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- India
Congress flays BJP over painting ‘Viveka’ classrooms in saffron
Bengaluru: The Congress in Karnataka on Tuesday hit out at the BJP for its decision to paint thousands of Viveka’ classrooms in saffron by saying the ruling party leaders should first have…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Cong launches campaign against painting of classrooms in saffron colour
Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress has launched a campaign against the state government’s “Viveka Scheme” under which newly-built classrooms will be painted in saffron colour. The Congress started the campaign with the hashtag “CM…
- India
After saffron scarves vs burqa row erupts, UP college reinforces uniform code
Agra: A group of students of the Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) here created a ruckus after they were asked to remove ‘saffron’ scarves, which they were wearing in protest against ‘burqa-clad’…
- Telangana
Sanjay vows to drive AIMIM out of Telangana, make it a saffron bastion
Hyderabad: State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday vowed to drive out the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) from Hyderabad and make the entire Telangana State as a “saffron bastion.” Bandi…
- India
Locations identified for saffron cultivation in Arunachal, Meghalaya: Centre
New Delhi: The North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) under the ‘Saffron Bowla’ project has identified few locations in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya for saffron cultivation, the Lok Sabha…
- India
Hijab vs saffron shawl row ends in Karnataka college
Chikkamagalur: The saffron shawl versus hijab row ended at the Balagadi First Grade College in Koppa taluk of Chikkamagalur district in Karnataka as students and parents called a truce and agreed not…
- India
Saffron Scarf vs Hijab Row: College to hold parents’ meeting in Karnataka
Chikmagalur: The management of Balagadi First Grade College in Koppa taluk of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka has decided to hold a meeting with the parents in connection with a row over some…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad-based startup grows Kashmiri saffron in Telangana
Hyderabad: For the first time in Telangana, a Hyderabad-based startup, UrbanKisaan has grown Kashmiri Saffron in Telangana. Speaking to Telangana Today, co-founder of UrbanKisaan Dr. Sairam Reddy Palicherla said that as the…
- India
Ranchi: 3 Kashmiri men beaten up, asked to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’
Three tradesmen from Kashmir who went to Ranchi for selling their woollen wears were allegedly beaten up by a group of people and forced to say “Jai Shree Ram” and “Pakistan Murdabad”…
- Photos
Photos: Saffron harvest in Kashmir’s Pampore
The saffron growers said that for the past few years, the crop has been low due to less rainfall. Pampore is famous for its high quality saffron and Kashmir is the only…