MANTHANI : The people of Pankena and a few other villages in the Palimela mandal got panicked since their villages are located on the banks of river Godavari downstream of Medigadda barrage following the barrage episode. Shockingly, the panicked villagers especially women of Pankena had placed their ‘Bathukamma’s under the local trees instead of dropping them into river Godavari waters …
HYDERABAD: The GHMC in coordination with the culture department has made elaborate arrangements for Saddula Bathukamma on Monday. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Mamidi Harikrishna, director of culture department, said that women will carry 3,000 Bathukammas from LB Nagar to immerse them at Tank Bund. Harikrishna said that the Bathukamma festivities are not any more local but global with people cutting …
Hyderabad: Although the city is revelling in the spirit of Bathukamma, the GHMC’s attempt to decorate major city junctions with Bathukammas has received a tepid response. In fact, officials claimed to have shortlisted a third agency and assured them they can make use of the iron frames of Bathukammas, which were used last year. Other than Tank Bund, the GHMC …
