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Rituals continue in the run-up to the consecration ceremony scheduled for January 22

Tamil families offer prayers, food at graveyard

The veteran Congressman claimed that “a top BJP leader” had made him the offer, but said that neither he nor his daughter were the sort to switch loyalties

Manju Virattu, hosted by the village for the last six decades, served as a grand finale for the three-day Pongal festivities. Unlike Jallikattu, Manju Virattu does not involve taming the bulls.

Prime Minister clicks photo with Class 11 student while visiting Thriprayar

The CM inuaugrated the Sangolli Rayanna festival organised by the Department of Kannada and Culture at Sangolli village in Bailhongal taluk of Belagavi district

While the all-district average indicated that 25% of teens could not read a Class-II text, in Perambalur district, where the ‘Beyond Basics’ survey was carried out in Tamil Nadu, in 60 villages, 21.4% teens could not do so.

Out of 1,869 DPIIT-recognised startups in the State, 884 are led by women; the State has the largest number of startups in Construction & Engineering sector