Hyderabad: In view of the immersion of Durga Matha idols in the Hussain Sagar on Saturday, there will be certain traffic restrictions placed at NTR Marg and People’s Plaza on the PVNR Marg. Accordingly, traffic coming from Khairatabad flyover will not be allowed towards the NTR Marg, and diverted towards Shadan Nirankari. Traffic will not […]
Hyderabad: Muslims across Telangana observed the ‘Youm-e Ashoora’ that falls on the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. Popularly referred as ‘Muharram’, the day commemorates the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Muhammad in Karbala battle centuries ago. To mark the day, special religious meetings were organised across […]
Karbala: Iraq’s Karbala is known as a religious pilgrimage site, visited by millions of worshippers, but shisha-smokers revere it for a different reason: its signature wooden waterpipes. About 120 kilometres (75 miles) south of Iraq’s capital, within walking distance of Karbala’s two Shiite shrines, avid smokers drag puffs of fruit-flavoured tobacco from their tall pipes. […]
