Officially the snake charmers’ profession is banned in India, but its devotees were at the center of prayers and rickshaw blessings offered to cobras and other deadly serpents in an annual tribute Friday.
The country’s 800,000 charmers and their young apprentices come to the fore each year for the centuries-old Nag Panchami festival, celebrated in honor of a serpent god prominentRead more
Up to 40 tons of rice, sugar and oil have been seized before being sold on black market in Cairo.
The seizure came as supply police of the Interior Ministry launched campaigns that aim at controlling markets and preventing the smuggling of the strategic commodities to the black market as well as commercial fraud.
After raiding many warehouses, 83 supplyRead more
People across China are reconnecting with traditions to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on Thursday this year.
A statutory holiday in China, Dragon Boat Festival occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. Celebration usually includes eating zongzi, a sticky rice treat with various fillings wrapped in bamboo leaves, drinking realgar wine andRead more
The ministerial economic group will allot nearly EGP 4 billion for purchasing one million tons of rice during the next harvest season from farmers, Supply and Internal Trade Minister Khaled Hanafy said.
The latest rice crisis in the market was a “casual” one and currently large amounts of rice are being supplied to outlets at a price of EGP 4.5Read more