• Traffic is seen on a busy street in Bangalore. Jagadeesh NV / EPA
    Traffic is seen on a busy street in Bangalore. Jagadeesh NV / EPA
  • A young boy is watched by others as he takes part in a 'bunjee jumping' activity at sunset during the 'Bhoj Adventure Festival 2017' in Bhopal. AFP
    A young boy is watched by others as he takes part in a 'bunjee jumping' activity at sunset during the 'Bhoj Adventure Festival 2017' in Bhopal. AFP
  • A man dressed as Lord Shiva performs with live snakes as he takes part in the Maha Shivratri procession during the Maha Shivratri festival celebrations in Jammu. Jaipal Singh / EPA
    A man dressed as Lord Shiva performs with live snakes as he takes part in the Maha Shivratri procession during the Maha Shivratri festival celebrations in Jammu. Jaipal Singh / EPA
  • A boy walks in an area with high levels of air pollution near a garbage dump in Calcutta. Piyal Adhikary / EPA
    A boy walks in an area with high levels of air pollution near a garbage dump in Calcutta. Piyal Adhikary / EPA
  • An election officer checks the identity of a voter at a polling station in Allahabad. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
    An election officer checks the identity of a voter at a polling station in Allahabad. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
  • A girl walks amidst a dust storm on the banks of the Ganges river in Allahabad. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters
    A girl walks amidst a dust storm on the banks of the Ganges river in Allahabad. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters
  • A Hindu devotee holds a human skull and bone during a procession for Maha Shivaratri, dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Shiva, in Allahabad. Sanjay Kanojia / AFP
    A Hindu devotee holds a human skull and bone during a procession for Maha Shivaratri, dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Shiva, in Allahabad. Sanjay Kanojia / AFP
  • Demonstrators try to cross a police barricade during a protest organized by Trinamool Congress (TMC) party against demonetisation, according to the party organizers, in Agartala. Jayanta Dey / Reuters
    Demonstrators try to cross a police barricade during a protest organized by Trinamool Congress (TMC) party against demonetisation, according to the party organizers, in Agartala. Jayanta Dey / Reuters
  • Balloon vendor Shabnam waits for customers at a fair during the Maha Shivaratri festival near the Shiva Mandir in Siliguri. Diptendu Dutta / AFP
    Balloon vendor Shabnam waits for customers at a fair during the Maha Shivaratri festival near the Shiva Mandir in Siliguri. Diptendu Dutta / AFP
  • A woman reads the Koran inside a mosque in Ahmedabad. Amit Dave / Reuters
    A woman reads the Koran inside a mosque in Ahmedabad. Amit Dave / Reuters
  • Kashmiri villagers look through the window of a house damaged by bullets, after a shootout in Moul village. Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo
    Kashmiri villagers look through the window of a house damaged by bullets, after a shootout in Moul village. Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo

Inside India: February 26, 2017

Fatima Al Marzouqi

February 26, 2017

  • English
  • Arabic

Our weekly view of news and daily life on the Indian subcontinent.

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What to watch out for:

Algae, waste coffee grounds and orange peels will be used in the pavilion's walls and gangways

The hulls of three ships will be used for the roof

The hulls will painted to make the largest Italian tricolour in the country’s history

Several pillars more than 20 metres high will support the structure

Roughly 15 tonnes of steel will be used

Results

6pm: Dubai Trophy – Conditions (TB) $100,000 (Turf) 1,200m 

Winner: Silent Speech, William Buick (jockey), Charlie Appleby
(trainer) 

6.35pm: Jumeirah Derby Trial – Conditions (TB) $60,000 (T)
1,800m 

Winner: Island Falcon, Frankie Dettori, Saeed bin Suroor 

7.10pm: UAE 2000 Guineas Trial – Conditions (TB) $60,000 (Dirt)
1,400m 

Winner: Rawy, Mickael Barzalona, Salem bin Ghadayer 

7.45pm: Al Rashidiya – Group 2 (TB) $180,000 (T) 1,800m 

Winner: Desert Fire, Hector Crouch, Saeed bin Suroor 

8.20pm: Al Fahidi Fort – Group 2 (TB) $180,000 (T) 1,400m 

Winner: Naval Crown, William Buick, Charlie Appleby 

8.55pm: Dubawi Stakes – Group 3 (TB) $150,000 (D) 1,200m 

Winner: Al Tariq, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watsons 

9.30pm: Aliyah – Rated Conditions (TB) $80,000 (D) 2,000m 

Winner: Dubai Icon, Patrick Cosgrave, Saeed bin Suroor  

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