Under Covid-19 shadow, Hyderabad’s Numaish likely to be delayed, curtailed
While Numaish has been the go-to place for annual shopping as well as recreation and relaxation for a Hyderabadi household for the last several decades, traders and craftsmen are never disappointed with the revenue from sales. Updated: December 15, 2020 8:23:58 pm
This year, however, the novel coronavirus continues to pose a threat to the 81st edition of Numaish. (Express photo: Rahul V Pisharody)
Even as uncertainty induced by the ongoing COVID-19pandemic looms large over Hyderabad’s
most-awaited annual extravaganza, Numaish, the organisers of the Nizam-era exhibition are hopeful of having an uninterrupted show, although a bit delayed or shortened in duration.
Updated Dec 15, 2020, 2:00 am IST
For the first time in 79 years, the 46-day fun that add a romantic charm to Numaish will be missing this time
The society has decided to suspend the ensuing event due to Covid-19 pandemic as social distancing would be a near-improbable aspect. DC Image
HYDERABAD: An emotional bond that every Hyderabadi feels with the dawn of every New Year will be missing from the first day of 2021. In an unprecedented move, for the first time in 79 years, the 46-day fun and frolic and family get-togethers that add a romantic charm to
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Originally called the Annual Industrial Exhibition, but popular by the local dialect