Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday greeted the Indian diaspora in Australia on the occasion of Holi, saying the festival stands for peace and prosperity and gives an opportunity to share and embrace one another’s rich traditions. “I want to wish everyone celebrating the festival of colours a very happy Holi filled with love […]

COVID-19: Delhi records 111 deaths, 5,879 fresh cases

Latest updates on Coronavirus situation in Delhi

8:22 pm March 4, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that a state-level task force has been formed, which includes all relevant agencies and corporations, to deal with the Coronavirus situation in the national capital. The task force will be headed by the Chief Minister. “A state-level task force has been formed which will be […]

On Diwali, PM bats for festival tourism

3:51 pm October 27, 2019

New Delhi: Extending Diwali greetings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday batted for promoting “festival tourism” in the country, saying we should welcome people from other states and countries while celebrating festivals such as Holi and Pongal. In his monthly Mann ki Baat radio address, he also referred to the unique “Swachh Siachen” campaign launched […]

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