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Tourism Dept to organize Bathukamma festival at People’s Plaza

Hyderabad: The Tourism Department is organizing Bathukamma festival celebrations at a grand scale from 24th to 27th September at People’s Plaza from 5.00 PM to 7.00 PM. The Tourism Department has made necessary arrangements for celebrating Bathukamma with pomp and show. The Telangana Tourism is celebrating this event in participation with different women associations. On […]

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Prominent women celebrates Bathukamma at Pragati Bhavan

Hyderabad: Prominent women at Pragati Bhavan played Bathukamma with traditional gaiety and fervour on Saturday. Governor’s Wife Vimala Narasimhan, CM KCR’s wife Shobha, Deputy CM Kadiam Srihari’s wife Vimala, Minister Harish Rao’s wife Srinitha, Deputy Speaker Padma Devender Reddy, MP K Kavita, US Consul General Katherine B Hadda, Women Development Corporation Chairman Gundu Sudha Rani […]

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Women are happy with Bathukamma sarees: KTR

Hyderabad: IT Minister K. Tarakarama Rao said that women were happy with the sarees provided to them by the Telangana Government on Bathukamma festival. While posting several pictures on his Twitter Account on Wednesday, the IT Minister dismissed the allegations of opposition parties stating that women were unhappy over supply of poor quality sarees. “Opposition […]

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Dy CM admits of lapses in Bathukamma sarees’ distribution

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister (Revenue) Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Wednesday admitted that there were certain lapses in the distribution of sarees among poor women on the occasion of Bathukamma festival. Speaking while participating in the saree distribution programme in Malakpet Assembly constituency here, the Deputy CM said distribution of over 1 crore sarees in a […]

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Kavitha launches posters, brochures for Bathukamma festival

Hyderabad: Artists from 15 States will perform their respective traditional dance in a series of special events to be jointly organised by ‘Brahma Kumaris and Telangana’s Department of Language and Culture from 26th to 30th September as part of Bathukamma festival celebrations. Nizamabad MP K. Kavitha and Brahma Kumaris Hyderabad Director Rajyogini B.K. Kuldeep formally […]

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CM reviews distribution of sarees on Bathukamma festival

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Tuesday reviewed the distribution of sarees among poor women on the occasion of Bathukamma festival. According to sources, the Chief Minister spoke to some important leaders and top officials on the implementation of saree distribution programme which entered second day on Tuesday. He reportedly enquired about the complaints […]

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TRS is doing cheap politics over Batukamma sarees: Uttam

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has accused the TRS Government of doing cheap politics over Bhathukamma sarees. Addressing party workers meetings in Dichpally of Nizamabad district and Utnoor of Adilabad district on Tuesday as part of ‘Indiramma Rythu Bata’ programme, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that Chief Minister K. […]

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Governor, CM greets people on Bathukamma festival

Hyderabad: Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan has conveyed his warm greetings to people of Telangana, especially the women on the occasion of Bathukamma Festival. “Bathukamma festival symbolises the cultural spirit of Telangana. Bathukamma is characterized by gathering of flowers and different unique floral arrangements. Flowers like gunuka poolu, tengedu poolu and other flowers like banti, chamanti, nandivardhanam […]

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Distribution of sub-standard sarees triggers protests

Hyderabad: Telangana Government’s decision to distribute sarees among poor women on the occasion of Bathukamma festival appears to have backfired as some women have registered strong protest complaining of sub-standard sarees. While a few women burnt away the sarees they were given by the authorities, a few others conducted novel protest on Monday. A group […]

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Distribution of Bathukamma sarees to commence from tomorrow

Hyderabad: The distribution of Bathukamma sarees is all set to begin across Telangana State from Monday. As per directions of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, nearly 1.04 crore sarees will be distributed to eligible women across the State marking the celebration of Bathukamma festivities. Sarees will be distributed from September 18 to 20. Around 1,04,47,610 […]