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Mayor Gundu Sudharani along with municipal commissioner P Pravinya has held a review meeting with the officials on various development works under the GWMC limits.

Arrangements are being made for distributing Bathukamma saris to eligible beneficiaries in erstwhile Adilabad district soon.

A total of 24 locations across the city have been selected for installation of these unique ponds that can be assembled and set up when needed and filled with water

Washington: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader and MLC K Kavitha inaugurated Telangana Pavilion at the 17th Convention and Youth Conference of the American Telugu Association (ATA) in Washington DC on Saturday (local time). The leader launched a book on ‘Bathukamma’ on the occasion. She also participated in a meet organised by the ATA representatives in […]

Hyderabad: MLC K Kavitha will inaugurate Telangana Pavilion at the 17th Convention and Youth Conference of the American Telugu Association (ATA) in Washington DC on July 2. She will also participate in the prime meet organised by the ATA representatives in the city. The 17th Convention and Youth Conference of ATA will be held at […]

Hyderabad: Amidst his whirlwind tour, Industries Minister and TRS Working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday visited the TRS NRI London cell president Anil Kurmachalam’s residence. Since a decade, Anil Kurmachalam has been relentlessly working for the promotion of TRS party, apart from actively supporting the Telangana Movement. He briefed the Industries Minister about the […]

Hyderabad: Bathukamma represents the cultural spirit of Telangana. And soon people will be able to learn everything about this festival — right from arranging the flowers, to the songs and dance – on a YouTube channel named ‘Gadigolu’. Started by Sudheer Kumar Phandra, a businessman from Jagtial, the YouTube channel will also contain videos of […]

Hyderabad: World’s tallest building Burj Khalifa in Dubai on Saturday night witnessed a unique show that celebrated Telanaga’s Bathukamma, a colorful floral festival celebrated by the women folk in the state. Telangana Legislative Council member Kalvakuntla Kavitha who heads cultural organization Telangana Jagruthi and other leaders from the State were present at Burj Khalifa to […]

MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha led Telangana Jagruthi takes the Bathukamma festival celebrations global by featuring it on the Burj Khalifa. 

Hyderabad: Bathukamma and Dasara celebrations were organised on a grand note under the aegis of Aylesbury Telugu Sangam in Aylesbury, United Kingdom on October 16. Over 400 people participated in the celebrations which also featured a series of cultural programmes. On the occasion, newly elected Aylesbury Telugu councillors, Hima Bindu Gundapudi, Phaninder Koyya and John […]

Hyderabad: Delhi Public School, Nadergul organised Dasara and Bathukamma festivities virtually for the students of class III with pomp and gaiety. Children vividly showcased talent exhibiting how Bathukamma is prepared. Teachers narrated the essence of Dasara and Bathukamma festivals. Kids were dressed in their best attires, choosing outfits that spoke about their roots and their […]

Hyderabad: The tiny tots of Gitanjali Vedika celebrated Dussehra with great enthusiasm. Dressed in colourful traditional clothes, they sang and danced, accompanied by their parents. The children listened to the stories narrated by the teachers explaining the significance of the festival with rapt attention. They also enjoyed themselves drawing Bathukamma and decorating it. Now you […]

Hyderabad: It is only after the formation of Telangana as a separate State that the festival of Bathukamma is being celebrated officially, with the celebrations now being on a global level, Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav said on Tuesday, pointing out that the credit of recognising and promoting the State’s true traditions went to […]

Khammam: Telangana’s State festival Bathukamma has gained international recognition because of the efforts by the TRS government, said TRS Lok Sabha Floor Leader and MP, Nama Nageswara Rao. Extending Bathukamma greetings to all the women in the district, in a statement here on Tuesday, he said with the initiative by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, […]

Hyderabad: Bathukamma is a festival that is celebrated in the State of Telangana. It represents the cultural spirit of the State. Bathukamma means the ‘festival of life’ and is celebrated to thank goddess Parvati for her blessings. This festival originates from a story where the king and queen were finally blessed by a daughter. She […]

Hyderabad: Ace director Gautham Vasudev Menon, who filmed and directed Telangana Jagruthi’s Bathukamma song “Allipoola Vennela,” described Bathukamma as a festival of the women, by the women and for the women. The floral festival has been declared a State festival by the Telangana government. The music for the video song was composed by Oscar winner […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Association of United Kingdom (TAUK) on Sunday celebrated Chenetha Bathukamma and Dasara in London. Non-Resident Indians and Indian community organisation representatives from across the UK attended the event. British MPs Virendra Sharma and Seem Malhotra along with Hounslow Mayor Bishnu Gurung were special guests. TAUK Vice President Shusmuna Reddy said: “As responsible citizens […]

Hyderabad: Setting in the mood for the upcoming Dasara festivities, the Sunday-Funday on Tank Bund was full of color and lights. The heavy rains and thunderstorms that lashed the city during last couple of days did not the deter the spirit of Hyderabad’s denizens who turned up in large numbers to enjoy a relaxed Sunday […]

Hyderabad: Celebrated in the State of Telangana, Bathukamma is a nine-day ‘festival of life’ celebrating Goddess Gauri. On October 7, Pallavi Aware International School had a grand celebration of the festival. The event was inaugurated by Director Anitha Reddy and Principal Sudeshna Mairal, wishing all the gathered a delightful Bathukamma and Navaratri. The name Bathukamma […]

Hyderabad: The ‘Bathukammanu Perchandi – Bangaaram Geluchukondi’ contest organised by Valayam TV has been getting a good response from women. On the third day of the contest, Katta Haritha of Hayatnagar Mandal, Shanti Komati of Vanasthalipuram and Rajani of Karimnagar, have been declared winners and presented silk sarees. Valayam TV invites Telangana women to participate […]