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As the affected crops are vulnerable to pests and diseases, officials will instruct farmers on how to deal with the situation, like spraying. DC Image

â€˜Shobhakruthâ€™ year good for crops, dairy, real estate

Almanac writers, siddantis, numerologists and pandits have predicted that the Shobhakruth year will be auspicious for...

22 March 2023 12:07 AM IST

(Photo: S. Surender Reddy)

Hyderabad switches gear to traditional mode for Ugadi

Hyderabad: Ugadi, the Telugu New Year, that marks the start of the ‘Shobhakrut Nama Samvatsara’ will be a...

21 March 2023 11:35 PM IST

The Ugadi Pacchadi is made from sliced banana, mango, sugarcane, apart from jaggery, tamarind juice and neem flowers. (File Photo)

Shobhakrut expected to bring prosperity

While the people speaking Telugu, Kannada celebrate this festival as Ugadi or Yugadi, Marathis call it Gudi Padwa, and...

21 March 2023 6:27 PM IST

Mecca Masjid - The long pending repair works at Mecca Masjid are completed. (Photo: Twitter)

Muslims gear up to welcome the holy month of Ramadan

HYDERABAD: Even as Muslims gear up to welcome the holy month of Ramadan, mosques across the city have been spruced up....

21 March 2023 12:53 AM IST

Middle-class India has a new obsession: pre-wedding videos. (Photo: www.mercury.bloomberg.com)

India falls hard for extravagant and expensive pre-wedding videos

The couple dressed in Indian wedding regalia stand knee-deep in a lake, bouncing their shoulders to a Bollywood song....

17 March 2023 7:06 PM IST

People celebrate the festival of colours at Begum bazar in Hyderabad on Tuesday. (Photo: P.Surendra)

Hyderabad residents celebrate Holi with enthusiasm and fervour

Hyderabad: Hyderabad was painted in vibrant colours on Tuesday as residents celebrated Holi with enthusiasm and fervour...

8 March 2023 12:00 AM IST

Choti Holi, as it is also known, saw the participants of youngsters, who enthusiastically gathered dried branches from trees and broken wooden furniture to burn the effigy. (Image Source: Pixy.org)

Holika Dahan celebrated in run-up to festival of colours

HYDERABAD: The city was ablaze in pockets and roads on Monday as residents burnt effigies on the occasion of...

7 March 2023 12:45 AM IST

Huge crowds of devotees gathered at the Srisailam Temple on the first day of Brahmotsavalu, with the devout who have taken Shiva Deeksha offering Shiva Jyothirmudi to Lord Mallikarjuna Swamy. (Photo: DC)

Security being tightened for Ugadi at Srisailam Temple

ANANTAPUR: In view of violence indulged in by devotees from Karnataka last year during Ugadi celebrations, Srisailam...

5 March 2023 11:49 PM IST

Losar is a time of renewal and hope. Tibetans believe that the events of the new year will be determined by the actions taken during the first three days of Losar. As such, they strive to make the most of this time and set a positive tone for the year ahead. Losar 2150 is predicted to be a year of hope. (Photo By Arrangement)

Tibetan new year â€” the year of the water hare â€” predicted to be...

Dharamshala: Losar is a festival celebrated each year to mark the beginning of the Tibetan New Year. Celebrated by...

21 Feb 2023 11:51 PM IST

The Supreme Court sought a direction to all the states to frame rules for menstrual leaves. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Women not on same page on period leaves

HYDERABAD: Opinions varied on a plea filed in the apex court seeking a direction to all the states to frame rules for...

17 Feb 2023 12:40 AM IST

Huge crowds of devotees gathered at the Srisailam Temple on the first day of Brahmotsavalu, with the devout who have taken Shiva Deeksha offering Shiva Jyothirmudi to Lord Mallikarjuna Swamy. (Photo: DC)

Ravana Vahana Seva held at Srisailam

Anantapur: A Ravana Vahana Seva ritual was performed on the fifth day of the Maha Shivratri Brahmotsavam in Srisailam on...

16 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

The Srisailam temple EO said elaborate arrangements were made for the padayatra at various stages in the Nallamala forest for all the 11 days. Normally, the padayatra detoveets are allowed only twice a year for Maha Shivarathri and Ugadi. Huge crowds of Karnataka devotees prefer visit during Ugadi while the Shivadeeksha devotees from all states take part in the festival during Shivaratri. (Photo by Arrangement)

Nallamala forest sees huge crowds of padayatra devotees

ANANTAPUR: The Nallamala forest en route to Srisailam has been witnessing the presence of huge crowds of padayatra...

14 Feb 2023 12:52 AM IST