Officials told to ensure arrangements in place for Dasara festivities at Durga temple

Officials told to ensure arrangements in place for Dasara festivities at Durga temple

Ministers Taneti Vanitha and Kottu Satyanarayana, in a review meeting held at the Collectorate in Vijayawada, asked authorities concerned to ensure that all arrangements for Dasara festivities at Durga Malleswara Swamiwarla Devasthanam are in place before the commencement of the festival from October 15.  They asked officials to see to it that there is an … Read more

Musical fountain missing from Telangana formation day festivities in Hyderabad

Musical fountain missing from Telangana formation day festivities in Hyderabad

Visitors to the new tourist circuit around the Hussain Sagar could not have missed it. Absent from the gaiety surrounding the 10th Telangana State Formation Day celebrations is the musical fountain near the Lumbini Park, between the brightly illuminated State Secretariat and the new Martyrs’ Memorial. Publicised as India’s biggest, the 180-metre long, 10-metre wide … Read more

Christmas cheer makes comeback in Jesus’ birthplace, about 250 Indian pilgrims join festivities

Christmas cheer makes comeback in Jesus’ birthplace, about 250 Indian pilgrims join festivities

The gloom of two years of COVID-19 pandemic has been replaced by cheerful Christmas spirit this year in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, with the return of pilgrims lifting the mood of the locals so heavily dependent on tourism. Some five groups from different parts of India also joined the celebrations. Also Read | World … Read more

Ditch revenge travel, take the road less travelled! Here’s how you can travel safely this festive season

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Marriott International rolled out a ‘Good Food = Good Mood’ campaign consisting of easy-to-relate films that capture moods from daily life and blend it with good food from Marriott on Wheels. Travel safely this festive season! Revenge travel is back, so is the upcoming festive season for which many Indians are gearing up for! Clearly, … Read more