‘Pasuvula Panduga’ in Tirupati
‘Pasuvula Panduga’, the local version of Jallikattu was observed at Arepalle Rangampeta village in Tirupati.
The event is conducted on the lines of the famous ‘Jallikattu’ of Madurai area in Tamil Nadu, but certainly on a low profile, both in terms of ferocity and public participation.
Roughly translated as "festival of cattle," in Pasuvula Panduga, the cattles are let out one by one with prize money tied to their horns. The participants have to run behind the cattle and snatch the prize money within the stipulated time and set boundary lines.
C.P. Joshi elected Rajasthan Assembly Speaker
Newly elected Rajasthan Assembly Speaker C.P. Joshi being greeted by Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot at Vidhan Sabha in Jaipur on Wednesday, January 16, 2018
Former Union Minister C.P. Joshi was elected as Rajasthan Assembly Speaker on Wednesday at Vidhan Sabha in Jaipur.
KTR meets Jaganmohan
TRS working president K.T. Rama Rao (R) and YSRCP chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy after holding a two-hour meeting at Jagan's residence at Lotus Pond in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
In a further step to strengthen the proposed Federal Front of the Telangana Chief Minister, K. Chandrashekara Rao, his son and Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) working president, K.T. Rama Rao met the YSRCP president, Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, to invite him to join the Front, which is being promoted as an alternative platform to Non-BJP and Non-Congress groups.
Jallikattu in Palamedu, Madurai
Fight between the raging bulls and the youthful tamers.
The much-awaited Jallikattu or bull-taming festival is here, and Madurai's Palamedu is among the few places in southern Tamil Nadu to host it. The traditional adventure sport is held in various parts of Tamil Nadu for almost a month alongside the Pongal festivities. The bulls are trained for the event for almost a year and so are the tamers.
This year’s Kumbh Mela costliest ever
Sadhus leave after taking a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers, during "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad.
The Uttar Pradesh government has allocated ₹4,200 crore for the Kumbh Mela being held in the ‘sangam’ city of Allahabad, which is over thrice the budget of the Maha Kumbh in 2013, making the mega pilgrimage perhaps the costliest ever.
“The UP government has allocated ₹4,200 crore for 2019 Kumbh Mela. The previous state government had spent around Rs 1,300 crore for the Maha Kumbh, which was held in 2013,” state Finance Minister Rajesh Agarwal said.
BEST strike
People continue to stand in long queue for taxi in front of CST as BEST strike continues for 9th day.
People continue to stand in long queue for taxi in front of CST as BEST strike continues for 9th day.
The strike declared by workers of the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) is continued for ninth day on Wednesday. Shashank Rao, the leader of the BEST Workers’ Union said that the proposal provided by the high-powered committee does nothing to meet their demands. Mr Rao made the announcement to continue the strike in front of hundreds of workers at the staff quarters in Wadala.
Australian Open: Ashleigh Barty defeats Wang Yafan
Australia's Ashleigh Barty in action during the match against China's Wang Yafan.
Local favourite Ashleigh Barty continued her strong start to the tournament as she thumped China's Wang Yafan 6-2 6-3 to move into the third round.
The 15th seed, who warmed up for the season's first major by reaching the final of last week's Sydney International, takes on Maria Sakkari in the third round after the Greek beat local qualifier Astra Sharma 6-1 6-4.
(With inputs from Agencies)
