The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced a special Pongal bonus for its employees, teachers and pensioners to mark the festival. According to an official release, an ad hoc bonus subject to ...

The MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government ... 17 in light of the festival. “As a lot of government employees and students will go to their native places to celebrate Pongal, there was a request ...

Since Pongal is a quintessentially pastoral festival, celebrating a good harvest and other things that are distinctly rural in nature, most people having their roots in villages and small towns ...

Southern India is gearing up for the vibrant harvest festival ... this festival. In Tamil Nadu, a five-day holiday has been declared from January 14 to 18, 2025, including Pongal and subsequent ...

in celebration of the Tamil festival Pongal for the fiscal year 2023–2024. In an official statement, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of Tamil Nadu has set aside Rs 163.81 Crores for Pongal bonus and ...

The Tamil Nadu Government Employees' Association has expressed dissatisfaction, stating that the announced Pongal bonus for ...

To make up for the additional holiday on January 17, all government offices and educational institutions in Tamil Nadu will remain ... hometowns to celebrate Pongal, a festival that holds immense ...

However, the Pongal festival, a major cultural event in Tamil Nadu, coincides with the exam dates. Pongal falls on January 14, followed by Thiruvalluvar Day (Mattu Pongal) on January 15, ...

Tourists from various foreign countries celebrated Pongal ... Nadu. In Thoothukudi, a grand pongal celebration was arranged providing tourists with a unique experience of the Tamil harvest festival.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday ... In a press release, he said the Pongal festival falls on January 15 and will be followed by holidays on January 16, 18, and 19.

The Tamil Nadu government has announced a five-day holiday for Pongal 2025 for schools, colleges, and government offices, ...

Pongal, the harvest festival celebrated with grandeur in Tamil Nadu, is also a time for vibrant cinema releases. The Tamil film industry has geared up with a stellar lineup of films for Pongal ...