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Kavitha planted saplings at Pragathi Bhavan along with her mother Shobha and party MP J. Santosh Kumar planted saplings at Pragathi Bhavan on Kavitha's birthday. — DC Image

TRS celebrates Kavitha’s birthday

Lady Bird bicycles were distributed to 30 poor students and three-wheeled scooters to six disabled persons
14 Mar 2021 1:04 AM
Women from various parts of the city gathered at Nampally to celebrate the first day of the nine-day Bathukamma festivities. (Photo: S. Surender Reddy)

Floral festival kicks off: The nine-day festival

The department of culture has organised a series of cultural activities for the next nine days.
10 Oct 2018 1:06 AM
File photo of women holding Bathukamma sari kits.

TRS, Opposition in blame game on Bathukamma saris

TRS, Oppn trade brickbats over EC stopping distribution.
08 Oct 2018 12:18 AM
Bathukamma festival in Telangana. ( Photo:DC/File)

Bathukamma comes early for Congress as poll rush begins

Former Congress MLC Kokkirala Premsagar Rao and his wife Surekha were seen distributing 80,000 Bathukamma saris in Mancherial.
22 Sep 2018 1:29 AM
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Telangana government to give gold colour border saris for Bathukamma festival

It is expected that the gold colour border would attract the womenfolk in the election year.
02 Sep 2018 1:21 AM
Etala Jamuna, Sweta Laxma Reddy Deputy Speaker Padma Devender Reddy and Karimnagar ZP chairman Tula Uma among others celebrate the first of the nine-day Bathukamma festival in Karimnagar on Wednesday. (Photo: DC)

Telangana: 9-day Bathukamma celebrations begin

Several politicians make floral arrangements in the state.
21 Sep 2017 3:18 AM
Women pull each others’ hair, while waiting to receive their sari, which the TS government is distributing for the Bathukamma festival, a nine-day event that coincides with Dasara. Other women in the lines tried to break up the fights to no avail. A majority of the saris’ were sourced from Surat in Gujarat that has irked the weavers of Telangana. (Photo: DC)

Telangana: Many reject Bathukamma saris, protest

The polyester saris procured from Surat failed to impress women who were expecting handloom saris.
19 Sep 2017 1:16 AM
K.T. Rama Rao

Free sari distribution today by Telangana government

Minister K.T. Rama Rao said the government would procure all saris from TS weavers from next year by placing orders in advance.
18 Sep 2017 2:21 AM
This year, Bathukamma celebrations begin on September 22 and conclude on the Dasara day.

Bathukamma fest is 800 years old

This year, Bathukamma celebrations begin on September 22 and conclude on the Dasara day.
18 Sep 2017 1:53 AM
Women play Bathukamma at Thousand Pillar temple on Friday. (Photo: File DC)/

Telangana govt to distribute 90 lakh saris for Bathukamma festival

TS ignoring handloom weavers, also buying saris from Guj, say critics.
20 Aug 2017 1:28 AM

Bathukamma festival ends on grand note

The nine-day Bathukamma festival ended on Tuesday
21 Oct 2015 8:15 AM
A Bathukamma Ghat being prepared at Tank Bund on Monday. (Photo: DC)

Telangana declares holiday today for Bathukamma

Over Rs 10 crore has been allocated for state-wide Saddula Bathukamma arrangements
20 Oct 2015 7:31 AM
A woman carries Bathukamma at Karimnagar on Wednesday. (Photo: DC)

A low-key affair in Khammam

Khammam had not wore festive look
15 Oct 2015 6:47 AM
Kids play Bathukamma in Godavarikhani on Wednesday. (Photo: DC)

Tech boost for Bathukamma

YouTube for promoting songs of Bathukamma festival
15 Oct 2015 6:28 AM
From left: Badminton player Jwala Gutta, Deputy Speaker of the Telangana Assembly Padma Devender Reddy and TRS MP K. Kavitha, dancing during the festivities at Tank Bund on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

Bigger Bathukamma next year

Telangana cultural organisation is planning to celebrate Bathukamma in over 25 countries next year
03 Oct 2014 6:07 AM

Grand Bathukamma fest today

The festival is a celebration of womanhood and is an ode to the various emotions that women feel
02 Oct 2014 7:50 AM
Men play Bathukamma at Thotapalli in Husnabad mandal, Karimnagar district on Tuesday. (Photo: DC )

Men mark Bathukamma

Men in four villages have been playing it since their childhood
24 Sep 2014 10:01 AM
Prominent national and international women personalities will be invited for the nine-day festival, to be held from September 24 to October 2 in Hyderabad. (Photo: DC/File)

Women CMs, Governors to get Bathukamma festival invites

The festival is to be celebrated in a manner similar to Dasara festivities in Mysore
13 Sep 2014 5:49 AM

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