Pongal festival

Pongal 2022: Try these 5 easy, delicious recipes to savour on this harvest festival!

Check out these scrumptious and quick recipes to make to celebrate the harvest festival of Pongal.

Jan 13, 2022, 16:28 PM IST

Pongal 2020: Here's how the festival is celebrated

Pongal is one of the most important festivals of Tamil Nadu and falls around the same time as Lohri and Makar Sankranti. Pongal is celebrated to express gratitude to Sun God. 

Jan 15, 2020, 08:49 AM IST

Centre gives in to Sasikala's demand, decalres Pongal as compulsory holiday

Pongal was among the 12 holidays that the Centre considered as optional.

Jan 10, 2017, 18:29 PM IST

Jallikattu will be conducted next year in Tamil Nadu if DMK comes to power: Karunanidhi

DMK President M Karunanidhi on Wednesday assured to bring back the banned bull-taming sport 'jallikattu' and said that Tamil Nadu will celebrate the festival next year if the party comes to power in the May 16 Assembly elections.

May 04, 2016, 17:01 PM IST

Jayalalitha announces Rs 318 cr Pongal gift for Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalitha on Wednesday announced Rs.100 cash, one kg each of rice and sugar and a two-foot-long sugarcane stalk would be distributed to 1.91 crore ration card holders in the state to celebrate Pongal.

Jan 06, 2016, 13:24 PM IST