Festivals

Agartala: Six people, including two children, were killed and 15 injured when a Rath came into contact with an overhead high-voltage electric wire at Kumarghat, in Tripura’s Unakoti district on...

Islamabad: Just two days after directing that students are forbidden to celebrate Holi in Pakistani universities to adhere to ‘sociocultural values,’ the authorities have made a U-turn. Pakistan’s Higher Education...

Islamabad: Pakistan has banned Holi celebrations in educational institutions across the country after videos of students celebrating the festival of colours at an Islamabad university went viral. The country’s Higher...

Bhubaneswar: Snana Purnima rituals of the sibling deities, which is a prelude to the annual Rath Yatra, have begun at Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri. Snana Jatra Snana Jatra, also...

Berhampur: The famous procession of ‘Landa Besha’ during the Thakurani Yatra in Berhampur of Odisha's Ganjam district was taken out amid fun and frolic on Friday. Total 227 persons of...

Ahmedabad: Ahead of the crucial fourth and final Test against Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium at Motera here, Team India players celebrated Holi with great gusto. The cricketers and support...

Bhubaneswar: To maintain law and order and prevent any untoward incident during the celebrations of Holi festival on Wednesday, the Commissionerate police have made elaborate security arrangements in Odisha capital....

Puri: With Lokanth Temple in Odisha's Puri town expecting footfall of lakhs of devotees to offer puja on the occasion of Maha Shivratri, elaborate arrangements have been made for smooth...

Dhenkanal: The annual Magha Mela, organised by the followers of Mahima sect, took off at Joranda in Odisha's Dhenkanal district on Saturday. Thousands of devotees and followers of Mahima Swami...

Bhubaneswar: Makar Sankranti is celebrated in various parts of India and it marks the shifting of the Sun into ever-lengthening days. The festival is a seasonal observance as well as...