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Ravan Effigy Burning Or "Nuclear Blast"? This Dussehra Video Has Gone Viral
An effigy of the demon king Ravan exploded duringa Dussehra event on Saturday, leading to comparisons with a "nuclear test".
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Rampur's Muslim Family Crafts 80-Foot-Tall Pollution-Free Ravan's Effigy
For many generations, a Muslim family in Rampur has created effigies for Dussehra; this year, the largest effigy of Ravana for Dussehra, measuring 80 feet, was created.
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At 211 Feet, Delhi's Ravan Effigy Claimed To Be Tallest In India
Ahead of Dusshera on Saturday, the Sri Ram Lila Society has claimed to have erected the tallest Ravan effigy in India, standing at an impressive height of 211 feet in Sector 10 of Dwarka.
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All 10 Ravan Heads Remained Unburnt, Chhattisgarh Clerk Punished
An employee of Dhamtari civic body in Chhattisgarh was suspended and show-cause notices were issued to four officials after all ten heads of the effigy of Ravan remained unburnt during the Dussehra celebrations in Dhamtari.
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Video: They Set Fire To Ravan On Dussehra Night. He Decided To Fire Back
A Ravan effigy 'fired back' at spectators during a Dussehra event in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagaron Wednesday.
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Video: Ravan Effigy Topples On Spectators At Haryana Dussehra Event
A video of the incident shows the nearly burnt-out structure toppling on people, parts of still ablaze.
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Delhi Effigy Makers Get Special Orders From Australia After Covid Slumped Sales
As Indians living in Australia prepares to celebrate the festival of Dussehra with fervour and excitement, effigy makers based in Delhi are getting special orders for Ravan idols giving them one more reason to rejoice.
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Mumbai BJP Workers Burn "Coronavirus Raavan" As India Begins Vaccination
As the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive was kicked off across India today, BJP workers celebrated in Mumbai by burning an effigy of the "Coronavirus Ravan" in the city's suburban Ghatkopar area.
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Covid, Pollution Looming Large, Delhi Steers Clear Of Ravan Effigies
Delhi -- bracing for a spike in coronavirus cases as pollution levels rise and winter approaches -- went without the traditional burning of Ravan effigies on Dusshera today, to keep the air clean. But by early evening, the city was enveloped by a thick haze and the air quality index showed "very poor" category in busy areas.
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Amid Madhya Pradesh Rains, Waterproof Ravan Effigies Installed For Dussehra
Rains in several parts of Madhya Pradesh played dampener in festivities with effigies of Ravan, which are set ablaze on the occasion to celebrate the victory of good over evil, having to be covered with waterproofing material.
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Under Opposition Attack, Navjot Sidhu Questions Train Speed, Defends Wife
Under attack from the opposition, Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has said trains usually run at a much slower speed in the Joda Phatak area of Amritsar than the one that mowed down 61 people standing on the track to watch a Ravan effigy burn during Dussehra last Friday.
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Why Clean Chit To Driver: Navjot Singh Sidhu Slams Railways Over Accident
Under fire from the opposition, Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday questioned the railways' decision to exonerate the driver of the train that ploughed through a crowd standing on the track to watch a Ravan effigy burn in the Joda Phatak area of Amritsar on Dussehra.
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Navjot Kaur On Dais, Amritsar Organiser Says "Even If 500 Trains Pass..."
Moments before 61 people watching a Ravan effigy burn were crushed under a train in Amritsar on Friday evening, an organizer of the Dussehra event had announced to the chief guest, former lawmaker Navjot Kaur Sidhu, that the crowd there was so enthusiastic to see her that they would stand on the nearby railway tracks and not move even if hundreds o...
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Railways Says Not Informed About Dussehra Event, No Action Against Driver
A day after 61 people watching a Ravan effigy being burnt in Amritsar were run over by a train, the Railways has strongly denied any responsibility for the accident and said they were not intimated about the Dussehra event along the tracks either by the area administration or the event organisers.
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Justin Trudeau, UN Chief Condole Amritsar Train Accident
At least 61 people were killed and 72 injured on Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilled onto railway tracks while watching burning of Ravan effigy was run over by a train.
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Ravan Effigy Burning Or "Nuclear Blast"? This Dussehra Video Has Gone Viral
An effigy of the demon king Ravan exploded duringa Dussehra event on Saturday, leading to comparisons with a "nuclear test".
-
Rampur's Muslim Family Crafts 80-Foot-Tall Pollution-Free Ravan's Effigy
For many generations, a Muslim family in Rampur has created effigies for Dussehra; this year, the largest effigy of Ravana for Dussehra, measuring 80 feet, was created.
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At 211 Feet, Delhi's Ravan Effigy Claimed To Be Tallest In India
Ahead of Dusshera on Saturday, the Sri Ram Lila Society has claimed to have erected the tallest Ravan effigy in India, standing at an impressive height of 211 feet in Sector 10 of Dwarka.
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All 10 Ravan Heads Remained Unburnt, Chhattisgarh Clerk Punished
An employee of Dhamtari civic body in Chhattisgarh was suspended and show-cause notices were issued to four officials after all ten heads of the effigy of Ravan remained unburnt during the Dussehra celebrations in Dhamtari.
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Video: They Set Fire To Ravan On Dussehra Night. He Decided To Fire Back
A Ravan effigy 'fired back' at spectators during a Dussehra event in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagaron Wednesday.
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Video: Ravan Effigy Topples On Spectators At Haryana Dussehra Event
A video of the incident shows the nearly burnt-out structure toppling on people, parts of still ablaze.
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Delhi Effigy Makers Get Special Orders From Australia After Covid Slumped Sales
As Indians living in Australia prepares to celebrate the festival of Dussehra with fervour and excitement, effigy makers based in Delhi are getting special orders for Ravan idols giving them one more reason to rejoice.
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Mumbai BJP Workers Burn "Coronavirus Raavan" As India Begins Vaccination
As the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive was kicked off across India today, BJP workers celebrated in Mumbai by burning an effigy of the "Coronavirus Ravan" in the city's suburban Ghatkopar area.
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Covid, Pollution Looming Large, Delhi Steers Clear Of Ravan Effigies
Delhi -- bracing for a spike in coronavirus cases as pollution levels rise and winter approaches -- went without the traditional burning of Ravan effigies on Dusshera today, to keep the air clean. But by early evening, the city was enveloped by a thick haze and the air quality index showed "very poor" category in busy areas.
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Amid Madhya Pradesh Rains, Waterproof Ravan Effigies Installed For Dussehra
Rains in several parts of Madhya Pradesh played dampener in festivities with effigies of Ravan, which are set ablaze on the occasion to celebrate the victory of good over evil, having to be covered with waterproofing material.
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Under Opposition Attack, Navjot Sidhu Questions Train Speed, Defends Wife
Under attack from the opposition, Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has said trains usually run at a much slower speed in the Joda Phatak area of Amritsar than the one that mowed down 61 people standing on the track to watch a Ravan effigy burn during Dussehra last Friday.
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Why Clean Chit To Driver: Navjot Singh Sidhu Slams Railways Over Accident
Under fire from the opposition, Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday questioned the railways' decision to exonerate the driver of the train that ploughed through a crowd standing on the track to watch a Ravan effigy burn in the Joda Phatak area of Amritsar on Dussehra.
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Navjot Kaur On Dais, Amritsar Organiser Says "Even If 500 Trains Pass..."
Moments before 61 people watching a Ravan effigy burn were crushed under a train in Amritsar on Friday evening, an organizer of the Dussehra event had announced to the chief guest, former lawmaker Navjot Kaur Sidhu, that the crowd there was so enthusiastic to see her that they would stand on the nearby railway tracks and not move even if hundreds o...
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Railways Says Not Informed About Dussehra Event, No Action Against Driver
A day after 61 people watching a Ravan effigy being burnt in Amritsar were run over by a train, the Railways has strongly denied any responsibility for the accident and said they were not intimated about the Dussehra event along the tracks either by the area administration or the event organisers.
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Justin Trudeau, UN Chief Condole Amritsar Train Accident
At least 61 people were killed and 72 injured on Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilled onto railway tracks while watching burning of Ravan effigy was run over by a train.
