Following the orders, during Moharram processions, people will not carry staves or perform lathbazi, which used to be an attraction for people In compliance with orders of the state government that no ...

The move took many by surprise. “Lathi used to be our symbol, an identity of our procession. Despite moving with ‘lathis’, the youth would never create any disturbance or harm others,” said Khan, who ...

Open palms slapped bare chests in rhythmic intervals. This, even as other groups of men clad only in black trousers or shalwars, the colour of mourning, whipped their backs with chains tipped with ...