Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Actress Shilpa Shetty, who will appear as a guest on MasterChef India for a special harvest-themed episode, said that festivals like Pongal, Makar Sankranti, Lohri, and Magh Bihu bring a festive spirit across the country, adding that the entire nation is immersed in a riot of colours and celebrations during this time. Welcoming the season of harvest, Shilpa said: “At this time, the whole of India is engulfed in the colours of harvest and festivals. Sometimes Pongal, somet…
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Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) Chennai witnessed a festive and politically charged Pongal celebration on Sunday as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin participated in the Samathuva Pongal celebrations held at the Kolathur Assembly office, his home constituency. The event blended tradition, emotion, and political messaging, drawing enthusiastic participation from party workers, residents, and cultural performers.Accompanied by his wife Durga Stalin, the Chief Minister distributed Pongal gift hampers a…
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Actor Jai has expressed his support to actor Vijay saying that he is eagerly awaiting the day the latter’s film ‘Jana Nayagan’ releases as he considers the release day of ‘Jana Nayagan’ as the festival day of Pongal. Taking to his X timeline to pen a post in Tamil, expressing support to Vijay, actor Jai wrote, ” There are obstacles that are always piling up to stop you. Breaking them and coming through is not something new for you — it is just your normal way (of function…
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday inaugurated the statewide distribution of Pongal gift hampers and Rs 3,000 cash assistance for more than 2.22 crore rice ration card holders and eligible Sri Lankan Tamil families in Tamil Nadu. The Chief Minister formally launched the scheme at a fair price shop in Alandur, near Nazarathpet in Chennai, in the presence of ministers and senior officials from the Cooperation Department, Food and Civil Supplies Department, and district ad…
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) As part of the celebrations for Pongal, Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, the state government is launching on Thursday an expansive welfare initiative providing a Pongal gift hamper along with Rs 3,000 in cash to more than 2.22 crore ration card holders, including eligible Sri Lankan Tamil families residing in the state. The scheme will be formally inaugurated by M.K. Stalin at a ration shop in the Alandur area of Nazarethpettai in Chennai. Following the launch, beneficiari…
Erode (Tamil Nadu), Jan 7 (IANS ) Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) coordinator Seeman on Wednesday strongly criticised Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK and the opposition AIADMK for hurling corruption allegations at each other, calling the political slugfest a “tragic farce” staged for public consumption.Addressing reporters in Erode, Seeman said the two Dravidian majors had reduced politics to a spectacle, hurling one corruption charge after another without any genuine intent to cleanse public life.’Look at ho…
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin will inaugurate the distribution of the Pongal gift package at a fair price shop in Alandur, Chennai, on Thursday, marking the start of the State’s annual festive assistance to ration card holders ahead of the harvest festival. The announcement comes after weeks of public anticipation over whether the traditional Pongal gift package would include a cash component this year.The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced Rs 3,000 cash eac…
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday demanded that Chief Minister M. K. Stalin announce an increase in the Pongal cash gift from Rs 3,000 to Rs 8,000, to be distributed along with the traditional Pongal gift hamper. The demand was made by Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad, who accused the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) of deliberately denying people their rightful Pongal entitlements over the last four years.In a statement, Prasa…
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) The makers of director Sudha Kongara’s eagerly awaited upcoming period film, ‘Parasakthi’, featuring actors Sivakarthikeyan, Ravi Mohan, Atharvaa and Sreeleela in the lead, have now released a gripping trailer of the film, much to the delight of fans and film buffs. The film, which was originally expected to hit screens on January 14, has now been advanced to January 10 for the festival of Pongal.Taking to his social media timelines, actor Sivakarthikeyan shared the link to…
Chennai, Jan 3 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin will inaugurate the distribution of Pongal gift hampers on January 8 in Chennai, official sources said. With the launch of the annual welfare programme drawing closer, indications have emerged that the State government may soon announce whether a cash component will be provided along with the traditional Pongal gift package.Pongal, the harvest festival celebrated with great enthusiasm across Tamil Nadu, is marked by a series of cultura…