10,339 people prosecuted for traffic offences on Holi

ALLAHABAD: During celebration of Holi the festival of colours there was traditional fervour and gaiety in different parts of the city on Wednesday and Thursday and the entire atmosphere reverberated with fun and frolic as people put colour on each ...

Sushmita DuttaVrindavan, a small town in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, is home to thousands of widows who strive hard to pave their own way and sustain against all odds. Many of them travel hundreds of miles to reach here to live a secluded ...

Holi is one of the biggest festivals celebrated by Hindus across India and Nepal. Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera The celebrations witness people smearing and splashing different colours and water on their friends and loved ones. Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera ...

Locals in central India have drenched one another in colours to mark the end of Holi. Thousands of people took part in the procession through Indore city where people drench each other in various hues, while singing and dancing through the bustling ...

Holi is the occasion to celebrate colours of life in different way. So, look beyond the obvious and add colours to your life Tanvi Sharma 24 Mar 2013, 0000 hrs IST From rain dance parties to poolside bashes – Bhopalites are all set to bring on ...

Live music from Indian rock star adds to the colour and fun of the festival, writes PREETI JABBAL I wish every Holi festival could coincide with the Easter long weekend, as it did this year. While our mainstream counterparts were busy ...

RELATED Australia's Indian community will open its arms to all colours and creeds this weekend as the Hindu festival of Holi kicks off. Throwing coloured powder or paint at strangers and friends is the centrepiece of the festival. The colour is ...

New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS) An array of Chinese coloured powder and squirt guns have ignited attrition in small and medium industries (SMEs) at over 75 per cent ahead of the Indias biggest festival Holi, revealed an ASSOCHAM survey. A sharp decline in ...

The spring festival at Santiniketan is also known as 'Dol Utsav'. Held on the the full moon night of 'Dol' or Holi, it is a festival of colours with a difference. Abir and gulal of green, yellow and red create a smoke screen at Santiniketan after ...