Tag: Pongal
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Jallikattu: Sasikala urges PM Modi to promulgate ordinance
AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking promulgation of an ordinance for conduct of the bull taming sport Jallikattu, noting that the ban on it had caused "resentment" in the state. Sasikala's letter to the Prime Minister on the issue comes days after Chief Minister O Panneerselvam …
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January 11, 2017 -
Include Pongal in central holiday list: Panneerselvam
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Tuesday urged the central government to include Pongal festival in the central government lists of compulsory and also "additional" holidays. Besides a compulsory holiday, an additional day for Pongal, the harvest festival, may also be included in the list of 12 "additional" holidays so that a holiday dedicated to …
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January 10, 2017 -
Include Pongal in central holiday list: Panneerselvam
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Tuesday urged the central government to include Pongal festival in the central government lists of compulsory and also "additional" holidays. Besides a compulsory holiday, an additional day for Pongal, the harvest festival, may also be included in the list of 12 "additional" holidays so that a holiday dedicated to …
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January 10, 2017 -
Pongal: All about the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu
Pongal is a four-day harvest festival of Tamil Nadu which commences from the last day of Tamil month Margazhi. Crops like rice, sugarcane, turmeric etc are harvested during this month. The term ‘Pongal’ in Tamil means “to boil” and it is the only Hindu festival which follows a solar calendar. In this four-day festival, special …
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January 10, 2017