Kushinagar in UP to have international airport
July 18th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 18 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government will soon undertake construction of an international airport at the Buddhist pilgrimage town of Kushinagar, around 320 km from here, an ... Read more...
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3,000 Sikhs to visit Pakistan on Baisakhi
April 4th, 2012 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) Around 3,000 Sikh devotees from India will visit Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak which is now in Pakistan, to celebrate Baisakhi festival.Sikh devotees would ... Read more...
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Sincerity needed in Pakistan-India dialogue: Gilani
June 22nd, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has underlined the need for addressing core issues with sincerity under the resumed dialogue process with India.Talking to a ... Read more...
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Take action over 23 Hindu temple burglaries: Dhaka daily
February 6th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 6 (IANS) The government must act over the spate of 23 burglaries in Hindu temples in and around Dhaka in the past few months, a local daily said Sunday. ... Read more...
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Luxury Sikh pilgrimage train departs from New Delhi
December 30th, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.30 (ANI): A luxury train covering the spiritual odyssey including the five Takhts (temporal seats) of Sikhs was flagged off from New Delhi.The nine-day journey costs between rupees 210,000 to ... Read more...
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Annual Urs of Hazrat Shah Asrar celebrated with religious fervor in J-K
November 14th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanKishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov. 14 (ANI): Thousands of devotees have thronged Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district to participate in a week-long celebrations of annual Urs Hazrat Shah ... Read more...
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US behind attacks on holy places in Pak: JI
November 10th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 10 (ANI): The Jamaat-e-Islami Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has alleged that the US private security firm 'Blackwater' is behind "carrying out attacks" on the holy places in the country."We have evidence ... Read more...
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Katrina’s Religious Outing!
October 13th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Katrina Kaif, the top Bollywood star is well known for her stark belief in visiting some of the holy places in India. Whenever the actress has ... Read more...
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Hamas leader gives nod for Ground Zero mosque
August 16th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.16 (ANI): A Hamas leader has insisted that American Muslims must construct the mosque near Ground Zero in New York."We have to build everywhere," said the New York Post quoted ... Read more...
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Akshay visited the holy places in Nagpur
July 21st, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 21, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Akshay Kumar is busy touring the country for the promotions of his forthcoming movie "Khatta Meetha'. Besides the cycle marathon in Pune that Akki participated in, he ... Read more...
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Haryana to give land for Balaji temple
June 17th, 2010 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) Haryana Wednesday granted 5.52 acres of land free of cost for constructing a Lord Venkteswara (Balaji) temple in the state, an official said.
The temple would be set up ... Read more...
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Christians protest against Pak lawmaker for occupying church
May 3rd, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Apr 3 (ANI): People belonging to the Christian community held a protest demonstration against a Pakistani lawmaker Malik Iftikhar belonging to PML-N for occupying a church with the help of armed ... Read more...
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244 Indian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia
January 4th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) As many as 244 Indian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia during the Haj pilgrimage in November 2009, mostly due to ailments, according to the Haj Committee of ... Read more...
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Pranab may attend Ahmadiyya congregation in Punjab
December 23rd, 2009 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 23 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to attend the Salaana Jalsa (annual congregation) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community at its international headquarters at Qadian town in Punjab's ... Read more...
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Abohar’s sacred Gurudwara Nanaksar Tobha
December 21st, 2009 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
By Avtar SinghAbohar (Punjab), Dec 21(ANI): Situated on Fazilka road in Punjab's Abohar town is Gurudwara Nanaksar Tobha that stands in testimony to a visit by Guru Nanak, the first Sikh ... Read more...
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Jordan protests Israeli work near Jerusalem church
December 4th, 2009 - 7:36 am ICT by IANS
Amman, Dec 4 (DPA) The Jordanian government has protested what it called "unilateral Israeli works" at the outside wall of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in East Jerusalem, which the Jewish ... Read more...
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Jordan warns Israel against provocation in Jerusalem
October 26th, 2009 - 3:52 am ICT by IANS
Amman, Oct 26 (DPA) Jordan Sunday warned Israeli police and religious radicals that further provocation in the compound that houses the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem would fuel violence in the region and ... Read more...
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Sikhs beacon of light in unremitting gloom: Pakistani paper
October 21st, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) The "tiny" Sikh community in Pakistan provides a beacon of light in the "seemingly unremitting gloom" that engulfs the country daily, an editorial in a leading English newspaper ... Read more...
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Flu vaccination mandatory for Haj pilgrims: Tharoor
October 3rd, 2009 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Only those with valid flu vaccination certificates will be permitted to go on the Haj, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said Saturday.
He also ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia urges pregnant women, old and ill to avoid Haj
September 26th, 2009 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Saudi Arabia Saturday recommended those at a high risk of catching swine flu, like children, pregnant women and people suffering from chronic ailments, to avoid Haj pilgrimage ... Read more...
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Hundreds march to Mathura for ecological awareness
July 25th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, July 25 (IANS) Hundreds of followers of Sri Krishna, who began a trek here to raise awareness about ecological issues, entered Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh Saturday, an official said.
The group ... Read more...
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Andhra HC stays state govt’s order of funding Christian pilgrimages
July 22nd, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, July 23 (ANI): Staying the state government's order of providing financial assistance to Christian pilgrimage to Bethlehem and Jerusalem, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday ruled that the state government ... Read more...
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Andhra High Court stays state funding of Christian pilgrimage
July 22nd, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 22 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday stayed a state government order providing financial assistance to Christians for pilgrimage to Bethlehem, Jerusalem and other places connected with the life ... Read more...
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Sonia to look into Muslim shrines’ neglect: Sufi leader
July 14th, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, July 14 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has promised to look into allegations that the pilgrimage sites of Muslim saints in India do not get the same attention ... Read more...
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YSR assumes office as Andhra chief minister for second term
June 3rd, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 3 (IANS) Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Wednesday assumed office as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for the second consecutive term.
YSR, as he is popularly known, reached the state secretariat, and formally ... Read more...
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YSR leaves for pilgrimage to Israel
May 27th, 2009 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who took charge as Andhra Pradesh chief minister for the second consecutive term last week, Wednesday left for a pilgrimage to Israel along with his ... Read more...
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‘Illegal’ stone mining triggers protests in Mathura
January 12th, 2009 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura, Jan 12 (IANS) Protests were held Monday against the alleged illegal stone mining in this Uttar Pradesh city, amid concerns from environmental activists that ecology was being disturbed at holy places ... Read more...
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Kurukshetra gets funds to develop tourist places
July 23rd, 2008 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 23 (IANS) The Haryana government has sanctioned a sum of Rs.99 million ($2.5 million) to the Kurukshetra Development Board for developing places of religious and tourist importance. This amount would ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh government woos minorities
July 19th, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 19 (IANS) With assembly elections fast approaching, the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh is going all out to woo minorities by creating a separate wing for Christians' welfare and announcing ... Read more...
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Kerala Minister calls all god men in the state frauds
May 21st, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by admin
London, May 21 (ANI): The Government of Kerala appears to be on a collision course with religious groups in the wake of the several scandals associated with them, which the political ... Read more...
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Modi to visit Junagadh on Maha Shivaratri
March 5th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by admin
Junagadh (Saurashtra), March 5 (IANS) Narendra Modi will become the first Gujarat chief minister to take part in the annual Maha Shivaratri fair held here at the Bhavnath Mahadev Temple at the ... Read more...
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Indian pilgrims join Maha Shivratri fetivities at Katas Raj Temple in Pakistan
March 3rd, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Mar 3 (ANI): A group of over 200 Hindu pilgrims from India are visiting the world famous Katas Raj temple here on the occasion of Maha Shivratri, the festival devoted to ... Read more...
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‘Holi’ celebrations begin in advance in Mathura
February 12th, 2008 - 8:15 pm ICT by admin
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.12 (ANI): The city of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh has commenced celebrations connected with the "Festival of Colours", "Holi", more than a month in advance with the spring festival ... Read more...
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