Tag: Holi

Mumbai: Google on Monday celebrated with a special animated Doodle showing a ‘flash mob’ spraying a young onlooker with vibrant colours. The new Goodle (Google + Doodle) opens in a stark grey and suddenly a ‘flash mob’ rushes in from the left, colouring almost all the letters in different colours – and even one bewildered young […]

Kolkata: West Bengal on Sunday celebrated the spring festival of Dol in a riot of colours, songs, prayers and exchange of sweets among friends, relatives and neighbours. Thousands of people from across India and several other countries congregated in Birbhum district’s Santiniketan, about 180 km from here, for Dol celebrations. Nobel laureate-poet Rabindranath Tagore in Santiniketan […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said he would not celebrate Holi tomorrow. “I will not be playing Holi as I have a cold,” Patnaik told reporters here. “I wish everyone a very happy Holi tomorrow,” the CM said. Patnaik had not celebrated Holi in 2016 due to the drought situation in the state, […]

By Sandeep Sahu The fun has gone out of Diwali. And, for that matter, every socio cultural festival that everyone has such wonderful and fond memories about. Weeks before the actual event, the do- gooders get going counseling, pleading and warning all and sundry – and from every conceivable platform – about the ‘harmful’ effects […]

New Delhi: With Holi -the festival of colours coming up — everyone is busy buying colours, ‘pichkaris’, and balloons but with increasing environment pollution and severe allergic reactions to synthetic colours, there is a growing awareness among people to opt for organic variants. “In an approximately Rs 4,500-crore unorganised Holi colour market, the share of […]

Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: With the festival of colours, Holi, a day ahead, the Commissionerate Police has made elaborate arrangements to prevent unruly behaviour of revellers and sale of harmful chemical colours in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. The police have also issued an advisory to ensure safe and incident-free Holi celebrations. The Twin City Police […]

Mumbai: Bollywood actors including Madhuri Dixit Nene, Akshay Kumar, Hema Malini and Hrithik Roshan on Thursday sent out Holi wishes to their fans, urging them to enjoy a safe and happy festival of colours. Here’s what they had to say: Akshay Kumar: May this Holi add more colours to your life. Wishing you all a very […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday greeted the nation on the occasion of Holi. “Greetings and best wishes to fellow citizens in India and abroad on the auspicious occasion of Holi,” tweeted Kovind, who had also released a statement on […]

New Delhi: In a good news ahead of the colours of festivals, Holi, the central government has approved a five-fold increase in one-time incentive given to its employees who acquire higher degrees while serving in their departments. The Personnel Ministry has amended a 20 years old rule in this regard to increase the amount of […]

Bhubaneswar: People of Odisha today celebrated the festival of colour ‘Holi’ with great fervour and festive spirit. Also known as “Dola Purnima” or “Basant Utsav” in Odisha, Holi is one of the major festivals. Residents of the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Berhampur and various other places observed the festival with fun […]

Bhubaneswar:  At least six persons were killed and several others were injured in mishaps during Holi celebrations at different places in Odisha today. Satish Sahu, a student of Cuttack Gopalpur drowned while bathing in Kathajodi River. After rescuing Satish from the river, locals then rushed him to SCB Medical College and Hospital. However, the doctors […]

Mumbai: Business magnate Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani’s daughter Isha Ambani and her businessman husband Anand Piramal kicked off Holi celebrations by hosting a grand party at their residence on Friday in Mumbai, and A-list celebrities were in attendance. Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas were among the first guests to arrive. The couple looked stunning […]

Bhubaneswar: As a precautionary measure amid Coronavirus outbreak, the Odisha Health Department has issued advisory for Holi celebrations tomorrow. Through the advisory, people have been asked to not use colours in the face, refrain from playing in large gatherings, avoid community bathing and hugging. The advisory urges everyone to wash hands multiple times and those […]

New Delhi: In the wake of novel coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chose not to participate in Holi events as precautionary measures suggested by experts. The Prime Minister, however, greeted people on the occasion as the nation celebrates Holi, the festival of colours. In a tweet in Hindi, the Prime Minister said: […]

Bhubaneswar: Holi, the festival of colours was celebrated across the country with much vigour and zest. Particularly in Odisha, though the threat of coronavirus infection still looms large, youths were seen coming out in gatherings to celebrate the colourful festival commemorating triumph of good over evil. As the legend goes, the name Holi, a predominantly […]