People throng Guwahati markets to buy banana plants, bamboo sticks, diyas amid subdued Diwali celebrations

Oct 20, 2025

Banana plants, which are considered auspicious, holds major significance during Diwali as diyas are kept on the plants across the households in Assam.

Farmers in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri shifting to banana cultivation from sugarcane

Feb 22, 2022

Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 22 : Several sugarcane farmers in Uttar Pradesh are shifting to the banana plantation. Farmers are taking to...

Unseasonal rainfall hits Maharashtra's Nashik, crops damaged

Mar 06, 2023

Crops like wheat, gram, maize, banana, and tomato suffered massive damage according to reports.

ISL: Bengaluru FC sign Cameroonian defender Yaya Banana

Feb 01, 2022

Panaji (Goa) [India], February 1 : Bengaluru FC has announced the signing of Cameroonian defender Yaya Banana on a short-term deal, until the end...

Pakistan descending into banana republic, says Imran Khan

Aug 18, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 18 : Pakistan is "descending into a banana republic", said former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday amid the controversy surrounding...

UP govt to organise 'banana festival' in Kushinagar

Mar 23, 2021

Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 23 : Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is organising a 'Banana Festival' in Kushinagar from March 22 to 25,...